#Mika was actually devastated

[schumi-honey2]

Contrasting emotions of sport

[dadsbongos]

Oh my gosh the I GUESS part was so funny cfdjkfd It will always make me so sad that we'll likely never see the later seasons, it would have been SO funny omg How are you btw?? Anything fun you've done/have coming up? Also any random headcanon thoughts about possibly dating both laios and kabru would be as lovely as you <3 -Artemis

i giggle thinking about his snooty fucking "i GUESS" that and calling mika gay for being attracted to him, a man

i was in a bit of a rut the past week or so but i've been getting better, drawing a lot and working on personal writing projects. plan on going out with a fwend on Wednesday :3 and i'm trying to con a hot person into liking me

labru poly hcs below!!

ok to get together with these two is a nightmare though it is worth it!

i can see it being you and kabru chasing laios, being romantic rivals with laios not paying attention to either of you LOL

kabru gets charmed by you after viciously studying you for months on end to try getting a leg up on you and you're just like every other hot-blooded mammal and can agree that kabru's hot

i can see you confessing to laios (because god forbid kabru actually voice his feelings to someone) so kabru is just silently devastated until eventually being absorbed into the relationship

domestic chores were a bit of a battle at first because kabru doesn't maintain his own space and laios can't maintain common spaces bc he doesn't know what everyone else is okay with him tossing out and dishes are a NO for him

but kabru is great at delegating/managing tasks plus he can care for others. so he managed to think out a way for everyone to be happy: kabru does most of the basic chores (dishes, sweeping, dusting), laios does most of the yard work and shopping, and you the laundry/cooking ft. laios as a lil helper while picking up minor tidying (but obvi you guys can share and help as with all relationships yk)

non-negotiable tho you and laios and kabru are all legally obligated to indulging each other's niche interests. you and laios are ears OPEN to kabru's novelizations of world history and current gossip, and you n kabru listen to laios ramble about useless mythos and cryptids factoids

and ofc they listen to you prattle on about your own interests cuz that's love bby <3

when walking outside, laios likes to intentionally try finding cool bugs or dogs and kabru has to wrangle him by the collar of his shirt while you're just there like :) aw bfs

kabru looooves planning dates and doesn't usually like feeling out of the loop or surprised unless its something you three agreed wouldn't be orchestrated by him

blowout arguments are not common in any manner, since kabru's an ace at recognizing/dismantling how you feel and is flexible in asking how to better put your mind at ease

meanwhile laios just HATES fighting and arguments and is not the type to enforce his way of thinking/doing certain things unless it'll actually drive him insane (which is pretty uncommon)

kabru is probably in charge of finances cuz its just less stress for him

laios likes decorating the space but you and kabru have to nyx some of his stranger ideas (a fully functional bigfoot puppet hanging from the ceiling, fresno night crawler figures on the tv stand, etc.)

nautical themed bathroom is a for sure though i'm sorry i'm sorry, laios is white and kabru was raised by milsiril they're just going to have a nautical themed bathroom no matter how you feel about it

i have an idea i want to make a fic but can't find the time: basically the same thing where you n kabru hate each other but get along for laios' sake cuz you're both dating him. until you fuck nasty and bond for realsies <3

[new-tella-us]

Hey, so I have a seduce me situations ask! It's kinda sad though

How would each incubus react to their s/o being super sick? Like, in the hospital or unable to hardly move. If their home, they have to take tons of medication and such until they heal.

Not good I can tell you that. All of them would be devastated especially if they can’t identify the sickness cause something that unknown and dangerous is scary.

James isn’t going to work until he can confirm that Mika is on the mend. He tells the company as such. He’ll do online meetings and they can email him all the paperwork but anything that requires him to meet up in person will have to be postponed. Sometimes he’ll just stop typing an email to hold the hand of Mika. Make sure she knows he’s still there if she conscious.

Erik is not taking this well at all. I mean none of them are but he REALLY doesn’t know how to handle this. He gets paranoia spikes about the idea of Mika not making it and all those technics he used to use to calm others down, he’ll have to start using on himself. He’s not used to the idea of the life of someone he loves actually being in danger, especially from something he can’t control or stop.

Sam would be angry of course. Not with someone but maybe with himself. I can see him being the type that goes “what could I have done?” Even if there’s nothing he could have done. On top of that, he’d just be angry at the world since, to him, it’s not fair that someone like Mika has to suffer meanwhile much more evil people are doing just fine.

