#Altair's character is really fun to look at tbh

[nono-bunny]

Damn Assassin's Creed 2 is like... SO much better than the first one that I'm legit surprised at what a huge difference it is

Everything obviously looks more fluid and modern and shit, but the game also feels and plays so much better??? The camera angles in the first one were atrocious and I felt like I had very little control over Altair once he got going in both exploration and battle, and it feels much easier and more satisfying to control Ezio!

Before I started playing, I read some people saying that the new games don't have good stories like the early ones, and while playing the first game I was just... Really confused about that tbh, because like? It was... Okay at best? Honestly I did not give a shit about any single character in Altair's story, like??? The whole thing was extremely predictable and honestly I can only really remember two of the nine targets: the book burner- because he made me mad, and the "ugly" one- because I felt awful for him. I couldn't remember anyone's names because of the lack of subtitles (this was actually kind of a big deal for me, having subtitles in the second one is fr such a relief), and overall I was kinda just... Hoping for the game to end already so I could move on to the next one lol. I still scaled all the viewpoints, saved all the citizens, and got all of the info... Which, by the way, I used literally none of because by god did the game somehow do a bad job at incentiving stealth, the swordfights were literally like the most engaging game play element and it was easier to just brute force my way through most of the game- even though some of the informer missions just. Would not allow for that, which I actually appreciate (even if they were a big pain in the ass) because istg most of the main targets just. Cannot be assassinated and must be beaten in combat!! Assassin's Creed who? I only know Guy Who Loudly Murders Everyone With His Sword's Creed

Anyway I only finished the first part of Ezio's story (the rigged execution) but the story there is also much more interesting already! I love the database system, the little comments from Shaun and Rebecca's notes are a really nice touch too!

Honestly... THIS is a game I actively enjoy playing, whereas I kinda just went through the motions with the first one unfortunately. I do think it was worth playing it to get to this one though! It wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination, I just... Knew better ones were on the horizon, but like. I didn't expect such a huge jump already tbh so I'm very pleasantly surprised

Also. On a very subjective note, I enjoy the setting of the second game much more because I basically already live in the setting of the first one lol, to me Europe is much more fun than The Middle East lol

[reflectionsofacreator]

Back in Akka for the second assassination of this memory block-- William de Montferrat. William is part of the english crusades (if I’m reading this right), and has been named regent of the city of Akka. 

Speaking with the Rafiq of Akka, named Jabal, brings to light some interesting thoughts about the role of an Assassin. Up till now, Altair has been going after targets without really questioning them, simply on Al Mualim’s orders to restore his lost honor and rank. Altair’s been questioning a few things here and there, with each victim that dies under his blade, but it isn’t until speaking to Jabal that something interesting gets brought up. 

Jabal starts off with some politics of the era, namely the relation between William and Richard, and Altair responds with; 

Altaïr: I've never been one for politics. Jabal: But surely you realize your every action shapes the course of this land's future. You are a politician too, in your own way.

Its interesting to me because like. Of course Altair is a politician -- every single assassination is politically motivated in some way or form, even if it’s only Al Mualim’s politics. And yet Altair doesn’t think of himself that way, let alone as anything more than a warrior or some kind ... I guess you could say attack dog. 

It’s interesting to watch Altair learn to think about things this way. He’s still really naive when it comes to the ramifications of what he does. You’d think that Al Mualim would send out an assassin who at least has some idea of the gravity of what they’re doing. But then again, with Al Mualim’s motives being in question... (I know the spoilers about him). 

As for a gameplay standpoint -- I’m not bothering to collect the flags. I got all the ones in Masayf, and that was fine for me. I am, however, going around getting all the viewpoints and saving every citizen -- I like to climb things, and having the vigilantes around the city is useful. My only concern is wondering if grabbing all the flags unlocks more actual memories/cutscenes. It doesn’t seem like it, but I’m not sure. 

[chitsangenthusiast]

2 & 31? <33

ok i'm gonna answer these out of order bc i got in my feelings on question 2 but i don't wanna bog ppl down with my thots when none of them are actually z.ukka lol

31. talk about one of your favorite headcanons for a ship you love i legitimately hold on tight to the fact that zuko is both pda king+has no issues with being ooey gooey bc he canonly is both of these things in the show lol

bc of that, one of my fave zukka headcanons is that zuko likes to kiss sokka on his cheeks, like, all the time

if he has to say a quick goodbye before heading off somewhere, he'll always make sure to leave behind a minimum of three lil pecks along sokka's cheekbone before actually giving him a kiss

if he gets to take his time, he'll slide his hands up sokka's neck to cup his face as he press kiss after lingering kiss all over his cheeks. in those moments, zuko likes to give the most kisses to the spot right next to sokka's tragus bc he found out that sokka really likes hearing his quiet lil hums and soft sighs at getting to indulge himself like this

it leaves sokka very frazzled and sends his heart fluttering every time bc zuko will happily spend several minutes doing this until sokka can finally pull him into an actual kiss lol

ask me ship questions!

2. talk about three of the most important ships throughout your life ok this is a cute question lol

1. clint//bucky - not only did i meet tony (loml) through clint appreciation hours, but engaging in that fandom/ship was a surprisingly wonderful balm while going through the most intense year of therapy i've ever gone through lol

(sometimes you just gotta write snatches of winter//hawk fic while watching marsha linehan talk abt coping methods and proverbial tigers behind closet doors!!)

