#I’m projecting so hard on this character

[emily-escott]

Rapidly made this to send to @dramaticeyerolls (the topic of conversation maaaaaay have been an actual, full length comic she miiiiiiiiiight be helping me develop)

[princesspeachesposts]

My analysis of the speech Micheal gave on the Wunmi’s last day on set.

First of all, this is a love letter. It is not just a speech. Micheal was deeply in his feelings. And I love when a man is in his feelings. ☺️

The clip starts with them sharing a laugh about their time with the intimacy coordinator. I’m sure they have bloopers. I wonder how much was them going with the flow and what parts the coordinator helped with.

Then he mentions that Smoke and Annie are a powerful couple ( like they would be if we got together, ha) , who are all about making sure their loved ones are safe. So basically he’s telling her, he had protective feelings for her from the start. He is choosing to blur the lines between the characters and the both of them.

Then he goes on to say he has seen her as a mum, wife and scene partner so basically saying I’ve seen all the sides of you and I love what I’ve seen. Especially mentions that she was a new mom.

Talks about the deep conversations they’ve had about their careers and acting being an escape. Then thanks her for escaping her family to spend time with him.

“Any one that knows you feels your heart because you lead with it”- He’s saying, I am used to ppl acting shady and being hard to read but you are always so open, loving and giving (his words)

“Your eyes are kind, your spirit is warm” - He’s saying, I feel good whenever I’m near you or you make me feel good. I’m attracted to your essence.

“Anytime anyone is in your presence they feel safe - I feel safe” - He’s saying, I know that you’ve got my back and I can be my real self with you. I don’t have to worry that you will hurt me or speak badly about me. We all know how ppl are always coming for Micheal.

“You pushed me out of my comfort zone so many times” said in a slightly frustrating tone. - Now is that physically (turning him on), artistically (making him dig deeper and perform better) or emotionally ( making him soften for her). Maybe in all of these ways.

“I can’t wait for you to share that gift with other ppl- so go”. He’s saying, I don’t want you to go but I’m supposed to be happy that you are moving on. I’m jealous of the people you will work with next. So just go. Also a way for him to psyche himself into feeling ok about not seeing her everyday.

“You are fucking everything” - He’s saying, I wish you could see yourself through my eyes. You have everything you think you lack.

“I want you to walk around believing I am this, i am that….. “- He’s saying, you need to let ppl see what you are capable of. Walk into projects with the confidence that you are everything and ppl will see that you are.

“I’m sad, I’m FUCKING sad that you are leaving” - He’s saying, I’m going to miss you so much.

Anytime he swears like that it’s for emphasis. He means that shit and wants her to know that.

She giggles in response which could be read as happiness or excitement at the thought that he would miss her.

“I love you, I’m so happy to have met you, so happy Ryan cast you and you are a part of my life.”

He probably getting flashback of the day he met her to that day. Saying she is a part of his life means you can’t get rid of me. You are now a part of my life whether you like it or not.

While he’s saying all of this, Wunmi keeps her hand near her mouth almost like she’s scared that she will burst into tears at any moment.

Then he speaks some words directly to her without the mic but from watching his movements, you can tell he’s speaking directly from his heart. I heard the word “ beautiful”. Sir, why not share the rest.

Then the long hug that continued even after the claps from crew dwindled then stopped. Neither trying to end it or releasing the other.

This letter came from deep thought, observation, listening and leaning into an emotional connection. It also feels like devastation that this connection you’ve depended upon might be lost forever and you hope you can still hold onto it.

Feeling confident enough to say all of this in public when he could have just told her in private is so powerful and affirming of not only their connection but her role in the movie.

She truly rocked his world and I think he did the same for her.

The end.

[no-byler-doubt-here]

Hii, what's your favourite byler moment/detail from each season?

hiiii thanks for the ask! this is lowk a tough question but i’ll try answering it 😭

Season 1

Although Mike and Will had minimal scenes where they were actually together, I think my favorite Byler-related scene is probably when Will’s “body” was pulled from the quarry. What I specifically like about this scene/subsequent scenes is how we were only given insight into how Will’s “death” immediately affected Mike independently from everyone else. We saw Mike go home and cry in his mother’s arms, heck, we even got a scene of Mike biking home while crying taken away from us. We didn’t get similar scenes for neither Dustin nor Lucas, displaying the show’s further emphasis on Will’s particular relationship with Mike rather than anyone else.

