this can only go well

[misheard]

THE 'TRUE SELF' MEME(inspired by Persona 4)



"In Jungian psychology, the shadow or "shadow aspect" is a part of the unconscious mind consisting of repressed weaknesses, shortcomings, and instincts."

Everyone has another side to them that they keep hidden away, feelings they bottle up to save face or avoid conflict. But what if those feelings take a life of their own...?

Perhaps it's your best friend, a close family member, a hated enemy, or maybe it's just a complete stranger. No matter who it is, they are different now, possessing creepy yellow eyes, a distorted voice, and a disconcerting aura. Take care in what you say to them, though, because there are three little words that will set them off into an unstoppable rage...

How to:
Step 1: Post as your character with their name and canon
Step 2: Others respond stumbling onto your character
Step 3: WHOOPS. Character A has been replaced by their Shadow or Other Self!
Step 4: Play out the encounter! Will you start an epic boss fight? Have a pleasant chat? Or maybe just flat out ignore them? Run wild!

Comments

Cherryblod | Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea | available in Trustfell version or canon

[cherryblooded]

[Warnings for any version include canon-typical references to torture and non-con.]

[justsomeshrimp]

[Lobco's easily frightened. It's a simple fact. She's very good at acting despite that fright, but in most cases if flight is an option that's what she will take.

Right now? Right now she's not scared. She's just worried. Very, very worried, and very, very confused. This is her father, and even without the give away of his eyes she would know that something was wrong simply from the way he carried himself.]

...father?

trustfell it is!

[cherryblooded]

Hello, my darling.

[Besides the glitter of gold in his eyes, it's true that Cherryblod has never been known to carry himself this way - not around Lobco, at least. He'd never wear this cruel, mocking smile around her.

It might be uncomfortably familiar to someone like Doloz, though.]

Your dear failure of a father is so glad to see you.

yahoo!

[justsomeshrimp]

[Indeed. Lobco could never recall her father being so much as angry--well, perhaps one time, but those circumstances were understandable. Yet even that was completely different than the expression that he has on now.

It's quite frankly, disorienting.]

Failure? Dad, you are anything but that. [She does not say those words simply to appease him either. She knows she has been a. Difficult child, even if unintentionally so, but her father has never, ever made her feel anything but loved.]

Kirei Kotomine | Fate/stay night | Dangan Roleplay or Heaven's Feel

[blackmass]

[ever met a guy whose shadow is probably nicer than he is]

Yuuri Wakasa - School-Live! (Gakkou Gurashi)

[serrata]

[ Threads may include references to delusions, hallucinations and unreality. ]

... so how do you feel about having your old teacher here, yuuri

[devastation]

[Megumi hasn't inspected these particular rooms in... god, how long has it been? Maybe not since before everything went to hell, perhaps. Still, this is where the teacher finds herself, and for once, it doesn't look like there's a risk of running into anything unsavory here.

That is, until she spots a familiar student on her own in this part of the school.]

Wakasa-san? What are you doing here?

VIBRATES INTENSELY

[serrata]

[ It’s not a room that Yuuri usually bothers with – but she’s here all the same, even if that alone is a bit unusual. She doesn’t turn around, but her tone is even and placid as she replies. It almost sounds like she’s smiling. ]

I’m just taking a breather, Megu-nee. Just getting a little time for myself. It feels like it’s been a bit too long since I had the chance.

[devastation]

It's not "Megu-nee", it's "Sakura-sensei"...

[However, despite saying this on reflex to the nickname, Megumi is already quick to smile.]

But, I'm glad that you're doing alright. I apologize if I interrupted your relaxation time.

hinata hajime | super dangan ronpa 2 ( canon, sea of hearts, or empatheias available! )

[hopedout]

( cw: suicide, heavy murder/gore, torture, delusions, unreality possible in threads, depending on which version you'd like. )

Empatheias version

[eyeswideopen]

[After arriving home, Komaeda gets a sensation his luck is about to turn absolutely terrible. He clutches at the front of his shirt as he sways on his feet. What.

It hasn't been this bad in a while. He makes his way through the house, and steps into the backyard. The entire yard is steeped in fog, thick whorls of it curling around his feet.

Cautiously he steps back towards the porch rack for weapons. As his hand closes over the steel tipped staff he calls out.]