((useless facts was actually largely drafted on that day, all on the extra sheets of paper they gave us to take notes lmaoooo))

2. alt//mal (altair/malik) - THEEEE otp tbh. not only is it fun to imagine their interactions together/how they love, but it was one of the first ships where i realized how much fun it can be to delve into the layers of a character, to really figure them out, and imagine what growth looks like for them and for the relationship i like most for them! alt//mal is where i got to really grow in how i analyze works and characters imo, and i love them forever for that <3

(it's also one of the only fandoms i ever lurked the most in so most of those thots were never really shared lol)

3. sang//cheng - even if i have kinda fallen out of the m.dzs fandom by this point, this pairing is literally the reason why i started writing again. it was why i downloaded scrivener, and it's the pairing that you can thank for being able to spout off so much z.ukka brainrot all the time bc it greased the gears on being able to throw any and all of my ship ideas into a post again lol

[deathvsthemaiden]

Anime Tag Game

Tagged by: @bluyuki (thank you! 🤗✨)

1. Last anime you watched?

BNA (Brand New Animal) still in the middle of it! 🐺

2. Last anime you binged watched? 

Beastars! (last one I binged in full anyway) 🐰

3. Recommend an anime and state your reason? 

Noragami! A lot of fun, pretty animation, and I’ve been feeling nostalgic for it recently I might... ignore the tons of anime I’m in the middle of and rewatch it soon🤭😐

4. Anime you have not finished watching yet? 

BNA, Mushishi, Steins Gate 0, Bungou Stray Dogs (s3), Kimi ni todoke, Vinland saga, BNA, Gekkan Shouko Nozaki Kun, Keep your hands off Eizouken, March comes in like a lion, Fate extra last encore— definitely more I’m just not able to remember everything ahxjsndn 😐

5. An anime you do NOT recommend and state your reason? 

Shoukoku no Altair BECAUSE it was massively dissastifying I love love love the manga and honestly most of the time I like to pretend it was never adapted that’s how not good it was :/

6. List your top 5 favourite anime?

1. Death Parade

2. Megalobox

3. Emiya San Chi no Kyou no gohan

4. Vinland Saga (OK I haven’t finished it yet but I’m a die hard fan of the manga and from what I have seen of the anime, it’s very faithful!)

5. Houseki no Kuni

7. Of your top 5 anime, list 2 of your favourite ships from each show?

I rlly don’t ship much, but Medea/Kuzuki from Emiya San is sweet. And so is Thorfinn/Gudrid from Vinland Saga. I have more manga ships tbh

8. Of your top 5 anime, list 1 ship that you do not like? 

Joe/Yuuri from Meglaobox ig. Oof or Achaea/Cairngorm from HNK but that’s part of the manga hasn’t been adapted yet (s2 when....💎)

9. Of your top 5 anime, list 1 crack ship? 

Ventricosus/Adamant from HNK 🤭

10. Of your top 5 anime, list your favourite character from each show?

1. Onna 💟⛸

2. Megalo Joe 🥊❤️

3. Shirou probably. That episode of him as a little kid watching cooking shows and taking meticulous notes is one of my favoritesss 🥺🤧💛 but also. Every scene with Kojirou was excellent I got a major kick out of him 💜

4. Thorfinn Son of Thors 💝🗡

5. Adamant 🥺👉🏽👈🏽

11. List 3 of your husbando/waifu and what anime they are from?

A Certain Ruler class character 🐝 from the Fate franchise and umm. I can’t think of anyone else rn. One track mind antics 😐 I’ll play fast and loose with the definition of “husbando” and say Adamant and Oda (Bungou Stray Dogs) v_v

12. Favourite anime genre? 

Action/adventure/slice of life? I can’t decide tbh

13. Weirdest anime you have seen? 

Shinsekai Yori

14. Subbed or dubbed? 

Dubbed so I can multitask/look away as I watch but both are good

15. Fanart or Fanfic? 

I really like both but I’ve “consumed” way more fanart over time, I’m pickier about fanfic

16. Protagonist or antagonist?

Usually I’d say antagonist but most of my favorite animes are my favorites because I love the protagonists a lot so!

17. Funniest anime you have seen? 

Nichijou or Daily Lives of High School Boys probably

18. Saddest anime you have seen? 

Code Geass left me feeling empty but I was in middle school so I don’t know if it would have the same effect on me now. Your Lie in April was heavy at times too🎻

19. Anime character you dislike the most? 

The dad from Michiko to Hatchin.... Hatchin’s dad, the one Michiko and Hatchin are searching for for a majority of the show.... Him..... 😑 Astolfo’s master from Fate/Apocrypha too 🥴

20. Recommend an anime movie?

A Silent Voice 🥖 but even more than that, the manga 📖

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[pekoeboo]

so. I drew this like, a month ago and for some reason it’s taken me forever to actually share it but there’s this one RP scene that’s been killing me and I had to try to draw it out

idk how to explain this in a way that makes sense, but like. basically there are these anonymous government agents who have been after Jim in the RP timeline because he’s considered an anomaly within the time stream. the little genius got himself in too deep looking into this big conspiracy thing surrounding his best friend Altair’s death, and doing so painted him as a target because he knew too much. (I had briefly mentioned in another pic that there were “various circumstances” behind why Jim eventually ends up as an android later on - this is pretty much the reason. timeline shenanigans, amirite? lol)

so anyway, going back to this scene, those unnamed agents attempted to poison Jim while he and the other kids were on a fun lil’ outing one afternoon. unfortunately, because he unknowingly shared his poisoned food with Jasper, the two of them both got extremely sick as a result. of course things end up ok in the end tho, cuz Hazel was able to heal them before it was too late ;o;

but tbh that mental image of Jasper trying his best to stay positive and comforting (even though he’s feeling just as awful) really got my heart some kind of way;; i’m such a sucker for sick fics y’all. characters taking care of each other? even when they’re both hurting? yeye that’s the good stuff :’0

