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This might be way too early in the show to start spouting theories but I think Dai has a greater role to play in the Arthurian apocalypse than his 'Nameless' status would suggest.

I think he's a Narrator, or maybe the Narrator.

With one of the main themes of the show being stories and narratives, a crucial aspect of that is there actually being someone to tell the story in the first place, there needs to be someone to pass on the tall tales and weave them together so that the audience can feel specific emotions. Joy, catharsis, sadness, hope.

Also Dai has been the only one to have a solo piece before each episode where he's talking directly to us dear listeners. His monologues set the stage for the emotional undertones of the episode And the fact that he sings before it feels so important, too (his va has a lovely voice btw). Almost every story I can think of that started as an oral tradition was originally told with some kind of musical accompaniment or with a set beat and metric structure. It's like it's harkening back to these old practices.

And with that I think Nameless folk as a whole have more importance than Kay's 'lambs to the slaughter' stance suggests, because who else would be their Audience? Who else would hear their stories if everyone outside of the Named died because of Phenomena?

Sketchbook bits.

Been thinking about Hylians and humans. They’re very similar but also very different!

Obviously I feel like Hylians would have much better hearing than humans, thanks to the longer ears. It’s helpful to know if something is trying to sneak up on you, but not so great when there are weird noises in the forest when you’re trying to sleep.

Hylians are also much tougher than humans. This is mostly inspired by Zelda gameplay. Being able to fall from high heights without breaking your legs. Sure it’s a game but it doesn’t mean I can’t have fun with it! Also you can dive into water from high heights without shattering your spine, however obviously us humans can’t do that.

And Hylians have better night vision. It’s not significantly better, it’s much more comfortable having a torch, but they can make do

Oumota Post [Contains Spoilers]

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Something I don’t hear talked about enough in relation to Oumota (or just Kokichi and Kaito in general) is the SHEER NUMBER of parallels that they have with eachother, beyond just their narrative roles. Their philosophies of Faith VS Logic and their respective Hero/Villain personas are undoubtably the most interesting part of it, but there’s so much more to be said than just that. Even their physical appearances are designed to contrast. Here's a list of some of the similarities I found.

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•Kaito is tall with broad shoulders, while Kokichi is short with a small frame.

•Their hair colours are almost exact opposites on the colour wheel. On top of this, while you don’t really see it due to their respective hairstyles, they both have roughly shoulder-length hair.

•Tying into the previous point, they have very similar colour schemes. They both wear white shirts, and have red, yellow, grey, and white accents scattered around their outfits. They’re also both heavily associated with the colour purple, with Kaito being more aligned with magenta (pink) and Kokichi being more aligned with indigo (blue).

•Kokichi is especially pale compared to the rest of the cast, while Kaito is noticeably tan.

•Kaito’s eyes are upturned, and Kokichi’s are downturned. I’m not sure how to word it but it’s almost like their eyebrows are going in different directions, too.

•They both wear capes that fan out in their splash arts. Kaito’s is a coat, but it has the same effect.

•They’re both bilingual. Kaito can speak English, Japanese, and Russian thanks to his astronaut training, and while it’s unclear why Kokichi can speak multiple languages, we know that he can thanks to his second FTE with Kaede, wherein he says ‘common sense’ in English, Japanese, French, and Spanish. ‘Common sense’ isn’t a commonplace word that new speakers of a language would know, implying some level of fluency.

•In the original Japanese script, Kaito had quite a few homophobic, misogynistic, and transphobic undertones, all seemingly stemming from internalized toxic masculinity. Kokichi was very much the opposite of this (read: not straight), as is discussed in-depth in the trivia section of his Wiki page. [We do not talk about Japanese Kaito in this household].

•Kokichi’s birthday is the 21st, an inversion of Kaito’s birthday, which is the 12th.

•Neither of them portray themselves 100% authentically. Depending on how you read their characters, you could almost argue that deep down, they’re more similar to the other’s persona than they are to their own.

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Though he’s often referred to as an idiot due to his stubbornness in the trials, Kaito is actually rather analytical when he so chooses to be, seeing straight through Maki’s lone-wolf act and understanding her needs startlingly fast. He was intelligent enough to pass his astronaut entrance exam (which would’ve involved extremely complicated scientific concepts and a basic understanding of medicine) and has proved himself willing to cheat and lie to get what he wants (i.e, forging an I.D to get early acceptance).

This isn’t the only instance of him lying when it wasn’t strictly necessary, another notable example being the entirety of his Free Time Events; he lies about his impossible summer escapades and brags about how many famous people achieved success because of his influence, seemingly just to boost his own ego and to make himself look more impressive to Saihara. Shuichi internally calls him out for this, more or less verifying that it was all a lie.

He repeatedly lies in the trials (like when he tried to insist that he was the one in women’s underwear in chapter 2), and of course, hid his illness from the others by pretending he was fine, when in actuality, he was on death’s door.

