#I don't need for it to be romantic it can be platonic also but. but. it doesn't seem there's any way It can happen anymore
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rabotimagines · 23 hours ago
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As a fellow G1 lover.. who’s also newer to the transformers show and fandom. May I kindly request a really chaotic bot reader-
Chaotic in the sense of they very much have impulse control, they just don’t use the control part! They can and will say out of pocket things ranging from flirts to flat out saying some of the raunchiest stuff known to cybertronian kind. They love to hang off others if given the okay, will 100% just cuddle whoever if they’re allowed to.
But they also are super sweet, always willing to lend a servo or audial receptor- they love their friends, romantically or platonically. They just want to make sure their people they care for are happy in the war they’re all suffering in.
If it could be with the Autobot base? And maybe with my bots Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, and Jazz?? You’re free to add whoever else you please!!
I do adore your writing it’s amazing!! And easy to go along with to, I love just scrolling through a bunch of it! I hope you have a good timezone!! Take care and take breaks when needed. :]
I shall try to pace myself correctly. Frankly, the robots are the only thing keeping me sane considering the state of the world rn... The horrors may have a hold of my ass but I stay a freak about mechs...
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"Chaotic" GN BOT Reader + Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Jazz, Ratchet
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Summary: You're Chaotic, affectionate, and, you mean well.
G1 characters: The Lamborghini twins, Jazz, Ratchet
Genre/Theme: Platonic
Pronouns: You, Your, Yours
Notes: I took the "chaotic" as an also off and on the battlefield trait.
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Sideswipes one of the few Autobots that's actually usually fine with the physical affection. So it wouldn't be strange to see you hanging off of Sideswipe most of the time. Your arm around his pauldron or linked with his own arm. Sure, he's not a "constant wants to cuddle" type, though, so he'll usually have to revoke privileges when he's not up for it. But about eight times outta ten Sideswipes cool with you touching him in some way.
Sideswipe is almost exactly the same on the battlefield, so he can't exactly scold you for being chaotic there even if he thinks you're going too far. Which definitely takes a lot for him to want to scold you in the first place since Sideswipes impulsive and no bars when the potential to win a fight is on the line. Which usually leads to Cons out right avoiding you both if they see you and Sideswipe together on the battlefield. They don't know what you'll do, but they know sparkdamn well they aren't gonna like it.
If you're cool with it, then Sideswipe will drag you into physical bouts with him when he wants some fun. Wanna do some arm wrestling? Or a full frame spar? If you're game, then he'll be tossing you around and vice versa whenever he's bored and has nothing else to do. That or he's using you to help pull his pranks. Which does lead to you being in trouble, especially if either of you gets caught. But Sideswipe won't leave you out to dry since he's the one roping you into these in the first place. No mech left behind!
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You better be glad you're getting your physical contact filled in with his twin, because Sunstreaker sure as slag ain't letting you touch him. He doesn't want you scuffing his frame or getting him dirty. Doesn't matter if you were just in the solvent showers- servos off and away. He's messaging Sideswipe to come be his shield whenever he sees you, even if you do respect his boundaries the first time he tells you no. Sunstreaker isn't risking it. Especially not when you're constantly grabbing everyone who lets you.
Sunstreaker doesn't think you're stupid- he knows you're stupid. Because you sure as slag do not seem to care about doing or saying dumb slag when you know it's not gonna go over well. At least it's the entertaining type of stupid. Sunstreaker usually crossing his arms over his chassis and silently stands on the sidelines and stares when you're doing whatever slag you've decided you were gonna do. And he watches the fallout from your own dumbaft choices.
Sunstreaker does take full advantage of the fact that you constantly seem to want to do things for them. Which usually gets him getting verbally reamed out by the officers when he gets caught again, putting his boring menial ark shifts off on you to go race. If he's not using you to get off his shift, he's having you be pack mule for him if he can't (Or doesn't want to) fit something in his sub space. Via having you carrying whatever he doesn't have to be carrying. He gets into it with Sideswipe sometimes because apparently his brother doesn't like how he acts towards you enough to start slag about it. Whatever. It's not like you were complaining about it.
