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WENDY OLDBAG IS MARRIED???

EVERYONE HOLD UP

I was drawing the icon herself when I noticed this detail.

SHE'S MARRIED??

WHEN??? WHO?

I need to know!!!! Is she still married??? If not, are they dead? Did she kill her husband? I can definitely see her in the red "I murdered my husband" robe.

If they're divorced, I can imagine she kept the ring because "I earned it fair and square", "you gave it to me, it's mine" and/or "Bitch I look good in gold"

If they are still together I can see two possibilities. Either they're the classic boomer couple of "Wow! The old ball and chain amiright?? No marriage is complete with out the sufferRING amiright??? My husband/wife is so useless I question everyday why I said yes. "

or

They bicker but they genuinely like each other. Like, that's just how they connect.

But, like, girl, your MARRIED and, like 60 or somethin. STOP FLRITING WITH THE 24 YEAR OLD PROSECUTIOR!!

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Best 👏 Sprites 👏

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SO

This sprite is my favorite sprite! Here's why!

I have only seen this sprite in the context that Klavier is frustrated or perturbed at something (I'm currently playing AJ 1-3 plz no spoilers). I love that choice! He will be absolutely fed up with some bullshit that has decided to test the limits of his patience,

but then,

his two friends

who are completely unrelated to the infuriating situation

(one of them being an actual 15 years old fan [joy in her eyes and hope in her soul] who should not be anywhere near a bloody crime scene)

just decide to show up out of nowhere!

Now he has to quickly and smoothly get his shit together to avoid unnecessarily blowing up at a trustworthy lawyer friend and an actual child.

Essentially, the sprite of him fixing his hair, gritting his teeth and avoiding eye contact in order to talk to Apollo and Truce is him doing this mentally

Or even this

And I think he's doing great!

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I think the issue with being non-binary is that I can't even indulge in the daydream of "what if I were born as a different sex" because it wouldn't be better, it would just be different. It wouldn't feel more validating, I would just have to deal with all the stereotypes and expectations that sex has to deal with.

It wouldn't help that it feels like an up hill battle to be seen as a person before any other factor.

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So I'm playing Apollo Justice after finishing the og ace attorney trilogy and I'm loving it!

But this poster in the background caught my attention

Of course, I see a possible reference to Detective Conan aka Cased Closed,

but when I looked up whether this reference this was intentional, I found this old movie

Hmmmmmmm.....🧐🤔

Either way, both feel very intentional at least by the translators if not the og versions.

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My favorite thing in any romance anime (or even just an anime with romance in it) is to find these three characters.

The Captian of the Ship: The number one supporter. They give voice to all of us screaming at our screens. The captian has known that these two would be together before they even met. Will fight for the ship, will go down with the ship, will be there to patch up said ship in rocky territory. 🫡 

The Hater: This character is sick of the lovy-dovey bullshit. They hope your ship burns. No amout of joy is allowed in the presence of this character without being subjected to vast amounts of judgement. Wheather its out of jealousy, a form of protection of one or more participants in the ship, or just plain spite, I love the straight man haters!

The Oblivious: Wow! What great friends these two people must be! They must be the bestest of buds and nothing could ruin this 5 year long friendship these two must have! No mater how obvious the main two are in love, dating, or even married, the oblivious one must have missed every memo and has no clue as to the reality of the situation. Even better if there's a moment where the oblivious one is squinting at the main two and has that "..I think🤔... something might be happening here...🧐". The amount of pride I have for them in that moment is insurmountable.

And these character types are not exclusive. A Hater can EASILY be The Captain or The Oblivious and vise versa. The Oblivious can absolutely accidently Capian the ship, and accidentally burn down something they never even thought was a ship.

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* Mini life rant *

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It is so frustrating being better than I have ever been and yet no where near where I want to be.

Like, I remember being at a point where I was like, "Yea this is good. What I am doing is exactly what I want it to be" and now it's like "Nothing I do is satisfying me! Its not bad, buts its not there yet"

So I look back to when I did feel like I was "Better", I realize I was WORSE than I am now!

I am closer to my goals than ever before before and I yet I feel further behind.

I think this is the stretch marks the mind. My standers are growing faster than my skill can keep up. Which is good. It means I can still grow. It means I will do greater things, that I will be capable of greater things.

