#I will forever love & respect the modding discord they are making magic as they go it's amazing to watch

[ps2crossing]

i think I deleted my post on the gaming blog talking about why I don't really post the other characters from 16

one you really can't get close to them via Clive & the camera. they'll phase out of existence and I personally can't get good shots cause of that

anyways I said way before the pc version came out that, when character replacement mods come out, then I'll try.

well it's happening now:

the Joshua dlc is real

[masterhandss]

Who do you think katarina will end up with?

Anonymous asked: Who do you ship katarina the most with ?

I got these two questions consecutively, I'm assuming they are coming from the same person so I'll combine them to a single reply, if that's okay.

People who have been following me since the first season can probably tell that I really like Geordo x Katarina (GeoKata) the most out of all ships. At first it was mostly just because I have an unintentional biases towards characters with blonde hair, which is why favorites were GeoKata and MariaKata, but then when I slowly got into the series more, my biases permanently shifted to the G-boy.

I'm not really a fan of laying out why I like certain ships through test to be honest. I usually get super frustrated when zine mods ask contributors to explain why they like a character or ship for contributor spotlight graphics because I can never really say everything I feel correctly hgdsjsdgfj, which is a good thing someone had already asked me a similar question before so I'll just copy paste my response here if that's okay :DD

TLDR; I ship Katarina with Geordo (Maria, Sora and Cezar behind him), and I think Katarina will end up with Geordo :))

You didn't really ask why but I'll give it anyways :)) -> major light novel spoilers, by the way <-

I'm not really the most deep person, if a ship has the bare minimum of something that I like (a trope or a hair color combination) then I stan it hard. That's why I used to be so equally adoring to both Maria and Geordo, because hurrdurr blonde hair hurrdurr. But the more I read the books and got into the community, I eventually liked him more than Maria. I didn't understand how or why at first, since Geordo and Maria are undergoing a very similar character arc: both characters wants to become better people in order to become worthy of Katarina (Geordo emotionally, and Maria physically? magically? in terms of her position/social status? I can't think of a right word but you get it). Again, Maria and Geordo's struggles are similarly written but one of them is more compelling to me. I feel like Maria's problems are easier to solve (her inability to rely on people, her attention seeking and her desire to be more magically powerful) imo, since she's already a well-liked figure in the Ministry and she's already a high-level magic user. Geordo's though; the series doesn't put too much attention on it, but despite the fact that Katarina gave his life color, he still somewhat sees the world in a desaturated light even post-childhood according to the novels and his lack of empathy still prevents him from completely absorbing all the colors. He's still learning how to see and he is happy that Katarina is always there to help him learn how.

I just love the irony that Katarina sees Geordo as a Perfect Prince and feels that she is inferior and unworthy of him, but then Geordo also seems himself as flawed, inferior and unworthy of Katarina and sees her as someone perfect. Geordo constantly wants to be better for Katarina (and for the people around him), and in time, maybe he could become a motivation for Katarina to be better too (on Katarina's side though, because on Geordo's she doesn't have to because she's already perfect the way she is). Geordo, while being self-centered and aggressive in his pursuits, isn't always selfish and thinks about what Katarina wants too. He'd fight tooth and nail for her and will do whatever he can so that Katarina will love him in the same way, but that doesn't mean he wont respect her decision if she falls in love with someone else, he just wont lose without a fight that's all (and fight, he'll give that's for sure).

Geordo is crazy in love with her; wants to protect her happiness, keep her safe whenever he can, and is even willing to both fight to become king and throw away the life he currently knows if it means he can live a life where he and Katarina can be together wherever she is most content and happy. He wouldn't lock her up in the castle like a caged bird like what Keith and some fans of the series thinks, whenever he does have thoughts like that like in Volume 6, its his internal response to the lack time they can have together alone, rather than being indicative of how he wants to treat her (like in his desire in Book of Desires, he conjured up a literal honeymoon because a honeymoon is the only time where he can spend it with her alone without someone butting in! It's weird and exaggerated, but his desire is simply to just be able to spend a day with her and be able to pursue her romantically without the threat of people like Keith and Mary).

