#Lars Was Always Good and is a great character

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Anakin and Slavers

"His undoing is that he loveth too much"

George Lucas

One thing that I always liked about George´s work in relation to Anakin and slavery is how out of the left field he and Dave Filoni wrote Anakin´s relationship to the people who owned or saw him as a property at one point or another and yet it makes total sense for his character.

For example kid Anakin has no doubt that Slavery is horrible and at 9 he is actually working towards developing technology to help free his Mom, friends and himself from it. He hates with capital H the fact those people have control over the life and death of other people but at the same time he has great compassion and kindness which his mother helped nurture. This along with the fact that Watto was the only adult male figure who was around during his early chilldhood, this complicated his feelings towards slavers in a very tragic way.

Anakin feared Watto´s violence and didn´t for a moment doubt he would have been willing to sell off his mother or him if the customer got to a big enough price but at the same time he listens to his advice when he travels to the dune sea to do his work with the jawas and his pov is almost as important as his Mom´s, in the novelization of TPM Anakin remembers not to talk to strangers or to get close to Tuskens Raiders camps thanks to Watto´s advice.

So in Anakin´s mind, Watto is someone he fears but also someone he takes advice from, respects to a point, sometimes gets sassy to and actually listens to almost as a father figure BUT at the same time he has no doubt he would activate the killing chip if he tried to escape.

Pain/abuse/fear mixed with care/advice(sounds familiar?) Anakin knows slavery is awful but he can´t help but see Watto as a person because of who Anakin is, Annie is a kind and understanding person and to point may justify Watto as a "Man of bussines" and "Not as bad a other masters" "It could be worse" but he definitely doesn´t trust him in the same way he does his mother, she is blood, she is family. He and Mom are a team.They shared their secrets.

The first time Anakin saw Watto again after being freed, he was a Jedi with training, almost a knight and the first thing he does to the guy who beat him and his Mom some years ago is to ask him if he can help with the ship parts Watto is working on because he noticed Watto is struggling and his bussines is falling down compared to how it was when Anakin was a kid. When Watto noticed who Anakin was he didn´t reject him and accepted his congratulations but keep himself appart, hoping to learn about his mother whereabouts.

When Watto told Anakin he sold Shmi, Anakin doesn´t have a reaction, he takes Watto´s justification of "I am sorry Ani but bussines are bussines and anyway the person who bought her freed her and married her" Anakin doubts it´s as good a picture as Watto is talking about but he takes his justification and leaves.

When he meets Owen, Beru and Cliegg he sees they are indeed nice people and the reason for his mothers suffering is something completely different that they were not able to stop so he doesn´t blame them for her fate. When Anakin lost his mother it was only natural for him to seek a family, someone he could share how he really felt and his secrets, he could not be part of the Lars family but Padme was willing to love him so she became his new confirmed family, right along with Obi-Wan and Ahsoka but while he had to show himself different to them, he didn´t had to do that with Padme, just like he did with his mother.

In the clone wars Anakin shows again this complex view of slavers with Queen Miraj Scintel, the cartoon goes out of it´s way to show she looked at him as pretty property and he didn´t let her forget that and actually it was strongly suggested he may have been raped by her at some point to keep safe Obi-Wan, Rex, Ahsoka as well as the people they wanted to save while he got enough soldiers to stage their rescue. Anakin had a plan the whole time just as he did as a kid so he keep his cool even when he saw another slave choose suicide over keep being under the control of Scintel. Yet in the end when the Queen was killed by Count Dooku Anakin felt sorry for her, he could not help it.

So this mix of rejection/anger/hate/disgust towards slavers mixed with pity/understanding which is something that was part of what made Anakin a good person gets used agaisn´t him in his relationship with Palpatine.

He first shows himself as the father figure Anakin thought he could find in Qui-Gon before he died a better father figure than Watto had been, a father figure that didn´t reject this title like ObiWan did, Palpatine did this to get his trust as a young child and later young adult and then he showed himself as the real sith master he actually was, Palpatine knew that Anakin wasn´t a stranger to be treated as property by people who showed themselves as good advicers or somehow not as bad as others despite their actions. So Anakin´s initial compassion, kindness and understanding for people that abused him is played agaisn´t him to make him fall to the darkside and chain himself again to another worse master who didn´t just seek to use his skills and body but who wanted his soul as well.

And the same reasons why Anakin justified Watto at first when he was a young kid also applied to Palpatine, he may be a sith but he ran the Republic better than those corrupt politicians, he isn´t a perfect Emperor but in Padme´s absence he is better than the alternatives. He isn´t as bad as a master and anyway I deserve this because I fell to the darkside and nobody can come back from that, if he abuses me I got this coming because I choose this and he still teaches me the ways of the force, he rescued me from Mustafar when Obi-Wan left me to die and he didn´t have to, he is all I have left.

So once Anakin´s voice died down Vader was left with many reasons to say to Palpatine "What´s your bidding my master?" because in his mind master isn´t a word that contradicts father and Palpatine became his father in all but name, this makes George´s words about Anakin fatal flaw being the fact he loved too much make complete sense and it´s a tragedy.

[gimme-noodles-please]

If you're still taking requests for Lovebrush fics and hcs could you write about the first date which each of the LIs? It can be short and all the details are up to you!

First Date Headcannons

characters x gn! reader

—— characters; Aiyin/Ayn, Luchen/Alkaid, Luoxia/Lars, Silan/Clarence, Yexuan/Cael

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Ayn

he would definitely take you to cafe-hopping! we all know how much he loves sweets heh

at first when he asks you out, he asked where you would like to go. he would go with whatever you suggest!

however if you are unable to decide he would suggest to go cafe-hopping :3

being the gentlemen he is, he would pay for everything

he does not really initiate any physical contact, the most he would go is reach for your hand as you both walk down the pathway, only to retract his hand and stuff them in his pocket if you didn’t notice. (he likes to hold your hand 🥺)

“Hmm, the chocolate cake looks delicious. And so does the cheesecake. Oh? You want to try both? Sounds good to me”

Alkaid

he lets you make the decision! however if you can’t decide, he would take you to his favourite hill to stargaze and of course a picnic with food he made himself personally!

there are sandwiches, cupcakes and blended fruit juices, just for you! he’s got everything prepared for a perfect date

it is cute how he seems so contented talking about the constellations you both see while talking about the stories behind it

at the end of the day he would escort you back to your home, hesitantly leaving a gentle kiss on the top of your head as his soft voice bids you goodnight

“Whenever i look into your eyes, I see the whole universe of stars. It’s beautiful, just like you”

Lars

amusement park. he would immediately suggest to go to the amusement park. there isn’t one on the island? no worries, he got his yacht and helicopter at his beck and call. are you worried about the ticket price? don’t worry, he’s got everything covered, just relax and enjoy

he would take your hand in his with no hesitation as he leads you to one ride after the other, resembling an excited puppy going out to play

he likes to go on more thrilling rides but would go on whichever you would like to too! he would prefer to be with you at all times. if you are too scared to ride any thrilling rides, he would not force you, though that does not mean he won’t tease you a litte

he spoils you a lot. if he notices your eyes lingering a little too long on something, like example a huge cotton candy. he would buy one for you despite your protests

“Oh come on, is my little painter scared of a rollercoaster like this~? It’s okay, if you are scared, you can grab onto my arm, I will always be by your side.”

Clarence

he would love to go to the cat cafe! he loves cats and he doesn’t wish to go with something typical like the movies or a fancy restaurant. plus he doubts you would like to go fishing with him.

he is very gentle and respectful throughout the date. like offering his hand when you are walking down the stairs with no railing to hold on to

you might be surprised by how natural clarence is with cats. cats love him for some reason. he teaches you the basics of cat behaviour, how to pet a cat properly and most importantly, asking the cat for permission before patting it

overall it is the chill happi vibes hehe. (he was worried that the date would be too boring for you)

he would definitely buy something for you, like perhaps a matching set of merchandise from the cafe as memory of this day

“I had a great time today, any time spent with you is enjoyable. What about you?”

Cael

dude literally knows you so well considering he was with you throughout your teen years. at some point in time there is an instance when you mentioned to him about your ideal first date

he doesn’t tell you the location and just asked you to prepare, when you asked where you’d be going, he would mysteriously smile and shake his head, saying it is a surprise

you are taken by surprise just how well prepared the date was (he would literally do anything just to make you happy, no matter the cost or methods needed to achieve it. i mean, ‼️SPOILER ALERT‼️ he literally built a cinema before with futuristic technology to show a possible future you might have, there is nothing this man can’t do)

you could tell he was nervous, after all he has never been on a date with someone. the only experience he has is hearing stories from your mom when she was still alive and possibly fangirling about your father

aside from his well-concealed nervousness that only you were able to observe from his slight change in his normally serene expression, you would’ve thought that he had some sort of experience with this considering how flawless and smooth the entire date went.