Matthew would be panicking and sobbing. Like uncontrollably but once he manages to calm himself down, he’ll do his best to entertain Mika assuming that she’s awake. Games, toys, shows, the whole nine yards. He’ll even tolerate Simon Tabby as he makes Mika happy. Though if she starts complaining about her pain that might be his breaking point.

Damien would also be crying and hugging her. He can’t feel her pain but he can relate and he can hear her pain. He knows she’s suffering and he knows he’s done all he can and he hates how little he can do. He just wants her to be able to rest. It’s not kosher for demons to use enthrallment to manipulate the emotions or pain receptors but he might just do it so she won’t suffer.

[popchoc]

Grey's 21x03

Okay so Mika might not die after all. Her sister really could though, so at least there's drama on the horizon & her final storyline could still get memorable (which I believe both character and actress deserve). I do believe her reaction to the news was a bit weird (in what world don't we just say: hey, I just got devastating news, can I have a minute?!). It's a clear Grey's "trick" though, they love to have us guessing, I just never buy it. I'm also not sure about the ending. I get that she needs a friend, but Jules clearly could be both if getting the chance. And though this was, and should be, about Mika, Jules non-verbal reaction was kinda 💔.

Though the promo didn't get me that excited (it was basically all about Catherine's case), I have to admit the ep itself was quite entertaining. I enjoyed the lighter moments, like the OR scene with the missing sponge, Bailey getting her job back and Sydney's stupid puns. I also liked Sydney confronting Ben about his constant switching. (His reaction was off though, reacting this defensive. While his counter arguments were all true in themselves, they had nothing to do with this simple fact. So making Sydney change her mind because of this felt like (more) poor writing to me.)

More good versus bad in the Webber arc. He actually surprised me with his reaction after finding out ("take care of her" then letting it be), but then went all irrational again when shouting at Mer. Come on, he's a doctor, he knows the rules!

Amelia getting to be the hero is always fun. Though I'm not a fan of all of them always supposed to be worldclass surgeons blabla, I do like to see her getting some credits.

[twig-tea]

Oppan 9: 0 for 9 and bonus points for a multi-minute sob

Friends, this show feels calibrated to devastate (in a good way) me every single episode. I know that I've had this running gag every post about how this show makes me cry, but I want to be so clear that it's almost never about anything bad happening. This show is about kindness, which is always my weakness. Good people who are trying hard to be kind to one another will get me every single time. It's the most beautiful thing to show, and I never get tired of watching different media depict this in different ways. And this particular depiction is very kind in and of itself; it lets people make mistakes, and holds them to account for those mistakes but also lets them try again.

This episode we get to see the culmination of Makoto's hard work. This man has worked so hard at changing himself so that he can be someone people in his life can talk to and rely on, and his reward is that his family, coworkers, and friends have started talking to him--really talking to him, trusting him with their vulnerabilities and fears and hopes for the future--and that he is getting to see and share in their joy when he doesn't mess up his response. Mika's joy at the concert and Makoto understanding what kpop has done for his wife, his marriage, and his family, was huge.

And as a result of his work, the people he cares about are also extending that same trust in humanity that he's proving to them is worth extending, and they are being rewarded with more positive relationships in their lives too. In this episode we get to see the older coworker Fui Kakeru explain what he doesn't like about the way his baseball teammates talk about women, and have that be internalized and confirmed as something that affects them all negatively, actually.

Hugely, we get to see Madoka and Daichi embody their newly out relationship in big ways; Madoka has an interaction with the baseball club that Kakeru has been speaking to, and as a result they are respectful of his relationship with Daichi and hero-worship him a little bit for being brave enough to hold Daichi's hand as they walk away. What a big, big moment. And then of course the biggest moment of the season, when Madoka decides his relationship with Daichi is worth pushing through his fear and having the conversation with his parents.

Tears watch: I thought this episode wasn't going to get to me. I thought I'd made it to the end. And then all of a sudden, Madoka realizes that his fears about coming out to his family are holding Daichi back from experiencing family himself--and this is something Daichi feels strongly about--and Madoka proposes to Daichi, offering to be his family, to talk to his parents, to build a life together. And they go to Daichi's mom and get sorely needed mom hugs. And I sobbed so hard. A gay proposal in a general Jdrama (in which of course the show pointed out that it could not be legal unless they marry overseas).

What a perfect episode for the end of pride month.

Thank you @isaksbestpillow, I am so, so grateful for this show!!