Katarina sees him for himself, and she extends her hand of friendship to him despite all her fears of her bad ends involving him. She knows he's a "sadistic prince" but doesn't always tie him to that title. Out of everyone, Katarina has just as bad, if not worse, initial impression of Geordo compared to almost everyone around him (Others sees him as a Perfect Prince while she sees him as a Sadistic Prince and Future Murderer), and yet she accepts him and wants to learn more about him. She supports him and wants him to find happiness in love with Maria, even if it means she'll get exiled to another country or to a far off farm! (i'll edit this with citations later)

I can't help but want that for him, someone who there for you through thick and thin, who supports him despite everything she knows about her future involving him. Katarina is everything he would ever want in a partner: someone who isn't disturbed by his past, can see through his fake smiles, constantly cares for him, sees him beyond his princely façade, is one of his first friends who has helped him create friendships with other as well that prevented him to wallow in isolation and hate of the version of himself that society created for him, is genuinely interested in him as a person, is endlessly fun to be around and unpredictable, and is overall beautiful inside and out.

Again, a lot of Maria and Geordo's struggles are very similar to each other, but I'm more interested in Geordo's side. I find it more compelling. Geordo's scenes always almost provides something new, we get to see him angry, flustered & embarrassed, scheming/conniving, possessive, grateful, sad & frustrated and so much more. Maria has that too (we get to see her sad and thankful), but this might be my own perspective of reading the novels, but Maria's scenes kinda feel the same to me. It almost always starts with Katarina helping her and her realizing time and time again how much she loves her and become more motivated to be a better version of herself. I mean its unfair to say that they are all the same but that might just be me. (Maria: wow I'm so grateful for everything Katarina has given me, I want to be with her forever (rinse and repeat for the next 5 books))

Yes I know it's beautiful to see Maria falling deeper and deeper in love with Maria, but I'd rather see moments of someone who is trying to advance on those feelings rather than someone who is still trying to understand what they feel. Declarations and descriptions of love are beautiful in literary works and it always gets my heart fluttering, but I can read fanfics if I want to see that be written in 8 or more ways. Give me some action, some internal conflict!

It also doesn't help that it makes me really really happy for Geordo that he's made a dent in Katarina's baka shield? Katarina's heart skipped and fluttered for a second when Geordo was patting her head, and it makes me want to root for him even more! (Yes, go break the bubble! You can do it!!)

It's not even the same doki-doki as when she gets charmed at how pretty Maria is, to me its different in a way that my small vocabulary can't explain.

And besides, it really is just a battle between the protagonist that almost ruined her life (Maria) and the love interest that almost ruined her life (Geordo). Keith is part of that equation too, but he was never a threat after they became close (narratively, its seriously just Maria vs Geordo vs Keith, ignoring the changes to that narrative by FL2). It's always about Geordo (and Maria), everything she's doing in the Fortune Lover 1 Arc is because of Geordo (and arguably, Maria & Keith too) and the consequences of where he decides her future to would lead to.

It has to be Geordo, in my opinion, to show her that things aren't the same as the game (and he already kinda has, just a dent though) (If not Geordo, it should be Maria). He, who she feared and yet cared for so much

(I know Fortune Lover 2 basically removes that importance of Geordo and Maria specifically to Katarina's narrative by making her an active problem in all routes, finally becoming loyal to the title "All Routes Lead to Doom", but its not like the story is digging into Katarina's brain that she's sword training for the purpose of fighting back against all the boys, its still just Geordo, so idk I still count that in my shipper brain)

It also also helps that Geordo is basically the poor bullied animal in the hamefura community's eyes, regardless of how far he is into the battle (like in the reddit discord lmao). Yeah he has the best chances which is why many people both in and out of the series find it so fun to drag him under because of his unfair advantage, which is fair, but just like how you feel when you see a small wounded animal, you can't help but want to help someone who has the whole world against him (there's literally a canon manga page with that joke lmao), which is how I eventually felt over time. He's so misunderstood and bullied by people despite the authors dedication to flesh him out more beyond being a possessive prince fiancé of Katarina because of the anime's adaption, so I'd rather give my biases to someone who needs (and deserves it) rather than other contenders who are already overflowing with love and support. Also who doesn't love a perfect guy who breaks when his beloved is harm/who opens up to the person he cares about most?

I know people will read this and find it unfair that Katarina is giving so much to Geordo, but he isn't really giving anything to her. One thing I'll agree that Maria has over Geordo is that Maria makes Katarina want to try and work hard. Seeing Maria improve her magic wants Katarina to do the same, and whether or not it's from motivation or fear of getting left out depends on the reader. So far we don't really have anything like that for Katarina with Geordo because most things involving Geordo intimidates her, compared to Maria who is surrounded by mysteries and adventure (though arguably it's Katarina and not her lmao, but Kat doesn't know that).