“My greatest happiness is seeing you happy, seeing you smile makes all my efforts worth it.”

[ken-dom]

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All works are x reader unless otherwise stated - interships are highlighted by character names in blue

I don’t take requests in the traditional sense, but I’m always up for talking about my faves and sometimes it inspires a fic!

Don’t be afraid to ask if you want to see more of a certain character, it’s good for me to know and I’ll try my best!

Relevant warnings are included in the individual fic posts

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KEN ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Ken blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ Comfort headcanons

∘₊✧ Lavender Ken worries he’s not good enough (includes original artwork)

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∘₊✧ NSFW headcanons

∘₊✧ Sex On The Beach Ken learns about the cocktail and gets curious

∘₊✧ Ken After Dark Ken has a dirty secret that you’ll only discover if you skip girls night (includes original artwork)

∘₊✧ Ken’s Glitter Ken’s stuff ✧₊∘ is not like other humans

∘₊✧ Ken’s First Orgasm Exactly what it says on the tin!

∘₊✧ Ken Can't Do Flips But He Sure Can Strip Ken wants to put on a little show for you

∘₊✧ Pretty Doll (Lars Lindstrom x Ken) Lars has a new doll

∘₊✧ It's Crazy How I Need Your Friction (Driver x Ken) Driver leaves a gift for Ken

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DRIVER ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Driver blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ Kiss Driver has been fantasising about kissing you so much that when you do, it’s overwhelming

∘₊✧ Gloves Driver keeps his gloves on for you

∘₊✧ Lips You give Driver a blowjob

∘₊✧ Short Stories: Driver Three stories shipping Driver with Julian Thompson, Luke Glanton and Lars Lindstrom

∘₊✧ Bite My Lip ‘Til You Break It solo Driver, kissing kink

∘₊✧ It's Crazy How I Need Your Friction (Driver x Ken) Driver leaves a gift for Ken

∘₊✧ Everything Looks Better When The Sun Goes Down Driver gets hard from a car chase (and breaks into your house)

∘₊✧ Might Wanna Kiss Before The End of This Song You like Driver riled up, so you push him

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HENRY LETHAM ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ Your Voice Henry thinks he recognises you and finds comfort in your kiss

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∘₊✧ Make You Worse you encourage Henry to be what he considers his worst

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HOLLAND MARCH ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Holland March blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ NSFW alphabet

∘₊✧ A Long Time Holland wants you, but he's scared to move on

∘₊✧ A Nice House (With Nice Carpets) You mess up the carpet in Holland’s nice house

∘₊✧ Did I Dream That? Holland had a great time last night. You were amazing, apparently.

∘₊✧ Perfect Match Holland’s first time in a long time

∘₊✧ Cumming For Days Holland wants you filled to the brim with him

∘₊✧ I Can Fix Him Holland can’t perform when he’s wasted (part of a triple threat with @hollandstrophyhusband and @webbo0 — fics linked in post)

∘₊✧ Interview With The Mermaid Holland gets curious about mermaid anatomy

∘₊✧ One More Night Holland’s horny while you’re away

∘₊✧ Did You Get It? Holland gets horny in the middle of the day. And Healy is waiting right outside

∘₊✧ Forever (Holland March x Jackson Healy) Healy is amused with how much cum Holland can produce

∘₊✧ Dare To Dream (Holland March x Jackson Healy) There’s only one bed! And oops… Holland has a wet dream

∘₊✧ A Few Things About Holland You blindfold Holland

∘₊✧ Accidental Innuendo (Holland March x Jackson Healy) Holland needs to jerk off. Right. Now.

∘₊✧ March Magic Three times Holland couldn’t get it up and one time he did

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∘₊✧ Come Back To Me Nightmare or dream? Why not both. (part one of a two part series with @heresthestorymorningglory — fic linked in post)

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LARS LINDSTROM ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Lars photo collection series

∘₊✧ Lars blurbs, imagines, scenarios, etc.

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∘₊✧ K-I-S-S Scrabble night ends with a flustered Lars

∘₊✧ Home Lars has a question for you (includes art)

∘₊✧ Signs Of A Lifetime Lars’s first New Years Eve

∘₊✧ My Body’s A Zombie Lars sings to you (includes art)

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∘₊✧ Thank You Lars’s first time

∘₊✧ Possession Lars needs to know you belong to him

∘₊✧ Prioritise Pleasure Lars is nervous about cumming

∘₊✧ Part 2 Lars wants to return the favour

∘₊✧ Pretty Doll (Lars Lindstrom x Ken) Lars has a new doll

∘₊✧ Training Wheels Lars is such a dirty boy, getting hard for you at a party. Only one thing for it: bathroom hand job

∘₊✧ What’s Left In Me (Lars Lindstrom x Bianca) Lars needs Bianca to know she’s his

∘₊✧ Riding Lars Lindstrom’s Thick Thighs Exactly what it says on the tin!

∘₊✧ Wake Up To Me Every Morning Lars gets a taste for you

∘₊✧ Lars and sexual desire thoughts and an imagine about Lars’s sexiness

∘₊✧ Thoughts on eating Lars’s pussy

∘₊✧ Lingered Lips you move in next door. Lars helps you settle in (and warm up)

∘₊✧ Lay With Me, I'll Lay With You (afab!Lars) Lars follows your directions when he’s desperately turned on but can’t take any more touching

∘₊✧ I Guess I’m Already There Lars has a wet dream

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SIERRA SIX ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Sierra Six blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ Alone Together you share a carnival date with Six

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∘₊✧ Aftercare headcanons

∘₊✧ Sense drabble - Six can sense what you want

∘₊✧ Just Another Wednesday Six surprises you after a long day

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STEVEN WINGDINGS ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ Keyboard Smash Steven is not pleased with the font you’ve used. Until you find one he really likes

∘₊✧ Keyboard Caress Steven makes peace with Papyrus

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JULIAN THOMPSON ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ Touch Julian needs to learn he’s worthy of being touched

∘₊✧ Comfort Hurt/comfort and smut with Julian after the fight

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OFFICER K ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ K blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ Take Me Home A sleepy morning with K

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NOAH CALHOUN ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Noah blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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SEBASTIAN WILDER ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ Dreams post-canon comfort drabble

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∘₊✧ Midnight Thoughts (Sebastian Wilder x Jacob Palmer) sexting

∘₊✧ All of Your Flaws are Aligned with This Mood of Mine Seb goes too far during an argument

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LUKE GLANTON ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ I've Got You On My Lips Luke gifts you lipstick. It's for you, and for him

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COLT SEAVERS ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Colt blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ I’ll Do Anything You Say If You Say It With Your Hands Long hair Colt + praise + overstimulation

∘₊✧ Stay Quiet, Stay Near, Stay Close You help Colt unwind with a hot bath and a massage

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RYLAND GRACE ✧₊∘

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∘₊✧ The Stars Look Very Different Today Ryland is relieved to carry out a new command from the computer

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JACOB PALMER ✧₊∘

∘₊✧ Jacob blurbs, imagines, scenarios etc.

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∘₊✧ Midnight Thoughts (Sebastian Wilder x Jacob Palmer) sexting

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[anjinghangat]

Typing LBC LIs: Ayn

ESI(ISFP) sp468 EVFL / sx468 EFVL* RLOEI

*Ayn's personality ranges. His modern and Eden self is sp4 but in Godheim, he is sx4.

Self-preservation 4 <tenacity>

«because I suffer, I make myself work»

it is not uncommon for the SP4 to be very stoic, as they are used to swallowing pain. They have learned to tolerate pain and not dwell in it. Because of the SP need for survival, they demand a lot from themselves and have a passion for effort.

Ayn is a reactive character, all his motivations come from an external stimulus that causes him to suffer. In the modern universe, his mother's death drove him to persist on playing the piano despite his father's disapproval. Despite the lack of support, he remains stoic, wanting to prove his self-reliance.

[However, Ayn also wants to prove that he can achieve great things by himself.] 7. Memory - Pleasant Coorperation.

In Eden, the burning down of the black market where he was being sold as a slave against his instinct to survive and persist.

