Season 2 Episode 5 is upon us! Since zzg is trying to keep things secret and of course since it's a two parter, only one episode card at a time is getting put in rather than all of them at once. But the episode is tomorrow(unless you can change the date on your phone in which case i shouldn't have to remind you not to post untagged/un-warned-for spoilers or spoilers that aren't behind a cut) so we do at least get one card today! I'll also touch on the cast because I always point out the new sprites and such so! After the card info scroll past to the stats at the end really fast/with your eyes closed or something if you'd rather not learn the full cast until you can see the episode!
I wanna say 'hey do you think the one who's lying to you is the one cutting all the red strings' but for all i know everyone will be doing that in their card so--
Character Card: Toying Fingertips(「運命を弄ぶ指先」 "Fate-Fiddling Fingertips")
Skill: Affable Pilot(「温和な操縦士」 "Gentle Pilot")
Fully Awakened Skill: Bald-Faced Love(「真っ赤な愛」 "Bright Red Love"('bright red' can also mean 'downright', 'complete' or 'utter'--and like those words it's ordinarily used to describe a lie. Hence "bald-faced love"--the feeling here is meant to be that the love is deceptive, or perhaps it's undeniable! But I assume 'bright red' is a deliberate choice here given the color scheme for the episode)
Warding Card: The Pilot's Key(「パイロットへの鍵」 "The Pilot's Key")
No new cosmic bonds but here are the new sprite names for the episode! I'll rip things within the next week so please don't ask me for them unless something isn't up by next Friday
AlanBach2 (bach as in 'bachelor', 2 as in second episode with that theme)
ShoBach2
TaigaBach2
RitsuBach2
HakuBach2
EliasBach2
AlanFuya (idk how to translate fuya here because it's part of the whole place name. The characters in Fuyajo 浮夜城 are "floating" "night" "castle"--since I've already seen the outfits I won't describe them, you can see them for yourselves lol)
ShoFuya
TaigaFuya
RitsuFuya
HakuFuya
EliasFuya
CameraMan_
SakaiMonitor_
AragakiMonitor_
Bug_
Yapping and stats!
Gacha is gambling, banners rerun, if you consider the uses for the cards, will you really use them or is collecting something that'll ultimately be gone in the long run just for your own satisfaction? If you do want the card, remember it'll be back so don't go over a reasonable spending limit if you choose to gamble! Remember that help is out there if you're struggling with a gambling addiction and there's no shame in seeking it! Recovery is possible! I used to spend a lot on gacha games myself. Now I spend s lot on other things instead haha but they're things I'd prefer to spend money on!)
Japanese isn't my strong suit even if I understand it better than most people who don't speak it natively. Grain of salt etc etc
Sometimes your judgement is off. Be skeptical, but try and be open minded. Of course it could turn out that you were right all along, and these days we have problems with people in power trying to tell us what we can and can't see with our own eyes. But the world is a complex place and people are complex creatures! It's important to be willing to change your mind anyway.
Here are the stats! See you in the coming days--or at least on Monday!
synopsis: they say poetry and letters were humanity's earliest means of expressing their thoughts. as such, will it be able to absolve the misunderstanding between you and lohen?
lohen x fem!reader, childhood friends to strangers to lovers. university au.
a/n: i wanted to make this series as a countdown to lohen's banner sooo yeah.
prologue: to the one who (probably) hates me.
-> from: tevyat university
"congratulations student, you have been assigned with: lohen. thank you for signing up with the pen pal project! happy writing!"
"...you have got to be fucking kidding me."
the name 'lohen' stares back at you from your phone. you double and triple check the email, refreshing to see if it would change at all. however, when the name remains unchanged even after five refreshes, the reality of the situation starts to sink in on you.
seven years. seven years since he left a sixteen-year-old you waiting in the fields in your hometown, seven years since you lost all form of contact with him, and three years since you've stopped seeing him in your dreams.
exactly two years since you ran into him on campus while exiting the library, and two years you've spent actively avoiding him.
and now, in your last year of university, the school system has decided to pair you up with him.
you deny it at first, thinking of it as some kind of scarily specific prank by some hacker who has a vengeance against you. but the email address is legit, the number pasted at the bottom is a real one and this is definitely an event you regret joining.
according to the website, you and your pen pal will be matched according to your answers given on the questionnaire provided when you first sign up. based on your personality, interests and hobbies, the perfect partner will be found for you. (the website's words, not yours.)
once you are matched, an email will be sent to each of you, containing the other person's name and phone number. then, over the course of one school year, you'll exchange letters and get to know each other better. obviously, the main goal of the project is for willing participants to make friends and connect with other students on campus.
by that logic, it meant the system believed you and lohen would get along with each other and were highly compatible.
the algorithm they're using must be outdated, you believe, if they put you with lohen of all people.