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Jazz is a bit concerned about your ol' lack of... control. He's used to your by the seat of your aft type behavior, so he's not typically surprised. But that usually doesn't stop him from shaking a helm or tutting his glossia with his signature smile in place. If whatever you're doing dumb is actually seriously dangerous or disruptive, then Jazz will usually scold you if he's gotta. But in all honesty, it usually feels like a mischievous adult cat trying to discipline a kitten. It'll have to be pretty severe if Jazz is gonna scold you proper.
Jazz is also not a mech shy about affection, at least on the ark. Wanna grab him for a few klicks in the cafeteria? Wanna hold his hand down the ark hallway? Go right on ahead. Jazz doesn't like you getting grabby with him off of the base however "Can't have you hanging off of me for the next few klicks. Need to keep up appearances, Capiche?"
Jazz is very nonchalant about you seemingly wanting to do everything and anything for him. He's not royalty or nothin' just your ol' second in command. So he usually has you do things for yourself whenever you try and do something for him. Wanna know what he wants? Go refuel for yourself. Go take a break. Come listen to these new tunes Jazz has saved on his sound system and tell him what ya think. Y'know simple stuff.
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Your mouth and solvent. Name a more iconic duo to Ratchet, and he might not wash your mouth out with it. You'd be well antiquated with Ratchet due to your own impulsive and rash decisions leading to injuries both off and on the battlefield. You end up in the medbay for some dumb slag once again, and Ratchet would be staring at you with the same withering tired look. Until you start squirming before he's asking "Now was that a good idea?" And waiting to hear your sorry excuse for whatever you did this time.
Ratchet will try to get to the bottom of your own urge to be useful, especially if it's whats causing you to act rash in the first place. Whether it's a psychological one or just an innate part of your programming (or just you), Ratchet wants you to put yourself first, especially in battlefield situations. You wanna do something for Ratchet? Then can you do that for him?
Ratchets not particularly fond of physical affection. He's not adverse to it hardly. It's more something he'll only allow on the occasion. A sideways hug here, a pauldron squeeze from him there. Keep yourself together for the next major battle, and Ratchet will allow a full frame hug! (He says this is a one-time deal, but if you can do it next time as well, he'll give you another one. The tired sap.)
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azaharinflames · 2 days ago
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i also had another thought i wanted to share.
i think its way more interesting and compelling to explore a dynamic of how does buck balance what is essentially a platonic coparenting relationship with his romantic relationship than a love triangle of any sort. the buddies are not wrong that the show keeps showing buck in this parental role for christopher, and tbh thats what finally pushed me away from shipping buddie. maybe its just the ace/poly in me, but as soon as i saw all this play out, i really wanted them to try and explore that space. if you look at it more a poly point of view, buck is essentially what we call a "hinge" in the relationship. he's got 2 partners who are important in his life and filling very different roles in his life. being a hinge is actually very difficult sometimes and you have to be super mindful about how you do it to not wind up hurting either partner. i think exploring that is wayyyyyyy more interesting than any sort of love triangle. (from a monogamous perspective its similar to buck having a child from a different relationship and being an involved but non-custodial parent, which puts tommy in a not-quite-a-step-parent role. which is also way more interesting than a love triangle!!!!)
Perhaps a hot take, Nonnie, but honestly? I do not think Buck and Eddie have a co-parent relationship, nor do I think Chris sees Buck as a parental figure. Or that Buck sees Chris as a son. As someone important to him? A 100%. But I don't see them having a father-son relationship.
Taking aside that Ryan has gone on to say Chris only has one parent in an interview (therefore, he doesn't see Buck being a parent to Chris), the show has actively been trying to stray away from the Buck is Chris's second Dad narrative for a long while.
I do think he is a trusted person by Eddie in terms of caring for Chris, and I do think he relies on Buck for certain things (mostly, in the past, to solve issues he doesn't know how to fix), but if anything, all I see him as is as Chris's godfather, if that.
And as I said, I think the show has been actively making a silent statement on it. Not because Buck helps here and there, does it mean he is Chris's parent. Hell, Season 6 already showed Eddie sharing a very important moment in Chris's life with Carla, Buck nowhere to be seen. Also, perhaps a hot take once more, but if the show wanted to establish Buck as Chris's parent, they had a golden opportunity in Season 6. Buck could've realised that he was not the Father of the donor baby, but he was the parent of someone else. Yet he didn't.
