#NEXUS WAS A BAD BUT COOL CHARACTER!

[gummysunnybear]

Rant!

Ok about the episode after sun killing nexus...MOON BASICALLY IGNORED SUNS FEELING! LIKE YEAH I UNDERSTAND NEXUS TRAUMATIZED HIM BUT WHY NOT HUG SUN!? MOON DID A BETTER JOB COMFORTING SUN AFTER HE FOUND OUT ABOUT DAZZLE BEING A CHILD OF THE JULY 16TH KILLING! SOLAR WAS THE ONLY ONE CONCERN AND CHECK ON SUN! MONTY DIDN'T ACTUALLY CARE HE ONLY CARED ABOUT TELLING EARTH! LUNAR BASICALLY IGNORED SUN HAS BEEN TRAUMATIZED AND I ALREADY HAVE BEEF WITH LUNAR ABOUT SOMETHING HE DID IN THE PAST! SUN WAS BASICALLY FORCED TO END SOMEONE HE LOVED AND CARED FOR LIFE! Moon basically comforted sun after he found out that dazzle was Evelyn! He let sun talk about the July 16th kids and listened to sun allowing him to feel comfort because he actually listened to sun. Did he listen to sun in this episode? NO! Like I already got beef with moon and lunar already but not monty because I never really payed attention to there character because they didn't pop out to me but I'm angry at them too but I understand their reason too because telling earth would be hard since she basically grew up with nexus! But also...Sun has also grew up in a way with nexus...Sun had a healthy relationship from what I've seen with nexus before he went insane.

That's all! ☺

[that-damn-fouth-chaosemerald]

How about an over protective GN Reader of Eclipse, Moon, Sun, And Solar (with Moon is deep friendship, it doesn’t have to be romantic)

If you’re alright with it that is?

TSaMS with overprotective Reader

×A/N×

I was really tired to write platonic headcanons for them aswell (except Nexus and Moon), but I hope it's still enjoyable!

okay- so if this feels weird, when I started writing first I thought of the concept looking out for them in a fight, not like yk stand up for them and etc, but I edited it a little so it should be fine

×❢ About my work ❢×

fluff, reader is being caring and badass for them and it's unusual for them, sun calls the reader sunshine, only platonic hcs for Nexus and Old Moon!, no mention of pronuons for the reader, poor duded they're probably out of character

Fandom(s): The Sun and Moon Show

Character(s): Eclipse, Solar, Sun, Nexus, Old Moon, You | The Reader | (Y/N)

Ship(s): Eclipse x Reader, Solar x Reader, Sun x Reader, Nexus & Reader, Old Moon & Reader

Form: Headcanons

[The artworks aren't mine! They belong to kiwi_artz!]

Eclipse

Romantic

- Okay, so Eclipse would difinetely find it strange at first, but it doesn't mean that he wouldn't be greatful about it

- He is the one who usually protects you, but he won't conplain if you switch this

- He is also not really used to it so it will feel weird for him and probably take some time him to get used to it

- He won't say it, but he secretely finds it attractive

- He finds it cute how protective you are over him

- He'll still try his best to protect you no matter what

- Most of the time he won't let you fight, but if you're willing to look out for him, then he'll be glad to have you be his side

-After many times, it'll still feel weird to him to have someone who cares about him this much, but he won't reject it

- "Thank you, but I think this is rather my job. Though, I'm not complaining."

Old Moon

Platonic

- Would find it cool!

- He would see you badass

- Still at the begining it's weird to him. Why are you so worried about a machine like him? He done so many bad things, his actions had so many bad consoqences, despite that you're still spending your time at him...

- Please help him understand why are you so protective about him

- He won't complain though, he's definitely happy that he has someone who pays this much attention to him and his well being

- "Thank you... though I don't really understand why you're doing this, but thanks."

Nexus

Platonic

- Also doesn’t understand why you care about him so much

- Will ask why are you doing it

- Poor dude is so confused, he feels strange...

- After you have his trust, he's definitely more than glad to work with you

- "Thank you... I guess."

Sun

Romantic

- He finds it hot when you stood up for him or when you just simply connfident, but he won't mention it

- He's more than greatful to have someone look out for him, but he also feels a little sad about how much time you're wasting at him (or at least, he feels like this way)

- Please prove him that he's wrong- Please tell him that he's worthy and how much you love him. Kiss him, caress him, show him affection

- It'll might make Sun cry, but at least he knows that how important he is to you

- He'll try his best to protect you aswell

- Basically, you're watching out each others back while you showing support to each other.

- It's definitely a comforting feeling to have someone looking out for him

- "Thank you, sunshine! I'm really glad that you're here for me."

Solar

Romantic

- Solar would also find it attractive or just simply cool

- It would get him. Like, really, it would win him.

- He'll be confused at first why are so over protective about him, but after some time he'll get used to it

- He feels good to have someone by his side

- If you're a worried type aswell, Solar will find it cute how much you're stressing about him. But he'll also feel bad.

