Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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anyways, HAPPY (belated) PEGOKITA DAY!! It is 2:40AM on May 4th where I live, so I am... technically not *that* late. We will not speak of the woe that this video caused me. Instead, I will just say that it was worth every single second of pain and effort, and I am really grateful I got the opportunity to make an ambitious vid for my OTP. I have never masked this much in my LIFE -- hopefully I managed to convey the... general story of the video?! xD
Seriously, I poured my heart and soul into this. Akira and Minato mean so much to me, both as individual characters, as protagonists of the games they're from, and as a ship. It's been like... three years since I started shipping this, and it almost immediately became my OTP of all OTPs. It dethroned BurningLeaf, which was my favorite ship for over 15 years!! For a couple of characters who have never canonically met (and have the barest of official interactions), I sure latched onto them quickly... I promise it started as a joke. I have no idea how it got to this point. But this is my ode to them, and I hope it conveys how much they mean to me.
Endless thanks to Mitzi for beta-ing this, and to Jo and everyone else for cheering me on while I got this done. I could not have completed the video without you -- I love you all.
And again, happy late Pegokita day!
if you enjoyed the video, please consider liking & retweeting on twitter: twitter.com/nerevarising/status/1521790072298754048
anyways, HAPPY (belated) PEGOKITA DAY!! It is 2:40AM on May 4th where I live, so I am... technically not *that* late. We will not speak of the woe that this video caused me. Instead, I will just say that it was worth every single second of pain and effort, and I am really grateful I got the opportunity to make an ambitious vid for my OTP. I have never masked this much in my LIFE -- hopefully I managed to convey the... general story of the video?! xD
Seriously, I poured my heart and soul into this. Akira and Minato mean so much to me, both as individual characters, as protagonists of the games they're from, and as a ship. It's been like... three years since I started shipping this, and it almost immediately became my OTP of all OTPs. It dethroned BurningLeaf, which was my favorite ship for over 15 years!! For a couple of characters who have never canonically met (and have the barest of official interactions), I sure latched onto them quickly... I promise it started as a joke. I have no idea how it got to this point. But this is my ode to them, and I hope it conveys how much they mean to me.
Endless thanks to Mitzi for beta-ing this, and to Jo and everyone else for cheering me on while I got this done. I could not have completed the video without you -- I love you all.
And again, happy late Pegokita day!
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cause the light inside my heart will never fade
ive been working on this for a while now. as of today its been six months since hope passed away. i dont really know what to say. the other day rowan told me that hope had left me a note before she died, and it... really stuck with me. so i wrote a response and decided to start work on this vid. i know she technically cant read my reply or watch this, but here goes.
September 4, 2019
Dear Hope,
First I want to thank you for taking the time to write me a note. Rowan showed it to me today. You were in so much pain that night, and yet you still took the time to console your friends. Thats so thoughtful. Im astonished and touched by your compassion and no one can ever replace how special you are.
Its almost been half a year since you left. I want to say Ive been doing okay. I started my freshman year of college and I think you wouldve been in your senior year of high school. (I wish youd stuck around long enough for us to talk about it, but you decided to leave, and I dont like that but I know I cant undo your decision.) Yeah, Ive been doing okay, but when I think too hard about you I start crying again. I know you wouldnt want that, but I miss you so much.
I felt and still kind of feel ...like I failed you. Like maybe if Id kept in touch, or talked more frequently beforehand, or commented on your vids more, it wouldve made just enough of a difference for you to decide not to fall off the edge. Like maybe if we were better friends, youd have one more person in your support network, and maybe I could have saved you, but I didnt, because I didnt put enough effort into being your friend. Thats whats been on my mind since I got news of your passing.
Then Rowan gave me your note, and…
Knowing I brought you joy? Knowing you had fond memories of me? My stupid rarepairs and crackships and glorified-powerpoint-slideshow videos made you smile? Its the highest honor I could ever possibly have. Im so glad our friendship wasnt meaningless to you. Im glad I impacted you enough to bring you a little bit of happiness. You were in so much pain. Id have done anything to ease that pain a little bit. I guess I did.
I still wish Id done better. If Id known I SHOULD have known I wouldve stayed up all night trying to talk you out of it. But I wasnt a good enough friend and thatll always be a huge regret of mine. That said… at least I did *something* to make you happy.
Your final wishes for me were to keep being myself and to keep shipping your amazing crackships and rarepairs okay? So Ill honor that. I always found happiness in my weird niche ships, but now Ill do it with purpose, because you asked me to. I really hope I continue to make you happy in the future, cause I know even if you cant literally watch me, you can feel my emotions and my prayers for you.
Always yours,
Red")
