#What is this rambling mess? I don't know! 😆

[stellaluna33]

Your posts about Jess possibly being on the Ace spectrum have shed a new light on some things I've been thinking about recently. (Sorry, this ended up being a lot more rambling than I intended!) We see so little of Jess after S3, so anything's possible, but it's really interesting that he's the only one of Rory's boyfriends who has zero love interests after he is with Rory AND who has zero mentioned love interests from before he met Rory. We only hear vague explanations for why Dean married Lindsay and why Logan is engaged to Odette, and even if they both still have unresolved feelings for Rory, they must have some sort of investment in order to made that kind of commitment. (I find it notable that Dean marrying Lindsay and Jess's casual relationship with Shane are both reactions to feeling abandoned by Rory and happen only one year apart.)

On the other hand, Jess gets a scene, without Rory present, where he talks about why he is involved with Shane, which is really interesting. The show lets us know directly that this relationship doesn't mean anything to him! Other characters, particularly Zack and Logan, have multiple casual relationships at once, but the writers chose to have Jess only be with Shane from some point in the Summer until late Fall. Zack and Logan are both social enough and interested enough to seek out those arrangements, but Jess apparently isn't, and no one else expresses interest in him, either. Jess's relationship with Shane seems to be very specific to the fact that he's been left behind by Rory after putting everything on the line and doesn't want her (or Luke) to see him as someone who will wait around in case Rory changes her mind. I think being with Rory during S3 and then losing her because he's the one who had to leave really solidified his devotion to her, in a way, and by S6 he's much more self-assured and content with his life.

It's perfectly reasonable that Jess could've been involved with other people after Rory, especially since there's so many years between S6 and AYITL, but if he hasn't, I feel like that could fit his character too. If he has some sort of intuition that Rory is the only person he'll ever feel that way about and has accepted that, and he's happy with the professional life he's worked for and the friends he's made and just isn't interested in being with anyone else (possibly from an Ace spectrum perspective), that doesn't seem like a tragic existence.

Yeah! Now, of course, I want to stress that this is obviously only one of many possible readings/explanations of his character, and probably not exactly what the writers intended... but I think it's a really interesting one. And you're right that both Dean and Logan have other relationships both before and after Rory. Dean had a girlfriend ("Beth") back in Chicago, started dating again fairly quickly after breaking up with Rory- and felt SOMETHING enough to at least convince himself that he was in love with her- and then by AYITL he had married somebody else and had done it long enough ago to have had multiple children. Logan, as you said, has rarely been alone, haha, and must feel SOMETHING for Odette (the show, in MY opinion, seemed to make it clear that their relationship was at least more serious than he wanted to admit to Rory). Even Luke, grumpy loner that he is, has had multiple serious relationships mentioned and shown, both past and present. But with Jess there's... nothing specifically mentioned at all. And that might not mean anything! Maybe he's just been having casual relationships that they didn't feel the need to mention. But they never do mention anything, so we don't know. There's just Shane, whom he explicitly "doesn't care about," and in a situation that seems more about his pride than anything else. He was feeling vulnerable (and probably lonely), which he didn't like, and didn't want Rory to get the impression that she could just do whatever she wanted to him. He was with Shane- just the one girl, whatever Lorelai implies, haha- pretty much just to "prove" something (to Rory, to Luke, maybe to himself). And then there's no one else mentioned ever again. And I think with this reading it's kind of possible that Rory "ruined" him, in a way. Like he'd had casual relationships in the past just to feel close to someone, and he thought that's just how it was, but then Rory kind of exploded his world open. And now that he knows what it's supposed to feel like, going back might seem... kind of pointless and dissatisfying.

I do think it's likely that he's tried other relationships in the meantime, but even if not? Yeah I don't necessarily see that as tragic either. He has fulfilling work that he's passionate about, and he has friends who care about him, and he seems pretty happy with that. Maybe he's felt that spark with other people on occasion, but maybe he hasn't. But I think he's doing ok.

[autisticlee]

I feel like rambling/expanding more on this thought/idea so i'll do it as less of a reply to the above and more of just getting lost in a related ramble (so disclaimer, it's not a direct response to the above because I get very lost in attempting to put thoughts into words lol @ person I'm reblogging from, I hope it doesn't feel like i'm trying to dismiss what youre saying or anything! I appreciate you're response/what youre trying to say^^)

I wouldn't say i'm lonely because i'm not dating, but more because i'm uninterested in dating in a world that's dominated by it being "the most important thing in life" while being unable to form deep, lasting bonds and connections with anyone due to being autistic, which leads to people treating me poorly, me accidentally doing things wrong, and simply enjoying alone time more than others, which leads to accidental isolation. (when you don't usually feel lonely while actually alone, because being around people is what triggers you're lonliness, it becomes easy to accidentally isolate and not talk to anyone at all.)

the fact that most people by 30 already have their own Important™ connections (a significant other, best friend(s) they've had for years, and/or family they're close with like their own kids) makes it difficult to get them to open up to new ones (not that they don't form new connections or can't, it's just less likely they want to or feel the need to), especially one that takes more than minimal effort to maintain. therefore, they are less likely to put any effort into me. the older i get, the less "fish in the sea," so to speak, not even in a dating sense. most of those fish are minnows and I can't swim in their school anymore.

even if I make friends, that superficial bond isn't strong enough to touch the deep lonely feeling. often, a group of friends can make it feel worse. the type of bond I want is often mistaken as me wanting to date someone. I've lost friends who accused me of this and block me when I thought maybe they were the best friend I was looking for but they misinterpreted it as me "having feelings." this convinces me I can't form the type of bond I want with a person who has a partner or wants a partner. it's not dating. it's not romantic feelings. they compare it to that and reject me. it's a secret third thing I can't explain 😅

it's easy to tell someone to not focus on dating and work on yourself and not equate your worth to your relationship status. I tell everyone this. it helps no one hahaha (except one girl. she's thriving now after I talked her into taking time for herself and not date for now after a nasty breakup and i'm proud of her! she got so far after that!) but when that loneliness comes from a deeper part/reason that isn't about relationship status, especially as someone who never dated before, never tried, and never had the desire to, it's a bit harder to get past that one 😅 in this situation, you probably sat with yourself long enough to know your worth and value, therefore making it even harder to form bonds due to having very high standards and being extremely picky. most flaky relationships aren't worth your value.