[op81s]

I'll hit you too with the FINNISH TRIFECTA for the ship ask game:

Kimi/Seb

Mika/Michael

Valtteri/Lewis

ooooooooooooooooh that's some interesting pairings 👀 and very iconic of you to pick the three finns 😂

kimi/seb

the difference of how kimi is with seb in comparison to how he is with everyone else???????????? devastating. they're the og's for me. there's only one other seb pairing that could maybe beat them for me (bonus point if you can figure out what pairing that is)

mika/michael

i'm not super informed on them but i've seen old photos/videos of them... and i see where people are coming from 👀

(if anyone felt like linking me some fics/posts about them so i can educate myself i would thank you greatly 💖✨)

valtteri/lewis

for me this is one of those pairings where it really depends on how you write it/interpret it. 'cause i can definitely see them solely as brotp, where valtteri really helped heal the hole nico left in lewis' heart with platonic goodness and over the years they became really good friends and although they're not teammates anymore they still keep in touch/take every opportunity to chat/hang out. BUT i can also read it as romantic.... where valtteri really helped heal the hole nico left in lewis' heart but in an 'they're having amazing sex' sort of way 👀😂 (also again...i say otp but there's actually a lewis pairing i ship more but i can have multiple otp's with the same people 'cause i freaking said so.)

send me a ship and i'll tell you if i ship it.

[keepthedelta]

So when did this nico fixation begin? *clicks ballpoint pen, steadying the notepad with the other hand at the ready*

the year was 2005. the location was my uncle's living room as he babysat me and my brother. the only media he owned was vhs tapes of the 90s f1 races. whenever we were at his house he would put a race on, and that's when i saw him. a figure of pink and gold, the most beautiful man i had ever seen. mika hakkinen. he was like an exotic creature to me, i had never seen a blonde person person before. i must have watched every race in his championship seasons at least five times. i was devastated when i learned that he had already retired.

then, 2006. a new driver arrived on the grid. his hair was longer than mika's but he was blonde too, and maybe even prettier. i didn't even know about the keke connection back then but to my mind he was the new version of mika. and then my uncle took us along to a race and i actually got to meet nico. he was and continues to be the nicest f1 driver i have ever met. he's a brilliant driver too, who spent so long outdriving terrible cars, and the moment he got an opportunity he began competing for championships, but it all comes back to the fact that he is genuinely a truly kind man and always has been. also he's blonde.

[yandere-daze]

hello daze !!! congrats on 3k ^_^ can i request shu w/ the fool & the lovers? tysm !

Thank you!! And you sure can, I always jump at the chance to write for my blorbo ☺️💕

gn reader

tw yandere, possessiveness, jealousy, obsession, Shu refers to you as “doll” once as a petname

The Fool - How deluded is this yandere when it comes to their darling? Are they self aware on any level? 

More than deluded, I would say Shu feels very entitled when it comes to your attention and time. Not many can proclaim that they´re part of the few people that Shu holds dear, so naturally, you should consider it an honor that he wants to spend so much time with you!

He has a very hard time opening up to other people so once he falls for you, Shu just expects that he also becomes your top priority in life. What do you mean, you agreed to meet up with some of your friends later today? Shu invited you to watch him work on the next stage outfit for Valkyrie so naturally, you´re already busy. Tell them that you don´t have any time for them!

And he just expects you to go along with his whims, actually offended and making a fuss when you tell him no. Why should you have a life outside of him when all he does is think about you all day? That´s not fair, is it? So take responsibility for stealing his heart, for making him so obsessed with every little thing you do or say!

Now, Shu definitely has gotten better in recent years, so he tries to not be as controlling anymore because he has seen with both Nazuna and Mika what kind of effect that can have on the people he cares about and he really doesn´t want to repeat his past mistakes with you.

And yet, he still can´t refrain from demanding all of these things from you anyway, from holding on to you for as long as he can because deep down he´s scared. That´s why this self-awareness that the way he treats you isn´t right only rarely crosses his mind when he´s in a particularly vulnerable state. He doesn´t let himself think about it for too long so he pushes the thought away as soon as it comes

The Lovers - How would this yandere deal with their darling being in a relationship with someone else? 

Not well, to say the least! As I said above, Yandere Shu comes hand-in-hand with a load of entitlement so when he finds out that you already have a significant other? He´s pretty devastated. How can this be? For how long have you been dating someone else? How come you never told him about this? Scolds you for not telling him about this sooner - he demands to be the first person you tell anything to

He´s noticeably quieter for a bit as he mulls over what this means for him. Excuses himself early and goes home where he spends the rest of the day spilling his feelings to Mademoiselle, who offers him comfort and an open ear. He didn´t want you to see the sort of effect you have on him so that is why he had retreated to his own home instead.

But you´re sorely mistaken if you think that means Shu will simply give up on you.

