#[ i mean YEAH he did literally die because of a betrayal ]

[hiveruled-moved]

which death would you experience ?

Betrayal.

You die at the hands of the person you love most. Maybe there are tears in their eyes as they drive the sword into your chest, maybe there is none. There are certainly tears in yours. Your mouth will open to ask 'why' only to spit blood instead. You will die never knowing if they loved you at all, wondering if you could've done something to prevent this, or if it was always going to end this way.

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[himluv]

Idk, man. Seems like a buckwild take to say that just because Lucanis can't heal with Neve the way he does with Rook makes him and Neve a bad pairing. Like, there's no one right person for anyone. One True Love™ isn't real and there are all kinds of relationships that work just fine. There's no one right way to deal with trauma. And love comes in so many shapes and sizes.

I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility that Neve and Lucanis help each other get better together. It won't look the same as either does with Rook, because, well, they aren't with Rook (???).

But I firmly believe that both of them would hold their partner to a higher standard, demand that they accept more love than they think they deserve, because they want better for their partners. And while that might not lead to Lucanis unraveling his trauma à la Mind Prison, it doesn't mean Neve couldn't help him find another route through.

(I also think it's a bit unkind to think a 35-36 year old man who has already dealt with his childhood trauma (re: he "doesn't resent Caterina anymore", implying he once did and he worked through his shit) wouldn't eventually work through the Ossuary and Spite on his own. It would just be slower and look different and that's OKAY! Romance is not a prerequisite for dealing with trauma.)

Also, and I will die on this hill, it is not "bad writing" to have Lucanis be unromanceable by a Rook who chose to save Minrathous. Lucanis views that choice, as logical as it may be, as a betrayal. You've betrayed Treviso, the Crows, and him. And, he's someone who REQUIRES a close emotional attachment to feel attraction (demisexual, hello???). So, yeah. You let his city and people die a slow terrible death to the blight, he isn't going to fall in love with you. He literally can't. It makes complete sense and I thought it was a BRILLIANT choice by the writers. If you save Minrathous, you get a totally different Lucanis and I think that's incredible.

Neve doesn't lock you out if you save Treviso because she is a much more rational and logical thinker than Lucanis. Lucanis is called "soft-hearted" and "sentimental" multiple times across the game and tie-in media, where Neve is known for her icy exterior, wit and cleverness. It makes complete sense.

I am begging people to stop calling elements they personally dislike "bad writing".

[hexedwinchester]

How come u dont love Sam protecter and older brother Dean🥹

By Sam own words Dean raised him, a-lot of the good qualities that Sam has he got from Dean. Yeah Sam childhood wasn't the best, but he was deeply loved by Dean, i believe this love helped overcome many obstacles in his life.

In fact again by Sam own words, Deans love and protection is the only thing he could always count on.

I am not saying Dean is perfect, but who is ? To say that Sam needed protection from Dean sounds odd, where Dean is literally his home and the only place he feels safe.

hi @rosedark88

Interesting question and perspective you have offered.. this would be fun to analyse 😊

Before I start, let me be honest: I'm not Dean's biggest fan because I find a lot of his actions to be problematic. Please proceed with caution: you may not like the answer but I'll break it down as logically as I can. (Please remember, this is not a hate post)

Yes, I agree Dean has been Sam's protector (but only until early seasons. I'll explain what I mean) and he did raise him but time and again Dean has confessed if not to others, then his own subconscious that he hated having to carry that burden. He has let it slip that he is bitter about having to raise Sam (which I can understand, it wasn't fair) but I've seen him pretends otherwise which is two-faced IMO. (He confesses this in S03E10 Dream A Little Dream of Me when he is facing himself, in case you are looking for a reference.)

He is also a hypocrite with repressed emotions. He says he admires his dad but deep down he too resented him but he still gave Sam shit about him because Sam was just more blunt about his opinion of John unlike Dean. Again, in the same episode he says "my dad was an obsessed bastard. All that crap about keeping Sam safe was his crap." See what I mean?

Continuing on the hypocrisy, his whole agenda of "what's dead should stay dead" is gone for a toss when he makes that deal the first time to save Sam in S2. He gave Sam a lot of shit for trusting Ruby because she's a demon (unfortunate for Sam she had bad intentions) but Dean trusted Benny, Gadreel, Crowley and Cas when all of these guys have broken his trust later. But we don't see Sam bringing that shit up like Dean tends to.

Let's also not forget that Dean berated Sam for getting Charlie killed over the Book of the Damned but apparently no one cares that his manipulation got Kevin killed too? Do you see the double standards here?

Speaking of saving Sam, every single time he has done something apocalyptic to save Sam, it was for selfish reasons. The main reason is because Dean struggles to let go, to move on. He'd rather drag a zombie Sam around than let the man die. Even you have to agree there's some truth in that.

Dean hated that Sam left for college and it wasn't because he was afraid something might get to him. No, it was because he saw that as Sam's betrayal. That Sam picked college over him.

Now, coming to your question about why Sam needs protection from Dean his apparent 'savior'? Yes, Dean is willing to do anything to "save Sam" from every evil thing out there but that's the whole problem. Why even Billie doesn't like the Winchesters because these guys are willing to risk the destruction of the whole world to save each other which isn't right.

let's look at those grave "save Sam" moments and see what's wrong with those pictures:

Sam's first death in S2: Dean bought himself one way ticket to Hell to bring Sam back because he didn't want to keep doing this without Sam (he confesses this in his monologue to Sam's corpse and also in the Croaton episode when he finds out Sam is infected and doesn't leave). Dean is literally nobody without Sam and I'm not saying this. This is who Dean is. Sam is Dean's essence for survival. So Dean saved Sam for himself putting Sam through the same ordeal that John put Dean through. Dean passes on his trauma to Sam like a hand me down.

Sam's detox: Bobby tried to knock sense into him that it's probably the cold turkey thing that's killing Sam. I know Dean was trying to help him but I doubt he knew the right way to do so. Even when he realised his method would kill Sam, he was okay letting him suffer like that until he died (because then at least he dies human). I'm sorry that's not how you deal with someone with addiction problem. Despite everything, Sam is still willing to work with Dean but he can't get over Sam choosing Ruby and calls Sam a monster.

In season 6, the brothers realise something is off about Sam. At the end of the episode 'You Can't Handle the Truth' Sam comes clean that he felt different since he was brought back and he needs help to figure it out and how does Dean help him? By beating him unconscious, tying him to the chair like he is a monster? The way he talks to Sam in that scene: "you better hope he (Cas) can diagnose you. he asks, you answer and then you shut your cakehole". So Sam isn't allowed to talk about his own body? Oh wait I know, he's not, not when Dean said so.

In Season 8, he impersonates Amelia, sending Sam SOS just so he can he rendevous with Benny? Amelia was a shore in his Sam's storm. He loved her and deeply cared for her. To let him think something happened to her was cruel. Especially given how Sam's past relationships ended up his beloveds dying horrifically. Who plays such sick mind games? And to your own brother??!

Season 9, my favourite, the one that completely dissolved the rose tinted glasses that the show created for Dean: Manipulating Sam into saying yes to be possessed by an angel (an angel you know nothing of) knowing Sam's history of possession, that was just sick. Sam wanted to die. He was ready. If Dean wanted to save him, the least he could do was be honest about it. Not manipulate him into saying yes. But he didn't. He resorted to manipulation because he knew Sam would rather die than be possessed. Something that people fail to understand here is 'the idea of possession' is a hard limit for Sam. But Dean has no regard for it because in his head "he did what he had to and he won't even apologize for that". I'm sorry, that's the biggest red flag to me. I don't care if you have raised me, protected me and kept me safe only for you to stab me where I'm the most vulnerable. You are no different than all those evil things out to hurt me. That's why I love Sam for standing his ground and not forgiving Dean for this. He was right to say he didn't want to be brothers. If my siblings betrayed me like that, I'd leave too.

