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She also covered an entire continent in a blizzard that allowed her to instantly kill anyone she wanted in its confines by snapping her fingers. She created a army over a couple days, Can freeze time once a day.

Very true.  That stuff’s from the manga, where she’s a somewhat different character (more pure evil, as I understand it).  Granted, I wish we’d gotten that massive action sequence at the end where they apparently throw an entire army at her just to distract her and give Akame an opening, but ultimately I kind of prefer the anime version of the character, if not the action climax.

Evil with a softer side, one that’s actually real, is something I don’t see that often.

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I haven’t seen the show, but I’m sure you’d do a good job of writing a romance wth an utterly evil character.

That’s the weird part about Esdeath (the villain; name’s a Japanese pun): she’s a little more complex than you’d expect.  Based on her intro scene, you’d kind of figure her soldiers follow her out of fear, she kills minions who fail her, that sort of stuff...except that’s not how this woman rolls.

Her soldiers are fiercely loyal, not because they fear her, but because they respect her.  She eats her meals with the common troops, ensures that any financial reward she gets is distributed among her soldiers and comforts her subordinates when they’re upset.  No, seriously, at one point one of her minions is really broken up over another one dying, and Esdeath sits there and holds her while she cries.  Another time, a different subordinate is worried about taking his mask off in front of the others because of something about his face (we never see it), and Esdeath tells him he has nothing to worry about and to take the mask off and eat dinner with his teammates.  He does, and nobody says a thing.  It’s...actually kinda sweet.  Her feelings for Tatsumi (the hero) are also apparently genuine, even if she doesn’t really know how to express them.

This is the same woman who did the scary-badass villain intro with bodies on spikes.  It’s actually kind of what drew me to the character, the multiple dimensions to her.  Villainy is her job, and it’s a job she clearly loves (she was asked to make an example of those Northerners, and she got creative), but when she’s not “working”, she can be a legitimately pleasant person to be around.

And damn it all, JayDee, you gave me an idea for a potential semi-romantic smut fic!  See, there’s an episode where Esdeath and Tatsumi get stranded on a tropical island, and I could...uh...work with that.

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JayDee

Bree and Aravis in The Horse and His Cock

I’d forgotten about some of the stuff you’ve written.  I’ll take your word on the Adoring Fan pairing.

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InvidiaRed

The worst I’ve seen are Umbridge shippers with well any unfortunate victim.

I only remember Umbridge from the films, so I can’t say what she’s like in the books, but I never really got the impression romance was a thing for her.  Also fairly certain she’s a horrible person but...heh...about that…

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GeorgeGlass

Star/Ludo romance. Enough said.

*Googles* Heroine/villain romance.  Yeah, that’s about where I -OH DEAR GOD IS THAT WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE?!  Seriously, though, that’s almost where I am right about now.

Alright, so I don’t know that I have a story to write about these two but...

If you’ve seen the show, then you know who these people are and I’M SORRY!  I KNOW, I KNOW!

*ahem*

If you haven’t seen AgK, then on the left is the hero of the show.  On the right is the villain of the show...who canonically has a massive crush on said hero, and this isn’t one of them harmless, goofy bad guys.

When she was introduced in a city she’d just conquered with corpses impaled on spikes and all, I was “Oh, hell yes, this is going to be such a badass villain!” and I wasn’t wrong.

And then she caught sight of the hero and blushed so hard it was probably visible from space and I was like “Oh, God, this is hilarious,” and her affection and his NOPE continued to be hilarious.

And then eventually I realized “Oh, no...God help me I think I’m into this.”

So, again, with regards to shipping, I know I shouldn’t...but I am.

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The abridged version is funny.

I was literally watching Episode 8 of that not an hour ago.  ALL HAIL SUPREME NAJENDA!!!

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Those are the best pairings though. Sometimes the actors or just the characters click in ways they weren’t supposed to.

This is a little different.  It’s not pure crack, as one of the characters really likes the other one, but it’s got...a few problems.

I just watched Akame ga Kill recently, and anyone who’s seen the show knows EXACTLY what pairing I’m talking about.

Oooh, that sounds like something that would be right up my alley.  I agree with the others in that you may just need to give it time.  Also, if you think talking about it might help, I’d always be happy to discuss it either via PM or email.

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And not that one banned episode of Friends where they hung Ross from the ceiling with chains.

And shockingly, that’s not a story JayDee has written (I checked)!

Is it weird for me to think “that’s a very JayDee thing to write”?

Well, I don’t work for the government, but I do work at a grocery store, so I sympathize in regard to the craziness.  Sorry for what you’re going through.

Do you at least get to relax at home, or is that kind of stressful too?

As far as canon characters go, I think Samus and Jill have both seen worse, though it might be hilarious to watch Jill Valentine reacting to how people are treating coronavirus.

“Why are you people acting like this?  When Raccoon City was overrun by flesh-eating monsters you all were calmer...I – don’t tell me I should be scared; I have seen some shit, man!  And why are you all hoarding toilet paper!?”

As for the OCs, well, Luzurial (JayDee’s OC, but I’m counting her) and Yua can’t get sick, being an angel and a yōkai respectively, but it could be both funny and heartwarming to see Yua get all concerned that Cody might catch COVID-19, not wanting to let her human mate leave the house and trying to convince him to...actually that could turn sexy right quick, given that she might keep him from leaving by webbing him up and/or distracting him to keep him indoors.

Do you mean OCs or canon characters?

I mean, I’m only a year behind you, so I know how you feel.  At any rate, happy birthday!

Well, looks like it’s Thursday on AFF...

I need to be on here more.

Well, like the others, happy (even more belated) birthday, BronxWench!