- He's greatful that he can rely on you, however he doesn't want stress you so much

- He'll try to protect you aswell as he can

- "Thank you for looking out for me"

Also, they would all feel guilty and sick by you getting hurt because of protecting them.

[skribstalksfandom]

Alrighty spoilers for tsams (10/29/24-11/2/24)

Okay so Nexus arc over for now. My thoughts? Mid as hell. He didn't do anything??? Idk the end of this arc felt super rushed and just like filler. Ofc i'm not complaining too much, it's an internet series run by two dudes chilling.

Nexus was a cool concept but there was soooo much wasted potential. Like with KC and Solar Flare. And we called that Ruin's thing that he put into Nexus' chest was a different thing than what he said. So we saw that coming. But Still. Wasted story arc in my opinion.

As for Dark Sun, I feel like his whole existence was unnecessary. Nexus could've been a standalone villain. Yeah, he indirectly caused Nexus' spiral, but he was overall unnecessary. We have no clue what his motives were, no clue about him in general, and just- why is he here again? He was a character from a what if episode. I feel like he should've stayed there.

Now I did enjoy that this arc is over because it's arguably my least favorite but Moon right now is just-

MOON. WHAT THE FUCK.

Yes we know you're not good with emotions but we know you are at least capable of an "Are you okay?" Solar should not be the only one there to comfort Sun after what happened with Nexus!

You said it yourself, you know how bad it is when you've murdered someone, the least you can do is go up there and talk with Sun so he's not so lonely!

I feel like they're doing the thing where a character gets written in a way that doesn't fit what we've seen in the past. This time with Moon. And arguably Solar but we know he and Sun are a bit closer now than before.

Anyway TL:DR: parts of this arc made no sense, i'm not particularly happy with how it ended, and Moon's writing rn makes no sense. AKA "Moon, why?"

[fictional-gods-tournament]

Prelims

Fandom: SCP Foundation Part 2/2

Part 1/2

Character's info under the cut

SCP-001-SWANN (wiki)

Domain: All of SCP writing, they represent us, the authors

Proganda:

They are us, the supreme meta powers

Small Death /Yulü (wiki)

Domain: Multiversal Death of individuals

Proganda:

He is the youngest and weakest of the three brothers, as well as the most human-looking, he embodies the traditional depiction of the Grim Reaper

The Escapee / The Cosmic Starfish / SCP-3125 / వ(Va) (wiki)

Domain: Lies, the number 5, rage, violence, constellations, defeatism, and transcendence

Proganda:

Big green 5th-dimensional starfish which makes anyone who even thinks of it go insane

The Hanged King (wiki)

Domain: Alagadda, the multiversal nexus city

Proganda:

It is a lovecraftian-coded being that is a cosmic dark lord that is antithesis to all life and joy, edgy but in a cool way

The Scarlet King / Khahrahk / Harak (wiki)

Domain: Authority, Violence ,Masculinity, Destruction, and the Conflict between Premodernity and Modernity

Proganda:

The BIG BAD of SCP, usually. He is very lovecraftian inspired and I find the idea of an cosmic horror with showing personality that must be defeated pretty cool

The Serpent / Nahash / Runheia (wiki)

Domain: Embodiment of knowledge, comprehensibility, understanding, perception, rebellion, the casting-off of injustice, clarity, purpose, and novelty

Proganda:

He is a giant omniscient primordial serpent that is guardian of basically Yggrasil

Yaldabaoth / Važjuma (wiki)

Domain: Chaos, Life, Flesh, and Instinct

Proganda:

Big flesh cosmic horror that co-created humanity

[alexandraisyes]

Rate all TSAMS characters

OH GOD YEAH SURE WHY THE FUCK NOT

Many many more under the cut - also these are just my opinions

Sun: 4 Stars - Pisses me off sometimes but one of my favorites

Moon: 2 Stars - Pisses me off a lot

Nexus: 3 Stars - I don't like what they're doing with him

Monty: 0 Stars - Can die in a trash fire

OG Computer: 1 Star - Assholes to Sun for no reason

Spaniard: 5 Stars - Sweetheart and still sardonic

Eclipse (Original): 5 Stars - Tragic Villain

Eclipse (Back Up): 4 Stars - Killed before a cool arc

Eclipse (Copy): 5 Stars - Angry wet cat

Lunar: 2 Stars - Liked him more when he was honest

Bloodmoon: 5 Stars - Fun and loveable

Bloodmoon (Copy): 3 Stars - They botched his fucking character

Killcode: 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Solar Flare: 5 Stars - It's Solar Flare

Earth: 3 Stars - Great, amazing complex female character, but she loses two stars for dating Monty

Ruin: 5 Stars - You'll be back

Jack: 2 Stars - I loved him until I realized we were supposed to consider him to be like a little kid and I don't approve with the ethics of that considering some of the jokes they make with him and the fact that he is literally still a murder machine meant to murder things