And whenn in Season 9 finale, Dean wanted to go off to kill metatron on his own, Sam wanted to tag along but what's dean's response? Punch him into unconsciousness and leave him on the street like that? All vulnerable for any monster to attack him? Really?! How is this protecting? Ya maybe metatron won't kill him but something else still might!

Oh and in Season 15, Dean pulled a gun on Sam and mind you he under no dark influence. This was all him. I'm not even going to elaborate further on this.

I can list at least 10 occasions where Dean has hit, punched, beat up Sam but Sam hasn't fought back. And that's not even what bothers me the most. It's the fact that Sam doesn't look surprised (meaning Dean beaten him before and I so believe he has and it's a frequent, almost business as usual like) or he looks scared (I'll try to find that gif where Sam is on the ground putting his hands before his face to protect himself against Dean). Dean is abusive when he is angry.

Something you said in the ask that struck me odd. What qualities did Sam learn from Dean? Let's see some of Sam's core good qualities:

Emotional intelligence

Forgiving

Compassionate

Empathetic

Selflessness

Determination

Self awareness

Open mindedness

Authencity

Dean is not known for any of the above qualities, so I disagree he learnt his good qualities from Dean. Dean has an emotional intelligence of a wooden plank. He holds grudges and isn't nearly as forgiving as Sam is. Compassion and empathy are not Dean's qualities either. Dean is selfish. His first thought is how to use someone to his advantage. He did that with Cas, Crowley, even Jack. I've seen Dean give up more often. His "I can't keep doing this", "why is it our job to save everyone", "who says I want to do this?" are all indicators of this. Self-awareness tends to dwell in his blindspot. I've said this before, Dean is black and white, Sam is grey area meaning Sam is more open minded than Dean. My favourite: nothing about Dean is original. His leather jacket? John's. His car? John's. His music? John's. His life motto? Also John's. Whereas Sam has been authentic, true to himself than Dean ever could. Did Sam learn hunting from Dean? Yes. Loyalty? Yes. But neither of these are Sam's core qualities. So I disagree that Sam's good qualities come from Dean. If anything, his good qualities are actually him trying not to be like Dean.

Sam can count on Dean's love and protection because he has been conditioned to since he was 6 months old. First by his father and then by Dean himself either through emotional abuse (he keeps reminding him about how his decisions always end up with someone dying or gaslighting him into guilt tripping on things outside his control) or downright physical beatings. The Winchesters have dysfunctional family and relationships. Again, remember Sam is the forgiving one in this relationship. In fact Sam is forgiving to a fault and that's what this is. It doesn't make Dean's actions right just because Sam has been forgiving them.

To summarise, here why I feel Sam needs protection from Dean:

Dean saves Sam only because he doesn't know how to live without him. That's not normal. He has done crazy shit to "save him" resulting in causing Sam more trauma

He quickly lashes out (often resulting in verbal or physical violence) because of his repressed emotions and poor anger management

He has verbally and physically hurt Sam either by calling him a monster or saying he doesn't trust him or by beating him unconscious on multiple occasions

he is controlling, bossy and threatening. "If didn't know you, I'd want to hunt you." Sorry, if I were Sam, I wouldn't feel very safe

Dean doesn't see the wrong in his action or worse, even when he knows he is wrong, he is too stubborn to apologise for that. Everything is shoved under "I did what I had to" or "I'm not apologizing for saving you".

Dean has manipulated Sam and gaslit him

His whole "this is a dictatorship" comes across as a red flag which takes me to my next point:

He never treated Sam as his equal. Don't see how that counts as love

Dean was mad at Sam in DSOTM because Sam's happy memories (that Sam wasn't in control of and the whole situation was probably rigged. I mean, Zachariah cosied up with Mary's image for god's sake) didn't involve Dean. The idea that Sam can have a life outside Dean has never sat well with him

He has locked Sam in the panic room on at least 3 occasions. Sam hasn't done that even once

Sorry, but Dean is not a poster boy for love and protection. When I look at a character, I not only analyse their actions but also try to understand why they acted the way they did. In Dean's case, the why has always been problematic.

Dean's intentions maybe good but his actions don't always align. His philosophy has always been "if the means justify the end" but I don't stand by it. This is what makes room for immoral, tyrant and corrupt actions and an excuse to hide you wrong doings behind those.

These are my views on why I feel Sam needed to be saved from Dean. You may or may not agree and it's fine either ways 😊

Damn! That was lengthy. But thanks for this interesting ask, it was fun! 😇

[fishhuh]

What feels most insulting about being told that Izzys death made sense or was an appropriate end to his arc is the fact that it essentially disregards every reason we are upset about how his character was portrayed and sums it up to us just being upset that our favorite character died.

Because it's not that. I mean yeah, we are upset he died, but specifically it's not only how he died, but how the show handled it. Izzy was not just some lovesick puppy pining for Ed, and he was not some hard ass asshole forcing Ed to do the things he did. He was a survivor. A survivor of Ed's abuse, of betrayal, of love that morphed into a desperate attachment to a man who gave him so little when Izzy was the very thing keeping his world still spinning.

Izzy was important to people because of this, and so much more. He represented healing, self acceptance, growth, love. To see a character who was beaten down and thrown away for so long get to see a glimpse of what it was like to actually be his own person, to be cared about and see family in someone who didn't hurt him, only for him to be killed by something that every other character in the show never would have been killed from. Every other character time and time again got to survive what would have logically killed them, and yet Izzy dies from being shot in a scene you only see for a few seconds. Because it's clear to me that the whole time, he was always meant to die. And that's the problem.

The way Izzy's place is Ed's life was written almost paints him as being at fault for his abuse. He tells Ed he "fed his darkness" as if that puts him at fault for Ed literally physically abusing and mutilating him. He is treated as nothing more than a plot device to further Ed's path to happiness. A survivor of abuse dies so his abuser can move forward and heal. Izzy sits rotting in the dirt under the very home Ed gives Stede the love Izzy so desperately wanted.

I also think boiling Izzy's character down to him having an unrequited love for Edward brushes over the reason Ed is so important to him. Izzy forged his entire self around Blackbeard. He was nothing without him. He loved him and saw him as family and Edward didn't give him the time of day. He sacrificed so much of himself so Blackbeard could thrive, and what did he get in return? When Izzy realized he saw the crew as family, that was a very big moment for his character. He finally realizes that he is loved. And then at his funeral, we get all these reactions to his death from the crew that are just so out of character. The whole season was about how the crew was becoming accepting and loving of izzy and literally protecting him and then when he dies they just, what go off and seemingly forget about him?

Izzy deserved better. And we aren't mad because he died, we are mad because such an important piece of representation for so many people was so blatantly thrown away and disrespected.

[blueishspace]

Looped Sun 15

Loop #451

Mumbo wasn't sure about trying out Double Life, especially in a null loop like this one...but Grian had asked and he wasn't able to say no. So there he was, ready to see how this would go down.

TangoTek was blown up by a creeper.

Solidaritygaming died.

Mumbo didn't expect Tango to die the same way so he had to assume they were unawake this time around. It had been a while since they looped together now that he tought about it. Oh well.

Skizz: Hey man!

Mumbo: O-oh! You are here too?

Skizz: Sure thing!

Mumbo: O-oh...have you found your soulmate yet mate?

Skizz: No, have you?

Mumbo: ... Not really. Do you think...?

Skizz: No hurt in checking! Come on dude, punch me!

Mumbo: Oh pants! Uh... here you go?

Turns out they were soulmates, guess it made sense since the other pairs seemed to be the same.

Mumbo: I see skeletons!

Skizz: I'm on them!

Mumbo: Try not to die please?

Skizz: What's up!? What's up!?

Mumbo: O-oh I'll help!! Wait for me!

Well, they didn't win...not that he expected them to. It was lots of fun though.

Loop #453

Pearl had loved her first Avatar the last airbender loop, Katara had been a great teacher and she still used waterbending often... She didn't like this specific Avatar loop though, mostly because she was stuck as a fish.She got it of course, moon spirit, PearleascentMoon, sge wasn't stupid... but still being a fish in small small pond while swimming in literal circles is mind numbing.