there's way too much emphasis on dating when you don't want to do it and everyone around you swears it's what you're Supposed To Do. I frankly feel left out even if i don't want it. as I get older, people my age become more content with their partner/family and are less likely to try diving into new friendships. if they aren't dating, they're more likely to fill their loneliness with dating. regular friendships also don't touch the type of loneliness I feel anyway. I say I need a "partner" probably, but I don't mean a date/significant other. I need someone that matches my energy and fits naturally with me, forming the complex connection that is so vague I can't even describe it. it's all based on vibes and feelings and I can't explain that 😅 "I need a person in my life that makes me feel this extremely complex and vague way I can't explain and matches very specific vibes and energy that i also cant describe in words" doesn't help me, but that's all I have to go by 😂 they also must be a loyal life partner but we don't go on dates and it's not all cheesy and romantic.

I get what you're saying (person I reblogged from), by virtue of not being the only one that’s single, struggling to find a partner, or etc, that means you're technically alone. that is true, yes. that's why finding out I was autistic/asexual and seeing others like me was so important. but it only works for certain things and only goes so far. living your whole life without experiencing a single close bond with another person, that you know even dating probably won't solve, is quite a difficult level of loneliness to escape when it goes against human nature of being a social species that needs bonds.

it doesn't help when people tell me to date someone and it will go away (ive actually had many people say this to me, lmao). especially when they try to make you date them because they're also lonely and think dating is The Only Way To Happiness (it's not).

I don't think there's a way to solve my specific brand of loneliness unless i formed a deep bond that met the vague and confusing criteria i need. humans are a social species. forming bonds is meant to keep us healthy. when you're impaired to that bond-making, it can feel like you're the only one alone in a crowded room.

words are hard, and i'm too tired to proofread. apologies if anyone reads this and it makes no sense lmao

it kind of sucks when all your friends and family, everyone you know, are all pairing off and getting married and havinf families, except you. you're the only one that doesn't have a partner and probably can/will never get one. especially if one around you has time for you anymore, they never reach out, never get back to you, because they're only focused on their partners and families. you're stuck alone and drift away from everyone through no fault of your own. you have no hope of finding your own partner or no motivation to look for one for whatever reason. the lack of connections while seeing everyone around you having their own can get overwhelmingly lonely at times....

[xpao-bearx]

Alrighty, my fellow Astarion fangbangers!! I've got a 🔥SPAHCY🔥 oneshot idea~

This is an idea that's been a parasite in my teeny brain for a while now and at first, I didn't wanna share it cuz I wanted it to be a surprise for when I actually write and post it. But to those who follow me, y'all know I just LOVE to ramble so I couldn't keep it a secret anymore 😂

And sooo here it is: A smutty oneshot of Spawn Astarion x Fem!Reader x Ascended Astarion!

Now you might be thinking... How the HELLS would a threesome with Spawn Astarion and Ascended Astarion ever work??? O_o

Well, lemme ramble some more! 😆

AHEM

Throughout your adventure, Astarion ascended and made his lover (you, dear reader ❤️) into his dark consort. After saving Baldur's Gate, you go to live with Astarion in his palace and start anew with your life of immortality.

At first, everything was going well. Astarion relished in the power he's craved so much and you stood by his side as his most prized treasure. And yet... There was a suffocating emptiness in your heart.

You were happy. Or...you should be. You were going to spend a wonderful eternity with your lover and you only gave Astarion what he's always wanted...right?

But as time passes, Astarion changes more and more. You still loved him, you will never stop loving him, but you couldn't deny that his dominance and possessive nature over you...unsettled you a bit.

Anyhoe, long story short, while you are just wandering around the palace one night and rethinking all your life choices that led you to this very moment, some ✨️magic✨️ happens and Astarion appeared.

Only...this was Astarion from the past. Before he ascended.

This story is still a work in progress so forgive me that this is all a mess, but basically this other Astarion is spawn Astarion! Spawn Astarion comes from another dimension where he never ascended. In that dimension, Baldur's Gate has also been saved but at the cost of spawn Astarion's lover's life--your life.

Astarion couldn't handle the tragic loss of his one true love so he became obsessed in finding something--anything--to be with you again, even at the cost of his soul. I'm still working out the details, but Astarion ended up finding something which made him transport to where you are now!

You are obviously baffled by spawn Astarion and can't quite believe it, but he's just so fucking happy to see you--to be with you--again. And maybe...just maybe...

You wanted to be with him, too.

But of course... There's ascended Astarion.

Beautiful, foolish treasure... Did you really think you could ever forsake your master?

Expect quiiite a bit of angst with this oneshot but, OF COURSE, some real nasty smut too! 😉 I plan to hopefully write and post this story after I finish the game and have experienced both spawn and ascended routes!

Also, I REALLY hope this doesn't cause any discourse! I, personally, prefer spawn Astarion but I also ADORE ascended Astarion (✨️nothing✨️ will stop me from simping for this vamp dork)! I know everyone has their own thoughts and opinions for both and which one is "better", but for me I just live and let live! Let everyone be happy with their own preferences, please 🥰

And I hope no one steals this idea of mine! Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't seen anyone else have an Astarion fic like this so I would assume I would be the first to have this specific idea. If you were inspired by the premise and wanna write something similar, PLEASE credit me for the inspo but also tell me if you post it cuz I would absolutely read the SHIT out of it!! \(^o^)/ But yeah, just please don't copy the WHOLE thing cuz, like I said, I do plan on eventually writing this fic myself!