Dazzle: 5 Stars - Baby

The Creator: 3 Stars - Obnoxious but consistent

Trashcan Man: 5 Stars - I hope he signed a prenup for the divorce

Gemini: 4 Stars - I feel like there was a lot of missed potential but I like the design so I'll give it a pass

Nebula: 2 Stars - I literally don't know her

Frank: 5 Stars - It's Frank

Francis: 4 Stars - He's like a little puppy dog I love him

Puppet: 5 Stars - If she did something wrong no she didn't

Foxy: 4 Stars - Was eh at first but really like him now

FC: 5 Stars - Baby boy lemme squish ur little paws and protect you and give you a cookie ur so innocent and sweet and ough my hormones

Miku: 4 Stars - I personally think she's funny

Stitch Wraith: 2 Stars - Eh

Golden Freddy: 4 Stars - Lost a star for violating a pumpkin

AU Rating

Solar (Nice Eclipse): 4 Stars - Great guy, but always felt a little bit standoffish and manipulative and honestly he gets a pass because it's a trauma response, someone get this guy a cookie

Helios (Dark Sun): 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Nyx (Evil Lunar): 5 Stars - Gonna keep him in my basement

Gaia (Evil Earth): 4 Stars - She fucking scares me bro

Crescent (Solar's Moon): 2 Stars - For being an asshole

Kronos (Lord Eclipse): 5 Stars - Yes

Crius (Servant Sun): 5 Stars - Also yes

Styx (Lord Lunar): 5 Stars - Yes again

Moros (Servant Eclipse): 5 Stars - Solar Flare levels of devotion

Solstice (Swap Eclipse): 4 Stars - Probably an asshole but I love him

Selene (Swap Lunar): 4 Stars - See above

Sobek (Evil Monty): 0 Stars - Fuck him in a bad way

Icarus (Star Holder Freddy): 5 Stars - Baby, must protect

Ammit (Mage/Lord Monty): 4 Stars - I actually kinda love him?

Eos (Lonely Sun): 5 Stars - Ough lemme kiss it better for you sweetie Imma take u from the plex and give u a hug

Khonsu (Feral Moon): 5 Stars - Because we love a feral wet cat

Ronty (Ruined Monty): 5 Stars - He loved his girlfriend

Năo (Ruin's Creator): 4 Stars - Interesting Villain

Character's We Never Officially Met

Angel (Solar's Sun): 5 Stars - Baby

Apollo (Ruin's Sun): 4 Stars - Probably morally grey in a bad way

Artemis (Ruin's Moon): 4 Stars - Same as Apollo

Space (Swap Earth): 5 Stars - They could never make me hate you

Dawn (Swap Sun): 5 Stars - I can fix him

Equinox (Swap Moon): 5 Stars - I can make him worse

Cora (Swap Flare): 5 Stars - It's a solar flare

Hunter Moon (Swap BM): 5 Stars - Dadcode but bm. . .

Sentry (Swap KC): 5 Stars - Probably such a little shit I love him

[thedemonsurfer]

Your theory on what was going on with Nexus was so good. But I have 0 faith that they're going to say he has a virus when he comes back (and he's a villain now he's gonna come back), because the show has been pretty adamant on Ruin not having one (even with evidence) and Bloodmoon only wanting blood, not needing it (even with evidence) T_T

Well, it's a little iffy on if he's gonna come back 8Ic

(Take this as just my speculation, also- i don't know shit about fuck, etc etc)

The way I see it, the villains that have come back have been as new people. Eclipse and Bloodmoon both were rebuilt by Ruin, they didn't actually 'come back'*. And the thing is, Nexus has already come back as a new person

Old Moon is Nexus' rebuild, or rebuild equivalent. There's no need to bring Nexus 'back' cos... he's already here.

Unless Nexus comes back as a Backup, in which case he'd be picking up right where he left off as bad guy. Which... is not a thrilling thought.

But I agree that they're not gonna say he has a virus-- mostly cos I don't think he has one either. I think he's just got brain poisoning from dark star energy encouraging him to come to the worst possible conclusions. Like how Eclipse became even MORE paranoid and erratic when he had the star.

However, you're probably right in that they're just going to gloss over how Nexus got manipulated into this, either by a virus or other means, and make it seem like it was all his 100% sound of mind decisions to lash out at his family and attack them. Cos that's cool, I guess 8/

(Ironically, this would also make Old Moon the only character with a confirmed virus driving their actions-- the killcode)

*Eclipse is actually an entire mess because he DID come back from the dead once, as the Backup. And now the Rebuilt version is technically a new person, but he has memories from the Backup and Original that he really should not have, and it's just. Yeah. Spiders Georg over here.

Also also djgjll the headcanon I follow about Ruin's virus is that he WAS affected, but his symptoms were milder/different, so he THINKS he was asymptomatic. Cos when you think about it, it would have benefited Ruin way more to appear sympathetic when he first showed up, maybe had more signs of 'fighting' the virus or whatever, instead of trying to play Knife Tag with Moon. I know the real reason is they retconned a lot of stuff with him later but still.....

