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taco-night-frenzy · 7 years ago

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Shadow the Hedgehog part 2

Whats up, I’ve been listening to more SA2 Shadow songs, felt the need to continue where I left off.

Again, I want to just give off a general warning, this is just my interpretation of an interpretation of Shadow’s character. I love the way Shadow is portrayed in song, and I feel the musicians had a better grasp of his character than Sonic Team.

Ironically, the problem with Shadow is his identity crisis. Not the good one where he doesn’t know who he is, but the fact that Sonic Team doesn’t know what they want to make him.

I think a big factor in his failure as a character is that he was often portrayed as “Bad Sonic” and just... an evil Sonic. And the thing about that, is Metal Sonic pulls this off much better, and Shadow really had some backstory and thought put into him that made him different from that. The good part of his character isn’t the “bad Sonic” part of him. In fact, for the most part, Sonic doesn’t even seem to be important at all to Shadow’s character or backstory, other than he was possibly designed to look like Super Sonic. (Again, almost none of what I say is canon as the series goes on because Sonic Team kept adding weird things to Shadow’s ‘lore.’)

Anyway, let’s ignore that, just some of my bad opinions there. Let’s get to the real bad opinions I wanna talk about, and what I think Fumie and Bradly (the composers and lyric writers of Shadow’s songs in SA2) tried to portray about Shadow.

I want to now get to Supporting Me, but I think this requires us to look at one song before. I think the lyrical songs go in order, and Supporting Me is directly after For True Story. For clarity, I think the songs go Rhythm and Balance, Supernatural, For True Story, and finally Supporting Me.

With Throw it All Away somewhere. Probably at the start, I’m not sure. My belief is Throw it All Away is meant to be just a general telling of Shadow’s character.

Now, wake up Now, wake up Now, wake up

Everybody tries to be straight But things are still unchanged It's useless to resist Their effort will be wasted Head straight for your goal by any means There is a door that you never have opened There is a window with a view you have never seen Get there - no matter how long it takes

Oh, dark - the darkness that dozes in the dusk Throw it all away No one can break you - nobody can tear you You live an endless life forever Oh, dark - the darkness that dozes in the dusk Throw it all away You see a light wherever you go You have to face it again and again And again... And again... And again and again and again

You live an endless life forever... Forever... Now, wake up!

I cut out a lot of repeats so I don’t make this post longer than the Great Wall, but feel free to look up the lyrics yourself if you want to see exactly how it was sung. Anyway, first things first, I wanna talk about the important part of the song that is similar to Supporting Me. There seems to be two different voices singing this song. I believe that scratchy, dark voice is Shadow’s unconscious thoughts, or the thoughts Gerald Robotnik put into Shadow. Or even Gerald Robotnik himself.

Now, I know if we look at the canon and the later games, this really does not make sense, but I’m looking at this solely from SA2′s point of view and the song writer’s point of view, and also just kind of how I would like to see it.

Now, wake up

obviously it’s that inner voice, or Gerald Robotnik telling Shadow to wake up when he’s found by Eggman. Or it could more easily represent “wake up and do my bidding.” Sort of like a sleeper agent, who isn’t aware they’re under control.

Everybody tries to be straight But things are still unchanged It's useless to resist Their effort will be wasted

Now here is why I think that dark scratchy voice is more Gerald Robotnik than anything. I don’t think Shadow knows enough of humans to know what they’re like. I think these are words by someone who tried to do good, tried to make things for the better, but it didn’t matter.

Head straight for your goal by any means There is a door that you never have opened There is a window with a view you have never seen Get there - no matter how long it takes

And here’s obviously the instructions. “Do my bidding at any cost, do whatever you have to do, I don’t care.” Gerald Robotnik’s goal being to destroy the Earth obviously. (Is it that obvious? I don’t know. Again, after SA2, it becomes even more unclear what Gerald Robotnik really was I feel.)

But here’s the interesting part, it’s not exactly clear that this is Gerald Robotnik saying it right? I think this is because this was made into Shadow’s very being. Even if it was Gerald Robotnik’s feelings, they were put into Shadow. They still technically ARE his feelings as well. Even if they’re someone else’s, even if they’re programmed into him, it’s still part of him, and I think this is where that really interesting struggle comes from.

Now we’re at the lighter singing. I believe this to be more Shadow, or at least his more conscious self. I think it’s really really easy to see the dark and light comparison and think “oh he is just struggling between being good or evil” but I don’t think it’s quite as simple as that.

I believe more that the darkness simply is just those fake memories and feelings Gerald Robotnik programmed into him. The fact that it’s “dozes” again makes me think it’s unconscious, like a sleeper agent thing. It’s this strange hidden thing in the back of Shadow’s mind that he can’t quite see or know what it is. It’s telling him what to do, although probably not as literally as that with the lyrics. He obviously doesn’t HEAR someone telling him what to do, but a force in him seems to be making him do it.

And the part of Shadow that is more himself does not like this. He wants to throw that part of himself away. Again, this doesn’t really mean his lighter side is “better” but it more represents that he’s fighting with himself and who he is. Even if he doesn’t like that dark part of himself, that’s who he is, but he won’t accept it, or perhaps doesn’t know how.

You see a light wherever you go You have to face it again and again And again... And again... And again and again and again

I think, again, it’s very easy to see this light and just be like “Oh it’s Sonic! Getting in his way!” But I think it’s more than that. I think Sonic is part of that, yes, but I think this light is just about everything. Take out Sonic, there will be someone else.

The light could be Maria. In my previous post, I talked about how it seemed he was uncomfortable with her in one song (although this again is more of Gerald’s Programming I think.) If he does one thing, he has to face his memory of Maria, and is he doing the right thing? According to him, Maria wanted everyone dead and he promised he’d do it. Although, what if it was actually Maria wanted everyone alive? Which promise does he keep? And then, was it real anyway?

No matter what Shadow does, he’ll have to keep facing this light. Even Eggman could be represented as light. Eggman I don’t think really wanted to destroy the earth, but that goes against Gerald’s/Shadow’s plan, so eventually he’d be in the way too. Everyone was against him, including himself. Because there can’t be dark without light. It’s just always there.

You live an endless life forever... Forever... Now, wake up!

We return to the dark voice. Both of them telling him he’ll live forever. He can’t die and escape it. It’s something he’ll have to deal with, both of these voices fighting against each other.

I took too long with this again, but whatevs. We’re moving on to Supporting Me now, which I believe is the final chapter in Shadow’s character in SA2. Also easily probably one of the best songs in the game.

This is directly after For True Story, which I think is Shadow’s lowest point, his most confused, where he refused to accept anything.

Now at Supporting Me, I believe things are a little bit more clear, and he’s accepting things just a bit more.

I'm gonna be desperate Never Lose... Hurry... Never Lose... Hurry I believe in my future, farewell to the shadow, It was my place to live, but now I need your hand. Lead me out with your light, I have breathed in, The disgusting air of darkness, but I never lose out. To the pressure, everything's just like, An illusion, I'll be losing you, before long. Never Lose... Hurry... Never Lose I never lose my confidence, I know you are supporting me, Supporting me... supporting me... I'll be losing you before long.

So again, like Throw it All Away, we have both those voices again. Except, here, it feels less like Gerald Robotnik is that dark voice. Here, it feels just a little bit like Shadow has more accepted that part of himself. A little.

I'm gonna be desperate

This voice is the lighter one, I think the one that’s more his own self. I believe Shadow is just desperate at this point to know who he is, desperate to hold onto these memories, to hold onto anything that is him. But he knows it’s not real. Or at leas probably not real. So he desperately holds onto it.

Never Lose... Hurry... Never Lose... Hurry

These lyrics seem to be sprinkled throughout the song, and are all creepy and distorted. Again, I think it’s just his unconscious self, that part of Gerald that programmed him to never give up, get there at all costs. It’s always there, it’s part of him. Although, this time Shadow is using it for his own goals now. Kill the Biolizard, try to understand more about himself. Again, it feels slightly more like he is accepting it, to me at least.

I believe in my future, farewell to the shadow, It was my place to live, but now I need your hand. Lead me out with your light, I have breathed in, The disgusting air of darkness, but I never lose out.

This one is a little hard for me to understand. Forgive me, I know I’ve probably been wrong on everything so far, but I will probably be even MORE wrong here.

This is still the dark scratchy voice talking. I think he is saying farewell to his oldself, his old self that fought between this light and dark side. “It was my place to live,” I believe was this dark and scratchy voice, the Gerald Robotnik side saying “I was meant to tell you what to do, you were under my control, light side, but now I need your help.”

Again, I think this is Shadow accepting that darkness in him, at least a little bit. “Lead me out with your light.” I think even the dark side of him has accepted the other side as well. It’s less Gerald Robotnik now, and more himself. Slightly.

“The disgusting air of darkness” is referring to itself now. I think this dark voice knows its bad, but still, he’ll use that dark side to stay confident. “I never lose out.”

To the pressure, everything's just like, An illusion, I'll be losing you, before long.

And here obviously, we have Shadow’s conscious feelings. He knows he might be fake, his memories might all be fake. Everything he’s been told has lead up to this. He doesn’t want it to be fake though. I don’t think anyone would want to know their memories are fake, especially of the good people, like Maria.

He doesn’t want to lose Maria, that memory he held of her. It’s not that he’s forgetting her, but he’s realizing more and more that it was probably fake, that he probably never even knew her.

I never lose my confidence,

This is probably the most clear lyric in the song. I like it. Maybe it is just me, but it feels like a combination of that light and dark voice. It’s him accepting himself a little bit more, not fighting it, and using it to stay confident, stay on track with his goal. I think it’s obvious he does lose his confidence, but this is what he’s telling himself, this is at least what he wants to be I believe, and trying to be. It’s one of the only thing he knows.

I know you are supporting me, Supporting me... supporting me...

I will admit, this part gets me a little. It’s sad, and its the end of the song before it loops, so really the end of Shadow in a way.

The voice itself is really low, really hard to hear, and slowly fading away. He’s trying to imagine Maria supporting him, trying so hard to stay confident that he’s doing the right thing, that maybe she’s real. But, he knows she’s not real. She’s not supporting him. There’s no one. And that feeling is fading away, but he desperately wants to hold onto it.

I'll be losing you before long.

This could be taken a few ways. I think most likely, it is Shadow realizing Maria is fake. Her support is fake, his memories of her are fake. He’s coming to accept it, where as before he never really could. Once he knows for sure she’s nothing more than a fake memory, she’s lost. It won’t have the same meaning. It’s hard to feel the support of someone who isn’t real, right?

It could also mean Shadow knows he’s going to die soon. Could be both. But either way, he’s accepted it. At least a little bit.

Man, I have written so much. If anyone managed to read through all this incoherent nonsense and still have respect for me, then thank you, I appreciate it. I really wrote all this more than anything to try and put down my thoughts and feelings as it’s been on my mind a lot, and try to make sense of this character, so its for a selfish reason that I write all this, and I don’t expect or want to force my views on anyone.

But I really love this inner turmoil Shadow. I think this is what I wish he could have been and what he was meant to be, at least for the most part. Maybe he was simply this, but at some point Sonic Team or someone higher up said “No, he needs to also be a copy of Sonic! People love dark copies, make him that!” And then “Wow, he was really popular! Bring him back! But give him GUNS! He’s edgy and dark right??”

And we sort of lost what made Shadow so interesting in the first place. Even in Sonic Heroes, I think they tried to bring that air of confusion and mystery for Shadow, when we find out he may actually just be a clone of the real one! That could have worked actually! That could have been a good way to bring him back and keep up this inner turmoil!

BUUUUT then you find out in his game that he is actually the real one, and there’s not really... any turmoil there. It’s cool, dw, you’re real, everything was real all along! So... why are you still edgy? Eh, I dunno, it’s fun.

Ah, whatever. I don’t want to poop on people who like him, because I think there is generally a good character in there somewhere, it’s just the Sonic Team writers didn’t know how to bring him out. The composers and music makers did I feel, though, and I want to give them praise for making Shadow seem really cool.

