#AND ONE ORE THING:

[oldstormyy]

molly opinions and impressions.. I feel like you understand her way better than most of rdr2 fans

First impression: oh, I see. there is a lot to unpack here

Impression now: well, tragic characters are my favorite, and especially those who are deeply flawed and digged their own graves by making all the wrong choices, so. <3 Seriously she is my favorite character after Dutch & Hosea

Favorite moment: when she isolates herself. i mean ok let's be real Molly doesn't appear in many cutscenes because she doesn't go out on jobs with the others, but her presence and state of mind are very pervasive in camp i think. i mean, in chapter 3 you can't walk two steps without hearing her and dutch shouting at each other. so my favorite Molly moment is when she's shunning everyone at camp and being shunned in turn, reading a book by herself, talking to Tilly about her love life WHILE Tilly is getting work done, clinging to Dutch as if he's the only thing that can ever make her happy. I also like when she's in a good mood and she gets a little silly :)

Idea for a story: i WISH we knew at what point in time Molly joined the gang specifically, and WHERE. Dutch and Molly met at a slam poetry event actually

Unpopular opinion: i am QUITE sick of the only responses to Molly's character being either "she deserved better :(" or talking about Dutch's faults as a partner, as if that's all there is to Molly. I understand the sentiment but it's all I EVER see. can we talk about how she was insane enough to leave her life of comforts to follow around a bunch of criminals? or about how her character arc actually parallels Dutch's in the way they both isolate themselves and fall victim to their paranoia and insecurity after becoming disillusioned with their romantic dreams?

Favorite relationship: aside from whatever the hell she's got going on with Dutch, I'm obsessed with whatever the hell she's got going on with Karen. I think their interactions say more about Karen than Molly, because Karen is the only one who UNDERSTANDS Molly.... Karen who acts so tough is the only one who's soft hearted and romantic enough to reach out to Molly. Because they are so similar even if they seem to be opposites.... They are in very similar places in chapter 4: both have lost a romantic partner, both have fallen to the bottle and, although in different ways, both feel mocked and ridiculed (Karen leans into the role of drunkard while Molly is losing her mind), although when Karen tries to comfort Molly she's already too far gone inside her own head. and the fact that after Molly gets killed Karen finally loses herself completely........

Molly wip:

[surreal-duck]

es rarepair week 2024 day 1 | AU/future

lil ghostic au of mine!!! yuzuru and the rest of fine are long since trapped souls in an abandoned mansion of which rst come across while looking for shelter during a storm :] it doesnt um. particularly end well

[icantalk710]

Haven't posted too much since this week was hectic [😩], so it me after a slightly longer jog earlier (thankfully it's warm enough to sensibly go jogging) and then coming back to trim the beard/shave some 🪒🚿😌

[spite-of-the-grifter]

Look.

Ace Attorney fandom.

I know why people don't like Turnabout Bigtop. I am among the people who dislike Turnabout Bigtop.

But I GET why people like the case. I'm not going to be one of those annoying people who just blindly dump on it because I hate those mfs too.

Thing about Bigtop isn't that it sucks. Thing isn't the weird grooming stuff (though that is a huge part of it). It's not that it could've been good.

It's that - in my personal OPINION - it could have been *great*.

I think it had the potential to be one of the best third cases in the trilogy. It had everything; a fun and goofy setting fit for a pretty dang goofy lawyer game - where the environment itself had jokes and quips and one-liners and mishaps and tomfoolery written all over it, it had the previous case introducing a very interesting and important plotline that gave background for one of the more well-loved characters while also introducing an equally fucked up and lovable new one who was a child forced into a shit childhood of naivete in a CIRCUS with another character who was very naive and childish - whose interactions could have been funny and cute and reflective of said shit from the previous case (seriously she becomes such an important character in the 4th case, WHY would they not include her in this one for some character development? How did they fuck up letting a CHILD explore a CIRCUS?? That would have made the interactions flow MUCH better).

They had a pretty good, sympathetic killer imo, a morally dubious victim, an asshole of a client (who was pretty flat admittedly in-game, but I like his weird, topsy-turvy reasoning for it in the anime. Also, I think Max being kinda a dick would have bode well for the themes of Farewell since most of his clients up to this point have been like...nice? Not nice, but sympathetic, but him having to defend someone who's innocent but a prick would have shown him that just because someone is an asshole, doesn't mean they deserve to suffer for it and that they have the potential to grow as people, which is almost a complete opposite of what Matt was. Ultimately, I would have loved the contrast of them as clients and I think it would have also served as character development for Phoenix, especially with his low-empathy tendencies).