And hey, if ya wanna be tagged for when I post this fic, please don't hesitate to tell me! 💕

[taythecatfey]

Hello! First, thank you for your recent arts, they’re awesome.

Speaking of them, I’m incredibly so into this one https://www.tumblr.com/taythecatfey/749660674289975296/fulgrim-x-ferrus-defeats-art-block.

May I ask what they’re talking in this scene? Kinda want to know your comment.

The atmosphere is really right, cozy, intimacy, sensual, and perfect.

Ferrus looks half sleepy and half flew away but I bet he’s hearing every word that Fulgrim is saying.

Also, there are some flesh wounds 🤔

Really wanna know what’s happened 😆

Omg hi. I'm flattered. Still getting use to people actually interacting with my doodles.

I don't have any specifics for what Fulgrim's saying other then just praising Ferrus for a first time well done. I love me a good fanfic with those two but it makes me kinda laugh whenever Ferrus is the supper confident one in bed. I do not think he'd have a clue where to start. Even by the standards of the primarchs hes this unattractive scarred mess while also not being the most personable. Unlike Fulgrim who has had lovers before, Ferrus would have no experience (in my opinion). I love me a stalwart stoic man that gets to be soft and vonrable with someone for the first time.

I've been writing a fanfic about it actually but I dont know if I'd post it. I've never wrote a fanfic before 😬

Also my hc is that Ferrus was the bottom their first time so hes just tired and Fulgrim is just smitten by him 🤭

I hope that satisfies, I feel like I just rambled 😅

[eijunes]

(Hi getting out of lurkerland for a bit) I am really intrigued by operation: only one umbrella xdd and the fyoatsu beast au...I neeed to know moooore

heyy good to see you here too 💛 I'm always ready to ramble about my never-ending pile of wips, thank you for the ask!

operation: only one umbrella is supposed to be a silly comedy where the ADA tries to make dazatsu get together. they orchestrate situations for them to share an umbrella like in shoujo manga because Ranpo said it's the best way to make them confess, but dazatsu are so hopeless they manage to mess it up every time. it's a lot of fun but I haven't been in the right silly mood to finish it yet 😅

and fyoatsu!!! I think they could be sooo interesting if only the fandom was brave enough to think about it. too bad Dazai keeps Fyodor all to himself and they didn't even have a proper interaction in canon 😔 for this wip I have only random lines and half-finished scenes and I can't seem to be able to put it all into a coherent story. the idea is that at the end of beast AU Fyodor finds Atsushi before Mori does. he wants to get information about the Book out of him, but Atsushi is shaken after Dazai's death, so Fyodor needs to spend some time to get Atsushi to trust him and promises Atsushi to free him from the tiger. also, there's some tragic one-sided dazatsu because I am me and I can't not put dzats into everything 😆 I'll put a small excerpt under the read more

"It wasn't your fault."

"You don't know that. If I was stronger, maybe he wouldn't... We'd find a way to protect—" Atsushi stopped, eyes wide.

"Protect what?" Fyodor asked gently. It was a pivotal moment. If he pushed the boy too far now, he could lose him. But if he played his cards right, this could be his win.

He was so close.

"I can't tell you," Atsushi sobbed. "I promised him. I can't disappoint him."

Finally all the pieces Fyodor had been gathering for weeks created a full picture. The depth of the Atsushi's grief could only be explained in one way.

"You loved him."

Atsushi's eyes widened. For a second, he looked like the scared, wounded animal he was when Fyodor had found him in the forest.

"I... I did," Atsushi said. It sounded like a surrender. "He was everything to me."

Fyodor took the boy's tear-streaked face in his hands, caressed his cheeks. Violence was an easy method, but the smallest acts of tenderness seemed to melt Atsushi in to a puddle so easily under Fyodor’s fingers.

"He knew that and he still left you. You don't owe him anything. He didn't free you, only put you from one cage into another."

Death thrummed beneath Fyodor's skin, just like beneath Atsushi's. They were both cursed with an ability that repulsed them. Maybe no one else in the world could understand Fyodor's goal as much as Atsushi.

When he said the next words, they weren't just a part of a calculated plan, years in the making. It was a promise Fyodor truly intended to fulfill.

"But I am different. I promised I would free you from that beast inside of you, didn't I? I will keep that promise. I will free the world of the sin of abilities and I will free you. But for that, I need your help."

[mofffun]

[Rambling] Rita + Yanma ep28

tbh i'm still on the fence if Rita-in-Yanma feels a wee bit ooc* but i've been telling myself it's their stress reponse. Bet they still have paperwork from last week's prison break.

*i don't like using this term casually because it feels like i'm closing myself off from learning a new side of this person.

The production blog said the director was aiming for an exaggerated impersonation from from the cast, so it's understandable Rita's most memeable traits are shown. In that regard I think Yuzuki played a more convincing Yanma than Aoto a convincing regular version of Rita. Or maybe my Yuzuki rose-glasses are too tinted 😅

Arresting people left and right can be very easily rationalized as trying to regain control by sticking to what they know best in a wildly free nation like N'kosopa. NGL I might've been projecting but I really wanted Rita to feel accepted and loved in N'kosopa instead of the two making a mess of each other's nation (ahem Watanabe Aoto you set me up). That said, their rivalry is somehow believable because it's the two of them?

Where I felt most out of place was when Rita pulled down their mask to smirk at Jeramie after the team's first defeat in act 1. I could still get behind "let's train, and beat that guy" but Judge, are you being a little too delighted to be able to take on N'kosopa's crime boss?? Guess I'm falling into the flawless-ification of my blorbo. They can be a bit indulgent in arresting people, as a treat. It's Yanma's face now anyway, who cares if anyone sees that.

(another point I saw pointed out last week already was, Aoto rolled his eyes during Rita Scream, but Rita always screamed with their eyes shut.)