And uh, that’s it I guess. Thanks for reading my bad opinions and bad interpretations that are not canon at all! I hope maybe it can at least let you see a different side to Shadow and maybe find him a little bit more interesting! If not, that’s okay, I understand. Ah, so I wrote a story here after writing all this nonsense. Check it out if you managed to enjoy this for some reason.

#Sonic the Hedgehog #Shadow the Hedgehog #Sonic Adventure 2 #Character Study #Music #boring thoughts #WAAAAY too much to read #I really love his music though #IN SA2 #THIS IS SO NOT CANON #PLEASE BE AWARE THIS IS NOT CANON #maybe at some point it could have been #BUT ITS REALLY NOT CANON NOW HOOO BOY

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aureutr · 2 years ago

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I just this second realized: was the beskar sarcophagus (of nightmares) from Crash & Burn inspired by the Mandalorian containment cell for Maul in The Clone Wars? They *did* say that the cell came from a "bygone time" when Mandalorians had need to imprison Force-sensitives; is that where you got the idea from?

Kind of? I had definitely seen those episodes, and Maul in Clone Wars did influence it, but I wasn't actively thinking of his cell! The rules for C&B came about like this:

I read a few fics where beskar dulled Luke's senses and loved the concept. Sometimes I feel like having Luke being a near god in the Force puts them on such different levels that it's hard to find a middle ground for a relationship to blossom (other than, of course, Grogu). I think you can do interesting things with that, you can do something with just about anything. But I wanted them to be on a more even playing field. Beskar almost completely blocking the Force felt perfect.

I thought through the consequences of that rule, especially that thicker beskar == more blocking. Din isn't 100% covered in beskar, and if Luke concentrates really hard he can get a vague sense of him (this comes up, like, once? I forget). But a box several inches thick? Hooo boy

I remembered the time Maul Force-choked Bo-Katan in TCW, and she was wearing everything but her helmet. Therefore to stay canon compliant (which I tried to do when possible), I decided the Dark Side wasn't affected. This is also why it's Bo who tells Luke about Maul and beskar :D

I don't want to say "It wasn't influenced by Maul's cell at all!" because I probably had that in the back of my mind. But the active process of the C&B rules was the above.

also Maul's cell had a little window in it so it wasn't as bad as Luke's lmao

Thanks for the ask, anon! I'm going to ramble about writing the Force in general under this cut because now I'm thinking about it 😂 Feel free to skip

I have a whole set of rules about how I write the Force. I try to stick with them regardless of story, but they are malleable. Especially when I think something would be funny. Or tragic. Not all of this has made its way into the forefront of a story, but it's all in my head when I write Force stuff.

Anyone with the slightest bit of Force sensitivity can achieve anything with enough hard work, but some have a natural headstart (the Skywalkers are ridiculously far ahead).

No passive mind reading for Light Side users. I really don't like it when Luke casually reads people's minds in fic when he's supposed to have his canon personality. Focusing to do it is fine, but it should be a bigger deal.

Reading emotions? Hell yeah, all over the place. Constantly. People with emotional/social "walls" up are harder to read, even if they aren't Force sensitive

Being able to tell if someone's lying, that comes and goes with the story. It worked well in C&B but I've set it to the side for others

Shields! I love love love mental Force shields. The concentration it takes to initially build one until it becomes second nature and it's just always there. Gently knocking on someone's shield to slip into their mind to talk, or share something, or some other reason. Attacking an enemy's mental shield to break in and get information (usually a Dark Side user). It's such a cool place for a "fight" that I think is easy to overlook

Force bonds I mostly use to let people connect over longer distances, or more casually slip past shields. Luke and Leia have a natural one. I adore the twins and what they can do in the Force

Speaking mentally isn't super easy, unless it's with someone you've bonded with or have let you in past their shields or you're in the middle of...

Dream sharing! This is something that I will fully admit to borrow-stealing from Of Queens, Knights, and Pawns (which is my all-time favorite Star Wars fic, I've read it like a dozen times). You can invade/visit someone's dream, according to how they feel about you. Luke and Leia slip into each other's dreams easily and sometimes accidentally because twins.

Kind of a cousin to dreams, sharing memories! C&B gets into this one, but with enough careful concentration Force users can even do this with people who are null in the Force. With other Force users it's trivially easy.

Beskar, of course, blocks the Force. Sometimes it also blocks the Dark Side if that would be better for a story

Force users can manipulate the chemicals in their bodies (see, OQKaP above). This is a short term trick and not a good idea to do a lot, but if you know what you need? Powerful and dangerous.

I won't break down every single Force power. Mind tricks don't have extra thoughts around them for me, for instance. And I don't know how much of this is even canon, but it's what feels "right" to me so I use it as a baseline for things.

That was not really relevant to the ask, hence the cut, but I hope someone enjoyed it? haha

#ask reu #star wars #dinluke #crash and burn #fanfiction meta #a closed book

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weafurry · 2 years ago

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Grimm and/or PK for the ask game(I can't decide between them they're both interesting)

I'll do both because I refuse to shut up

For PK,

Favorite thing about him: INTERESTING LORE AND HOLY MOTHER OF MORALLY FUCKING GREY honestly something I find super interesting is, compare him to asgore. People are much more tolerant of asgore and I think that's because we see him alive, in game. We have an interaction with him with him verbally addressing us. We have a lot to focus on that isn't yk. Child murder. PK that isn't the case. And I find it interesting how drastically that changes the respective fandoms reactions to the two characters.

Least favorite thing: Again! Don't really have one tbh. I love all the characters in this game there's not really anything negative I can say. I mean. Of course I wish we could of gotten more lore or screen time for him. Maybe some stuff that gives a bit more context for his personality or something, but it's not at all needed. He's already a great character without that.

Favorite line: FUNNY ENOUGH, the "..." After he says "No cost too great". Just because, it adds so much of a tone? Implication? That he doesn't really believe it. I can't find a good word for it, but you probably get what I'm saying.

brOTP: him and Ogrim. They're best friends your honor.

OTP: Do I even need to say it, it's pale nightmare. Of course it's pale nightmare.

nOTP: besides any of the obvious ones, him and The Radiance. Just. No. I'm not gonna stop people, but, just. No thanks. I'd like to never see that please and thank you.

Now someone get me that memory erasing gun from Gravity Falls please/hj.

Random head canon: I HAVE SO MANY WHY AM I FORGETTING THEM ALL NOW- anyways. Wyrms kinda have their own language that other beings can't really speak just because their vocal cords can't really form the nessecary sounds. Wyrms have weird as shit vocal cords basically. What that makes them sound like is up to the imagination. When someone startles him or like absentmindedly saying something under his breath or something he'll just accidentally slip back into it. When he does curse, its probably in wyrm tounge most of the time and not something anyone around him could actually understand.

Unpopular opinion: was the vessel shit absolutely fucked up? Yes. Is he some horrible evil person who's not remotely morally grey with awful intentions and enjoyed doing the shit he did? Absolutely fucking not and I will throw hands with the people who make him unnecessarily awful just for the sake of angst.

Song I associate with him: HOOO FUCKING BOY. GIVE ME A SECOND TO FIND MY LIST.

Ship in a bottle by Fin Argus

Hyperdontia by GHOST

Honey I'm home by GHOST

Little Dark Age by MGMT

A Burning Hill by Mitski

There's more I'm forgetting but those are the big ones

NOW GRIMM

Just as a disclaimer my thoughts on him arent quite as polished.

Favorite thing about him: just. LOOK AT HIM. Hes so fucking COOL.

Least favorite thing about him: as always none

Favourite line: not much really particularly stands out in my mind, but if I wanna be a dumbass, the thing that I have been using to fuel my ride on the pale nightmare train for months

(Oh my god I just realized there's no capitalization on dear... THE PALE NIGHTMARE TRAIN JUST GOT MORE FUEL PEOPLE LET'S GO)

brOTP: I don't think I really have one for him. Like I said, my thoughts on him aren't nearly as polished as the ones on pk, hell I'm still fucking figuring out my head canons on how the nightmare heart works.

OTP: again, do I really need to say it? pale nightmare.

nOTP: the vessels or hornet. Just. Shipping him with any of them in one scenario where in another he'd be like a father figure to them, just. Feels ehhhh. No hate to anyone who does ship him with any of them. I just dont.

Random headcanon: the glow in his eyes will get brighter on certain sentences if they have a lot of weight to them or something like that. If emotions are especially high you can everrr so faintly see lighter red pupils, but you pretty much have to be squinting. Also this is a pretty common one but him and the radiance are siblings.

Unpopular opinion: I don't really have any I don't think.

In terms of songs I associate with him, I just have songs I think he'd like because I just think they'd be his taste.(I think he probably has a super wide music taste but these are just the ones I think would be his favorites) I do have songs I properly associate with him but those ones are super subject to change because of the whole, thoughts not being super polished thing.

So for songs I think he'd like, he'd definitely like pretty much any song by the arctic monkeys. (And cmon, who doesnt?) Also older songs like I'm still standing by Elton John, Gimme gimme gimme by Abba, Heart of glass by Blondie, and Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears for Fears. (No I'm not projecting because a large portion of my music taste is older then I am SHUSH) He'd also like the band The Orion experience.

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dantelionwishes · 3 years ago

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bro now i too am thinking about some sato and burai bonding.... like....... burai gets dropped off outside school on Monday after visiting home for the weekend. anyone looking can catch a glimpse of his mom storming off and he's clearly been crying but he won't address it at all. he just sits at the front of the class completely stone faced and silent. everyone is ConcernedTM but he just shakes his head when asked about it.

finally sato pulls him aside and is like hey... you good... and burai admits he got into an argument with his mom right before class and apologises for acting weird. and then completely unrelated to that (/s), he asks sato if he thinks burai is... good at being a boy... or if he's not fooling anyone, and he feels really silly about it but there u go im cringe

bro...........

I dont speak for the class bro but im sure they'd all help Burai but if he needs an adult instead of his friends to chat with him allow me to channels as much positive dad energy as much as I can into sato--

homeroom goes as usual, and just as sato dismisses class for a short break, he calls his Vice President for a short "class officer" chat without trying to make it too obvious why (so that his other classmates dont intrude for his sake)

honestly he's just glad Burai was able to tell him everything that happened, and was mostly worried that his student wouldn't tell him what was going on. he's his teacher, of course, he knows his background, and has talked to his mother a few times for PTA and general updates to parents regarding their children's performance in school and hooo boy. as his teacher, sato's glad hes done his part enough to make sure Burai feels like a boy (I like to think he was the one who permitted him/gave him the male uniform COS HEY....BNHA IS MY CANON NOW SO ITS FREE REAL ESTATE, UA IS NOT A SINGLE DROP OF TRANSPHOBIC AND SUPPORTS THEIR TRANS KIDS TO WEAR WHATEVER UNIFORM THEY WANT) and even if the mother got upset, he was also just as content to see her try and sue UA for "doing what the teacher thought was best for her daughter" but BOOM they aren't transphobic and she just stormed off and let it slide <3

sato isn't trans, so he would tell Burai that he doesnt really know much abt this since it differs between people, but passing is a total preference. some ppl want to pass some dont, some ppl want to look heteronormative and some want to look gnc af. but he would tell Burai that he doesnt have to be good, or even the best at being a boy because he...already is. he doesn't have to try so hard to be one, because he already is. he's not fooling anyone, but he might be fooling himself for thinking he isn't.

"Banzai. You're not a fake guy."

He ruffles his hair enough to look earnestly into his student's eyes.

"...you're the real deal."