[cutely-inserts-my-opinion]

I feel like i'm the only one who's kinda neutral? (Idk a better term ) about Nexus dying? Which is weird, considering that i loved him as a character. I am not happy about him dying, but i'm not sad either. I just want to see more Sun, Solar and Earth angst. Like they mourn the death of their former brother, of who he used to be before going insane- also Sun having hallucinations about Nexus sounds like a cool angst idea.

And Ruin finally can have some peace??? I hope he will, man did not deserve to relive his trauma. I hope he can find another dimension to live in.

I just care about potential angst and Ruin being free more than about Nexus for some reason djdjsk but to Nexus fans, i feel bad for you your pookie died today so if any Nexus fans see this i give you a virtual hug 🫂🫂 (Sorry this is long 😭)

chat I am so dead from Halloween shit (its only 8 pm help) (also it had nothing to do with Halloween itself just stuff going on) I dont even have a reply

Uh, thanks for the hug ig. My son is dead yeah so thats not fun

[klapollo]

the thing about gravitation is that like. it had all the pieces in place to be a legendary piece of yaoi history. it had a cool, now-nostalgic style, a fun story, INCREDIBLY unique characters and bold plotlines. like the nexus of the whole series is how the love interest (yuki) has become cold and closed off bc of being groomed and abused by an older man as a child.

and then like.

i dont know, over the course of the series the (18/19 year old) protagonist just starts looking younger and younger in a very weird way.

volume one versus volume eight. yuki, who you'll notice looks largely the same in terms of age, is in the background. he is 22, barely much older than shuichi.

and like. ok whatever he LOOKS younger that's kinda weird. but then murakami started making porn of shuichi like this. ok weird but not as bad as it could be since he's still an adult. then she just starts making out and out shota porn, repeatedly. ok. cool. you gave us a great story about the poison of sexualizing children and its impact and now you just do that for funsies. cooooooool. i'm not mad.

[watertribe-enya]

ygo5dsmonth/Week 2024 Day 4 - iDuel

Since the prompt is music, I thought we could talk about the visuals in the 5D's openings maybe? So here are my favorite parts, and some things I noticed in general

Opening 1 Kizuna

The beginning with the Signers, Godwin and the dragon marks looks super cool. Too bad I don't like the music that goes along with it, haha. A little Jack and Yusei heavy, but it's alright, at least the side characters get time to shine too

Opening 2 Last Train

It's soooo good, a like practically everything here. The new characters and monsters get presented well, and everyone has some solid screen presence. The coolest parts are the view of the Dark Signers in their lair, Kiryu appearing on his D-Wheel, and the Signers at the end (the Dark Signers look cooler though, sorry fellas)

Only thing that bothers me is how Godwin shows up so little in the opening, he's (barely) more in the ending ffs, and he's the final villain of this arc. I know that was a twisted plot twist and I'm the only one who cares, but still

Opening 3 Freedom

Phew, the opening wastes no time to tell you that this is the Yusei/Jack/Crow show now, Rua, Ruka and Aki get into the back right now! And if you're focusing so heavily on the boys at least let them do something other than standing/driving casually, you're not really hyping me up like this OP. Fun fact: this was the first japanese opeining the german dub decided to leave in, after they started dubbing the 4kids version and did their own synchro

Sherry's face looks fuckin weird in this

Why should I care about the stupid WRGP (You're a grand prick!) again? Sigh, tournaments for the sole sake of getting better at something work better before you save the world from certain doom (but that's a writing problem not an opening problem)

The Majestic/Savior dragons look cool at least, and I like that this sequence kinda mirrors the dragons from Last Train, just in their evolved forms

Opening 4 Believe in Nexus

The villains get to look cool for a hot minute, damn. Although Lucciano is the only one with rollerblades, so him sliding and everything makes sense. The other two...are robots and ignore how uncomfortable this should be

Sherry too? They must feel really sorry for having to remove her from the plot

Ally of Justice monsters, so scary! Isn't that the archetype that only ever had one good monster, a generic synchro? But of course everyone has to be dumbass in this arc and plays light monsters, which Ally of Justice is strong against

Opening 5 Road to Tomorrow-Going My Way!!

This is intense as you can see on the two exclamation marks in the title. At long last the other Signers get to be something other than background filler. Also it's so fuckin funny how Yusei and Crow roll out all their Synchros, even those they don't use anymore

and meanwhile Jack...

I refuse to play anything besides Red Demon's Dragon!!!

Jack: Man, I'm sure gonna miss to have someone to stand on rooftops with, once Arc V rolls arround

@ygo5dsmonth-week

[scarlet--wiccan]

Thoughts on issue #2 of The Scarlet Witch?