I think another angle is Rita allows themself to be a bit indulgent, a bit less impartial, BECAUSE they are using Yanma's body now. Maybe they are trying their best to hold up to Yanma's persona as well, and the mass arrest was AFTER that failed. They were trying to find a gym but the subjects just wouldn't leave them alone lol. It definitely would drive them crazy how unsensible devoted the N'kosopans are for their Prez after he sent them to jail lol.

+ i need to figure out the timezones and propose WHEN during the day they switched. Because that's definitely not like Himeno waking up since they don't want to build new bedroom assets. My bet is Rita WAS snoozing curled up on the court bench 😏 (their eyes were just too heavy on the way back... just for a while I'll just sit for a while...) Yanma's probably up catching up on the tech development the past two years. It's not exactly like his "palace" has a window that tells what time it is outside right.

But one thing I really appreciate is Yanma zipping the mask back on after act 1. Off screen, it's every fan asking for more unmasked Rita time and I'm sure Yuzuki wants that too; On screen, since Rita said the Moffun is something they asked for, the two must've contacted over phone before they all met up at Gira's. So if concealing their face is so important and I'm sure Yanma would've been happy to comply, if not under a little help from a contempt charge, that means Rita allowed him to stay unmasked and Yanma zipped it back up out of respect after the initial teasing (if not also out of praticality of Gokkan's cold 😆) - no wait. wouldn't it be more likely Rita zipped it back up after they said his body is useless 😆 wait there're too many if's!!

Besides the stress of not being in your own body, the fast pace and high technology of N'kosopan life might've messed them up a bit too. In the most straightforward interpretation of Rita's confusion when asked to pass a cable in the movie and the general lack of digitalization in Gokkan, it shows that Rita is probably unfamiliar if not bad with all those flashing neon lights. At the very least, the background noise of snowfall versus yankii brawls is already very different 😣

all aside, team wings, as much fun as the actors were having, IS the C-plot this week. I have faith next week's gonna pick it up (precedent being 13→19 and 18→20) or at least have balanced screentime each nation (like ep10, 25). Shiokara and Morfonia are the more eye-catching reatiners and if Wings already had beef over who to arrest and release, the attempted regicide charge is only gonna further worsen the relationship between the two countries?! I said these two forget it the next day like playground fights but it's not that easy this time now. Who could guess Shiokara's "internatioal incident!" murmur came true 😰

[itsmelb]

The ultimate Only Friends The Series resumé

So we are here at the end of the series we all couldn't wait to see the whole year. And I just wanna say some things about the series, the actors, the circumstances, my emotions. U know me I have a lot to say in general but firstly I am just so grateful to have witnessed this kinda evolution of BL series and now let's get deeper into the mess 😆

The series

As I said it was so highly awaited that I was sure ppl would be delulu all the time. I knew that there would be beef because everyone wants mess and when they get it they can't handle it. I know ppl expect things from BLs (me too I don't exclude me) and when it isn't how it (apparently) should be (in their opinion) and it's exactly how life COULD be ppl hate, be shitty and say mean things in general.

I mean I was mad when the directors and writers cut out TopMew scenes just because "fans" hated on them (I still don't get it) but I never once hated on Ray, Boston or somebody else (like hating Khao or sb). I can say we'll that's shitty what he's done, I can say I am mad at Boston for this but as I said before life is not perfect. I also can forgive somebody when I see okay he changes for me, the other one I don't. I think ppl should not watch the series when they can't accept failure and not being perfect then. When you want a BL like in books go watch Lita or Hidden agenda or sth.

This sometimes killed my mood. But well I am obsessed with the actors of this series. And it's what kept me watching. The mess was real.

The actors

Book aka Mew: my beloved Bookie. I think he did so great. And I am not saying this just because I love him sm. He worked his ass off. He never did a role like this (playing so many emotions and naivness and all that we've seen). I am really excited to see what he is up to. I hope he gets to challenge himself again. I wish that ppl see how well he's doing. He deserves the praise for this role and all that are coming. 🍅💕

Force aka Top: I love bad boy Force. I love his smirk his laugh and him. I like how he acted the scenes from asshole to in love like a fool haha. I don't get why ppl hate on his acting. He improved sm I just want that he gets some respect. 🦊🫶🏻

-> Forcebooks chemistry was so good. All the stares and the cries and all the heavy emo stuff. I love them sm it hurts that ppl are so disgusting. They deserve the world and I am so proud to be their fan 🦊🍅💕

Khao as Ray and First as Sand: K is so naturally talented. I like his ways. I love his eyes and his smile. I like the way he and First act and be together. I like how they both cry so beautifully. I love how First can be fierce and soft. Also his expressions are so good. Their characters were a mess and they acted the part so good.

-> I realised that they don't belong on my top list of actors anymore. I mean, dont get me wrong. I appreciate and respect their acting, and their sexyness is beyond good, but I prefer others more. It's just a feeling I can't explain it further.

Neo as Boston, Mark as Nick: They did so good with their messy characters and all their deep shit. I like how it turned out at the end btw them. I like how Nick said, I can't be with u bc u are who u are but that's okay for u not for me though. I think that's so real. Also Boston is Boston, personally I couldn't be with sb like him but some will and it's okay. I can respect that.

-> Neo Mark did so good they grew on me. Especially Neo. He acted so good that we could hate Boston. U have to do that first. And Mark well the emotions were big!!!

Lookjun, Nonnie, Mond, Drake, Jennie as Cheum, April, Boeing, Gap and Yo: I love the mess around them, that Mond was Boeing was such a crazy thing. Also Drakes guest star was so sexy. The girls should have been there more. I don't know... they picked them well.

...and Mix as the first guest lol: holy shit I knew he would be there. I love him sm. And I am here for him to create chaos...and that's why..

My personal emotional ofts rambles

The emotions I had during this series were like a crazy ride. I am happy and sad and angry and a little disappointed and that's just the half of it haha. They did well. They could have done better though. Don't cut scenes just bc ppl want it, let stories tell and let them flow, be more accepting about different love lifes, different ppl different perspectives and last but not least accept failure from characters.