Please do not remove caption or repost. Jasper Bright belongs to @laughingmist / @feelzgremlin also on deviantart

[effervescible]

Trick or Treat 2020 letter

Hi there! Thanks for checking out my letter! First, I want to note that while I hope my likes & prompts are helpful in sparking ideas, optional ideas are optional, and I'd rather you go with a premise that you feel really good about and are jazzed to create rather than something that checks a lot of boxes but you don't feel strongly about.

General likes: adventures, complicated relationships, loyalty/BFFs being rock solid in the face of adversity, canon divergence/"for want of a nail" AUs, time travel, exploring the setting beyond what's shown in canon, outsider point of view, established relationships, found family/unusual family arrangements, in-world texts, amnesia, exploring identity issues, supernatural elements, characters wrangling with past mistakes without demonizing anyone, close friends forced to fight, missing scenes, post-canon events, characters being very competent DNWs: AUs other than canon divergence, omegaverse, cheating/infidelity, non-canon gender identities, major character death, hopeless endings (anst is fine though), excessively saccharine fluff (but general good feelings/happy stuff is fine) If you're interested in writing smut, please no scat, watersports or dubcon/noncon (though bad idea sex that characters might kick themselves for later is absolutely fine). More detailed stuffed regarding my requests: KINGDOM HEARTS I only requested Roxas as a character because I'd really like something where he is either the main character or has a strong role, but feel free to include whatever other characters you like! I adore the sea salt trio to the moon on back, but I also enjoy seeing him interact with characters he had no or few interactions with in canon. His relationship with Sora and how complicated it can be is also endlessly fascinating to me. I also enjoy bouncing him off Riku, Ven, the BBS trio and his former Organization comrades, especially those who only knew him as a dazed clueless kid and not an angry ball of pointy fury. A few canon-specific requests/notes: -If you write something post-KH3, feel free to fast forward slightly and assume Sora's been brought back somehow, you don't even have to explain how. -Please no post-KH3 resurrected/redeemed Vanitas; I felt satisfied with the resolution of his story in KH3. That said, if you wanted to include him in some other way, that's cool! -Also please no dad!Isa. I think their relationship becoming something more positive is interesting and complicated, but I just can't buy that he'd ever have that kind of emotional authority over Roxas. (Using him as a Fake Parent for plot purposes makes me chuckle though.) As far as ship stuff goes, please no Axel/Roxas (nothing against it, it's just not how I see their relationship) or Namine/Roxas (KH2 leaned too hard into the Sora/Kairi parallelism for me to enjoy it romantically.) Platonic friendships with both of them are A+++ though. tbh I'm not super shippy about him with anyone, but if you have an idea that includes a ship, I'm pretty okay with all other characters, male or female. Spooky Scary ideas: -Delving into the nature of Nobodyhood and being half a person and just being different from standard humans has a lot of potential here. And of course Roxas has identity issues ahoy. He might be in a much better place post-KH3 but that doesn't mean everything is 100% great now. -Visiting creepy places. Maybe a missing portion from Days, or something post-KH3 now that he can travel as much as he wants? -Canon divergence AUs/time travel/supernatural stuff where Stuff Goes Wrong is always interesting. Sweet Treat ideas: -Post-KH3 ADVENTURE TIME. Suddenly Roxas has a lot of free time! He and some friends deserve to go exploring. -Roxas meeting and getting to know the Twilight Town kids for real. What was that like? -General trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life now that it's his own. Getting to know the other wielders outside of a crisis situation. -Terra and Aqua dealing with Ven's sudden non-evil twin also has a lot of potential. ASSASSIN'S CREED Similar to Kingdom Hearts, I only listed Altair because I like him so much, but feel free to include most other characters! He became one of my favorite Assassins because I'm really fond of the Huge Jerkass Learns To Not Be a Jerkass and Becomes Kinda Cool Actually trope, as well as his boundless intellectual curiosity and extreme competence (while still being very flawed.) Sweet Treat ideas: -What about some slice of life, even if that life is mainly in an Assassin stronghold? The mundane side of being a mysterious stabby brotherhood is alway fun to explore, along with Altair having to actually run Masyaf once he takes power. Would especially love to see Malik by his side for the latter, because I'm sure there's a lot to mine there. -Maybe a look at younger Altair hitting some milestones as he grew up, before he became an arrogant dick. -I'm pretty fond of dad!Altair because I doubt it would come naturally to him but he'd care so much. Spooky Scary Ideas: -The Pieces of Eden are always really creepy when they activate in-game, so inventing new ancient artifacts that facilitate creepy shit happening would be a lot of fun. -An Assassination gone wrong in some way? I do enjoy angst and whump. Also, not sure which this would fall under (maybe both), but finagling time travel (either real or simulated somehow) so Altair can meet other AC characters is something I enjoy a lot. Caveat - I have not played Oddysey, so please nothing after Origins if you want to give this a try. Character-wise, I love how his relationship with Malik evolved from bitterness to ride or die. Altair and Malik as either best friends or a couple are both excellent, but if you write them as a couple during a time period when Maria Thorpe would be around, I'd prefer you just pretend she doesn't exist rather than finagle a breakup or infidelity. (I also like them as a throuple but please don't feel pressured on this - I'm mainly looking to avoid a 'Altair never really cared about her' scenario.) OVERWATCH NGL, I ship Mercy/Moira like burning, but very much as a complicated thing where their differing ethics present an insurmountable barrier between them yet they're incredibly drawn to one another both personally and intellectually, and a lot of angst ensues (well, for Mercy; I'm not sure Moira actually cares about the ethics division.) They're especially interesting to me when Moira's edges aren't smoothed down - I LIKE that she could take some really dubious actions and still be someone Mercy can't quite get over. That said! If you don't feel them as a ship, pretty much everything I just said also applies to them as professional peers/onetime friends/science rivals, just without the sexual tension. Sweet Treat Ideas: -Pre-Overwatch shutdown/Talon era where they're actually working on a project together or sparking cool new scientific ideas or just smoochin' if you go for a ship. -Likewise earlier in canon - Mercy and Moira both want to woo the other one but have VERY different ideas about how to go about it. (Babe, I did some mad science for you, isn't it romantic?) -Surely Overwatch had at least one obligatory office Halloween event -Epistolary fic feels like it could be really fun. Spooky Scary ideas: -I mean, Moira is the evil/amoral scientist trope, I feel like you could get a ton of creepy stuff just from there. -Bad idea ex sex -General clashing of ideals + angst Also I'm explicitly counting Dr. Junkenstein-verse AU fic as being the exception to my request for only canon divergence AUs. That would be a ton of fun, for either a trick or a treat.

