#I appreciate her efforts

[confusedfeelsfangirl]

MAG 98

I love how Melanie’s plan to assassinate Elias was so basic. Like girl, if he was able to counter god knows how many malevolent entities that probably are after him, did you really think one ibuprofen spiked coffee was going to do it ???

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[skulandcrossbones]

You don’t need to tell me any of the details. ↳ TED LASSO S03E06: SUNFLOWERS

[profounddefendorcrusade-blog]

I feel bad for Starlo. (pt. 7)

Staroba is... not my cup of tea.

Still can't get over the fact Ceroba showed so little empathy for Star. It becomes even worse when you remember she started lecturing him ALL while wanting to take Clover's soul herself and lied to his face just so she could later betray the kid. At least Star tried to fix things. She started digging deeper and deeper into her plan and in the end got forgiven really easily.

I keep thinking Ceroba sees Starlo as a childish little bro or smth and even mentions how the reason she chose Chujin was because he was "mature." Yeah he WAS more serious in terms of personality but everyone's different. Chujin wasn't morally perfect anyway

'Back when I was a naive kid, kinda like you' and 'hey, it's science. your brain is still developing' rub me the wrong way. Basically what I got from this is how she thinks only someone childish and emotionally underdeveloped would consider a relationship with Starlo

Ceroba seems to view Star as a "poor naive manchild" who needs babysitting. She feels so bad for him that she'd sometimes tag along with his antics but won't hide the annoyance most of the time.

She'll also spare him from his feelings getting hurt, which is nice but it's not her honest opinion:

She seems to show little appreciation for what he tried to do for her even though they're supposedly best pals. She says how she's been burying her sorrows in the saloon but not how spending time there even slightly cheered her up.

She envies Star's optimism but imo it sounded more like an adult envying a kid's naivety than one adult admiring the other.

And APPARENTLY the time she spent with Clover in Steamworks cheered her up a little but not what Star's been doing for her for months.

heck she didn't even notice he had been doing it for her. too stuck in her sorrows, probably

I think the reason for this is because the Steamworks reminded her of Chujin and Kanako and the life they used to have. Btw, she loved Chujin waaaay too much (and even though he's gone now she still doesn't think she'll ever be with anyone else except Chujin, she's proud of Chujin for a useless award, she still calls Chujin 'her love,' she keeps talking about Chujin's legacy and how Asgore and everyone else never believed in him), to the point she stubbornly supported him without question, only (maybe) seeing him more realistically at the end of pacifist. I just feel like Ceroba doesn't take Starlo seriously. It's not that she doesn't care about him at all, but… she definitely doesn't get him.

For these reasons, I'm not a fan of staroba.

[struggling-jpg]

Yanqing and Yunli Appreciation Post

Keep Reading cut due to 2.4 spoilers~ (also relatively long-ish post)

These two bounce off each other so well! As a writer, it feels so satisfying to see their characters shine through the quest and the event in the way their interactions highlight them. So I'm gonna use this space to ramble about it!

My previous post pretty much talked about it already, but Yanqing!!! My son!!! I was quite worried that any potential arc for him would be shoved down the road or to the side due to the scale HSR has, but the game's been actually holding up to his ongoing arc. As a result, at least to me, he's come through as one of the best written/developed characters on the Xianzhou so far.

The nature of the length of the updates lets what we get in previous quests settle in for a long while, and considering the mentioned of flow of time in-game, Yanqing's had the time to think and develop as a person. The fact that so many players have had their view and opinion of him finally turn around in this quest is a testament to that. We get to see more facets of him, as in, doing his job and the responsibilities of doing so, and how his insecurities are mentioned in a main quest for all to see. He's constantly referencing others and his past encounters. You can tell that Jing Yuan raised him with his manner and approach to things, which is highlighted by the contrast to Yunli (will get to that soon).

His position as a child soldier has made him mature faster, be quiet even when he's been wronged (filial piety/saving face (aka thank you person on Reddit who makes the banger character Yanqing (and other characters in general) appreciation posts)), take a step back and have to be able to read the room (though, reasonably, he doesn't catch on all the time), and much, much more. The fact that other official content has described him as being more worried about diplomacy and all that. He doesn't have the luxury to be as carefree or brash for someone his age.

