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Delicious in Dungeon | Weight and Hydration Management

2026-03-25T20:07:21Z

Rating: T

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Chilchuck Tims, Senshi, Laios Touden (mentioned), Marcille Donato (mentioned)

Relationship: Senshi & Chilchuck Tims

Words: 964

Content Warning: About an eating disorder

Tropes: Character with an Eating Disorder (Chilchuck Tims), Hurt/Comfort, Developing Friendship

Summary: Chilchuck's stomach was getting weaker, thanks to Senshi's meals. (And they were a lot less pleasant when they were coming back up.)

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Haruka Isn't Autistic-Coded – He Has an Intellectual Disability (And Why That Matters)

2025-12-07T20:16:40Z

A lot of people in the MILGRAM fandom (especially English-speaking MILGRAM fandom) state that Haruka is autistic-coded, as if it's fact. Most recognize that Haruka is coded as disabled. (If you didn't recognize that, I hope this essay will help to explain why.) However, to state that he is coded as autistic specifically is incorrect. Haruka is coded as intellectually disabled.

Now, there are likely two things that contribute to this issue. One is the invisibility of intellectual disability as a whole, and another is the fact that a lot of this has to do with things that only someone who speaks Japanese would understand (such as complex vs non-complex words in Japanese).

In this essay, I plan to lay out what an intellectual disability is and how it differs from neurodivergencies such as autism or ADHD. After that, I want to discuss the way Haruka speaks and uses words, the symbolism in his MVs, and how this lends to him being coded as intellectually disabled. Finally, I want to discuss why this even matters at all. Because, in truth, viewing Haruka as autistic instead of intellectually disabled leaves the viewer misunderstanding his story in a huge way that seems far too common in English-speaking MILGRAM fandom. So, I hope you listen to what I have to say.

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MILGRAM | Lipgloss Flavor

2025-12-06T17:05:30Z

Rating: M

Fandom: MILGRAM

Characters: Muu Kusunoki, Rei

Relationship: Muu Kusunoki/Rei

Words: 2,467

Content Warnings: Bullying, slut-shaming, cannibalistic urges

Tropes: AU - Cakeverse, Internalized Homophobia (Muu), Metaphor, Angst

Summary: Nobody would think she was cute if the word got out that Kusunoki Muu wanted to eat her classmate.

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Great God Grove | A Fickle Editor

2025-12-06T03:47:02Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Great God Grove

Characters: Click Clack, Thespius Green (mentioned)

Relationship: Click Clack/Thespius Green

Words: 932

Tropes: Internalized Homophobia (Click Clack), Autistic Character (Click Clack), Character Study, Denial of Feelings, Unconventional Format

Summary: Click Clack carefully edits his thought process (lest it leads to something he's not yet ready to face).

He can't let his mask fall off, after all!

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Splatoon | EXCLUSIVE: Marie Cuttlefish on Coming Out, Invisibility, and Being an Aromantic Idol

2025-12-06T03:29:03Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Splatoon

Characters: Marie, Callie (mentioned)

Relationship: Callie & Marie

Words: 1,309

Tropes: Aromantic Character (Marie), Character Study, Coming Out, Unconventional Format, Seasonal, Worldbuilding

Summary: For our pride month special, I was honored with being the first to interview Marie since her coming out earlier this month made waves!

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Pokemon | Moon Cookies and Other Remedies

2025-12-06T00:46:06Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Pokemon

Characters: Bede, Opal, Chairman Rose (mentioned)

Relationship: Bede & Opal

Words: 3,201

Tropes: Banter, Character Study, Domestic, Families of Choice, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort (light), Seasonal, Worldbuilding

Summary: Bede seems inherently avoidant to discussing both his past experiences with the holidays, and learning about the Fairy-types he's supposed to master. However, he, notably, does not seem to avoid the subject of food — and Opal can work with that.

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Delicious in Dungeon | An Excerpt From the Biography of the Devourer of All Things Horrible

2024-11-15T01:08:15Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Laios Touden, Marcille Donato

Relationship: Kabru/Laios Touden

Words: 1,762

Content Warnings: Time period-appropriate sexism and homophobia, implied racism

Tropes: Unconventional Format

Summary: Some words from King Laios Touden's biography, regarding the debated existence of Kabru of Utaya.

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BAD END THEATER | CAPTURED HERO END

2024-11-03T06:21:36Z

Rating: T

Fandom: BAD END THEATER

Characters: The Hero, The Underling, The Maiden (brief)

Relationship: The Hero/The Underling

Words: 960

Content Warnings: Dehumanization, major character death

Tropes: AU - Canon Divergence, Developing Relationship, Relationship Study, Major Character Death

Summary: The Hero valorously returns to the demon castle alone when the villagers don't believe The Maiden's story! He is then not-so-valorously captured.