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lohen.
the name leaves a bittersweet taste on your tongue, reminding you of the childhood you once had with him until everything fell apart.
the both of you used to play in the fields behind his house when it was dark, catching fireflies and gazing at the stars. you'd stay there until dawn and then sneak back into your house through the window, with lohen waving you goodbye as he rushed back home as well.
a younger you would always look forward to when lohen knocked on the door, politely asking your parents for permission to play with you before throwing all decorum out of the way and dragging you out by the arm when they agreed. as he got older, he stopped asking and just waited by your bedroom window with his arms held out, telling you to jump down and he'd catch you.
"that boy is as unpredictable as can be." your mother would sigh. yet she never once forbade you from hanging out with him.
perhaps it was bound to happen, a given even with how much time you were spending with lohen, but you fell for him at the age of fourteen. from there, not only was he your best friend, lohen became your first love.
the fairytales you used to read as a child, where a knight would fall in love with a princess, suddenly meant so much more to you, your young, naive, foolish mind imagining that you were the princess and lohen was your knight.
you'd dream of a precious romance, one untainted by the struggles of reality and adulthood, one where you and lohen would skip off into the sunset together and live out a happily ever after together.
yes, it was childish for a girl your age back then, but it was your whole world. that's how much lohen meant to you. it's why you spent another two years pining after him before you finally decided to confess in the fields both of you so dearly loved.
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you waited.
you waited and waited and waited.
you waited until the sun set, until the sky turned dark and the stars made their appearance, until the fireflies came out.
you waited until your parents found you in the middle of those fields, crying your heart out.
lohen never came.
it wasn't until the next morning that you found out he had moved without telling you. no note, no words, nothing.
he just...left.
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*ding!*
2 messages from: unknown
unknown: hey
unknown: your my pen pal right?
great, as if you didn't have enough to worry about already.
you aren't lost on who this is. since they're claiming to be your pen pal, this is can only be lohen who's texting you.
you don't know why your heart is pounding so fast. you aren't the one who ditched someone and left without a word seven years ago. if anything, he should be the one who's nervous.
you: lohen.
unknown is typing...
unknown: straight to the point huh? i like it.
unknown: its been a while (name)
you scoff. he's acting like only a year has passed and not seven.
you: more than a while you mean
you: ykw i dont have to do this im blocking you
you: bye
your thumb hovers over the 'block' button when another influx of messages comes in.
unknown: wiat
unknown: u want an answer i know
unknown: meet me outside main hall
unknown: youll get one
the green dot beside the empty profile disappears. lohen's gone offline.
you're not going. you're blocking his number and you're not going. why should you? you didn't get an answer seven years ago, and you certainly don't need one now.
you can just ignore this conversation and pretend it never happened and carry on with your lohen-less life. you've managed to survive for this long.
...
you're going to regret this.
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it isn't hard to spot lohen amidst the sea of students, leaning casually against a pillar and scrolling on his phone. you spent more than half your life with him after all. you don't approach him immediately, opting to stand a distance away to observe.
visually, he hasn't changed much. still the same murky green hair, bored expression, the singular mole underneath his right eye. the only difference is that the baby fat around his cheeks has slimmed down and he's gotten taller, along with the dagger piercing on his left ear.
you curse your heart for picking up speed when lohen finally notices you.
he smiles at you, all smug and a hint of something you don't dare name as fondness. you shuffle over to him.
"hey."
"hi."
you shoot him a confused glance as lohen opens his arms, as if expecting you to do something.
"what are you doing?"
he tilts his head at you innocently.
"aren't you gonna hug me?"
"no? why would i do that?"
"you used to greet me with a hug when we were kids. you don't remember?"
the audacity of this guy. does he still think the both of you are on good terms to ask for a hug from you? how shameless can he get?
"we're not kids anymore. i'm not hugging you."
lohen only shrugs and crosses his arms in response. a minute of silence passes before you clear your throat and speak up.