Season 2

This season is SOOOO hard to choose from because it’s literally a Byler goldmine. If I had to choose one scene, however, I think I’d pick the shed scene when we learn about how Mike and Will became friends. Not only do I love this scene for the way it was blocked, making it seem like Mike and Will were the only ones in a dead silent black void, but I also love it for what it tells us about why they are friends. We are told from Mike’s perspective that not only did he see Will all alone on the playground, but Mike felt alone too. They both started at the same level: feeling out of place, like no one else was there for them.

I find the importance of this detail vital when compared to the origins of Mike and El’s relationship. Mike had his friends — he didn’t feel alone in the same way El did. She was in need of shelter, protection, and someone to show her an ounce of love. Of course, Mike gave her all that, but as the subsequent seasons developed, that base that their relationship started with didn’t sustain anymore as El gradually started to grow into her own person.

Essentially, I find the comparison of Mike meeting Will (a decision Mike actively made) vs. meeting El (a total coincidence) and the circumstances of what each party contributed in each relationship really telling about the substantiality of each. While Mike and Will started from the same place and grew together, Mike was there for El when she simply needed survival. As straight-up survival was becoming less of her main concern and her confusion of her own identity grew, Mileven started deteriorating because she realized she didn’t need a romantic relationship to determine her own being (hence why I believe El will initiate a breakup in ST5).

Season 3

Oh boy. I’m going to be basic here and say the infamous rain fight 😜😜. As an internalized-homophobia-Mike-Wheeler truther, I strongly believe Mike often projects his complicated emotions onto Will through their arguments, the rain fight being the first instance. His aggressive retort to Will’s concern about their party falling apart wrongfully pointed out how Will was the only party member who didn’t have a girlfriend when Will was more concerned about the party’s relationship with one another. Mike’s “it’s not my fault you don’t like girls!” was coupled by a hostile tone and almost disgusted face.

My genuine #1 reason for this being Mike projecting his internalized homophobia onto Will is because HOW ELSE DO YOU DEFEND HIM HERE?? If he isn’t projecting, he’d be spitting straight homophobic words in Will’s face when he knows Will is bullied and was abused for the same reasons. If season 5 comes out and Mike happens to be straight and totally happy with El, I think I’ll genuinely hate his character.

Season 4

This season is oh-so rich in Byler analysis that I feel like I learn something new everyday. I feel like my favorite scene for this season is always changing, so I’d say my favorite one at the moment is probably the second bedroom scene with the infamous, “I didn’t say,” “You didn’t have to.” Besides this obviously being a genuine conversation between the two of them, the first couple times I watched this scene I always felt an extreme amount of second-hand-embarrassment, and I could never pinpoint why. It wasn’t until I read someone directly point out how flirty this scene was that I realized that’s why I always somewhat cringed. Mike and Will, but especially Mike, are genuinely insane for this whole conversation. I think their final exchange, “Cool,” “Cool,” was especially corny 😭😭. Like seriously if Mike feels absolutely NOTHING for Will then WHY ARE THEY FLIRTING SO MUCH IT’S PAINFUL.

[linnlarsnhansn]

Skam anniversary podcast episode 3

Carl Martin joins to speak about Eskild's iconic introduction on Skam. Also interviews with Lisa Teige, Julie Andem, Mari Magnus and Morten Hegseth. Listen here

Full english translation here:

Torkil Risan (host): This episode we’ll talk about episode 1-8 of season 2. The season with William and Noora. 

Lisa Teige: A lot of people were interested in Noora 

TR: Already in season 1?

LT: Yeah. In Jonas and Eva too of course, but towards the end of season 1 and beginning of season 2 it took off, from what I could tell. 

TR: How did you notice that?

LT: I noticed it first by being stopped in the streets. Which was an absurd situation in the beginning. And then you got stopped more often and lost of secret filming. 

TR: Lisa Teige noticed the pressure more in season 2. 

LT: I think I really noticed the pressure in season 2. That’s when we went to Gullruten (tv award show). And we got a lot of attention from the media, that was very new, and started to get shielded. Which was completely new as compared to being stopped in the streets. 

TR: Skam became a hit for real. And someone who contributed to that was Morten Hegseth. 

MH: I worked with a VG (newspaper) project called Panelen, where we talked about clips and pop cultural moments. And we covered Skam thoroughly. It highly affected my work days. I went to the apartment where William lived, walked in Noora’s footsteps everywhere in Oslo. 