Shu doesn´t strike me as the type who would kill someone but he has no problems being openly hostile towards your significant other. I mean have you seen the way he talks to Eichi? It´s like that but somehow worse. Shu just refuses to be civil with this eyesore that dares to try and take you away from him. Takes every single opportunity to insult them as he tries to make you see how much inferior they are compared to him.

Are you too blind to see that there is a vastly superior option for a romantic partner right in front of you? He thought you had better taste than this

Will actively try to drive a wedge between you and your current “partner” ( he cringes at the thought) by just talking them down until they finally break and leave you because of the nasty behaviour of your ��best friend” ( also seethes at that notion)

But don´t be sad, there is no reason to cry over someone that was so obviously not on your level. They were a fool to let you go and Shu is more than eager to finally take you for himself

He´s going to take great care of his precious little doll <3

[fuck-you-upmusicbracket]

No Place In Heaven (MIKA)

For every love I had to hide/And every tear I ever cried/I’m down on my knees/I’m begging You, please-/There’s no place in Heaven for someone like me/Won’t You open the door and try me once more?/Cause there’s no place in Heaven for someone like me./There’s no place in Heaven.

“Ugh horrible I am literally crying while typing those lyrics ho1w embarrassing. My Diocese voted five years ago to acknowledge the status of and bless same-sex marriages. I’ve been a Christian my whole life and am heavily involved in service roles in the church, and our vicar at the time was a colossal homophobe. He was so ghastly about the whole thing that even congregants who were uncomfortable with same-sex marriage thought he handled it poorly. I’m very queer, but unintentionally very stealth about it, and I got engaged to my partner during all this: despite him also being queer we’re a straight passing relationship, and I had to sit with the discomfort of the fact that people were ~thrilled~ for us... because we looked right. But by everything we were being lectured on at the time (and said vicar’s rhetoric was honestly that of an aspiring cult leader) our relationship was wrong even as it stood, let alone if we’d been the same gender (which is something we’ve discussed a lot both because of my own loose relationship with gender and because his prenatal scans were misinterpreted and his parents were told he was girl). And knowing that people weren’t happy for *us*, they were happy for what they thought we represented made us gag. But we couldn’t say anything openly because the vicar was stomping on open dissent to his views (despite the fact that the WIDER church DID disagree with him). I heard this song for the first time during that. I don’t even remember where. But it was SO cathartic to sing along to, and I actually don’t cry easily but this song let me get so many of those ugly tears out. The story has a relatively happy ending btw: same-sex marriages CAN be blessed, that vicar threw a tantrum, left and DID set up his own cult, and we now have a priest who is a lot more compassionate and accepting and is actively working to heal the pain and mistrust the first guy caused.”

Poll Runner: So many of you have left beautiful, personal descriptions of these songs and how much they mean to you, and honestly I love them all, but this one is honest to god my favourite. It’s just so raw and real and made me feel so many feelings (I’m queer and grew up in a fairly homophobic community). The submitter didn’t want their url on the poll post for privacy reasons, but they told me that if anyone reading this wants to reach out to them over being a queer Christian, then they can message me (the poll runner) to get their url.

A Boy And His Frog (Tom Smith)

What can I say without you there to guide me?/How else am I supposed to give?/How can I sing without you there beside me?/How else am I supposed to live/You could never just do the expected/I was just an idea in a bog/But you sewed up your dream and we made quite a team/Jim and Kermit, a boy and his frog

“Tender, Muppet-y devastation.”

Poll Runner: No celebrity death has fucked me up as badly as Jim Henson’s, and I wasn’t even alive for it.

A Boy and His Frog submitted by @sub-ignis

[kursed-arcana]

Psycho Pass Providence Review

I saw it in theaters and it was even better then I imagined.

Turning Akane into a tragic heroine may have been the best choice for her character after all. Her self sacrifice elevated her character to another level in my eyes.

I have not yet watched season 3 or first Inspector due to patiently waiting for the dub, but knew akane's fate and how it resolves. I went into this movie hoping it would explain how Akane was imprisoned and fearing she would take the fall for Shindo based on the context the film provided, instead I was pleasantly surprised to see our heroine take her fate into her own hands and make a difficult choice. Her self sacrifice was flawless and I was nearly in tears when she broke down. There is even a fantastic parallel between her choice here and Kougami's at the end of one. They both leave each other letters and both call the other an idiot for their decision. I left the theater fully satisfied.