"you said you had an explanation."
you watch as he nods and digs around in his bag, pulling out an envelope that has definitely seen better days. lohen offers it to you as you stare in disbelief.
the edges are torn, the envelope itself is crumpled beyond repair and there's even a red-brownish stain that you hope isn't dried blood on a corner.
"...what is this?"
"your explanation. anyways, i have a class to get to. don't be a stranger alright?"
with that, lohen brushes past you, leaving you stunned to process the whole interaction.
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you only open the letter after a long day of classes. it seems that apart from his appearance, lohen's penmanship is also another thing that hasn't changed after all this time.
it took you some time to decipher his messy scrawls, but you manage to get through the letter.
my dear to (name),
ignore that tiny mistake. anyways! i will be sending my schedule to you soon. it has all my classes, electives, my club activities, you name it.
i understand that this isn't what you want and i frankly don't care. but since the both of us are pen pals now, i thought why not make use of this opportunity? fun right?
if you want an answer from me, you'll have to write to me and ask for it.
you know my schedule, you know where to find me.
hope to hear from you soon!
sincerely,
lohen
as if on cue, your phone goes off with a message from lohen. he's sent you a document of everything he mentioned in the letter.
what a bastard.
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"lohen! a girl asked me to pass this letter on to you."
lohen takes the envelope from varka, the latter slinging an arm around his shoulder, a wolfish grin on his face.
"when did you get yourself a girlfriend huh? didn't even bother to tell the rest of your club buddies?
a yelp is heard from varka as lohen shoves him off lightly.
"she's not my girlfriend. yet."
with thinly veiled excitement, lohen opens the letter which reads:
to lohen,
i hate you.
sincerely,
(name)
truly, he couldn't be happier.
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tags for lohen works: @pjselee, @thedamseletteofficial, @salmonsaw, @fireriyu
Oh dear zzg found a way to print money with this one i think HARU ROOM CARD AND IT'S EVERYTHING I'VE HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE WANT IN A HARU CARD--
Also. Tohma's birthday is the 31st, but since the new episode is going to be next Friday his birthday card will probably be Monday. I assume as much anyway.
Character Card: Rainy Dawn(「雨にけぶる明け方」 "Hazy Dawn In The Rain")
Skill: 3:55 AM Alarm(「３時５５分起き」 "Rising At 3:55AM")
Fully Awakened Skill: Unreturnable Warmth(「返せぬ温もり」 "Unreturnable Warmth")
Warding Card: Old Haunt(「落ち着く古巣」 "Old Home That Grants Peace Of Mind")
Cosmic bonds! Don't know all the cards in them or what they boost etc etc. sounds like room cards tho?
Before The Quiet Dark (「静かなる闇の前で」 "Before The Quiet Darkness")
And the yapping!
Gambling is a real addiction and gacha games are just one example of it that flies under the radar! Yes, it can be a serious detriment to your relationships, finances, and mental health when you struggle with restraining yourself with gacha games. Addiction can happen to anybody and there's no shame in needing help recovering! If you're going to gamble, give yourself a reasonable budget and stick to it! Remember that if you don't get the unit you want the first time around, it'll come back eventually and you can save up instead!
I'm not s professional, take my translations of Japanese with a Grain of salt
Don't sleep with your prosthetics on/in, don't sleep with your glasses on/contacts in, don't sleep with your binder on/chest bound(except when instructed by a medical professional such as following surgery,) just be sure to remove any medical aids and body modifiers and such! This is both for your body's sake and for the sake of those things--you don't wanna get hurt and you don't want them getting damaged either.
Stats for when shirtless eyes open prosthetic exposed haru isn't enough for you I guess
See you Monday for Tohma's birthday card maybe? That or it'll come out with the episode cards which. . .considering we're like 90% sure Tohma's in this next episode THAT'D BE A LOT. . . .
※This is transcribed purely by ear. Shion sings in classical Japanese and I have very limited knowledge in this field. The lyrics is UNOFFICIAL / NOT CANON! Take it with a grain of salt. I do not recommend making any analysis of Shion's character based on my transcripted lyrics as it's probably riddled with mistakes.
chitose no inochi ama yori tamaite
hitori tachi ide uruwashiki meiyo wo
sabishiki mune ni ho no hisashi yadori
yao to sen nari ten'ou no kuni ai ni kii
Blessed with living a thousand years by the heaven
I set on a journey all alone, leaving my glorious honor behind
This flame has long dwelled deep inside my lonely heart
Aeons* have passed in the Emperor's realm, I'm coming to see you very soon
*A more literal translation would be something like, "Eight hundred turned into a thousand (years) in the Emperor's realm," but that's very mouthful so I rephrased it a bit.
