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death note except Light and Sayu act like real siblings

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Backshots...? No, I could never strike my enemy whilst he isn't looking. It would be most dishonorable

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uhmmmmm sifdile wip i never finished and probably wont

a treat <3

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the new 7 cardinal sins are mommy blogging, making mukbang videos, advertising a book by listing its tropes only, clickbait, making musical biopics, manosphere podcasts, and commenting "mommy? sorry" on a random person's picture

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man i wish there was more kingnalysis that considered the king's grief and sadness over the loss of his country as genuine. i see a lot of it get dismissed as crocodile tears or pure manipulation because he uses the party's sympathy for him as a ploy, but like – he still is genuine. he's willing to use the sympathy everyone feels for him to get them to let their guards down, but his feelings about the forgotten country and his sadness are just as true and as reality-affecting as siffrin's own. that's what makes them such good foils – the king is a mirror held up to siffrin and the both of them recognize that. siffrin for much of the game is unable to soundly declare his stance against the king because, in their heart, he knows where the king is coming from. he recognizes that. the both of them are human beings at the end of the day that are willing to do cruel things for the sake of what they want – but only one is able to let go of that very real desire for eternity and come out the other side. the king wouldn't cling as hard as he does to his beliefs if they were not real.

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hey, trans girl whos looking to be more social! self-deprecation wont make u more relatable and funny i assure you! if you want people to like you, theyll be drawn to the qualities you like about urself! and you dont have to apologise for you presence anymore babe, youre allowed to be here. people will want you around if you want to be around yourself. youve gotta be your own best friend

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“and the universe said…”

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for someone who really likes spending time by himself i sure do feel the sentiment of “i need someone to pay attention to me or i’m going to start breaking car windows” quite often

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End of part 1! Siffrin finally meets The Warden... tfw you're not the main character so your final boss is the foil for someone else's arc.

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does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

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Tbh I think fandom generally needs to get better at sitting with the uncomfortable fact that a story/fanwork/meme/whatever can hurt one person and help another

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💙🌟 Aika's got a voice and it's the amazing Anairis Quiñones!! 🌟💙

Recorded her this morning and she she blew us away 😭 Can't wait for y'all to hear her!

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i am with you now.

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In Sundials and Stars: On Siffrin

While there are a few theories out there on Siffrin's origin, I think there's two that have an especially good amount of merit: the Islander theory and the Starchild theory. The Islander Theory posits that Siffrin is from the Island North of Vaugarde, which has vanished from people's memory and seemingly from existence. As an educated guess, this makes sense. Siffrin states in their friendquest that they don't have a home to go back to - matter of fact, they can't tell you anything about their home. Since we have very little information on this Island it's hard to determine anything concrete in terms of signifiers - you can argue that Siffrin's forgetfulness is connected to this origin though! We have a very small sample size to work with, but it does make an interesting amount of sense thematically: one's relationship to their home and culture is central, and what better 'contrast' to these themes than someone who cannot have a relationship with their home? It's what makes his conversation with Mirabelle all the more touching: continuing to travel because there is no better home than each other? Incredible. Sequel-pilled. Everything. The Starchild Theory, meanwhile, suggests that Siffrin is a star, or at least from space. Siffrin's religion seems to be inspired by either astrology or just star worship in general, given his usage of 'stars' as a swear. We have a precedent for ethereal beings existing because of the Change God, and the points that line up for the Islander theory also line up for the Starchild theory. A falling star likely wouldn't remember home, couldn't go back, and would look up towards what they've lost, swearing. It's more a poetic than a factual theory, but has roughly the same points supporting it and comes from a beautiful thought if you ask me. Siffrin being Vaugardian has also been brought up, since Siffrin's etymology traces back to French, but I think the name-conversation disproves it? Hinting that Siffrin isn't their first name, or at least saying they 'picked' it, feels to me like they picked it because they forgot their original name. Could also mean they Changed, of course, but I don't really think that fits the rest of their character.