TR: In your free time? Or at work?

MH: At work. It was a lot of it at work. And on my own time I thought about- I’m curious about people, so I did a deep dive and tried to find out who these people were in real life? 

(TR walks us through the scene where Noora plays guitar to William)

TR: Morten Hegseth ranks this scene high on the list.

MH: I’m still thinking about when Noora sat down with the acoustic guitar. It might be the most moving moment in Skam.

TR: And here I am, ever the cynical, and think that scene is a bit of a hard watch. According to show creator Julie Andem, actor Josefine Frida Pettersen also found it a bit difficult.

JA: She didn’t want to sing. Josefine could sing, she was very good at singing. So we had a conversation early on that it would be nice with a scene where she sang. And I don’t remember why it turned out that way, but it was something with the situation and William’s gaze. His gaze, where you believe he’s not just playing her anymore, you can see he’s falling in love for real. And hopefully we are too, because she’s so vulnerable and lovely when she’s playing. But I remember that right before we were going to shoot the scene, she just said “do I have to?”. And I said, let’s give it a try. And she starts playing and the hearts of everyone on set is melting. And she said you have to tell me if I look cringe.

TR: And I understand everyone here. Those on set, who’s melting, because it is beautiful, but also Josefine. It’s kinda like someone saying “sing as beautifully as you can”. It’s not just the character that’s vulnerable at that moment, you are too. And then it’s almost too good, she does a great job. But I understand that it was hard to do. 

(skip to 11:23)

Sounds bite from Noora during her first date with William: What’s all this? Have you taken notes from a shitty high school movie?

TR: What about you Julie, have you taken notes from a shitty high school movie?

JA: Obviously. All of Skam is, in a way, a high school universe. 

TR: And this Skam universe has gotten a bit bigger at this point in the show. In the first episode we met a new character - Eskild. 

(sound bite from the scene where Noora walks in on Eskild and another guy) 

TR: Typical Eskild? 

*laughter* 

TR: That’s Carl Martin Eggesbø you’re hearing, who plays Eskild. 

CME: What’s happening here is that Noora opens the door and he stands with his ass towards her. A fun fact about that scene - that’s my friend Sebastian Warholm, known from Himmelblå and much more, who’s on his knees. We lived together at that point and Julie said “do you know anyone that can come and blow you?” He didn’t actually, but it was a very fun scene to have as your debut. That’s the first thing you see. You see my ass before you see my face in Skam. 

TR: And Carl Martin really wanted the character to have some nuance. 

CME: I thought about how in shows, often when there’s a gay character, he’s a stereotype - flamboyant and funny. And it stays there. My wish was that he would be more than that. I needed that for myself. But I didn’t really understand how that would play out. So it was more a wish that I spoke to Julie about. That character really grew with me and with Julie. I don’t think that I alone would’ve been able to- it’s Julie that has helped me to articulate what I wish to say with the Eskild character. But I also had a sense for the funny stuff and the type of comic relief that Eskil is. I grew up with Borettslaget (norwegian tv show) and Robert Stoltenberg’s characters, and I like to say that Eskild is a mix of Roy Narvestad (main character in the Borettslaget) and Linn Skåber in Hjerte til hjerte. That just happened, I was simply a product of that time. Eskild grew out of that. And he has a very dominating energy, but who’s also very caring. And maybe because I’m quite bad at following the script or have a hard time learning lines, I did a lot of improvisation and that turned out to be what worked with Eskild. Because I never said the same thing twice. I remember thinking that my role, intuitively, was to go into situations and crush them. 

TR. Crush the situation? 

CME: If someone has a project, I just dominate the room. He’s very dominating, it’s draining to be with him. He’s not someone who respects other people's space a lot. He feels very open himself and because of that he just assumes that others can be open too, instead of assuming they are closed off people. 

(skip to 24:00)

TR: From Vilde Noora often hear things like “you have such good morals”, so maybe Noora needs to meet some resistance to her opinions. At least Julie Andem thinks so. 

JA: Noora has very strong morals that can turn too strong and judgemental towards others. She’s a character with a conscience and she has to learn to lower her morals and listen to other views. All of season 2, from what I can remember thinking the premise was the question of what is good vs evil and what’s in between. You have Noora that’s explicitly good, and William that’s explicitly mean. And is it possible for them to meet in the middle? 