I know someone is here. Hinata, if that's you I'd very much like to know. If it isn't...state who you are and what business you have at my residence.

sdr2 spoilers already ofc

[hopedout]

[ The fog is heavy, but when Komaeda can see the ahoge easily from behind. The person who he sees then turns around and the gold eyes can be seen, just slightly mixing with his natural green pair as an amused smirk plays across his lips.

But that amusement only lasts for so long as it soon fades into something... bored. ]

Ha ha, of course you'd assume that it was me. But that much is obvious, isn't it, Komaeda? I mean, ever since you dropped the honorific, I've known. It's so annoying. [ The words come off as cold and shadows seem to spread from the ground up. ] I'm kind of curious what kind of reaction I'll be getting from you. Or maybe it'll be dull and gray like this world.

yeeepp

[eyeswideopen]

I dropped honorifics for everyone. It's a habit I've developed in this world to make natives feel more comfortable with my otherworlder status. [He responds as he steps down into the yard itself with the staff in hand. The strange eyes bother him immensely. Either Hinata got taken over...controlled...or this isn't Hinata at all.]

As for why I assumed it might be you, last I checked you're living with me right now. You don't have a steady job so you're usually here.

[The other boy sounds like his apathy episode but, Komaeda is calm for now. ...mostly. His bad luck here, that much he knows.]

You don't usually rush to conclusions this fast these days. Why now?

inaba himeko | kokoro connect ( canon, drrp, cerealia, or seven vices available! )

[dereban]

( cw: suicide, murder, torture might come up in threads, depending on which version you'd like. )

athena cykes | ace attorney

[cykeologist]

( cw: matricide might come up in threads! )

sakura matou 🌸 fate/

[imaginenumbers]

( cw: incest, murder, vore, murder of family members may come up in threads. )

Komaeda Nagito | Dangan Ronpa 2 (Canon or Empatheias available)

[eyeswideopen]

[Threads will contain major spoilers for Dangan Ronpa 2, Dangan Ronpa: Ultra Despair Girls, as well as decapitation, mutilation, murder, gore, delusions, mental illness, torture, and suicide.]

empatheias i guess

[hopedout]

[ This was the only way to save everyone. He had to be the one to go in and take responsibility. Not that anyone else would want to see Komaeda again, in the first place. But when he sees the familiar head of hair, he pauses, hand raised slightly as he gapes, green eyes widening as he clears his throat. ]

Ko... maeda? [ That is him, isn't it? ]

[eyeswideopen]

[The dim light catches on the tip of the spear held loosely, running over the dragons carved into where the blade meets the wood of the shaft. Komaeda laughs, the distorted sound rebounding off the walls.]

Who else would I be? [He plants the butt of the weapon against the ground with his gaze fixed on Hinata's.]

Of course it would be you to come. It always is. When it's something for the sake of others you rush right in. Like a moth to a flame.

Yet when it deals with your own problems, you're the biggest coward. It would be laughable if it didn't hurt so much.

[hopedout]

Why does it matter? I came because of you, after all. We need to get out of here.

[ He doesn't care if he is a coward. He knows that he is. It's only obvious, isn't it? ]

Empatheias. Bring it.

[clumsyjesus]

[Of course she'd go and save him. Komaeda's her friend and he had helped regain her humanity. Even if she weren't, Colette is Colette and would always help people in danger.

But something's wrong here.]

......Huh?

......Nagito?

[Something is different about him. Very different. In a very bad way.]

[eyeswideopen]

[The shadows are thick around him, forming black chains and dragons with eyes the same sickly yellow as his own eyes.]

Surprised to see me? Ah, that's not it at all. You noticed there's something wrong. You're so quick to see that kind of thing.

[He laughs and shakes his head slowly from side to side.] Even the unworthy! You notice them all.

[clumsyjesus]

[Those shadows and those eyes.....what's going on? Why are they there? Why is her friend like this?

It is her friend, right?

She steps forward, her expression filled with horror and uncertainty.]

What's happened to you?

[She's not going to run away, though. Whether or not this is her friend, she will bring him back safely.]

Stan Pines | Gravity Falls | Trustfell or Not Trustfell

[goodforsomething]

[Probably warnings for suicidal ideation, idk. I'll mark individual tags as things come up.]

lobco | watgbs | canon or fc

[justsomeshrimp]

((ooc; because her canon is messed up cw for: torture, noncon, infanticide, cannablism and suicidal ideation))