Then of course came the general who tried to kill her, which was rude by the way, and she had to deal with him...fortunately chaos magic still worked as a fish.

Loop #457

Grian: And that's Uno.

Jimmy: No! No! You can't let him win.

Tango: I got nothing...

Mumbo: M-me neither. Scott?

Scott: ...Pearl? ... I'm sorry, +4.

Pearl: Don't worry mate, I got you. +4.

Grian: What!? Noo! Pearl why!?!

Jimmy: And It's my turn!

Grian: Ok, what if we traded?

Pearl: Go on.

Grian: I'll give you one of the red properties so you can get the monopoly if you give me that one.

Pearl: So you can get a monopoly too?

Grian: It's a win-win.

Pearl: ... Sure. Here you go.

Grian: I hate this. I hate life.

Mumbo: O-oh!

Scott: Look at the bright side.

Grian: What bright side?

Scott: Jimmy is sucking so bad.

Grian: You what, you are right. The game of life is my favorite now.

Jimmy: Wha- hey.

Tango: I mea ... He's not lyificating.

Jimmy: Rancher, you too? Betrayal!

Mumbo: Oh ...ok... Before blank all we had was blank.

Pearl: Ooh a double.

Scott: I have an idea but I also hate it.

Jimmy: I ...don't like this game...

Tango: Well, here goes nothing.

Mumbo: Ok let's see... Before s-sexy pillow fights all we had was gladiator fights? I don't get it...

Pearl: Yeah that was just boring.

Grian: Listen, I had 0. Absolutely 0 good cards.

Jimmy: I like this one a lot better.

Grian: Timmy ... Timmy this is not a game, It's Mumbo's tarot card.

Jimmy: I stand with what I said. So what did I get?

Mumbo: Oh! That's the... that's the fool.

Jimmy: Nice! ... What does it mean?

Mumbo: Youth... and luck...it depends.

Loop #459 (part 1)

Jimmy: Uh, were are we?

Tango: It looks like a dungeon entrance?

Jimmy: Well, I got that.

Scott: Oh fuck I know what loop this is. This is bad.

Tango: You do?

Scott: This is fear and hunger.

Jimmy: ... Oh...I heard about it. The very non pg one?

Tango: Are the two of you going to share.

Scott: This... We can do this, It's not a null loop or anything. It should be doable.

Scott: It's...really dark. Darker then the game.

Tango: I can have my flame hair on, it might help.

Jimmy: Or I could do the sun incantation? Make my hair glow.

Scott: No, no. You need to sing for it to work, we can't risk your throat getting tired too early on.

Jimmy: ...Alright.

Tango: Aren't you like a god of order Scott? Can't you do anything to help?

Scott: Not really, my divinity here is really diminished for some reason. Probably the influence of the old gods.

Jimmy: Wait I hear a voice!

Tango: Uh!? Where!?

Jimmy: It's...

Jimmy enveloped himself with a thin layer of Listener magic.

Jimmy: That way!

Tango: What-

Scott: Since when are you a Listener?

Jimmy: Pretty early on in my loops, it happens sometimes. Oh, I hear it again. It sounds young!

Tango: A door?

Jimmy: We obviously need to get to other side!

Scott: Let me try something.

And in a flash of blue Scott is gone... A few seconds later the door opens with Scott behind it.

Scott: The tesseract still works.

Jimmy: Is that a little girl?

Tango: Why is she in a cage? Scott?

Scott: ... It's complicated...just help me get her out.

Tango: The cage doesn't look too hard to breakificate. Just pull a bit and uh... It's harder then it looks. I'm going to melt it-

Scott: And risk molten metal getting on the girl?

Tango: Point... I'll just use an axe.

Jimmy: Hello there! Who are you?

Girl: ...

Jimmy: Right uh... I'll introduce myself first if you want.

Girl: ...

Jimmy: Right, I'm Jimmy, that's Tango and that is Scott.

Girl: ...

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[simplepotatofarmer]

Is there anything Dream can do that would make Techno want to kill him post prison? Would betrayal be enough?

so the thing here is, one of the defining features of their relationship is that c!dream has never betrayed c!techno.

a claim i've seen people in fandom make is that 'dream wanted techno dead so bad but was afraid of him' is just wrong, objectively, and those people have never watched a moment of relevant lore.

because if that was true, he would've just let the butcher army happen. there's not a single time when dream positions himself against techno and when he might be, dream immediately changes his plans. he doesn't even betray techno under the threat of torture.

and on techno's side, man has been betrayed so many times and even then he doesn't want those people dead. he's hurt and angry and wants to tear down the thing that's causing the hurt to him and his friends and i guess you could say he doesn't really care if the people live or die. he laughs about tubbo dying but techno laughs about a lot of things. but he got betrayed by tommy once and still accepted him back.

the point is, it's hard to imagine a circumstance where either of them actually want to kill each other.

but if dream was to ever hurt one of techno's other friends (and by this i mean phil, ranboo or niki), i think that'd be it. if techno has to kill dream to save one of them? yeah, i can see that. i think techno would hate it, would be confused by it, but that he'd do it. it would probably have to be that drastic, though, based on who techno is as a person and i think it would also have to be an extremely drastic situation for dream to even go that far.

anyway, this is one of my favorite aspects of their characters and relationship because dream literally had multiple chances to betray techno and never did and there were plenty of things techno could've cut ties with dream over but never did. why are they like this. i love it.

[nfcv-saltmine]

I love how Greta's response to Alucard's traumatic experience, where he was literally raped by Taka and Sumi, is literally, "oh yeah, I had a threesome once."

Why the fuck is this show still going? Why do we have to deal with Nocturne now wtf

Brb using this ask to speak my mind about Greta because, like many things in this show, I don't think she was that great.

Alucard: And then, I'm ashamed to say, I put them on stakes outside the castle like I was my father.

Greta: Okay.

Alucard: I'm just saying, I am not at my best. It has been...difficult.

Greta: Hmm. I can see that. I mean, I had a boyfriend and a girlfriend at the same time once, but they never tried to kill me. Actually, no. I tell a lie. His wife went for me with a pitchfork.

Then Alucard proceeds to laugh, and Greta to go "I knew you'd be strange"

I think the worst part isn't the god awful dialogues. It's the fact that this, right there, has fans going "they're such a good couple" "haha coping with trauma by joking around haha classic" "waw I love Greta" and many other positive reactions. The amount of people who don't see what's wrong here saddens me. How can you not see how fucked up it is to compare your very consented relationships with this stranger's sexual assault and betrayal of his trust? The "coping with trauma by joking" only works when the traumatized one is the one joking about it. And when the other one joking with you is someone you know and trust. Because I can buy the "trauma dumping on a stranger" thing, but seriously, it's the same problem as Alucard and Trevor going "eat shit and die" "yes fuck you" and then laughing like they've known each other for a while now. You need time for stuff like this. People don't make friends by being rude and inconsiderate to others.

We cannot ignore how much this screams "male trauma isn't that important". It's not shown only in this exchange, as Hector also went through a traumatizing sexual experience, betrayed by one he trusted fully just like Alucard. And, just like Alucard, s4 does not follow through with it seriously. Just like Alucard, his trauma is brushed off with a joke. (Something about Hector "enjoying it"). There is no real consequences to what happened to them, as Hector still is in love and protects Lenore despite what she did, and Alucard quickly got over everything the moment he decided to help Danesti (no consequences for staking two people and putting them in front of the castle either). He did not hesitate for long to help, and did not hesitate at ALL to bring all these strangers to his home despite having been betrayed by two trusted companions just a few episodes ago. The show seems to have a problem with handling male trauma. Just like it won't allow a female character to be weak, it won't allow it's male characters to be vulnerable. Not for more than five seconds, at least.

Tbh I've had a problem with Greta since the beginning. Here's some of the dialogue from after Alucard arrived at her town and defeated 3 monsters right in front of everyone's eyes:

Alucard: How long have you been under attack?

Greta: Four days. First it was just one of those bastards. More every night. We barely made it through last night. We're lucky only a third of us are dead. Will you help us?