I liked it a lot. I think this volume, so far, has much better pacing and momentum than Orlando's previous entries. I did like the episodic structure of the 2023 series, but it started to drag in the back half of the series, and neither of the main villains felt like active, present characters. With SW&Q, I felt, at times, like the characters were rushing around just to have vague conversations, and I walked away feeling like I didn't properly understand what was going on with Wanda's powers.

In the new volume of Scarlet Witch, the entire cast is fully involved in the plot from the start, and it make a huge difference. Everything feels well-balanced and the story is moving at a steady pace. Again, I don't think there's anything wrong with how either of the previous entries were structured, but Orlando-- who I think is particularly bad at endings-- needed more breathing room. This is just a more comfortable rhythm, and it works like a charm.

In terms of the actual story-- I'm really excited about everything that's happening. This issue did a great job tying together a bunch of disparate lore and mythology, which I love. Turning the "land of the dead" from Scarlet Witch & Vision into a special afterlife branch of the Witches' Road was so cool, and it was a perfect way to set the stage for Lore's return.

Speaking of villains-- Moridun fits the setting and was a smart pull, since he's got history with Wanda's family. The possession felt extraneous, since I assume that it will be dealt with very quickly in the next issue, but the visuals were cool, and it might be part of how Billy gets brought into the story by #4. I'm still not sure why Wanda changed into her green costume-- Orlando uses a lot of affected dialogue, and sometimes it makes weird magic stuff like this hard to follow. I'm also excited to see Darcy negotiating with Hexfinder next month!

The Never Queen is an exciting addition, and using her to redefine both nexus beings and universal chaos magic was super smart-- it allows Wanda to have that big, cosmic significance without making her a brutally overpowered or "crazy" reality warper, as other writers have done. I've always hated the idea that Wanda and/or Billy will become, essentially, omnipotent gods, so I really appreciate when writers ground their world-changing powers in a way that feels more specific and well-suited to the characters. Wanda choosing to delay entropy and, one day, avert heat death feels in-character, and it gives the Griever a reasonable motive. I've previously shared a similar idea to ground Billy's Demiurge powers.

I particularly appreciate the decision to include Pietro in the nexus being lore, and I hope that Orlando is able to follow that idea to its logical conclusion, which would, in my mind, mean actually naming him as a nexus being as well. I've always wanted Pietro to get an upgrade that would put him and Wanda on equal ground, and I like that Orlando is doing that by strengthening their bond and restoring their trust in one another. This is more satisfying to me than most of the common fan theories.

[assassyart]

Odd question.

Who would you say was more unfairly sidelined?

Angela Cross, Sasha Phyronix or Talwyn?

Hmm. That's an interesting one. Sure, I'll bite!

I guess this may be a bit controversial, but I don't really think Angela was "unfairly sidelined" at all. She had her place in the story in Going Commando, a prominent one at that, and despite me thinking her arc kinda sucks in GC, it doesn't erase the fact that her character was basically done after Going Commando. Her one goal was to stop Fizzwidget Qwark from releasing the crazy Protopet.

It's only now with ACiT and RA that Angela actually serves a purpose beyond Going Commando (and even saying that is a stretch, considering the purpose as of right now is just a mix between "where did she go?", "is she a lombax?", and the fact she is presumably with max apogee). She was never *intentionally* sidelined, in my opinion.

Overall, she was just a fan-favorite side character until they accidentally messed up with the whole "last Lombax" thing, and she didn't really seem all that important to the main characters beyond being a girl Ratchet thinks is pretty and wants to impress lol.

The other two, on the other hand... they both have it pretty bad.

Sasha is never brought up after Deadlocked's intro scene until the comics, post-ACiT. Even in the comics, Ratchet and Sasha's relationship is barely touched on, so we don't really have any idea of why they broke up besides that one site that claimed it was because of political differences. Sasha is treated like she wasn't important to the cast when she clearly WAS important to, at the very least, Ratchet. She isn't that important of a character to the story which is why I wouldn't be all that surprised if we don't see her again, but she was still IMPORTANT to a character and that alone means she deserved more than just an offscreen send-off in the comics.

It's like they specifically took Ratchet to a completely different galaxy so they could avoid past characters and introduce new ones, and OH HEEY WAIT A MINUTE, does this kinda sound familiar...?

Because it happened again. That's essentially the same thing that Rift Apart does. To avoid the elephant in the room (Ratchet's important relationships with other characters that would add to his hesitation with risking it all to go find the Lombaxes, i.e. Azimuth, Vendra, Talwyn, Cronk, Zephyr, Tachyon, etc.) they straight up just ignore having to talk about those characters by putting him in a position where they will never realistically be brought up— a different dimension, with new characters.

Despite Into the Nexus cementing Talwyn as an important character and RA being the sequel to Nexus, Rift Apart chooses to play it as safely as possible by vaguely mentioning her in one very easily missable dialogue that is, while cute, not important whatsoever towards Ratchet's inner conflict.

