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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-14 12:55 pm
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November Anime Wrap-Up 2

I dropped Mawaru Penguindrum, I just could not do it. I looked up spoilers and I'm content with my decision.

Watched Dr. Stone, S4P2E6-9! ❤️️❤️️❤️️ I'm off to make a fanart compilation list now like the BnHA and WinBre ones I've done~

Watched ep. 7-8 of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

Watched the first two episodes of Trickster [...], I'm enjoying it!

Watched episode 6 of Haikyuu!!. <3

Watched episode 9 of Delico's Nursery, good!!
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Puri ([personal profile] shamanicshaymin) wrote2025-12-13 09:29 pm

A shelter from pigs on the wing

I just wrote an entire fucking review about the 1954 Animal Farm, shrank the BlueSky app, only to find it erased it all. GAAAAAAAAAAH! FINE we’ll take this to fucking Dreamwidth. Social media can’t fucking stop me from tl;dring and ranting about books and movies because it can’t be contained in 140 characters.

After getting psychic damage from the trailer of the upcoming Animal Farm "adaptation" coming 2026, I decided to hunker down and watch the original animated film in hopes of an antidote. I finished it feeling... underwhelmed.

Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland )

Yeah, the movie just feels like a watered-down SparkNotes version of the book with a new happier ending tacked on so the audience doesn't have to feel traumatized and left to think. I like the animation and voice-acting, but that's about it. I don't have strong feelings about the movie overall. Like obviously, it's superior to the 2026 atrocity coming out and a thousand times more faithful to the source material, but that's a low bar. I know there's a 1999 version of Animal Farm done in the live-action "Babe" style, but I don't trust it to be any good or have interest in watching it. The world still isn't ready for an actual good adaptation of Animal Farm. :/ In the meantime, simply reread the book. Or if you want more Animal Farm stuff, listen to the Animals album by Pink Floyd. :D
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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2025-12-13 07:20 pm

Fanfiction: Invisible Touch (Death Trick: Double Blind, Detective/Magician)

In twenty-five years of writing fanfiction, I think this might actually be the most obscure fandom I've ever written for. I hope there's someone in the world who's interested in reading this!

Be aware that this fic contains major spoilers for Death Trick: Double Blind, which is a mystery game and is best played unspoiled.


Title: Invisible Touch
Fandom: Death Trick: Double Blind
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Detective/Magician
Wordcount: 1,100
Summary: The Detective and the Magician get to know each other a little better.


Invisible Touch )
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-12 12:35 pm

Animation Check-in: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power S5E3-6



6x3:

Man, Micah better make it through this to see his daughter.

Catra and Glimmer having a civil convo. :')

Prime threatens to erase Catra's memory unless she gets answers about the incoming ship from Glimmer.

Geeze poor Bow dealing with both Adora and Entrapta.

Catra's last moments. 😭 I bet Prime will erase her memories. The flashbacks to their childhood were interesting, we saw Catra's possessiveness towards Adora, Adora saying they would always be friends, and Catra saying she would never say sorry. But she went and helped Glimmer and then apologized to Adora in the end.



6x4:

Kyle told Scorpia he had a crush on Rogel?

Ugh Swift Wind and Scorpia. ❤️️😭

Adora is quick to forgive Glimmer, Bow takes a while which is understandable.

Adora is able to turn into She-ra for a split second! And Swift Wind felt it.

The Rebellion gains three new allies in the siblings who lost their planet to Horde Prime. I hope they can find a home on Etheria after everything is over. 😭

Catra's definitely not going to be Catra when they get there to save her, is she...



6x5:

OMG that Horde having a totally breakdown after he's not connected to Prime anymore. It must be really frightening but I can't help but laugh.

I know she was being controlled and that's awful but dang Catra looked good with short hair/all sleek. And Adora hugging her to herself made my heart squeeze. Apparently She-ra has healing powers?

Oh, the real Hordak found Entrapta's trinket. But won't Horde Prime erase his memories again? Also feel sorry for the Horde who will get wiped again too.



6x6:

They brought 'Wrong Hordak' with them omg I'm surprised he was willing to leave Horde Prime.

Adora, Catra's personality isn't going to do a 180 just because she apologized and you saved her. She has a lot of emotional issues, that's not gonna go away in one night.

Space She-ra!

Aww Entrapta and Catra moment. :')

Oooh shit, Spinnerella got implanted. 😭

Glimmer doesn't even know Micah is aliveee.
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-12 11:52 am

🔊 Daily music

@ Spotify

Reflected in the mirror
I am a wisp of flame
Sunset, at the bottom of memory
Forgotten my destiny
Even when the constellations burn out
I'll repeat my destiny
🎵
Nagayama Youko - I Like You [
translation]
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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2025-12-12 11:42 am

Are You Allergic To Mallets?