None of this makes Kaito’s passion and kindness any less real, but it’s important to note how he’s not as saintly as he seems. He’s a lot of things, but he’s also an Egotistical Liar, much like Kokichi promotes himself to be.

Moving on to Kokichi, while it’s hard to say with 100% certainty what kind of person he is, we’ve seen him become emotional a number of times throughout the game, most notably in Gonta’s trial. There’s a lot of debate over whether his tears were genuine or not, but the general consensus is that they were. He shows anger here, at both Gonta, the situation, and more likely than not, himself. He clearly feels a lot of shame and grief, but ultimately continues to push on with his plan for everyone else’s sake.

He shows mercy to Yumeno in chapter 3, when he asks her what she was holding back at the end of the trial. This is seemingly done in an attempt to help get her in touch with her feelings, with no obvious ulterior motives or mocking undertones. Him calling her out earlier in the trial can be chocked up to his hatred of hypocrites – as is seen with his overall relationship with the rest of the cast, specifically surrounding how they gang up on him and treat him like a monster for lying when it’s something that they themselves do – but this interaction shows that he sympathises with her, proving that he has some level of empathy.

Kokichi is EXTREMELY selfless, something that’s proven over and over again to the point that if I sat here and tried to list every example, we’d be here until the release of the V3 anime [forever]. He actively plays devil's advocate, knowing that this would lead to the rest of the group disliking him, and his entire plan to end the killing game centred around villainizing himself, all so that he could die to save the rest of the cast. He’s shown to have spent time, likely days upon days, thinking about how to end the killing game – if his room is any indication, he’s poured a lot of toil into making that a reality. Much like with Kaito, none of this changes how Kokichi chose to act – he’s still a bad person who did inexcusable things, but there’s some merit to the fact that beneath all of that, he’s a human being.

 In the end, he dies as a Selfless Hero, trying to save a group who he surely must’ve known would feel no gratitude for his sacrifice. He's the exact kind of person that Kaito would approve of, were it not for the other, less pleasant aspects of his personality.

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Again this is all just my interrpretation and what do I know but I thought it was interesting so here :3

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first off, big big thank you to @applesandbannas747 for letting me steal his thoughts on a nichoji family 💛 i absolutely adore his hcs for their daughter, taylor. that being said, i'm convinced that taylor would have nick's habit of getting into fights and seiji's glower.

my ideal pairings if there were to be another soulmate mechanic

Grian & Skizzleman: Would be so much chaos. Skizz may be able to neutralise Grian's gremlin-ness but I feel like Grian would tip the scales and turn Skizz into a menace. Would be hilarious to watch and would give Skizz some much-deserved recognition.

SmallishBeans & InTheLittlewood: This is the other half of the chaos. They will start every war, will probably have a war within themselves, will become red in the second session and stay red until the finale.

Rendog & LDShadowlady: For no reason other than I think Ren's theatrical-ness would fit really well with Lizzy's whole vibe. They'd have the best character arcs.

ZombieCleo & Smajor1995: This would be hilarious after Double Life.

ImpulseSV & GeminiTay: Anything less than top 3 would be an injustice. They'd have the most kills and the most gear and the nicest base and the closest alliance.

Bigbst4tz2 & TangoTek: The biggest mindfuck the world will ever see. Bring the chaos from the both of them in Secret Life and Double Life and this is a recipe for disaster for everyone in the general vicinity.

EthosLab & SolidarityGaming: I need this so badly, I have no idea how it'd play out, I just need to see it. I can imagine Etho either being in a constant state of panic, or the one who ends up causing their permadeath.

MumboJumbo & Bdoubleo100: CAN YOU IMAGINE THE BITS? THIS IS PURE ANIMATIC FUEL.

PearlescentMoon & GoodTimesWithScar: Absolutely unhinged, they would be bouncing off each other's madness. Will terrorize absolutely everybody.

MmmmmElijwhVollovb….Eleijah… Voldkvov… what is wwwwrong with him… <3 (this is for a super special secret project™️, so I’m only posting this one frame for now…)

jpm angst where he loves the reader but reader doesnt love him back, i love ur writing btw!!

thank you so much for this request and ur kind words! sorry for the long wait, love! i love writing for james, but im so nervous that i wont deliver correctly, so i hope i do this justice! an; 18+ mentions of murder, drugging, murder-suicide (it’s literally james) - pls don’t read if you don’t like dark themes please! r doesn’t love james but uses him

it’s whispered among others, the glaringly obvious truth that james patrick march loves you - absolutely adores you and your entire being.

every little thing you do, say, and act, makes james swoon, heart skipping a beat. a man reduced into a pile of mush.

yet, you, someone who knew their worth, had high authority with just a simple walk, despised the man. you had him wrapped around your finger with a simple red lipped smile, all sharp and conniving, in a single night.

the man falls hard, and fast, so it was nothing.

and putting up the act as if you loved him was easy. he had the looks, money, business.

extravagant clothing was bought and hung inside your closet every week. the most expensive red wine and some chocolate that were imported were placed on your bed.

too bad he wouldn’t be around long enough before you had to move onto another one.

yet, james had a plan. a plan that would intertwine your souls together forever - a plan that would make him happy for the rest of his life.

dinner was the most extraordinary, your favorite wine, and dessert.

