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You write good. Also my muse is writing a Symphogear x Bloodborne crossover, and she's subjecting Maria to the horrors.

Oh heck yeah! Put that woman through the wringer 👀

…Does she get to be covered in blood and wear pants? LOL

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Omg hi its been so long since I talked to you have are you :D

GIRL!!! WHAT A RIDE HAS IT BEEN

(I say as my tab got taken away for months and i am crushed under the weight of board exams.)

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For the ask game, how about Tachibana Hibiki?

Hampter 🥺 Thanks for sending a character!

favorite thing about them

Girl went from being naive to a fault and absolutely zero fighting experience to the hero of the franchise who everyone, friend and foe alike, look up to. And this didn't happen instantly, but through hard work and substantial effort that we see throughout all five seasons. Unlike a lot of other power-of-friendship shonen protagonists, she really earned her status as protagonist. Also, I love me a girl with a DETERMINATION TO FIST (ok but seriously I love girls who just... punch shit).

least favorite thing about them

Objectively I understand why she tries so hard to have her parents reconcile. I do. But also, Hibiki sweetie, you can all do better. Your mother can do better.

favorite line

She has a lot of good quotes and I'm stuck between picking,

"What point is there in wielding a Symphogear if I can't even save a friend?!" - XV episode 8

or

"My hopes and dreams, my feelings for Miku... Who says they're worth less than 2000 years of curses?!" - XV episode 13

Bonus one from G because it still cracks me up:

"Then I'll come back alive, even if it kills me!" - G episode 10

brOTP

Hibiki, Maria, and Kanade my GUNGNIR TRIOOO. And Tsubasa! They've come so far from season 1...

Also I think Hibiki should bump fists with Saint Germain. Eh, Saint Germain sort of haunting Hibiki's Gear is close enough to that I suppose.

OTP

I feel like answering with HibiMiku is too predictable of an answer, so my answer is rice.

Okay but seriously I don't ship her romantically with anyone other than Miku. Chris can join if she's not over in TsubaMari land in whatever fanfic idea is running through my brain at the moment.

nOTP

I think if you presented me with the idea of romantic/sexual Hibiki x Tsubasa I would just look at you funny. It's not that I strongly dislike it; I just don't have the brain space to entertain it. Similar thought regarding Hibiki x Kirika or Hibiki x Shirabe.

random headcanon

If she doesn't end up permanently working for SONG (which is a headcanon I flip flop on constantly), I think she'd make a great firefighter. One day she comes back home, covered in soot, carrying a tiny white cat covered in ash too and hissing up a storm. Miku suggests they formally adopt it. Name it Snowball while looking straight at Chris. Chris is not amused (but she vibes with it).

unpopular opinion

Hibiki is a sweet summer child and I love her, so I don't really think I have an unpopular opinion about her.

HOWEVER. THE WRITING IN THE SHOW ABOUT THINGS RELATED TO HER...

I think conflating the Lance of Longinus with Gungnir just to give the sole ability of deicide to Hibiki is... *rips my hair out*.

Also, lowkey, Hibiki taking Gungnir from Maria in G was kind of fucked up 😂 This is less anger inducing and more "WOW okay that happened" inducing. It pretty much gets brushed under the rug by both canon and the fandom, which I have mixed feelings about. No wonder Maria never calls Hibiki by nam— SHOT

song i associate with them

At first I thought "what song do I usually loop to inspire me to write a scene about instilling hope in the defeated and broken?"

And then I remembered the OST that plays in LB2 when Napoleon sacrifices his life to shoot Surtr in his giant fucking face and thought "Oh yeah I did loop this a lot during all the Hibiki scenes I was writing, didn't I?" Especially the ones where she's yelling "DATTO SHITEMO!!!"

favorite picture of them

I can't pick. Screw it.

"Tomato those are all from XV that's cheating." FINE. HERE.

Hibiki grabbing an Armed Gear with her bare hands is hard core as fuck.

Extra points because she's also telling Maria to stop being an idiot.