If this was the first time her character was treated like this, it wouldn't be a big deal... but this isn't the first time. She was (allegedly) axed from A Crack in Time, axed from Full Frontal Assault, had her role minimized in Into the Nexus, and was reduced to a credits cameo in Rift Apart. Anytime she DID have screentime, it was rarely spent developing her or her goals, and instead developing Ratchet's character and motivations.

Things do HAPPEN to Talwyn, but they happen so that she can be more relatable to Ratchet, not because it'll benefit her character.

In conclusion: sasha got the worst of it by being completely ignored until the comics because she was too cool and capable and will probably never show up again. angela isn't that bad because she still gets referenced and the door is still wide open for her to be included in a future game whenever IG decides they've had enough fun messing with going commando fans, but i do understand and sympathize with the pain of waiting over twenty years to see her again. aaaaand talwyn is a big ole mess but she's my mess so i love her no matter how many times they cut her from the games :D

[that-starry-freak]

The show villainzing Nexus and trying to make us feel bad for Old Moon is really rubbing me the wrong way- eccpecialy because I've seen so many people actually feeling bad for him

Im not even going to watch the episodes. I dont care. Moon can rot. I dont like him as a person, and I can't even really enjoy his character because how much I see people saying he's done nothing wrong, isn't as bad as Nexus, and/or "well he's trying". It just- augh

I fucking hate Old Moon. If you like him, cool, thats great. Good for you

I just- i like my aus of him, he can be nice and I love his sass. But I just can't with him anymore. Hes such a fucking hypocrite too, Mr "You don't deserve how Eclispe treats you Ash, even though I do the same thing to him" go fuck yourself Moon. Yes, you're doing better, but I just can't anymore

If you can't tell I'm tired. Like- physically rn. And I'm frustrated and ranting

Yknkw what? I think Sol is fucking right. Fuck it, I'm on his side, Moons just fucking suck. Yes, even Ash. He's an excpetion for the most part, and he is amazing but not perfect and thats how people are. But I cant stand how he listened to Eclipse opening himself up and talking about his trauma and being so vulnerable, and retorted back with basically "I dont give a shit if you've been through so much i couldn't even imagine, I want an apology because you hurt my feelings" because yeah while its true I don't give ONE FUCK because that's is the worst fucking time for him to say that

Go fuck yourself Ash. God i can't even- i need to calm down Im just so pissed off. Moons in this how are passing me off. Old moon. Ash. Nexus. I fucking hate all of them even though I like the concept. Yes, I said it, I hate Nexus, but only because of thsi fucking arc. "I'm evil now" oh fuck off you're a young ass edgy ai who needs therapy, go calm the fuck down and come back to this later we've all fucking been there. I've been there, ive been convinced I'm the scum of the earth and evil. Guess what? I wasn't. Like God damn i-

Chat i can't even

I cant even with this show. I cant even with this fandom. And the only way I'm still here are the good episodes, the aus, and the people I surround myself with. So thank you Zee. Thank you Alex and Chills and Polaris. You guys make this show actually worth it

Now excuse me as I get ready for bed

And of course, cause I know this probably will piss people off, well have a good old disclaimer

This is just my opinion. It is not for debate, I'm just venting. I am frustrated. I mean no ill intent to anyone but fiction characters. im just ranting

[marshmallowcat666]

More daily prompts from the Art Nexus discord server!

Day six; Sunflower, I absolutely love this one, I was stuck for a little bit on what to do and someone I know suggested I draw Sun (fnaf) as a flower/flower themed! One of my very first ps au designs actually had Sun flower themed so I did something similar to that (from memory because I didn’t have refrence for it at the time) and it turned out so well with the watercolors!!!

That was my third time using them ever and I finally looked up a fucking tutorial and figured out “oh. Make the colors lighter by using more water. That makes sense.” So yeah I love this piece.

Day seven; forest, this one was very lazy honestly, I was testing some human designs out on another page and so I just drew them far to small in a forest. The only reason I didn’t do it over was because I told myself please, it’s not a challenge it’s for inspiration. Do not worry over it. So yeah.

Day eight; ghost, I also completely love this one. Killcode is probably my favorite tsams character and I’m only a little pissed that he died. Anyways, my boi turned out so well, I didn’t have any real grays or light purples, which is most of his colors so it was a little struggle to make it work but I managed.

Also I did fire decently better than the Ignited drawing. I didn’t want to stick him in a specific afterlife so I gave him a halo and an aura to show he’s a ghost and stuck him in fire. He could be in hell, or in someone’s fireplace idk.

Day nine; apple, lazy but not bad, I just gave my boi ps au Lunar a caramel apple.

Day ten; rainfall, okay this one took me a day but I also love it. I was rereading a super cool fic from before Frank’s reveal as a negative emotion something something (idk I didn’t watch the episode or whatever but I’ve seen context in other ones) where it delves in on the idea of Frank or Forkface at the time, being a lazily made replacement for Sun and Moon. It tells the story from Forkface’s point of view and when it diverges from cannon, gives Forky a fun friendship with Earth!

