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Anders:

I’m not too confident in my Anders character voice, combining cynical, flirtatious, dramatic, passionate, self-deprecating, righteous, intense, selfless and judgmental all in one is hard, but I have some themes in mind for writing him post-merging that are important for me to balance.

1. To explore the spectrum that is Justice and Anders, how their characters combine, sometimes evident in the way Anders talks, and sometimes more in more subtle ways. How his emotions resonate and get amplified due to all of “Anders” aligning, since usually all parts of him are of one mind, except in rare cases. How Anders has come to identify differing views, out of tune feelings/thoughts as Justice’s, especially since he knows both parts of himself before they merged. Since their thoughts are now mingled, however, it’s not like he can truly pick them apart, and he might be projecting his own guilt on “Justice” at times.

2. Guilt struggling with his determination, and internalized self-doubt struggling with the certainty of not only Anders, but a spirit who is inherently righteous. 

3. The theme of anger that Anders thinks he needs to suppress, with focus on how he is right in his anger.

4. That Anders is used to navigating the mess that is their combined memories, experiences and the very intense emotions of a spirit and a traumatized, mentally ill mage. How it will get overwhelming and disorienting at times, but especially how Anders manages for all these years.

5. How Anders is not quite mortal, not quite human, not quite a spirit now. How his perception of the world is changed and enriched, the way he feels, the way he sees things, the way his mind works.

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Klavier, my child, my trash son! Partly stolen from livejournal, but revised. Not meant to be a complete character analysis, but what I keep in mind for his PoV and character voice.

1. Klavier deliberately puts on a show with his exaggerated rockstar persona, complete with his fake German, a passion for poetry and love songs and the air guitar soli. Not saying that he does not enjoy his rock music and his air guitar soli, and he is definitely flirtatious, charming, vain and conceited. But he is also sharp and calculating, not half as generous as one would expect of a rich rockstar prosecutor, and can be quite mean in his teasing. And, what is maybe most important:

2. Klavier is not as easy-going as he’d like people to believe. Despite his attempts to appear casual, Klavier is a perfectionist. He has to meddle in everything and to correct every mistake - also, he does expect everybody he works with to be perfect, too. As a prodigy who became prosecutor with 17 and who’s first hit single won platin overnight, he can’t deal with throwbacks and gets irritable when things go wrong.

3. Klavier is generally polite and political correct, and has very strict moral standards. As a consequence, he has little compassion for those who commit a crime, and is not ready to show any understanding. He can be harsh, and even cold. With his constantly friendly and so very polite attitude, he can be sarcastic and even pretty cutting, as he’s very ready to distance himself from anyone who disappointed him and would cause him pain.

4. Beneath all his superficial flirting, Klavier is actually a true romantic and craves soft and nice things and intimacy. He is all in for romantic gestures and he likes body contact, cuddling, soft kisses and whispering sweet nothings. He does love showing affection and recieving it. He’s a sensitive person, although he can hide a lot of things behind a maybe a bit too bright smile and his flashy attitude.

5. Klavier is aiming to appear and even be straight-forward and uncomplicated, but he is not. Klavier is in denial about a lot of things and trying hard to present himself a certain way, and he’s good at pretending. It’s hard to tell what of all this is fake and what is genuine, since it all has become second nature to him. Most of his issues are related to Kristoph, and while he does sense that there is something wrong, he refuses to take a closer look. It is a simple form of self-protection, because Klavier wouldn’t be able to bear facing the truth.The overall image I have in mind for Klavier is someone smiling brightly while there’s a gaping hole in his chest he is completely oblivious about. Also, someone who is head over heels for Apollo of course, and he’s fallen so hard, he can’t get up. :D

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Yami Yugi, the puzzle spirit, the mystery, and what I think is important when writing him:

1. He is proud and overly confident, to a fault. He basically radiates confidence when it’s about games/competitions, and since that term is pretty expandable in YGO verse, that applies to a surprising amount of situation. Rocks jewelry and eye liner and extra clothes and capes, and I mean, this boy sat with his legs spread when wearing short skirts on a throne, jesus, single-mindedness plus confidence and obliviousness make him so entirely unselfconscious. Will never back out of anything, will bet his life (and Yugi’s life and body) without even hesitating, will force through even if he got himself in a pinch. When he got himself into an awkward or not-so-good situation, he’ll keep his composure up and just try to will power through it anyway.  It means he relates a lot to trash like Seto Kaiba, as they both speak dramatic duelist language fluently and have ridiculous priorities.

