Playing Cinderella Phenomenon Be Like...

Hideyoshi: Are you threatening the fireflies, Ieyasu?

Ieyasu: What I do is my business. And what about you? Feeding your kind as usual, no?

Nobunaga: Gifts from my Wife! (*why did I agree on sending these instead of her though*)

MC: PERFECT! All three of you...SAY CHEESE! (*screenshot*)

After the honors are given to blushing lords, MC and the player whispered amongst each other...

MC: I do not mind if my Lord blush or not, what is important he knows just how much I love him and he, too, values me also?

Player: *looks at MC* But what if he lies and is only using you? What if he speaks trash and insults you? What if he gets bored, get drunk and sleeps with other women? What if he got god complex and sees women as mere decoration and forces himself on you? In the end...most of them are BOORS!

MC: *silenct pause and smiled suggestively* I see...you only said that because you like me, don't you?

Player: I care about yo--- (*sees MC blushing in their direction*) wait! No! Its not what you think!

MC: Oh..*gives player a sultry smile* but you are blushing, now.

Player: THAT IS NOT TRUE! (oh no!) I am only concerned that my handsome hubbies might hurt you!

MC: *eyes wide and shocked face* ...

Player: (My God what did I just say??) Well...sh*t!

Hahaha somehow this thought bugged my mind and can't help sharing this...

Who blushes the most in SLBP?

The latest Lord of the Draw brings up an interesting question: which lords (and ninjas) are most prone to blushing in SLBP, and which the least? It’s definitely a matter worthy of analysis!

1. Yukimura Does anyone in SLBP blush more than Yukimura? Fandom’s sweetheart is unused to the ways of love and women and his face (and Saizo’s running commentary) makes sure everyone knows it.

2. Inuchiyo A close contender, Inuchiyo blushes every time he has a dirty thought about MC, acts on a dirty thought about MC, or feels guilty for acting on a dirty thought about MC. So, you know, constantly.

3. Mitsunari The first of the tsunderes! Mitsunari is usually quite matter of fact, but when love is involved his face lights up like a tomato (…if tomatoes lit up).

4. Masamune Our shy boy doesn’t blush so much at romantic love as the thought of anyone loving him at all. Compliments are the quickest way to an embarrassed but pleased red face.

5. Kyoichiro He wouldn’t be blushing at all if you hadn’t gone and done something so stupid, baka!

6. Ieyasu I’m sure Ieyasu would be outraged to be so high on this list, but otome tsunderes need some way to convey their true feelings. If he’s gonna lie with that mouth his cheeks will have to do the truth-telling for him.

7. Hotaru Like Yukimura, Hotaru has very little experience with love or women, but unlike Yukimura, Hotaru doesn’t know enough about societal norms to be embarrassed (most of the time). Most of his blushes are guilt-induced rather than MC-induced.

8. Sakuya Sakuya’s a reasonably good actor and can keep his face impressively stony under most circumstances, but just let MC bare a little bit of flesh when he’s not expecting it and there he goes.

9. Genya He’s an easy-going guy with a lot of life experience. He’s not gonna blush at the little things (though he’ll tease you for doing so), but he’s just as susceptible as his twin to MC’s charms and not nearly as dedicated to hiding it.

10. Shigezane All of Omori loves his smile, but his blushing face is quite nice too. Like Genya, he’s both experienced with the world and open with his emotions.

11. Kojuro He strives to always look neutral, but he’s still a red-blooded man and just can’t help it sometimes.

12. Mitsuhide Ditto. Out of bias I have concluded he’d be ever so slightly better at hiding his blushes than Kojuro, plus he’s got that reputation as a “perfect” samurai to uphold.

13. Saizo Wishes he was lower on the list, but can’t help it when MC wears that ribbon dress.

14. Sasuke It takes a lot to make Sasuke blush after everything he’s done in life (and the bedroom).

15. Nobunaga What do you have to blush about when you’re the best in the world, the grand unifier, and deserving of everything?