Alucard: I'm sure I can do something for you.

Greta: I'm not interested in magic tricks and one fight. These people are under my care. Will you stay and defend them for as long as it takes?

Alucard: I said--

Greta: You have to understand. I don't know you. You've been 20-odd miles away for months. You creep around the forest. You've got bodies on stakes outside your weird castle. You're obviously half-vampire, and you stink of wine, and you appear to me to be at least half-crazy. But you were the only possible advantage I could think of. I don't need to be impressed by low-key swagger. I need you to commit to saving these people. Because my life isn't worth living if I can't save theirs.

Alucard: All done?

Greta: Did it work?

Alucard: Yes.

Greta: Then I'm all done.

Listen, I know, I get it, she's the chief and has a lot of responsabilities, a lot of pressure on her shoulders. Her people depend on her for survival, wich... well, was pretty poor this far. And I get that she doesn't fully trust Alucard... But she is still the one who asked for his help, and there she is, acting as if she didn't just send someone to his death to get him. She's condescending, goes says one fight is not enough to convince her (as if Alucard had something to prove, and not, I don't know, the people who asked for his help?? If anyone has to prove they're worth something, it's THEM), says he's "creeping around the forest" like he's some beast when all we ever saw him do was going to get some water, wich was BEFORE the Taka and Sumi incident btw (if the show actually showed us Alucard creeping around, it could've been worth something, but show don't tell is sooooo hard). And I'm not saying she was COMPLETELY wrong to say he was "stinking of wine", but MAYBE don't talk down to your only chance and call him half crazy?? "I don't need to be impressed by low-key swagger" damn right you don't, because Alucard doesn't owe you people anything. I feel like she's completely overlooking that fact. THEY need him, HE doesn't need them. Girl almost died because she was fighting with a PITCHFORK, wich she LOST to one of the monsters btw! And there's no way ANY of them would've survive had Alucard not been there... but she's not impressed by Alucard's magic and physical abilities?? Acting unimpressed by and uninterested in what and who saved your life, and the lives of the people you seem to care so much about, is not being a cool, strong and independant woman. It's called "thinking I'm better than everyone else".

And then she has the AUDACITY to act like her whole little speech is what convinced Alucard to help... When he had already accepted to before that. "Did it work?" Did WHAT work?? What do you think "I'm sure I can do something for you" means?? I swear this served nothing but show us that she's a #girlboss who takes no shit, EVEN when no shit was given to begin with. Thanks, NFCV, but we already got that you don't know how to write any other type of women.

It's not like she doesn't give valid points as to why she wouldn't trust him fully. But I feel like, when you have in front of you someone who isn't fully human and has bodies on stakes in front of his "weird castle" and that you think is AT LEAST "half-crazy" (and that you also just witnessed taking down three monsters by himself, when you couldn't even hurt one a tiny little bit), and it's the only person you can ask for help, then you'd at least be careful with your words. Because for all she knows, Alucard could've been a monster, the biggest asshole she's ever met (remember, she doesn't know him), or simply someone who would not have appreciated being talked down to and insulted to his face. Resulting in him leaving them to their fate because fuck 'em, they can live or die, what will it change for him? She wouldn't have been such a great leader, now, would she? Ah, but how could we expect proper diplomacy from the show who's only diplomat is Lenore.

Of course Alucard stayed to help anyway, and WE, the audience, expected as much... but she could have NEVER predicted that he was, in fact, a "good guy". Her whole speech was about how bad Alucard looks from the outside and how she still expects him to do what THEY need him to do. In what world is that a good idea?? The only redeemable part is her basically admitting that, after many deaths, they became desperate. But she acts so damn entitled, I swear to god. I know she ends up telling him thank you and praise his entrance, but it doesn't erase the whole, useless speech.

Then the whole "comparing an actual relationship with rape" thing happens. And then some fight. And they reach the castle...

Saint Germain: Dracula's castle. Astonishing. It's really quite--

Greta: Ugly as sin.

Alucard: It's not ugly.

Greta: It's ugly. And it's sad. And it's cold. Bad things happened here.

Alucard: That's my childhood home you're talking about here.

Greta: Well, that explains a lot.

... ok I'm kinda laughing BUT IT'S A DESPERATE LAUGH. Maybe the fans are right. Maybe they make for a great couple... because they both share the instinct of insulting their new "friend's" home the moment they arrive in it despite the fact that they've been brought there to begin with is a big deal. Seriously, what the hell? I get that Dracula's castle is a little special, a little unusual, and not to everyone's taste... but it's still a whole damn castle that the guy you talked down to is offering you to live in, for you and your people's protection, and you INSULT IT TO HIS FACE?? And then insult him once again when he tells you he grew up there (because what other implication is there to get when she says "well, that explains a lot", here?). What an incredible couple dynamic!

"Bad things happened here" yeah just like bad things happened in your village. Your point? Do you wanna go back, maybe? Was your village less "cold"? Is a castle not enough from this total stranger that doesn't know any of you and wins nothing in letting you live there? How entitled do you have to be?? I mean she's allowed to find the whole place creepy and all, all I ask for is some damn decency!! Just a little bit of respect to your vampire Jesus!! I don't think he deserves any kindness, because he's a cunt, but YOU don't know he's a cunt! You don't know shit about him, and you and your people's survival depend on him!! Would it kill you to be grateful, for once?? Do you KNOW how many people would LOVE to have the opportunity to live in a CASTLE?? At least PRETEND to be a little embarrassed to tell him what you think, I don't know!

Out of the top of my head, there's two more moments that I want to talk about, as they show another aspect for her personnality I really, really dislike.

The first moment: when Alucard had to block a door during the siege to protect everyone, preventing monsters from entering... and I can MAYBE accept a little bit the fact that Greta has to remind him that their ennemies can climb. Alucard's "I should have thought of that" is an insult to his intelligence, but sure, whatever, I'll call it karma for how Trevor has been treated the whole show. But then, Greta says "Lucky you have me here to run your life for you now", and... urgh. I. Urgh. I'm sorry but this... seriously? So she's officially his mom, huh. Alucard NEEDS someone to tell him everything he needs to do, he's not the master of his own body and mind. He's just a brat who needs his mommy to tell him what he has to do because otherwise, he's lost. Because he can't think for himself like an adult, no.

That's what I get from this dialogue, and it'll only be confirmed two episodes later, in the second moment that I really disliked: when Sypha was just about to leave the castle.

Remember the context: it's been two weeks since the previous episode. Two weeks since Trevor's "death". Sypha is pregnant, and think it's better for her to join back the Speakers to give birth and live with them. Alucard sees her, and stands up to go talk to her. Greta holds him back and tell him to be gentle, because I guess he wouldn't have been otherwise! (And tells him that she hasn't spoken in two weeks because that the only way the writer found to tell the audience how much time has past). He and Sypha have a nice little chat, where she tries just a little to convince her to stay... but, ultimately, it's Greta's intervention that changes Sypha's mind. Ignoring the debate of "wouldn't it have been better if Alucard, who's SUPPOSED to be Sypha's old friend (lol and lmao), had been enough to convince Sypha, rather than have the new character she doesn't even know convince her?", I'd like to shine the light on this line from Greta:

Greta: And I was hoping you could help me teach this brilliant but actually fairly useless man how to live his life.

Again, she treats Alucard like a child, and we're supposed to find it cute. Well, sorry, but I don't find "treating your adult partner like a being lesser than you" cute, especially when it's more than once. This man fought by your side and saved you and your whole village, for god's sake!

It might seem like I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but I'd like to remind everyone that this show has FIVE official couples, and they all, except for ONE, boil down to "girlboss tells her man what to do and how to be like she's her mom". Lisa and Dracula, Sypha and Trevor, Lenore and Hector (this one makes me puke in my mouth), and Greta and Alucard. Each and every one of them has, at one or more occasions, somehow insulted their man, often to their face (if you have a doubt about Lisa: she literally called Dracula "worst than the devil" when the Bishop arrested her :) ). And the one exception? The two lesbian vampires. They literally could not make their couple another "strong woman x man who's submissive to her because she's strong" because they're two strong women. This is so laughable.