And post Season 7? We have confirmation that Buck does not reach out to Chris, nor does Chris reach out or talk to Buck. And the show does not present that as a conflict, because it very much is not. Because for as much as Chris can love Buck (and vice-versa) he doesn't see him as a parent, therefore his absence doesn't hurt him as much as Eddie's does.
And don't get me wrong - if you like that dynamic, enjoy it! It's a nice one, and I do love their relationship. But I do not think Buck can be considered Chris's Dad. Nor do I think that Eddie thinks of him that way, either.
So, moving forward, if Eddie and Chris come back to LA, I do not think that will be an issue for Bucktommy. Firstly, because I don't think it could result in a storyline that sees Tommy in an almost step-parent role, but also, because Chris is old enough to not need as much care. I could maybe see Chris being the catalyst for Bucktommy talking about kids, but honestly? More than Chris being the catalyst, I see the Han kids being so (not to say it will happen, or that it will be in Season 9. Just that I think it's more fitting).
But, as I said - if that's a dynamic you enjoy, keep enjoying it! Absolutely nothing bad about it. I just don't particularly see the show going for it at this point.
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asmodeusamaryllis · 6 months ago
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Praying to every single god out there that love trio is translated as that in the anime n we don't get stuck with something like 'super duper ultimate friendship trio'
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undertale-fic-librarby · 3 months ago
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Chocolate Hearts are Better Enjoyed by You, so Take Mine!
A fluffy short drabble to celebrate Valentine's Day, as well as reaching 400 followers! Everyone keeps handing Dream sweets, what's he to do with them all? This was written over about a week with minimal editing. Happy reading!
Dream's smile was strained as he reluctantly accepted yet another box of chocolates, letting his cheerful expression fall with a sigh once the giver had left.
He looked down at the box in his hands, wondering what he was supposed to do with it on top of the other five boxes Dream had already been given throughout the day. That wasn't even mentioning all the other sweets that had been forced upon him by people.
It wasn't like Dream could eat them all himself, & just the thought of it made his non-existent stomach roll. He took a deep breath & resumed walking down the street after vanishing the box into his inventory, only to be stopped by yet another gift giver, this time with a bag of lollipops in the shape of hearts.
Dream held back a sigh as he forced a smile back onto his face, reluctantly taking the bag practically being pushed into his hands. He really should have just taken a portal home.
After escaping the interaction & finding a relatively private area, Dream did just that & opened a portal, wincing with a soft laugh as he heard Swap quickly begin to lecture him on unnecessary magic use & the benefits of walking to places.
Dream stepped through & shut the portal behind him, ensuring nobody could follow him through. He walked over to the couch & flopped onto it with a sigh, only half paying attention to Swap's words.
Dream knew the other was just trying to look out for him, especially since Dream tended to burn himself out despite the recent lack of fighting.
Slowly sitting up, Dream looked over at Swap, who looked back at him with a worried frown. "Are you feeling okay? You seem kind of… tired."
Dream sighed & began to take out the vast amount of sweets he had been given from his inventory, placing them on the table. Swap's sockets widened as he took in the pile that quickly grew as Dream started to explain.
"People kept coming up to me & giving me these, & I couldn't just refuse them! I didn't want to be rude, but I kept getting more & more, so I opened a portal home to avoid risking running into people wanting to give me things."
Swap's mouth hung open a little as he took in just how much candy Dream put on the table. It wasn't exactly overwhelming laid out like this, but it was certainly more than they could eat by themselves. "What do you plan to do with it all?"
Dream shrugged, a frown on his face as he began to collect the cards that were given to him with the sweets. "I'm not sure. You know I don't really like candy, so I can't eat it all, & Ink prefers things when they're burnt, so I can't ask him to take all of it either. Maybe you could take some of it?" Dream looked up at Swap with a hopeful smile.
Swap frowned in consideration, putting his hands on his hips as he spoke. "I could take a tiny bit, & I'm sure Papy would enjoy some of the lollipops, but there's way too much for me to take all of it."