They just didn't think that far ahead. They just didn't execute it well enough. They just decided to make three of the adult characters fight for the hand in marriage of a teenage girl. (Bat's part of the story was actually kinda good if he was just YOUNGER, I think him doing that for Regina would have been a stupid thing someone in the circus would do to impress their crush. Damn you Ace Attorney and your weird treatment of underage girls!!)

It just flopped and that's ok.

Even though it kinda sucked, it can still mean something to me.

Also I'm a Moe Curls apologist. I liked him, shut up.

[lemongogo]

do i finish dunmesh tn ..

[valleyofdeaddandelions7]

[teal-fiend]

College student pred

Usually as I’ve seen it’s been the other way around. And i get it, the unfair power dynamic is fetishised. But i find the inverse of this trope more compelling

Hungry college aged kid, living off of microwaved meals, ramen soup, coffee, red bull, cigarettes and left over beer

Underfed, sleep deprived, hung over, everything unhealthy you can imagine. They can’t remember the last time that they had a proper meal

They could go for one of their fellow students, but they have to remind themselves that these people are their future colleagues - their network. So it might put a strain on their future workplace relationships if they start picking them off now. The lecturer, however

And It’s embarrassing, feeding one of your own students. Not even becoming prey to someone of your own generation. It’s almost a waste; the professor is an expert, a doctor, a renowned professional in their field, and they become fuel for someone who has so little experience it’s not even fair to compare them. It’s a waste of knowledge, just for one meal that won’t even keep the pred fed for that long. 

But a student does have to eat. And when they’re done, they’ll go right back to studying. There’s no time for them to waste enjoying the sensation of digestion. They have work to do, tutorials and labs to attend, as to not scuff their record or fall behind. Their stomach will still work even if they’re not resting like maybe they should be

Although it would cause a bit of a cock up when the university has to find a replacement for the course the prey was teaching. I guess the solution would be to hunt a professor who doesn’t teach any of your subjects, to shirk the problem onto somebody else

In the future, if the student does actually manage to graduate and get a job in the field, they can look back and mentally thank all their favourite lecturers who kept them fed while they studied. They wouldn’t have gotten here without them

[ozlices]

spent all day playing 1.6 & are just accepting some things will be a mystery until the wiki is updated lol the wiki mods deserve awards they rly carry our unknowing asses like no other

[viaphni]

An analysis for the latest Corrupted Colors episode, “An Argument,” because it was AMAZING

To start off with general thoughts, the acting was REALLY good, especially at the very peak of the argument where Blue was having to separate the two of them. The change in vignette colors was great too—red to black, mirroring Diamond’s spikes of anger and frustration. It very much helped with representing the jarring spikes of emotion that we feel during arguments, those little sparks of rage that make us say things we don't mean. The core argument was very telling about all three characters and their motives, how they view the war in their minds.

It begins simply, innocently, with Lapis suggesting that the trio plan their strike against Chaotic. Some ideas are proposed, but Diamond is quick to interject with his own view.

Diamond wants to carry out the fight alone. He wants the seal, to keep everyone safe and away, and to go to Chaotic alone.

It highlights that his entire view on the situation is a trauma response to his experiences during the last infection. The impression that Dark Diamond left on his mind. He lost so many people during that time. In the end, when he was fighting Dark Diamond, he really was alone. He had lost Abe, Bedrock, the Emerald, Lapis, the Kings and their heirs—they had all fallen to the infection. All he had to validate his strength in those moments was The First Pickaxe. A valued relic, sealed away—it chose him. Something chose him and said he was worthy even after all the mistakes he made. I’m sure that was one of the main things that kept him going at all.

Now, the pickaxe rejects him. And Diamond doesn’t know why. He doesn't remember the pain and loss of the second crossover, the way Origin spoke to him.

“You’ve proven yourself to be too weak for the fights ahead, Diamond.”

It’s too strong, even for you.

He was disgraced by a god. And he doesn't even remember.

It must be so frustrating, the weapon’s silence. He’s won now, and he thinks he’ll win again, surely he’ll win again because he’s Diamond! The Diamond who saved them all, look at all he did! Him rejecting the aid of Lapis and Blue makes so much sense, because that’s the way he was accustomed to operating, and now he has to make room for other strengths, other possibilities, chances of injury and infection and death. And to him, that is unacceptable.