Katarina is already the most well-adjusted character in the story even as a child so the only thing to really explore from her is mostly just her relationships and skewed sense of reality. That's why I hope that Geordo will not only help her realize that she can be loved by her peers romantically despite her self-perceived position/role, but also be one of the persons to make her completely realize that she isn't living inside a game. I mean like I said a few paragraphs ago, he's already kinda doing it by constantly confessing his feelings to her, reminding her that he is a person with his own feelings and not a character programmed to fall for a heroine.

So yeah, I ship Katarina with Geordo for those reasons and believe they should end up together for those reasons.

If you ask me who I think would she end up with objectively, I'd still say Geordo. The author's focus jumps between Geordo and Maria so that really depends on who you're asking. It also doesn't help that Geordo is always in the marketing with Katarina in the books and games, which pretty much cements his Male Lead status to Katarina's Female Lead status lmao

Thank you for the ask lmao, I'll be updating this with more thoughts and possibly citations later :))

[desperatelyseekingroleplay]

Looking for someone to do a voltron discord rp with me

Hello everyone! It’s just your average rp loving person from Australia looking to rp something that every sci-fi fantasy genre loving nerd should know about: voltron? It’s a show that’s captured the love of many people with the tales of the daring team of space explorers who fly lion space ships and form a mighty robot. Well, I’d like someone to rp this with me. Before you immediately assume that i’m Looking for something from legendary defender allow me to stop you. Eighties voltron (defender of the universe as it’s called) and voltron force (that aired some time in 2011) are the ones I love the most but legendary defender did have its moments where it was just as good. I’d like to make an rp that involves a mix of the three. Now I bet you’re wondering what exactly it is i’m Looking to do since there’s countless voltron au’s out there, well my dudes and dudettes i’m Looking to make something up with you OR we could do this idea that i’ll Put down below. Voltron au rp idea: The five lions of voltron are highly advanced technology, war machines thousands of years old and forever evolving and getting upgrades as the years pass by and the pilots learn their styles and places in team voltron. However, five unique ships alone cannot defend an entire universe against the countless evil forces that not even alfor himself knew of. After some complex thinking and countless proposals the idea was set to become reality: make other animal space ships and train the future pilots to fly them in teams that would be hand chosen by the voltron pilots themselves. Upon entering the garrison space academy the new cadets will be given the task of creating a robotic animal companion who’ll serve as a fighting partner and model for the ship they will build upon graduation. Thanks to the holt families love of tech special equipment has been built to reduce the work of building the ships. What once took months and even years to build could be done in three days thanks to the technology the hosts have developed. The type of animal the cadets choose, their personality,skills and ability to work with others will determine their eventual spot on the team that the voltron pilots choose for them. Pretty neat idea hey? That’s the general idea of what I like. However in this au there are going to be several changes to what is deemed canon, since this is going to be a mix of lore I have made (and yours ^w^) as well as mixed lore from vld, vf and dotu i’ll Provide a decent sized list of what to expect. The full list i’ll Give to anyone who contacts me for the rp. The list is below here: 1: the canon characters are going to still be piloting voltron with shiro piloting the atlas but they will also be teaching the cadets in the respective fields they are best at. For example: Keith is a skilled pilot, therefor he’d be the best teacher in flight training and techniques. 2: instead of only human cadets (as has been seen in about all the shows not counting voltron vehicle force since the aliens aren’t cadets but graduated pilots) there will be aliens being trained as well. 3: due to the fact i’m Not a big fan of “i’m Half alien but I don’t look it” trope any half alien characters will actually look like a hybrid. The exception being the galra hybrids of course since it is shown that galra genes are somewhat recessive (hence the reason why lotor merely looked like a purple skinned Altean and not more galra). 4: the bond that is shown between lions and the pilots will also exist in the cadets ships, however until a true bond has been built a special key is required to operate the ship. The keys will have the symbol of the cadets animal that they chose to build their ship as. 5: the animal ships will not be able to form their own voltron and the atlas won’t be able to form its voltron either (sorry peeps but even you gots to admit that having two voltrons kinda takes away the specialness of voltron being the only kind of robot he is). 