Dream bowed his head a little & sighed. "That's kind of what I expected, but thank you anyway." Dream leaned against the back of the couch & stared up at the ceiling, frowning. "But what do I do with the rest of it?"
Swap shrugged as he began to search through the pile, taking things he knew his brother would enjoy. "Error likes chocolate a lot, maybe you could give some to him?"
Dreams hummed as he thought the idea over, nodding in agreement after a moment. "That does sound like it might work, but how can I even give them to him? Isn't he almost always in the Antivoid?"
Swap frowned as he continued to pilfer away candy into his inventory. "Can you not just portal in & hand them to him?"
Dream narrowed his sockets as he thought about it, still facing the ceiling. "Can I? I kind of thought he would have protections against that."
Swap shrugged again, standing up straight after having finished grabbing all the candy he wanted. "I mean, have you ever tried?"
Dream shook his head as he slowly shifted back into a normal sitting position. "No, not that I can recall. Do you really think it would work?"
Swap walked over & sat down next to Dream, stretching himself out & plopping his legs onto Dream's. "I don't see why it wouldn't! He complains about Fresh & Ink bothering him, so obviously some people can get in."
"Alright, that's what I'll do then!" Dream nodded, his expression serious before he looked back down at the pile with a sigh. "First, though, I actually need to sort through it all."
Swap couldn't help but laugh at Dream's weary expression, smiling as they began to talk about more mundane topics.
A few hours passed by quickly with them getting distracted from their task at times, not helped by Ink popping by & pulling them further off task.
Eventually it was sorted into smaller piles, with the boxes & bars of chocolate put into a bigger box for easier carrying.
Focusing on his magic, Dream tried to form a portal to Error's area of the Antivoid, smiling when it actually worked.
Waving his goodbye to Swap & Ink, Dream picked up the heavy box of chocolates & stepped through, wincing slightly at the blinding white surrounding him.
Keeping the portal open behind him, Dream quickly caught sight of Error relaxing on his beanbag & began to walk over. Error almost immediately took notice of Dream's presence, turning to glare at him with a scowl.
Before Error could begin to question him, Dream interrupted the glitch with a question. "You really like chocolate, right?"
Caught off guard & confused, Error frowned as he answered. "Yeah, what's it to you?"
Dream grinned & walked closer, stopping when Error began to get agitated, before setting down the box. "Good! These are yours now, enjoy them!"
With that, Dream turned on his heel & ventured back through his open portal, shutting it behind him & leaving Error incredibly puzzled.
Hesitantly, Error got up & walked over to the box, crouching down next to it. He carefully opened the top, sockets widening when he saw boxes of chocolate.
Caution abandoned, Error grabbed one of the boxes & tore the lid off, uncaring as he threw it into a random AU.
Frowning at the chocolates with white chocolate drizzle, Error chose one that looked as if it was topped with caramel & tossed it into his mouth.
He hummed happily at the taste as even more chocolate spilled onto his tongues, quickly grabbing another & another until the whole box was eaten.
Looking down at the box still containing even more chocolates, Error wondered why Dream had even given them to him. But then he shrugged, picking up the box with his strings & bringing it closer to his bean bag before flopping onto the fabric.
That was something for him to figure out later. For now, he had chocolate to eat & Undernovela to watch.
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yardsards · 10 months ago
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people love an "i'll take care of you" "it's rotten work" "not to me, not if it's you" character dynamic until the character who needs to be taken care of is disabled. then it's supposedly fucked up and toxic for a person to have to take care of someone else.