#vivlet-evergarden #i ansr #tw transphobia #others ocs #osamu sato-sensei #fr sato would say this to any trans student feeling bad ok :c #I hope I wrote this right ngl ngl ngl #I wasn't exactly sure what to say #I know I did make a trans Leon au for pokemon but like #I never really know what to do with transphobia im often left speechless #I hope to protect trans kids too!!!! if youre trans and ur reading this ur the real deal and you dont have to pretend

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dreamland-arcade · 3 years ago

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~I'd hate to bring up the long dead "shipping" debate but as someone who's actually romantically involved (I gots me a cutie girlfriend :3), I'm just gonna put out the pairings with me that I hate and the ones that I like! And my opinion might as well be fact because I'm Amy, and you can't really argue with the Amy Rose.~

~Anyways, here's the list of ships I hate with me in them, and also yes they're the me x men ships. I am also including a few non-men here as well, but that's because I'm going by "canon." I am absolutely trying not to misgender here!~

-💌🌹

~First one's obvious, its Sonamy and its trash. If you like Sonamy then you're automatically scum of the planet and nobody here wants anything to do with you.~

Second is Me x Metal Sonic. Really? Are you absolutely serious? Why yes Amy nothings more romantic than seeing you date the robot who LITERALLY KIDNAPPED YOU! Quite actually "Eff off." I think Metal is fine... he's certainly just robot Sonic, and I think we're on okay terms now, but, and this is a big "but", I do not view him as a romantic partner. In fact I kind of what nothing to do with him as a romantic partner. Sure, I dressed him up and gave him back to Eggman, but I felt bad seeing him tossed aside by his technically father. I wanted to be nice, don't mistake my kindness for romantic intent.~

~Now comes the list of people I absolutely wouldn't care about being paired with here!~

Tails x Amy is so... overlooked. If I wasn't dating Chen and he wasn't dating Chrys we might actually have a little thing going on. Also not to mention, we both have good taste in hedgehogs! (Yes I'm calling you out on your crush on Chen! It was cute!)

Silver! Again, like Tails, we have a connection here! Silver is a naive guy and I don't know, maybe they'd need a grounded gal like me to keep them from floating away into danger. Also super dorky and charismatic!

Chrys Starwalker! Look, if I wasn't madly in love with xyr sister I'd probably take a shot at xem! Of course, Tails is there but, if you put pieces together and we all became poly, it'd probably work.

Now, this might be a bit of a controversial take, but Shadow. But not just any Shadow, MY Shadow. The TRSU source Shadow, one from my memories and all that. Hooo boy she's a real sweetie. This is such an important memory to me, but being the first person Shadow went to about transitioning, let me tell you I was so close to crying! She trusted me with something so personal, and for that? Man I wouldn't mind if I saw a couple art of us as t4t girlfriends. I don't know much about how Hive Shadow views this pairing, but I'm kind of partial to it due to my own experiences.

#dreaming amy #TL;DR I like cute people who I actually formed a connection with!#~Go figure right?~

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waterfall-ambience · 4 years ago

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i found a song that fits ex perfectly (or at least my interpretation of him? man’s a flat character with inconsistent canon traits, it’s kinda hard to flesh him out and give him depth without taking creative liberties). its super angsty but hooo boy

putting my ‘barely an analysis’ under the cut just in case, warning for ig self deprecation and general hopelessness and nihilism?

the song is oktavia’s english cover of ‘hated person song’. here are the bits that make me lose my mind

see like this stands out in the context of ex being a character who’s only brought in for special episodes. he does his bit, xisuma restores the status quo, and he’s gone again. when he actually disappears, nothing really happens to the hermitcraft server. life moves on without him, and it’s been like that for two years now.

i think ex acts the way he does in canon is in part because he’s really just kinda lonely. this is just from looking at the way he drops everything to have a semi-pleasant chat with xisuma. this is also emphasised by the fact that he also gives names to his minions and even tries to play games with them, knowing full well that they’re just going to destroy everything. combined with his goal to destroy hermitcraft once and for all, it suggests that ex’s hatred of the server might stem from envy of the hermits and the bonds they have with each other.

that being said, ex failed to destroy the server, and so his villainy only led to him being mistrusted be everyone else. even if he’s ‘reformed’ and ‘good now’, he’s still an outcast. he’s just as lonely as he was before, maybe even more so because no one will trust him ever again.

(that’s why his friendship with worm man is so important but that’s a topic for another essay-)

a lot of ex’s canon characterisation is built on the idea that he’s a ‘villain’, and he plays to this, even if he’s not really suited to the role. even when he stops being the ‘villain’ and starts working with worm man as his ‘sidekick’, he’s still painted as one. this might just be because in a meta sense, xisuma needs an antagonist and ex is Right There even if his character arc towards redemption is already nicely wrapped up, but i digress.

even after ex is reformed, no one trusts or even believes him. in their minds, he’ll always be evil xisuma, a copy of someone else, always overshadowed and distinguished by his villainy.

#evil xisuma tag #<- thats the tag where i put all the brainrot that i dont think is worth putting into the main tag

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avatraang · 4 years ago

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Summary: “But the true secret, is in the gooey center!” -Monk Gyatso.

Izumi shrugs. “I wanted more information, and what better way to learn than from a living relic?” Bumi lets out a booming laugh. Suyin copies him, doubling over in a fit of giggles.

“She called you old!” He wipes a tear away from his eye.

“You called me old!” Aang feigns feelings of insult, throwing a hand over his heart.

“You are pretty old.” Tenzin reasons, much to the surprise of everyone. Lin lets out a low whistle. Upon seeing the incredulous stares, he backpedals. “What? I’m just saying, Dad is technically one hundred and forty. That’s pretty old!” Kya raises an unimpressed brow at her brother.

[For his birthday, Aang teaches his younger family members the most important of Air Nomad traditions: the Art of Ancient Cake Baking, as taught to him by Monk Gyatso. None of the kids know what to expect. Gaang + kids fic. Oneshot. Mostly LOK compliant.]

Notes: HOOO BOY, I had fun with this one!!! It's been a minute since I wrote something for ATLA that wasn't Tokka focused, haha. This was a fun little project! I do love doting on my boi Aang.

So I wrote this prompt down years ago and never got around to it, but recently I really wanted to give Aang the positive attention he deserves, and this was the result. This is completely written for fun; there’s no real plot other than me wanting the best for Aang, lmao. For reference, here’s the scene I’m referring to when I say Gyatso taught Aang how to bake: Gyatso Teaches Aang. Also, I heavily reference this blog post when I comment on how the cakes are made: Air Nomad Cake Recipe. Thanks to whoever put in the time to figure out how the Air Nomads baked!

In this fic, Suyin is barely six. Lin and Tenzin are twelve, Kya’s fifteen, Izumi’s just turned nineteen, and Bumi is twenty. Aang is turning forty. The only ship that I make clear are together, is Katara and Aang. Everything else is purposely left up to your imagination; I want the focus to be on Aang, and for everyone to be able to read this without worrying about their ship. Kataang is only implicitly stated because it kinda has to be canon for Kya, Bumi, and Tenzin to exist, lmao. But even then, I tried hard for that not to be the spotlight; Aang is my main focus in this fic, and I hope you will enjoy him as such!

I hope you all have as much fun reading this as I did writing it; my boi Aang deserves all the good things! Let me know your thoughts :)

Preview:

Toph is sitting opposite of Aang, silent as stone. She’s inspecting him; Aang can tell by the way her feet shift almost imperceptibly, scanning his body. Finally, Toph breaks the silence. “When do you think they’ll be done?” She nods towards the kitchens.

Aang shrugs. “I don’t know. A couple more minutes, maybe?” His knee is shaking, but Aang can’t bring himself to stop it. He’s always been jittery; that’s just his nature. “The kids are probably driving everyone else insane by now.” He wipes his brow, sweaty from the steam of the galley.

Toph snorts. “You know it. I apologize in advance for Su most likely wrecking your beloved Air Temple statues.” One of the cooks steps out of the kitchen, followed by three waiters. They’re carrying ridiculously enormous bags, one in each individuals’ hand.

“It’s alright,” Aang grins, “I’m friends with the best earthbender in the world. I’m sure she can fix it.” He graciously accepts four bags, surprised by the sheer weight of the food. Bowing in thanks, he watches Toph take the other four bags. Then, they head out into the busy street.

“Oh yeah?” Toph continues their earlier flow of conversation. “You’ll have to introduce me sometime. They sound awesome.” A cart flies down the road, almost trampling them. “Hey!” Toph calls, aggravated. “Watch where the fuck you’re going!” She jostles the food.

Aang presses his lips into a thin line. “Maybe they had a good reason for the crazy driving?” He attempts to keep a hopeful tone. As they crest a hill, Air Temple Island comes into view.

“No, Aang.” Toph scolds. “Sometimes people just suck.” She rolls her eyes.

He grimaces. Aang can see Appa, curled up by the ferries, some children cautiously peering his way. Walking a little faster, Aang bends the air to give them a boost; under his feet, he can feel Toph giving them a hand, too. The earth moves as if it has a mind of its own, guiding them along at quick speed.

Upon reaching Appa, the children notice them and back away from the flying bison, eyes wide. Toph bends herself up to Appa’s saddle; Aang does the same, and hands her his bags of food. Once settled at the reigns, Aang lowers the hood he’d been wearing, and gives Appa a hug. He watches the children’s eyes go wide. One of them calls out, joyful. “Hiiiii, Avatar Aang!”

Aang’s smile comes easy. “Hiiii!” He calls back. Then, he shakes Appa’s reigns. “Yip, yip!”

The bison takes off, flying into the sky. Over Aang’s shoulder, he calls out to the children. “Byeeee!” He can’t help it; Aang laughs. The looks on their little faces are priceless.

Toph snorts. Shouting over the wind, she says, “So dramatic, Twinkletoes!” He turns to find her own hood has fallen off her head.

“You’re one to talk!” Aang claps back. But his reply must be lost to the air currents, because Toph just closes her eyes, relaxing into the saddle.

The food is delicious. Aang is glad that he convinced Katara into ordering takeout instead of working herself into exhaustion. The adults sit, wine in hand, discussing life and all its trivialities. Kya stirs her wine in its glass (Aang and Katara had granted her special permission), looking at it with distaste. Aang holds back a smile at his daughter. He supposes perhaps it wasn’t as sweet as she was expecting.

“Happy birthday, Aang!” Sokka cries, holding his glass up high. Everyone matches it, holding their cups up in cheers. “You’re still just as ridiculous as when Katara and I found you in that iceberg. You’re just..” Sokka makes a face. “... Taller.” With accompanying cries of hear, hear! everyone takes a sip of their wine (or, for Lin, Tenzin, and Su, their juice), laughter ringing through the room.

Indeed, forty is a sweet year for Aang. It’s his twenty-first wedding anniversary, and what’s more, all his family have come to celebrate with him. What could be better?

As conversation fills the atmosphere, Aang scans the room. Tenzin and Lin seem to be involved in an intense battle over who can eat the most food (idly, Aang wonders if they’d let him join them). Mai and Sokka are discussing something very intently, but Sokka’s still shoveling food in his mouth like there’s no tomorrow. Izumi is entertaining Suyin, who’s attempting to build… something, from her uneaten meal. Bumi (Bumi! Aang takes a hearty sip of his wine at the thought that his son managed to acquire enough leave to make it for the occasion) is caught in conversation with Zuko and Toph. Katara and Ty Lee are helping Kya with her wine tasting ventures. Aang is about to go join Lin and Tenzin, when someone pokes his side.

“Hey, All Powerful Avatar,” Suki’s voice greets him. Aang turns towards her, sitting back down. “Your actual birthday is, like, two days from now, right?” Suki takes a healthy bite of her food. Aang copies her.

“Yep.” They’d celebrated today, because it was the only day that Katara could say, with certainty, she’d have off from her clinic. He swirls around what’s left of his wine, before downing it in one uncivilized gulp.

“What are you gonna do?” Suki swings her braided hair over her shoulder.

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luckycheesefoodie321 · 5 years ago

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LONG. ASS. AWAE 3X10. POST. SPOILERS.

What... what else can I say? AWAE 3x10 was *chefs kiss* perfection!

I don’t... there’s no better way to convey how I felt about the ep than my full live commentary as I

LOST MY GODDAMN FUCKING MIND THE ENTIRE EPISODE LONG

Y’all ready? SPOILERS

OK BUT FIRST OF ALL THAT GODDAMN SHOT BEFORE YOU EVEN PLAY THE DAMN EPISODE TELL ME ITS REALLLLL

That was a gnarly opener hooo Boi But excellent. Gilbert finally cut it off with Winnie. I appreciate her. She had every right to be angry. Gilbert explained it well. She walked off quite dignified even if she was heartbroken. If she’d been developed more as a character I feel like this scene would’ve been more of a kick in the guts bc Winnie had so much potential to be a great character... I wonder if she’ll pop up again...