So, yeah. I really don't like her, but, let's be fair, I really don't like most of the cast. Either because of their character, or because of the way they've been treated by the narrative. Or both. Trevor and Hector are the only ones I can appreciate, really. They both deserved so much better.

Nocturne is not near as bad as the first show, despite it's many flaws. But hey! They're just one season in! They have all the time to remedy to that :)

[endiness]

debunking some points in this article because they annoy me with their inaccuracies.

"Yen Tried to Sacrifice Ciri to Get Her Magic Back in Season 2"

just a reminder of what happened in this storyline as nobody seems to actually remember or straight up wasn't paying attention in the first place: yennefer finally gives in to voleth meir tempting her right before, for all intents and purposes, she is about to be dragged off to be executed. she agrees to voleth meir's deal not only to get her magic back but because she doesn't want to die. and what was the deal she made with voleth meir? it was to take a completely random girl whom she did not know to cintra. that's it. it was not to kill ciri. she did not even know who ciri was at the time. and then when she did meet ciri and learn who she was and who she was to geralt, she was conflicted about the deal she had made the entire time albeit she did obviously still go through with attempting to deliver to ciri to cintra. however, and this is important to note: she was also under voleth meir's influence the entire time and when ciri broke through that influence, yennefer warned ciri away from her. and then fastfoward to kaer morhen and yennefer literally sacrifices her life to save ciri. that's what happened.

"She didn't care who she had to hurt, including Ciri and therefore Geralt."

yennefer did care. she was conflicted about what she had agreed to after meeting ciri and learning who she was to geralt and everything. just because yennefer, while under voleth meir's influence, did still try to fulfill the deal does not mean she didn't care. (emotions and motives and actions can, actually, be complex. js!)

"Yen changes her mind at the last second and willingly sacrifices herself and her magic to save Ciri […] Many felt like her sudden change of heart came out of nowhere because she had no problem sacrificing Ciri for most of the season. "

just a reminder of the timeline: yennefer agrees to deliver a completely random girl whom she does not know to cintra at the end of 2x05; in 2x06, yennefer and ciri meet and start to bond and she and geralt reunite although yennefer does ultimately betray both of them at the end of the episode despite obviously being conflicted about it; yennefer and ciri continue to bond over the course of 2x07 which is the episode that ciri is able to break through voleth meir's influence over yennefer at which point yennefer warns ciri away from her which she is able to do as she's more in control of her faculties as, y'know, ciri broke through voleth meir's influence over her.

yennefer's actual betrayal of ciri and geralt lasted, basically, one episode. that's a strange definition of "most of the season." js. (also, yennefer sacrificing herself for ciri happened in 2x08 — after yennefer had already changed her mind, or rather was freed from voleth meir's influence, in 2x07. the more you know.)

"In Season 2, Yen's main goal revolved around getting her magic back."

i don't even want to get into how this is such an extreme simplification of yennefer's storyline and arc in s2 and how this doesn't even accurately reflect things anyway so, uh, instead i'm just leaving this line of dialogue here which, idk, might've been important: "Who are we when we can no longer do the one thing we were put on this Continent to do?" "We find a new purpose. A better one."

"Philippa arranges Vizimir's assassination, which is carried out by Eva. The reason that Philippa took such drastic measures is simple: a power grab."

yeah, that's not what happened. vizimir was fucking pissed that philippa and dijkstra lost radovid in the chaos of thanned and because of how their plan at thanned completely failed and blew up in their faces and how that made vizimir look weak. and he held philippa responsible for that with the implicit threat that his definition of "holding her accountable" meant executing her. on top of that, dijkstra — who is philippa's ally — was literally willing to fall on vizimir's sword (or rather, his own dagger) for her. even if it would inevitably end up gaining her more power which arguably could be part of why she had vizimir assassinated, like. she did absolutely kill vizimir to protect herself (and dijkstra.) whatever other benefits that came with it, that was absolutely the primary motive.

"After Vizimir began to lose faith in her abilities, he stripped her of some of her power. Since she was unable to capture Ciri, he turned to his younger brother, Radovid, to secure the princess instead. Philippa knew that if she killed Vizimir, Radovid would be made king, but Radovid wasn't nearly as competent as his brother. Philippa will have a much easier time controlling Radovid, giving her power over Redania."

i don't even know where to start with this lol because not only is this phrasing so misleading but it's also just not even accurate anyway. like, vizimir did entrust radovid with finding ciri after philippa and dijkstra had failed but that also happened at the very beginning of the season and that act didn't play any specific role in why philippa had vizimir assassinated. and philippa explicitly knows that there is something hidden beneath radovid's drunken, playboy mask and that he is much more competent than he seems. (plus, like, full offense. but how do you watch the season and come to the conclusion that radovid is not as competent as vizimir? like, come the fuck on lol.) the reason why philippa (and dijkstra) will have an easier time controlling radovid than they did vizimir is because radovid knows to be terrified of them — and is. vizimir wasn't. he didn't know how truly dangerous they are and the danger they posed to him. because he was incompetent.

"Originally, King Vizimir made a deal with Nilfgaard to hand Ciri over to them, but plans changed. Dijkstra, Vizimir's spymaster, wanted Vizimir to marry Ciri. Their marriage would give him control over Cintra, turning Redania into the most powerful kingdom. To ensure this course of action, Dijkstra and Philippa secretly had Vizimir's wife, Queen Hedwig, killed."

okay, no, this still isn't accurate. vizimir did make a plan with nilfgaard to hand ciri over to them, but the plan to marry ciri was what came first. like. that's why they were looking for her in the first place. and dijkstra and philippa had hedwig assassinated because, like with why philippa would eventually assassinate vizimir, they were losing control of the situation. they did not want to hand ciri over if they ever found her, especially as that would result in redania losing the claim they wanted over cintra, and they did not want redania to become allied with nilfgaard, either, hence why they also framed nilfgaard for hedwig's assassination. (and like, obvs they'd have hedwig assassinated if they did ever get their hands on ciri because they wanted vizimir to marry her and, well, vizimir couldn't exactly marry ciri if he was already married to hedwig. but those weren't the circumstances and that isn't what happened.)

[raveneira]

I just don't get why Ikemoto is drawing AND writing at the same time..... Like it would've been better if Kodachi stayed and wrote the story, Or Kishimoto continues it (which btw he wants vacation lol). Kodachi/Kishi wrote the better story and they had the vision, on the other hand, Ike's writing is literally a fanfiction lol.

Btw, do you think we still have hope for KawaSara, cuz it's looking too rough now? Don't get me wrong, I still ship it, but Idk what to expect lol....

Yeah, whats worse is its not even Ikemoto's fanfiction, he's literally taking actual fanfic/fan theories and makin em canon, and you cant even say its impossible because in the interview he literally gets off track from answering a question to address complaints he was seeing online to defend himself 😭 so this man DOES look at fandom feedback, so theres no way you can say its totally a coincidence that so many fan theories became canon EXACTLY as they predicted it, theres just no way.

Once or twice you could say that it was a fluke, but this is way more times than one, and the fact that he pretty much confirmed that regardless of fans justified complaints about certain things he will ignore them because 'he likes it that way' so ppl will just have to deal with it.

Meaning having any hope of him taking any of the valid criticism to improve is gone, whatever he likes is what hes gonna do, even if it goes against what even Kishimoto himself wants/wanted because it is HIS story now and Kishimoto has no intention on intervening since hes happy spending time with his family now and isnt ready to let that time go again yet, which is understandable and I hope he takes as long a break as he wants or needs, I just hate that his legacy is being tarnished in the meantime because greedy higher ups WOULDNT let the series die and Kishimoto get a break like he asked for.

The story really did peak under Kishimoto and Kodachi's writing direction, the second the story shifted entirely in IKEMOTOS direction you saw the quality DROP and the story become a directionless convoluted inconsistent mess.