#eliot posts#this is continuing off that last post i reblogged#that time i was like ''aw tumblr is out of new posts for this character i like. reddit is empty too. lemme check twitter''#BIG MISTAKE#i had to see the hot take of#''it's fucked up to ship this because character A had to be character B's caretaker. that's basically slavery.''#LIKE BRUH???#have you. ever met a couple where one of them is disabled and needs a caretaker? bc that's a very real thing that happens and it's not toxi#honestly usually the risk in those situations is the power the caretaker nay have over their disabled partner#but that imbalance can be properly navigated#and is not a concern in these two characters' case bc there is a very clear mutual respect there#caregiver fatigue is a real problem too of course but that's ALSO something that can be successfully navigated#and in these particular characters' case doesn't seem like it would be an issue because like#character b also has professional caretakers who will likely continue to be part of his life if needed#(and the money to hire more if not)#like it's okay to not like the ship#maybe the age gap of someone in their 20s w someone in the equivalent of their 30s squicks you out#maybe you monogamously ship one or both of them w someone else#maybe you think their dynamic is way more interesting from a platonic angle than from a romantic one#maybe you just aren't interested in their dynamic#those are all fair points! i'm not even ride or die for that ship myself#but jesus fucking christ you don't gotta be ableist about it#oh or the equally bad take i saw on there of#''character a could never be attracted to character b. he just sees char b as a sick dying old dog that he needs to take care of''#like no! character a clearly respects and values character b! they are friends! the issue is just that YOU see character b as a dying dog.
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cosmic-chelonian · 10 months ago
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The fact that there are so many lore inconsistencies in Dr Who is sometimes a good thing actually because it means I feel justified in having headcanons that vastly and grossly contradict show canon. If the writers can ignore things they don't like why can't I.
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moiraimyths · 9 months ago
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Before we call anon rude because let’s see it from their perspective, imagine getting an entire feast to eat. That can be pretty hard to start with so much that’s going on, but if they start with one thing they know they’ll like (aka one character they like) that can be the start for them leaping to other characters to finish the story and the bigger story. I struggle the same way to start book series if I don’t have at least one character that drives me to read it, it’s all about what can be the hook to push them through. Sounds like the anon is neurodivergent (just a guess) so they might genuinely not see it as rude and see it as a solution to even play the game to start with.
Btw absolutely adore the game, the complex and rich characters making them all so unique is amazing. The art is so pleasing to the eyes I love it!! I’m waiting for it all to get out at once so I don’t get too impatient. Shae however interests me the most, which routes will have the most lore for them? Will there be routes that give more lore in general based on decisions you make or do they all share the same amount? (I mean general lore not just Shae lore)
Apologies; we are not trying to accuse any asker of being rude! We are simply explaining our perspective as the developers / are trying to broadly encourage folks to dip their toes into other areas of the story outside of the main route(s) they're interested in, especially considering some routes will be made available sooner than others, and these other routes will likely contain additional scenes/lore of everyone's fave(s) regardless! We want to give each main cast member an equal amount of love (and lore) regardless of their overall popularity, so our goal is not to tut-tut anyone for having strong preferences for one character over the others, but rather to explain that you may be surprised by how much *more* you learn about your preferred characters in the other routes. That's all!
For Shae... Well, they were a foot soldier for one of the worst periods of the War. Lore wise, any other story that touches on the War will likely have content relevant to them and their experiences. ^^
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#ask#clotho answers#edit/final note: we got a *few* asks on this subject and will not likely answer all of them for the sake of our followers' dashboards#but we also want to note that part of our encouragements here come from the fact that Flan/Keagan are our most popular characters by a lot#and we want to do what we can to gently nudge folks who may not want to romance the fem / nb characters into checking out their stories#despite not being into them romantically. this is half of why we have platonic routes to begin with#we recognize veterans to the dating sim world may feel less inclined to romance characters that don't align with their irl orientations#this isn't a bad thing. some people steer clear of dating sims altogether because they're aro or just not interested in romance stories etc#but the unintentional side effect of this is it has a chilling effect on developers even in the indie sphere to make less diverse stories#if Flan and Keagan are our most popular characters then they will be our most *profitable* characters in the long run#and as much as we would love to not care about money and just produce the story we want to tell#we live in a society (tm) and need to eat#if at the end of ndm's development we see that 90% of our engagement went toward the boys it is hard to ignore the financial incentive#to redirect our energy toward leaning into the 'tried and true' formula that assures we can buy groceries and make rent#basically what i am candidly saying here is capitalism is pretty bad for creative liberty unless you're already rich / able to self finance#which we are not. and currently none of the core devs make *anything* from ndm#it would be nice if it does turn a profit but that isn't a guarantee - which the team has accepted as a normal risk in game development#anyway this is getting rambly but the Point is that this goes beyond us wanting to make sure all sides of our story are equally appreciated#it is *partly* that - we do want players to experience the entirety of our artwork#but it's not just for our egos - it's so we can keep making art like this#i considered including this in the body of the post but money talk suuucks man#and i don't want anyone to think we're glaring at them in a holier than thou 'ah-ha! you don't want to play maeve's route because she's a#woman!' sort of way because i think that's a reductive way to look at things#people like what they like and there's nothing intrinsically wrong with that#but if you like that we're making a diverse story#with masc routes fem routes and nb routes#even if you don't personally want to romance x or y#it would help us if y'all play the platonic routes#we are trying our very very best to make the fem/nb routes interesting for Everyone so those stories don't get sidelined#and if you don't like them for their own sake - fair enough! can't win em all and we'll deeply appreciate that you tried anyway!
