#Silvered Perceptions

[nuwildcat]

Chapters: 23/23

And that’s a wrap! Silvered Perceptions is officially done. This fic has been a wild ride and is the same length as a fucking trilogy. It’s been a blast and I appreciate everyone that read along as I wrote it.

HUUUUUGE shout out to @luckydragon10 who did the beta for this beasty and is the official ‘Cat wrangler as well. Nems, you are the best and I can’t wait to launch even more at you down the road.

Oh and some stats for you all. Official final orgasm count is...

Kinn: 15

Porsche: 25

😉

[squatch-and-stretch]

A very abbreviated summary of relationships for my AU! Or, to summarize even further,

[codacheetah]

The start of the Loop segment of the Siffrin & friends twitter QNA, and the message that flipped Loop's answers from silly to dodgy and blatantly upset.

Loopchat from speaking to Loop 20+ times.

Certified Loop dysphoria post

[sonic-adventure-3]

seriously whats up with silver and apples. i now know at least four official images of silver and apples, the first time i ever drew silver i drew him with apples, whats up with that. does he ever mention apples? is he ever seen with apples in game? is it merely a promotional thing? is it some sort of thing where someone once drew official art of silver with apples, and then someone else drew official art of silver with apples potentially as a reference to the first silver-apple image, and now it’s accepted into canon that silver likes apples? i’ve been wanting an answer to this for nearly a year. what

[koinotame]

sometimes you realise you've set up what could be a really interesting dynamic and go ohoho.... anyway reader taking advantage of yan silver and silver going along with it wholeheartedly, and lilia noticing and trying to intervene because that's his son you're hurting, but yan silver is yan enough that he gets very upset about his father antagonising and/or trying to hurt you, so lilia is forced to think about what exactly he's going to do about you because he can't just watch and do nothing but even one wrong step will cause irreparable damage to his relationship with silver

[mxtxfanatic]

Hello!

TGCF is the first fictional book I have read (that I know of😅) where the book was officially printed, then it was revised and printed again. I know this isn’t a new thing for fiction writers to do, just new for me to have read a book like that.

I’ve read some fan translations of the revised version but it’s still an incomplete picture as things come in snippets. (Not a dig on this, just noting that observations I make on changes are incomplete right now)

Have you encountered this with any fictional stories you have read before? If so, how did you adjust to what’s canon? Did you hold them as two separate versions or let the revised version supersede the unrevised as canon? Or did you make a third path? 😅

What’s your take on any translations of the revised TGCF you have read (if you have had the chance to read them)?

For me, I think I hold them as two separate canons. Characters, and how we understand them based off the text, can sometimes subtly or drastically change after a revision. And I don’t mean minor changes, I mean the ones that gave a clear picture on why x character did such and such, and why they now do x action vs not before, etc. And personal preferences will determine if one likes the changes or not.

I asked a lot a questions. 😅🫣Happy to hear whatever feedback you have on the topic. 😁

Hm, good questions. I guess I never thought too deeply about this because I just figure that whatever latest version mxtx puts out is The Canon™️. Also, these works are already being filtered through translation, so unless I one day learn Mandarin fluent enough to read in their original language, I’ve already accepted that there are going to be multiple variations of a text floating around. With that said, the revised tgcf is the real canon to me, but other than some additions and a wholesale deletion of the ghost kid from the story, I have not heard anything to suggest that the unrevised and revised are so radically different as to be considered different books. Hualian still get together, the Xianle trio still have their issues that they work out, Jun Wu is still the final antagonist, and the moral of the story remains the same. For the sake of limiting confusion, I try to mention which version of the story I’ve read and am pulling my ideas from, but considering them separate canons as if they are adaptations by different creators feels a little excessive.

As for what I think of the revisions that I’ve seen so far? Good shit 🔥

[jerichomere]

So after watching a youtube video with bad audio for class, I have come to the conclusion that I can, in fact, see sounds.