"Destiny is a farce. Fire usually ends lives, but in the end, I had to use it to save myself." ...[I look into Ayn's eyes and see that red is indeed a good protective colour. WIth how bright and colourful it is, it's easy to overlook the immense pain it hides.] 11 - The Past 3

Masochistic attitude - Ayn bears with suffering readily for the need for love and recognition

Difficulty accepting limits - Ayn pushes himself even when he's putting himself at risk of when he doesn't have any support

Difficulty expressing tenderness - Ayn restrains tenderness and affection towards other because those are related to dependency of others

Sexual 4 <hate>

«because I suffer, I hate others»

When Envy comes into contact with this instinct it produces a character competes with others in an attempt to gain approval or recognition. Sx4s then make others suffer as an unconscious way of trying to rid themselves of painful feelings of deficiency. They are the kind of people who’d rather be hated for who they are than be loved for someone who they are not.

In Godheim, Lars's takeover pushes him to climb a hierarchy to prove himself and take back everything that he had lost because of Lars.

[For Ayn, happiness is something that was beaten out of him during his childhood. He demands satisfaction: a life for a life.] "I want to take back everything I've lost, everything Lars had taken away from me." 12 - Symbiosis.

Ayn is deeply envious of Lars and he expresses it to be the reason behind his motivations openly to MC once he starts showing his vulnerable side.

"I want to become stronger, so I can topple him from his throne. The throne is rightfully mine, and so are you..." 15 - The Sword Beneath the Moon

Guilty and Blaming others - Ayn largely blames Lars and the incompetency of his father for his suffering, because he doesn't want to accept his own guilt.

Violent - Ayn was physically aggressive against Alkaid and MC

Overpowering - the start of Ayn's and MC's relationship was a contract that made sure that he would always have the upper hand over her

ESI (Socionics:ISFj / mbti:ISFP)

Ne PoLR: Ayn has a conscious fear of potential, which is what causes trust issues. He is wary of people and what they might do in the future, that's why he puts all sorts of precautions and he himself becomes rigid. Fi base solves this by labelling people and holding on to that - this is a friend, that is an enemy. And depending on how bad it is, he can go around thinking everyone is his enemy (even when they aren't.)

1E (Psychosophy)

Ayn is confident in emotions but can appear more closed off about expressing them in EFVL because of the influence of 3V. Notice that Eden Ayn is somewhat warmer than Godheim Ayn. Ayn's decisions are heavily influenced by his own emotions and are not affected by others' emotions.

[scribe-of-stories]

Get to Know Your Moots Writeblr Interview

Was poked by the wonderful co-writers of Sunset @sunset-a-story and @touloserlautrec. Go read their posts here and here!

On the Tumblr Writing Community

How long have you had your writing Tumblr/Writeblr? A short eternity (first post is mid 2022)

What led you to create it? Was very bored at work and wanted to share some recent stories. Also I had never tried social media before, it this looked like the most interesting place to try it.

What’s your favorite thing about the Writeblr community? Getting to see other people's imagination unfiltered. I've read plenty of great works before, but it was definitely an entertaining first to see the author later publicly say "this is my favorite little guy, can't wait till the next time he suffers."

What’s one thing you’d like your mutuals to know about you? I constantly feel like I'm bothering people and or feel self conscious when talking about me/my stuff, so bare with me hah.

Is there anything you’d like to see more of on your dash? Just some really unhinged stuff about y'alls stories. I want to open my phone and see someone discussing the seven major heresies dictated by some cabal of priests only to later realize "oh, this is someone's fever dream, not a history lesson".

What tips/advice do you have for someone who made a Writeblr today? Interact more, take up the offer of "open tags" on other people's posts. Also throw your ideas onto the table for other's to look at, we all seem to love just watching someone go off about something they love.

WIP it Good

Which Works-in-Progress (WIPs) or writing projects are you noodling about, lately? Been in a bit of a writing drought. Lexical is always getting worked on, more so the TTRPG stuff than any story right now though. I've had a few projects pop into my mind and leave over the past while. Have a cluster of characters I can't get out of my head, but no narrative or setting to properly put them into. A god of violence and the man that cut her out of himself, a cultish vampire philosopher and his favorite little guy (little guy has a knife). Surely something will come of this, or they'll continue to just exist in one-off stories in my own head. Amber Hill, specifically The Lawman, is still somewhere in here but it's been struggling to come out for a while. Been trying to find Lars' voice as a POV character.

How long have you been working on them? I've been working on something based in Lexical since mid 2022 (huh, exactly around I first posted here); the other guys are new and only a few months old at most.

Do you remember what inspired them/what got you started? Lexical is a can of worms. The short answer is that my irl DnD group wanted to play something more free form and creative leaning than what our 5e campaign was allowing, so I said fuck it and started homebrewing a system based in a world I have vague ideas about. The long answer is that Lexical is a sequel to a Pathfinder campaign titled "Demis", which was about fantasy super heroes. It was heavily inspired by My Hero, Worm, and inescapably Homestuck. So when it came time to make a whole new system for these same players I took some concepts that worked in Demis, applied some occult-adjacent philosophy I was/am into, and ended up with my years long passion project. Atem and Sadaf were born out of my growing need to explore violence as a concept, philosophy, and inescapable existential crisis. The Vampire and his thrall Ish spawned out of a desire to have a toxic romance to think about. And AmberHill was inspired by a desire to create something cozy and occulty. Ended up being SCP adjacent but maintained the idea of a small community that cares about itself.

How much time, in your best estimation, do you spend thinking about them? Lexical- not enough, I'm lucky I have at least some productive thoughts throughout the day. Atem- too much, his tired ass sat down in my head and I've been too polite to ask him to leave.

When someone asks the dreaded, “What do you write about,” question, what do you usually say? "Urban Fantasy with science fiction elements"

What do you want to say (if it’s different from what you do say)? "My dissertation on the semi-real building blocks of both physical and social reality, also wizards punching people."

Let’s Rotate Blorbos

Name any characters you created. We've got the original Lexical boy Samuel Smith, Atem and Sadaf who you've already heard of, Lars DuPont from Amberhill.

Who’s the most unhinged? Sadaf.

Who comes the most naturally for you to write? For whatever reason Samuel's self-loathing PI perspective just comes very natural and is maybe someone I should write more about.

Do you ever cringe at them? Nah

How much control do you feel you have over your characters? Depends, my mind does not wonder so much that I don't feel like I am ever not in control. But who I am able to focus on tends to be a matter of debate.

Do you enjoy people asking questions about your characters? Yes absolutely. Characters, worlds, magic systems; I'll rant about any of them given the chance.

On Writeblr Engagement

What makes you want to follow another Writeblr account? A combination of preferred genre (urban fantasy), shared interest (books/games/table top). Also if they have Scribe as part of their name it's just an auto follow.

Do your mutuals’ characters occupy space in your noodle? There's a few. The telepaths from Sunset and their many ways of being terrifying are the first that come to mind. Since I already mentioned the scribes I'll go ahead and tag @scribe-cas , @covenscribe and leave the rest of the tag open. Here is an empty template

[kidfoundonstreets]

LOVEBRUSH CHRONICLE. YOU LIKE?

ill try to keep it brief 1/20397

lovebrush chronciles is an otome game deisgbed by team/company I AM ACTUALLY NOT SURE DESPITE YOU SEEING IT EVRRYTIME YOU ENTER THE GAME HOLD ON neteaze games (passion of gamers) and it is about altnerate universes, time fuckery, and school life.

the game begins introducing itself as a regular otome school life sim (my condolences to the fans who fell for william first sight only to find out hes not an actual love interest trust me i see u i feel u) but then WHAM BAM!! just when u thougut ur girl best friend was lookin kinda cute she gets X_x in this summon circle and you jump in to save her only to find out youre now in a royal cage surrounded by people that needa sacrifice you to save themselves from their own doom. oh and youre not in your own world anumore good luck have fun

so now here goes the different plots and paths with the love interests. the way i playrd it was as they introduced it, which was ayn aklaid lars claerence. no cael route yet which rips me apart every night. the love interests seem to have consistent values throughout most universes despite all of their diferet upbringings which i find pretty cool considering schoollife and royaltylife are two completely drastic diferent things, and also i nejoy how mc is written with more character and an amazing design to match the rest of the beautifully drawn cast

on that topic the art is GORGEOUS. i have never seen such beautiful detailed art in a game before and i assure you it will not disappoijnt. the graphics and smoothness of the game are especially a great touch. THERES A MINI STORY FOR EACH CARD BTW SR AND UP ITS SO GOOD becasenit feels as if the creatoes actually put care and give a shit into whar theyre writing and drawing and even in little events the absolute quality and depth of the cast shines theough its just i cannot express how much you need to play tjis game if you like dating sims ITS FREE TOO??,×*#&@ IMSO SAD WHY ID OBEYEME GETTING SM ATTENTION WHEN THIS IS SITTJNGHERE HUH dont get me wrong i too was in that hole but trust me brother there is only one man worth it there and obeyeme sure as hell isnt gonna do it justice with its 200+ chapter peobably plotline

anywya its 11 pm and ibhave no idea how to organize this post so ill just go through the cast

he is my plaything

ANYWAY ayn is so maahh hes the stupid cat that sleeps on me at night HE USED YO BE MY FAV AND WAS EXACTLY MY TYPE OFF THE BAT ITS SO IRONIC HES MY LEASY LIKED NOW but hes still very good and god you need to see this