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duriens · 10 months ago
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did the show just.... butcher devil's minion completely??
I didn't mind Armand's characterization in the show so far (well, kind of, except the fact that they turned him into a supervillain vs. saint Lestat) but the sudden reveal that Daniel Molloy was turned by Armand "out of spite", leaving him all alone to fend for himself apparently, really put me off. so not only there is little to no chance that devil's minion ever happened in the 70s or 80s, but also it's not gonna happen in 2022? because Daniel has already been turned, and the turning of Daniel is the culmination of Armand's and Daniel's relationship arc together, one that is for sure unhealthy and codependent and obsessive, but that was also tender and sweet in a very special way - no wonder that chapter has been a fan favorite for so many for so long. and they just.... discarded it like that?
Daniel's a vampire, he's been turned out of spite, it's heavily hinted that it happened either immediately after Dubai or very little time later. I really doubt there has been time/interest to do any sort of chase, or one that culminates into the sort of feelings Armand and Daniel develop for each other, at least. Daniel destroyed Armand in the eyes of his lover and I really don't think there's any sort of love story brewing there. Doesn't seem it happened in the past either, cause there's not a single hint at the Alice theory in this episode and I thought that if it was true, we'd have another little crumb before the season was over.
What about Armand's line that making fledglings repulsed/repulses him? That was a really important piece of characterization and they didn't even let us see him work through that when turning Daniel. Book Armand sees the process as something worse than killing, and that is why he never did it. He finally concedes because of love for Daniel, however obsessive it is, because Daniel is begging him on his death bed, because he needs him forever and Daniel needs him, too. From repulsion to acceptance because of a pure, absolute sentiment. Show Armand turns Daniel Molloy because he's full of spite. Why would they take the 'Armand is a super villain and theres nothing else to him' route and give him a petty vedetta for that one act that is so important for him in the book, as a character? Why??
and why did they have the talamasca guy tell Daniel 'you should be scared of the other one' when literally they made Armand the dude who kills and turns Daniel, whereas Louis is his best friend?? It just doesn't make sense. There's quite a bit that doesn't make sense to me in this last episode. But I gotta admit, the treatment of Armand's and Daniel's characters has baffled me. even if I weren't a devil minion's fan or a fan of these two characters specifically, it would've rubbed me the wrong way.
I don't know. I guess we'll see what they do next; hoping that there is more to that event than a simple 'oh he turned u cause u ruined his life' and Armand fucking off into the sunset forever (not quite, lol). maybe we'll find out it was all an elaborate plot from Daniel who knew he was paying with fire and counted on Armand to be so mad he would do the one act he found repulsive: finally making a vampire. maybe that's it, and Daniel had decided at some point during the sessions that he didn't want to die, that he wanted the gift. maybe he never changed his mind about it since the 70s. maybe he played Armand. manipulating the manipulator? makes sense in a way, I guess, but boy is it a waste to not serve on a silver platter all those sad and tender and raw and odd feelings that the devil's minion chapter already had prepared for us.
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hephaestuscrew · 1 year ago
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I'm still thinking about that scene in Victoriocity S3E7 where Fleet runs back towards the Beast so as to lure it into the path of the train...
Clara's exclamation of 'Teamwork, Fleet!' after Fleet says he's got a plan reflects her conviction that any plan that Fleet has will be a shared plan, something they do together.