[matt-murdick]

[felinefractious]

Akeerabengal Raven of WildroseBG

🐱 SBT Bengal [Bengal Cat Terms]

📸 Wildrose Bengals

🎨 Black Silver Rosetted “Midnight” Charcoal [Charcoal Bengals]

[poke-maniac]

For those who were wondering what kind of upbringing Silver had, I feel like Pokemon Masters indirectly gave us an answer:

At very least, we know that Silver didn't have a normal upbringing. The line "don't assume for one second, Nate, that others have had the same upbringing as you" is interestingly immediately followed by him lamenting about how "rough" it can be to have a narcissistic prick for a father (which is obvious projection as noted by N), which seems to indicate that he had an unhappy childhood, not just a "different" one. This also suggests that his upbringing is one of the many reasons why he's unsure about what he would do if his father ever decided to turn himself around and ask for forgiveness, so he's curious about what N would do, now that the latter is seemingly in similar situation with Ghetsis.

Also, Silver's lodge dialogue seems to imply that he never had any friends growing up (which was already obvious):

"Ethan and the others are always going on about "friends," and I wanted to hear what you thought about that. I'm not talking about the definition of the word. Of course I know that. But if a friend is just someone you can laugh and joke around with, that's such a weak connection that I don't see the point. I mean, it's fine to spend time with someone if you're competing and getting stronger together...But what's the point of acting all buddy-buddy, like Ethan and the others? After all, the point of competing is to beat the other person, right? I've got no use for any sickly sweet feelings. But everyone else seems so happy with the idea of being "friends," like they want us all to run around holding hands or something. If you expect me to do that...forget it. So you're saying a friend is someone you can...be yourself around?"

This combined with the implication that he had a different upbringing seems to suggest that Silver grew up sheltered just like N was . Though, I highly doubt that Giovanni did it out of pure malice. At worst, he was trying to groom him to make him the heir of Team Rocket. Or he was simply overprotective of him (and for good reason because Silver is the son of a crime lord after all).

Personally, I believe that he was just trying to preserve the "ideal" image his son had of him as it would fit with the narcissism he displays in the games, one of these instances of display being:

"You told me… you were the number one in the world! "

Giovanni made Silver believe that he was the “number one in the world” which seems to indicate that Giovanni wanted to feel admired by Silver (perhaps it also explains why he didn't admit that he was leaving to train to get stronger but instead told Silver he was leaving to build a stronger organization: he was still desperately trying to maintain the illusion rather than plainly admitting to his son’s face that he needs to get stronger, as it would confirm to Silver that he was never the strongest trainer he claimed to be). After all, narcissists seek external admiration as it helps them to validate the false image they made up about themselves. Giovanni likely knew that the truth would hit Silver hard and that he would lose all his respect as a result, so possibly isolated the kid out of fear that he might find out about his lie (as anyone could contradict his version), at least untill he proves his point to his son by conquering the world with powerful 'mon and ensures that no one and nothing would make Silver question it anymore.

[nuwildcat]

Chapters: 19/23

*checks chapter count* Yup that’s damn near done. This fic is wrapping up and writing gods be willing I am back to weekly updates but for now enjoy this little nugget!

Kisses from Apo and me 💜💜💜

[cerealmonster15]

truly part of why most things i show or whatever r sketchy doodles i did in one sitting is that it is always a race against the clock when im doing something before The Evil takes over and eats me. i get stressed about if i try to actually make something pretty bc i know i cant lol, and if i take too long [staring nervously at the google docs i keep opening and closing] on a fic it's harder to finish bc i start Thinking about it too much and if it's any good or if it's cringe or What Ever

[futuristichedge]

finally getting through some backlog ive been meaning to do for. months

[kirbyddd]

ok that was a new one

[true-blue-sonic]

White hair. Voiced by Quinton Flynn. Was initially hated by the fan base. Has worked with a super soldier. Is stuck in an eternal war. Was deceived by villains into thinking he was on the right side. Am I talking about Silver the Hedgehog or Raiden from Metal Gear? 😊

I will readily admit I don't know a single thing about Metal Gear, but that's indeed quite the coincidence! Did Raiden also come from the future with a set of snazzy powers to make him and Silver even more alike, or something? XD

Though, I'm curious: what super soldier has Silver worked with before? Do you mean either Blaze or Espio?

[intertexts]

the visual parallels btwn les trois have NOT escaped me btw!!!!!!!!!