I am still thinking near-constantly about James Sunderland and, going by my experience with the original Silent Hill 2, will be doing so for the next twenty years, but I can spare some time to talk about a little indie game nobody's heard of.

A few weeks ago, [personal profile] proustbot made a post about Death Trick: Double Blind, a murder mystery game taking inspiration from Ace Attorney and Ghost Trick. I like Ace Attorney a lot, and I absolutely adore Ghost Trick, so I was tempted into checking it out.

I stressed myself out more than necessary while playing Death Trick, I think! The game has a time mechanic; you have a certain number of time slots in an hour, and actions like questioning a suspect will take up a slot. Sometimes, these actions will lead to new evidence items that you can use for further questioning.

When I ran into a long sequence where I wasn't getting any new evidence, I started to freak out; was I asking all the wrong questions? Was I going to run out of time and fail to solve the case?

I think the issue here is that I'm used to games automatically moving the plot along once you have all the information you need. Because things weren't moving on, I assumed I was missing something. In fact, I'd already gathered all the necessary information; the reason I wasn't getting new evidence was that I already had everything. But that's not what moves the story along; the story only moves along once a certain amount of in-game time has passed. I should have just relaxed and enjoyed having non-plot-essential conversations with the characters to pass the time.

Anyway! Because my misunderstanding of the mechanics led to me constantly feeling I was playing the game wrong, I started to get a little frustrated with it, although I was enjoying the writing. But then it won me back over with an excellent little mystery-story moment: I noticed a small detail and went 'wait, that's weird??' and started trying to make sense of it, and, in pulling that one thread in my mind, I suddenly found myself unravelling a huge knot of mysteries, some of which I hadn't realised were mysteries until that moment. It was extremely satisfying!

Spoilery details on my sudden revelation below the cut:


Spoilers for Death Trick: Double Blind. )


There is no Death Trick: Double Blind fanfiction on AO3, and I doubt there's a market for any, but a part of me still feels I should write fanfiction where the Detective and the Magician make out.
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-11 10:16 pm

🔗 Links of interest

lexi aka newlynova - Booktuber: "silly goofy books for silly goofy people" She reads a mix of things but there's a lot of fantasy.

good places to find art reference that are not full of AI trash

Sherlock Holmes - Very Sincerely Yours: A Holmes/Watson Anthology - I can't wait to receive my copy!

"Btw ICYMI: Red, White & Royal Blue is getting a manga adaptation." (twitter link)

BL Asian drama recs - with handy tropes and symbol guides.

K-Ville Entertainment - K-Pop & Korean Music charts
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-09 09:38 pm
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December+ Book TBR

Used my book boardgame.

I completed 9/9 from my last challenge, it only took me...7 months...aha;; I enjoyed all of them a lot, I couldn't choose a favorite!!


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Cupid/romance (cover two books with 1 prompt)

Roll #1

An 8 and the 'generate from TBR' tile! This one always takes a while because I have to cull my old TBR I no am no longer interested in. OTL #793, which is Leashed #1: Howl, an SPN M/M & M/M.F anthology. It doesn't have an audiobook so I'm experimenting with a TTS app called Audify.

Edit: I started on this one, got #23 of the way in and realized it's 90% smut, I'm not big on PWP/tiny plot so I dropped it, I should have read the reviews first honestly, but sometimes I get too wrapped up in rolling/picking for the challenge without thinking;; SO I am replacing the book. I'll still use the same generated number now that I've removed Howl.

Ookaay after deleting several from my TBR I decided to go with a short story in What the Cat Dragged In, an M/M shifter romance.

Roll #2

A 2, prompt: featuring a group of friends. A few people I follow have read this and rated it decently: Gentleman Bastard #1: The Lies of Locke Lamora.

Roll #3

A 5: prompt: romance element ILYBSM, a Christmas-themed M/M/M. No audiobook.

Roll #4

A 10 and the generate from series title. There's no easy way to do this but here goes... I finally generated a page with a series I've started but it was the Door Into Shadow and it's been a while since I read The Door Into Fire, so I suppose I'll reread that first. It's kind of cheating since I'm not actually continuing a series buut. Too bad it doesn't have an audiobook version though. :( I actually own at least the first few physical books somewhere.

Roll #5

A 9, Chinese-inspired. I took Iron Widow off my shelf so it can't be that. Okay I've picked out a children's book, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.

Roll #6

Aand a 12. Reward: this took me ages because I didn't have anything jumping out at me. I ended up choosing something nostalgic in Christopher Pike's Spooksville #1: The Secret Path. I have read this one before but I figure I should start from the beginning. I have the audiobooks and they're about 2~ hours each so easy-peasy. =)

Most looking forward to: The Spooksville book because nostalgia
Least looking forward to: The Lies of Locke Lamora bcs I don't know what to expect

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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-09 01:31 pm
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December Manga TBR 2

Used my manga TBR boardgame.