It’s unfinished I think but it ends in a decent place without major cliffhangers that I could consider it finished there if the author wanted that. I assume they might’ve stopped writing it because of Frank’s reveal for what it actually was but I don’t actually know. The fic/series of oneshots/couple chapter long fics is called “I was supposed to be better” by The_PastelVoid. The first oneshot is called “To Be Made Better”.

Highly recommend it’s very good and even gives the boi lovely trauma! ANYWAYS, this drawing isn’t of the fic- the fic just made me think of Frank and I think their interpretation of him would just sit in the middle of the rain and stare up into it.

I don’t know exactly what Frank’s deal is in cannon but I think he’s some kind of entity draw to negative emotions based on what I’ve seen of his brother Francis. I decided to give him an outfit more representative of a Greek god of some kind because 1) I fucking hate drawing ruffles and 2) I like designing characters/outfits for characters. (This is so long I’m sorry-)

[i-iko]

MY DARLING MEDIC

“Pharma has to supervise an organic doctor who’s determined to reel herself into Cybertronian medicine.”

chapter one; prologue — warnings : description of robot gore

THE operating room was shrouded dim in a green moss glow as the bulb ,hooked over the decrepit beam, flickered with a pulse that flared his silhouette on the opposite wall much in the same tandem. 

Pharma hunched over his shoulders, pressing his helm against the cool edge of the gurney. His legs were barely able to upholster his own balance as ozone dredged up his throat, prickling his tongue with a burn.

Given the recent ‘isolation’ of Delphi — that is, it's title as the main consignment zone had been stripped off since the battle had waged far and beyond close to Nexus —the influx of patients decreased much just as the volumes of corpses he can harvest, and to quicken the pace for a much needed batch is nothing short of desperate at this moment.  

“No, worries. I’ll cut the hours half-time.” Pharma waves him off dismissively. He had a habit of doing that – avoiding his problems.  

 “Half-time?” Tarn regarded him with a silent tilt of his head.

Pharma flinched. A bad call.

“Surely, it must require more.” He had now fiddled with a book. An organic book, unfortunately, and he freezes up every time the sharp purple talons would clinch the papers a little too tightly. 

“While I do prefer things to be of order in a much quicker ratio — I'd rather you regard the subject of ‘Quality over Quantity’.” Amusement laced his tone, spooling out like venom. “Customer service prevails even in the rage of war, don’t try to flatter yourself too much, doctor. After all, your hospital is on the line if a single cog is but decrepit.”

“It's not a matter of flattery.” Pharma bristles, cheeks strained as he grinned. “Lets not make this a problem, shall we? I assure you wholeheartedly Tarn that the commodities will be wrapped in a gift packet before you could even think.” 

The book is set down, tossed to the side, and withour much care. “Ah, ensuring that you do so, doctor.” 

From his vocalizer, wisps of vapour heaved with a steady pant. Primus, if the lord himself would know what he's doing now. One servo gripped the rim to steady himself, the other clinched a scalpel, caked with energon, fluorescent purple, frolicking green. 

It plinked to the ground with a steady rhythm, cutting through the pounding of his head.It mingled with the puddle on the floor and  smeared  the cobalt grey a dull green.

He’s reminded of that autobot.

Air raider, was it? Seeker build. Purple black plating with yellow highlights. Arrogant loon, that one. Ridiculously green eyes. 

Pharma scrutinised the scrapes and cuts on the berth, the limp flesh of metal, strapped and strewn on the operating table, disregarded.

"You see, doc."The seeker drawled. 

He remembered lacing his digits, a terse smile on his own faceplates, leaning over, while the purple black droned on about his delusions. About how he thought ‘a mask up and up high’ was how he got through everything.

Life was a play.

Theatrics and all.

He adored Loki — that organic god.

"What’s a play without a facade?" The chip on his digits was plucked, sprawled to the air like he was scrutinising it.

"You take a role. No one gives two slags about whether it’s the moral high ground of a character or not. Hell, the worse the better. Audiences love the drama. The gruelling, complex characterization of someone they're not. And then, when you’re done. You pick and choose — Then, you play."

He curled his digits back into a fist, resting it, a prim proper tap on his desk.

Pharma watches as he raps the surface.

Tink. Tink.

Like a doctor knocking the skull for density.

Air raider grins.

"What’s got you so twisted, doc?"

He wonders so himself. 

 Survival is a first and primal instinct, bordering on a thin line of delusion— something he’s purged himself with often. A facade to upholster and a forced grin of pleasantry is nothing new. 

And yet, his legs give out from below slamming his knee plates against the metal floor with a clang, palms kissing the cold. 

There is something about the barren optics that gets him. The hanging mouth, unhinged jaw and parched purple tongue prickled much like a used rag. And the unspooled coils and sprawled digits that swung over the side of the berth bore the insignia of death all over.

He grimaces and scrambled to sit upright, pressing his back against the hind legs of the berth, wheeled away from the operating table. It's plenty dirty. Plenty all too much dirty. He'd scrub it all off his paint in a moment, scrub it until the white would flake and the red, scratched out— it makes his skin crawl, trapped in a room that makes him want to retch.