(An alternate ending which focuses on The Underling and The Hero, written in the style of canon.)

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Delicious in Dungeon | Self-Hatred by Proxy

2024-11-02T20:12:45Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Laios Touden

Relationship: Kabru & Laios Touden

Words: 200

Content Warnings: Ableism, internalized and otherwise

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru & Laios Touden), Character Study

Summary: Some say that what you hate in others are things you hate in yourself.

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Delicious in Dungeon | Micromoments of Shame

2024-11-02T20:08:04Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Character: Kabru

Words: 400

Content Warnings: Internalized ableism

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru), Character Study

Summary: Kabru sometimes wondered if other people tried as hard as he did to socialize. (Even though he knew, of course, that couldn't be the case.)

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Splatoon | Having You by My Side Makes Today Perfect: The Pearlina Manifesto

2024-10-05T05:05:54Z

“A ship manifesto is a meta essay meant to introduce fans to a ship and promote it by explaining its appeal.”
- Fanlore

Welcome to my Pearlina manifesto! In this essay, I will be introducing you to Splatoon, as well as the characters, Pearl and Marina. I will be going over their lore, their coding, and I hope that I will be able to make you understand their appeal as a romantic pairing.

First, though, I must get you caught up on the not-inherently gay lore of Splatoon. What you need to know is that, around 100 years ago, Octarians and Inklings coexisted in harmony. However, rising sea levels made it so the two had to battle over remaining territory. The Inklings came out victorious, and forced the Octarians to live underground and in much worse conditions. Nowadays, most Octarians are a part of the Octarian army, trying to regain control of the surface.

Also, for clarification: an Octarian is any octopus-like creature, but an Octoling is specifically the intelligent humanoid creature. All Octolings are Octarians, but not all Octarians are Octolings.

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Delicious in Dungeon | Baby Doll

2024-10-02T22:37:24Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Milsiril

Relationship: Kabru & Milsiril

Words: 400

Content Warnings: Ableism and infantilization

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru)

Summary: Milsiril takes the news that Kabru is to be Laios' royal advisor about as well as one could expect.

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Greetings!

2024-10-02T11:56:41Z

𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 A journal for bedes' fandom-related writings ~ 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

TAGS | TRANSFORMATIVE WORKS POLICY

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Delicious in Dungeon | Things All Humans Do

2024-10-02T04:19:43Z

Rating: G

Fandom: Delicious in Dungeon

Characters: Kabru, Laios Touden

Relationship: Kabru & Laios Touden

Words: 300

Content Warnings: N/A

Tropes: Autistic Character (Kabru & Laios Touden)

Summary: In an effort to help Laios' struggles with social interaction, Kabru explains one of its less-talked-about aspects.

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Danganronpa | Unhuman

2024-10-01T06:24:46Z

Rating: T

Fandom: Danganronpa

Characters: Gundham Tanaka, Gundham Tanaka's Mother (mentioned)

Words: 4,635

Content Warnings: Implied bullying

Tropes: Nonbinary Character (Gundham Tanaka), Autistic Character (Gundham Tanaka), Gender Dysphoria, Character Study, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: There were ways to die that didn't imply permanence. The lonely boy that Gundham Tanaka used to be died long ago, and was reborn as a demon. Despite this, Gundham was cursed with having to be raised amongst the mortals present on planet Earth, and, more specifically, the expectations of a mortal placed upon them.

(Or: middle school-age Gundham Tanaka explaining their gender dysphoria and neurodivergence through the lens of their grandiose self-image.)

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MILGRAM | mercy, with no limits

2024-10-01T06:13:09Z

Rating: M

Fandom: MILGRAM

Characters: Fuuta Kajiyama, Amane Momose

Relationships: Fuuta Kajiyama & Amane Momose

Words: 2,085

Content Warnings: Cults, unintentional manipulation, indoctrination, referenced self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Tropes: Themes of Religion, Cults, Indoctrination, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm (Fuuta Kajiyama), Implied/Referenced Suicidal Thoughts (Fuuta Kajiyama), Touch-Starved

Summary: Amane and Fuuta have a pleasant chat about religion, justice, and the odd injuries that Fuuta is trying to keep hidden.

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Pokemon | Fairy Garden Lungs

2024-10-01T06:03:17Z

Rating: T

Fandom: Pokemon

Characters: Bede, Opal, Chairman Rose (mentioned)

Words: 4,635

Content Warnings: Vomiting

Tropes: Hanahaki Disease, Families of Choice, Hurt/Comfort

Summary: Bede has a rapidly-advancing case of hanahaki disease. The problem is, he insists that he has no romantic feelings for anyone.

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