I really appreciate how Kougami and Akane are always on eachothers minds and how their past interactions motivate their present actions even when they're apart. I think they'd make an excellent couple and Kougami being such a stubborn baby and not apologizing to Akane and being shocked when she hung up on him was too funny. I feel like them understanding eachother so well is both a strength and a weakness. It could very well be what keeps a a clear canon paring for them from happening. But I feel like this ending for Akane opens a lot of doors for them going forward. In the eyes of sybil, they're now two of a kind. The power imbalance barrier from their different statuses is now gone! And from what I hear about season 3 and first Inspector, I believe we'll be able to get more content of the two of them working together again in the near future.

On to the rest of the movie and cast.

I can't help but enjoy Mika. I think her character arc in 2 was actually really interesting and a nice contrast to Akane. And seeing her devastation at Akane's actions after she had just tried to save her, really spoke to me. I feel like she's still very much that broken girl from season 1 and Akane's loss probably opened up those wounds again. Her character has a lot more potential than most fans acknowledge.

Gino also has a prominent supporting role in this movie. Whether interacting with Kougami, Akane and Frederica he really shines. He is clearly happy to be with Kougami again, but let's his pride get in the way. But at the end of the day, they are both incredibly loyal to Akane. While Gino protects her as a shield, Kougami fights for her like a sword. It offers a unique dynamic. They essentially have Akane on a pedestal, as does sybil itself, which makes her very public and on purpose fall from grace all the more interesting. What will these two men do now that Akane has made herself a martyr for the justice her ideals strive to protect? I think we all have an idea of where the story goes from here whether we've watched the next material in the timeline already or not.

Finally its worth noting that essentially the entire supporting cast gets a few moments to shine, whether from season 1 or 2, and of course some characters from 3. The cast from 3 may not be the focus this time but they are still present in the background and I believe this movie answers some questions about their pasts.

In closing some stray thoughts.

- I can't help but ship Frederica and Gino now. They had great chemistry and a moment of theirs mirrors and earlier Koihami x Akane ship baiting moment in the movie. Keep yours open for it!

-we lost a good man this go around. His death generally shocked me. Keeping it vague so I don't lessen the impact!

- the music for this movie is A+ however, there is no after credit scene if you dont want to listen to the ending

[rayylock]

tell me some of your dangerverse hcs!

alrighty ! i’m gonna section them off so that it’s easier to read .

henry danger ( kinda leaks into df sorry lol ) :

- ray is a trans man . captain man says trans rights fr .

- schwoz is trans too . he’s weird enough i don’t think i need to put him through more shit through future hcs ( affectionate ) .

- henry does NOT become a complete asshole in dystopia . i’ve seen one too many fics showing he does and he did not spend his entire childhood being somewhat of a moral compass to do a complete 180 . he is a dork who says he’s in a band but immediately backtracks because he knows lying is pointless and giggles when complimented , all in canon .

- charlotte , robot enhancements and all her glorious self , doesn’t become president , but becomes a prosecutor of the law instead . after her gap year in dystopia , she realized how corrupt the system is everywhere , not only in swellview . she is now studying criminal justice in harvard :}

- jasper has a major glow up . not a hc just a fact . he also learned to fight outside of sleeping so he could react faster without having to wait to be konked out by the gum .

- kris and jake hart do their own thing now , but are still married . they came to the conclusion that even though their kids are out of the house they would still eventually need a support system . by they i mean kris . they both also still love each other , but aren’t in love yk ?

- after graduating from uni and having felt success from her social media fame , piper moved back to swellview to help track down villains , and mika appreciates the extra help , because it turns out piper is actually really good at doxxing people . i will not elaborate . oh and also she scares ray so she got him to actually pay the df kids lmao .

danger force :

- mika is a bi trans girl . deal with it .

- chapa is nonbinary and still uses she / her . she’s also aromatic but is open to queer platonic relationships !

- miles is unlabeled . we love that for him , truly a king .

- bose is bi because have you seen him ??

- chapa always carries a taser to she can get away with zapping people outside of fighting crime without raising suspicion .

- when miles first started randomly teleporting everywhere , he was overwhelmed by the constant change in everything that he had to teach himself how to calm down , and now he’s excellent at teaching and helping others calm down .

- after joining df , they would all train together , and one day while training , ray threw a ball at bose and he started lightly crying . he caught it , he just was happy crying because he never got to play the whole father - son catch cliché game .

- mika used to go out into the desert to practice her super screaming , but after a while she started fainting during the day , so now she trains in one of the many rooms in the man’s nest that has been renovated by schwoz to be soundproof .