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Oh my god he broke up with Winnie and he’s still convinced Anne doesn’t love him BUT HES THERE IN MISS STACY’S HOUSE AND ANNE IS RIGHT THERE TOO OH MY GOD HES JUST STARING AT HER HOLY SHIT “Does anyone have the paper bag?” Oh Moody my child Holy shit this mutual pining gazes is so gooddddddd

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They TIED OF COURSE THEY DID AND THEYRE SO HAPPY FOR EACH OTHER Oh my god “is there anything else you’d like to say” Anne stop my heart can’t take this BITCH GILBERT PLEASE JUST TALK TO HER YALL DONT KNOW HOW TO HAVE A PROPER CONVERSATION ISTG

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Ok Diana have you talked to Jerry?? Are you gonna resolve that situation or no bc my boi needs closure!

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Well fuck me goddamn what the actual hell. I can never properly like the Barry’s theyre just sooo goddamn ughhhhhhh let Diana be what she wants to beeeee OBLIGED DECEITFUL WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD I HAVE NEVER DISLIKED A CHARACTER SO MUCH THESE TWO FACED MOTHERFUCKERS AT LEAST BILLY IS HONEST ABOUT HOW TERRIBLE HE IS

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Jerry my boy my darling my love how are you? Bahahhahahaha hahahahaha talking corsets and our two men just get heckin awkward Aww Matthew you’re really doing that to Anne huh? But also yes let Jerry stay over he’s wonderful and partially your son anyway Oh honey no Matthew is definitely not saying that he just wants you to spread your wings

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Mmmm look at this Bash and Hazel finally connecting??

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT THE CUTHBERT HOUSE GILBERT OH MY GOD THE PEN IS THIS HOW THE PEN IS GONNA BE DUDE WTF NO WAIT WHAT IS HE GONNA WRITE A NOTE INSTEAD WAIT WAIT THEY BOTH WROTE EACH OTHER A LETTER AGAIN OH MY GOD OH MYU GOSNSHGZBSHS THAT LETTER WAS SO BEAUTIFUL MY ANNEWITH AN E HOLY CRAP OH MY GOD IT BETTER GET READ PS HERES YOUR GODDAMN PEN I can’t this letter scene is too much

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THEY NAMED THE COWS PRIDE AND PREJUDICE What you doing Matthew my love?? Aww man she’s angry and now she can’t read Gilbert’s letter OH SHE IS GONNA READ IT NO GODDAMN IT ANNE WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS Oh you stupid you and your damn temper goddamn go put the pieces together dummy

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What if she just finds “thanks for the pen good luck at Queens” oh man imma riot YES FIND THE OTHER PIECES NOT JUST THOSE HE WROTE A BEAUTIFUL LETTER AND YOU GONNA MISUNDERSTAND Noooo she went to Diana’s goddamn girlll nooooooo that’s not the whole letter these two literal idiots he went to such lengths to ensure you’d get it and you won’t even find the whole thing and it was so beautiful

Oh my heart hurts Diana darling noooo

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Oh I love me some Marilla time ooh Anne this is so nice

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Oh shoot how did he see Elijah from there?!?? I was wondering when he’d come back

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Oooh yes Marilla talk some sense into Eliza

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I am HERE for this sisterhood between Anne and Miss Stacy

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Oh Matthew sweetheart nooooo

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Hmmm some redemption for Elijah?

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Anne with her hair up saying goodbye to her childhood????? YES LOOK AT THESE WOMEN

“I can see that serious students such as yourself would never dream of disappointing or breaking the rules” *rolls over cackling*

Also yeah some deaf/mute rep

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Ok so Elijah is getting another chance

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COLE WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN MY LOVE OH MY GOD ANNE IN THE BLUE DRESS Cole continuing to be the ultimate friend Anne baby it’s okay

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OH MY GOD THEYRE GONNA MEET I love that Winnie always knew it was AnnE But damn was she pissed

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WAIT SO NOW ANNE KNOWS DIANA WAIT WHERE ARE YOU GOING MR BARRY WTF GO GET HIM GIRL OOH DIANA TELL GILBERT WHATS UP

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OH MY GOD DIANA PREACH THE TRUTH HOLY FUCK THIS IS HAPPENING

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It happened. I threw pillows. I hit my elbow against the table. I just about died.

IT MOTHERFUCKING HAPPENED WE GOT CANON SHIRBERT YALL WE ARE EVERYTHING THAT KISS THOSE KISSES THERE WERE MULTIPLE PEN PALS YALL I’M THRIVING IT WAS AMAZING AND HE WENT BACK FOR MORE BC HE HAD TO RUN OFF

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Diana is going to Queens thank god the Barry’s came around... And that ending was pure af I’m so glad Anne got her wish come true

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what...what do I say about this episode??? I have no goddamn clue but one thing we can all agree on:

SHIRBERT IS SAILING!!! WE GOT THE KISS YALL!!! THE WHOLE GIRL GANG IS GOING TO QUEENS!!! I’M SO PROUD!!! MOIRA THANK YOU FOR THIS BLESSING ON OUR LIVES

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dykeceit · 5 years ago

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tw: discussion of incest

i usually try to stay away from commenting a lot on fandom drama and discourse but hooo boy have incest fetishists been pissing me off-

y'know romrem shippers didnt used to bother me that much, i thought eh most of them are kids and will grow out of it and have some reason they don't think roman and remus are "really brothers" (which they are). ive been there, i shipped thorki when i was like 15, and my excuse was that "well they're not really related" which of course is invalidating to people with family they aren't biologically related to. they're just as much family no matter what.

that being said, i don't condone sending hate to people. that being said, i think the way at least some remrom shippers are handling the hate or reasonable fucking criticism is downright absurd and disgusting. apparently, if people request you to make a new channel in your server to keep the romrem seperate from the rest bc uh Most People are made fucking uncomfortable or are even triggered by that (oh but thats right, talking about triggers makes you uncomfortable. surely as uncomfortable as those who actually get triggered, im sure. yknow, those who've for example experienced incestuous abuse. but of course your feelings matter more than theirs) then theyre being demanding and "coming at you". i dont know what exatcly was said by those people but i highly doubt it was overreacting. this isnt like sympathetic deceit for example where whether youre triggered by him depends on how you view him as a character. no, this is actual incest. roman and remus are actually brothers. but apparently youre the victim here.

its fucking ridiculous the extent of which these people paint themselves as martyrs of some kind, noble defenders of Free Speech... grow the fuck up. yknow ive been fine with these people existing as long as they do so in their own little incest fetishizing bubble and i have now blocked them so yeah, i guess technically that should be it, but goddammit i needed to rant about this, it's fucking ridiculous. you arent an awesome free speech champion, you just ship incest. and while thats disgusting, whatever, i cant change your mind, glorifying how you're being shunned by most of this fandom and just loving it and acting like everyone else is morally inferior to you just bc you Live And Let Ship.....no. stop. ship whatever i guess but you're not fucking jesus.

now, on the topic of romantization. ive seen remrom shippers argue you cant define that term and that It's Not Really Romantization Because Roman Feels Conflicted About His Feelings For Remus and just. no. what would make it Not Romantization is if you, the author, potrayed it as gross and wrong as it is, that you disapproved of it. and yet here you are, writing incestuous smut. here's a quick little tip. if you, the author, are into it, maybe thats a sign you're fucking romantizing it. Because romantization doesnt just mean potraying something as good, it can mean potraying something as bad but It's Hot Because It's Taboo. romantization happens with things that are bad, after all, like mental illnesses. they're not necessarily potrayed as Good but painting them as being in some way, desirable, there being something in them, that makes you a wiser person or whatever, but with the cost of being miserable i guess. now romantizing mental illnesses is a bit different obviously but the point is romantization doesnt equal This Is Normal And Good.

then there's the fact that....this fandom literally has 14 other 2 person ships just among the sides. 14 other ships that aren't canonically confirmed to be Platonic Only. and even more ships if you count poly ships! now, i personally used to ship loki with thor bc i wanted to ship him with Someone, and thor was who he interacted the most. that's obviously still wrong, but isn't really based on them being brothers. remrom however...if you choose that as your favourite ship uwu then...i think that's pretty fucking telling. but like.......yhink thomas maybe wanted to portray a sibling dynamic? because he hasnt? with the other characters? like here you have the One Confirmed Only Platonic relationship and you go ah yes that one, either bc of just being into incest or out of spite or smth.

now you may ask, what does this accomplish. just block them and move on. well, sometimes you got some Feelings. and you express them. free speech amiright, should apply to "antis" too right (i stg if they coin the term romremphobic i) and i dont expect this to change their minds, especially those who will just thrive off of this post and shape their whole identity around being hated for shipping incest i guess.

now when it comes to people who follow me...if you ship romrem, i...personally dont care all that much but i dont want to interact with you. yeah. idk this was a long rant im sorry

#sanders sides #roman sanders #remus sanders #sanders sides discourse #discourse #idk what to tag this bc its abt romrem but not pro it #tumblr wont let this show up in tags for some reason #inc/est #idk if its that word thats causing it #ask to tag

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ag-silver · 6 years ago

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Character Creation Tag!

@ragethewriter tagged me in a little game thing and I wanted to do it to one of my main characters Yvette!

Here she is here!: (the last one is actually by @ragethegemini who actually tagged me in this)

1. What was the first element of your OC that you remember considering (name, appearance, backstory, etc)?

Appearance was the first. The first thing I wanted was that I wanted her to be big and to be a honey golden colour. I had a general idea of what I wanted design wise and then next was her personality. Name was definitely last, it took me about 2 months to decide that I wanted to call her Yvette and I kept switching between last names.

2. Did you create them with any other characters/OCs from their universe in mind?

Mmmm nah not really. Yvette is just a gorgeous alien tailored to my specific taste in women, so I guess I had Ameliya in mind 😂

3. How did you choose their name?

Hooo boy. Yvette's name sounds very elegant and almost alien enough it's believable, although I know it is a French name. Her last name, Ahmadezia (ah-mad-eh-zai-yah) actually comes from a webcomic that I once read long ago and I can't remember the name of. I distinctly remember the character had a last name that I kept mispronouncing and so it became Yvette's last name. My friend pointed out to me that ‘Yvette Ahmadezia’ sounds like “Yvette is my desire” which was unintentional but very accurate. Ladrazian's with long last names are generally upper class.

4. In developing their backstory, what elements of their world they live in played the most influential parts?

Classism and poverty and what it can drive someone to do definitely played a huge part in Yvette's childhood and who she is today as a person as well as the issue of emotional abuse and corporal punishment which were prevalent throughout wartimes as the whole point of the war was to force the Ladrazian monarchy to fix these problems.

5. Is there any significance behind their hair colour?

Kiiinda. Yvette's design is very warm and soft looking, she looks approachable (but also gorgeous). The only significance that I say with no shred of shame is that she is my type of woman. Literally.

6. Is there any significance behind their eye colour?

Again her eyes are this gorgeous warm honey colour, like liquid gold and they're meant to make her look approachable and kind.

7. Is there any significance behind their height?

Shes 10 feet tall, she's so massive omg. However, in her society she is 2 feet below the average height of 12 feet tall! Meaning she’s actually quite small and nimble for someone of her species.

8. What, if anything, do you relate to within their character/story?

I relate mostly to that feeling of being trapped and having no where to go. That feeling of you've tried everything to escape a horrible situation and now everything is crumbling. That feeling of sheer panic and brutal dread that comes with thinking that you'd have to go back to an awful place you escaped from and Yvette's determination to be happy and to just… Make things work. Ameliya is similar to this but she's far more likely to give up and is someone who is extremely dependent on the kindness of others whereas Yvette is that kindness, or is trying to be. Yvette is a nice person who wants to help other people but fails a lot of the time because she has neglected to help herself.

9. Are they based off of you, in some way?

Kinda, really just what I explained above with her being in a shitty situation and all. Mainly Yvette is someone who I wish I had in my life which is one of the reasons why I wrote her in the first place.

