astrothsknot
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Deep Black Crush by astrothsknot
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game), Devil May Cry (Gameverse)
09 Mar 2026
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"It's astounding that falling in love with someone has nothing to do with where or when you meet them." Rafayel shifts Sophanista a little on his hip, glances over to where Leo and Diego are playing. "The timing wasn't perfect, yeah. And I wasn't the best version of myself when we met. But I still believe that even if we had met differently...or let's say our story unfolded with different chapters, we'd still end up exactly as we are now."
If all Rivers run to the Sea, does a different Beloved Bride change the story? Or is the ending still the same?
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- Part 1 of Black Black Hearts
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Caleb's always loved Mei, from before he can remember.
But someone else loved him first.
And now, she's found him
But it's never that simple, though, is it?
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- Part 3 of Black Black Hearts
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A discussion was going round the fandom as to which of the LIs we would marry irl.
I thought about this and wrote an essay in SawCSims comments and for some reason, the essay ended up getting recycled in other comments, so I decided to put it here, because I have thoughts. And a type, apparently.
Maybe one day I'll write an essay on "Why I write smut about fake men."
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Xavier already knew Caleb's mother, and she's the only person who's ever looked past his roles and seen him, not a role, not a function, but the man at the heart of it all.
Xavier is the only person who's ever seen Jennifer.
To the places where even light cannot reach.
To the chapters whose words have long faded from the page.
Not every journey leads home—
but you were never alone.Do you understand, Xavier?
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- Part 2 of Black Black Hearts
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Vergil's corporeal, Violet's pregnant, Dante has a family again.
It will be alright in the end.
He hopes.
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- Part 5 of Blood//Water
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Black Black Hearts by astrothsknot
Fandom Devil May Cry (Gameverse), 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
09 Mar 2026
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it always begins with little things
little pieces of a heart
broken off
hearts are strong
and they can go on
long after most of it is missingYour heart's for sale
and you'll yourself this tale
you only did what felt right
but when you lie in the dark
and you can't feel your heartevery little break
every little crack
go too far
your heart ain't coming backSellin' your heart once is hard
so they say, so they say
Selling twice is easy
so they say, so they sayYou'll never get it back,
Love Hunter, Love Hunter
No matter what you try
Love Hunter, Love HunterHowever hard you cry
Love! Hunter!
You gotta try
Love! Hunter!
You Gotta make it right
Love! Hunter!
And hope they'll understand
Love Hunter, Love HunterLove Hunter Theme
Love Hunter OST
Music and Lyrics
Chat Sparda Qi
(C) Shen Chapell Music Publishing 2048
Album artwork courtesy of Rafayel- Words:
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You'll never break free
Lamb to the slaughter
The price of your greed
is your son or your daughter.
What you gonna do, when there's blood on the water?- Words:
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RPG - Only in Halcyon by astrothsknot
Fandom ICONS Superpowered Roleplaying (Roleplaying Game), Original Work
27 Jan 2025
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Where I write backstory and additional scenes for my characters, mostly to get a handle on them.
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A collection of the stories I've created for Hillfoots Tales, the oral storytelling group I belong to.
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- 33,234
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- 16
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Basically just a place to put the Supernatural reviews I did on LJ yonks ago. There's only 10 and I will not be doing anymore.
- Words:
- 17,328
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Love and Deepspace: cops, superheroes, worldbuilding, and why a story can’t just be ‘vibes’ by thyrd_pardie
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
28 Sep 2025
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Abstract: Love and Deepspace entered the market in 2024, changing the landscape of otome games with its 3D models and hybrid gameplay. Despite its attempt at constructing a story catered towards women, though, they still seem to exhibit the pitfalls of any other company concerned with capital. Capitalism is anti-feminist.
This present essay thus dissects the presentation of Hunters as law enforcement, why the decision is so insidious, and what it means for the world-building. I examine the pervasive theme of crime and punishment and the unconscious biases of both the writers and the audience towards the criminal incitement to discourse, looking at the Tomorrow’s Catch-22 banner’s presentation of a racialised society and an unquestioned carceral system reminiscent of the CCP’s discriminatory policies.
The Love and Deepspace world is not concerned with itself, only what it can be for the central six characters. Plot holes are rife, antagonism is a spectacle, and Linkon society is a monolithic machine. Their politics revolve around which way the narrative can be bent into the shape needed to enhance the romance of the present couple, and the rest of the story is therefore lacking in any genuine care.Bookmarked by astrothsknot
09 Mar 2026
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To Settle a Debt with the Sea by Delilah_Delaney
Fandoms: 恋与深空 | Love and Deepspace (Video Game)
10 Aug 2025
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Fic Completed: 8/10/25
When fishermen from her village accidentally kill a young Lemurian, her village must find a way to appease the furious Sea God.
Unfortunately, the Sea is cruel and it demands an eye for an eye.
To her horror she finds it's up to her to repay the debt to the Sea God's satisfaction.
(Or: MC is a somewhat unwilling sacrifice left for Rafayel who decides the only way for her village to pay for the life of the Lemurian child they killed is for her to make a new one with him. Fortunately, he has just the tools he needs to do that thanks to some fancy Lemurian biology ... )
This one's for the mermaid-monster girlies who deserve a real meal! I hope you all enjoy it!
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Bookmarked by astrothsknot
08 Mar 2026
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Five years too late, Rafayel finds his bride living under another man’s name.
She does not remember him.
Or does she?
Alternately: an age-gap reunion fic where yandere Rafayel reclaims his bride—now 32, married, and raising children—by patiently unraveling the life she built without him.
Bookmarked by astrothsknot
04 Mar 2026
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To protect her, Caleb intends to erase Sylus from her world. That transgression will demand a payment far more intimate than he ever imagined.
Some bells, once rung, cannot be unrung.
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Update: please don't wait, I quit.
Bookmarked by astrothsknot
29 Dec 2025
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When she starts dating Gideon, Caleb tells himself he’s happy for her, he’s her brother, after all.
But with every passing day, it feels less like protective love and more like losing something he never should have wanted in the first place.Click here to get spoiled
FREAK4FREAK THOUGH
Bookmarked by astrothsknot
05 Oct 2025