This conviction is a kind of trust, and that trust is part of the reason Clara takes a moment to realise Fleet has headed back towards the Beast. She trusts that he's following behind her. She keeps talking to him, her words full of optimism.
When she realises Fleet isn't there, she immediately realises what that must mean he's done, and her voice sounds more small and scared than I think we've ever heard it before.
Fleet's attempt at self-sacrifice is a kind of betrayal of Clara's trust, but when he echoes her celebration of their teamwork in a more somber tone, I think it suggests that he understands the weight of that betrayal.
If Fleet's plan is that Clara won't realise he's gone until it's already too late, then he thinks "Teamwork, Clara" will be the last words he'll ever speak to her. In what he imagines will be their final conversation, Fleet affirms Clara's understanding of them as a team who work well together, even as he is making a choice that rejects the possibility of their teamwork in this scenario. It's a recognition of what their dynamic has meant. It's a goodbye and an apology, even if Clara doesn't understand it as such at first.
I don't think Fleet sounds scared as he initially faces down the train. When he shouts "Yeah, this way, you stupid machine! Come on then!", he sounds defiant and grimly determined.
In fact, I don't think he sounds afraid until Clara appears, until she might be at risk of being in the path of the Beast or the train as well. It's when he shouts "Clara, stay back for God's sake!" and "Please, get back!" that there's real fear and desperation in his voice. He can confront the idea of giving his own life, but not the idea that doing so might put Clara in danger.
Another thing about these lines is that the move from 'stay back' to 'get back' suggests that Clara didn't obey his first instruction but got closer to him (and therefore to the path of the Beast and the train) between those two lines.
Then Fleet gives what might be another attempt at his last words: "I'm sorry! I'm sorry."  A repeated apology before an attempted self-sacrifice is an implicit acknowledgement of how much losing him would hurt Clara. He regrets causing her pain.
Even so, he's accepted that he is about to die and that it'd be worth it to destroy the Beast. But Clara very much hasn't accepted either those things. She's still trying to yell over the noise of the train; she's pulling off her ring to throw at him.
I think it's a good illustration of how Clara's optimism is a kind of strength. She always believes that they can "make a new plan" and that it'll be one in which no one has to die. I think Archibald Fleet needs someone like that, someone who'll tell him to drop to the ground when his death advances from both sides, someone who - even in a dark tunnel with an murderous metal monster and a speeding train - won't stop shouting that there's hope.
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aroacewxs · 4 months ago
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you can't ask me about my stance on ruikasa despite me being an avid polyshow truther and an unbearable wxs oshi without me talking your ear off like an annoying person because there are so many different aspects to ruikasa that affect how i understand and perceive them and Yeah two fictional characters and their relationship shouldn't have that many facets but guess what They Do and i am not fucking around. generally. i love them. i love them a lot. they're awesome. stupid. brains full of nothing but theatrics, hijinks, and shenanigans. unconventional as hell and they never waste a minute showing off how annoying they are. their love is sealed through an afternoon of juggling bowling pins on a unicycle and making trips to the moon by cannon. whether or not tsukasa is actually compliant in the matter bears no significance because at the end of the day they're weirdos who match each others' freak to a degree that is a hazard to the general public and how else would you want to be spending your saturday afternoon if not causing disturbances from mild to severe in shibuya.
but im also really susceptible to fanon versus canon discourse and people being objectively Wrong so part of my enjoying experience is spoiled because im reminded of how many people refuse to actually understand these guys and how many people are actually unbearable when it comes to preaching how much they hate the two . like okay i hate these guys too. who even gaf about yaoitron 3000 1 and 2. we are even. can we shake hands like polite people on the internet now for my own sake. And yours too honestly
and im ALSO a raging aromantic who has to bite their own tongue to stop themselves from bringing the "relationships in fiction should not be reduced to boxes of tropes and ideas and what we perceive to be romantic or platonic" talk to the shipping discourse that alloromantics don't really like . gets hit with a rock [the rock is people making chapter 8 of pandemonium all about tsukasa and centering rui's change as a person all around tsukasa despite tsukasa saying w his own mouth that rui only truly managed to change because he put his own mind to it]. like you have to understand both of them as separate characters, separate people apart from each other before you begin to understand how their relationship and dynamic works and once the cogs click into place you realize that there are so many more surfaces that "no platonic/hetero explanation for this" CANNOT cover and analyzing how they work becomes much more interesting and three dimensional. but i digress
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lycanr0t · 1 year ago
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the thing about aplatonicism is that just like aromanticism and asexualism, it doesn't inherently mean you don't want friendships, every individual apl person has different needs and wants in regards to friendship and each person will go about it differently.