10. Did you know what the OC’s sexuality would be at the time of their creation?

Oh yeah. 100%. She's a gay, and she likes humans.

11. What have you found to be most difficult about creating art for your OC (any form of art, writing, drawing, edits, etc)?

Her mother fucking antlers and the size difference between her and her tiny wife. Yvette is 10ft 4” and Ameliya is 4ft 9”, the size difference between them is just staggering and is extremely difficult to get just right.

12. How far past the canon events that take place in their world have you extended their story, if at all?

Her entire story of her life, even when she was born. She is a main character after all!

13. If you had to narrow it down to 2 things that you MUST keep in mind while working with your OC, what would those things be?

Yvette is a generous and empathetic person who really loves cuddles and hates overbearing authority.

Yvette is an impulsive idiot who sometimes needs a good ol’ slap.

14. What is something about your OC that can make you laugh?

Yvette is a romantic, daydreaming idiot who made secret plans to whisk Ameliya away on a romantic trip to the seaside town in Kiki’s Delivery Service until Ameliya had to tell her that Miyazaki movies weren't based on real life. Of course Yvette had never seen a movie before then, let alone an animated one.

15. What is something about your OC that can make you cry?

Yvette was whipped as a five year old because she couldn't balance em pointé properly with her tail and her ‘teacher’ had to ‘re-educate’ her. Yvette then comes face to face with this again accept in the future she has to heal Ameliya's torn up back and all of the memories of her big sister putting damp towels on her burning back come back to her and she has a breakdown in her hotel room while cuddling a very frightening and confused human. The sound of her sobs is something I can actively imagine and I know that at one point everyone has cried like her before.

16. Is there some element you regret adding to your OC or their story?

Mmm although its very necessary to the plot probably Yvette's sudden vast amount of wealth in book 2. It makes her seem just idk disconnected from who she is supposed to be and puts a lot of responsibility on her that I'd rather she just didn't have. She found a niche and got lucky but Yvette's dream was actually to become a starship captain and explore uncharted worlds (like a pirate) and to become an author and publish an autobiography. She never wanted to be involved with politics or business and she honestly hates it, Ameliya is her only reason for doing so because she feels as if she is obligated to change how humans are treated by her species, even though it isn't her responsibility and wasn't her fault, she still feels guilt by association and so abstains from chasing her dream even though no matter how much she fights it's not going to change anything.

17. What is the most recent thing you’ve discovered about your OC?

Probably why Yvette wanted to leave her homeworld so badly and her relationship with a particular character.

18. What is your favourite fact about your OC?

Yvette is a huge fucking dork who sees something interesting in everything and always wants to have fun and I love it! Although she's supposed to fit a particular role she strays away from it anyways for just the sake of having fun! Its a sort of metaphor(?) for how adults cant watch cartoons or collect figures or plush toys or hell play or do anything fun lest they be called ‘childish’ and ‘lazy’. The simple act of relaxing and enjoying a day as an adult is seen in modern society of something that is wrong and Yvette embodies my own desire to never end up like that as I go into adulthood.

I don't really know of anyone who I could tag but this was still fun ^^

#yvette #character creating #character creation tag #writing #novel writing #take me back #I might do one on a Ameliya next #who knows ┐(￣ヮ￣)┌

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lethesomething · 6 years ago

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The definitely not definitive otome guide

I sincerely doubt the world needs this, but that sort of thing has never stopped me before. Have an extremely biased guide of several dating sim games, organised by some arbitrary metrics.

Word of warning: this will be long (4k words), because I've played an embarrassingly large amount of otomes.

As a disclaimer: obviously this is a personal opinion. If you (as a lot of people do) enjoy the more forceful bad boy type in your dating sim, I’m not going to judge you. I, however, don’t, so this list is very specifically going to call out games for how they treat the protag.

Featured here: Amnesia: Memories, Blood in Roses, Cutie Demon Crashers, Destined to Love, Dream Daddy, Hatoful Boyfriend, Hustle Cat, Ikemen Revolution, Ikemen Sengoku, Lost Alice, Midnight Cinderella, Monster Prom, Mystic Messenger

A note on play styles.

These games come in a few flavours, which is important to know if you're gonna try them.

The vast majority of the mobile games here follow a basic visual novel structure. You pick a guy and read through the different chapters, and depending on your answers you'll be leaning toward one of two or three endngs. Since these are free to play mobiles, there's a bunch of challenges you will need to log in daily to pass.

Mystic Messenger is the main outlier, since it's a chat simulator that plays in real time.

The pc games tend to be more complex, with interlocking routes and more endings, generally. You'll need a number of skill points to meet character A for instance, or you'll need to do a series of actions to reach ending B.

Great games

Ikemen Sengoku

Hands down one of the best mobile otomes out there right now. I found this when searching for pics of Masamune Date (from a different game) and I've sort of been obsessed with otomes since.

Platform: Android (free to play, pay for premiums) Story: MC gets sucked into a wormhole and finds herself 500 years back in time, in Sengoku era Japan. She drops in on the exact moment where Nobunaga Oda, the Demon King, would be assassinated at Honno-ji. She stops the murder, disrupts the timeline and now there's a bunch of hot warlords vying for her attention. Protagonist’s spine: Reinforced steel. This is one of my favourite protags, because she is Super Sassy and doesn't take shit, unless she's literally being threatened with a sword. The protags where I feel like I understand their actions are few and far between, but this is one of them. Except when she goes far beyond mere bravery to get her man, and decides to forgo tampons and, like, wifi, to live 500 years in the god damn past. Squick factor: Low. This game is made by Cybird, a company that appears very big on consent. The guys generally treat MC with respect, probably more than could be reasonably asked of a Sengoku warlord. The only worrying stuff happens in the Obvious Yandere route, but you kinda know what you're getting yourself into with that one.

The Good: I friggin love the writing for this game. The guys feel like real characters, there's a ton of interaction between them and I need to give this game extra points for the story events, which are almost invariably gold. This is where the makers stop giving a shit about realism and just go for what they want to write. There's ones where all the guys are suddenly idols, there's a Christmas episode, there's one where they battle through cooking and cleaning. It doesn't take itself serious, is what i mean, and it's Hilarious. The Bad: This is one where the in-game art (aside from the CG's) is actually not that great. Hideyoshi's smile is kinda weird looking and the models feel a little outdated at this point. Best Warlord: This is very difficult, because a lot of them are dreamy, but let's just say that I need a Mitsuhide route so very badly.

Ikemen Revolution

The newest Cybird game and my current fave.

Story: MC falls down the rabbit hole when she tries to give a rushed White Rabbit man something he dropped. She ends up in Cradle/Wonderland, where war is about to break out between the Red and Black army, the Hearts and the Spades. Everyone is hot dudes and MC is considered Alice the Second (after the one from Through the Looking Glass). Squick factor: Low. Again: Cybird game. This means there is steamy situations and sex scenes, but they're blatantly consensual. The routes I've played so far keep well within the bounds of what I would consider romantic. Protagonist’s spine: Varnished wood. In general MC is self-propelling with occasional bouts of bravery. You can tell why she's doing the things she's doing and how she reacts to situations feels sort of logical. She's hard-working and caring and a little naïve, but the fact that she's canonically a woman from early 19th Century London does put a lot of her actions in perspective (like the amount of bullshit she puts up with).

The Good: The writing is fun. There's a good mix of angst and just… general comedy. The characters interact with each other a lot, and it feels like they're a big loud family, especially in the Black Army, which is more like a frat than anything else. The art is also decent. The backgrounds are utterly gorgeous and most of the guys are very good looking. When I first started the game I was weirded out by the blinking animation, but I have since gotten used to that. The Bad: I found some of the plot rushed. Like you spend so long slow burn growing toward each other, and then suddenly stuff has to happen action movie style because we're running out of chapters. The final chapters of Fenrir's route were just plain dumb. Like could that BE more of an obvious trap. Come on MC, I expected better of you. Also, since this is a very new game, not that many routes are out (four at the time of writing). Best boy: Hooo man. Of the routes that are out, Ray is very… oooof. But my fave chars are probably 'so done' Sirius (the fact that he's voiced by Suwabe has nothing to do with this, surely) and 'also quite done' Kyle, who is both a doctor and an alcoholic wreck of a human being.

Mystic Messenger

You know Mystic Messenger, it's like one of the biggest otome's of the past few years.

Platform: Android, iOS (free to play, pay for extra saves and stuff) The Story: MC follows a text message to a weirdly high tech apartment and this somehow puts her in the position of party planner for a secretive group of weird people. It only gets more complicated from there. The game plays out in real time, via chat conversations and the occasional story segment. Squick factor: Um. I personally wasn't weirded out, but I also decided very specifically not to play Jumin's route. This girl did her research. The routes in Another Story are also very over the top and would probably bug me. While I love the Saeran character, I don't think I'd be able to handle that route. So: highly dependent on chosen route. Protagonist’s spine: Adderall. It takes a specific kind of person to download a chat app and follow the instructions given by a random stranger therein. It takes a much stranger person to sit in an apartment with a bomb and just keep inviting people to a party. MC is on a different level from us mortals.

The Good: I loved the game mechanic, because it felt very real. The player is following a chatroom, just like the character is. Besides that, the story is completely bonkers and I appreciate that. The Bad: Did I mention it plays in real time? Because it plays in real time, meaning you get chat conversations at two in the morning. I was very sleep deprived when I played this. Best boy: 707. Dude is funny and deep and hot and relatable and smart and I want to give him all the hugs.

Dream Daddy

One of the few decidedly mlm games I've played so far. You've probably heard of it since it was the subject of much hype and much controversy. Markiplier played it. Friggin Buzzfeed has video's on it.

Platform: PC and Mac (it's on Steam) The Story: MC is a Dad who moves into a neighbourhood with a lot of other single(-ish) dads. Time to work it. Squick factor: Low. This is primarily a humour game: there's a ton of dad jokes and silly mini games, and a distinct lack of kabe don's. The canon routes are all very thoughtful. Protagonist’s spine: Barbecued sausage. Player Dad just goes for it. He’s flexible and caring enough to handle the more sensitive subjects, and self aware enough to deal with random crime and weird drunks.

The Good: I remember opening this game and, in the character creation screen, telling a trans friend of mine 'omg you can wear binders', and the sheer Glee of his reaction. That's the kinda stuff this game was, partly, made for and it is appreciated. I really liked the tongue-in-cheek writing, most of the jokes landed and the whole thing is just a lot of fun. The Bad: Some of the minigames are annoying. Why the hell are you making me play Bejeweled with fish? I also had a hard time sympathizing with some of the kids. I mean… Lucien straight up tries to murder someone? Ernest is 'rebellious' but he's also an ass. Best dad: Damien has the best route, but have you Seen Mat? Holy moly.

Not worth it games

Amnesia: Memories

This game should come with a friggin warning, so I'm giving it here. Its popularity and star rating is a terrible indicator for how much you may enjoy this game. It presents itself as a cute dating sim with gorgeous art, but it devolves into straight up horror, and not in the good way. This feels like a guidebook written in the 1800's to tell young women their place. Not even mortified intrigue could make me finish this.

Platform: PC (Steam or Google Play) and PlayStation Vita Story: MC wakes up with amnesia. Someone hurt her and she doesn't know who to trust. You'll need to figure out what happened. Squick factor: Super high. Like… so high. Everyone treats MC like shit and she just lets it happen, even developing all kinds of Stockholm Syndrome as she falls in love with these asshats. MC's childhood friend supposedly loves her but is such a tsun and just… doesn't communicate while also treating her like a small child. One of the other characters is so popular he has a fucking harem but MC is just supposed to wait for him to actually fall in love with her. And don't even get me started on that friggin yandere. *shudders* Even the secret route 'true love' character is a million types of wrong. Protagonist’s spine: Undercooked custard. MC has the self preservation skills of a wet sponge and whoever is playing this is supposed to get turned on by high concept ideas of S&M that are just written out so badly everything feels like an abusive relationship.