TR: And William is an interesting counterpart to Noora. He’s reminiscent of Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Or Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones’ Diary if you’re more familiar with that reference. 

JA: He’s inspired by “the coolest guy at school”. The unreachable, mysterious guy. And he also had to have some questionable values to match Noora’s. And he was a character with a very firm mask. So you think “does he like me or not?”. Someone that’s difficult to read. And that was very important during the auditions when we were casting William. We had a lot of guys in who were great actors and who had the looks to be the hottest guy in school. But I remember thinking that Thomas Hayes has that unapproachable thing that’s almost impossible to play. A strong mask. 

TR: I’m sure that some Ibsen fans are listening as well. And when it comes to couples to liken Noora and William too, Julie Andem has made a clear reference. The similarities between Nora in A Doll’s House and Noora in Skam was too tempting to those creating the Norwegian exams. In 2017 one exam question was: “In the two attached texts you meet two women with the same name. Nora in A Doll’s House wants to leave her husband. Noora from the tv show Skam tries to convince her boyfriend William to not leave her. Compare the two texts and place them in a cultural historical context.” 

TR: At the start of season 2 the comments sections were really taking off. The show was updated daily and people were commenting on everything. 

Mari Magnus: This was a point where it was all crazy. It had gotten lots and lots and lots of attention.

TR: There was one thing the fans had had enough off. 

MM: They got tired of slow motion. They wrote “typical, now there’s slow motion again when a hot guy arrives”. This was alluded to in season 2 when William has been in a fight with the Yacuza boys and arrives at the school yard to a Kanye West song. The perfect song to the perfect clip. He says “I need a slow motion video right now”. The wind was perfect that day. We didn’t have a wind machine, but I’m sure someone commented “Wow, does Skam have a wind machine on set now”. But Noora’s hair just blows up perfectly when William walks by and such fitting lyrics. 

TR: The guys are pretty cool at that moment. And the song fits perfectly. 

MM: And the song is a nod to them, like “ok we know you don’t like slow motion”. 

TR: Maybe worth noting that this was before Kanye West, amongst other things, became a self declared Nazi and his music could be listened to to a much higher extent without also taking a stand on the views he’s more and more associated with.

(skip to 33:45)

TR: To Julie Andem, Vilde and Sana were easy characters to create gold with. 

JA: Always, if you placed Vilde and Sana in a scene together, something would happen. Because they have very different values, but also very different energies and ways they communicate. So they were always super fun to put into a scene together. 

(skip to 38:10) 

Sound bite from William: Why do you spell Noora with two o’s? Nobody else does. 

TR: Thank you, William. Julie Andem can tell us. 

JA: The name Noora was a muslim name from the start, because Sana and Noora were the same person for a long time. I had an idea of what happens if you put a muslim values in a blonde girl. And then if figured that just makes her a christian *laughs*. I played with different thoughts when I developed both Noora and Sana, that in the end became two different characters. But who were quite similar at the start. 

[timoogi]

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚,

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙮

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨,

𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙬𝙤, 𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙯𝙚𝙧𝙤… 🦋

[spadaaces]

Thinking about Akiren and his hometown…. I like to think/headcanon that he doesn’t hate it there. There is a strange sort of comfort being there at times, but it’s not really.. Home anymore. Same with his parents - my hc is that they’re pretty average (he goes through So Much shit all the time I think he deserves a Little bit of normalcy in his life lol). They’re nice and they care for him, but after living in Tokyo for a year and everything that happened that year, there’s this weird gap now.

Akiren went through so much in the span of that year and he changed a lot during that year. We obviously don’t know too much about pre-game Akiren, but it seems like he’s always had this strong conviction, but acted more reserved than he actually is, similar to how he keeps his head down when he’s put on probation. And then he does not only awaken to his persona and is able to rip of that mask both figuratively and literally, but he finds a place where he can truly start being himself. He finds people who also discover themselves and grow alongside him, and makes him stronger - and he finds people he truly belongs with. And despite all the shit they had to go through, it’s also some of the most fun he’s ever had and these people are so special to him and they understand him and he them and -

And then he has to go back home. And he knows they’re gonna miss each other, but also that he’ll see them again. And it is a little nice to be back, it’s peaceful for a change and at least he has Morgana with him. But it’s a bit too peaceful. There’s not the buzz of the city anymore, he’s not used to it being so quiet - he’s not used to having so few people around him anymore. The town is the same, his parents are the same, but he isn’t. And it feels weird cause nothing is necessarily wrong or bad there, he’s just so. Out of place. He’s a completely different person but no one in this town knows that. And so it’s really easy to slip back to how he’s always acted when he’s there. Because this isn’t where his real self is supposed to be.