16. Hideyoshi He’s had a thousand lovers and is amazing on the battlefield. What’s to blush about?

17. Shingen See: Hideyoshi (but older).

18. Kenshin Completely lacking in shame. Probably the only person who can make Shingen blush.

19. Hanzo If he blushes, I assume it’s through careful ninja makeup trickery and is somehow part of a plot of tease either Ieyasu or MC.

When Dining Table became my Working Table.

Tagging @otome-comments remember 5 things in your room/bag contents? This is what happens when I "get serious" 😂😂😂

Round-up: A Lot of CSI-Style Forensics Have Turned Out to be Bogus

Basically a lot of it is pseudoscience that was never rigorously tested in controlled situations to see if it actually worked.

This is because it was not developed by scientists, but by police, and mainly with an interest in putting people in prison rather than uncovering the truth.

At least two dozen people have been falsely convicted due to “Bite Mark Analysis”. 

“Burn pattern analysis” put an innocent man to death in Texas

“Blood Spatter analysis” such as that shown on the TV show Dexter is actually completely unreliable even according to the US Department of Justice

Forensic hair comparison is also widely believed to be junk science and the FBI is currently reviewing convictions based on hair analysis due to the unreliability of their results

Handwriting analysis has an unreasonably high error rate, by some accounts as high as 43%

Lie detector tests, or polygraphs, are notoriously unreliable and based on bad science. Even though everybody knows this, they are still constantly being used in criminal investigations among other places.

Toxicology labs can be poorly supervised and badly run, producing false and even fraudulent results

Due to sloppy procedure at many labs and lack of regulation even DNA testing is often unreliable

Even when correct results are produced, genetic profiles may be less useful than we have been lead to believe

Fingerprinting analysis is not foolproof and actually has not been thoroughly tested, as this Frontline special discusses

Here are a few more articles on how unreliable modern forensics are.

Unfortunately due to TV shows that stress forensic investigation, juries are demanding this kind of evidence at trial, and have little idea of how untested and unreliable it really is.

Requests are Open!

Request will close when all spots are filled!

We are doing this round of requests like the last time!

We are doing Prompt Only requests! You can choose from any of the prompts in this list or by clicking on the Prompt List link in the bio!

Be sure to send the entire prompt in quotes along with the suitor(s) for the request! (Excluding the A to Z HC! For these, include 10-12 letters per suitor!)

We also accept NSFW fics, including suitor x suitor, or suitor x mc x suitor!

Lastly, Please only send 1 request this round, in order to give others the chance to send in a request as well!

We will periodically post updates as requests get closer to being filled!

Ikemen Revolution: 10 Requests

Ikemen Sengoku: 10 Requests

Other Otome: 10 Requests

*Other Otome Games and Characters that can be requested*

Midnight Cinderella: Sid, Alyn, Rayvis, Byron, Nico

Several Shades of Sadism: Minami, Shizuka, Mei, Chiaki, Toma

Samurai Love Ballad Party: Mitsunari, Saizo, Hotaru, Yukimura,  Ieyasu

Mystic Messenger: All

Arcana: All

Mr. Love Queen’s Choice: Gavin, Lucien, Victor, Kiro

Kissed By the Baddest Bidder: Eisuke, Soryu, Ota, Baba, Mamoru, Luke

We will be adding Ikemen Vampire on the next round of requests to give everyone the chance to get a good start into the game for now!

Thank you for your continued support!

@daeva-agas I found this from a certain blog.

I think it is pretty much true.

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i found this amazing artist on pixiv and i thought i might share because they make incredible SLBP fanart!

I have never seen any of their work on tumblr, i’m not gonna post any in case they didn’t give permission, but go take a look it’s really worth it !!

I haven't done Saizo or any Tsuki Routes...but...Just asking, who do you think will win in a ninja duel? Hanzo Masanari or Saizo? Because from what I read so far, Hanzo is also a good ninja.