There's a lot to unpack there still, even with the development he's had now and that's good! If the Hoyo writing team was wild enough, it'd be cool to see them address the grayness of his role and Jing Yuan's mindset in raising him as he did (We love Dad-Yuan and he loves his son dearly no question, but it'd be so interesting to explore his flaws/mistakes in this perspective!).

Now onto Yunli.

I'm saying straight off the bat, I'm irritated by her!

And that's a good thing!

Her being annoying or bratty or irritating doesn't automatically make her a badly written character! She only would become one if they don't do anything with her, and HSR most probably will, and she should be given the same room to develop in her own arc.

She acts like her age, and she doesn't have the same pressures as Yanqing does. Just like how you can see Jing Yuan in Yanqing, you can see Huaiyan in Yunli, if anything he says is to go by. She's tempremental and outspoken to a fault, and based on the way how quickly Huaiyan relented when she talked back, you can tell that Huaiyan isn't as strict/stern with her to give her a sense of being humble.

I had this thought that she's technically what the general fandom viewed Yanqing as initially, and I'm not saying that as a 100% thing, by the way. But like by some traits and the vibes. She, of course, has a lot more nuance that will be explored at one point or another.

But back on topic, she's a foil. They represent two different approaches and lifestyles and can clearly learn from each other. Her inconsideration of the fact that she's on the Luofu but enforcing Zhuming practices (which I noticed people were upset by, and same; which I imagine is the point), her bluntness to no matter who she's talking to—there's a lot to work with here.

Just like with their swordplay, Yanqing could learn from her mental strength while Yunli can learn from his focused speed and defense. He can learn to regain a more firm grasp of his recently found purpose while she can learn to mature and take in her surroundings and be more thoughtful in that front.

Another interesting note is that where we are with Yanqing currently is in the middle of his arc, we've had the time to see him take a long route of struggle to get to this point, exacerbated by irl players views of him. He's in the middle of his growth and we've had since 1.0 to get to know him. But with Yunli, she was introduced very recently, so we're technically at the "beginning" of her character arc. In a way, Yunli now highlights how far Yanqing has come and changed, and in a way Yanqing now is a potential show for the arc that Yunli can have (not being the exact same as him of course).

I think the idea with these two is that they develop to be more balanced. Balance is such an important thing, especially in Chinese culture (Daoism (Yin-Yang), etc.), and 2.4 has shown how much potential they have to make for amazing character arcs.

It's cool that while they have such similar base traits, they're so different from each other. Calling Yunli a female Yanqing or Yanqing a male Yunli is simply outright incorrect. Their backgrounds, upbringings, ideals, swordstyles, perspectives, and positions in life are so distinct. I'm looking forward to their futures!

[torchickentacos]

this is so solidad to me and i won't elaborate

[infizero]

btw i fucking LOVE that little part from gerald's journal where he says that some of the researchers dont think maria's even actually ill because she looks fine physically. them acknowledging the kind of ableism that comes with invisible disabilities really caught me by surprise and i love it

[mourn-and-watch]

people get angry at solas' potential redemption because anders never received that kind of treatment but i think we really. shouldn't blame his writer for actually liking their character and giving him some depth and opportunities to take his arc in different directions depending on what players think of him. there are other people responsible for all the questionable choices in anders' writing and i think it's actually a good thing their approach to morally grey characters isn't a standard for the series anymore

[magic-mayhem-mischief]

Hi Knitblr!

Thought I’d share a current WIP as my first explore into knitblr 🥰

A little pumpkin baby blanket for a friend of mine due in October. The brief was ‘neutral, autumnal, pumpkins, Halloween’ so I picked up some Sirdar Snuggly DK in Squirrel & purchased the pattern from DoodlePipMakes on Etsy.

Knitting this has me SO ready for autumn lemme tell you 🍂

[neolxzr]

her voice is so pretty here

[parsapuff]

Hi. First of all, I want to say thank you for your hard work. 🫰I want to know if there will be a release about Archon and Kachin?

