sans fanfare

There's so much to dissect here, which I'm sure others will do a far better job of, including the setting, which is fantastic, the gimmick of the boost gauntlet, all the new monsters, the ELDER DRAGONS YAHOOO (Oh, Kushala Daora, my revenge will be sweet) and all the new armours and weapons to look forward to in Master Rank.

ALSO, there seems to have been a time skip, as the characters have new hair and fashion styles!!!! OLIVIA MY BELOVED. HELLO. THIS WOMAN WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I love the implication in her style and expression that being in the Forbidden Lands for a few years has perhaps allowed her to enjoy the freedom and joy that new exploration and discoveries bring! She seemed to admire that freedom in the Hunter, and it would be so good to see her embracing it.

Also, seeing Nata, my boy, grown a little and wearing the Hope armour himself 😭😭😭😭 I can't wait to see more of his development and the path he chooses.

a tribute to Them 💚🐍🌒

Another commission, this time for @rahuratna ! Based on a NaruHoshi fantasy AU she's been working on. This was so so fun to draw!

I commissioned my dear friend Radish to bring my Fantasy AU NaruHoshi vision of Dimensional Sorcerer Narumi and Cursed Swordsman Hoshina to life, a headcanon that's all too special to me.

Some background: Hoshina hails from a renowned clan of swordsman, but is cursed from birth such that he is unable to wield regular swords without experiencing terrible pain and damage to his hands.

Cue his meeting with Sorcerer Narumi, an unconventional genius who is searching for the secrets to his own past. Through the inter-dimensional tattoos Narumi places on his back, Hoshina is finally able to draw and wield a sword the way he desires, and joins Narumi on his journey!

I knew this would be SPECTACULAR, because it's RADISH, and in all of our collabs prior to this, their artistic vision of every scene I've imagined has been utter perfection.

BUT THIS.

Seeing it brought to life like this gives me whole lot of emotions I don't even know what to do with.

Backstudy closeup

Damn, playing as the "Vice-Captain" is giving me renewed love for the dual blades. I've played with Great Sword for so long, that I forgot what it means to be a true speed demon, I fear, lol.

Zipping around, flying through the air, beyblading down monster backs, is as satisfying as the first time I played DB.

Also, I cannot WAIT to be in High Rank, so I can start true fashion hunting for Soshiro. Many new outfits for our dashing swordsman await. 😂

For now, here's some low rank screenshots I particularly liked.

When he's battle ready:

That meat does NOT want to see him coming:

I DO like him in the Hirabami armour (and the Odogaron!). They were made for him 😂

Some good times with the squad, and his little protege, Nata.

Content Warnings: MDNI/18+, fluff with suggestive themes. Summary: Some laughter HCs with Nanami, because God knows he deserves it. Pairing: Nanami Kento x fem!reader Word count: 1.4k

From the moment you first shared a laugh with Nanami Kento, you knew you’d want to do it over and over again.

As a newly graduated Grade 1 sorcerer, you’d hoped your first day would carry at least some of the novelty that the promotion promised. Instead, here you were, leaning against the back wall of a packed Jujutsu High classroom, enduring yet another staff briefing that had dragged on for far too long.

In response to yet another tangent taken by the visibly disorganized support staff member who was presenting, you’d been unable to contain the off-hand comment that slipped from you, in the form of a dry joke muttered under your breath, one you had not expected anyone to hear until you heard a low, barely noticeable chuckle emanating from the sorcerer posted beside you.

You tilted your head up towards the source of the sound, your eyes landing on signature green lenses that did little to conceal the hint of a smile that lingered in the usually stern eyes they covered, even after it had faded from Nanami’s lips. You tried to mask your embarrassment at the idea of being caught by returning a timid smile in a quiet moment of shared intimacy before turning back to face the speaker.

Your attention never fully returned to the meeting.

Me when I write for 2 hours: 500 words

"This is an H.R violation. "

Inspired by: this! by the amazing @radish-breath

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In pretty much every game I’ve ever played that has a revive/respawn mechanic, it’s never explained as to how it works. Which isn’t really that big of a deal to me; it’s a game mechanic that allows you to keep playing the game, case closed.

And then you have Destiny. Get gunned down by a Cabal turret? Your Ghost will have you up in a hot second. Did another Guardian fire a rocket a bit to close to themselves? Go interact with their Ghost to rez them. Did you finally kill that bastard camping an ammo spawn in Trials? Better make sure their teammates can’t get to their Ghost, or they’ll be back up doming you from halfway across the map in seconds.

Except your Ghost is more than just a flying respawn machine. He can hack stuff, mark things on your tracker/radar thingy, oh and he’s an entire character with a personality who reflects the personality of your Guardian, who barely speaks.

The nonverbal communication and interactions in cutscenes between the two are fuckin immaculate. The way Ghost tilts the parts of his shell to express emotions - annoyance, shock, excitement, curiosity… and your Guardian reacts to him usually with a glance or a look, like… idk they just kinda get each other.

But while he is your Ghost, he’s not YOUR Ghost. By which I mean, Ghost is his own, independent character. He’s not a reflection of you or anyone else, and that’s made clear when his opinions and thoughts don’t align with the actions of you as the Guardian. In a lore thing from Forsaken I believe? there is a list of things he wishes he could say to you. One of those things is how he sees that you’re going on a rampage through the Tangled Shore, and justified by the death of Cayde-6 as it may be, he doesn’t like it; it scares him. But he still loves you - that’s also on the list, and even during Beyond Light we see this when he continues to stay by our side even as we start wielding the Darkness in the form of Stasis.

That’s not to say he can’t be vengeful himself. In the lead up to the final boss battle with Savathun during the Witch Queen campaign, Savathun taunts you and your Ghost. This isn’t anything new - bosses taunt you before and during boss fights all the time in Destiny campaigns - and usually you react by wiping the floor with them, without a word in response. Except this time, Ghost is PISSED, essentially says “how fucking dare you, you killed my friends”, lists a bunch of shit the Hive have done to humanity (most of which you personally have been affected by as a combatant against the Hive), and ends off by telling her that he would rather die than serve the Hive.

Speaking of the Witch Queen, we also get to see that Ghost isn’t perfect; he absolutely despises other Ghosts who joined the Hive, and makes that abundantly clear. He’s also extremely suspicious of Fynch, the Hive Ghost who helps you out in the Throne World. Ghost is kind of an ass to Fynch, because to him, the Ghosts who joined the Hive under Savathun betrayed the Traveller and humanity. But when he realizes that most of the Hive Ghosts like Fynch were coerced into helping the Hive in their search for their Guardians, he outright APOLOGIZES to Fynch. It’s actually a pretty cool moment in the story, and it shows like… yeah, he’s capable of making mistakes, but he’s also capable of at least trying to fix them.