[empathsies]

❔ more like who do you want ME to throw at YOUR muses haha

LUDGER

MAIRWEN

at  first  ,  i  wasn’t  gonna  include  her  in  this  list  because  OBVIOUSLY  i  want  every  single  one  of  my  muses  to  interact  with  her  ,  but  she  and  ludger  are  so  close  that  u  know  ur  boy  had  2  to  do  it  .  these  two  are  so  close  to  my  heart  it’s  DUMB  .

LORELEI

NOTHING  is  funnier  than  a  .  )  ludger  interacting  with  book  nerds  and  b  .  )  ludger  interacting  with  sweet  and  good-spirited  people  .  an  assured  disaster  but  a  FUN  one  .

PRIYA

i  think  we  already  kinda  talked  about  this  but  i  like  to  think  they’d  have  been  somewhat  on  good  terms  ?  ludger’s  always  been  pro-mage  solely  because  of  LYDIA  ,  and  he’s  always  felt  very  violently  about  his  family’s  backwards  behind-the-back  methods  .  stands  to  reason  he  would’ve  protested  her  being  sent  to  the  circle  at  all  in  the  first  place  .

MALCOLM

WELL  they  are  going  to  be  future  brother-in-laws  .

VERONICA

AGAIN  ,  someone  with  genuine  intent  to  make  the  world  a  better  place  interacting  with  ludger  always  tickles  me  .  he  always  tries  to  find  ways  to  prove  they  aren’t  truly  as  KIND  HEARTED  as  they  make  themselves  out  to  be  .

CVRIE

ludger  interacting  with  someone  who  has  any  sense  of  decorum  is such  a  god  damn  treat  LOL  .

CORTA

ALTAIR 

IT’S  FUN  !  imagining  someone  who  just  seems  to  regal  and  put-together  and  wise  with  something  of  a  muddied  outlook  on  the  world  CLASHING  with  a  dwarf  who’s  PROUDLY  messy  and  searching  for  action  and  following  her  heart  to  the  point  of  occasional  insanity  is  the  kind  of  interaction  god  meant  for  our  species  .  A+++++  .  i’m  so  HYPED  .

VARRIC

they’re  just  super  fun  in  my  head  and  i  feel  like  their  interactions  are  full  of  either  constant  humor  or  butting  heads  .  maybe  even  both  simultaneously  tbh  .  a  guilty  pleasure  for  sure  .

BEATRICE

DWARF  PRIDE  !!  plus  i  LOVE  the  idea  of  corta  interacting  with  a  grey  warden  .  she  admires  the  stories  of  their  golden  era  so  much  .

NAENIA 

i’m  mostly  just  curious  about  what  she’d  think  of  such  a  GUNG-HO  inquisitor  ready  for  action  and  a  tiny  bit  heedless  at  first  .

CHRISTINE

STRONG  AND  SERIOUS  meets  strong  and  very  much  not  serious  at  all  .  i  definitely  feel  like  this  would  be  so  much  fun  to  throw  out  there  .  PLUS  !  corta  canonically  knows  sign  language  !

MALCOLM

THEY’D  BE  BEST  FRIENDS  .  SUNSHINE  TANKS  .

ILLASAN

AEDEN

 i  get  the  impression  that  he’s  quite  the  SERIOUS  sort  of  man  ,  which  is  ALWAYS  funny  when  paired  with  illasan’s  incessant  talking  to  fill  silence  and  questions  that  never  seem  to  end  ----  not  to  mention  their  suave  sort  of  dorkiness  that’s  so  contradictive  it  almost  seems  impossible  .  there’s  A  LOT  of  potential  for  character  development  and  humor  here  .  i’m  genuinely  really  interested  in  this  .