I for example am aplatonic and don't specifically feel platonic attraction as in, i don't feel a drive to befriend people. I don't get "friend crushes" or ever get the desire to befriend specific people. I am personally, very open to the possibility of friendship if someone else approaches me and we vibe. I am not platonically attracted to them, but I also do get enjoyment from socializing with others in that way and can become attached to them, etc. Platonic attraction does not equal caring about someone/being good to them. Attraction is not moral in that way. it just is.
Just like how some ace people still enjoy sex, even without sexual attraction. Some aplatonic people still enjoy friendship, and some don't. And that's okay! There are so many types of relationships out there that people can form and explore what makes them happiest and it looks different for every person and that's such a wonderful thing.
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swordsonnet · 3 months ago
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#today a good friend of mine told me they want to stop seeing me because they were interested in a romantic relationship and i'm not#we met on a dating app but i thought we had more of a platonic relationship#at least that's what it felt like. i honestly didn't think they were interested in me like that#i can't really imagine anyone having romantic feelings for me. hell i can barely wrap my head around people liking me platonically#i definitely should've communicated my intentions better but at the same time i was kind of confused about what i even wanted#i'm 24 and i've never been in a relationship. i've never fallen in love. i've had crushes but they've all been on a more superficial level#and none of them led anywhere#i think i just joined the dating app because i felt like it was expected of me. because other people my age are in relationships#and i'm falling behind just like in everything else#i think i might be aromantic but i also don't want to be. i want to fall in love and find someone to spend my life with.#but i don't seem to have the capacity for it. and i can't help but feel like i'm broken. like i've failed at being human#and to top it all off i lost a good friend. actually the only friend i had in this city#i have two other close friends but one lives in a different city and the other lives on a different continent#i also have a cold and my period started yesterday so. uhhh. not a good day overall lmao#will probably delete this later but i just needed to scream into the void#looks like i've got something to discuss with my therapist on wednesday
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altschmerzes · 1 year ago
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it's just that sometimes you're so... impossibly happy and full of so much incredible joy that you gotta post about it on the internet otherwise you may get on the roof with a bullhorn yknow.
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princesslesbo · 2 months ago
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no. they are not "like siblings". they are literally just good friends. not every platonic relationship needs to be tied or related to familial bonds.
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vigcup · 1 year ago
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my boys <3
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my-past-disgusts-me · 8 months ago
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Stayed up way too late drawing a followup comic for what I posted on my art account. I looove these fucking idiots
#originally it was gonna be kinda sweet but I think what it is now is more in character#fight fight fight fight#i love these assholes. they tried. they don't get a gold star though their star is blood fucking red#I am once again talking about Sara and Shin. predictable.#god I need them to kill each other I'm so sorry I need them to be cruel and awful and evil at each other actually#yes I am still delusional about them becoming friends#i just think they should go about it in an awful and lowkey codependent way#you are the person I hate the most and also the only one who can ever understand me#you antagonized me at every turn and yet I feel responsible for helping you because it's the only way I can forgive myself#you terrify me. you remind me of the most sickening man I have ever known but he was the only person who ever loved me#i want you dead. if you died i would never forgive myself. if i lost you then what would i have left in the world. fuck you.#hnngghvggh. nornal guy behavior.#none of this is romantic i must make this clear. it is all a weird evil form of platonic.#also i think it's funny that this grown ass man is beefing mostly one-sidedly with a 17-year-old. i would never.#I'm gnawing on them like chew toys. I'm putting them in water and playing with them like they're orbeez.#putting them in my brain water and watching them expand like those foam animal pill thangs and then tearing them up#I promise I'm normal. I'm a normal guy. I'm so average. literally the normalest guy you've ever met.
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