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Because I want to be an Angel. Your fave blorbo rn :3

The pink hair girly pop whose names forgets me rn

It's ok "Maria Cadenzavna Eve" is an absolute mess of a name

favorite thing about them

The real answer: Her strongest trait is her adaptability, which may or may not be obvious (including to herself). Nastassja wants her to be the face of their international terrorist strategy? Okay Mom. Hibiki takes her Gungnir and she has to help the others beat the Nephilim with Serena's broken Gear? Ok. Phara comes swinging with a sword and then nearly gives her top surgery a bit later? Rolls with it. Garie shows up on the beach? Okay, time to use Airgetlam for the first time since Elfnein fixed it and then stupidly attempt Ignite Mode (which she does master later in the same day). Adam's about to make everyone go bye bye with random gold transmutation alchemy? Okay tricolor dangos lets go save everyone and not think about the lack of LiNKER. Shem-Ha possessing Miku's body shows up right after Fudo nearly snaps her spine? Alrighty then. Someone needs a ride? Would you like to be driven in a normal car, a taxi, a truck, a military truck, or flown in a helicopter or an AIR SHIP???

People need Maria to be literally everything convenient and she just has to go "Okay then." Truly embodying the older sister curse. It makes her easy to booli.

The joke answer: she's hot and 22 so I don't have to feel bad for saying this.

least favorite thing about them

Girl you were so fucking stupid in G.

favorite line

Real answer: "There's never nothing left! No matter how many times you fail, you can always try once more!" - GX, episode 12.

Joke answer: "I'm doing whatever I want with Tsubasa!" - GX, episode 2.

brOTP

MARIA & HIBIKI, Maria & Miku, Maria & Chris sometimes depending on the state of my brain. Lowkey Maria & Ogawa too.

OTP

Maria x Tsubasa, Maria x Chris or Tsubasa x Maria x Chris if my brain is feeling extra adventurous.

nOTP

Ver. Also Ogawa, but seeing Maria shipped with Ver actually induces a visceral reaction in me.

random headcanon

Maria offers to help Miku taste-test her subsequent beef stroganoff attempts so that Miku can make it better for Hibiki in the future. The first time, she sees Miku put tomatoes in and nearly screams.

unpopular opinion

I don't think she'd switch to performing as an idol as her primary career. She seems to really enjoy doing secret agent things, and I'd like to think that's her occupation of choice once the world stops nearly ending every few months or so.

song i associate with them

Again, going off vibes because songs with vocals aren't really my thing. This was the OST I usually looped while I was writing the 135k Symphogear fic she's the main character of:

favorite picture of them

Fuck it I'm cheating.

I'm so normal.

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Cause I want to be a bastard. Enoch from the dark lords confession. What’s your otp and don’t cop out and say therapy

I'm dead LOL

favorite thing about them

His elemental affinity is lightning and I'm a sucker for electricity-based users. Also depression looks hot on him 😊

least favorite thing about them

He doesn't interact much with anyone besides Lapis, though we got a little bit between him and Karl right before the Daphne arc. Also we know Charlotte thinks he's a wuss but I still want her to beat his ass.

favorite line

"That would be... hypocritical. To claim that what you want... is for the sake of others? That would be nothing but an excuse." Ep. 86

brOTP

Enoch & Charlotte, Enoch & Hector

OTP

My joke answer was going to be Hector until I remembered they're technically related. Okay but Enoch literally has no chemistry with anyone else so I'm going to stick with this answer.

"What about Enoch x Lapis?" No, that's a boring and rancid vanilla choice.

nOTP

Enoch x literally anyone else (including therapy)

random headcanon

His least favorite season is summer because it's so damn hot and he still tries to wear tops with high collars to hide his holy mark. Lapis tries, and fails, to convince him to try wearing other clothes. Mapharam jokes that it's summer and Enoch should let his Adam's apple defrost.

unpopular opinion

From what I've seen in the comments on webtoons, people seem to be really worried about what will happen when Enoch finds out that Lapis is the Dark Lord and how betrayed he'll feel. I'm not. Let that man find out and crash out completely. I want to see the utter despair. He can lose a few more marbles.

song i associate with them

Okay so I don't listen to enough music with vocals to pick anything based on lyrics, so we're going to go with BGMs and vibes.

favorite picture of them

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I love the Pinterest bsd fandom so much.

Ik.... they're one of the craziest....

But ever seen bsdtiktok? Or bsdtwt?

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If you perchance drew Fyodor I would be a very happy man

I might have an exam tmmr, but that's no excuse to leave my friend behind!

You're welcome.

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Thank you! That's so sweet of you!