ELORIS

i  always  love  a  good  lavellan  clan  interaction  !  plus  i’m  always  looking  to  do  threads  for  illasan’s  time  in  the  clan  because  it’s  super  important  to  their  character  development  !

FAUSTUS 

INVENTOR  BUDDIES  .  they’re  going  to  be  best  FUCKING  friends  .  faustus  ,  illasan  ,  and  leon  are  going  to  be  the  Troublemaker  TrioTM  i  feel  in  in  my  BONES  ksdjkfSDLKF

LORELEI 

BOOK  NERDS  !  and  she’s  so  sweet  !  they’re  definitely  going  to  get  along  .  late  night  study  sessions  and  fun  sleepovers  ?  i’m  so  down  for  this  brand  .

JARLATH

NONBINARY  SOLIDARITY  !!  sjkSDKJFLSK  plus  i’d  love  to  see  how  they  interact  based  on  illasan’s  friendly  affinity  for  lorelei  ,  since  i  get  the  impression  that  jarlath  is  quite  protective  of  her  .

SAMAEL

again  ,  nonbinary  solidarity  !  but  with  an  INTERESTING  TWIST  :  it’s  FUN  to  imagine  illasan’s  goody-two  shoes  spirit  CLASHING  with  their  uh  ....  not  so  moral  ideology  .

LEON

MAIRWEN

fucking  best  fRIENDS  .

DAMIAN  AND  OPHELIA

  literally  love  the  idea  of  leon  interacting  with  hawkes  because  he’s  so  FUN  with  everyone  else  but  so  blatantly  cold  to  any  hawke  ----  if  only  because  he  doesn’t  want  to  be  so  CLOSE  to  something  or  someone  so  closely  intertwined  with  kirkwall’s  FATE  .

FAUSTUS 

troublemaker  trio  troublemaker  trio  troublemaker  trio  -----

DECLAN

take  one  look  at  leon’s  amputated  hands  and  tell  me  declan’s  GUILT  COMPLEX  wouldn’t  go  up  like  500  levels  sdjkSDJFKLS

QARA

two  chaotic  apostates  fighting  tooth  and  nail  for  their  freedom  is  ALWAYS  something  i  think  about  a  lot  ,  ESPECIALLY  with  leon  .

CLEMENT

MALCOLM

MAIRWEN

PRIYA

CAIT

DECLAN

IOVITA

VALEJANDRO

MAIRWEN

OPHELIA

DAMIAN

ASASZLI

BEATRICE

CHRISTINE

LYDIA

MAIRWEN

SERA

PRIYA

NAEINIA

BEATRICE

NIAMH

[lunavadash-creates]

Ugh. I still sing about someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Thank you very much for it. I am watching this wombo and I don’t have to put a sound on to know what they are singing.. and I swear, Haytham singing Spongebob theme song is my spirit animal.

May I ask for Last Christmas wombo? I don't have any particular assassin in mind so you can surprise me nicely. ;)

I am sorry, I heard about this anime, but I don’t know anything about it. I have seen just two anime in my whole life and that’s all. None of them is Durarara. Nonetheless, Ian seems interesting. I am not sure if curiosity is a good trait. Questionable loyalty and greed are definitely flaws. What makes them not that bad then? Being an informant? Or do you have something else in mind?

It seems that the OC created for Connor is definitely my spirit animal too. Do you have a name for her already? Idea what she looks like? More detailed background story?

As for Edward.. As for me, he is some kind of grey character too. I was a jerk for sure but in the end you can see he was able to show empathy and had a good heart. I think the character development is excellent and he grows throughout the game.

Ok, you are absolutely right. You can be objective in judgement by having such a difference in quality of games. BUT! Let’s pretend it is not that important. 😉

It would be easier to answer your question if I had developed a stable image of men I find attractive.. Generally, just as much as you, I am attracted to dark-haired men. Arno was first who caught my eye when I was getting familiar with AC, but in the end I lost my interest in him. The most handsome would definitely be Alexios and Bayek. Then, surprise, Edward. Personally, I think he is hella handsome, even if he is blonde. Going further, Shay, Eivor and Altair. Thinking about my choices.. I have a thing for men with longer hair (okay, I know that Altair is bald™). Connor is also very attractive! Jacob and Arno would end this decent list, because I don’t find Ezio worth my attention. I think he is overrated in every way. And I found some grey hair in my curl a second ago. I feel my mental breakdown is coming.

And I think Kassandra and Evie are beautiful.

I read almost all AC books and well.. I don’t think it is good literature. I mean.. Plot has so much potential, but the writing is so shallow that sometimes I really struggled to read further.. And there is a lack of descriptions of emotions for my liking. But on the other hand, this makes those books quite pleasant if you expect something for light reading.

What about the AC soundtrack? Do you have your favourite themes and songs? Or maybe there is one particular soundtrack from the series you like as a whole?

🔪

I'm really happy you like that Wombo!

I want to make Last Christmas song but... It's still not available in the app ;; I hope they will add it soon and it wont be premium. If so then I'll make it for you!

Ian isn't really greedy. He is morally gray because, for example, he never kills people. He never killed anyone. And sometimes he may help others, he even does the things that are considered noble but he just has a bad motivation for those things.