- as much as ray misses his original kids , in one of his rarest mature moments , he realizes that he shouldn’t compare them . he also decides to be more careful with them than he was with henry , causing that whole “ no powers = no crime fighting “ situation in canon . he can’t risk losing more of his kids , especially so young .

- I LIED MORE SCHWOZ . when the df kids lost their powers , schwoz didn’t sleep until he came up with an antidote he thought would work based on the gas clown’s gas . when it didn’t work he was devastated , but he wouldn’t show the full extent of it . he knew it would effect the kids and he knew he could try again . the following days he spent in his lab , running on illegal caffeine , and eventually passed out from exhaustion . mika found him and put a blanket over him that miles made , having wanted to apologize for how unfair they were being towards him , because after all , he’s only human .

[bwoahtastic]

When the idea of including Nico in pack sex first comes up Kimi takes Seb aside to make sure he’s completely okay with the idea. He knows Seb had some insecurities around Kimi and Nico’s relationship when he first saw them together and he doesn’t want to make it worse. Kimi also knows how much Seb’s friendship means to Nico and he knows how devastated Nico would be if something would ruin it.

They start small and Kimi kisses Nico in front of Seb and Nico just melts into it. Seb thought he might feel a little jealous but really he’s just so intrigued. Nico seems so relaxed and he looks gorgeous all spread out and feathers shimmering. Seb kissing Nico and Nico just smiles up at him and there’s so much trust in his eyes.

It would take time for Nico to fully engage in pack sex with the other alphas. But Seb and Kimi being there makes him relax a bit. When Mika joins eventually they see just how special those two’s bond is because Nico is completely relaxed and lets go

Oh plss! Thet all know its a pretty normal pack thing and it would be good for Nico'a integration into the pack (i mean every alpha would have had their turns to integrate like thst too), but ofcourse its different eith this being the first person outside of the relationship.

And ofcoursr Seb had been unsure about Kimi and nico, and seb is nico's first omega friend he can't lose thst connection! But pls it actually turns out good, Kimi just kissing Nico in front of Seb and seeing his reaction, as well as.th3 reaction from the other Alphas and no one feels jealous. If anything, Seb is a little jealous of Kimi because he wants to kiss Nico too lol. Nico being so happy and purring a lot and just being so trusting with Seb and the pack, a little shy at times but clearly loving being included, and if it does get too much, some nuzzles from Seb or Kimi calm him down again!

It would take a little longer for the other Alphas to dare to touch Nico freely during pack sex but it just brings more harmony! Pls Nico and seb both getting kissed and touched by the Alphas while giggling at each other and it's just bliss.

It again takes some getting used to having Mika there too, but they all see how calm and happy Nico ie around him and its enough,proof they can trust him!

(Poor grandpa Toto stuck with all the kiddos those nights lol)

[glacialheart]

archon, venti, vision, freedom, delusion, adventurers guild, guizhong, rex lapis, barbara, sakura blooms, lantern rite, ganyu and dainsleaf <3

archon: which nation’s known ‘ideal’ do you like the most: freedom, contracts, eternity, wisdom, justice, or war?

freedom, definitely!! i'm all about freedom. and i also really vibe with wisdom and justice for some reason

venti: which character(s) do you think you’d actually get along with if you were to meet in person and who do you think you’d actually dislike interacting with?

if i went into detail about this with all the regions we'd be here all day so i'll just pick a few!! i'd get along with xiangling, jean, kaeya (we have banter hehe) kaveh, thoma, myyyb alhaitham on a good day, ayaka and navia!!

as for the ones i think i'd dislike: itto, myb? it always takes me time to warm up to the more louder people (and dori, i'd avoid her)

vision: if you were visionless, how would you compensate for the lack elemental boost? pure skill and wit or would you invest in some premium fatui-made delusions…

ew no delusions for mika, i'll just pick a god and pray (and also use my brain jsjdhsdjds)

freedom and delusion answered here!!

adventurer’s guild: which genshin group would you align yourself with?

the sumeru boys are entertaining i love him (not sure i'd fit in though) i'd def get along with people a lot in mond it's just so chill <3

guizhong: which characters have your favorite aesthetic and/or design?

i love kaveh's design for some reason?? and i love alhaitham's whole headphone thing but i'd definitely wear clothes like tighnari (love his hoodie thing)

rex lapis: what’s your favorite cultural aspect of each of the released nations?

i love mondstadt's festivals, liyue and fontaine's music and architecture, inazuman traditional decor and (i'm biased) sumeru's food and names and the familiarity jdshjsdhd

barbara: you’re a tourist traveling teyvat, which locations in the game would you want to visit in person?