OMG @aedysa​, thank you so much for this entertaining ask!! 😂I haven’t done Saizo’s route yet, but let me try to answer to the best of my abilities! :) First off, we have to consider the environment: Saizo is weak to rain, so in the case of bad weather, Hanzo is going to win, hands down.

But let’s assume it’s a sunny day (or a clear night), and our ninjas can’t bring allies, because that would get complicated. You’re right that both Saizo and Hanzo are considered excellent ninjas. We all know about Saizo’s skills, and Hanzo didn’t stay alive as future chief of his village by sitting pretty. That said, much as I hate to say it, I suspect Saizo would have a slight edge in a direct face-off. Here’s why:

Skillset: Hanzo’s a great fighter, yes, but if leveling up your ninja skills works the way it does in video games, Hanzo’s “wasted” a good fraction of his skill points on the charisma/seduction tech tree. Meanwhile, Saizo seems to have gone all in on fighting. People skills won’t help you in a ninja duel, probably (unless Hanzo plans to seduce Saizo?!?! I’d definitely buy that story, lmao).

Experience: Hanzo spends his days plotting/doing snakey things, trolling people, and helping Sakai grow strawberries. Meanwhile, when Saizo isn’t sleeping, he’s either actively training or going on the most dangerous ninja missions. I’m not saying Hanzo’s rusty (far from it), but Saizo’s ninja skills are going to be razor sharp in comparison. Also the one time Hanzo was sent on a mission with Saizo (street fair story), Hanzo made Saizo do all the killing, which seems to corroborate my theory.

Weapons: Hanzo uses throwing needles and something that looks like a claw. Saizo uses a vicious blade (sometimes two). Both of them use throwing knives. Anyways, throwing weapons are a finite resource, so let’s talk about close combat. Blades are longer than claws, so I assume they have a slightly wider range. Also, assuming you have the strength to handle a blade, which Saizo obviously has, if you move your arm at the same speed, a longer weapon (blade) will move faster than a shorter one (claw), which also seems like a good thing, giving Saizo the overall slight advantage.

Hair: Hanzo’s luscious locks, aka one of his greatest assets, would also prove to be his greatest downfall. He might be able to fight skillfully without his beautiful, silky hair getting in the way against most opponents, but hair isn’t something Saizo has to even think about when fighting. Point to Saizo for practicality.

Clothes: Similarly, Hanzo’s clothes are very pretty, but a lot bulkier than Saizo’s super hot skin-tight ninja outfit. This puts Saizo at a huge advantage in terms of speed and maneuverability! That said, Hanzo can hide more throwing knives on his person with that outfit, so I suppose in a long-term ranged duel, he’d be all right…

To recap, imho Saizo is more likely to win in a ninja face-off against Hanzo (happy to field counter-arguments!). But if you like Hanzo as much as I do, there’s no need to fret! Don’t forget that Hanzo is a slippery snake who, like Saizo, seems to have magic ninja vanishing abilities. So when the situation is no longer in his favor, he’ll be able to gtfo. And maybe that’s why we don’t hear about the Iga ninjas fighting each other all that often. ^_^

Hope that answered your question! :) Anyone reading this: feel free to send more fun asks my way, lmao. The box is always open!!

SLBP “Consummate Moonlight: Passion Ascending” Pt 2 Review

Yeah, yeah, I know this event ended like a week ago, lol. I’ve been swamped with real life stuff. Nearly everything that could possibly change in my life is changing - but in the best possible way! So I’m going on semi-hiatus for a bit - aka the only otome I’m likely to consume for the foreseeable future are SLBP events and IkeRev stories with CG’s. Sorry, MidCin Giles anon! ^_^

But enough about me! Here are my highly belated thoughts on the 2nd batch of ninja pre-sex events, from least to most favorite. :)