^^ bisexual dilemma

^^ HIS EMO PHASE

i like him as a side piece, he has a nice personality but it doesnt stick out to me as much as the rest but i heavily respect the enjoyers of him

Aigh now

HHHRHRGGGHWH HHRGGBW WHWHWBW W SLSOPE9282B3BDND BSHSJW W GHENRBR .R FJJGGW HJ W..B GHN.F. H . THROWSUP aklaid my dear my darling ! i lvouou my little STARBOY my favorite my self sacrificing devoted prince who acts soo nice but is the cause of his own decay. smooochh I ADORE HIM dude one time he almost dies and mc is like "i am so sorry" and hes smiling qhile saying "nono! this is the happiest ivebeen" GET THERAPY

lars is my favorite lesbian

im onsessed w him hes always fun no matter where he is and yet they still dont dumb him down the moments where hes serious only add to his character his charm is unexplainable his rizz unatainable you could never

my TRUE favorite lesbian

MY FABORITE MY FABORITE KY DAVROITE I WAS SO WORRIED HOW I WOULD ENKOY HIM BECAUSE SO KUCH WAS UNKNOWN BUT AHGGWDHHSHW HIS ROUTE HIS DEPTH EVERYTHING IT MAKES ME SO SADITS HWARTBREAKING DUDE "HAIR HOLDS MEMORIES" IM GONNA SOB INTO MY HANDS I CANT BELIEVE I LOVE A MAN NAMED CLARENARENCNEUXIHQBQ SHUTOROSHUSITP oh and he really likes cats :D

i have run out of images but cael caught my eye since the beginning and i dont know whats wrong with him is he my parental figure my wife my side piece my worst enemy my hater my lover my killer my doomer my caretaker my one-time-leave-you-for-nine-months

i genuinely cannot stand him hes the one who i always run to and check on firstin efents and stories not claerence not lars not alkaid but fucking CAEL.

i cant help it maybe in the end my heart really belongs to him because im still waiting for his route and for him to show moreemotion and maybe break down or slowly go through the agony of learning to accept love despite everything despite you

this is the only part i feel a little uneased about in the writers hands.. they are very capable hands.. but will they do him right.. hes so stupidly simple but not it makes me grit my teeth and die

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[bestmothertournament]

Propaganda Under Cut:

Lisa (Mother of Sosuke and Adoptive Mother of Ponyo): She tries to raise her son as best as he can teaching him many seafaring skills whilst her husband is so often away at sea. Accepts Ponyo as her own with no question.

Shmi Skywalker (Mother of Anakin and Stepmother of Owen Lars): Shmi raises her son whilst slavery knowing that she cannot protect him and always fears for him. She teaches him love and kidness and he gives charity offering up their homestead even though they have nothing themselves. And, when the Jedi came and feared him hoping that he would have a good life even if that meant letting him go and trusting his faith to Jedi she had just met. In her final moments she was pleased to see Anakin all grown up. And although we know little of her relationship to her stepson the fact that Owen and his wife took in her grandchild when he had met Anakin hints that he did so in her name.

Kanga (Mother of Roo): Takes great care of Roo and is deeply concerned with Roo's wellbeing, trying to keep him out of trouble. Kanga also acts as a motherly figure for the other characters of 100 Acre Wood always willing to give them food and motherly advice.

[ivory-lamps]

A20: ep.4 Night of that school

Characters: Netaro Location: HAMA Summary: One night at an old school building, Netaro asks a youth about what it means to feel “lonely”. Proofreader: Shay

Boy: What!? You’re saying you can change your face to look like Ryo Yoshizawa?

Netaro: Watch.

Boy: Woah!! That’s his face!! He’s so good-looking!!

Netaro: Hehehe~

Boy: Oh, you turned back.

Netaro: I like my current face right now.

Boy: Wow. So this is your favourite face? Did you base it off someone?

Netaro: It’s got the mysteriousness of Timothee Chalamet, Lee Dohyun’s beauty, Anya Taylor-Joy’s loveliness and a little sprinkle of Hideo Nakaizumi.

Boy: That’s one amazing combination…! All of them have strong facial features and one of them is even a woman!

Netaro: I picked those features from movies and dramas. I’ve got great taste, don’t I?

Boy: Yeah. I think it’s pretty nice…

Netaro: You think?

Boy: You can change your face to look like Ryo Yoshizawa like earlier, right? You could even add Tori Matsuzaka into the mix.

Netaro: Hmm, I wouldn’t mind trying that out next time.

Boy: You know, it’s all about looks in the end – first impressions aren’t important. They even say that… personality doesn’t matter as long as you have good looks.

I guess you don’t have to worry about that, Netaro. You’ll always be popular!

Netaro: Popu…lar…

Boy: Yep! It must be nice to be popular… I was a bit popular back when I was in Troop 2.

Netaro: What is this “popular”?

Boy: Huh…? Oh, it means that a lot of people like you.

Netaro: To be liked by a lot of people… Is that what you want?

Boy: Everyone wants to be liked by a lot of people!!

Netaro: Everyone!? All of humanity wants this “popular” thing!!?

Boy: By the way, Netaro, you finished reading all of the books I took out from that one corner of the library, right?

You read them all so quickly. I probably can’t take them out fast enough for you.

Netaro: Yep!

Boy: You’re so smart but you don’t know what popular means? Hehe… that’s so weird.

Netaro: I just learnt that popular means to be well-liked.

But why do you want it?

Boy: …Well, that’s because… it feels lonely being by yourself.

Netaro: Lonely.

Boy: …Don’t tell me you don’t know what “lonely” means, either?

Netaro: No! I’ve seen that word a lot. It appeared in the novel I read the other day.

See? Here. Where it says “female student”.

“She stood still in the corner of that somewhat gloomy kitchen, feeling extremely lonely…”

Will humans die if they feel lonely? I couldn’t find an answer even when I looked up the word in the dictionary you gave me.

Boy: “I’m suffering, I’m worried, I’m lonely, I’m sad – Just what on earth do all those things mean?”

Dazai likes this book.

Netaro… you don’t feel lonely? Maybe that’s why you don’t understand.

Netaro: I don’t understand!! Ahaha! I was told I was a nuisance because I understood too much! That’s something very exciting!

What does “lonely” mean? Tell me how it poisons humans and leads them to death!

Boy: Huh… me?

Netaro: You’re not popular right now, aren’t you? And you feel super lonely.

Boy: ……

Netaro: Then you can teach me about it, right~?

Boy: Uhh… well…

Netaro: Why do you want this popular thing? What sorts of desires lie at the source? Why do you want it so badly!?

Tell me, tell meeee~~!

Boy: A–Ahh…

It means we want to be loved!

Netaro: Oh~ To be loved!? So you’re saying you’ll feel “lonely” unless you’re loved?

Boy: Yeah! We want to be loved by someone, want to reciprocate their feelings and tell them that we were born for each other!! We want to do that and have the same thing done for us in return!

Otherwise, we won’t feel happy being alive in this world…!

Ugh… that was embarrassing… Don’t make me say stuff like this, geez.

Netaro: Why are your cheeks growing red?

Boy: I’m just a teenager, okay…?

Netaro: Ding! Wait, I’ve got it! “Love”, “lonely”, “happy” – those keywords…

When humans are loved, they feel happy and content, which has a good impact on their well-being… I think I read that somewhere.

It should be this one…

“When humans feel happiness, the subthalamic nucleus secretes a chemical substance that starts with serotonin…”

“There are over 100 different types, such as adrenalin, endorphin and GABA, but oxytocin is in charge of love and connections”... This part here.

Boy: Ohh…

Netaro: Hmm. Humans interact with others and when they love and feel loved, oxytocin is secreted in the brain.