As for if I still have hope for KawaSara...to be honest I dont know anymore, the reveal that Ikemoto is 100% writing and that Kishimoto himself doesnt even know where the story is headed anymore and is just as much a reader as the rest of us, and even if he does give input, he lets Ikemoto have the final say, has gotten me unsure of what to expect anymore.

Under Kishimoto and Kodachi's writing they were pretty strongly hinting at building more on Kawaki and Sarada's relationship, his bond with team 7, to really drive home his betrayal later so that it'd have some real weight and impact from all their build up. So the potential for KawaSara was very high from what they were setting up.

But Ikemoto? yea I dunno what to expect from him, but if where the story direction changed is anything to go by [which Ikemoto confirms was all his doing and its a completely different direction than the one Kishimoto and Kodachi had planned] its safe to say hes tryna push bsa, either that or troll like a mf just to keep those viewers engaged since this manga is tanking more and more every chapter and the biggest supporters are shippers who just wanna see Boruto and Sarada get together for eugenics.

I wont say KawaSara has lost yet or that its hopeless, the ship hasnt been definitively killed off yet, theres still a possibility this is just another NS situation, teasing what the ppl want just to keep em readin till the very end where he finally says alright now for the real endgame once he no longer has anything to lose by pissing off bsa lol

Even if Im unsure about KawaSara at this point in time, Im still fairly confident in BoruSumi even tho alot of ppl have written her off just cuz she doesnt have a hug scene [NH doesnt either anywhere in the manga but NS does] or a reckless attempt at saving the other [according to KK Sarada and Boruto both would've died if not for the other shinobi arriving when they did so she didnt even save him fr so this argument is invalid]

They also downplay her feelings just because shes more reserved and rational than Sarada, which is kinda the point of opposites attracting and balancing eachother out [Minato being the quiet calm level headed one while Kushina is hot headed and loud] whereas Sarada and Boruto are both portrayed as hotheaded rebels apparently, their kinda the same person atp but thats another topic for another day.

Point is KawaSara is up in the air, but BoruSumi shouldnt be counted out yet, lack of screentime and interaction didnt mean jack shit for NaruHina, SaiIno, or ChoKarui, so lets not pretend its the ship killer for BoruSumi.

Lets also not pretend that SS didnt also go through one hell of a rough patch cuz they did, and they still became canon in the end, so again lets not pretend these things are ship killers alright because they aint, the real meat of the story hasnt happened yet, and Kawaki is supposed to be getting more development soon so lets see how that goes and who its with first and judge further from there.

[enixamyram]

There are two pet peeves I have for Blood of Zeus that make me almost irrationally annoyed. If I could have, I would have changed:

Zeus loving Heron's mother: While we're constant told that Zeus has slept with other people, we never see it. The only one we see is with Heron's mother who he supposedly really loved. Maybe it's just me, but I really hate this because it feels so manipulative, as in "yeah he's an asshole for cheating on Hera but we can't really hate him for it because it wasn't just a common fling", like the show wanted to acknowledge Zeus sucked but at the same time didn't want the audience to think he sucked too much. Meanwhile, it would have been a lot nicer to see Zeus, the big hero, as truly flawed without justification and not just told about him being flawed in the past while focusing on the one instance where some might sympathise with him because he "did it for love".

Hera not being the one to help Seraphim: I really liked when we were told that Hera was the one to save him as a child because it gave some actual depth to her character. (I mean really, the way it was shown to actually happen, Hera literally turned her back on a mother and infant about to die, which isn't just cold but bordeline evil.) It would have been interesting to see Hera protect an innocent child and his surrogate mother as Goddess of family since it would have been a nice way to show there was more to her than just being Zeus' jealous wife. Even more than that; from a plot perspective, it would have been a nice comparrison for later on. To see the woman she naturally was and then see just how badly Zeus' constant betrayal affected her.

I have bigger problems with the show but the fact that they tried to do the whole "Zeus is flawed too" story while constantly undermining it with what they actually showed us (and doing the opposite with Hera) really did piss me off.

[annadoglover1]

IT'S HUNGER GAMES SIMULATOR TIME!!!

For the new hyperfixation Danganronpa. I used the THH cast and UDG casts for this and also Daiya Owada, for funsies. The game starts under the cut!

My THH favs fighting to the death (like five seconds after the game started btw) and it is no surprise to me that the Ultimate Soldier won.

BRO KILLED HIS BRO'S BRO! Damn Daiya can't catch a break even in a simulation.

Literally how the fuck? His luck can even get him to kill the strongest woman ever?

Mukuro committing the first child murder tracks.

Yeah you fucking betrayed your Bro

Literally how? Maybe because Byakuya was injured... didn't have any other options. This becomes the best day of Toko's life.

Don't make a joke about his brains turning to butter, don't make a joke about his brains turning into butter, don't-

KOMARU!!!

Giving off Kiyotaka being the second mastermind AU vibes

Oh my god stalking led to love. Tale as old as time...

Aw she's even staying up to watch and protect her beloved Byakuya.

Okay his camp got raided twice and now he was killed for supplies. I gotta know... did he have the good kush? This is the dollar store how good could it be?

Am I surprised Byakuya committed the second child murder? No, not really.

Oh shit Ultimate Despair is teaming up once again. We are fucked.

SHE IS TRYING TO DOMESTICATE IN A HUNGER GAME SITUATION. BUILDING A LOVE SHACK FR FR

Does this count as the third child murder? Yuta is more like a preteen but to me his is also baby. But the point still stands child murder Celestia still tracks.

The first event has started and it's one with a high body count. It is... Acidic Rain!

Child murder four ig

You can't swim your way out of this one bestie

Mukuro I was rooting for you T-T

Attempted child murder turns into a double kill because Monaca said "Fuck you. If you kill Monaca we die together!" Queen shit

SHE DID EVERYTHING FOR HIM JUST TO BE BETRAYED! NOOOOO!!!

I am not really a Togafuka shipper but holy shit I am crying in the club

I didn't cover everyone but a shit ton of people died. Below is who is left at this point.

A depressing night after the rain leads to a betrayal the very next morning. Celeste is the only femme presenting character left in the game. Hope she can gaslight, gatekeep and girlboss her way out of this one.

Final child murder of the game and technically Celeste's second child murder.

Dumbasses could take care of themselves and died. AND BYAKUYA YOU LITERALLY HAD TOKO TAKING CARE OF YOU BITCHASS-

But you know what this means?

Celsetia Ludenberg is the winner! Yay!!!

Here are the final results. Can't belive Mr Daiya "I died off-screen for someone elses backstory" Owada was also the first kill in this game.

I want to do SDR2 and V3 at some point. Maybe tomorrow I am too eepy today.

[liliallowed]

fun fact hunter!dust is technically 12 percent a vampire fledgling cuz he intentionally took in some of crimsons essence to get stronger.

he's not even technically a fledgling because it's incomplete and his magic is actively pushing it back... well more like IT'S refusing to spread despite it's nature?

he regularly takes pills to revert it back when he feels it's creeping on his souls core. if he goes on without either stabbing crimson to subside the tiny bit of corrupted magic or doesn't regulate his magic he will lose his shit.

do NOT hide his pills. do not touch his stuff he will friking kill you.

also crimson can't influence him. well... they technically CAN but fuck that shit. it's MUCH MORE FUN to be hunted. it's so exciting!

they technically CAN just convert him by forcing some more of their blood down his throat but screw that! that's fucked up! they don't WANT a pawn! they don't WANT obedience. they want betrayal! a rival! an equal!

so while the concept of sire vampire is a thing(it's not a bite from the vamp. it's with the sired drinking the vampires blood) crimson just gives the vampire hierarchy the middle finger. (they're a pretty high rank too so not many people can actually judge them.)