But GOD DAMN IT THIS SUUUCKS

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Agent assigned to keep watch over Sherlock: I think he me noticed, sir.

Mycroft: I guarentee you he has not.

*Working on a case*

Sherlock * a little high*: I’m serious! They’re watching me! They’ve even got an agent following me! Don’t you believe me?

Miss Hudson: Look, it’s not that I don’t believe you… It’s that I don’t believe you and I don’t care. Just pay the rent and stop making excuses!

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CALLING TGCF FIC WRITERS!!

I love the extra chapter where Xie Lian loses his memory. Its a fun character study moment and really shows Xie Lian's growth!

I would love to read a Hua Cheng amnesia chapter. Like, pick an era, any era, but I wanna see what would happen!! How odd would it be for Hua Cheng to be like a skittish little kid again?? Or cold and militant like wu ming? Or awkwardly feral like when he was a little soldier?

If there is already a fic for this (there probs is I just can't find it), PLEASE share!!

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Just gonna add this one

When the genre it’s neurodivergent detectives that fall in love with the serial killer they are investigating

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Ok but, like, the way that Xie Lian and Hua Cheng are individually the strongest characters of their show, but when it comes to each other they're like daisies?? In the wind?

Like, Hua Cheng, right? One of, if not the strongest ghosts in the entire ghost realm. Always ready to fight. Always prepared. But the second Xie Lian appears

He is grabbed and just FLUNG across the room!

The fact that he didn't stick the landing makes me think he just ragdolled! Bruh ragdolled!

And Xie Lian!

~Just wisped away~

"Hello again :)"

And Xie Lian's got fast reflexes! Like, remember the dude from season one?

Not a problem. Not a single fuck to spare.

But this guy

"~Oh nooo~! I guess I'm slowly getting kidnaaapped!~"

Like, This is intentional! These are moments they both allow to happen!

That is adorable.

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Me: I have all these great shows! Wish I had someone to talk about anime with :/

Person who noticed my anime jacket: Oh cool! I love that show! What other anime do you watch?

Me stuned into stupid: ... Anime? What's anime?

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Not me realizing that if I get what I want (which is a book accurate season 3,4,5 etc. of TGCF), then I have to re-live all of the TRAMAIC EVENTS of the books with BREATH TAKING ANIMATION and EMOTIONALLY RICH VOICES.

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I love it when calm, pretty, mellow mannered, kind hearted characters like Xie Lian are allowed to show genuine anger and frustration and have breakdowns. Like, Yes! Shout, scream, punch a wall! Yell and cry untill your face is scrunched up and unrecognizable because a person can't always be presentable! If your taking the bullshit of the world like a champ, you deserve to fall apart once in awhile.

At the same time, Xie Lian and those like him deserve hugs and comfort and to know that they don't have to be alone when shouldering the bullshit that is breaking them.

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I love knowing absolutely nothing about classic pop culture. Like, when I started up Moriarty the Patriot, I had no idea who that was. I just wanted to see a silly little guy committing silly litte crimes.

Then some charismatic prick trys to out him? How dare he. Who does he think he is?

I was flabbergasted to find out it was the Sherlock Holmes.

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Mu Qing: So.. you don't hate me?

Xie Lian: No, I don't hate you. :)

Hua Cheng: I do. In fact, I hate you enough for the both of us.

Mu Qing: ...

Feng Xin: ..What about me..?

Hua Cheng: Don't worry. I have plenty of hate to go around.

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Ok.

Hear me out.

Does this make sense to anyone eles?

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At the trial of Little Pei's clone's corpse

Pei Ming: Didn't you have a particularly strong friend dressed in red?

Xie lian: ... Hm.. I can't seem to remember. I mean there were many merchants there and, ya' know, who's to say I was colse to any of them.

Pei ming: ...

Xie lian: And dressed in Red? I don't remember seeing red. Red? There were many shades of brown. But not red.

Pei ming: ...

Xie lian: Did you see red? Maybe your red is some other color entirely to me. So, who really knows if anyone was dressed in red?

Xie lian: Perhaps, the desert winds made me color blind. Or perhaps I've never seen Red before in my life. What is red? Truly? 🤔

Pei ming: ... 🤨