He curled his legs close to his chassis.

First Aid warned him about memory diving, reliving the captured memories in his processor, said something about it being an ‘unhealthy coping’ mechanism lest he exploited the contraption. 

He didn’t care. He’s losing his mind. Losing everything. His control. His sanity. Furled away from the grasps of his digit much like satin ribbons unspooling. The last thing he ever wants are to lose are the memories he forged. It’s his last reign of control. His last empire. 

The communicator pings.

“Get Helex to haul the crates.” Pharma presses a digit to his temple, forcing out the words. “It’s all ready for transport, Tarn.”

He’ll have to keep on dreaming.

[burninghorizon]

Hello hello! I'm Nexus, I'm an adult(26) and I use any pronouns. You've found my spiritual blog focused on astral projection and alterhumanity. I follow from @birdwizardofficial.

I'm often hanging out in the astral in the Astral Harbour! Here's the discord:

I'll get the important stuff out of the way first:

Although some posts here have a humorous tone, all of this is serious metaphysical work. None of this is LARPing or imaginary.

Reality shifters DNI if you don't want to have a bad time.

Minors DNI please, I talk about adult stuff here.

Godkins/Deitykins who demand they be worshipped will be blocked.

Alterhumans who think all of humanity is bad or evil will be blocked.

Spiritual bigots(eg: people who hate demons) will be blocked.

If all of that is cool with you, please feel free to ask about or comment on what I do. I don't bite.

I talk a lot about my soul family here, I'll introduce them!

Mother: Hekate

The Goddess Hekate had a hand in creating my soul, and she's married to my father. She's stern, but gentle, and most of the magic I do was learned from her.

Father: Dante

My father is a demon whose recorded name won't be shared here, he goes by the name and face of Dante from DMC for privacy reasons, and their personalities are practically the same. I am so happy to be reunited with him, he makes me feel so happy and loved. He's the best dad ever. He has a blog now! @redhotandready

Uncle: Vergil

My uncle is my father's twin, he's also a recorded demon but we're calling him Vergil. He used to scare the crap out of me due to his resting bitch face but he's actually nice. An archivist who's very good at his job. Has an excellent sense of fashion and a good taste for teas.

Cousin: Lian

My cousin through paternal bonds, Lian is the best chaos homie anyone could ask for. They're responsible for reuniting me with the family so I'll always be grateful. Damn, don't cry now.... Anyway, they're incarnated like me, and you can find them at @ascending-sun-descendant .

Brother in law: Kagemi

Sometimes I forget there's a stereotype of hating your in laws because of this man. Kagemi is just so sweet and supportive, truly a man my cousin deserves, and one of my biggest enablers supporters. He can be found at @redclothedghost .

Sister in law: Hikari

My wonderful sister in law whom I respect very much. She scares the shit out of me and if you're wise you'll be a little scared of her too. She's at @poisondancer .

Me: Nexus

I'm unsure of where my journey is taking me, all I know is that I live for being on the horizon.

Fiancee: Blake

My first love and soon-to-be addition to our family via marriage, he's a sincere man of unimpeachable character, and the reason the rose is my favorite flower. A fae royal who is proficient in swordplay and poetry. He comes from a culture which despises humans, making him one of the odd ones for interacting with us at all.

Boyfriend: Vadim

One of the Vanir who, for some reason, has decided I am worth his time. He works with humans and aids in matters requiring fertility. He likes elk and hollyhocks, and annoying me.

Girlfriend: Lady

A fascinating woman who is a thousand times cooler than me. Knows more about and owns more guns than me, which is really saying something. She prefers to keep to herself.

[st-just]

The tweet about millennial authors reminded me of how part of the pushback against moral ambiguity comes from (on top of the factors I mentioned earlier) "Do Not Do This Cool Thing"? On Tumblr the context is often dudebro characters like Tyler Durden and Walter White, who are theoretically supposed to be Bad but that's not what macho fans take away. See also the "Wow! Cool robot!" and "Don't Create the Torment Nexus" memes, and PSAs that inadvertently make drugs look like forbidden fruit.

Look if someone's takeaway form Breaking Bad is that Walt is a cool and admirable figure who they should emulate then I think at a certain point you just have to write them off as a lost cause. (I mean, like, I'd have liked it better if the show ended on Ozymandias with him rotting away miserably as an isolated fugitive instead of getting the grace note of a blaze of glory, but it's not like the show was subtle on this point).

But also, like, at this point I think that having a third of the fandom be 'Wow! Cool robot!' people is preferable to your story being didactic and heavy-handed enough to keep that from happening.

Slightly more tentatively, I do kind of think the presence of a nonzero number of people who watch your satire and respond by identifying with whatever you're satirizing might be a good sign? Proof positive that the thing you're satirizing is real and that you're depicting it with enough accuracy to capture the essential nature of its appeal, at least.