Tbh durarara is a nice anime. I really like it because it's just not obvious and everyone has a weird secret. The first few episodes may seem weird but I'm general it's really good.

OC for Connor - her name is Mira. It at least people call her that because her name is too complicated for other to pronounce (common trait with Connor). I said she is Slavic (idk why but I find history of central/Easter Europe interesting. Like there was a big ass kingdom and poof. It disappeared for more than a century). Anyway yes Mira lived there. Connor is 17 when there is the first thing called partition of kingdom of Poland so I simply hc that assassin wanted to prevent country from being destroyed and there was basically a war. Mira didn't want to participate in killing and such, especially that noblemen sold the country so she just fleed. She managed to receive a good, medical education, became a doctor and went to America to help people by healing them. She lives alone, doesn't want any contact with assassin because she is a traitor for them for escaping and such. You know the jam right?

Anyway she meets Connor when he is wounded and people brings him to her. He has no idea about her past (later it will cause them to fight) but he simply likes her. Because she is devoted to her cause,.she heals every person that needs help and never hurts a fly. I also think I may make her be a person who believes in this original Slavic religion.

As for Edward. Tbh I don't know what will happen in the game. I managed to avoid spoilers so all I know is that Edward will change, Kidd is a woman and he will meet his daughter at the end. But all in between? It's a mystery for me. But I'm curious. Hopefully I can find it out soon and maybe my opinion in Edward will change.

Tbh as for Ezio. I like him. You may laugh but I like all of the main characters of the games and some side characters. Like I adore Starrick and Roth. I don't like Elise but i like De Sade and many more. I find Ezio interesting but I guess it's because I missed all the hype on Ezio, all wars about why he is the best and why Connor is dull. And because if it I could judge him all by myself. And still I think Connor with his opinions is actually one of the best assassins!

As for a gray hair. Don't worry about it! It's just a hair. Think about positives! 1. All gray hair looked awesome. 2. If you don't like gray hair and want to put a dye in them - they are bright enough that all colours you will make will be beautiful and vibrant.

I think Kassandra is amazing. So beautiful. I stan so hard.

As for books. I know they aren't some high quality literature but I have fun reading them. Also I'm not the best judge of books in English because I'm not a native speaker. But I think there are a lot of books with great potential but not the best language. For example Witcher. The universe? Amazing. The ideas? Perfect. But the language? Ugh.

As for soundtrack. Tbh I don't really focus on the music in games, I literally dont hear them during the gameplay. I have to listen to them in YouTube or Spotify to actually hear them. But so far I like ezio trilogy, Venice rooftops, ezio trilogy from rogue and this main there (I think) of ac3. But I know them because people recommended them for me.

What about you? I'll gladly listen to your fave songs!

[lia-nikiforov]

Summer Anime Watchlist

We’re a couple of weeks into the summer and it’s time to decide which shows I’m gonna be keeping up with for the next three months. Because there was so much terribleness, I’m going back to my worst-to-best format for this list, so let’s get right into it

Dropped

Netsuzou Trap: Fetish lesbians are predictably terrible and gross, moving on…

18if: What was that first episode even about. It was so confusing and nonsensical and it also looked butt ugly. I’m guessing it’s trying to be Alice in Wonderland-esque but it’s just boring and weird. Heck, I’m not even sure if I was awake through the whole episode. Can’t be bothered with more

Keppeki Danshi Aoyama-kun: I was willing to give this a 3-episode chance but then ep 2 came along with the mandatory waifu character and I HAAAATE her. She’s literally my most detested heroine trope and I want to delete her from existence. Also the rest of the episode wasn’t particularly funny, but mostly I couldn’t stand the heroine girl and wanted her to die and can’t imagine myself suffering more of her insufferable existence one more minute. It’s a shame, I had good expectations for this show.

Saiyuki Reload Blast: Nothing particularly wrong with this one, but I wasn’t particularly hooked by it, and although it’s not very prohibitive for newcomers, I definitely feel I’d be more excited about these cool dudes being cool if I had any rapport with them. 

Inertia watching or let’s see how long until I can’t be arsed to keep watching

DIVE!! Oh wow, they actually made diving boring. A running theme this season is taking something interesting and making it boring. Just wow. The main character is borderline insufferable, his girlfriend is awful (and he is awful with his girlfriend) and his friends are milquetoasty forgettable at best. And the animation and visuals are so bad you’ll be hard-pressed to find an on-model shot of any of the guys and the diving itself looks so inconsequential. I’ll give it one more episode, but I’m honestly more than ready to drop it.

The Reflection: So this is a collaboration project with Stan Lee and on that alone it’s a bizarre and interesting thing that somehow was willed into existence. It’s a shame it’s a boring thing. The visual style is unique which isn’t necessarily a good thing, but I didn’t find it as terrible as others did, ymmv on that one. The story though, god was it boring. Also the plot doesn’t make any sense as of now, to the point that I’ve no idea what the story’s even supposed to be about. The animation is chunky and almost non-existent and the fight scene was just so dull. Idk, idk, idek what it is about, if next episode doesn’t give me something I’ll drop it.

(couldn’t even find a gif for this one lmao)

Re: Creators: Ah yes, just what this show needed, a sleazy eroge author to glorify plus giving “totally-not-the-protagonist” Sota an excuse to participate in the self-masturbatory megacrossover that’s apparently gonna take up the finale of this show. Did you know light novel writers are awesome? Light novel writers are awesome and this show won’t let you think otherwise.