The Good: *sigh* The art. The art is very pretty (I'm upset at the art since it sucked me into the horror). Also, as a visual novel, this one is complex as all hell. There's a ton of endings (most of them deadly) depending your actions as a player. It's vast, is what I'm saying. Also, I hear the clover route isn't as bad as some of the others, but I was too weirded out to try. The Bad: See rant. This is one of those games that really seems to glorify the whole possessive, abusive boyfriend shtick, but it's ok because he loves you, really. Ugh. Just… ugh. Best boy: Kent? I guess? He doesn't appear to be actively abusing MC at least.

Shall we date: Lost Alice

I wondered if I should include this because I literally played like ten chapters and then deleted it, but that in itself should give some indication.

Platform: Android (free to play, in-app premium purchases) Story: MC wakes up in the forest with amnesia (I see a trend). Turns out she's in Wonderland and everyone thinks she's Alice. Most of Wonderland's characters are, predictably, hot men. Squick factor: Unavailable. I didn't play far enough to see but some of the men are quite pushy and also it's a Shall we date app, so… tread carefully. Protagonist’s spine: Cement. This is an MC that puts up a fight, which I respect. Sadly she does so in that 'needlessly aggressive' way that anime characters sometimes have. I didn't find her particularly sympathetic.

The Good: The art. It's always the art that gets me. The Bad: The UI annoyed the shit out of me. This is a free to play, pay for premiums game, so some level of mindless clicking is expected if you try to play for free. This one had just too much. There was friend greeting and picture rating and princess lessons and got knows what else, all taking a ton of time. Trying to get to the home page popped up at least four different 'now on sale' screens every single time. The writing wasn't good enough for me to deal with that. Best boy: Well there’s a cat. So.

Decent games

Hustle cat

This game is set in a cat café, that was all the encouragement I needed to buy it.

Platform: PC (Steam) Story: MC is invited to take a job at a cat café. Turns out everyone in the café is cursed, and also they're into you. Squick factor: Almost non-existant. This is a very tumblr friendly game in the sense that your love interests are both male and female, and none of them are particularly pushy. The relationships feel pretty natural and mostly consist of MC helping their love interest with some subquest. Protagonist’s spine: Cucumber. MC is actually pretty cool. The game does that 'modern western game' thing where you get to pick a gender and a skin colour for your protag and the general atmosphere is 'tongue in cheek'. MC doesn't let people walk over them, but they're generally helpful.

The Good: CATS. The premise of this game is pretty neat. The Bad: According to Steam I played this five months ago, and I pretty much forgot about it. Fun game but not particularly memorable. Best cat: Landry. Tall, gentle giants are a particular weakness.

Shall we date: Blood in Roses

This is me giving Shall we Date another shot, because the amount of hot mildly medieval boys was intriguing.

Platform: Android (free to play, in-app premiums) Story: There's two, because this app has been around for a while and now has two 'seasons'. The Witch stumbles upon a supposedly abandoned castle and gets imprisoned there by a bunch of vampires. The Hunter, meanwhile, seeks out the castle because she wants to stop an attack on her village. Both come to realize that the castle is now a hotel for monsters, and that its denizens are both not what they imagined, and also hot. Squick factor: Highly dependent on route. The Witch literally starts in a jail cell, so you can imagine the Stockholm Syndrome shit that goes down. Also, this is a personal preference, but I'm really weirded out by a lot of blood play stuff so most of the vampire routes are gonna be… problematic. Shall we Date games don't shy away from sex scenes and I like that, but coupling them with drinking blood 'to get in the mood' is a rather specific niche. The game does offer a number of other options for you to court, from werewolves to wizards and… grim reapers? It's a mixed batch. If you're not into pushed boundaries I can offer one tip: stay away from the vampires. Protagonist’s spine: Sand cookie. She has one, but it's brittle. I've mostly played Hunter routes and it's like… she tries, and she can take care of herself but she also tolerates more bullshit than necessary, ya know.

The Good: The art is good, and some of the storylines are intriguing despite my reservations. I'm still playing it (mostly in a quest to find a good ending where MC doesn't die to become a weird immortal creature). The UI, while annoying, isn't as bad as Lost Alice's, or so it seems. The Bad: The writing is very hit or miss. There's routes where the guy just sort of lowkey stalks MC, until she suddenly decides she's incredibly in love with him. There's others that make even less sense, and then there's ones that feel more natural. In general, MC's actions don't seem to have a lot of thought put into them. Best boy: So far: Gordon. He's cute and sensible and tortured and not incredibly antagonistic.

Midnight Cinderella

You'll notice a friggin ton of Cybird games on here.

Platform: Android (free to play, premium purchases) Story: MC gets, mostly by accident, chosen to be the Princess of Wysteria. As such she must prepare to govern the country when the king dies, and choose a consort from a number of suitors. Squick factor: Low. Not only are these men respectful of her, they're rather literally treating her like royalty. Having said that, there is a lot of the typical hurtful tsun stuff going in several routes. Protagonist’s spine: Lightly done steak. There's something weird going on with the protag in this game. When it comes to governing, she's tough as nails. She's thrown into a situation she wasn't ready for, and while this stresses her out 24/7, she performs admirably. On the other hand, her main reaction to literally anything when it comes to love is 'Oh'. She cries a lot, at times she feels like a wet rag. There's a bunch of situations she could have just solved by going 'Yeah I'm into you'. She's complex, I guess.

The Good: The writing, while melodramatic, is nice. The art is good as well. The Bad: This is an old game and it doesn't perform that well on my current-gen smartphone. Expect to push certain buttons several times before the game realizes what you're trying to do. Also the loading takes ages. Best boy: For me, Sid, because he reminds me of Aomine Daiki and I'm weak for that type of personality. As far as routes go, Leo's probably had the most impact on me.

Destined to Love

I'll be honest, I started this because of an event in Ikemen Sengoku that would give me cross game storage. Don't judge me.

The Story: MC gets flung back in time (this is also a trend, it seems) to the 1800's, a few weeks before the Ikedaya incident will make the Shinsen-gumi a historic Legend. She meets, and chrams, a whole bunch of historical figures. Protagonist’s spine: Cured leather. As a modern woman sent back in time, MC is probably fairly sassy by the standards of the time, but she remains mostly polite. She's tough, considering the circumstances, but quite pliable in that 'we'll see where this goes and make the best of it' way. Squick factor: Low. There's one character that just screams 'red flag' but I have yet to try his route. Since this is a Cybird game, most of the guys are pretty respectful.

The Good: I really like the premise? As the title suggests, MC's love is part of a higher destiny, one that transcends time, and it's one of the reasons she has to go to friggin 1800's Japan. She has a hand in making history. This amuses me. Also, the guys are pretty good looking. The Bad: This is a fairly old mobile game and you can kinda tell. On a technical level it's not as bad as Midnight Cinderella, but again the touch buttons aren't always responsive. Besides that, some of the writing is rather clunkily translated and a bunch of the art is low res. Best Boy: I haven't played all the routes here, but Katsura is a god damn sweetheart, and Kyo and Yamazaki seem adorable AF.

The weird: the special ones

Hatoful Boyfriend

The reason I know otome's exist. This one shot to meme status a few years back.

Platform: PC (it's on Steam) Story: MC is one of the last remaining humans after sentient birds took over the world. She gets enrolled into an elite school for pigeons. Squick factor: Medium to high. The major thing to understand about Hatoful is that on the surface it looks like a particularly silly dating sim with pigeons, but dig deeper and it is Also a full blown apocalyptic horror story. And it follows the genre where a wrong move gets MC horrifically killed. Having said that, several of the routes, including the god damn serial killer one, didn't bother me as much as something like Amnesia, because they were not sold as romantic. Maybe it's the whole pigeon thing, maybe it's the general weirdness of the plot, or maybe it is because said serial killer actually goes 'Surely you knew this would happen', before he guts you. Protagonist’s spine: Gummy bear. MC is highly forgettable, but therefore also like… not annoying. The main focus here is on uncovering the many layered plot and the player character doesn't really have a scripted personality, she just embodies the player's actions.

The Good: This whole game is so out there. There's a reason it became so popular. It's an Experience. The plot is over the top and intricate and Weird, and that makes it intriguing. There's a ton of routes and endings, some more secret than others. The 'human' version of some of these birds is kinda hot (sadly that includes the serial killer). The Bad: the plot is so weird and meandering that it's kinda hard to follow at times. I'm fairly certain it takes several guides to unlock all the endings. Best Birb: It's been a while, but I remember liking Yuuya's route quite a lot.

Monster Prom

The new hype.

Platform: PC (Steam!) Story: MC is a student at Monster High, and is trying to get a date for Monster Prom with one of the hot people. Squick factor: None. I mean, nothing that happens here is in accordance to health and safety norms, but that's kinda the point. It's a parody game, making fun of all the hoops teenagers are willing to jump through to become popular. Protagonist's spine: Coagulated blood. MC is willing to make deals with demons, wear corpses as a hat, anything really. The question is very openly: what could I do to make them like me.

The Good: It's a funny game. I like the characters, who embody everything from the Mean Girl to the Hipster Nerd and the Needlessly Aggressive Jock. The art is simple, cartoon style, but pretty neat. The Bad: Everything is very tongue in cheek, which leaves it a little… light for my tastes. I don't feel like any of the routes matter in the grand scheme of things, MC hasn't truly touched anyone's heart. The whole thing is a joke game, so it's funny, but a bit shallow. Best monster: Polly, the permanently stoned party girl.

Cute Demon Crashers

Technically a sex game? But a really very special one.

Platform: PC (free! Here!) Story: A portal opens in MC's house and four Incubi/Succubi drop through. To apologize for the inconvenience, while they wait for a portal back, they offer to teach MC about sex. Squick factor: I've written about this game before and the best thing, the very best thing about it is how incredibly consent-minded it is. Like, even if you're already in bed, getting it on, there's always an option to turn back and leave it at that. The demons are really just there to help MC find out what gives her pleasure. Protagonist’s spine: Rock. Obviously, MC is mildly upset about four random demons showing up. As mentioned before, what happens next is mostly up to the player.

The Good: It's free and the art is pretty and I love the premise. The Bad: Kinda short, but again: free. Cutest Demon Crasher: *cough* Orias *cough*

#otome game #mystic messenger #ikemen revolution #ikemen sengoku #amnesia memories #and a bunch more #shall we date #lethey writes #long post

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hoenn-hakase · 7 years ago

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TPP Bronze: Summary Day 4

Where we last left our heroine, Fifer had just beaten the Normal Type specialist Gym Leader Agar of Brandeis City and was about to make her way through the dangerously dark Deep Cave. It wasn’t going very well though, so she decided to backtrack into town to see if there was anything else to do while she came up with a plan. Despite having Flash, Flash is TOTALLY not part of the plan.

Wandering around town though, she gets stopped by a balding man who said he found someone’s wallet. Given she just beat Agar, he feels she’s strong and determined enough to deliver the wallet to the couple who lives in Deep Cave. IN Deep Cave, sir? Perhaps they’ll be nice enough to tells us why. (Maybe they’re secretly Draconids, who knows.) Taking the wallet, and now having a goal as to where to go, Fifer sets off once more for the cave.

After wandering in darkness, she does actually somehow manage to find the house. The old man is so thrilled to see she found it, he gives her HM03 Surf! Which we then thoroughly inspect the house with the ItemFinder to see if anything else has gone missing, and make way back to town.

Teaching Surf to Lucy the Missingno (?), Fifer has access to many new places to explore! Which she does just that in testing the blob of static’s buoyancy before trusting herself over deep waters. It’s still surprisingly solid.

As much fun as all this is, Fifer decides to heal up at a nearby Pokemon Center outside of Junction Park and discovers a Racket Teen just minding his own business. He tells her to scram, but his presence is enough to cause suspicion. An officer outside wonders if she’s up to no good, but she heads for the Guard Tower to report on the Teens likely being up to something. They’re more than up to “something” though as entering the eerily empty guard house eventually leads to her getting jumped by the Racket Teens! They’ve taken over the station! Luckily, she’s not alone, as she quickly runs into --?!! who seems to be frightened and confused about these hostile punks and heals the team. Fifer explains how she’s run into these guys before and --?!! decides he’s going to help her kick some tail and the pair split up.