I finished 9/9 on my last board, that was a lot, and I finished them in 9 days too! I really enjoyed about 5 of them, the others were just 'fine'. I'm open to most anything for this new challenge.

Avatar:

Gon
Skill: Choose your own prompt once


Roll #1:

A 5, prompt: reincarnation. I couldn't make up my mind so I went with the first on the list, D.Gray-Man, though not sure who it's talking about since the char I'm thinking of had someone's memory implanted in them, not technically reincarnation.

Roll #2:

A 10, prompt: intimidates you. I just spent entirely too long updating my CR list on MAL ahh and then figuring out what 'intimidates' me. Finally I settled on Boku no Hero Academia. Something I haven't read in a while always intimidates me and this is one I've been meaning to catch up on for a while now;;

Roll #3:

A 10, lol now I get 'generate off CR' list. #120...omg Witch Hat Atelier! I think I remember what was going on last.

Roll #4:

A 12, dang, and the CR tile yet again. #42 which is more Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun.

Roll #5:

An 11 and the end. I got a lot of high rolls this time, huh. And so many shounen. Didn't need my skill. Gotta fit a BL in there with Kantoku, Neko na Ore wa Dame desu ka.

EDIT: How could I forgot my challenge to read all my psychical BL manga for this section. 😭 I still have several to go;; I already started on Kantoku so I'll just have to add this one after it: Kissing (Teiko Sasaki/Shoko Takaku).

Most looking forward to: The BL lol I'm so predictable
Least looking forward to: D.Gray-Man, I was annoyed at a thing or two going on last time

~Manga TBR List~


[Shounen/Fantasy] D.Gray-Man ✔️
[Shounen/Superhero] Boku no Hero Academia ✔️
[Seinen/Fantasy] Witch Hat Atelier
[Shounen/Supernatural] Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun ✔️
[BL/Smut] Kantoku, Neko na Ore wa Dame desu ka ✔️
[BL/Romance] Kissing

x3 shounen, x1 seinen, x1 BL
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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2025-12-09 12:26 pm

Fanfiction: Trouble in Paradise (Silent Hill 2, James/Mary)

After finishing the Silent Hill 2 remake, I watched all the endings. They're all excellently done! But I was particularly struck by the new 'Bliss' ending, which you get if you drug yourself before watching the videotape. I absolutely had to write fanfiction.


Title: Trouble in Paradise
Fandom: Silent Hill 2
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: James/Mary
Wordcount: 1,100
Summary: James and Mary, living in bliss.


Trouble in Paradise )
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-08 11:34 pm

December Manga Wrap-Up

 

 I read BL Mangaka Shusshou Host wo Kau and rated it 6.5/10. 

 I read the BL White Liar and rated it 8/10! 

 I reread volume 2 of Junjou Romantica

 I read volume 1 of Basara, a tragic but enthralling start, I'm scared but excited to read more. 

 Read Hana ni Kuchizuke, it was a mess in ways but I want to continue with the series and see if there's more growth. I gave this a 7/10.  

 I reread Kashinfuu and rated it 6.5/10. 

 I read ch. 13-22 of Ouji-sama Nante Iranai, a balm to the heart as always! 

 I finished volume 1 of Red Raven and I definitely look forward to reading more! 

 I read volume 13 of Natsume Yuujinchou and it was perfection as always. 
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-08 11:06 pm

Manga Check-in: "Natsume Yuujinchou" v13 ch. 52-54+specials



Chapter 52:
Matoba sent Natsume a letter, who lost it when he got distracted by an amateur exorcist sealing a youkai.

Lmao Natori. Natsume visited him to ask how to finish sealing the youkai that guy left but Natori was sleeping - Hiiragi told him to keep ringing and then as soon as he heard it was Natsume he came storming through the house to answer looking artfully tousled. xD

What was that secret room?? Nyanko-sensei's suspicious look. 😆

I - what? Natori said some of his colleagues having a rough time must've left that phone-call but...it was literally a curse.

Okay so he comes from an old exorcist family but those with the ability died out until he came along, and exorcists think he's stealing their clients now. When he got to know Natsume he was looking for an ally, but now he's 'just happy to help Natsume'.

The letter from Matoba got sealed in with the youkai and Natori found it!

Chapter 53: Anybody who upsets Natsume is evil in my book, go away Matoba. 😡

Exorcists are being attacked and one of them is possessed by a youkai. Natsume was forced to go to the meeting to figure out who and he's able to help take down one of the minions. Natsume still wants to leave but he thinks of the words Natori said and decides to stay and protect the ones he cares about.

