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“And I don’t think anybody should feel bad if they get diagnosed with a mental illness, ’cause it’s just information about you that helps you to know how to take better care of yourself.

“Being bipolar, there’s nothing wrong with it. Being bipolar is like not knowing how to swim. It might be embarrassing to tell people, and it might be hard to take you certain places. But they have arm floaties. And if you just take your arm floaties, you can go wherever the hell you want.

“And I know some of you are like, ‘But Taylor, what if people judge me for taking arm floaties?’ Well, those people don’t care if you live or die, so maybe who cares? Maybe fuck those people a little. I don’t know.”

Taylor Tomlinson, Look At You (2022)

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Hello!

I hope this ask finds you well. I have a question about your Rose Knights Series!! I know that in a previous post you said you wanted to keep some info and lore on dragons more on the secretive side so that George can talk about it later, but is there any little tidbits or drawings you would be willing to share with us that are spoiler-free in the meantime?

The dragons are so cool to me and I desperately want to see more of them,,,, but I totally understand if you can't share anything more than you already have!

Best regards

I do want to save some Dragon lore for George to share to the cast, BUT! It is a crime for me not to give you guys a little more info about those plant dorks! And there's a lot of things I can share in the meantime that isn't spoilers! So thank you so much for asking about it! <3

To start things off, let me say that even if the Dragons don't have the same obsession about colors as the Roses do, there is STILL meaning behind the 3 Main Colors Dragons fall under: Green, Black and White. While the Roses' magic and color is tied to personal characteristics, traits, and identity, Dragon magic and color is influenced by the relationships they have OUTSIDE of themselves. Family, friends, rivals, enemies, lovers- all these things help shape the kind of magic and color a Dragon will grow into.

Similarly to Red Roses, Green Dragons are the perfect average. Having just the right amount of social flexibility and mental stability means most Green Dragons will be able to harness all parts of their magic without difficulty. Black Dragons, having cut themselves off from all forms of relationship, develop strong bodies as tough as metal. But they lose all ability to shift their form, and there's nothing left for them to share with anybody else. A small price to pay to not need anybody to save you though, right? White Dragons, while physically the weakest and most vulnerable of all the colors, usually have an army's worth of Dragon underlings or friends who are more than happy to do all fighting on their behalf anyway. As recompense, White Dragons can charge anything with enough magic to make them an unstoppable and unkillable force for a short time.

Dragons with lighter colors have more freedom to shift their bodies and to share energy/power with someone else. Dragons with darker colors are harder to hurt, with more weight to crush anything that tries pushing them back.

And quickly giving a shoutout to Colored Dragons for being absolute headaches but VERY pretty and talented and amazing all the same! Colored Dragons are obviously Dragons with Rose ancestry. And just like Green Roses, Colored Dragons can have any combination of Rose and Dragon powers.

okay y’all i have a ✨thought✨

what if, whenever atsushi regenerates, he’s physically fine but for some reason, his body still feels the pain of the wound he received??

like immediately after it happens, he’s fine if not a bit more tired than usual.

and then he wakes up the morning after and the afflicted limb (it’s the leg. you KNOW i mean the leg i mean come on, it’s practically a bright red target atp) is just screaming in pain.

and eventually the pain starts to ease up and he’s able to function again but he’s still left with flair ups sometimes and just general chronic pain.

again: especially the leg i mean SERIOUSLY THAT POOR LIMB-

but yeah basically chronic pain atsushi. (totally not in the process of writing a one shot for this with a sprinkling of sskk)

anyway, thoughts? feelings? helpful commentary?

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January stars day 23 Sleepy bitch disease

I'm tired sleep time

Napping is quite something huh

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What if Atsushi knows sign language?? Like in the orphanage the kids would use it to communicate sometimes without the staff knowing, so even if Atsushi wasn't involved he gradually learned sign language to find out where to sneak food, good hiding spots if something happens, and how to get away easily if you do something. He knows how to sign fast too cause the kids would cut deals with Atsushi that if he used the fact that he was much scrawnier than the other kids to do something, then they would split something, mostly food though. So he can sign fast, fluently, and easily understand it even if it's rushed or unclear to most.

Concept: Dazai joining the Agency and still figuring out what it means to live in the light. He doesn’t know a lot about the Agency and only has the Port Mafia’s perception of it to go off of.

Which isn’t exactly accurate.

And so Dazai tries to do things as lawfully as he can. Because they’re detectives. They work with the law enforcement so they must be law abiding people.

Much like when he first met Chuuya, Dazai only sees the surface level of what the Agency are. But not what’s beneath it until he’s partnered up with Doppo “my ideals do not vibe with the law” Kunikida.

A man who embodies what the Agency is and strives to be. He cares so deeply for order but he only follows the rules he believes are worth following.

And Dazai is fascinated by him. By what he’ll follow and what he’ll break. That at the core of it all it’s about saving people. If a rule gets in the way of that then it should be broken.

The Port Mafia were wrong about the Agency and Dazai was too. He sees why he was recommended this place to begin with.

Also I just find the idea of Dazai in the beginning trying to be the rule abiding one and Kunikida looking at him like he’s mad like “what are you a cop?” Personally hilarious.

And just Kunikida teaching Dazai to break the rules to do what’s right.

That it’s not about money or status. It’s about protecting people who can’t protect themselves. It’s about standing when the whole world wants you to back down. It’s about reaching a hand out to the lost and giving them a place to belong.

This is not the path for the faint of heart. This is not easy and you will go home questioning if anything you did ever mattered. You will lose, you will fall and you will get back up and do it again tomorrow.

If you can’t do that then you should just quit while you’re ahead. And years later Dazai is still at Kunikida’s side as they head to another case.

Because he learned. Because he rose to the challenge and made it his own. He took it all in stride and went forward. People may say otherwise but Dazai knows without a shadow of a doubt that it’s this is where he belongs.

As part of the side that saves lives.

As part the bad guys enemies.

As part of the Armed Detective Agency.

I will never ever get over the fact that Dazai let himself get captured by the Port Mafia on purpose. Facing the consequence to see people again who he knows won’t welcome him with a hug on purpose. Letting himself get chained up in their torture chamber on purpose. Getting punched by his former subordinate on purpose. Mocking said former subordinate with his new subordinate, which leads to yet another punch in the face on purpose. Meeting his old partner who threatens, punches and fights him on purpose. And then that trashcan-man says with blood dripping from his mouth, a knife and a hand against his throat that he did all of this “mostly for Atsushi-kun”.

Talk about devotion, man.