When Diamond is shut down by the other two, he gets defensive. He starts to accuse them of thinking they’re more powerful, thinking he’s being put down.

In relation to the pickaxe, I can lead into Lapis’ section of the argument.

When Diamond gets defensive, this is Lapis’ first response.

And he’s right. Diamond always wants to position himself as the shield and the sword at the same time, defending in front of everyone yet taking the whole fight himself—Always rushing in. This seems to come from a place of care and concern, not wanting Diamond to be harmed. They almost lost him when he was impaled by the Guardian. If Chaotic got him in a bad place alone…

Diamond shuts him down. He says that he defeated Dark Diamond, that Lapis was the one who got infected, Lapis is the weaker one, and he is stronger.

Lapis did not take this well. He lashes out;

These are his major lines before storming off. There’s a lot to unpack here.

He accuses Diamond of bragging, sitting on a high horse since his defeat of Dark Diamond. A corpse. The line “he was already dead” adds a lot of depth to the overall situation, I think. Dark Diamond was powerful, but he was always pathetic. A hollow husk of the man he once was. He was already dead. Diamond just put him back in the ground.

And Lapis brings up the pickaxe—how it’s inflated Diamond’s ego.

“You’ve gotten on a damn high horse. ‘Cause of that pickaxe. You think you’re some sort of higher power, DON’T YOU?! THE PICKAXE ISN’T EVEN RESPONDING TO YOU! IT KNOWS YOU’RE NOT WORTHY!”

As I said earlier; “All he had to validate his strength in those moments was The First Pickaxe. A valued relic, sealed away—it chose him. Something chose him and said he was worthy even after all the mistakes he made. I’m sure that was one of the main things that kept him going at all.”

The pickaxe is what let Diamond save everyone. He is still holding onto it through its dormancy. It reminded me a lot of Sabre's shadow sword in Rainbow Quest, the way it was inherently something no longer healthy for him to hold, but he still was attached to it because it gave him strength and an upper hand in a losing battle. He was GLUED to it. It made him feel superior. And there was that moment, where Time and Elemental begged him to step down and give up the sword, to accept help—but Sabre rejected it. He lashed out. He hurt his friends. Diamond seems to be having a similar response to the pickaxe.

Lapis’ accusation towards Diamond could also open an interesting perspective into his own mind, though it is a bit of a stretch.

It’s no secret that Lapis is aware of his “weakness.” His infection, his training under Enchant, it was all enough to let him be aware of his limits. But (and this does branch into theory) I don’t doubt that there’s still insecurity woven into that awareness. That craving for adventure, that need for more. In the Great Library episode, Lapis says:

That he’s been doing the bare minimum to help. So maybe his anger at Diamond could be coming from a place of self-doubt and destruction? Bit of a stretch? Maybe.

And now, for Blue. Seeing his character finally have a serious moment was really good, after 13 episodes of being just… the silly goofy drug addict who references memes and juggles eggs.

At the end of the argument, when Lapis and Diamond were practically screaming at each other, Lapis storming off—Blue held Diamond back from following him, telling him over and over to calm down. There wasn’t any aggressive edge to his voice. Out of the three, he stayed level headed. (A less important thing he says is something he mutters to himself while heading back to the wheel—“Jesus. Am I dealing with kids right here…” Does he not realize… When is he going to learn…😭)

Once Lapis was gone, Diamond was leaving too, but Blue told him to come back to the helm. This was a moment where a different side of him was able to show. While asking him to come back, his tone shifted to something more emotional than usual. “Diamond, Diamond, I need you back here—I need to talk to you, okay? I wanna explain this and I can’t really, I— Can you come back. Please.”

He sat Diamond down, starting off by explaining that he knew what it was like to be weak. How he wasn't always this “strong dude, casually doing everything, no worries im the world—” He used to have a close friend, describing them as having been buddies. (One connection I did make is that while Diamond and Lapis were arguing, Blue had repeated “we’re buddies here, we’re buddies here.” Could add to the fact that he was seeing his own experiences within theirs)

They had their arguments, as every relationship does, sometimes “even more heated than this one.” One day, they had a fight so bad that it caused them to stop talking. But…

“About a week later, I realized it was absolutely stupid. I tried apologizing, and, uh, well.. I couldn't. Wasn’t possible anymore. (“What… happened?”) He’s… I don’t even know what happened, but he’s- he’s gone. That’s all I know. I think he got sent off to the war, but.. Not entirely sure about that.”