Fifer begins to scale the tower, battling against both Racket Teens and guards alike as the terrified police begin to attack indiscriminately. She eventually finds --?!! again, but he apologizes for failing her and says that with his Pokemon all fainted, he has to leave. But not before giving her a warning that the guy he lost to is not to be messed with. Fifer heads on up to meet with the Racket Leader who remembers her from their failed robbery of the Department Store in Peel City. He claims he started the Racket Teens after Team Rocket fell to show the world what true terror is! Which Fifer decides to show him what “true terror is” by obliterating his team with the Missingno. Confused and rightfully terrified, the leader claims she must have cheated and runs away screaming how Team Racket will continue to steal whatever they want! (So I guess that affirms their admiration for Team Rocket was just as a band of thieves who could obtain anything they wanted rather than understanding anything about the larger scale organized crime. Wannabe Evils, pls XD)

With him gone, Fifer heads into another room where an officer tells her thanks for saving them and offers the SecurityPass for all her trouble. It’ll give her access to the Acre Forest, where she runs into one of Prof. Koa’s Aids (who gives her Zap Cannon) and finds lots of … explosives. o.O

To be fair, the explosives are to help clear the pathways of the many large boulders that seem to be plaguing the region. Much like the tiny village with the landslide, this area has somehow suddenly had rocks appear with one NPC saying how one just appeared in front of his house. (Though the way he said it, made it sound like this is an occasional thing that just occurs for some reason?) A couple of booms aside, the woods aren’t all that bad actually. Just when she thought she was out of the woods though, a simple Cut leads the team into a maze of trees which they quickly decide isn’t worth exploring at this time. Besides, they can’t carry any more treasure even if they found anything.

Heading through the next gate, she fights a couple of trainers who seem to say this area is no easy stretch. To reach the edges of Kohto is to reach a place where you train to survive! And that one has to keep finding something to fight for, even if it’s just fighting for their Pokemon. It truly is the edge of the map (save for an island off the coast) as she enters the quiet little town of Charcoal Town they apparently hail from, which houses Kohto’s only train station out of the region. Shortly after healing up, she closes her eyes and sits quietly with her team to enjoy a taste of Charcoal's local music.

While walking around and enjoying the evening air, Fifer can't help but notice there's a Racket Teen guarding the door to the T.Station itself. While he doesn't seem to be doing anything wrong, it paints a bit of unease over the rest of her night. Rather than trying to pick a fight with him though, she goes to burn off some steam at the gym. As might be expected of a place called Charcoal Town, the gym specializes in... Poison types. Huh. But what IS as you might expect, is that Charcoal's edge of the world = end of the world lifestyle, the trainers are all skaters and skateboarder extremists who play with Poison, and ride without safety gear. The leader himself brings up his love for extreme sports and complains how his sister is so boring just sitting in her gym all alone. But enough about that, he's gonna sting Fifer down with his Pokemon!~ ... After he realizes he didn't even introduce himself! Elroy isn't as tough as he'd like to think he is though as he quickly falls with a combined effort from Lucy the Missingno and Poppy Sack the Furret. Unlike previous leaders, he seems pleasantly surprised by the loss and gives us the Pollute Badge! Which allows us to use Whirlpool~! 8O He also points out that there's only one gym left after his and Karla's. Karla must be his sis then.

With that knowledge, Fifer happily makes her way out of the gym and off to the Center to heal off the remaining poison from her teammates, and decides before she heads out, there's a building she hadn't been to yet. It actually turns out to be an underground pathway where she finds yet another Racket Teen and overhears him saying something on the phone to someone about acquiring some badges. She immediately gets caught though and is told to buzz off before hearing anything more.

Suspicions rising, she decides to prepare herself and seek out advice from others on what to do as she flies home to speak with Prof. Koa, an old man in LittlePond, and eventually just heads back to the Guard Station to report her concerns. Useless as usual, the Police won't talk with her and she goes off into the field to camp out. Turns out she's not alone as a hiker decides to fight her for the ideal spot, and after beating him off, Winnie the Chu finally evolves! 8D <3

After a good night's sleep, Fifer seems to conclude she's looking too much into this, and it's really not her place to go chasing after these punks like its her job. She decides to change things up by giving Lucy a break in the PC and spends some time training a little Phanphy named Aaa::ddem n (Adam? Aideman? Ai'dem?) and goes wandering all over the map in search of treasure and the simple joys of wanderlust.

Returning to Charcoal Town, Fifer finally goes to check out the gym on the other side of the tracks, and goes to challenge Karla. She's quite the arrogant one, saying how her gym is empty because she doesn't need all that "junk" like trainers and puzzles and all that ruckus her brother Elroy is all about. She is above all that. Quite literally as she specializes in the Flying type, or what she calls "the most majestic of all Pokemon." While that may not be true, she definitely knows how to strategize, beating Fifer's whole team down with a single Skarmory (bulky against our group) with a combo of Swift (never misses), Protect (can't be hit), Steel Wing (raises defense) and Fly (temporary dodge). It.... yeah. Fifer realizes she's up against a bit of a monster and tries to do a bit of strategizing of her own with having DeadOps use Sand Attack, IHugs using Tail Whip, and Winnie using Zap Canon! None of which seems to do any good, so Poppy Sack got mad seeing all her teammates get butchered and obliterated Karla's entire time with sheer, brute Strength XD.*** Karla is quite bitter about losing, saying you beat her poor Flying pokemon! And while she does give us the HM for Whirlpool, it's obvious she doesn't want Fifer to get anywhere as she bitterly snarks how she hoped her brother hadn't lost yet. TOO BAD, SUCKA!

As soon as we leave the gym, in true G/S/C fashion, we get a phone call from Prof. Koa and have reason to expect the worst. It's actually wonderful news though as he was simply just calling to check up on Fifer and, after hearing how she's now earned 7 Badges exclaims how her mother happened to be visiting when he called and is now jumping for joy to hear that. They're both so proud ;o;. With no news of any takeovers in the near future, Fifer heads for the center with pride and in MUCH need of healing.

A nice lady lets her spend an hour in her house as she tries to get her party straightened out before braving the water maze that stands between Charcoal town and the island with Celeste City. Even though she had it set near perfect, there seems come a last minute hesitation, and we end the long day off with a trip home to see Mom in person. ;o;

And with that, we've made it through Day 4. Hooo.... boy. Coming up on Day 5 and already up to the LAST BADGE. Though the week's not over yet. We'll surely find out what the Racket Teens are up to before we make it to the League, right?

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*** I know I haven't commented much on the battles themselves, but this one really is a must see. Super close too. XD

#twitch plays pokemon #pokemon bronze #fifer #fifi #summaries

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shadowofthelamp · 7 years ago

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For the fic writing meme: 2, 3, 4, 7, 16, 28, 35, and 37 please! :33

Under the cut since it’s a lot of questions, thanks a ton!

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Surprisingly, I’ve never done bed-sharing or heat (that I can recall) and I like both of them a lot.

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

Hooo boy unless I was specifically commissioned for it I am not a fan of a/b/o. Kind of ironic since I really like heat fics, but having your personality defined by your inborn sexual nature is just… really weird to me.

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

A ton, tbh. A lot revolve around both Mariks and Ryou. Two of the biggest at the moment are ‘Marik, after therapy, tries to work stuff out with Yami Marik and it doesn’t go super smoothly but they end up okay.’ and ‘ 27 year old Ryou finds a kid on the street who was kicked out for being gay and brings him home to his bf Marik and is just ‘we’re parents now’.

7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

I’m not going to dig through seven years worth of fanfiction (holy shit I’ve been publishing online since I was 12) but I’m really proud of this line from the fic I posted the other day-

“He grieved for his village, and he hated the pharaoh. He liked Marik, then hated him for giving up on the darkness. He was human, once, and… emotions slipped through. From both of us.” Ryou’s nails dug into Yugi’s skin. “It’s like I lost a part of me, and I never even got to say goodbye.”

“Why haven’t you said anything?”

Ryou looked up without raising his head, looking from the top of his eyes. “You’d all just nearly died because of Zorc and the Thief King. I doubt that you’d want to hear I missed him.”

“I’d want to know you to know you can trust us.”

“But you couldn’t trust me.” His voice was soaked through with bitterness like a rag with vinegar.

The last line in particular, I rarely think of good enough similes but that one just popped out, it’s really vivid and sells my point exactly.

16. If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

Man, that’s super difficult, not in the least since I like writing different ships for different reasons and I have at least a dozen fandoms I’m at least partially active in. It would probably have to be something Sonic related- maybe Sonadow? That one has held my interest for the longest.

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

Hoooo, boy. Phantomrose96 consistently is GREAT not only with story but with making angst with a purpose- it’s often ‘let’s follow the implications of what the fandom is talking about to its logical conclusion’, or ‘hey, this show has some creepy ideas, let’s amp them up.’

Chiisai Kitsune wrote one of my favorite fics of all time, even though it may have been dropped, and even though it’s really only one her grasp on character and pacing has me in awe.

Maybe Pengy Chan? Flat Dreams and Mind Cage are some of my fave gf fics, and she manages to actually make Bill a little sympathetic while never forgetting he’s the villain for a reason.

35. Would you ever kill off a canon character?

A couple of my Sonic aus involve Sonic being a ghost/him and Shadow in the afterlife, if that counts. I’ve never written full ‘complete cut off from interaction ever again’ death, though.

37. Talk about your current wips.

I don’t really do WIPs much, as often I just gun through my oneshots in one sitting and then edit them, but I am sort of on and off working on a Loki au where he found out he was adopted earlier, and I have a multi-chapter Generator Rex fic that I still love where Rex was collared by Caesar and how that would change season 3 of the show.

#thanks so much for the questions!#kixaxstyx #asks

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maidenofiron157 · 7 years ago

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THIS IS REALLY LATE BUT you’re getting a full bender explanation lmao

technically yes, in the sense that they’re the ones closest to him and were the ones to befriend him first, but this isn’t a ‘takes place in the avatar world’ au, its a ‘takes place in regular canon, but there’s bending and avatars’ au, so everything is pretty much the same except, y’know. bending and avatars. everyone still has magic too! bending is a genetic thing unique to magic folk. ‘all benders are wizards, but not all wizards are benders’. except its usually seen as a status thing anyway, bc wizards are shitty and extra like that. its often used in tandem w blood purity against muggleborns, bc muggleborns, being muggle-born, tend to, y’know, not carry the bending gene. in fact, the last muggleborn to be a bender in the British Isles died in 1947, so uh. kind of a steep climb.

Harry, and the rest of the blood Potters, are all firebenders, bc they descended from Godric Gryffindor, who was a firebender. (Slytherin was a waterbender, Ravenclaw an airbender, and Hufflepuff an Earthebnder, just fyi.) the Weasleys are all firebenders for this reason, too. James was considered one of the best in recent memory on the British Isles, after his father; Lily, being muggleborn, was a nonbender, so Harry had solely James’ genes to pick up on

unlike accidental magic, its much harder to accidentally bend, since it usually needs specific katas or forms to develop fully, but he did figure out pretty quickly that he could light up the stove if it was being fritz-y by snapping his fingers in the right spot, and that (after a lot of trial and error) he could hold a small ball of flame to read in his cupboard at night. (you would think he would be terrified about sprouting flames from his hands at seven years old, and you’re 100% right, but he figured out pretty quickly that he could control it (unlike accidental magic), and, hey, what the Dursleys don’t know won’t hurt them. or him.) he learns what bending is when Hagrid takes him to Diagon Alley, after meeting Ollivander, who spouted off about his mother’s charms and potions expertise and his father transfiguration and firebending expertise. they wound up going back to Flourish & Blott’s to pick up a few books about it

Ron, Ginny, and alllll the other Weasleys are firebenders; Molly is an earthbender, from the Prewitt line. none of her children picked up the gene (but some of her granchildren didddd, most notably Albus Severus, who was the closest to his grandmother out of his (firebending) siblings as a result)

Hermione was an anomaly. the first muggleborn bender in over fifty years, and what was she? a waterbender, which is basically considered the purest bending form since almost unanimously purebloods are waterbenders, after Salazar Slytherin. the only exceptions are the non-Slytherin purebloods, obviously, except for the Blacks, who are earthbenders. since they can trace their lineage back to Slytherin himself, no one bad-talks them about it. the Malfoys (except Narcissa, who was a Black), the Parkinsons, the Zabinis, and - notably - the Gaunts: alllll waterbenders

including Tom Riddle, Lord Voldemort, who taught himself to and became a master bloodbender; who, when he heard the prophecy, went after the one who would be the most trouble for him in the future - the avatar, Harry Potter. the last avatar was a Central American individual who had spent her long life dealing with problems in her region of the world and didn’t have time for bullshit going on in the UK, so he hadn’t had to worry about it before, but now? well.