6: the animal ships can be creatures that don’t exist in real life (dragons, Dino’s, any other mythical or extinct jazz) as well as non sentient aliens (think of aliens like the giant four eyed lizards that attacked shiro in the first seasons of vld). 7: there’s a special ‘super mode’ for the lions that cannot be unlocked by the keys (I don’t really like the concept of bayards so it’s getting replaced by the keys seen in dotu). It can only be unlocked in moments of desperate need when pilot and lion are synced. Same for the cadets ships. 8:whenever a voltron pilot has passed away their lion changes appearance and so do their powers (their elements won’t change but they may gain new abilities) and what they seek in a pilot. The same most likely will not apply to the cadets but that depends on a number of things. 9: that super neat coolio centre formation from voltron force will apply to voltron in this rp (if you don’t know what that is i’ll Fill you in on it). 10: allura has not died but she’s not that overly powerful magical bean she is in vld. Both her death and her powers were a bit much for my tastes, I don’t mind her having a strong connection to magic I don’t like how she’s so op because of her powers. She’s brung back the dead and this is supposedly fatally risky yet she’s survived it, she’s still an altean but not super op. Also zarkon, Hagar And lotor are still threats since this is taking place as of the events that killed those characters did not happen. That’s quite a lot of lore huh? Well don’t worry I’ve got plenty more, all you gotta do is ask. Now that I’ve got two important things out of the way i’ll Tell you about me in this nifty little list down below here: 1: i’m Literate and write in the third person (you won’t ever get less than four or five lines from me in times when a scene doesn’t require multiple paragraphs). 2: I live in the eastern Australian time zone but i’m Compatible with just about any time zone there is. 3: I role play only on discord since it’s the platform i’m Most familiar with. 4: even if my discord light says i’m Offline don’t ever hesitate to send a message to me. Chances are i’ll read it and respond even when my lights not green. Don’t worry i’m Not someone who has incognito on all the time. 5: I prefer to play as characters I’ve made rather than make them up on the spot. I’ll also occasionally play canon characters but i’ll Play them not exactly the way they are portrayed in the shows. 6: I only rp as male characters due to bad experiences I have had rping as female ones. That being said I do not care about what your preferred character gender is or their orientation is. 7: i’m Over eighteen so therefore i’ll Need you to be 18+, this isn’t for reasons such as smut (i’m Okay with smut but I don’t want it to be the only focus of the story) but because I don’t feel comfortable rping with people younger than that. Same applies to your characters. 8: romance and smut, completely fine with it. I’m fine if you wanna ship canon characters with other canon characters or with oc’s but please please PLEASE do not make it your only focus. I get it, you wanna ship to your hearts content (i’ll Allow that to happen provided it doesn’t become yours and the rp’s sole focus) but there’s a whole story we gotta do and it’s not a romance only one. 9: I like to rp as non human characters but I will rp as human ones as well. 10: I do not use picture refs or face claims for my characters, only written bios. 11: I do not ghost nor do I tolerate ghosters. If you’ve just vanished of the face of the earth and it’s been a month and you’re not responding because you can’t be bothered to do so do not expect me to be there when you finally decide to do so. That’s a lot about me! Now I have a list about what I require from you. The list is below here: 1: please be literate and write in the third person, also no one liners. Three lines is the least amount i’ll Accept. 2: please be 18+, especially if you’re coming to me looking for smut or other adult themes. Same goes for your characters. 3: you gotta be cool with rping with/as non human characters/characters with disabilities/ etc. please also be comfortable with lgbt+ themes and dark themes. 4: I do not care if you use pre made characters, make them up on the spot or prefer to simply be a canon character but please be flexible in how you write with them. 5: do not spam me with questions asking where I am if I haven’t responded for a few minutes. I may have suddenly gotten called to do something or had to go, i’ll Always respond when possible. 6: please let me know if and when you might not be able to respond to me. I do not want pin point accurate details of why you’ve suddenly disappeared but I would like to know why you haven’t responded for a while. 7: please never hesitate to talk to me if something is wrong or you’d like to add something to the rp. 8: please actively contribute to the rp, it’s no fun if i’m Doing all the work myself. 9: no Gary Stu’s, Mary Sues or god modding please. Still with me so far? Awesome! Now all I have left to say is here is my discord name. Discord name: tiberionsunsconqourer#6187 Please add me and we can get straight to discussing the rp. I cannot wait to rp with the people who want to do this. Peace out dudes!