That’s how humans feel happiness, apparently.

Boy: I see… It was kind of hard to understand, though.

Netaro: However.

Love comes in many different forms; for example, romantic love, friendships and familial love. However, romantic love is a dopamine-based love.

This happy hormone called dopamine must always be stimulated, otherwise it cannot continue to be secreted. Alcohol and other addictions are caused by the lack of this pleasure chemical.

This is the same as love! The dopamine secreted from one love will last 2 to 3 months before it begins to diminish. It will all be gone in 3 years.

In simple terms, it’s the “third year affair”!

Boy: I–I don’t really understand, but are you saying that romantic feelings will disappear in 3 years…?

Netaro: Yep! In terms of brain science, it’s impossible to rely on romantic feelings to stay happy forever.

Boy: W–Whaa!!?

Netaro: …Therefore! Friendships and familial love can exist perpetually and their value will not deteriorate. You should form oxytocin-based love if you want your wish to come true.

Boy: …… Friendships, familial love…

Netaro: Then you won’t be lonely.

Boy: …You really are amazing, Netaro.

I was at a loss for words because I was so impressed. Ahaha.

Netaro: I knew it – I’m a genius~

Boy: Yep.

Netaro: But…

Humans don’t try to understand the science that’s happening inside them. They worry, feel depressed and get lonely.

Moreover, some of them end their own lives.

They’re such rare intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy, but they’re so strange! Ahaha!

Bro: Ahaha! I guess you’re right about that.

Netaro: Ding! I’ve got a genius idea!!

I’ll make oxytocin and I’ll transmit it in place of your subthalamic nucleus!

Boy: No way! That sounds scary! Ahaha!

Netaro: I’m a genius so it won’t take long!

Boy: Doooon’t! Ahahahaha!

…Sigh.

Say, Netaro.

Netaro: What is it, Ohno?

Ohno: …Maybe I’ll make it next week – the day I disappear, I mean.

Netaro: Hm~? Didn’t you say that before?

Ohno: ……

Netaro: That sounds good.

After all, it’ll be nice to do it on a day where you can see the stars!

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[practically-an-x-man]

Character Ask:

1, 11

Ship ask:

Q, S, T, W, Y

Author:

🎬, 🖌️, ‼️

Thank you!!! I think I'll answer this for Jimmy (and his relationship with Lars) since I know you love them <3

OC/Ship Ask Game: Firsts

First big aspiration (i.e. what did they want to be when they grew up?)

Oh, he bounced around from inspiration to inspiration as a kid. He passed some blues musicians playing out on the street, he wanted to pick up an instrument and be a musician himself. He wandered by leatherworkers, carpenters, any number of other artisan shops, and he wanted to learn those.

However, the main one that stuck was reading about Charles Darwin and his travels - it made him want to work with animals, and potentially even discover new species.

11. First "big purchase" they ever made on their own

His father didn't wear suits most days, being an ironworker, but he did have his good tailored suit that he wore for nights out, and Jimmy always associated that suit with success and comfort. When he was a teenager, he finally saved up enough to get himself a real tailored suit like his dad's, and he wore it just about as often as he could because he wanted to look like a distinguished gentleman.

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Q. First act of non-sexual intimacy (e.g. washing the other's hair, taking a bath together, sharing food)

This will come up in the fic so I'll keep it succinct, but they do read to each other as an act of non-sexual intimacy :D

Lars enjoys podcasts and music while he works since it helps him focus, and Jimmy reads to him on the days he forgets his headphones and struggles to focus in the silence. And Lars returns the favor when... well, that one's a plot point, no spoilers.

S. First anniversary + how they celebrated

Honestly... I haven't really thought about it that far out yet. I could imagine something classic and romantic for them - Jimmy buys Lars some flowers or another small gift, they get a dinner reservation, and maybe walk around Coney Island after dinner for that callback to how they met... it would be sweet.

T. First time dancing together

Aww, this is also giving me a soft little thought - Jimmy insisting on finding some proper New York blues for Lars, finding a little jazz club somewhere in the city... It's Jimmy's first dance with a man, and Lars' first time dancing to that style of music (though he's probably not a particularly accomplished dancer in any genre...), they're both a little awkward, but they just have a great time regardless.

W. First time they realized their relationship is endgame... or isn't

Also a plot point, but I will say that there's a bit of a physical cue ;)

Y. First time living together

After they officially get together, Jimmy does start spending his nights at Lars' apartment. "Living together" is a bit generous in a sense, since Jimmy still just kinda exists in the space (I mean he doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, doesn't really have other bodily functions, so it's really just another place to be), but it's much nicer to be in the apartment than an empty lab.

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🎬 - First fandom(s) you wrote for, and if you still write for them

Answered previously!

🖌️ - First character you created, or first character you wrote for

Also answered previously!

‼️ - Free space! Tell us about a notable "first" in your writing journey!

Hm... I started out exclusively writing longfics, actually. Coming up with the story plots was easy, but I always felt like I was missing out on key details about the characters and their relationships when I tried to write a oneshot, so they always ended up a lot longer than I intended. But as I've gotten more comfortable as a writer, I've been able to pare things down while still being satisfied with the final product, and I've written so many more impromptu oneshots and ficlets than new-writer me could have ever imagined!

Side note: I have no idea why long pieces were easier for me to write than short ones, I know it's the reverse for a lot of people, I just wanted to share all the details and references and inside jokes in these characters' relationships and I couldn't tell how to just write a singular moment in time.

[lieslauroraschneider]

name: liesl aurora schneider age: 29 species: vampire ( newly turned ) powers: tbd deity: nyx labels: the lost soul gender, pronouns, sexual & romantic identities: she, her, heteroromantic, heterosexual residence / years:  a week affiliation / years:  no faction job / workplace:  psychiatrist, but currently unemployed. relationship status:  single positive traits:  kind, enigmatic, open-minded negative traits:  obsessive, compulsive, contemplative birthplace ⏤ köln, germany characters inspo ⏤ frances stevens, harley quinn (dcu), mina ( dracula ), louis de pointe du lac ( interview with the vampire 1994 )

𝚁𝙴𝙻𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴𝚂:

mother — greta elise h. schneider father — otto schneider siblings — 2 (tbd) marital status — married ish. issues — n/a pets — n/a

𝙼𝙾𝚁𝙴 𝙸𝙽𝙵𝙾 + 𝙷𝙲:

𝐓𝐖: depression, mental illness, suicide mentions

Liesl has been a very observant kind of person since a child, very quiet. Almost didn't talk to people. On the day she was born, there were famous northern lights (aurora borealis) in the sky, and her family said the sky was blessed with her presence, therefore her father added her name 'Aurora'.

Since she was too shy, and basically never spoke, her parents thought she was 'mute', it took her some years until she finally spoke something and was able to talk.

Liesl had a condition, what she did not know is everyday night when she sleeps, she gets a distant memory of her 'past life', the images are very undistinguished, it takes a lot of the same dream with one different detail to piece and piece together, to get information what she was like in the other incarnation. She always feels an inexplicable melancholy, as if there is a piece missing, and she wants to figure out what is it that is missing.

Her family wanted to expand their business in NYC, despite the things were doing well in Europe, and more specifically, Germany. Adapting to a new country wasn't very difficult for her, she never had an issue with the language, to begin with, in fact, she was often mistaken as a native. She had a bit of difficulty with social interaction due to her time homeschooled.

Things weren't good in the Schneider's business. Otto had to shut the company in Germany and was trying to find a way to save his business, and one of the solutions was to wed one of his children. They had to fake they're doing great at the market in order to make alliances with other's C.E.O and socialites, and new investors, maybe even re-brand the failing business. ( To the public, the Schneider business was still doing great ) .

Everything happened during the time she was doing her medical school, and going into the psychiatry field. Her father managed to find a husband for Liesl, and she married, more for her family's sake, but she detested her husband, and she hated herself for never saying 'no'. She wasn't having the life she wanted but what her family wished her to have.

Her husband had a business in New Orleans and she moved to live with him there. In truth, she always was sad and this endless melancholy didn't leave her, she thought her work would give her some meaning in life or even find an explanation for her weird dreams of 'past life'. During this time, she opened her office, and a mysterious man named Lars appeared, as a new patient. He was interesting. The sessions with him were interesting, she hardly could psychoanalyze him.

CURRENTLY

In truth, Liesl always suffered from chronic depression. She hated living, and she never had shown signs that deep down she wasn't fine. Whoever meets her would never guess how dark a place her mind could be at times. And the pressure of these thoughts was what made her attempt a su!cide. But a dark angel saved her from a fatal fate. Her patient, Lars. Giving her the chance to live in the shadows with him for all eternity. Since she is not the same, she moved in to live in his mansion. Little did she know he was the missing piece she was looking for.