Yess kachina has a bald spot in her hair that I'm currently trying to fix but it's pretty annoying and my stylus broke so idk if I'll be able to finish fixing her hair for a bit </3 Mavuika I'll release whenever I fix her hair and I feel like not gatekeeping her ✌️✌️

[captainrufflebanger]

Coworker: you should come out with us for drinks, maybe you'll meet a cute lady 😉

Me, who cannot fathom considering someone as a romantic interest unless they have the same hyperfixation on Lady Dimitrescu and Mother Miranda as I do, yet cannot convey this to a neurotypical person without sounding absolutely derranged: uhhhh—

Nevermind the part where I need a base friendship established first, I'm not wasting my time on someone if they aren't matching me in freak and fixation 💀

[squishosaur]

hey man. i'm just saying. why would we put inexperienced teenagers with over-inflated egos and obvious emotional issues into combat classes and make them claw their way to the top of their dorms and expect things to just run smoothly. who actually thought this

[character-of-all-time]

i feel like people arent appreciating the artistry and the effort put into my photoshopping of miku's head as one of the rats tropheys. i spent 10 whole minutes on that in paint dot net. i made the hair into a belt. really ingenious artistry, truely.

[askinanimateinsanityrebootau]

Hmmm, so just to make sure... Cabby, could you check what files you have and if any one them are about another contestant around you?

- Notkel

Inanimate Insanity: Reboot

Ep 1: Lost and Found

Part 7!

A few minutes earlier...

Present

I am SORRY that it took me that long to do that ask, I just wanted to show off at LEAST one character from a different team for each part. Luckily I've shown all the teams with at least one character; so it's a free for all now! So you can ask whoever, whenever, whatever! (Might regret that last one)

Cabby accidentally joined the mean girls-

First/Last/Next

[the-blossica-fan]

Evil An-an Lee.

Terrified of ghosts, shy, quiet, hates movies.

NOOO MY AN-AN LEE

Well I'm not sure if it'll make the ghost people happy (Isolde's are way calmer after this change) but since she's no longer hunting for ghosts, they're walking around more freely than before. Not a good thing for some arcanist (cough cough, Sonetto and Matilda)

And Horropedia just lost a friend! Well not exactly, but imagine their hang outs now being entirely different from before. How sad

Even Vertin would be noticeably worried because she just started getting up early but no longer talks as much

From "Welcome, sir Vertin!" To "ah! Sir Vertin! You scared me, knock the door next time?"

Another person who keeps scolding Vertin for not knocking and no longer welcoming? How sad!

Bring back the good An-An Lee, we're missing that long ramble about ghosts and the never-ending fight against Isolde's ghosts (she never wins but the ghosts are missing the banter)

[mrgladstonegander]

dont get me wrong my hatred for Phantom and the Sorceress (PATS) is exaggerated for the Bit but i genuinely don't understand how people can like it for Lena OR Gladstone.

Like Gladstone's character in House of the Lucky Gander (HOTLG) is just. SOOO much better and more nuanced and interesting and he got Downgraded. Gladstone characterization where gets frustrated easily is already different and fun and established. but like whatever hes not THAT important to the show and i Know that (slapstick wasn't funny enough for me. crush him with a rock or something (Going Quackers :) )

and then Lena... lena..... they made her weaker.. downgraded her........... just so that they could make her interact with Magica............. why does her magic suddenly not work?? her magic is tied to her emotions but the reason she's upset is because her magic isn't working but why did her magic stop working after she's been in Moonvasion that she can control it better??? but like yknow. its a Kids Show they want plot to happen. its easy to do it like that. but then why does Webby, her best friend, and Violet, her sister, suggest going to MAGICA. when they know what MAGICA DID TO HER it just doesn't make sense i dont understand it. they killed her so they could do nightmotor on killmotor hill but WORSE ;_; i dont understand. lena fans that like PATS please explain because i just dont understand. i cant comprehend it. after ending an episode with her cutting magica off ... i just dont get it

and then the magicstone bait 👊👊🔥💥💥👊👊👊👊 idk maybe my standards are too high and i have extremely different taste in magicstone compared to other shippers but like........... why do they get shipped together if not for the fact that magicstone is constantly trying to use him. llol/. lmao.

anyways watch Dime Enough for Luck