I Know People Claim There’s No Romance In Brandon Sanderson’s Skyward, But That’s Not True. It’s

Some days would have been better if they just didn’t happen at all.

At last.

Because running around as Koujaku and Aoba and ignoring the swing is impossible.

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Me and my sisters finally finished our DMMD cosplays at least far enough to wear them. :D Still unfinished, still a lot to change, but NyanCon was A LOT of fun anyway.

Photos by @kittendough ... and me

AKUSAIMONTH // 2017 Day 2: First or Last

“Heh. I knew you’d like the idea! Just like back then, when you kissed me the first time!”

“Lea, stop. This is getting embarrassing.”

“Awwww, don’t be embarrassed for being a sweetheart~”

“Right. You set up all the candles in your house out on the street to look like stars in the night sky, remember? I’m still not sure if that was sweet or plain stupid.”

“You were so down after we couldn’t see the meteor shower, so I thought I’d cheer you up. Worked better than I had expected, hehe. Also, I’m pretty sure you liked it, judging by your reaction.”

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AKUSAIMONTH: BERSERK Day 1: SET C - “An Eternal Memory” (Prologue)

I swore I'd never forget. I wonder, did I keep this promise? I held the memory close, that much I can say, but still … In my rage, the hatred I didn't even acknowledge … Didn't I change it's meaning?

It is hard to understand why I acted the way I did in this quiet moment. No, not to understand. It is hard to believe. What a fool I have been. Had I acted differently … would I have been able to change fate? Had I been stronger, could I have been able to change the fact that it is you lying in front of me, motionless, once again?

“Wake up,” I whisper, knowing that you are probably not able to hear me. They keep telling me, that you don't. Yet, how would they know? When I was lost in darkness out of all things it was your voice I heard. So, wouldn't it make sense for you to hear mine as well?

When they tell me not to push myself too far I can feel a sense of empathy coming from them that I neither deserve nor wish for. I fake a smile nonetheless and promise. Another promise I am probably breaking in this twisted way of mine, without even knowing. This is all I can do for you, so I won't stop. For as long as it takes I will be staying by your side. I will keep the memory of you.

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AKUSAIMONTH 2015: BERSERK Day 19: SET C - “Crush My Heart”

The first thing I felt was a stinging pain carved in my face.

I touched my cheek with a shaking hand and so the second thing I felt was wet and sticky and warm and it suddenly made me taste iron on my lips.

The third thing I felt was breathing. My own, deep but burning in my chest, and that of another, calm, below me. Another. Another person.

I tried to wipe away the blood from my eyes and moved to lift myself up. It was hard, my whole body felt heavy, but I managed to prop myself up on one arm. And there you were.

Breathing, motionless. I stared at your face. Alive, but unmoving. I tried to say your name, but nothing came out, my lips wet with blood but dry anyway and my throat numb. I didn’t know how long I hovered over you, but it was the realization that I was dripping blood onto your face that finally made me sit back.

I didn’t know why I was bleeding again. I didn’t know why I was lying on the floor or why you were there (asleep? unconscious?). But I realized I did know where I was. My breath started to hitch and I felt my stomach clench as I recognized the room where we had lost our hearts. Where you tried to save me, where I gave in anyway, my heart taken from me and my face carved.

Why were we here?

Did this mean… that it was … over?

Was I... back…? Was I …

Was I me again?

Sometimes as a Nobody I had tried to imagine how it would feel when my heart would be returned. I thought I’d feel relief or maybe even happiness. But in reality all I felt was pain and grief and a horror I couldn’t even place but that gripped me so tightly it blocked out everything else. When tears finally came I didn’t stop them. They burned in the cuts on my cheeks, but I barely felt it. I sat next to your unmoving body and I wept for the first time in years, until finally someone came rushing into the room, screaming your name and taking both of us away.

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Koujaku Week: ｢tattoo｣ // ｢scars｣

My probably only entry for Koujaku Week! Everything about his tattoos fascinates me, from their symbolism to everything they stand for in the game/anime. Also, Koujaku is an amazing character and he deserves to be happy.

Photos taken by my little sister Joey (Edited by me). (Special thanks to my other little sister Fiff, for helping out with the light and replacing fallen flowers.) Tattoo from dmmdresources.

Well, KHUx is a really nice game, I enjoy playing it a lot, but storywise you’re not missing out on much. There’s maybe three or four pieces of information that make a good combination with Backcover, but most of it doesn’t add much/anything at all to the story.

Hmm, yeah, I see what you mean. A lot of people seem a bit confused about Ira, maybe because he’s not as easy to see through as the others (then again, I’m somewhat under the impression that a lot of people didn’t see through Ava either. Or maybe I’m just seeing things that aren’t there, who knows).  I’m reasonably convinced we’ll see the Master of Masters in KH3. :) Especially now that the box has been brought up in the new trailer. About the traitor … I don’t think there ever was one among the Foretellers. In my opinion, the only person who could be considered a traitor is the Master or Masters himself. … Wow, sorry, if I sound like a know-all, I just thought about all this way more than I probably should have, haha. 

Aww, thank you so much for your compliment! :) This means a lot to me!

Hey! :) I saw your tags on my Ira drawing. I hope it's okay if I'll explain my opinion a bit? I don't think Ira is evil. Actually, I think he's very selfless. All he wants to do is to protect the world. He probably feels a strong guilt over the things he does in order to do so, but he was led to believe that this is the only way, and so he keeps on, even if it breaks him. ... Of course, I don't want to impose my view on you or anything. Have a nice day and thank you for reblogging my work! :)

Before I write this answer, I just wanna say that I have barely played unchained x. I saw the movie, and I know some of the story.

But I agree with what you said 100%. I just thought that many people view him as “evil” since they drew sort of Xehanort-esque. Hopefully, the foretellers will be brought up in KH 3, and we’ll get an actual answer of who the traitor is??? Also, your art is so nice! I love the way you draw Saix! He looks so elegant yet intimidating.

Sparks just like Hibana

[ID: Traditional waist-up drawing of Shionne and Alphen from Tales of Arise.Their eyes are obscured, faces very close together. Their fingers are touching ever so slightly and a coil of Shionne’s Thorns wraps around their forearms, lighting up their hands and faces. Sparks of white and orange like fire are rising from their forms. The second picture is a close-ups of their hands.]

13 Days left. I love the first three hours of KH2, when you're still playing as Roxas. It really smashes my heart, time after time. All those sad things, and all those nice things as well ... The more good things happen, the harder it is to see them taken away from him.

When I played KH2 for the first time, I refused using the skateboard later on as Sora. I missed Roxas so much, I didn't want to let Sora replace him for good. It was just a small act, and it was actually pretty stupid, because I like the skateboard very much and you're so much faster with it, but still.