ALL OF THEM I LOVE GOING PLACES

sakura blooms: what is/are your favorite world quest(s) you’ve done?

i tend to slack off on doing world quests so i don't really remember sjdhjsdhdsj

lantern rite: what is your favorite cutscene in the game so far?

THE LIYUE CUTSCENES ARE JUST SO AAAAAA but the one with the divine damsel of devastation is just so <3 i like wanderer's story cutscenes too

ganyu: which character’s rerun are you waiting for desperately?

no one in particular at the moment!! but i remember i was most desperate for kazuha

dainslef: what theory do you have about the lore and the archon’s involvement with the destruction of khaenri'ah

oh this is interesting!! atm i don't have very many thoughts but i suspect that celestia is the bad guy, so to speak?

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LIS!! I was about to come here to cry about yuuta bcs i missed him this is a great opportunity qwq

the question itself is whats your thoughts on how the others in the cast would react to yuutas shift in personality!! its not the exact term i would use to describe his recent doings but ig thats how it would seem from outside so

just. im actually such a sucker for outside povs it always gives such nice perspective for characters its one of my favorites <3 i also love him so its a great mashup i would say

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HELLOOO STARRY. thank you for always saving me in these cases <3 both of us miss him, good timing then.

THIS ended up being long, looong as always. I'm sorry I can't help it, but I hope you enjoy.

“Yuutakun Yuutakun, what have you become..?” thoughts

Replying to your question. hmmm, I think it depends on the person. Undead were definitely the beta testers already, alongside Hinata.

Let's see, Yuta used to be perceived as "one of the twins" just like that. And the twins were perceived as poor and miserable by all the yumenosaki students after Setsubun. You know how Mika says that it's "his duty to look after them" because it's a collective agreement in yumenosaki? As for the people close to him, I think they've always perceived him as a calm but cheery person except when it comes to Hinata. Everyone who has been 5 minutes talking to him should be able to notice that there's always this little pinch of boiling rage when something has to do with Hinata.

Now, as for the recent.. meltdown and explosion of personality, we have three phases. Entering the darkness (sandstorm), walking that dark tunel without hopes of finding the exit (mirage), finding the exit and being able to see outside's light again (love letter).

Many characters experienced a phase of it already, we could even claim that everything started in nightclub and everything, but that was just a brief moment. A brief taste that Rinne offered him so that he could see the world through his eyes.

I think Yuta is very conflicted himself, that's why he keeps deprecating and carrying burdens (please take him to therapy I am begging) BUT OK, moving to what's important, what's everyone reaction to this? how do they feel?

Starting with undead in sandstorm, we saw them raging and confused about his actions. Specifically Koga who was a step away from throwing hands. I believe Rei is the most important key in all this, since he felt hurt more than anything else. I believe Rei not only felt betrayed but felt like he did something wrong, since y'know, he 'raised' the twins in yumenosaki. This idea is further expressed in Love Letter, where he finally understands that Yuu is just.. changing, but that he isn't alone.

Speaking of, Hinata is devastated. Hinata has lived that change right before his eyes and he's absolutely terrified that he will loose Yuta. I spoke about this in my little liveblog of Love Letter when it dropped, but the twins are in a very unstable place. For Yuta to be happy, he needs to separate himself from Hinata, but this is exactly what will end up hurting Hinata, so now Yuta is growing while his brother is sinking in depressive thoughts all over again (at least Wataru helped a bit with that and thank god).

We see a couple more characters who witness the process. Shinobu? Absolutely terrified too. Shinobu, despite being Yuta's best friend, knows little to nothing about his true self, his true feelings. Seeing his friend get corrupted by those emotions scares him and also hurts a lot. He said it in Mirage even, he just wants Yuta to open up and trust him and understand that he isn't alone, but again, Yuta was in a blinded state of mind in which the pain overcame him and didn't listen at all.

I believe. the only person who took this positively has been Rinne. Rinne is. very very proud of him. Rinne is happy that his advice was able to reach him. He took the father figure that Rei previously had and embraced it. Rinne, despite his personality, truly cares about the ones he loves, so I think it's pretty normal that he feels proud and tries to help Yuta in his journey, specially when he sees himself reflected on him (yeahh read hotlimit).

ANYWAY. I would love to see Sora's opinion though, I'd love to see if his color has changed though I know that if it did, Hinata is going to cry and I do not want that.. but ! He's growing, I'm very proud of him.