Hitorijime my Hero: You know, going in I wasn’t aware there would be two focal pairs, but as soon as I found out I thought for sure the teacher-student one would be the problematic one… then along came the other couple that has its big moment when Dude A tells Dude B that he has to choose between fucking him or never talking again. Run for the hills Dude B!! Of course that’s not what happens and why must BL always be this gross ugh. I should also say the direction and storyboarding is a mixture of incomprehensible and terribly bland. Honestly hoping at least the teacher-student pair gets something interesting going soon or I might drop it

Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu: I think people doing Tourabu anime are missing out on a huge opportunity to appeal to bigger audiences by restricting their stories to the tomfoolery that is the game’s original plot. For a series that has a serious look like this one, I certainly expected some variation on the story, but so far it looks like I’m just watching Hanamaru without the village parts. I’d thought the show was going to be more about the actual Bakumatsu period –hence choosing Hijikata Toshizo and Sakamoto Ryoma’s swords as the main focus-. I think one of the show’s biggest shortcomings is that the villains are just loads of faceless minions so they don’t feel particularly threatening and although visually the fights are fairly cool, there’s just no tension or excitement. Will I end up dropping this one too?

Centaur no Nayami: it’s just okay? Mostly harmless? I hope demon girl is actually a lesbian and not just fetish lesbian? The merpeople skit was pretty good and it’s interesting how they’re politizing the racial issues of this Monster world, I certainly find those segments much more interesting than the ones where the monster girls are just being cute (the school play, for instance, was so boring I almost quit the episode halfway)

Vatican Kiseki Chousakan: This show is very stupid and also they say they’re going to South America but they actually show Mexico and cacti in the middle of the jungle what are they doiiiing? It’s also kinda unintentionally funny, although I think they piled way too many mysteries for the opening episode and it’s become way too convoluted. But having a notorious interest in Catholic iconography (even though my level of atheism is over 9000), I was very pleased with the accurate depictions of the martyrs, and mostly I’m rooting for the killer to succeed just to see how they execute Catherine’s and Lawrence’s martyrdoms. Please don’t let me down show.

Since there are no gifs for this show either, please appreciate the Road Closed signs in English with the cop car that says Policía Federal in Spanish

Honestly this part of the list is kinda vague, I don’t have a particular order of preference for these shows beyond not being notoriously impressed by any of them but also not bored to tears either

Shokoku no Altair: This one I wouldn’t quite call a disappointment, but it sure has a slow start. Episode 1 was quite confusing, the second one was way better but still feels like it’s lacking something. A problem I have is that the totally not Germanic dude is way too inequivocally evil. Politics and war are never quite that black and white, but this guy is so unsympathetic watching his different plans unfold becomes quite frustrating (I also have like zero tolerance for “cheating”, which is what all his practices can be categorized as). I feel the characters need a little more depth before I can get more invested in it. Also sad to see this one got the C-team from MAPPA ):

Ballroom e Youkoso: This might be my biggest disappointment of the season tbh? It’s fairly standard sports anime fare but it has done nothing particularly interesting to distinguish itself. The animation can be really impressive… when there is any, and that’s the crux of the problem here. We’re two episodes in and we haven’t seen a full dancing sequence. Heck, I timed the dancing in ep 2 and made barely 13 seconds of actual movement. Episode 3 clocked at a full minute in spite of being entirely set in a competition. There are just so many still shots it’s quite grating. I was really expecting to get a Stammi Vicino moment in episode 1, a show-stopping performance that enhanced the beauty and wonder of dance with a mesmerizing choreography and beautiful music, but the show seems too focused on being Haikyuu, emphasizing the power and OOMF of the moves rather than any artistry or fluidity, and don’t even get me started on the music because there isn’t any or it’s of minimum importance. I’m reaaaally hoping this one improves down the line

Fate/Apocrypha: I mean, it’s Fate and it’s dumb but it’s so far mostly (emphasis on mostly) inoffensive and the battle between Karna and Siegfried was pretty cool, A-1’s doing a fairly decent job of recreating that ufotable feel. I also quite like Mordred, she’s cool and fun and her dymanics with Sisigo are very equal, which is great when you compare how main girls were treated in relationship to Shiro in the main Fate series.

Made in Abyss: I wasn’t quite expecting to get into this one but it got really good critiques so I decided to give it a shot. So far so good. The aesthetics are bright and vivid and the concept is unique and exciting. There are some murmurs around the net about the source material that concern me so I’m only cautiously optimistic right now.

Kakegurui: I guess it’s fine? I’ve a feeling it can get really boring really fast (episode 2  featured a memory game and even the cheat was extremely bland, I was almost laughing at how surprised the other students were when the girls got pairs lmao), but so far it’s been more or less interesting, with engaging visuals and great voice acting, even if I’m not a big fan of the over-erotization of the whole thing. Sayokan’s OP is gr10.

The only inequivocally good (new) show this season

Isekai Shokudo: Although this is not an outstanding show in any aspect, it just succeeds at everything it sets itself to be and that’s a surprisingly rare quality this season. It has a pleasant, homelike atmosphere. I find it kinda funny that the characters get blown away by what looks like fairly standard Famires food, but it’s a sweet little show nonetheless. It’s unassuming and unambitious but it makes me feel happy (and hungry) and I enjoy it a lot.

