Mochizuki yoinked Hannah Annafellows from kuroshitsuji season 2 and made her younger and put her in her manga, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Two beautiful, mysterious, and vaguely sinister ladies whose appearance doubtless bodes ill for our protagonists. 😈 Queens, both of them!
Hey ur into vanitas no carte right? I just watched the first episode today and i decided to read the manga. Theres only 52 chapters our rn?? Do u know when it updates? I heard smth about a hiatus?
I’m so glad you like it !!! The manga is wonderful :)
Yes, there’s only 52 chapters out right now. It updates once at the end of the month (around the 22-23rd in Japanese and usually a little later for other languages). I’m going to link @fyeahvanitasnocarte‘s chapter post because it is very well organized! There you can find the early chapters, and chapters 21-52 here! from @misschastel because they are simply wonderful for buying and uploading them every month 🥺
As for a hiatus, I checked Jun’s tweets because she updates there a lot and asked around and there isn’t any hiatus that we know of ! There was an extended hiatus during covid, though! I hope this helped!! :D
I'd love to see more fics exploring Noé & Domi (not necessarily in a shipping light, though I do love those two. It's the ~history~ y'know! *chef's kiss*). But I also agree, Roland & Olivier are two characters that would be really fun to explore. What are they doing when they break out of chasseur mode? I find it amusing that Olivier is so popular with the ladies but can't be bothered by all that. Heh!
Hey there! I'm so so sorry it took me forever to get to your prompt!! I loved it and fully intended to return to it...but my inspiration sort of left as soon as it came.
So I thought maybe I'd use some of these prompts for the vnc countdown since it's giving me some more! I hope that's alright!
Enjoy!
Noé’s brow was creased, his hand to his chin,
“If you keep thinking that hard, your thoughts might decide to start walking out of your head.”
“Sorry, Teacher.”
“No need to apologize,” his teacher laughed, more than anything at Noés mundane reaction at such a strange statement, “I just thought your head might appreciate a little relief. Come now, let’s look at the options over here!“ He beckoned him to the next part of the store. “What do you think?”
Noé observed the dresses towering above him, trying not to think too hard this time. He didn’t want to say he didn’t like them till he gave them a proper think over.
Then he turned to the side…and saw it.
A dress of brilliant gold, with flowers, butterflies and bows—though nothing too terribly lavish, just perfect little accents.
Noé’s eyes became stars, and his hands became triumphant fists at his sides.
“That one.” He pointed like an explorer who’d found land.
His Teacher raised an eyebrow, lifting his head to find the object of fascination. “Ah! You have taste, my dear Noé! A fine piece!”—He called for assistance—“Our dear Dominique will look lovely in that.”
He agreed. Even with her hair like that, and her eyes all sad, she would look beautiful in this. He could only hope she would be able to see it too.
*
Noé sat in a chair in Dominique’s room, swinging his legs back and forth, waiting patiently, but determinedly.
Domi came in what might have been minutes, but felt like hours later. It still made him sad to see her hair so short, and her eyes ever glazed. Gold looked better when it was allowed to shine.
She was still wearing Louis’ waistcoat.
Noé shot up at her arrival and Domi’s eyes widened upon seeing him there.
“I have—!" He fumbled with the box, almost dropping it, but managed to regain composure, holding it out to her. “I have something for you!”
Domi didn’t say anything. The curiosity in her eyes was almost imperceptible beneath that glaze, but it was there. She took the lid off the box and observed the article within. Her eyes widened, and she looked from it to Noé.
“Domi, would you please join me for dinner tonight?”
“Huh? We always have dinner together.” Her voice was low and soft.
He smiled, though there was something sad in his eyes at hearing her voice. “Yes, but tonight’s special! I know this request might seem a little strange, but I would like you to meet me in the woods later!” He pulled a badly drawn map of the forest out of his pocket and pointed at an over-exaggerated X on it. “At this location!” He looked up at her, and the look in his eyes told her she couldn’t refuse. “Will you?”
Domi’s brow furrowed. “You haven’t lost it have you, Noé?”