Chapter 54: These exorcists don't give a fuck about youkai. Strong = good, weak = useless and ultimately they're entertainment. :|

I'm a little confused about Natori's gecko and Matoba's eye. Matoba said Natori might lose the gecko, that's why it doesn't go on the leg, and Matoba said as long as a youkai is targeting his eye he'll have its power(?).

Now I want to know what all the letter said, since it was apparently long.

Wait, was it Natori's shikigami that stopped Matoba from touching Natsume's hair? :')
 




~Specials~


Nishimura and Natsume:
Nishimura and Natsume's first meeting when Natsume transferred there.

Nishimura making fun of Natsume's nightmare. 😭

Yeesh, just because Nishimura's brother is struggling doesn't mean you can neglect Nishimura, mother!Nishimura.

Seems like Nishimura's older brother has a lot of weight on his shoulders, being expected to have perfect grades and attitude to 'inherit the family'.

Kitamoto and Natsume: Oh, we get to see Tanuma's transfer too. He and Natsume were so alike, acting in ways people couldn't understand, but at least Natsume could clearly see the youkai around him.

I wish Nishimura and Kitamoto could know the truth, I think they would be supportive even if they were afraid, but the risk of them getting hurt is too high, like with Tanuma...

I'm so happy the mangaka wrote these two special chapters!
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蝶になって ([personal profile] bluapapilio) wrote2025-12-08 10:09 pm

Webnovel Check-in: "Trash of the Count’s Family" v9-10 ch. 40-47



"Trash of the Count's Family"

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Chapter 40: Cale trying so hard not to listen to Raon going on about the Prince's dyed hair/eyes. 🤣

“… Mister Cale seems to be a bit like me.”

He clocked Cale like that, not that it was hard really when Cale used the exact same tactics.

Is this the first time we learn the Crown Prince's name is Alberu Crossman?

Not knowing meant there was no chance of him getting caught up in it.

You're too funny, Cale. Good luck with that!

Lol, Cage being cheeky and calling Cale 'our little brother' on the way out.

Chapter 41: Lock offered him and his siblings as knights to Cale but Cale helpfully pointed out that that would be putting them in danger, not protecting them. 😅

Hmm so he plans on using Lock to get an ancient power for him so he can sell it to the 'Queen of the Jungle' for money. 🤔

Aw, nice convo between Billos and Cale!!

Ron finally makes his big move, what will Cale do...

Chapter 42: Cale is letting him go assassinate whoever, but he's giving him one year, as he'll need him then, and he has to write Cale now and then.

Taylor can walk again!! So the deal went through.

Cale really likes to jinx himself huh.

Chapter 43: Cage got excommunicated like she wanted. 😆 Taylor being so happy for her is so cute, their friendship is so nice!

“It has already been 30 years since this king has received the blessing of the sun to rule over this kingdom.”

Dude, you only got this position by murdering your family, not because you inherited it or deserved it.

The blood-crazed mage is called Redika, lol.

Cale's lucky no one is paying attention to him or they'd see his unusual behavior.


Chapter 44: Aw, Raon being so proud for saving everyone. =')

Redika put the last two bombs on suicide bombers and they couldn't be stopped, so Raon used his shield and Cale used his!! *glued to screen*

Chapter 45: Aw damn, some people ended up dying anyway...

Raon's response to thinking Cale was really hurt really shows how much he cares plus the weight of saving someone who's only known pain. And considering how young Raon still is...

Lol at the Alberu/Cale 'fraudulent hug'.

Chapter 46:
The crown prince did not keep up his act now that he knew he and Cale were of the same type of people.

This is go great, it's not often Cale can be on the same page with someone!

Interesting, Raon knows Alberu is very strong, but unlike Cale who showed his secret card to save people, Alberu did nothing when the servants and soldiers around him died or worse.

‘I thought he was a good person, even if he had a tendency to use people.’
But that was not the case.

Hans may be quite spirited and silly sometimes but he really is a good deputy butler.

Rosalyn anticipating things also makes things easier for Cale.

On and Hong finally moved toward the Black Dragon to get a sense of relief by the dragon’s side. The strongest, cutest, and nicest individual in this room was this Black Dragon.

My heart! I want to see them cuddlinggg.

Raon pointing out that Cale worked hard too. :')

Alberu really isn't human? And he thinks Cale might not be. X'D

Chapter 47: Watching both Alberu and Cale suffer through this conversation really is hilarious.

One corner of both Alberu and Cale’s lips started to go up as they started to smile. Their smiles were pretty similar.

🤣

Ahh everyone is going to split up now. :( I know none of them will want to be away from Cale for long. And Raon, On and Hong, and Beacrox will still be with Cale as well as Hans. I wonder where the children will still in the Henituse territory?