𝚃𝙻𝙳𝚁 + 𝙷𝙲

She's a newly turned vampire, literally trying to figure out her life. Living under the care of Lars, and figuring out this life.

She has two P.h.d, and she was a prodigy child.

Liesl is the reincarnation of Lars's only true love, but she has no memory of their time together, only a few flashbacks, slowly recovering her memory in a slow process.

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𝚆𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙲.

party buddies ⏤ bad influence ⏤ good influence ⏤ childhood friends ⏤ inspos ideas. ⎯ click anywhere here.

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𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙽 𝙲.

sire / soulmate: lars.

[lucero-is-here]

Character headcanons: Lars Douglas

Requested by:

Should have included photo of him so-

- Lars lets his daughters paint his nails or do makeup on him. He always enjoys it and finds it funny, and always went to show Angela no matter how dumb he looked.

- he’s bisexual!

- he likes to sing. Pretty much everywhere. He sings on the shower, while walking…He’s pretty good for a self-taught singer.

- he has a drum set back in Australia he absolutely adores, and he takes lessons online to learn how to play.

- this man can cook. And whenever he cooks, he’s going to make the theme fun. The food is going to be colourful and exciting!

- Lars dyed his hair before and he wants to do it again. Just he can’t find the time to do it again.

- Lars either gets 8 hours of sleep or no hours of sleep no im between.

- he likes to prank people. Mainly glitter bombs and everything. His motto being: Glitter is a permanent and sparkly sign of my presence!

- he likes eating raw cookie dough. He made edible cookie dough once and would stop talking about how great it was while eating it.

- he had a punk phase when he was younger. He is super proud of it, and still kept all his outfits, accessories and photos! He might even continue this phase, but for now he’s staying like this.

- he like candy, favourite is cotton candy. He definitely goes to one of those cotton candy machines, buys one or two and eats it so happily. If you bring him anywhere and there is cotton candy, expect him to buy it.

- he wants to try everything. Everything. Every experience he wants to give it a shot. Every food he also wants to try it. He’s basically adventurous!

- he has a motorcycle license and has a motorcycle. But Angela doesn’t let him drive it cause she’s scared for him and if he gets into an accident.

- he’s really ticklish. If you just gently poke him he’s start laughing away.

- he’s a good listener. If you need someone to cry on, he’s always there for you, and he tries to give advice to others to help them.

- he adores chocolate. Especially chocolate chip cookies. Lars baked chocolate chip cookies every now and then due to his love for them and his love for chocolate!

- he both loves and hates loud noises. If he is expecting loud noises, he’s fine with it! But if it catches him by surprise? He hates it.

- he surprisingly hates vegtables. He’ll eat them…But he normally is talking to his daughters about how bad they taste most of the time. Though some taste good, most taste bad to him and yeah-

- oh he gardens. But his plants die after a period of time because he accidentally forgets about them. So he has invested in a terrarium to avoid plant death.

- he likes stuffed animals. He got a shark toy once and he loved it so much he wouldn’t stop hugging it.

- decent spice tolerance. He can’t eat most spicy things, but can still handle spice.

- he got a tattoo! He got a tattoo on his leg of some roses for fun. He really likes it to.

- he’s super good at building sandcastles. He makes them look so pretty. Through in the end he destroys them. He says it’s fun.

- he has a pet crab. He loves his pet crab he named “Peanut”.

- he watches Tom and Jerry with his daughters and it’s always so funny.

- he drinks three cups of coffee on a good day and 7+ on a bad day.

- he’s strong. He can pick you up with one arm kind of strong. He grabbed Jack from behind and lifted him up into the air like Jack was a feather.

- his hair is dry as hell sometimes

That’s all for now. part 2?

[demonsfate]

Whilst it hasn't been ever officially stated as to "what went wrong" with Tekken 6 and specifically Jin's characterization. Especially because the Tekken devs (especially Harada) are liars. Usually to make it out as if they're actually carefully planning stuff and not just making up the story as they go along, they'll make statements that are clearly untrue (usually because they contradict former statements)

However, there have been tidbits of information they've given, especially during the time of T6's release, that does give you insight as to what happened here. And mostly it all boils down to Harada.

Despite Harada claiming Jin in his 2nd favorite character (the first obvs being Heihachi) - I don't think Harada liked Jin to begin with. I think he was always bored with Jin as I don't think Harada likes characters that are mostly good. (As even recently, he stated he relates to Kazuya more than Jin. Although, still claiming Jin is his second favorite.)

This is an old tweet from Harada that I feels completely gives away what happened;

Harada has been trying to make Jin a villain since his conception basically. The writers didn't want to do this. Now this is only me theorizing - but due to Harada loving Heihachi, this makes me believe that as I said, Harada was bored with Jin and thought he'd be more interesting as a villain. However, the writers, disagreed. Because making Jin a villain goes against the original concept for him. Which the original concept for Jin was to be the Good Mishima (this was even mentioned in the SFxTK artbook) and to be a tragic (or "unfortunate") hero. iirc, I believe another artbook or something mentions that Jin was supposed to be Kazuya's opposite as well. He's what Kazuya might've been if Kazuya was raised by a loving family and not by Heihachi. Therefore, having Jin behave exactly like Kazuya also destroys the purpose of his character. So, after the creative clashes against director and writers, they finally came to an agreement - they'll make Jin a bad guy... if it's for a good reason.

And that's where the incredibly sloppy and inconsistent writing comes in. It's why Jin is so fucking weird in Tekken 6. It's why he's a total coldhearted bad guy (what Harada wanted) yet is still supposedly doing something good (defeating Azazel to save the world... by throwing the world into a war????) But I felt like they still could've executed this a lot better? But who knows, given that Harada's the director - he could've been telling the writers that they weren't writing Jin as "villainous" as he envisioned.

But then the backlash was major. Fans didn't like how Jin was written. Harada reported even getting hateful letters in the mail because of this (which is kinda funny now... given how hated Jin's character is amongst many fans. Probs 'cos a lotta newer fans don't remember what Jin used to be) and seeing as the writers didn't even wanna do this... it's why Harada conceded and then let Jin return to what he was rather than pushing it.

Again, a lot of this is simple speculation off a tweet. But I just have the strongest feeling that if the writers hadn't argued with Harada about making Jin at least "somewhat good" and if the backlash wasn't there. Jin would've been a straight up villain in Tekken 6 - I mean, he already sorta was, but what I mean is that he wouldn't have had any good motives (saving the world supposedly) and that I wouldn't even be surprised if he remained a villain.

But I guess there is one thing that always confuses me about my own speculations, Harada's tweet, and Harada's adamancy in making Jin a villain... why did Harada wanted to make Jin a villain so bad if he was just gonna introduce the next main character as... a Mishima who is a Good Mishima? Like as great as Lars is... it just makes his character feel weird when... why do that when you could've just kept Jin as the Good Mishima? I sometimes wonder if maybe they also planned on doing the same with Lars (making him bad later) but I don't know.

Regardless of what the writing process behind Tekken 6 truly was, it remains bizarre and just... bad. And again, I return to my statement; it just made me wish they had retconned it. It was that much of a mess that they should've just retconned it.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Lift (2024)

I rewatched the “original” Ocean’s trilogy not too long ago. 2024’s Lift aspires to play in the same league. It's no Ocean’s 11 but it’s so much better than Ocean’s 12 and Ocean’s 13 that I left feeling positive. Compared to other big-budget heist films or heist-like action films (the Mission: Impossible series), this is standard fare. With a fairly predictable plot and underutilized characters, I should be much harsher on it than I am now but what it does well pushes me to recommend it.

Cyrus (Kevin Hart) leads a crew of international thieves: master of disguise Denton (Vincent D’Onofrio), pilot Camila (Úrsula Corberó), safecracker Magnus (Billy Magnussen), hacker Mi-Sun (Yun Jee Kim) and engineer Luke (Viveik Kalra). Interpol agent Abby (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is THIS close to apprehending Cyrus when her boss, Huxley (Sam Worthington), asks her to recruit him for a dangerous mission. Lars Jorgenson (Jean Reno) has hired the criminal hacker group Leviathan to unleash a massive flood in Europe. Through his investments and stock manipulation, he’ll make billions while thousands die. There’s no way to convict him in time. The only way to prevent the impending catastrophe is to steal the gold he’ll use to pay Leviathan - a job made for Cyrus and his crew.