And at the end I would finally say my ranking of my fav characters I did a while ago and now I wanna do it again:

1. Mew (still on top sorry haha)

2. Top (yeah back on top really. All Mew said about forgiveness and that I agree)

3. Nick (just because I like that he looks after himself now!)

4. Sand (If he is there for u u won)

5. Cheum

6. Ray (how the tables have turned. I just don't like that he gets through with everything. Yah)

7. Boston (still last because I personally don't like his motives. And that is just my opinion)

And that's that. 💯 it was a ride. I am sad that this ended..

..but maybe we get Season 2 with Mix? I would watch it for sure 😆

[sailxdia]

AHHHHH You're playing ace attorney, I'm so excited! You already have some great takes and observations! I won't reblog anything you've posted yet because I don't want anyone in the notes to spoil you, I'm having fun seeing you guess!

you'll get the Edgeworth backstory in this game

Some of the dystopian elements are built out of a satire of the japanese justice system which uuuh, is a lot more like this than we'd all like

Dick Gumshoe is best boy.

Don't be afraid to look at a guide/walkthrough some of the "logic" the game wants out of the player, especially in the early games is really obtuse.

The pun names only get worse XD

--😼🔪

I did say that one post post made me decide to go for it. Always nice to have an excuse to try out new games, and this one doesn’t require grinding so I mean a good boon there 😆

I’m really glad you’re enjoying my live blogging. Writing whatever thing comes out of my head while I play is kind of nice.

*) On that I’m SO excited I’ll get that backstory this soon. I am beyond 👀 for it. Just to have so much hints of how juicie it must be so early I have all my eyes and ears waiting for the reveal.

*) Yeeaaah though Japan has a bad justice system. I’ve been watching a lot of live action shows from Showa and just seeing how they treat the police even back then it’s like … all I wish is your country could finally fix that but in general I wish the police everywhere weren’t giant shits.

*) Dick is like a poor dog or something! Like he looks like he looks up to Edgeworth so much. totally idolises the man and wants nothing more than to do good by him. The guy is a lost puppy and is trying his best. He seems just as raised by the culture as Edgeworth is and they are both just doing their part in being in a bad mess of a system while wanting nothing but the best it’s so sad D : he trying so hard. He’s obviously comic relief but also he genuinely seems like that cop that’d try his best to help a crying kid who lost their balloon or help out a lost kitten just, innocent man in a bad world.

I know I’m overly cutieing him but it’s just he has such a giant soft heart it feels like and I don’t have good words. he’s a puppy for Edgeworth and also his attack dog against crime. He’s got a soft heart but a heavy hand. I want to see him grow since he seems to be a new-ish detective. I want to see him get more into his detective feet. Like he’s 30, but I can’t think of him having been head of the department for that long and suddenly being head is so much different than following your superiors’ orders all the time.

*) AND NO I’m glad you told me to, because a guide just told me I was right in what I wanted to do. I just have to press everything before I can do what I wanted to??? Which I would never have naturally tried especially when the game is actively having Write say there’s ’nothing to press on’. I feel freed now that I can continue again : D

*) THE PUNS ARE AMAZING I’m so glad to hear they went all in because IT SO WIMSEY in the MURDER game Give me some more WIMSEY MURDEr

I obviously just want excuses to ramble anything my brain tells me while i play this 🤣 I’m so new to these characters but they are written with such complexity it’s like a real living world. I swear it’s like a lot of modern games barely have half this level of writing.

[f0point5]

Sorry for the raw "comments", rants, ramblings lately, I'm away on vacation and need to pick my moments 😆

I saw someone saying he/she is becoming a y/n hater. I do not feel the same. But that was exactly one of those situations where I don't get her and her acting horny af. Also with her messages to Max... Like wdym girl? Pick a battle... I know she's joking around, but she's so unrestrained in every way, I really can't blame Max for reacting the way he does with her. And I know you defended her and Elliot's not her boyfriend and whatever, but she's seeing him, dating him if you want. And lbr here... I don't believe for a second that she'd stop her antics if they actually were together. She's doing what she wants, how she wants it, with whom she wants. And as much as I respect that from a self-love kinda view, it can definitely make her look a little arrogant. Right now it feels like she is indeed cherry picking.

And about her texts with Lily... did we see her message Lily before? I'm not sure tbh. At least not sure if there were topics like this one... I didn't see too many asks about it either. Like how? Am I the only one who didn't really get it? Also with the rabbit hole and all? What was she talking about? I need answers. 🤣

About those reasons of Max not making any moves... you wanted me to have a guess. I'm working on it. And I think I'll come up with sth once I'm back home again. 😁

Firstly, I hope your vacation is going well!

Tbf, I’ve bantered similarly with male friends while we’re both in relationships, as long as you both know there’s never a remote chance of it happening I think it’s not that deep. Though whether that’s the case with her and Max is debatable.

I do think going on only four dates with someone puts you in a range where your don’t have to start putting boundaries in your life for them. Of course you could if you wanted to, if you liked them that much, but she said to her mum, it’s a slow burner, she’s just spending time with him right now, I don’t think she likes or thinks about him enough to consider what she tweets about yet. I think if they were a proper couple she’d mess about less on Twitter, because at the end of the day I don’t think she’s the type of person to casually humiliate her bf like that, or bring that kind of negative attention to herself and Max. Obviously she is now a little bit but not to the extent that she’s seeing it, and also she could always clarify her relationship status if she wants to. But I think if she was in a relationship we wouldn’t see her tweeting like she does.

Lol Y/N thinks life is Burger King and she can have everything her way. I plan to explore this more.

We have seen her texting Lily a couple of times. They texted once about how “benefits” make up for the drawbacks of being a wag haha, they banter.

Ahahaha you are not meant to know which rabbit hole she fell down while on a break from padel.

Good luck with your guessing and enjoy your vaycay!