Harry winds up finding out he’s the avatar the same day he finds out he’s ‘the boy who lived’. people really just couldn’t shut the fuck up about it. I mean, he just found out he’s a wizard, and the best he can firebend is the occasional fire ball, so, as it is, when he gets Hogwarts, people are pretty fucking disappointed at this child who was raised by muggles somehow not knowing anything, wow, what a concept, but its gets sorted out by, duh-duh-duh-duhhhh, McGonagall, who comes up w a training regimen for him (instead of Dumbledore, an airbender, who kind of just goes with the flow and she really didn’t want him mucking up his bending practice). McGonagall, a firebender, plans for him to practice firebending, his primary discipline, first for a full year; then airbending, courtesy of Flitwick, for two (since, according to her, airbending is half airbending, and half meditating, and you need two years for it); then waterbending, courtesy of Snape (who, at the time, Harry didn’t hate as much, but hooo boy does he hate now) for another two, since it was the opposite of firebending and needed more practice; then, finally, earthbending, courtesy of Sprout, for his sixth year, since it should be easier for him to pick it up by then; his last year should be focused on NEWTs and on the avatar state

it, uh, doesn’t completely go that way? his first three years go smoothly enough, with him completely mastering firebending under McGonagall’s strict tutelage and Ron and the Twins’ more fun and playful tutelage, and him also completely mastering airbending under Flitwick’s. (he can admit that the meditation absolutely helps. he even went into the avatar state once! apparently Flitwick had a lovely conversation with the avatar preceeding him, so that’s neat.) throughout this Hermione is simultaneously learning how to waterbend from Professor Sinestra, the astronomy teacher, and teaching Harry everything she’s being taught “just in case, lord knows we get in enough bullshit as it is”, which Harry can’t really argue with to be fair and he certainly doesn’t mind bc he wants absolutely fuck-all to do with Snape when the time comes, can’t he go to Sinestra too? no, bc Snape is the best waterbender in the castle and as the avatar he deserves the best tutor, even if he fucking hates you

the schedule gets turned on its head when the Triwizard Tournament comes to town and his name gets spit out of the cup. he manages to convince McGonagall to switch Snape’s lessons with Sprout, claiming he thinks earthbending and being able to throw giant rocks at things would be better than a little water, and McGonagall agrees purely because she knows he and Snape are at each other’s throats already and she doesn’t want him anymore stressed that year. (he slaps himself when he finds out what the second task is, but he doesn’t regret his decision). his waterbending lessons start in earnest in fifth year, concurrent with Occlumency, both courtesy of Snape, after scraping by the end-of-the-year earthbending practical by the skin of his teeth (though Sirius teaches him a few more stealth, sneaky moves and things Sprout would never teach him, stuff he learned during the war and as an auror, during the summer)

he meditates a lot that summer and that year, and enters the avatar state more than once due to the turmoil his emotions are in, but Ron and Hermione can bring him out of it quicker than anyone else if he winds up, ah, doing any damage. (they can also put out any flames that sprout up, but airbending is a little harder to contain, especially indoors, but they do their best.) everything goes the same that year mostly - Umbridge, the DA, Mr. Weasley getting attacked, the Department of Mysteries...

I like to believe that Sirius being a master earthbender means he manages to save himself before he falls in the veil, but if he doesn’t? if he’s gone?

Ron and Hermione couldn’t bring him out of the avatar state that time, if they were even available to do so. he nearly kills Bellatrix, nearly kills Voldemort himself - nearly kills Dumbledore, he’s just so furious and out of it, and the only thing that brings him down is Voldemort escaping, free and clear. he’s so furious, so hurt, so - so -

he doesn’t bend for a while, after that. he does when he has his lessons (w Sprout and Snape, concurrent in sixth year), but its like something has locked up, that if he thinks about it too much instead of just going through the motions he can barely form a spark or a tiny breeze

this lasts most of the year, until they go to the cave, until Dumblebore poisons himself, until he comes back to the castle under seige, until he sees Dumbledore thrown off the astronomy tower by fucking Snape - and he loses track of time again, waking up in the hospital wing after apparently having gone into the avatar state, again, and apparently having run the Death Eaters out on fear of death, ...again (Bellatrix, a firebender (from non-Black blood), was the only one to have tried to fight back, since she’d seen him in it before, and had gotten the worst of it as a result, which, uh, fucking good.)

turns out depression locks up his bending, while complete and utter rage unlocks it, so during he, Ron, and Hermione’s months on foot he wasn’t held back. if anything, he was stronger.

the final battle, as I imagine it, goes roughly the same. Harry can’t just call on the avatar state whenever he wants, it takes either hours of meditation or intense emotion, and he’s been riding a high of anger for months, so that’s not going to work. deaths of loved ones don’t really work either, because he’s become almost numb to it, during the battle, watching friends, classmates, fall like flies. when he goes to die, and comes back, something, something about getting the horcrux out of him, something about the conversation, something, eases the pressure, the strain, to the point where he feels like he can - and he does. being carried back by Hagrid, seeing everyone fight for him, it comes to a head, and the final duel is barely a duel, because Voldemort’s bloodbending doesn’t work when he’s in the avatar state, and the lake is so far away, and... he dies. they use their wands, yes, but he dies. Harry wins. he loses. they win. they win.

(you could, of course, imagine an incredible final battle where Harry manages to go into the avatar state waaaay earlier and he and Voldemort duke it out above the lake Ozai v Aang style, which is what I like to imagine personally. there’s so much about this au that could be different - Sirius saving himself being one of them. I like to imagine that, in fifth year, with the DA, Harry recruits Ginny, Luna (an airbender), and Neville (an earthbender, who everyone thought was a nonbender before fourth year), and Draco (Zuko-style, who joined up bc there was no way in hell he was getting the dark mark and he’d die before he did), and they all go on the camping trip for horcruxes, but that’s not really feasible with all the good Ginny and Luna and Neville did at Hogwarts that year, but its nice to think of an ensemble piece like the show, and also of everyone helping Harry hone up his bending, and Draco teaching Harry and Hermione Malfoy family bending secrets to help them out, and Draco and Hermione fucking it up dual-waterbending in the final battle holy shit I love that image. but y’know. that’s just me lmao.)

ANYWAY THE LIST:

Harry: firebender (avatar)

Ron: firebender

Hermione: waterbender

Ginny: firebender

Luna: airbender

Neville: earthbender

Draco: waterbender

McGonagall: firebender

Flitwick: airbender

Snape: waterbender

Sprout: earthbender

Dumbledore: airbender

Voldemort: waterbender (bloodbender)

James: firebender

Lily: nonbender

Sirius: earthbender

Remus: nonbender

Pettigrew: nonbender

The Weasleys (save Molly): firebenders

Molly: earthbender

Bellatrix: firebender

etc etc ;)

#harry potter au #harry potter #hp #avatar au #avatar #atla #Text Post #why do I do this #just take it just take it away #c-e-r-e-a-l-s #replies

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If you shipped Whouffle did you go on to ship Whouffaldi or did your ship die with 11′s regeneration?

Thank you so much for answering this. Was interesting to read your thoughts and thought you might wanna read your fellow fans replies also.

(If not let me know and I’ll remove it.)

alianthasintobrits:

tbh my ship startet with 11’s regeneration… Don’t get me wrong, I loved Clara with 11, but it was so easy and they talked a lot. What really got me was Clara’s struggle to accept the Doctor’s new face, how she was finally able to *see* him and all the unspoken love. Two different relationships im my opinion, I prefered the latter:)

chrysthebadwolf:

Whouffle was a very cute relationship. Clara came to Eleven the moment he needed her the most and gave him new energy and will for adventure. That said. It does not compare to Whouffaldi. The moment Twelve said ''please, just see me'' i was destroyed for life, haven't been the same since.

dreameater1988:

I lowkey shipped Whouffle. But it was more like a “aww, they’re cute together” or “that is so not a platonic relationship”. When I saw the first filming pictures from Depp Breath, however, I went full Titanic and knew I’d sell my soul to see a kiss happen.

infiniteregress17:

It didn’t even occur to me to ship Clara & 11, for some reason.But at Christmas 2015 Whouffaldi stole my heart, and I’ve never been the same since.

randomthunk :

I went from lowkey to overdrive shipping, but I’m curious about other people too.

kcarrollworld:

I’m with @randomthunk

anotheruserwithnoname:

I shipped Whouffle but I don’t recall that I did so intensely; in fact I thought the better match was Eleven and Clara OSWIN Oswald from The Snowmen. However I was fully invested in it, especially from The Crimson Horror (“boop!”) onwards.

When Deep Breath came along I was worried they’d scale it back because of ageism attitudes that were being expressed in fandom and in the media after Capaldi was cast. And then there was PCap’s own alleged “there’ll be no romance” comment (I say “alleged” because I’ve heard tell that was overplayed and I only recently discovered that he was calling Twelve-Clara a romance in interviews as early as the 2014 World Tour). So I had somewhat saddened … until I realized that Doctor Rule No. 1 was in full effect in the final scene with the “I’m not your boyfriend” bit - which at the same time, though, confirmed in canon that Eleven did have those feelings for Clara.

Needless to say, I did NOT like the introduction of Danny Pink and if it wasn’t for the fact I thought Into the Dalek was a cool concept and Listen became, for a time, the best Doctor Who episode of all time in my estimation, I might have turned a bit against S9. But then came Mummy on the Orient Express and the penny dropped and I was away at the races again. But I didn’t become truly intensely Whouffaldi until I got hit with a one-two-three punch at the end of 2014-early 2015: Jenna confirming that Clara’s “I love you” in Mummy was meant for the Doctor; her Doctor Who Magazine cover story (”Clara’s heart belongs to the Doctor”) and Last Christmas. After that, it was full speed ahead. And it reached its zenith with the Raven Trilogy.

shutupityby:

I liked Whouffle, but i will die for Whouffaldi!

twelviesfluffyhair:

I thought Eleven and Clara made a cute couple but Matt just didn’t interest me. Twelve did. It took a while to realize that Whouffaldi was a legitimate concept; I think it was Dark Water that finally sold me.

annapropaganda:

I ship both of them so hard, man. It breaks my soul.

aeolianminor7th:

I second what @randomthunk said. I never really full on shipped 11 and Clara, just kinda sorta? then regeneration and a few episodes in and whoops!!

kendrixtermina:

Different Case, same Software - like, to begin with my view is that the Doctor’s basically essentially the same person throughout his many forms. Also, consistency - I mean when a new Companion is first introduced I don’t particularly care whether or not they’ll get love interestey I just want a good story, but it would just have been inconsistent if 10 & Rose continued right where they left off but the rules were somehow different now, especially with the whole situation in ‘Deep Breath’.

from-mars-to-venus:

didn't start shipping it until series nine and HOOO BOY

tounknowndestinations:

I shipped 11 and Clara really hard. I thought it’d end with his regeneration and then the restaurant scene in Deep Breath made me realise that he was the same man and that only their relationship has slightly changed, being a little bit bumpier for now on… i see this scene like the end of their honeymoon, if i can say it like that! I now ship 12 and Clara even harder.If it helps… Even today my bunch of tags intitled OTP still is: #souffez (i think we are only a few now to use this one) #time...

christyvourcos:

I shipped Whouffle and shipped it even more with Whouffaldi.

leondrmccoys:

I always shipped Whouffle and Whouffaldi, but Whouffle is my ultimate otp (even that whouffaldi is one of my otp's too), I always loved eleven and clara together and I miss them so much.

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