#underclassmen

[lightandfellowship]

ok. I have a fun ask for you. (If you want to!)

The khdr kids (-Eraqus, Bragi, and Xehanort), ranked by how much of a threat they would’ve been to Xehanort’s plans if they had survived to the bbs era?

Ooooooh that is fun. All subjective of course but here's what I'm thinking:

Baldr - Assuming for a moment that Baldr escaped death at the end of KHDR with Darkness still in tow and then showed back up again during BBS after being in hiding for like 70+ years, he'd probably have the best chance of stealing Xehanort's win right out from under him in order to summon Kingdom Hearts himself and get the ending he wants (blanketing the world in darkness rather than creating balance.) So like, sitting back and letting Xehanort do all the hard work only to swoop in at the last second and start killing everyone (which was his MO in KHDR anyway.) Xehanort vs. Baldr boss fight. I'm putting him at #1 because (1. Darkness Baldr is pretty damn powerful (and would grow even more powerful as Baldr aged), (2. would somewhat even the playing field by wielding darkness and cheating when nearly everyone else opposing Xehanort is wielding light and playing by the rules, and (3. I'm not sure if Xehanort would be able to stop him easily? Even with Vanitas and (maybe) Braig helping him. Like I can imagine Xehanort planning for this possibility knowing that Baldr is still Out There Somewhere waiting to pounce, but knowledge and planning don't guarantee victory.

Vor - She has the benefit of being surprisingly strong (could maybe take Xehanort in a fight both physically and magically), often underestimated + overlooked (has the highest chance of surprising him despite all his calculated planning), and has enough "beloved little sister" energy to potentially make Xehanort waver emotionally for just long enough to create an opening to stop him/take him down. Out of all the KHDR kids (minus Eraqus if he hadn't ruined his relationship with Xehanort) she's the most likely to make him Feel Something, I think. He did shed tears at her death in canon, after all. (I think it would be very fun if she pretended to be sad/hurt/betrayed at what he's doing with big puppy dog eyes, acting all cute and defenseless, to make Xehanort lower his guard ever so slightly, enough to get an "unfair" hit on him.)

Vidar - His own past pursuit of Kingdom Hearts would make him uniquely positioned to think like Xehanort and predict his moves. Vidar is also one of the few people besides Baldr who can relate to Xehanort on the "wanting to summon Kingdom Hearts" thing, which means that Xehanort might be more willing to listen to what he has to say. Not that attempts to talk Xehanort out of it would ever work, but much like the "beloved little sister" thing with Vor, it might be just enough to give Xehanort pause, potentially creating an opening somewhere.

Urd and Hermod - Basically the same as Vor, but a little less able to tug at Xehanort's heartstrings, I feel. They're still his classmates and friends though, so they'd still have a decent chance at making him waver a teeny bit.

The rest of the upperclassmen - The least able of the bunch to stop Xehanort. He doesn't have as much of an emotional attachment to them and they're probably not going to be much stronger than him, either. They'd still be helpful allies to TAV in the fight against him, though.

[bussyandbingus4life]

Highly recommend adopting an underclassmen. My underclassmen and I feed eachothers delusions, were eachothers therapists, and we complain about people not even close to our age together, and honestly it's amazing

[formu-oli]

Writing the next chapter of underclassmen and its honestly far to easy to write lando embarrassed and misinterpreting Daniels actions and intentions, they have such a long way to go

[maddwizard]

my favorite nugget of advice for the college freshies

now that the school year has started I have some wisdom for the college newbies:

say hi to people! smile at them on the sidewalk! start up a conversation with the barista! say a thing or two in class! consider joining a club for something you like! be social!!!!!!!! i cannot stress enough that forming bonds with people, even tiny little “conversation about your day” bonds, will make you feel so much more welcome and connected to people at your school and in the community!

[asktheheirofslytherin]

Tom how many times must I tell you. Targeting the shy first years to join your society is frowned upon especially if the first year student is in hufflepuff

I certainly do not target the first years. They are too young, too unknown. Second years, however... well, I do have a few admirers. However, I assure you, I keep them at arms length. I certainly would not have them join my study group. We are far too advanced for second years.  

[neomacaught]

@beyondisms​, continued from here

A lullaby for you - Jyongri

“Sometimes it’s easy to forget the times we weep. The moment makes us weak.”

   “Idiot. Remembering those moments is how we get our strength.” 

[eggshell-cereal]

As a senior in HS, my favorite thing to do is talk to absolutely no one except to very loudly greet everyone in the morning by first name, especially the underclassmen who are terrified of talking to anyone older than them

[lightandfellowship]

Since the Fairy Godmother can just *poof* to the Final World. I really hope in KH4 she and some other character talk to the KHDR cast there to get info on Scala or whatever.