[alexstorm]

What's your take on the lyrics of one point perspective? //

I haven't done any art classes since high school so I might be talking nonsense here, but OPP in art is showing 3 dimensional space but it's also very flat and kinda basic, easy to draw. You know, for kids! 😆

When you see OPP in like a Wes Anderson movie, it's symmetrical and bold and attention grabbing, but it also feels flat and artificial, (maybe a bit unsettling if this is a Kubrick movie 😝) like you know you're watching a movie and you're meant to Pay Attention. You feel the hand of the director at work and you should be impressed by this pretty framing!

Back to OPP the song. I agree with Alexstorm that the lyrics are disconnected and all over the place. If I really wanted to extract some meaning from the song though, I would add in the Information Action Ratio. Alex is putting in a lot of information into OPP, and we have no idea what to do with it as a result. It's all given equal weight, it's all equally hard to understand. Information overload, and you've lost your train of thought. A stunning documentary out of many that no one saw, or they only watched it for the cool opening scene.

Bringing back the OPP in visual art bit, which is 3 dimensions but a bit flat, can look cool but feel artificial -- the lyrics are about complicated real life topics like politics and feeling like the world is ending but Alex is not giving us much of his own directorial perspective on them. He's just laying them out with a bunch of other things, flattening their complexities, calling attention to them yes, but in a way that allows you to just . . . not do anything with it if you don't want to.

So is smarty Alex using these references and reflecting them in the form of the song purposefully or is he giving us a rambly mess written under the influence? Both? Does it matter? That's up to you dear listener! 😆

Someone else gave it a good thought.

[spicycreativity]

Long post/cosplay ramble:

So Roman's katana has been on my radar ever since I first got into TSS (I'm Nikkei* and I'll take literally any opportunity I can find to work my heritage into any given cosplay hehe)

I initially wanted to do some sort of samurai!Roman but I got caught up with the armor and everything and just felt way too intimidated by all the research and thought it was way too much effort.

Well

Since then, I've learned a lot about samurai apparel outside of armor and had a lot of Realizations and so on. And yesterday, I was struck with the perfect design for a samurai!Roman cosplay 🤩

First, a vocab lesson:

*Nikkei = anyone of any Japanese descent living outside the country of Japan; Japanese diaspora. In my case, I am of mixed Japanese and white descent born, raised, and currently living in the USA

My initial thought was to perfectly mirror my Roman cosplay (red hakama, white hakamashita), but upon doing some research it seemed like that particular color combo is only worn by miko (shrine maidens). So I decided it would be better to avoid that.

I really don't want to wear white hakama bc I know it'll be a MESS, but alas, we all must make sacrifices for art. So white hakama, red hakamashita. I think that will work well with what I have in mind for the haori.

Instead of a traditional Japanese haori, I'm gonna get an open prince jacket (you know, as opposed to a closed on like Disney princes wear) and— here's the fun part— use Roman's emblems as the kamon!

I think that's a smart, respectful move bc obviously "Sanders" wouldn't have a Japanese family crest and I don't really feel that it would be appropriate for me to design or wear one anyway because that's. not my family name. My Japanese family name also doesn't have a kamon (that I could find) and I'd also be hesitant on using it to cosplay a white dude (that's more personal preference). But then I remembered that every sign has a canonical symbol/crest! So I think it's gonna look super cool!

If I could draw, I'd draw a picture bc I know it's gonna look dope as hell. But I can't, so I'm setting for making this post 😆

(Obligatory Nuance Paragraph:

None of this clothing is considered "closed" or inherently religious or off limits in any way. There are respectful avenues for people of all racial and ethnic identities to access and wear traditional Japanese clothing, that is, you don't have to "earn" the right to wear it. If you're not Japanese, the only thing I would watch out for is the kamon— don't wear a kamon that isn't yours without first researching if it would be appropriate to do so).

[beyourownanchor6]

Yeah I thinj supergirl being on a separate universe really messed things up. I liked it when after Crisis On Infinite Earths they brought her inti earth prime. But by then the shows were ending, and because of covid the endings weren't even satisfying. But as a stand alone show Supergirl was one of my favorites, even with the plot holes.

Oh I actually disagree there, I think the CWDCTV universe was better than the MCU in that you could just watch parts of it and jump in at any time without needing previous knowledge of the franchise. Like I slowly dropped the shows one at a time and it still didn't impact my enjoyment of the shows/movies I wanted to watch. Meanwhile my bff wanted to watch Wandavision and asked me what else he needed to know to understand Wandavision and when I told him all the movies he had to watch, sometime just for a like 5 minutes of Wanda backstory, he asked me what he had to watch to understand those and we kept going like that and basically reverse engineering "you need to watch most of the MCU." Like he had to watch Guardians to understand their part in Infinity War, and he had to watch Infinity War to understand how Wanda lost Vision. Like it was a lot of backtracking just to understand one tv show, ya know? And like, i haven't watched most of the Thor movies, i watched one captain america movie, i didn't watch the antman movies... so a lot of stuff in the big crossover events goes over my head. Like i was watching The Marvels and at the end Kamala goes after Some Girl to start a team that I *think* will be the young avengers, and I don't know who that girl is because i didn't watch Hawkeye. I'm gonna watch thunderbolts but i already know that a lot of the backstory will go over my head cause I didn't watch Hawkeye or Black Widow.

Yeah we do. And oh, I loved it too, even if it made me very angry. It wasn't triggering or anything. But i hated how they closed Justin's arc (no spoilers in case you haven't finished it yet). And that's what my bff says! Lol me to, i've had the hots for mr. Bates since i was a teen. And yeeeees i loved Bates Motel. I shipped Norman and Dylan (i was freshly coming out of supernatural's Wincest, and hey, at least these two are only half brothers). Yeah since that last message i've thought about it more and i'm excited. The best part will be managing my diet. I'll eat so much ramen jesus christ.

Yeah, it's gonna be weird to have daredevil without foggy. Nice, glad you like punisher. He definitely is hot. And lol same.