I bring up Ocean’s 11 because it’s impossible not to compare this film to it. Essentially, everything this film does wrong, the 2001 picture did right. While the flood that will kill all those people means the stakes are high, they’re too high. A part of you knows the mission will succeed. That’s sort of always the case, but I’d argue less so in a movie like Ocean’s 11 where there are two plots: one about the heist and one about the love between the lead thief and the lady who got away. Did I mention that Cyrus and Abby were briefly an item? Another uncertainty concerns the crew: if the heist is a success, it does not guarantee that they will stay together or that gulp everyone will all make it out alive. At making you wonder about the characters and the team, Lift fares ok. I say this because some members of the crew seem almost useless. The best example is Denton, which is unfortunate because Vincent D’Onofrio has great chemistry with Kevin Hart.

I enjoyed the film but have a few more criticisms before telling you why Lift is worth seeing. It’s subtle, but I would argue an essential part of every heist film: it doesn't make the thieves sympathetic. The characters are charismatic, they're not flat-out evil like Jorgenson (who gets to be cartoonishly villainous by the end), but when you lay it all out, they’re motivated by the same thing as he is: money. While Cyrus also has his eyes set on Abby, the film begins when he and his crew steal a Van Gogh to sell it on the black market. With the money, they buy an NFT, whose value they increase as a way to profit even more. While their scheme is clever and that goes a long way, the Van Gogh they stole is never seeing the light of day again and they don’t care, which makes them unlikable. The film tries to counter this by giving us what is essentially a second villain, Abby’s boss at Interpol, but the things the movie does to make him detestable feel contrived, particularly considering how many lives are at stake. I do think it’s a good bit of casting, however, as I’ve always found Sam Worthington a bit abrasive.

Now, let’s be more positive. Any film like this is inherently entertaining because it builds suspense. The plan is laid out. You see how complicated it is. You start tallying how many things could go wrong. Whether Cyrus and the others are on the right side of the law or not, they’re professionals at what they do and that’s always compelling to watch. Jean Reno is fun to hate so you want to see him fail. Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have good chemistry. You want them to see their characters together. I’m particularly impressed with Hart because this is not a comedic role. I wouldn’t call this movie serious and this isn’t the first time he’s done a non-comedic film (The Upside is an example) but director F. Gary Gray uses him correctly. He banks on Hart's charisma and screen presence to carry us through the problems that might come from this kind of story and it succeeds. 

Lift (clever title) has a bit of romance, plenty of suspense, high stakes, action and charismatic actors, along with everything you like about heist films. It’s not reinventing the wheel and because it isn’t, you'll foresee several developments in advance but that’s ok. It wins points for being the kind of film you could only make now (NFTs and other modern technologies have a prominent role) and for being available “for free”/for the price of a subscription. If they make another, I’m interested. (July 17, 2024)

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I think if Chris had starred as Six in TGM you’d be getting a franchise as we speak. In fact, he could have played both Lloyd and Six in the same film and done a Two Face type of thing but with himself. That would have been a sight to see. And they could have switched out the money they used to jet set and bomb all of Prague to CGI both of his performances in.

Ryan was pretty alright as Six but he does much better in films like Lars and the real girl, drive, and the nice guys. More indie more heart. Him as a big blockbuster action star may work (the fall guy looks like a good one) but not with the Russos. He’s not a superhero, sorry.

I would like people to get off their high horses and realize that a trio like the Russos and Evans is actually pretty rare. They have been together for the better part of a decade now and the results have been: Cap 2,3, Infinity War, endgame, TGM.

98% of those films are critics and audiences raved and hitting billion dollar box office. One is/was highest grossest film of all time, a cultural phenomenon, and one of the most memorable times in modern cinematic history. It was a moment.

TWS remains one of, if not the best marvel and comic films ever made. It’s truly unmatched that film.

Civil war is still creating pop culture discourse to this day. The movie is almost a decade old.

TGM had too many issues but one character stood out for the majority of critics and audiences alike.

Who’s the common denominator in all this?

Ehh, I don't know about that. Have you ever heard the saying that the villains have more fun? Even in Disney movies, who has the better lines, better looks, makeup wise whose makeup looks the best? Villains have the most fun, and Chris had so much fun with this role.

Six was always meant to be a bit more of a withdrawn character. He wasn't supposed to be charismatic. Lloyd was. You love to hate him. That's why Chris made that role memorable.

But I do agree with the Russos comment. And I will continue to stick behind how I feel about them. But I am also open minded because I think it's only a matter of time before Chris works with them again. It's not if but when. And the MCU movies are different because that is an ensemble cast. Chris alone did not make that box office success. That was 10 years of a setup to the largest crossover in cinematic history. Even Marvel is struggling to duplicate that same magic.

I won't take away from Chris' performance, but that is also why he does well in ensemble casts. With Cap he is still the star, but he has a great cast to feed off of.

I just want the Russos to use Chris in a non action movie. I think that would be interesting. But we also have no idea if that dinner was business based, but I do believe it was.

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agree with you when it comes to misogyny in the fandom (and in general lol) and shipping etc and I wanted to dump this here because it's been bugging me and I have nobody to talk to about it irl that hasn't heard me muttering about it before but why do people seem so anti-romance in general? I see 'Star Wars doesn't need romance or a love story' all the time and I can't help but feel like it falls into the misogyny category a little because romance is seen as something inherently feminine or 'for the girls' ig so people think it's an unnecessary addition to a plot but it can actually affect a character and how they act/think etc so much whether that's for good or bad, hope that makes sense?

obviously not every character needs a great romantic love and Din-doesn't-need-or-want-love enjoyers do your thing but even in the first season he clearly considers Omera and seems open to the idea at least, so people being against Bo just doesn't make sense to me? has she done bad things? well yeah but what character hasn't in Star Wars? and even if it's not Bo I still see it thrown around that Star Wars doesn't need a love story but why? what's wrong with romantic love? there are other shows that they're making/have made that yeah shoehorning in a romance would've made no sense (i.e. Kenobi, I mean I've not watched it but I can't imagine a love story working in that) but the Mandalorian hasn't set itself up to be a show like that?

I hope this has made sense but I basically wanted to air that out and it just came to me reading your answers to other questions that it's probably at least a little misogyny that plays a part in that anti-romance feeling going around or that makes sense in my head anyway

(also Jyn and Cassian soulmates truther here so if people wanna beef about them pls consider not doing that or I'll cry, they're basically built to be perfect for each other so???)

i wanted to publish this before tonight's episode (i just woke up for work 😂).

i agree. it's always when there is some prospect of romance for these kinds of female characters that the "we don't need romance" brigade comes out. like, there's nothing inherently wrong with romance nor is there anything wrong with not wanting romance. it's preference. but c'mon it's not star wars even has a lot of it on screen for major characters. at least healthy relationships or ones that don't end in untimely death.

i can name the actual romances on one hand probably and further discussion is going under a read more out of sake for length and because some minor spoilers for clone wars and rebels.

padme amidala and anakin skywalker ends in tragedy, the eradication of the jedi order and the fall of the republic. anakin turns into darth vader.

hera syndulla and kanan jarrus again ends in tragedy. he sacrifices himself to save hera, sabine and ezra.

bail and breha oranga perish in the destruction of alderaan.

obi-wan kenobi and satine kryze never officially get together as she's dutchess of mandalore and he's a jedi knight. she's murdered by maul to spite him.

vel sartha and cinta kaz external circumstances and cinta's devotion to The Cause of the Rebellion put them on shaky ground.

han solo and leia organa are depicted as a kind of volatile relationship and we never actually really see them be a couple on screen besides some crumbs. by the sequels they are separated.

cassian andor and jyn erso dead before they could really have a relationship.

galen and lyra erso ends in lyra being murdered in front of galen.

owen and beru lars seem to be a relatively normal married couple but than they get brutally murdered by the empire so.

so where's the over abundance of romantic relationships in star wars?

i'd like one couple in star wars that doesn't end in a tragic demise or a "casualties: everyone in the local vicinity" type of scenario.

besides a "strong female character" doesn't have be devoid of romance.

allison argent still says it best "can't i be strong and go to prom?"

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Despite T7 Kuni's success, she goes in a bad direction for the legacy outside of being the most fleshed out appearance and the original Kunimitsu should be brought back without repeating her daughter's mistakes

T7 Kuni has a lot more tools to help her in both online and competitive compared to TTT2 Kuni like her new 2,2 extentions, projectile, stance lows beyond MUS 2 and BT d4 and an uf1+2 that doesn't require Yoshi for damage to name a few but is this enough to consider her a success?