Kyoichiro is, for lack of a better description, a little bitch in his ES. When MC is headhunted (alongside the Mitsuba) by Shingen, Kyo comes along for the journey. Which seems cute on the surface, except he’s really only there to guilt MC into hurting the potential deal by going back to Oda territory with him, and all because he’s being headhunted himself by Hideyoshi (“Will you go with me, or onward to Kai?”). Upon their return, Kyo gets arrested by Nobunaga on suspicion of being Goemon, and it’s up to MC and Hideyoshi to rob a samurai in his absence to save his sorry ass. And of course, Kyo’s upset that MC puts herself in danger, and doesn’t even apologize (he has much to learn from Sasuke…). In the end, Kyo’s grateful to MC and I guess it’s kind of cute, but I was too upset to really appreciate the scene tbh. ^_^

This ES had the makings of a great story, but too much went wrong imho. I would’ve liked it better if MC had made the decision of returning with Kyo herself, without him explicitly asking her to (cos that’s awfully selfish of him). I would’ve liked it even better if she’d at least met with Shingen for her clan’s sake! Also, I wanted to read the actual scene where MC and H became thieves. And don’t even get me started with that omg-you-put-yourself-in-danger bullshit that he pulled (without apologizing!!). All in all, I think Kyoichiro does have his good sides, but they definitely weren’t on display in this story.

Personal enjoyment: 3/10

In Genya’s ES the poor guy is faced with one doozy of an order from Iga: kill Masamune. Holy shit! Adding to the pressure is the fact that Sakuya (aka Genya’s evil bro) has found MC, and is more than ready to kill her if he doesn’t follow orders. Yikes. Gen handles the situation with as much grace as one can reasonably expect, which is to say it feels like he’s on a verge of a breakdown for half the story, but can you really blame the guy?! Gen’s eventual “confrontation” with a sleeping Masamune is devastatingly touching (“Aren’t you going to kill me?”), but fortunately, he, MC, and the Date clan are able to work together and come up with a solution out of this whole mess (but not before MC tries to leave to protect Gen and he saves her from Saku 💔). One Ashina assassination and a victorious battle later, and things fortunately go back to normal for the absolute sweetest gang in SLBP.

I loved this route (although it was super stressful to read!). Gen’s struggle to reconcile everything felt super realistic (or as realistic as one can get in a universe with magic ninjas), and he came off as such a great boyfriend to MC. Gotta admit though: every time I read a Genya story, I just end up hating Sakuya that much more. Good thing Gen more than compensates for his bro’s villainy! Best quote: “You can take everything I have, but not her! Never her!”

Personal enjoyment: 10/10

Hanzo is a bona fide semi-villain in his route, simultaneously manipulating Ieyasu into pursuing Divine Rule while, well, not really trusting that he can really pull it off. But when the hotheaded Ieyasu insists on facing the mighty Takeda army head on, Hanzo can’t even help because a) Ieyasu doesn’t want him there (“We don’t need you to come. You’ll just be a burden anyway”), and b) Hanzo’s injured and traditional medicine doesn’t work on him! In the end, Ieyasu’s poison-filled salves end up doing the trick, and our snakey ninja is able to rush off into battle, save Ieyasu’s sorry ass, and return to Ieyasu’s castle, alive and more-or-less in one piece. Aww. I could swear I’ve read very similar setups in slash fanfics before… ;)

Okay but in all seriousness, this is supposed to be a story between Hanzo and MC, and I personally thought that that aspect of the ES was utterly fantastic! Literally everything Hanzo does with MC is super appealing (and super hot!!) - from playing with her early in the story, to calling her little mouse (I died, ngl), to coming home to MC after the battle, kissing her hair!!, and asking her to help him with Ieyasu’s salve. What a character! The shockingly functional relationship Hanzo was able to sustain with MC in this story almost makes me believe his MS’s happy ending could work. Almost. ^_^

Best quote: “Sing to your heart’s content..let your voice reach the greatest heights” - Hanzo auditioning for Phantom of the Opera

Best platonic scene: Hanzo and Sakai bonding over plants. Again. :)

Personal enjoyment: 10/10 (also that epilogue… 💕)

So those were my thoughts. What did y’all think? I’m curious to know! :)

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