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What does fccu mean?

I'm sorry I didn't answer this right away, I just needed the stars to align into a hilarious moment (which conveniently happened today)

The FCCU stands for the Fat Cock Cinematic Universe which is a wonderful chat group between myself, @unlikelymilliner, and @the-ravening where we discuss fic and fucking and various tumblr.com men getting into all kinds of trouble together.

It's gone through many iterations, but this is the best one:

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VIL SCHOENHEIT

A theory on his Unique Magic and backstory Honestly, all I want is for Vil to gently caress my cheek and whisper, ‘Love me’ his eyes glowing a soft shade of lavender before pulling me into a kiss and I feel nothing but love and desire for him and only him. The possibility of Vil’s special ability being something like making others fall in love with him doesn’t seem too likely since his looks already do that on their own. However, it isn’t the most impossible idea.either. To relate to the origins of the Evil Queen I call the ability, ‘take your heart’ (yes I know that’s also a Persona 5 thing) alluding to how the Queen requested of her Huntsman to remove Snow White’s heart and bring it to her. A little while ago @mishiali10 made a post about what factors can influence one's special magic; environment, aspirations and imagination. The easiest of these to explain is imagination. Vil is the fairest of them all, he more than imagines it too, his popularity is fact so it’s not unrealistic for him to imagine anyone falling for him and being in awe of him. Making arguments for the Vil’s environment and aspirations we don’t really have concret info on, but I think too much about him and have speculated aspects of a plausible backstory that support my theory. 

So we know Vil is from the land of Pyroxene, a ‘fancy sparking place’ according to Ace. However, just because this is the land of boujee people does not mean everyone is well off or on the same level of status. In Vil’s ceremonial robe story Jack mentions that Vil was a performer and is looked down upon. It doesn’t matter what kind of performer he was, what is more important is the environment. It’s unlikely that he performed alone, but rather with a troupe. Performing troupes are usually one big family of their own, or at least portrayed as one, good or bad everyone needs to pull their own weight. This concept is supported by two strong aspects of his personality. We know that Vil is a hard worker, it is mentioned in Leona’s school uniform story and Vil’s gym uniform story. He doesn’t like slackers, or people who are simply taken care of, because that is how he was raised. He was never given a break and had to keep working hard to support himself and his family. The idea is also supported by his commitment to beauty.  Performers are watched, and looked at all the time, of course people want to look at beautiful things. Especially in a place like Land of Pyroxene where we have established it is fancy and aesthetically high class. Vil had to be beautiful to fit in, to be useful and to make a living. These reasons are not to say that he doesn’t like being beautiful, it’s just a trait that came out of necessity. This also supports his motives to want to make others beautiful, he knows how important presentation is from first hand experience. So the lifestyle of being a performer is a likely backstory for him, there is another speculated aspect of the troupe that has an important effect on Vil and his motives. 

Considering that Jack mentions ‘A lot of people looked down on you for being a performer’ the troupe probably wasn’t too well off. Regardless of the area being high class and polished, not everyone there is likely of the same status. Vil still works a side job as a model, more than using that to boost his popularity it also earns money; possibly to pay for his tuition. On the home screen Vil states, ‘At the entrance ceremony I was almost expelled’ but it definitely wouldn’t be from failing grades or a lack of attendance based on his attentive characteristics. It could be because he’s struggling to pay tuition.  We also know he makes his own make-up, it is possible that he learned how because he couldn’t afford make up on his own. It would also be something he can sell to earn money to support himself. 

 While his family likely earned a consistent living based on their shows, perhaps not everything Vil could want was able to be provided for.  Unlike Ruggie, who survived by swindling and stealing (I don’t know if that is confirmed in his backstory I’m just assuming from context clues in chapter 2 that he at the very least picked pockets), Vil used charisma to get what he wanted. He already was beautiful; he just had to be charming and persuasive. This is what really plays into the idea of Take Your Heart. Being charming and polite and earning someone's trust didn’t always yield results, so he was still turned away. People needed more convincing to do things and what more motivation to do something than the task being for the one you love? Even if only momentary or with a lasting residual effect, charming people would allow a lot of opportunities for Vil. However, this brings up a question that I can’t fully get around, it doesn’t seem like an ability Vil would really use. He’s determined and works hard and hates slackers, so it’s unlikely he would want to take the easy way out. Extreme circumstances that called for it are possible, threatening to be thrown out by family or using it to seduce an entire audience for the benefit of a show going well. But special magic isn’t chosen, it’s given. There is no rule saying that he has to like or use his power. Leona thinks of his ability as more of a curse so it’s possible Vil does too. In Amnesia, the otome game not Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the character Ikki has a similar power and finds himself lonely. Everyone falls for him, loves him and cares for him but no one really knows him. Love no longer feels real because it’s under a false pretense. It’s likely Vil feels the same, even with the love from his magicam fans. He’s always focused on activities, and being busy, he doesn’t really seem close to people. Rook and Epel it is implied he has only known since school started and he addresses Rook more like a business associate than a close friend. He is alone inside and his power to make others ‘love’ him is just a mocking reminder of that.