"the fk you mean I get to continue the bloodline ya fukn perverts? I ain't turning him. I want a normal ass RIVAL that can actually be a fucking threat to my life unlike you pathetic weaklings. FUCK off!"

another reason the whole fledging thing isn't technically official is cuz like... crimson is ALSO retracting their influence that aspect. they don't want that. they wanna fight him fair. they don't WANT to be at an advantage OR give him strength or let him sap away from their essence. ALSO they hate the concept of siring in general. they may have been a pure blood buuuut yeah fuck these boomers.

so what if vampires go extinct one day? doesn't everyone? who careeessss!

h!dust doesn't feel any sun burns but it kinda itches after prolonged contact. he technically did this to kill them he knew he'd be turning into their kind but as long as it made him stronger? screw it!

he... didn't expect the progress to... stop?

there had never been a case like this.

he did get a small strength boost and a lil bit of sharper fangs but it's barely different.

he's pretty sure you're bloods can turn people almost INSTANTLY. so... like... is he immune? wtf is going on?

it does progress but it REVERTS whenever he's fighting crimson. or... killing them for them to regenerate...

it's also odd because it should have broken the spell if he killed them... but he still has it? probably because the thing never seems to die no matter what he tries. even silver bullets and shit doesn't get rid of them.

he's sorta stuck between being barely HALFWAY a fledgling and just his normal self.

it can change based on his mood though.

so like... if he actually loses his cool he might suddenly start sizzling in the sun.... XD then go back to normal when he calms down.

casually be angry at night and okay during day, problem solved???

crimson literally said fuk you to thousands of years of vampire tradition. let them just have their hunter rival dammit! they don't want other vampires. they're boring.

[lonely-shine]

*takes a big breath* fear and masks for ebis, marcus, requiem, and lullaby ifitsnottoomuchtoaskplease? 😇

(yes, i'm a sucker for cute couples infused in angst, why do you ask?)

Thanks for the ask! Let's dive in!

(this is gonna be long, and I did no proof read it, so sorry for that xD)

FEAR: What is your OC's greatest fear? What do they do when confronted with it? Are they open with their fear, or do they hide it away?

Ebis: Okay, so, I don't know if I'd call it her "greatest fear", but she's actual-meaning-of-the-word triggered by darkness. She doesn't exactly remember it, but just before loosing her memories, she had an accident during an exploration mission. An ancient ladder gave out beneath her and she had a nasty fall in which she badly hit her head. Her torch broke in the fall, so it was pitch-black as she slowly bleeded out, unable to move or speak and convinced she was gonna die there where no one would ever find her. She doesn't remember exactly, but she has nightmares about being in the darkness, in pain, helpless and feeling doomed. She hates the darkness because it takes her back to a moment she can't remember, but her body does; she will feel that same doom and pain when she's in the dark.

She feels quite silly about this fear, and it takes Marcus directly asking her about it for her to share it. I don't think she would otherwise be open about it with others, as she doesn't want to be judged as childish or have to tell about her trauma to get taken seriously.

Marcus: To be abandoned, left alone, left behind. Marcus has always been a solitaire man who struggles to connect to other people, and he's had some bad experiences with getting close/working along other people. His fianceé died, which broke him, and when he started working in the Submachine, it only led to betrayal. Murtaugh never careed about him, Elizabeth couldn't save him, nobody came back for him. He has gone through so much isolation, both self-imposed and forced on him, but truth is man hates every second of it. So when he meets Ebis, the fear is there "what if I'm alone again?". He eventually voices this fear to her. I believe with time and lots of therapy he'd learn to manage this fear, even if not make it disappear completely. Make it not be this all consuming thing but this fucking annoyance he has to deal with. He'll be okay is what I'm saying.

MASK: Does your OC wear a mask, literally or figuratively? What goes on beneath it? Is there anyone in their life who gets to see who they are under the mask?

Ebis: She always puts on a cheerful, driven, optimistic front. This is not because she believes everything will resolve in the end, but because she cannot bear to think about the possibility of something going wrong. So she. keeps. moving. Always and no matter what. Even if that reckless path leads to a worse place, she cannot bear to stop because then she'd have to confront her fear. So instead, she pushes on, convinces herself that things will turn for the better if she just keeps going, no matter how reality doesn't match up with that. Awesome resilience, not so awesome avoidance. She will work on this once out of the Submachine tho (both Marcus and her have so much therapy to do), and she is open to Marcus about this.

Marcus: Not really, this man can't mask to save his life xD Closest thing I can think of is... not many people get to really know him. Not because he's actively avoiding it, but man's reserved and has a resting bitch face. So yeah, most people see him as this tol, serious man that looks like he hasn't slept in two weeks, and don't know he's actually a cinamon roll. Ahh, but that assumption fades as soon as they see him around Ebis. Can you see that? The man is capable of smiling! And he looks kinda cute all lovingly looking at his wife. Aww <3

As for Lullaby and Requiem, gosh I haven't thought about them in forever, they're son undeveloped, all aesthetics and like two random facts, halp xD I don't know if I'll be able to answer the questions, but I can talk a bit about them:

Okay, so, for those who don't know Requeim and Lullaby are characters from a word divided in two opposing factions, fighters and dancers. I will put more info under the cut but for now:

Lullaby is a dancer, very skilled from a young age, a gifted kid you could say, and she's one of the best dancer of her village. Kinda elite stuff. Dancer villages can be pretty hierarchic with their dancer: who's the best, who's a beginner, who's not even a dancer. Their communal dancing really reflects that in what role everyone has in the performance depending on at what skill they are.

I think she could be afraid of being told she's not worthy/skilled anough to perform anymore, or that she never actually was. To be rejected specifically becaue the one thing she's poured so much time and effort into perfecting is still not enough and she was just being humoured the whole time. So, gifted kid into adult with imposter syndrome huh.

Requiem is a fighter, a good and skilled fighter, but not particularly "gifted". Not that fighter communities work the same as dancer villages. Fighters aren't so hierarchic, you teach what you can and learn what you can and you're strong together. Their communal fighting is something anyone can join for a good time and to learn, you don't have to be skilled.

I'm... not sure what would be Requiem's greatest fear, to be honest. He grew ina pretty chill and healthy enironment, and as far as I know nothing terrible has happened to him? I mean I guess his fear would be something related to harm coming to his community? But also I don't see him contemplating and getting lost into that possibility. It's why he fights tho. So maybe more than a fear is a motivation? I don't even know man, I'm just thinking aloud at this point.

Okay, so, more lore about fighters and dancers:

Both fighting and dancing are, at the same time, a weapon and an art, something used to harm, but also something pretty to enjoy. Between just fighters, or between just dancers, they can fight/dance recreationally. But if a fighter and dancer fight/dance together, a brush of the skin is enough to cause injury whether they mean to or not. This is the one of the big reasons of why fighters and dancers are at war, believing their very natures to be opposing. It wasn't always like that, tho, there was a time were they were not at war with each other (but everything changed when the fire nation attacked xD).

Requiem and Lullaby first meet at the Battlefield of Lost sounds, a wasteland in a neutral zone where fighter/dancer have been waging wars for generations. I think they meet when the battle has already dissolved, they were sticking around taking a look at the aftermath (also I think the Battlefield has been used for so long and has so much history for both factions that it might be something akin to a sacred place by this point? Why is it still a place for war then? Well, because how you treat sacred looks different in this world, thing is there might have stayed behind for spiritual reflection or something).

Anyway, thing is the two of them meet, and they recognize the other as a dancer/fighter, so they do what they were taught to do. They engage in battle, but the battle is also a performance, and they connect. Rivals but not enemies. Can't help but hurt each other but not supposed to hate each other. So they start fighting/dancing without touching the other, to avoid injuries. And by the end, they come to a sort of understandment. Lullaby still belong to the dancer village, Requiem still belongs to the fighter community, but they will not engage in battle with each other anymore. And they want to learn from each other.

Eventually, they end up forming a team of sorts with just the two of them. I don't know how that pans out in the larger picture/what their relationship to their respective homes will be like after that, but yeah. This is about everything I know.