Diamond admits that what he said was wrong. That he just wants to protect his friends. He doesn’t want to lose anyone else.

“And that's why I’m telling you this. It’s best to… go apologize. [...] But I don’t want you guys to end up like I did with my friend, I don’t want you guys… to end up in a…well, bad relationship like that, and then not get the chance to apologize.”

Blue had a similar predicament to Diamond, and it cost him a close friendship. We didn’t get any more detail on this lost friend except for the fact that he’s gone. Before Blue mentioned his disappearance, I was tempted to think that this friend was the Professor. But the Professor is still present in the group, so it can’t be him. Then, I considered a Winter Steve, but dismissed that idea too. I assume more than likely he was just another Blue Steve. Who knows, maybe we’ll find out soon. (Crack theory: He turned into sherry) But that was genuinely a really good moment for his character. He was being serious, but there was also something very,, I struggle to find a word for it. Something very old and tired behind it. something very gentle. Like an old wound that never quite closed right. And I envision that’s sort of what this situation feels like overall. Despite them having known each other for a very short time, Blue seems to care a good bit about these two. After everything he had to have lost,,,,,

The point of his friend being sent off to the war was really intriguing as well. It implies that there was a draft, that people were forced to fight. That would make sense with the apparent aggression and violence of The First War. Especially if this friend was of another color.

Overall, Blue’s calmness and control through the whole situation shows that his character has clearly grown from those past experiences. He was able to dismantle the argument and talk with Diamond through his feelings. He’s obviously a lot more mature than he typically lets on, and I’m looking forward to seeing what else he has to offer in future episodes.

Now, for the apology…

Diamond heads down under the deck to speak to Lapis. At first, he is dismissive, telling Diamond to leave—but he listens once Diamond shows that he’s calmed down and willing to talk. “I know I’m weak.” is a crucial thing Lapis says, because it reflects a way in which he probably sees himself. But Diamond says he’s probably the strongest person he knows. And it is true that Lapis is strong. From the very start, he’s endured. He was always able to get back up. (Enchant definitely had a hand in teaching him that, despite his uhh. occasionally unnecessary methods cough cough The Pit).

“We’re supposed to be buddies,” Diamond says. Another repetition of that word. And Lapis comes around, apologizing as well. He says that Diamond needs help too.

Diamond responds with a hesitant “maybe, but…” showing that he isn’t quite ready to let go of that desperation to defend. He’ll probably have issues with that for a while. He says that it’s hard. And I believe it’s going to be that way for a while. After everything he went through, even with what he forgot from the crossovers, so much strain has been put on his mind to continue feeling alone and isolated. To a point where all he knows is desperation. But, with talking through it, an opening to heal is made. They can only move forward by communicating with each other. And Blue made that clear enough with his own story.

But something strange happened after Diamond shut the door, and I think it adds a little more fuel to a recent theory I had (I don’t think I posted the thing I wrote about it).

As he’s leaving, he overhears—

I can’t. He’s my friend.

Lapis seems to be speaking to somebody we can’t see. Whatever it is, it looks like it wants him to do something harmful to Diamond. If I had to make any guess, it’s the Abyss Mage appearing in a sort of Shadow form. It’s apparent enough from earlier hints—

These shots from the trailer,

And this line from episode 16,

They both hint at the presence of the Mage, or something similar, haunting Lapis post-infection. He even has that darker end to his name in chat. If this is the case, then there are still traces of the void infection present in the world. And this would have negative effects on everyone. Lapis, obviously, being reminded of his recklessness and mistakes, and Diamond, finding out that one of his only friends was never truly saved by his efforts. That would be a rough discovery to make.