There you have it, a bunch of headcannons on Vil’s backstory and my reasoning for why Vil’s special magic could be making others fall in love with him. The environment of needing to be at the center of attention, the desire to be adored and respected and his imagination and belief that it could be real. Again, the ability itself is mostly self indulgent but there is a very thin basis to it. Maybe now that I’ve written this it will stop consuming my every thought.  I’d love to hear anyone's thoughts, I didn’t do too much research so if something comes up to argue any of the points I made I want to know. Thanks for coming to my tedtalk~

On the other hand, what if his special magic is invisibility. Growing up and living with everyone’s eyes on you is a harsh environment and sometimes you just want to disappear. It could also resonate with his feelings. There is a common trope that beautiful people are lonely inside because no one really knows them personally, it’s all just admiration based on appearance. So Vil feels invisible to others as a person and so he is able to reflect that in a physical form. Also Jamil has ‘brainwashing’ powers and I doubt they would do two stories in a row where the conflict is centered around mind control.

Translation references: [Vil’s School Uniform] [Leona School Uniform] [Vil’s Ceremonial Robe]

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Last Chapter is up! 

It’s going down at Halamshiral. 

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Kalim Al-Asim Theory

Twisted from Prince Ali

Spoilers for Chapter 4 and Floyd’s SSR

Okay so I haven’t read Part 4 yet and I don’t know if this has been said before but what if the villain Kalim is twisted from is Prince Ali? Now your first thought might be, Prince Ali wasn’t a villain so you’re wrong, but Prince Ali is a villain to the same degree that the sultan is. He is someone preventing Aladdin and Jasmine being together. What’s worse about Ali is that he was created to be a solution but only made the issue worse. Aladdin wins the heart of Agrahbah and the sultan as Ali, and this brings about a crisis  for him to be the person he has to be or the person he wants to be. The fact that Aladdin tricked everyone is the point of Jafar’s song  (Prince Ali reprise) and is the final motivational factor for why he should be the one to take the throne. 

Now, Kalim does have similarities to the sultan, the fact that he shoves crackers into grim’s mouth (source: wiki) being the most convincing, as well as his SSR on the throne. Yes they are both foolish, but isn’t Prince Ali just as foolish? He walks in to the throne room  and says he’s there to marry the princess, not really asking; he’s just as clueless as the sultan is about Jasmine’s feelings and just as egotistical as any other dumb suitor. Other than his good heart but childlike personality, we don’t know much about the sultan, we know much more about the Prince. 

Kalim is a prince who comes from a rich family who has lots of things and likes to show off, he is easily loved because of his sweet nature and the things he has. While it can be assumed that a sultan has these nice things, the vastness of Ali’s wealth is shown off in his song. The key lines to point out are the ones that say he’s generous and doesn’t charge a fee to view his collections, a zoo of exotic type mammals, and the last verse when it lists off everything he brought when coming. In Floyd’s SSR (no I do not have a reference link) Kalim gives Floyd a really huge magical ruby as a thank you for lending him some notes. He is overcompensating his thanks, just as Ali over-compensates to win the hearts of Agrahba. The whole song is just bragging about all the stuff he has, to get people to like him. And one of the reasons people like Kalim is because of his stuff. Also both of them have others best interests at heart. Klim does these things he thinks are good, and Ali does too. He only put on such a show to impress the princess, it’s what he thought she wanted. That is a difference I see between Kalim and the sultan. Kalim wants to do what feels right but the sultan simply follows the law disregarding what others (jasmine) want.

Three other simple points, Kalim owns a magic carpet as does Ali. Since Ali is the one using the carpet to take Jasmine to a Whole New World, it does count as him rather than just Aladdin. The word Ali is in his name, as well as Al, which is what genie uses to refer to Aladdin sometimes.  Finally his twisted wonderland icon, a hat. Yes the sultan did have a hat but so did Ali, and that hat was the main thing that kept Aladdin and Ali’s identity apart. In the movie it is only after Jasmine removes the hat that she fully realizes and calls him out as the boy from the market, making it a specific nod to the character.  Maybe that’s why Kalim is such a good boy, he’s twisted from a character that is part Prince.

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@raven-at-the-writing-desk Everyone is sending you Chapter 5 theories so I wanted to throw in my 2 cents... I think Vil should over blot because he is the one who needs to change. After their overblots the characters changed, best example, Riddle did better to be less strict. Epel doesn't need to change, he needs Vil to become less strict so he can be himself. So there like isn't a point to Epel Overblotting, unless it changes Vil.

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Yandere Concept: Vil poisoning his darling with a slow acting poison and if they don't behave he won't give them the antidote (a temporary one of course) this is how he gets them to be obedient. Only one day he can't make it back in time to administer the antidote, or doesn't have any more or something. Darling starts freaking out.... only nothing happens. It was all just a lie to control them. Maybe the first time it was a poison that made them feel sick to ensure a point but he would never actually put his darlings life in danger.

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Idia idea: Him giving his s/o a personal smart phone on a private line so they can talk to each other all the time and he can always be with them