“how did you like your dessert, dear?” his accent makes your skin crawl, fingernails dragging along the side of the glass as you nod.

you head felt heavy and you blinked slowly. “uhm,” you clear your throat, shifting in your seat. “it was tasty, love.”

there’s a sudden heat that surges through your body that has you shifting in your seat again from the sudden pricks that felt like needles in your skin.

“you look a bit pecked, dear. is everything alright?”

you hum, words feeling delayed as they leave your mouth. “i…i’m not feeling too well,” you breath out. “i think i… i think i might go rest.” you place the cloth that rested on your lap on the table.

you slowly stand, fingertips dragging along the table. your knees suddenly buckle, but before you fall, james is catching you. arms wrapped around your waist, he holds you up against his chest.

rough fingertips grip at the softness of your jaw, holding your limp head.

“i got you…” it’s whispered but it sounds as if it was underwater. “forever, love.” his thumb traces up and down your side, his lips pressing against your cheekbone with the utmost warmth.

when you fully come to, you realize that you can’t move your hands and your fingers are fuzzy. it’s cold and smells weird wherever you are and there’s a heavy lamp that was shining over your body.

it causes you to sweat from the heat radiating off from the bulbs. your head snaps over towards the door that opens, someone stepping inside.

that someone being james.

“what are you doing?” you seethe, teeth clenched and arms yanking at the restraints on your wrists.

“oh, my darling,” he steps closer. his hand, gentle with touch, drags across your throat. he hums at the feel of your pulse quickening by his touch.

which is what he thinks.

your actually afraid for the first time.

it was nothing like the first time you saw someone murder another human - your mother being sick and tired of your father, and all the mental abuse and exhaustion that had come from the man, sound of gurgling come from his throat made your fingers grip at the door as you watched from the study.

and you felt excited then, a weird feeling, but a man who deserved it? it made you want to carry out what she had started.

now you’re pulse quickens for a different reason. and that’s not from the excitement of giving a sick man what he deserves.

“we are going to be together. forever and ever,” he leans down, breath hitting your cheek. he watches as your chest quickens, eyes cutting over to him. “i’m never going to let you go.” he whispers.

it happens too quickly, the feeling of a blade slicing across your throat, a gasp leaving your lips as you try to wriggle from the restraints.

blood stains his shirt from you.

the last thing you see is the door opening and blood spraying from james’ neck as he falls forward.

i watched tim's interview a while ago, but i loved this part so much i had to share it:

question: "what do you want people to take away from gale?" tim: "there's a real joy about gale, and also longing, and sorrow, and hope, and there's so much. he yearns to go back to waterdeep. he yearns to be in his library with his tressym, and he wants all those things. he wants a simple existence at the end of the day. yes, he also kind of wants to be the greatest wizard of all time, but there's also those elements of homeliness, of just kind of wanting to be at ease and calm within your space in a world that's actually gone insane and crazy. so, actually, i think there's a bit of gale in everybody whether they want to admit it or not. it's that yearning for a better thing. he doesn't particularly want to fight, he doesn't particularly want to do this. he's thrust into it. this is just where we are. we have to do it. it has to be done. we have to do this.  but all he wants to do is, you know, have a sherry and read a book. lead a quiet life in waterdeep, probably eat some cheese, sit on the veranda."

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Out of Context Tag

Thanks for the tag @marlowethelibrarian!

Rules: Find a line that makes you want to know more without giving away too much

Their fingers wrap around the hilt of their knife as fast as breathing, but it's a thick, pitch, tarry blackness, and there isn't a way in hell for them to see the hands coming that wrap around their neck.

Tagging @mysticstarlightduck + open tag!!!

The football au nobody asked for my 16yo self was so crazy about.

Cas be like “please I’ve been a wing-man since the dawn of creation, I know how to do this”

(ID in alt and under cut)

[ID: Drawing of Castiel in a bar, face blank as he speaks to a woman with long brown hair and a leather jacket. In his speech bubble is a tweet by mrfeelswildride that says "guy who doesn’t quite understand being a wingman: girl my bro here fucks me all the time and his dick game is insane.” Dean is sitting at the bar a ways behind them, fists clenched on the bar top as he hunches over it, red from neck to hairline and eyes bugging out in panic. He desperately hisses Cas’s name between clenched teeth. The woman has her back to the viewer but is clearly weirded out. /end ID]

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