Hello, it’s 100night! Please read this before saving~
I’ve decided to share the fake twst screenshot templates I made with the world. Here they are as transparent pngs! So far I have made:
(1) Episode title
(2) Location
(3) Character dialogue
(4) Player dialogue with 2 options
(5) Player dialogue with 1 option
(6) SSR get
(7) Groovy text
I know I’m giving y’all a lot of power, so use it well…ufufu.
For anyone curious, I made these by editing and lining up the assets uploaded by (my hero!!) @alchemivich over game screenshots.
Credit to me is not necessary when you use these, but PLEASE DON’T REPOST the blank templates – if you would like to share them with others, please REBLOG or SHARE THE LINK to this post!
Let me know if tumblr eats the quality of the images. If it does I’ll be happy to upload these to Google Drive!
Example of template use with twst incorrect quotes (you can find more on my tumblr):
I also have a fake homescreen template, but it’s incomplete because I don’t have all the assets. You can see what it looks like in use with a fake screenshot I made with my OC Arisa – it’s on my blog but tumblr won’t let me into the tags if I put a link to it. Parts of it are faked. ^^;;
By the way, thank you so much for all the love for Arisa! <3 I’m currently working on another sprite edit for another twst OC, so look forward to it!
If anyone would like a tutorial on how I make fake screencaps or has any other questions or requests, my inbox is open! Have fun!!
Okay, so it looks like tumblr eats the quality if you access the images from my specific tumblr site, but not off the tumblr main site…of course it does.
Also I’m a perfectionist and noticed the tiniest little thing in the SSR get template so here it is fixed
˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ summary!! basically regressor au bc he lowkey fumbled in the past lifetime (you died) so he pulled the uno reverse card and highkey turned back the time
sfw
˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ genre: fluff, angst, suggestive?? (kissy kiss in the future chapters but that's all)
╰┈➤warning/s: yandere, obsessive content, dark content, character death
╰┈➤rating: 16+ (anyone below DO NOT INTERACT)
STATUS: ongoing
✦ CHAPTERS ✦
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
chapter 4 (tbd)
✦ ADDENDUM✦
Since I may not be able to explore it in the comics, I'm giving these details to provide the narrative more context tehee
HAPPY SEASON 2 EPISODE 3! The Obscuary Host episode cards are here!!! I'm admittedly not in the best mood right now so less yapping maybe.
Character Card: Sleepless Prince(「眠れぬ夜の王子」 "Unsleeping Prince")
Skill: Bottle Service(「シャンパンコール」 "Champagne Call")
Fully Awakened Skill: Princess Treatment(「姫への愛」 "Love For A Princess")
Warding Card: Just a Moment More(「もう少しだけ」 "Just A Little Longer")
Character Card: Nightbound Beast(「明けぬ夜の獣」 "Beast Of Undawning Night")
Skill: Inexperienced Service(「不慣れな接客」 "Inexperienced At Serving Customers")
Fully Awakened Skill: Unyielding Heart(「揺るがぬ想い」 "Unshakable Feelings")
Warding Card: Unhelpful Presence(「色魔ジジイも手伝え」 "You Help Too, You Sex Obsessed Old Man!" ('sex obsessed old man' is what 'Moth Eaten Casanova' is localized from))
Character Card: Nocturnal Ruler(「妖艶な夜の支配者」 "Bewitching Ruler Of The Night")
Skill: Bad Intent(「悪い子だ」 "You're A Naughty One" (a bit more literally 'bad child/girl/boy'))
Fully Awakened Skill: Unrestrained(「本気を出そうか」 "Shall I Give It My All")
Warding Card: Sanguine Smirk(「深紅を含んだ唇」 "Lips Holding Deep Crimson")
Episode cosmic bond!