2. When it comes to his friends caring about him and being happy and with him - he’s just happy, pleasantly surprised, like the lonely teenager he actually is. Like, boy, he is so happy and grateful to have friends. Will listen to them, try to learn from them, and be as good as a friend as possible to them. Which means he is very intense about their bond and cherishes it with a very very earnest sincerity. Because he treasures them so much, and he’s very uncertain about his own weird, fleeting existence, he would always step out of the way of their relationships, though, and tries to support Yugi’s feelings toward Anzu and Jou (this is my writing I headcanon what I want) instead.

3. Righteous and harsh in his judgement, but does have questionable criteria and taste in people, since apparently being very serious and intense about duels excuses bad character traits. He’s aware that he himself is flawed and aims to improve himself, though, which does however not make him doubt his judgment at all.Is very biased towards his friends at all times. Not above using his powers and using questionable means of punishment.

4. Cocky and playful, especially during games, but also towards people he is at ease with, combined with being very straight-forward and blunt, and overly serious and intense with a flair for the dramatic.

Seto Kaiba

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | depending on the time of the day and exposure to fandom/later anime i’m either very fed up with his overrated ass or fondly mock the hell out of this stupid manchild | actual love of my life 

hotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | there’s an aesthetic to him being a skinny unhealthy idiot and to him suffering, i still appreciate the thin ankles | gorgeous! | 10/10 would banghogwarts house: the house for childish dumb egomaniac dickbags. srsly tho: i don’t feel strongly about hogwarts house but listen, if you sort seto into anything but slytherin you are objectively wrongbest quality: uh……………………… His ridiculous levels of denial and his huge potential for self-destruction. As in, that makes him perfect fanfic material. And well, he’s nothing if not committed horribly obsessive clingy unable to exist without , and that is I think the most positive thing I can say about him. Also, he makes me laugh. :>

worst quality: Does he even have a real redeeming quality? And no, past abuse is an explanation but really doesn’t excuse much of his rampant asshattery. But for me, his most awful quality is his utter lack of character development. He has a bit. It’s painfully slow. And maybe that would be fine but the anime has a bunch of extra seasons and he gets so annoying and obnoxious. I could never watch the anime past Duelist Kingdom again and this is one of the reasons. Just someone shut Seto Kaiba up please.ship them with: Yami Yugi/Atem. His dragons. Those are my OTPs. (There there’s also Noah. Roland. A bit of Mokuba in a “wow these brothers have issues” sense without really truly shipping it. The Black Magician. Ishizu messing with him. Also anyone who can mess with him, really. It’s YGO, I ship a lot of things.)brotp them with: Listen, it’s either full-fledged obsession or barely anything. I’d say Mokuba, but again, they have issues - I’m just interested in Mokuba’s development and how it might change his relationship to Seto. There’s nothing very typically “brotp” about their relationship though.needs to stay away from: Jou. Fricking leave him alone for once. He’s way stronger and a way better person than Seto will ever be and does not deserve to be mocked by a jerk with a superiority complex. Also @ fandom: stop pushing characters on Seto that have to put up with his bullshit to ~help him/heal him with their kindness~. They all deserve better than having to put up with Seto fricking Kaiba.misc. thoughts: I have some spoilerific opinions and will stay hush about them for now. So, something entirely else: Why is there no fanfic were Jou just punches Seto in the face and does not put up with his bs to counter all the awful fic where Jou is tripping all over Seto who is nothing but an insufferable douche to him? 

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Cian Cavanagh

general opinion: fall in a hole and die | don’t like them | eh | they’re fine I guess | like them! | love them | FIRE EMOJIhotness level: get away from me | meh | neutral | theoretically hot but not my type | pretty hot | gorgeous! | FETISH FUEL STATION ATTENDANThogwarts house: probably gryffindor? i do not care enough about hogwarts houses for a profound answer tbhbest quality: I have a burning passion for freedom fighters and for people who fight passionately for their rights and are devoted to their cause. I also love his intenseness and his graveness. Bless this. And I appreciate it so much that he is a character who suffers from severe depression AND is a violent activist, but he does not get demonized for it and gets a sympathetic ending and a chance to heal.worst quality: He hurt his loved ones a whole lot, and he dragged his son into this mess and was ready to pointlessly sacrifice his people because he was so caught up in his self-loathing and a death-seeker. Granted, he went through a lot and then gave his heart away, but still. He is deeply flawed in a way that makes him a very good, complex and enjoyable character, at least in my opinion! <3ship them with: Doran ❤, Gareth, Ylezavit :3brotp them with: RUNWE. bb!Eska. And Grul, I like the awkwardness of their relationship, as they are not really friends or anything, but they respect each other.needs to stay away from: Responsibility, and especially briar hearts.misc. thoughts: i WILL TOUCH THE HEART I DON’T CARE I WANT TO

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Elliot <3