“Please let me know if I have! Teacher says if I think too hard my thoughts might walk right out of my head!”
“He was just saying that.”
“We can only hope, but I still don’t want to chance it.”
*
Domi’s thoughts frayed as she looked at herself in that golden dress. Like a rope that isn’t quite sure it can hold onto anything.
It was Louis. It was supposed to be Louis.
Why did they pick her? Why? Why was he cursed, and she blessed? It wasn’t fair. It wasn’t fair they had to choose. Choices were for ice cream flavors, and what book you wanted to read, not for brothers and sisters.
Not for twins.
That word gummed up her mouth, even when she didn’t say it aloud.
Twins. She and Louis, twins. Part of her still couldn’t believe it, and the other part of her could only believe it.
That word had one benefit. With her hair cut, and wearing his clothes, she could pass for him.
Which was surely what everyone wanted. All as it should have been.
She could pretend to be Louis. And pretending to be Louis was…better that truly being Domi…wasn’t it?
So…why did Noé want her to wear this dress? Didn’t Noé prefer her looking like Louis?
“I like it when you have your hair long too. It feels so much like you’re Domi, then, and…I really like it.”
Or perhaps…
Would he like that? Would he really?
She looked at herself in this dress and she thought in some far-off part of her brain that, perhaps she was beautiful. And perhaps he picked this dress because he knew she would like it, and he knew she would look nice in it.
But she would have looked better in it if her hair were longer.
*
Noé was so glad to have Domi.
He missed Louis, and he wanted Louis back, certainly. But he was glad to have Domi, and he wanted Domi to be, well, Domi. She was no pale imitation of her brother, and didn’t deserve to be treated as such.
It made him so sad to see her cut her hair, and put herself in Louis’ clothes. It made him so sad that she thought that’s what she was, what they all wanted.
He had to show her he appreciated her.
He waited in his chair at the table with equally determined, yet barely simmering excitement.
Noé had once read a book Teacher brought from the human world in which a group of mad characters had tea in the forest. Noé thought it was rather fantastic idea, and asked Teacher if they could accomplish such a thing. The table had to be long, and the tea had to be all over it, with lots of cakes too. Teacher laughed, said What an amusing notion, and that he was sure he could set something up.
Noé wasn’t sure exactly how, but when he and Murr entered the forest, was delighted to find it almost exactly as he’d pictured. (Okay, not exactly. There was more substantial dinner food than tea, and not nearly enough desserts, but still.)
When Domi came through the forest Noé stood up, like she was a princess who deserved respect. And he wouldn’t say she didn’t look like it; he had made the right choice. The short hair looked kind of nice with it.
“You look great!” He pumped his fist at his side again.
Domi looked at the ground, but brushed her hair behind her ear.
“Why are we doing this?” She asked, but her eyes scanned the table and the dishes with that barely perceptible curiosity.
“It’s for you!”
“I mean what are we celebrating?”
“Uhh, we’re celebrating you, then, I guess!” Noé continued determinedly, pulling out a chair for Domi, as Teacher poured some blood into her goblet.
“But it’s not my birthday.” She continued looking at the setup as she sat down.
“Why does it have to be for us to want to celebrate you?” Noé sat down in another chair next to hers.
Domi’s eyes widened, and her eyes changed as she observed the table, becoming more awed, with an almost tearful shimmer to them.
When she turned back to look at Noé, for the first time since Louis’ death, he thought he really was really seeing Domi.
* Fin *
I really hope you like what I came up with! I had hoped it would be longer but I do really like the idea. And please do send me another prompt if you were hoping for something different, or else have a new idea!
Oh also, I realized after I wrote it that it's possible Noé couldn't leave the manor at that age, but I don't remember, and I didn't want to change the beginning since I realized this when I was about to post
For Roland and Olivier, I don't have something ready quite yet, but I am working on something, and I thought I'd post a snippet here for you! I'm honestly quite proud of this XD
Olivier was having a perfectly satisfactory morning. His coffee smelled just the right shade of black, and was perfectly scalding. He brought a book he’d been hoping to read for a while, but hadn’t had the time for. He lit a cigarette, and the smoke was as decadent to him as any dessert. He was just opening up said book, just bringing the cigarette to his lips when—
“OLIVIER!”