The Hosts Of Obscuary (「オブスキュアリのホストクラブ」 "Obscuary's Host Club")
Sprites added this episode(not accessible until they're seen in game)
Rui, Lyca, and Ed Host
Sachie_
Keibu_
GotoScout
Waiter_
Seia_
Leonardo_
Tomoya_
Kurosaka_
Purin_
Misaki_
Hina_
Aimi_
Miku_
So a lot of npcs it sounds like lol. I hope Kurosaka is the host that looks like Leo that would be so funny if I was right and he's just trying to capitalize on Leo as a host
Next episode title!
The Forest Of Longing(jp 「怪奇ロマン物語」 "A Bizarre Romance Story")
I haven't gone to the end of the new episode yet so I haven't seen the preview image but my current hope is that either Towa or Zenji are in it based on the Japanese name. . .based on the current timeline of season 2 episodes it takes place between season 1 Episode 11 and 12, so just before the Jabberwock mission, so Zenji seems more likely, but it could be neither tbh!
That's it from me! My usual yapping applies
Gambling is a serious addiction! Gacha is gambling! Banners rerun, so please set reasonable limits for your spending, if you're going to spend at all, and keep a close eye on how much you're spending so you stay within that limit! I know, just a little more seems tempting, but when the game or your interest in it is gone it'll have been a total waste. Don't let sunk cost dictate what's worth spending and what's not!
Translating something one for one and localizing are different things--a one to one translation is borderline gibberish and localization is not necessarily a bad translation. That being said I'm not great at either one, so trust the translation and localization of the people who're good enough to get paid to do it.
A host club is a place where you get to choose a person and pay for them to keep you company and help you achieve your fantasies and be doted on for a while. But after it closes, it's back to reality, and it's important to remember that that person isn't actially yours in that same eay. Fantasies with fictional characters are the same way--outside of your mind, the characters, the setting, they're not exclusively yours and unless(and oftentimes even if) they're your own creation, you probably don't know them as well as you might feel like you do. If this kind of thing--where you have to separate your fantasies and the reality of the situation, where you might step out of your fantasy and see others' expressions that you disagree with or dislike--feels painful to you or isn't something you can endure and you can't just be uncomfortable or upset and move on, perhaps it's best not to engage in fantasies like that in the first place. Reality sucks sometimes but you're more grounded in it than you may seem or feel or want to be, so it's important to be mindful of it even in your imagination. Okay? Don't hurt yourself with your own amusement and pleasure, or with other people's. You're responsible for that.
ANYWAY. STATS. hopefully it formats correctly because I have to switch to the browser to add them in because of tumblr mobile's stupid character limit. Also if the text seems smaller, my laptop suddenly decided it didn't wanna turn into vertical mode. So I just kinda had to zoom out in normal mode. Sorry!
See you soon! Thank you for being patient with me!
What episodes does each TKDB character appear - Episode 10
Important: depending on the episode this will be like 90-99% accurate as according to what the numbers mean. If you see any mistakes, want clarification on anything, and/or have any suggestions feel free to tell me.
0.5: they appear in flashbacks that the mc has, mentioned by name, or in video. there are some exceptions.
1: they appear by one of their sprites, in comic things, hear their voice, call with mc, texts, letters, or whole episode flashbacks.
If they're mentioned and appear I count it as 1 not anything else
Jin .5 chpt 30
Sho .5 chpts 2 & 3
Haru .5 chpt 30 and 1 chpt 6
Towa .5 chpt 6 and 1 chpt 30
Romeo 1 chpt 6
Elias .5 chpt 6
Kyklos .5 chpts 5 & 19
Neros .5 chpt 30
You and I both know Kaito is still in the lead, I'm really not sure why I'm bringing it up. We were so close to having a perfect balance of on-screen appearances this episode. Unfortunately, Lyca seems to have not heard that it's 22, not 20 appearances this episode. Oh well, maybe next time everyone. Ed went from one of the least shown playable characters to almost dead set in the middle and is currently tied with Subaru. This is such a tragic episode... definitely one of my favs but...poor Lyca and Rui. Alright, onto episode 11.
Dionysia ghouls' fully awakened (+ their normal awakening) voice lines added to the masterpost! \(๑´ω`๑)/
I did a little whoopsie tho (´>∀<｀)ゝ That is: I was so focused on collecting everyone's fully awakened voice lines first that I forgot to collect Elias' normal awakening voice... I'm sorry, Aniki! 😭 If anyone has it, feel free to throw it my way!
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