The sequels from Spring that keep me sane

Boku no Hero Academia: We’ve slowed down a little for the internship part except OH NO IIDA WHAT IS YOU DOING SOMEONE SAVE HIM. I love this show

Shingeki no Bahamut: Virgin Soul: None of the new shows this season were good enough to overcome the leftover sequels from spring, especially not Bahamut that has once again delved in the complexities of war and also given us Nina’s extremely baddass dragon gandma. I don’t have a lot more to say in the scarce two weeks since my last appraisal, other than the show continues to be utterly excellent in every regard

Damn this season is dead. I guess it’s a good time to catch up on my pile of shame? I’m trying to binge Symphogear to catch up to the new season, it’s a palatable type of garbage entertainment. I’m starting a Masters’ course in two weeks so maybe not having a lot of anime on my plate is a good thing? Let me know which shows you’re watching and which are your favorites of the season!

[lunavadash-creates]

Honey, where I should start.. Maybe your Pandora Box would be the best choice, because it made me really excited and I have something to say about it. As usual.

First of all, I feel pretty unsure of fantasy au’s in non-fantasy genres. And I am saying this as a fantasy lover. However, some of your ideas seem interesting to me. And names!! I love them all! I always have problems with female names because there are only a few I like and they almost always are not adequate to the fandom. So usually my OCs exist without any.

Funny thing the most fantastic trope of your ideas is my totally favorite.! I love mermaids with all my heart! I love them to the point my co-workers bought me a mermaid-tail-blanket. You know, I'm ALWAYS cold and I am the youngest in the team, so they still treat me like a child – in a positive way ofc. The motive of the mermaid in Black Flag? I love it.! It’s quite heartbreaking, but I am a masochist and I would love to read about the moment she finds out about Edward’s death. Such a pity you don’t have an OC dedicated to him. I love this man. Maybe because I got into AC thanks to my friends and they all said that Black Flag is the best game made from all AC franchises. I didn’t have a chance to play them all so I have no idea if it’s true.

The second one of my total faves is OC for Connor. All OCs I have ever created are herbalists/healers/medics/veterinarians so here we are, you totally bought me with this one. And I find Slavic mythology really interesting. Do you have a name for her? I am not too excited about her being an assassin, but it’s only because AC games are too brutal for me. (Yes, I am really sensitive and sometimes killing a bug is too much for me, please don’t laugh at me) I definitely prefer books. And maybe that’s why I like to think about OC/reader as a person not involved in Assassin’s Brotherhood as a member.

Could you tell me something more about Ian? He sounds quite interesting. Ok, I lied. He sounds VERY interesting and I want to know everything about him lol.

I don’t like children, but Bayek and Aya are legendary and everyone on this sick planet loves them so I am kinda interested in the background story? And Bayek has the most beautiful smile amongst all male assassins in the whole franchise. You can’t change my mind.

Buuuut, speaking of such things.. who do you find most attractive out of all AC characters and why? I know Altair is your favorite, but I am not sure if also in a matter of physical appearance.

🔪

Hi Knifey!

I'm really happy you like my little Pandora Box! I have drabbles for some of those ideas, some of them are in this phase of 'im still not sure if I'll write it but it is/was fun to think about. Also allow me to put rest of the answer under the cut!

Mermaids and sirens are one of my fave supernatural beings so I'm so happy you like that idea! Maybe one day I will have oc for Edward but to be honest the game makes me sad. I don't like how Edward behaves - how he treats his wife, the sugar seller and generally people around.

I won't laugh at you for not like killing because it's 100% valid! And this oc for Connor is like that. She used to be an assassin but left because killing is terrible for her and it's completely against her doctors' vows to never hurt. Honestly the moment when Edward buys his swords and Bonnet goes with 'i didn't have money for swords so I have this tiny knife' broke my heart. I was so angry at Edward I had to turn off the game.

As for other games - I started with Syndicate, then Unity, Odyssey, Origins, AC 1 and then I followed the order. I just played Valhalla after Rogue but before black flag. So as you see Edward is my last assassin so maybe that's why I have troubles with liking him got now. But I hope it will get better!

About Ian. Do you know anime called Durarara? I honesty base Ian on Izaya a bit. If not then it's fine! Ian is an informant who just loves to create chaos and observe people. He is curious by them. He is especially dangerous because this feeling of awe towards humanity is genuine. Because of it he can be bought with money or threatened by death. He does as he please, not caring for consequences as long as he can watch people and their choices.

Bayek. Aya. I love them so so much and I'm always so sad about their story. I wished they could be together happily ever after. This child oc is one of those 'idk if I'll write it but it's fun to think about it from time to time' kind of thing. (Same goes for witch for Malik, tbh Im going more and more to the side that I won't write it because it just doesn't feel right 😂)

And yes! Bayek has beautiful smile!

Who's attractive? Tbh I find them all attractive in different ways. I want to way Altair is the most handsome but he has like 13 pixels on his whole face 😂 if they made him with th same quality as Alexios, Bayek or Eivor it would be much easier to decide!

I think Arno (my type - dark eyes, dark hair) Shay and Alexios are the moet handsome for me. Secondly comes Jacob! Then Bayek, Eivor, Connor, Altair, Ezio, Malik, Edward (he is the last, sorry ;; )

Who is the most handsome for you? And which AC games/books did you read? I read only brotherhood do km looking for recommendations (also I'm still reading ac1 book but the feelings)