I used beans with my mom and she understood it better! So thanks!

Oh yay for a trip, but sorry you got sunburned! Do you have moisturizer? Living in brazil i get terrible sunburns on the summer (not even like at the beach or anything. Just leaving the house to do errands is enough to get sunburned) and applying moisturizer to the sun burns always helps. My week was cool. I hooe yours was too!

rambling under the cut 😎

yea i don't remember what went on with most of those shows at the end bc i left lol. and i think arrow finished before the pandemic and was still a shitty ending lmao. well it was going downhill before that but, lol

ohhh i meant just more in the story/plot lines that marvel is better. and they always seem to have a bigger budget or something lol. idk dc movies always seem ehhh in comparison, at least to me lol. i also never really got that into most of the dc characters, so that could be a lot of it. i like some of the movies, just overall i think marvel is better. but definitely agree marvel is hard to just watch one thing randomly bc they all go together 😅 i took a couple years off a while back and had to catch up on a lot. i still haven't seen a lot of the shows and a couple of movies, but i've seen enough to understand the general plot. i usually just say whatever and go along with it if i missed something/don't understand 😆 i really enjoyed hawkeye! personally i thought black widow was ehh and unnecessary for the most part

oh yea, i hate that too 😭 that felt so unnecessary for multiple reasons. idk if you watched sons of anarchy, but i loved seeing ryan hurst again! i don't even remember his character or most of the plot of bates motel, but i did enjoy it lol. also love vera farmiga. lots of good actors in there. and of course max thieriot. he plays in that show fire country now, idk if you've heard of/watched that but it's really good! i think you'd like it if you love 911

i saw a really bad quality video of a trailer for the new daredevil and i saw foggy and the punisher in it! i definitely am more excited for that now lol

oh that's awesome! glad she understood beans 😊

thanks, and i do! i ordered one that has aloe in it too and that seems to be helping. i look less like a tomato today than i have the last couple days, so there's that 😆 hope you're having a good week so far!

[chelleztjs18]

Hello miss sickly one. 😅 well, you gotta make sure that you're not overdoing things. We don't want you ending up worst than before

And no, an emergency came up and I had to take my cat to the hospital. Unfortunately she passed away last night, so I was a mess.

And yeah I am. But apparently people still assume I am straight when in public. All my friends and family know though.

Ah so your crush is younger than you? Is she from Oklahoma too?

Of course I am curious haha it is my nickname 😉

Do you believe in reincarnation? Or the afterlife?

Are you a religious person?

- CuriousGeorge

Hello you! Good morning! Sorry i didnt feel well last night, so i laid down the whole day n then fell asleep a lot.

How r u feeling? I am so so sorry that ur cat passed. I know how it feels losing a pet. For me pets are bestfriends. So i know it must be hard. N i apologize that i replied this late n couldnt show u how much i trully feel bad about ur cat. I hope u r holding up pretty well 😔. Virtual hugs for u, my dear.

Oh thats good that all ur friends n families know, thats what matters. All of them r okay with it if u dont mind me asking? From where i from its still kinda hard to be accepted but last time i went home it seems there are more people more open about it,hopefully it gets better there.

I'm not really open. Nobody in my family knows. Only a few of my friends know but they all already moved. But of course all the friends i know from here know. 😆

Yes, she is younger n no, she's not from oklahoma.

Hahahha yes curious george is ur nickname, i have a reason calling u that.lol.

Also, i forgot to answer ur question from previous ask, my favorite bday celebration was my 30th, because my husband took me on a cruise for it to cozumel,grand cayman island and jamaica n also for valentine's day.

Reincarnation, maybe, kinda believe it but not really. Same with afterlife, kinda believe it but not really. I believe heaven n hell..do u believe in ghosts?

I'm not a religious person but i hv a strong believe n faith in my religion,God n Jesus. If that makes sense? I meant, nothing will change my faith but i dont go to church every weeks. But i pray n i believe in the power prayers.

For me personally, people created church. I believe that God answer ur prayers whereever u pray at not only from the church. N i think going to church doesnt meant u r a good person or do good. Doesnt go to church, it doesnt mean u r a bad person either. I see there are people still cursing or talk shit about other right after they r done going to church.haha. dont get me wrong, there r good people who goes to church. I just dont like the hypocrisy. Its all about doing good. Sorry if i ramble, iwas trying to explain. I hope this doesnt change u how u see me. Im not a bad person, but im not an angel/saint either.😅😆 i believe in doing good whenever u can whereever u r.

Are u a religious person?

Also next questions if u r ready.

Cheerio!

[dollsahoy]

I took a sewing course in college, and the instructor forbid the use of seam rippers, teaching us instead how to use a straight pin to pull on the thread enough to clip it with scissors, and from there either pull the fabric pieces apart enough to expose more thread to clip, or to keep pulling the thread out with the pin. It's probably not as efficient as using a seam ripper--I honestly don't know, since I've never used one!--but it's what I'm used to, and, since it uses straight pins and scissors, I always know where those are XD

Rambling about--and photos related to--using sewing gadgets under the cut

I did think a little more about what I might do in doll sewing that maybe isn't so common, and I think the fact that I make narrow hems on lightweight fabric--including quilting cottons--with a rolled hem foot might influence how my results look.

You clip the corner off of the fabric (that's the little bit of fabric in the upper right), then feed it into the foot enough so it gets rolled over and the raw edge is completely hidden. That's how I do hems like this

Here's a larger hem roller in action

This is something that does take practice to get the hang of using--even though I've been using a hem roller on doll clothes for over a decade, if I let my attention wander at all even now, then the amount of fabric I'm feeding in can also wander--but I do like the tiny hem result, even if I do risk messing it up and feeling like I need to start it over again sometimes. And it doesn't work very well at all on curved hems, although sometimes I still stubbornly try.