If you're still reading, here's an old drawing of the babies <3

[thewingedwolf]

okay i’ve watched a few seasons now, and i’m about to move into pre-new era seasons so-

that do or die twist is so unserious omg

i know big brother has gaslighting, spying, & manipulating too but these people just straight up going through each other’s bags is so funny, they all talk about lifelong friendships but they also don’t give a FUCK lmao

(none of these are in any order, just top 4)

faves in 41: shan, xander, erika, evvie

faves in 42: maryanne, romeo, lindsay, drea

faves in 43: i did not watch; i’ve seen the discourse around this season and i simply Don’t want to feel pain like this so i put it off for now

faves in 44: i did not watch; like purely because of the nonsense going on with carson aksjdjd i might genuinely go back to this one later

faves in 45: kaleb, kellie, jake. why did i only list 3 people? bc genuinely it’s a four way tie between dee katurah julie and emily, like this was an amazing season for women. also, the hottest season.

i think it says a lot about me that one of my favorites three seasons in a row was a zero vote finalist aksjdjd personally i think this means one of my faves this season is gonna be one too, i’m guessing venus or q

shan making dx hum her betrayal theme song on the challenge usa is so much funnier with context bc she LITERALLY hummed it out loud while thinking about how she’d have to betray one of her besties aksjsj the nerve of that woman is insane i love her

the way i got so excited for deshawn to make a comeback in that lil chicken & veggies alliance only for him to truth kamikaze his way through that tribal is just…..i actually had to walk away from my tv my secondhand embarrassment was so bad

i think it’s a lot different when you know who is going to win because i went in paying attention to erika and really vibing with her but i get the impression no one was expecting her to win the way that a lot of people thought maryanne would win over everyone else in f5.

that said, i think 41 was my favorite bc i love when people are smart but also canNot keep their mouths shut, these people were so gossipy and got soooo heated with each other, but i didn’t hate anyone, i was rooting for everyone, like i was riveted i had fun.

i literally keep replaying that “do i believe that? no i do not,” moment between naseer and heather on loop in my mind it was soooo funny aksjsjs

xander scruffy looking…….i would fold so fast i’m afraid 😔

that said, i had to walk away during some of his answers for the final tribal because he is just so sweet but he is SO unaware i was HURTING even with evvie and ricard clearing trying to lead him to an answer, it took like four false starts for him to name a good social read and everyone to nod and go “oh yeah that one makes sense”

drea’s comedic timing is unparalleled. i have never laughed that loud at a reality tv contestant, her voice is just so expressive. yes i’m talking about the potato line she is funnier than every comedian on netflix to me

that season had me screaming every episode it was really fun to watch and maryanne just like. sparkles. she’s enchanting.

i hope jonathan [redacted for legal reasons]

austin is so sexy to me because he really just laid down and died so his super hot girlfriend could win a million dollars, that’s the perfect man

actually i’d like to say it again. hottest cast. austin & dee was just pretty on pretty. jake is adorable. kellie. katurah. emily. kaleb. hottest cast by far.

i’ve been listening to know it alls & why blank lost just to get a feel for strategy and i’m excited to get through older seasons to see gameplay without so many twists because yeah there’s like a LOT of them esp in 41. it’s funny listening to them all bitch about this constantly tho. also interested in eventually watching a season without fire making - the next group i’m looking at are david v goliath, heroes v healers v hustlers, millennials v gen x, and gamechangers. might flip around a bit before i land on one tho.

[least-sexy-man-competition]

HELLO, DO THESE PEOPLE SIMPLY NOT KNOW WHAT FASSAD DID??

Hi, Mother fan here, and person who personally nominated him. I know you don’t know who he is because haha Japan-only game BUT-

He is literally a propagandist for a highly consumerist fascist regime (the Pigmask Army) and an animal abuser to boot! How is that sexy in any way? Yeah, Baldi slaps you with a ruler and is frankly harder to look at given the art style he’s in and… that’s about it? He’s not tazing an innocent monkey into doing his deliveries for him (deliveries that are, mind you, pretty implied to be mind controlly in some way) and also forcing him to do dances for his own amusement while not allowing little Salsa (the monkey) even to cry about his state? Also if you’ve played Smash, you know who Lucas is and how most of his family is dead, right? Well, okay, the Pigmasks are responsible for that due to their messing around with genetic experimentation and Fassad loyally serving them means he’s totally compliant with all of that! If he doesn’t care if people die, why should you care about him?

More reasons why he’s unsexy:

Almost died and thought trumpets were a good way to fix his body.

Was part of a group of seven guardians that protected the needles that seal away the Dark Dragon, but he betrayed him. Betrayal is not cool.

Did I mention he’s a propaganda spewing animal abuser for a fascist and militaristic regime? Thought I’d make that one extra clear.

Goodness gracious, please, I know Baldi isn’t likable either, but vote for that guy instead, please. Fassad is one of THE worst.

its like 4 am here and im sleepy so i cant give an in depth response but i miseread the word deliveries as delaware at first glance and now im thinking about the Delaware post from dearao3

[maleficore]

Saw a few other people do it so here's my take on an

✨Arthur Morgan playlist ✨

feat. my terribly inconsistent taste in music.

It's gonna be a long one because I'm about to ramble about each and every song, so I'm adding a cut.

If you just want to listen to it, HERE is the link :)

Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit

"No one knows what its like; To be the bad man; To be the sad man; Behind blue eyes" Come on.

She Burns by Fov Vance

This is the obligatory Mary song. Like the entirety of it. Just listen.

Their Truth by Tyto Grey

Not only is it the ultimate wanderlust song, but also "They’ll pull the shade over your eyes; And convince you to sacrifice; All of your life" Lord have mercy.

Colors by Halsey

Listen, I know this is a love song. But the theme of betrayal and abandonment feels very appropriate for Arthur's relationship with Dutch and the way it progresses throughout the game. Just keep that in mind when listening and you'll understand what I mean.

Youth by Daughter

The whole song. Literally. I have no idea why this is not considered The Arthur Morgan Song™ "And if you're still breathing, you're the lucky ones; 'Cause most of us are heaving through corrupted lungs" Or the entire "We are the reckless, we are the wild youth; Chasing visions of our futures; One day, we'll reveal the truth; That one will die before he gets there" verse. Bro.

Blonde Hair, Black Lungs by Sorority Noise

I'll admit I mainly put this one in because of the title lmao, but also works nicely as another Mary song? Just a way more sad and less lovesick one.

I'll Be Good by James Young

I'd have to paste the entire song here. It fits that well.

It's Alright by Mother Mother

The whole song again. I really wish he could listen to this one on repeat.

Little Dark Age by MGMT

"Forgiving who you are for what you stand to gain; Just know that if you hide, it doesn't go away" :)

Wires by The Neighborhood

This one is probably more Dutch than Arthur in parts, but fits them both as a duo just as well. I'm not gonna paste the entire second verse, but it's very Arthur at the end of it all there.

Art School Wannabe by Sorority Noise

"Maybe I'm my own greatest fear Maybe I'm just scared to admit that I might not be as dark as I think Maybe I am not the person That I never wanted to be" Yeah.

Run by AWOLNATION

Well I'd say "I am a human being capable of doing terrible things" works well and the song is fire so.

Me and My Friends Are Lonely by Matt Maeson

"I was looking for a purpose, what a chance, you had some with you" gave me baby Arthur vibes. Idk what more to tell ya. ("I always figured that I'd be the one to die alone" hurts good too so...)

Oh My God by Ida Maria

"Arthur's inability to leave the gang" the song, basically.

No Roots by Alice Merton

"I build a home and wait for someone to tear it down Then pack it up in boxes, head for the next town running" no more thoughts than that. Song works well for an outlaw.

Renegades by X Ambassadors

Same thing. Outlaw song :)

Born To Die by Lana Del Rey

I saw a John & Arthur edit on TikTok so good I couldn't not add this one. Lyrics work for them so well.

Trouble by Cage The Elephant

"Trouble on my left, trouble on my right I've been facing trouble almost all my life My sweet love, won't you pull me through? Everywhere I look, I catch a glimpse of you I said it was love and I did it for life, didn't do it for you" *shrugs*

And here's a few last ones that I've added purely because The Vibes felt right:

We Might Be Dead By Tomorrow by Soko

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Alien Blues by Vundabar

Father by The Front Bottoms

East by Sleeping At Last