Oliver didn’t jump. Didn’t shout or otherwise react in surprise at the sudden disruption to his morning. Instead, very slowly, he closed the book, very carefully he set down his coffee. Very slowly, he lifted the cigarette and took a long drag, blowing out a wisp of smoke.
And he silently regretted (not for the first time) telling Roland where his favorite coffee shop was.
Question. For this Roland and Olivier fic, would you be more interested in reading about them running around trying to help someone find their lost pet, or a fic exploring them going to fly that small aircraft Roland was talking about? Or do you have another idea for what Roland might be worked up about? XD Feel free to put it in my ask box, I could always put this fic with that ask!
lol just found out J Michael Tatum had a small part in Vanitas no Carte english dub XD as Jean-Jacques!
In addition to Tatum being cast in a butler-esque role, you can also hear him using his “Sebastian voice” (at least in the clip I checked out). Funimation knew exactly what they were doing there. 😜
So Mikhail just wanted Noe to die, seen his horrible smirk when everyone has thought thay Vanitas had stabbed Noe.
His creepy expressions of glee never fail to give me the shivers. Misha’s clearly jealous of Noé due to the close relationship he’s established with Vani. In Mikhail’s troubled mind, anyone to whom his cherished big brother has grown attached is merely a rival, an obstacle to recreating his lost family. Let’s hope our gang manages to foil his schemes!
Just a thought but Vanitas has freaking TALONS. Like, damn son, trim your claws
Hi, there! ☺️ As shown in this excerpt from a detailed breakdown of his outfit (found at the end of Volume 2), Mochizuki explains that the “claws” are actually a feature of Vani’s gloves themselves. It’s just one example of how Vanitas uses his clothing to deceive the viewer, which was a clever bit of character design on sensei’s part!
I noticied that both Domi and Noe have a strong reaction when Teacher show up. Maybe it's just me but they seems both surprised AND afraid. And if Noe is in fact scared of Teacher? After all, all the moments where he smiles to him and seems to trust him are before Louis's death, right?
Hi, there! To me, they seemed more shocked and bewildered than anything else. Neither Domi nor Noé was probably expecting Grandpa de Sade to show up, of all people!
Although Teacher’s appearance after beheading Louis is truly the stuff of nightmares, I can’t remember specific instances of Noé distrusting his intentions. He embarks on the Shapeless One’s original assignment to find and observe Vanitas without apparent protest and cheerfully writes to Teacher on a regular basis. After all, this is the same Noé who referred to Chloé and Jean-Jacques as “good people” after they’d literally kidnapped him! So it wouldn’t surprise me if Noé still views the Shapeless One in a mostly positive light as his rescuer and mentor—though I’m interested to see how that changes over the next few chapters. 👀
The way I read into the blood on Noé's hand is because off page he has ripped the petals from his own chest to give to Vanitas, which is fitting given how this arc has been progressing. A small part of me tho worries this is foreshadowing for future chapters
That’s an interesting theory, anon! 😍 Noé’s certainly put his life on the line for Vanitas in this arc, from risking being stabbed during the “I will never set you free” moment that broke the hypnotism’s hold on Vani, to his attempts to shield the human from a collapsing Ferris wheel (I will never psychologically recover from these chapters 😭). Since Vani has a cluster of similarly-shaped blue petals blooming from his heart, you may be onto something there! Sadly, love is pain, so I also fear further suffering and bloodshed await these two in future chapters. I suppose the blood could also represent Noé’s lingering emotional wounds in the wake of Vanitas’s loss.
I’ve seen other fans point out that vampire!Vanitas has blood trickling down his lip...so it’s possible that he took a sip from Noé’s wrist before posing for the illustration. 😉
This is one of the reasons why I love Mochizuki’s art. She crafts her pieces with such care and attention to detail that they’re a veritable gold mine for fandom analysis! 💙