Then summer rolls around, and he travels back to Tokyo and all his friends are there to welcome him and Morgana back and it finally feels like he can breathe again. Like he’s finally back where he belongs and he’s able to be his full honest self.

He’s home.

[kyurochurro]

WOAH!! 4 of them 🤔✨🌷🎸🎶🇬🇧

been watching A Hard Day’s Night a lot during these finals weeks!! have some Beatles :D

extra B&W version!!

[ewwww-what]

I’m going to say something extremely neutral. The fantasy high webtoon is made for people who watch the show casually or haven’t seen it, and also for people who don’t care about anyone other than Riz. And that is fine.

[kacievvbbbb]

I know this isn’t a particularly common characterization of them (at least not what I’ve seen) but I personally think of the two;

Shanks rarely gets restless, he’s the one more content to just bask in a moment, it may not be in silence but he’s comfortable just doing nothing with his crew. As long as there’s alcohol, a hammock and the people he loves, Shanks is straight.

Contrary to that Mihawk is always itching to do something, entertain himself in some way. If he’s not dueling/training, he’s gardening if it’s not that then he’s cooking or he’s reading and if nothing else will do then he naps. but he’s always trying to occupy his time with something.

I think a lot of people don’t notice it because it’s not the jittery hyperactivity that people associate with it. But Mihawk is restless, endlessly so. He’s in a never ending fight with his boredom but it’s all internal.(except when he decides to make it someone else’s problem ala Don Krieg)

Mihawk’s the type of dude to implode instead of explode so it makes sense that things like restlessness don’t really show themselves in an outwardly physical way. Instead it’s more of an internal pressure and incessant need to stave off boredom. But because of his preference for being alone and the fact that the activities he chooses aren’t ones usually associated with restlessness. It goes unnoticed.

Except by Shanks who’s always going out of his way to make the life of a pretty little birdie a litte more interesting.

[ecao]

Reading some of this Arcane discourse…some of y’all did NOT pass english class and it shows.

[the-bat-bros]

Anxious! Tim Drake

Have some angst head cannons

Anxious! Tim Drake who assumes that if anyone is upset near him, it’s his fault

Anxious! Tim Drake who hides in his room when his family is arguing, and stares at the wall, trying to make out what is being said a few doors down

Anxious! Tim Drake who dissociates whenever he is in trouble

Anxious! Tim Drake who gets aggravated the first time Dick tries to help him through a panic attack

“I said I’m fine”

“Tim I can see that you aren’t fine, and that’s okay. Please talk to me, tell me what’s going on. Let me help-”

“I said I’m fine!”

Anxious! Tim Drake who feels bad about shoving people away who are just trying to help him. But he doesn’t need help. They’re only pitying him anyway. They don’t actually care.

Anxious! Tim Drake who bounces his knee, taps his fingertips together, or twirls a pen to help get some of his anxieties out

Anxious! Tim Drake who absolutely breaks down on the floor in the bathroom when a mission went wrong. It was his fault. He didn’t do enough. He should have done more. He needs to prove himself. He needs to do better.

Anxious! Tim Drake who is up all night because his mind won’t shut up, going over every tiny little detail of the day and what he could have done differently. He’s such a failure. He doesn’t deserve to be part of this family. He needs to be better. They’re probably still upset about that thing from three years ago. Oh god why did he sound so silly talking to Bernard last week? Why didn’t he offer to help Damian with his homework is he a bad brother? Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god.

Anxious! Tim Drake who finally accepts help from Jason. Jay links Tim up with his therapist. Therapy sucks but Jason was right, it’s helping

Anxious! Tim Drake who learns to journal. Writing down what he think he did wrong and then writing why it was okay underneath that. He feels so silly when he does this, but it helps

Anxious! Tim Drake who gets a little better every day. It will take time. Healing isn’t linear. But he isn’t a failure. He is doing the best that he can. And that’s enough.

[eaterofdust]

Behold! A mild comparison/rant on Snotlout from the first movie, and his latest adaptation. I apologize for any error and the lack of visuals, though hope this is enjoyable, nonetheless.

