I wasn’t expecting the ending, but it’d threatened to get too sappy and Mashita decided to opt out at that point. (He also would rather die than ask out loud but he actually is paying attention and if Yashiki seemed uncomfortable he’d back off and let Kujou do the talking.)
I don’t think it was happening on the sites I was on, so...but I’ve put it in the calendar for next year so I don’t miss it next time. (It is kind of on-brand for me to import everything and get ready for International Fanworks Day...only to forget to look up what day it happens on. Whoops.)

It got a little melancholy and I couldn’t figure out how to end it because I knew Yakuza 5 is set after this, which kinda hurts worse. Even though this is melancholy, though, I think I got the hopeful tone I wanted, that even through further events it’s not all pain.

I was thinking about why I like Devil May Cry (and my own writing on Giles’ Detective Agency) and why I don’t think that the story is “terrible” like a lot of people. Unlike my other lit analysis posts this one is mostly about DMC, mostly because I started writing and apparently had a lot to say and this is long enough as it is. This does tie in slightly to why I’m also more positive on DMC 2 (at least story wise, and you can’t argue that the outfit and music weren’t stylish) and the anime (which got me into the story). Again, I haven’t experienced DMC 5 yet; it’s one of the ones I want to actually experience myself, rather than watching someone else play, and admittedly half of my issue is that I want to wait until I’m living somewhere one of my roommates isn’t going to break a newly bought PS4 in a fit of rage or because they’re mad I haven’t cleaned the microwave or whatever. I look forward to seeing how it fits in with this mini-essay. It’s also why I don’t like the Ninja Theory one and why writing crossovers with lgbtq+ themes feels very natural to me. We will also be getting into story spoilers here, so warning for that.

( using your words like adults )

Bill and Lucy had to come in with the angst. Rude.
(To be fair, Lucy is getting sick of no one choosing her, either, and both her masters think Desmond would be easier to control with her holding the hawking glove.)

Main Points:
Assassin's Creed
Summary: The aftermath of the Flower Incident, as Shaun titles it in his head, is not easy.
Word Count: 1178
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Shaun/Desmond
Warnings: swearing, Shaun being Shaun (i.e. rude & disaster gay)
 

( fic outline expanding on the whole  )