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oooo are we talking about fe engage. ive said my piece on it like a billion times but i dont think itll hurt repeating myself.

when i first saw it revealed i was shocked and devastated that the leaks of That Fucking Thing (alear) were real. i was so shocked that this design got approved. and that's how i felt (initially) about every design. tbh masc alear has grown on me but fem alear is still so fucking ugly. then some more designs were revealed and i was like you know...maybe this isn't that bad. the gameplay looks pretty good. i started entertaining the idea of getting on release day (NOT preordering it though fuck that)

then they revealed more shit and i was like nevermind what the fuck is this. i honestly have no clue what theyre even going for with this game. actually i think i do, this is Fire Emblem Fanservice The Game and they're simultaneously trying to appeal to both old and new fans. i heard this is apparently an anniversary game so a fanservicey game tracks if it's supposed to be a game that like, celebrates the history of fe i guess???

and lemme talk about the art. here's the thing: mika pikazo is a good artist. her 2d art for engage is actually pretty gorgeous. but the 3d models are so ugly. SO ugly and SO same facey. and also like...let me reiterate that mika pikazo IS A GOOD ARTIST. but her character designs for engage are so insanely hit or miss.

idk what to think about this game honestly. im probably still going to get it but that still depends entirely on what people have to say about it. the silver lining is that the leakers said that theres going to be an fe4 remake and doubled down on it when engage was announced, they even gave a time frame for it's announcement/release (later this year/early next year)

NO LITERALLY thank u. i have a lot to say abt it but im so exhausted that its like...man it speaks for itself. i love that everyone hating on it is like Still gonna buy it though! fucking fire emblem fans we are so pathetic 😭im not buying it cuz i dont have money although i was REALLY REALLY tempted and i still might be tempted to get it later. i jsut fucking love fire emblem gameplay dude...and its shown JUST BARELY ENOUGH redeemable qualities to make me want to suffer through it

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WSJ Editor-at-Large Destroys Morning Joe for 'Misinformation' Claim: 'Quite a Bit of Chutzpah'

It's always satisfying when someone duplicitous, holier-than-thou, and almost always wrong gets their hat handed to them. It's called schadenfreude, and it was served hot on Wednesday when Wall Street Journal editor-at-large Gerry Baker

roasted Morning Joe Scarborough and possibly the most dishonest name in cable news, MSNBC (CNN is a close second). 

While some have complaints about the WSJ being part of the mainstream media, it is in an entirely different quality lane than "MSDNC," as some like to call it, which doesn't actually have any quality.

Scarborough and his wife, the perpetually downcast Mika Brzezinski, are among the worst of the lot, so when Joe decided to take on the infinitely superior Journal, he must not have expected that he would get mocked into next week. He criticized the newspaper for daring to run an article Tuesday by JD Vance wherein the GOP vice presidential nominee criticized the Harris-Biden regime's hurricane response.

Baker wasn't having it:

"To be lectured by MSNBC on disinformation is quite a bit of chutzpah on their part. Remember, this is the same Joe Scarborough that told us, I think, days or weeks before that infamous presidential debate that saw Joe Biden pull out of the race, that Biden was in incredible shape."  "He also attacked the Wall Street Journal article which had just said Joe Biden was slipping. 'He is as sharp as he’s ever been, he’s brilliant.’ And of course, weeks later, we saw what Biden was like, and another month later, he pulled out of the race. We don’t need that kind of lecturing," he added.

Watch (Baker comes in at the 37-second mark):

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Scarborough threw his hissy fit after he got his bum hurt when Vance dared to criticize Morning Joe's beloved Harris-Biden regime:

"The Wall Street Journal is publishing disinformation that might as well be in the Epoch Times. The fact that it’s from a vice presidential candidate matters not. This is the same man who lied about cats and dogs being eaten when the governor of his own state said stop. When you said there are no standards, this is a perfect example of it," Scarborough said Wednesday.

Scarborough would call Joe getting up and putting on his pants "an epic hurricane response." The reality is, however, there have been questions about the administration's efforts regarding the hurricanes and about their spending priorities. Baker:

"It may not be actually true that FEMA resources that could have been available in North Carolina had been given to migrants. But there’s no question about the broader orientation of FEMA under the Biden-Harris administration, which is to channel huge amounts of money to communities and to non-government organizations to help with the massive influx of migrants that they themselves have created."

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Tom Cotton Demolishes Kristen Welker When She Starts to Spew on 'Misinformation' About FEMA Money

Hopefully, FEMA will do a good job following the devastation that is likely to come from Hurricane Milton. It's hard not to laugh out loud, however, when you hear Joe Scarborough, of all people, whining about "misinformation" and a biased press. It's like hearing a cow complain about his neighbor's methane emissions.