Now, starting off simple with dragon training. In the original, the teens are quick to scatter, with Snotlout specifically having the unique path of running right rather than the left all the other teens take. In the Live Action, however, he simply backs up- though seems to shield Hiccup slightly judging by how his hand is outstretched to the only path Hiccup could take. Interestingly, it doesn't seem like Live Action Snotlout stepped forward when/if questioning Gobber as he's no closer to the camera than Astrid.

When entering the arena, he lacks the enthusiasm of his animated counterpart, seemingly furthering the idea that the riders were dragon sympathizers rather than the reality of what canon implies to us: Snotlout wants to kill a dragon because it is why he was spawned in the very first place, but upon seeing a dragon save Hiccup* from the Monstrous Nightmare (aka. the dragon that only Stoick and Gobber are ever shown to fight)- something he's very clearly stressed by judging by how he climbs the bars when Hookfang attacks.

When Hiccup is revealed however, the difference is most notable; Live Action Snotlout appears nearly disgusted at the sight of the heir, whereas the Animated Snotlout glances him up and down incredulously, starting to smile when Gobber begins the lesson.

Considering this, there is an inferable trait of Live Action Snotlout that differs from Animated Snotlout is that he seems to genuinely dislike Hiccup- which combined with his supposed "be cool" mindset serves as evidence for him actually going out of his way to bully Hiccup. This is far different from Animated Snotlout whom actually does the opposite: go as far out of his way as possible to make sure Hiccup stays away from him (think his jibes and moving so that Hiccup can't sit with them). This is given motive by Spitelout: status is all he cares about and if Snotlout were to hang up with Hiccup, he'd effectively telling his dad to screw off.

Live Action Snotlout prioritizes being seen as cool by his peers, Animated Snotlout prioritises surviving living with his father.

Both Snotlout's are a product to their environment, but environments seemingly different to each other. Both wants fame, power, recognition-

One to be "cool" and one to cope with the fact that deep down he knows his father is willing to leave him once the moment arrives. Sure, he's delusional, he thinks that his father knows best for everything and that all the injury he gets he must deserve for something he's done, but that doesn't mean he isn't scared of his father, doesn't know that his childhood is one unusually* unpleasant.

At this point, this becomes more opinion, but I imagine that such is why he leans so hard into being what his father wants. It gets him food, it gets him affection and yet he never gets love. He's weak, too weak, so he needs to prove that he's not the worst by fighting fights he knows he'll win- to retreat from a fight is a sign of weakness, of losing the battle. If he must smother the guilt, the affection he feels, then it is simply to do as his father wants, it is to ensure he gets a "well done son, I'm proud". Perhaps if he pretends he only cares for what his father does, that he has none of the wild thoughts Hiccup has always had that his father hates so, his father will finally tell him he loves him?

And then there's dragons. He is to be like Hiccup- and so he leads the dragon riders until Hiccup awakens. He can't play the facade for long, and as soon as Berk realises he provides so very little, not even the leader his father desires of him, he's hated. He returns to his roots, for Berk is still a land of Vikings, and he knows it'll get him back the praise, back to being the second best-

It doesn't. Nobody likes him, no matter how he tries, so he decides to hate them back. His loyalty keeps him from betrayal, but is it not sweet vengeance to force them to pay for life giving water, to leech them of their wealth? It is immoral, and yet wealth is power, and his father has always taught him to aim high no matter if by playing clean or dirty.

* Spelling error correction

[leviiackrman]

Oh look it’s me again, dropping in to share Willow’s finished timeline: read the full story here

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[youling-the-ghost]

Titch has alexithymia (difficulty identifying and expressing emotions). This is canon now.

[xbuster]

The fact Shirou is muted by default is horrifying because of course most players aren’t going to mess around in the settings of a visual novel since people will generally assume there’s nothing that needs to be changed in what seems to be such a simple game. I don’t even want to think about how many people will just assume Shirou isn’t voiced because they never saw the voice sliders…

Of course, Fate wasn’t voiced originally but the voice acting for Shirou really does so much for keeping the player from trying too hard to project (heh) on him. And such an important part of understanding Shirou is not treating him as a player insert. The conscious decision to mute Shirou by default and lead the player into seeing him as a player insert is really unforgivable to me.

[citricacidprince]

Any character can be autistic if I project hard enough 💥