That’s about all I have to say for now. This episode was GREAT, and definitely my favorite so far! Everyone did an amazing job acting and presenting their characters realistically and properly. It was very good development for all three of them. You see them handling external conflicts, but interpersonal conflict is a little more rare to see. I’m very much excited to see where things will go from here and discover more about them!

btw I need them to be a found family. I love them 🙏 Your honor, they are brothers. 🙏🙏

[astarab1aze]

i did one too, for funsies uwu edit: i realized the nap square and the space square contradict each other ksdjfh but what i mean is more along the lines of freedom. best way i can put it is, he's an outdoor cat, but he always comes back home, and that's not a metaphor for sleeping around either. the man is a wanderer, a habitual 'winds up on the other side of the country somehow' type of guy, an adventurer, and someone who likes to help those who cannot help themselves. who needs an army when one undying man could easily make do? oof, painful and true implications there, anyway--

[moodr1ng]

today in "trying to get bottom surgery is its own circle of hell": on may 28th, i get my surgeon on the phone regarding the issue of my surgery getting approved and inform him that i have an official document of approval that covers all transition surgeries for the rest of my life and therefore i dont need to pass through a specific meeting to have bottom surgery approved. surgeon tells me to send him the document and hell be able to bring it up in a staff meeting "at the end of the week" and schedule my surgery asap. as soon as i get a copy of the document the next day i email it to him. so, of course, its been two weeks since that "end of the week" staff meeting and i havent heard shit!

emailed the surgeon again asking for an update.. maybe at some point ill finally get a date for this surgery ive been going through the process of preparing and getting approved since 2021 :) which was already scheduled then delayed twice in 2023 :))

can i move to the reality right wingers believe in where you just walk into a hospital and say "give me a sex change now!!" and they immediately start prepping an or lol

[insecateur]

hi hi hi! fellow transmasc here!

Do you actually headcannon Lysandre / Sycamore as being transgender? I've seen it going around on social media a bit and I was curious about your opinion on it :) (sorry if this is a lame ask)

THIS IS NOT A LAME ASK AT ALL !!! please never worry about sending me asks... i sometimes will take a little bit to reply for busy or timezone reasons but i do not mind getting them. i actually enjoy getting them a lot this was like the one thing i missed the most from no longer being on tumblr 💔

to answer your question..!! i don't know if i would say i headcanon them as transgender as like, a general rule (as in i think of them as transgender as like. their default state when i envision them in my mind's eye) but i do love and cherish the idea of them being transgender!! i have drawn both of them in trans pride stuff in the past and i've even written augustine as transgender once although it was in porn so .

i am sometimes... i guess "wary" of stuff where augustine is trans and lysandre is cis and it has this kind of . oh augustine is smaller and lysandre is manlier so obviously this is the way this makes sense vibe to it HOWEVER. i realize that for some people it's more of a "projecting on the character who looks more like me/who i like more" thing. so i don't begrudge anyone for it although i do wish there was more trans lysandre in the world... (and especially more t4t prfr tbh.)

wait actually this is making me realize i haven't talked about me being professionally diagnosed with lysandregender here ?! at least i don't think so. okay so when i went to see a gender therapist in order to start transitioning the guy was asking me random questions i think it was at our second appointment. and he was like "do you collect anything" and i, FOR SOME GODFORSAKEN REASON, decided to tell him i collected merch of my favorite pokémon character lysandre. and then i was like "actually, i'm wearing a shirt with him on it right now" and i lifted up my hoodie so he could see my lysandre shirt. i don't remember the exact conversation that followed but basically he looked right through me and went "this is about your Gender." and i was like "this is definitely about my Gender." and this is how i was professionally diagnosed with lysandregender

i do genuinely think i have a lot of Gender Feelings tied to lysandre which is also why i like the idea of him being trans, although for a long time it felt too self-indulgent so i kind of refused to partake in it fully. thankfully for everybody i no longer feel a sense of shame about anything so we all live in a post-trans lysandre world now

my favorite thing about them being Gender is that augustine is actually exclusively a "feminine" name in french, and lysandre is gender neutral so both men and women can be called lysandre, although it's rarer for women (kind of like the opposite of "camille") so i think they should both be allowed to trans their genders as much as they want. that is my wish,

[missaquavelvetica]

Are you willing to vore your prey if the prey needs it for comfort reasons?

Absolutely. Truth be told, endo vore just warms my heart. If someone needs a safe place to hide, I'll gladly be that safe place.

[icantalk710]

Quick compilation to show that I'm, for all intents and purposes, still alive in one way or another, hi 😳

[narwhalandchill]

im sure u know the crab meta but theres a ton of them on the unmapped island in mond ?

indeed. that things been stationed there for so long it might as well be a permanent waypoint at this point KWDJJKWDJKWDJKWJK

[ghostace]