T7 Kuni holds 40 more moves, better movement, a more cohesive 50/50 identity and better viability at all levels. With all of this considered and the fact that T7 is the highest selling game, high popularity would be expected for a character designed for such mass appeal in mind.

Original Kuni was consistently low tier and bare bones until TTT2 where she was only bare bones in the sense that she had to work hard to get in. Having only 2 special tag partners (wiki says Jaycee but I don't know the nature of the interaction) didn't help her popularity either. Mothermitsu has some really generic tools like sure 1, b1, df1 and df2 were great moves but their animations are a bit lackluster. Her df4 has great frames and is an excellent keep out tool however this move is shared with Yoshi, not helpful when trying to make a name for herself and come on, there's enough Yoshimitsu for 2 move sets and you're still doing this for his counterpart? Whatever her true pick rate in TTT2 was, she was judged too harshly considering her constant setbacks like her low tier placements (pre-TTT2) or overall lack of iconography. She didn't need to pass down her legacy, she deserved refinement. What pick rate even warrants replacing?

TTT2 Kuni is fast (outside of CH tools), proficient in rushdown, poking and evasion. 10 frame jab and 10 in SET, 13 frame df1 (her version is -1 on block), SET 2 you can buffer for extra 8 frames, some evasive options like in her BT and she can cancel SET. But her most iconic aspect is her combo game. So much versatility and expression. Style, but also substance. Even with 40 less moves TTT2 Kuni still had more interesting and cooler combos imo. She also shined as a tag partner which isn't a fair comparison I know but they could've incorporated her SET cancels better in combos. A highlight for me would be her 1 dash 1 (I prefer f+1 instead of 1) which sounds simple on paper but requires precise spacing. Good for wall carry, can do it after floor break and it's optimal for df1,3. I saw a video doing 3 of them after CH ff3+4,2,4 but lost it.

But wait a minute, why does this weapon wielding character have so few weapon moves after losing some from T2/TTT1 already? An implementation of unique iconography and more difficulty would help take Kunimitsu's already epic combo game to the next level. Nina's a well designed character (outside of broken balance issues like her interactions with Lars) and has an excellent combo game on top of that. She also has something difficult, iconic and unique to her: iWR+1 butterfly loop. Her cancels were also cool. She does this without a weapon and yet neither Kunimitsu uses their weapon in an interesting way like that. Not just tech but I've always felt both the mother and the daughter lacked iconic moves like Yoshi has. T7 is more of a failure for this because she had more moves and love.

As fleshed out as T7 Kuni is, her combos are somehow less interesting to me. Sure she's flashy but she's also mundane in other areas too like SET 4 and BT 1,3 SET also imagine having better movement but still requiring less spacing precision in combos overall. Not all dashes are the same in combos, if you disagree... go boot up TTT2 and do Michelle's ff3 d1+2 combo.

Now I'm going to do a quick review of her stances, starting with...

Musashi TTT2: FF3 T7: UF3+4

TTT2 Kuni's version has more damage at the expense of being slower which is a fair trade but why does an already evasive stance need a teleport on MUS 2? It's just a hard read move lol

Dust Ton/Doton Tag Only: D1+2

Dust Ton/Doton is my favorite Kuni stance, it started out as just an evasive read move. Severely underrated, I wish it was applicable to combos beyond a niche tag filler and a wall ender but I wouldn't want it to be too broken. I understand why they didn't give it to T7 Kuni. Doton would've been too much evasion for T7 Kuni on top of everything else. It doesn't have overlap with AOP (same input lmao) btw, there's room for both and AOP is Xiaoyu's main stance like Kuni's SET but with way more expression and transitions plus Kuni can't hold any of her stances and Xiaoyu has more ways to go in and out of AOP.

Katon T7 Only: 1+2

Replacement Kuni's replacement stance Katon compliments her 50/50 focus very well with a lot more options, but pivots to evasion as well making it very valuable overall. It fits her new direction but it's what I was worried would happen to doton, they gave it way too much. I mentioned AOP earlier because Doton's like a hybrid of AOP and Taki's Possession stance, perhaps out of fear of seeming too similar to Xiaoyu they shifted to Katon but ironically this makes T7 Kuni fail their goal of creating a unique ninja because it leans closer to possession. T7 Kuni is also a bit more string based than TTT2 and Taki is a string based character.

Urakarin (BT): B3+4

BT in TTT2 was fine, I wouldn't mind additions if they were actually cool or interesting like 3, d+4 or 3+4 but Kunimitsu II offers nothing of the sort... why should this unnecessary replacement character should return over Kunimitsu I again or even exist in any mainline roster?

Setsunagake F+3

Finally we move on to their main stance Setsunagake, pretty much the same issue with BT but less interesting for both outside of combo usage. F+4 is a pretty decent move and a common opener to SET stance. Chakra drop is awesome btw, go flat damage.Putting Kuni's SET cancels on the move list officially just to not incorporate them into her combos like OG Kunimitsu had in her tag combos and adding frost slide, her most useful low to do after a SET cancel imo (though db3 is faster but shared animation with Yoshi) is just beyond lame. We get it, you want to improve the mixup game. I'm not a fan of this stance, we already have characters like Lars and Shaheen doing something similar in T8 so does Kuni really need this as a main stance? To what end? I thought the goal was to create a UNIQUE ninja, as least doton is a creative spin on AOP.

The most egregious non-stance change T7 did for Kuni was Growling Jewel (f3+4). With OG Kuni it was such a good move. It was a high homing, a CH launcher, a wall break and most importantly a combo filler. T7 ruined that last part and made the animation look weird as a bonus. It was such a stylish combo move and it required good spacing and/or timing. It's without a doubt her most iconic non-stance, non-weapon and non-fire move and T7 butchered it with an easier CH combo route as well... why?

Making a masked character hand down their legacy just to have that character's mask be optional is just rubbing salt on the wound. It was bad enough they exposed part of OG Kuni's face on DEFAULT oufits imagine if they did this with other masked characters. Double standards much? That is another reason I can't accept this replacement, you broke allure of using a masked character and for what? A new audience? Then why not just make a new character that doesn't try to destroy and overwrite an existing character's legacy?

T7 Kuni feels like an overreaction to TTT2 Kuni's weaknesses the way aspects of her identity get overloaded like how T7 Zafina was an overreaction to T6/TTT2 Zafina leading to a weaker identity. Oh she's a rushdown character? Let's give her good approach tools. Oh she's a poking character? Let's give her hard to deal with strings. Original Kunimitsu had such bad lows so they made her daughter more of a mixup character, however what they failed to consider was that OG Kuni had an evasive playstyle so they should've toned that down in exchange beyond removing doton to not overshadow the original any further. Now she's a rushdown, poking and mixup character with evasion, better movement, a good projectile and viability at all levels of play... no wonder she's more popular than TTT2 Kuni.

If you prefer Kuni 2 that's one thing but consider Kuni 1's setbacks before judging her too harshly about how underdeveloped and unpopular she is, I just can't look past those 2 aspects yet I see it get ignored or boasted about like it's a completely fair comparison to make. TTT2 Kunimitsu was punished too severely, forget about T7 Kunimitsu and go back to the drafting stage, suggesting to replace a character that has been so wronged is so messed up. She was failed and has repeatedly been failed throughout the entire series and you just give up on her like that? I'm hoping this ends up as a Law situation, Kunimitsu created her own archetype and deserves to be the one to see it through.

I'd like to see T8 OG Kuni lean away from a 50/50 playstyle, having bad lows is fine just improve from TTT2 at least. Give her evasive moves that require mastery and hard reads to pull off effectively but more practical than ub3. The more unique iconography the better. I want T8 Kuni to have the coolest combo game in Tekken 8 with style, substance, high execution requirements, precise spacing, tricky inputs (beyond qcf and ewgf), blue sparks, cancels and more creative uses of stances. Bring back her fire stuff and remove T7's "Katon" which steals the name of OG Kuni's DB1+2 by the way. Refine her hitboxes and i12 2 punish. Give her a unique identity not just in the game but across most/all fighting game ninjas. Putting a 3D ninja like Taki alongside her would help to keep as a reminder of what's been done before so OG Kunimitsu can stand out as much as possible. Don't be afraid of how weak she was in TTT2 to the point where you have to overcompensate. I don't like T7's direction, keep the mistakes of the daughter Kunimitsu with her in T7 and bring back the mother Kunimitsu. She deserves to keep her own legacy and a fair chance for once.