I have also figured out that I can do top stitching very close to an edge or seam if I line things up with the inside of the straight stitch foot. I do this so much with front bands on button up shirts and waist bands on skirts and around collar edges on stuff I make for me, as well as sometimes around necklines on doll clothes

I was initially only comfortable aligning things with the inner right edge, but I had to get used to aligning things with the inner left edge when stitching down the edges of bands. I'm at the point now where I remember that I used to not like sewing with things aligned the way they are in the photo, but it seems normal now. I think it took less than a year to get used to it.

I know there are presser feet designed specifically to allow for precise top stitching, too. This is what I have, and it works for me.

(As an aside, I sometimes even do an extremely narrow zigzag while using the straight stitch foot 😆)

And not so much a device of precision sewing, but I do love my ruffler foot

You feed the edge of the fabric into the guides and it makes a tuck with every stitch (or every few stitches if you change the settings), and you can change how much fabric is moved with each tuck. You also have the option to feed another piece of fabric in in a way that it does not get tucked/ruffled, but the ruffled piece gets sewn to it, which is great for quickly adding ruffles to edges (with the free edge of the ruffle having been finished with the rolled hem foot) and then also adding a tier to the skirt (and then I top stitch them all down using the inside of the straight stitch foot)

(the elastic on the sleeves here was attached with the zigzagging narrow enough to fit inside the straight stitch foot, too, and the sleeves were hemmed with the rolled hem foot before they were attached to the bodice)

Letting the ruffler foot sew the ruffled part directly to the flat part is not the most precise operation, just like using the hem roller means you have to do it before you sew the back seam together, which is not the most optimum way to make a neatly-finished hem. So, there are trade offs! And I can completely understand why some people may choose to never use these things. I love 'em though XD

I am always amazed with how precise your doll clothes are, especially for the smaller dolls. I find that I seem to struggle with that. Getting a more accurate tool for tracing seems to have helped a lot, but I think I still have a ways to go. Would you happen to have any tips for better acuracy besides practice practice practice?

Thanks!

It is indeed a lot of practice for me 😅

I don't know how much of a difference it makes, but I also use a straight stitch presser foot, instead of a wider zigzag foot. It's the kind of presser foot with a narrow prong on the right side, and the opening in the center is also much narrower than a zigzag foot. I feel like it holds the fabric better, but I don't know if that's true or not

I also never hesitate to rip out stitches and re-do something. I may grumble about it, but, if it bothers me enough, I know I won't be happy until I fix it. A big part of being ~good~ at sewing is knowing when and how to deal with mistakes. I have a lot of practice with that, too 😁

[kaistrex]

3+1 stiles' toiletries

Confident stiles

5+1 ppl tell stiles derek is not in his league.

I want to know about ALLL your ideas!!!

Well strap in for some rambling and sneak peek snippets! 😆😆😆

1. 3+1 - Stiles' Toiletries

This is a fic that involves creeper Derek sneaking into the Stilinski house to change Stiles' toiletries back when he starts using different ones because he doesn't like that it changes Stiles' scent. One involves Stiles' dad buying different shampoo because the store was out of their usual so Derek buys it elsewhere to replace it, and another has Stiles buying a different scent of shower gel because he wants to try it out and Derek's not having any of it 😆 I think the third one will involve Derek changing their washing detergent to the one he uses because it's the one his mom always used to use so it smells like home T^T

It takes Stiles a while to realise what's going on though!

You'd think this would write itself considering the idea is so strong, but I'm struggling!

Here's a snippet of a scene that I really like though (and behold the absolute mess that is my fill-in-the-blanks writing style 😅 All of my docs look like this lol):

It shouldn’t be such a _____ experience to encounter Derek Hale with a shopping basket in the cereal aisle, but it is. Of all things, he’s glaring down at a box of Cookie Crisp in his hand, _____ the image of the purple-nosed wolf mascot licking his chops with two spoons in hand.

“You’ve got to be joking,” Stiles says, loudly, and Derek shoots him a glare.

“It’s not for me,” he growls, stuffing the box face down in his basket and scowling harder when it just reveals the wolf mascot on the back of the box howling the word Cookie.

“So the Sourwolf’s got a sweet tooth.”

7. Confident Stiles home from college

This one might end up as a 5+1 too, but I'm not sure because I only have an idea for one scene. Basically, I wanted Stiles to come back from college after having ~experimented~ and be totally at ease in his own body. So, much like how we imagine there to be a lot of nudity amongst the werewolves - particularly with Derek if he has the full shift - I wanted Stiles to get in on that a little too.

Cue him being home and Derek climbing in through his window one weekend morning for help with some research, and Stiles climbs out of bed naked without a care in the world, pulling on some sweats. He gets to work on his laptop and Derek trips out the window in his haste to leave, his world turned upside down.

......And that's all I have for that one haha

10. 5 times people tell Stiles Derek is out of his league and 1 time he says “You know what? Fuck you.”

This fic was like 80% finished, but then I decided I didn't like it and a lot needed to be scrapped so I shelved it, and looking at the dates, that was apparently back at the end of 2016!

It involves Derek moving to town to work as a Deputy when Stiles is an adult (Human AU) and Stiles immediately crushing and having people tell him not to bother. The different '5 times' were things like his dad saying "You sure know how to pick 'em", referencing his Lydia crush from school, shop assistants commiserating with Stiles that they don't have a chance with someone like Derek, and even Laura wanting to protect Derek from people who are only after him because of his looks/money.

It was supposed to be focused on Stiles, but then Derek's backstory became that Kate used him for years for his wealth to get her modelling career started before kicking him to the curb, and Derek being all solitary and drinking alone and being angsty and broken-hearted, and it just changed the tone of it all for the bad. I'm no longer sure how to bring it back to where I wanted it haha

Here's a part of the tentative +1 though where Stiles storms into the Sheriff station to confront Derek:

“You know what? Yes. Yes, I am asking you on a date. Everyone keeps acting like you're some sort of god with your movie star good looks and _________ - and maybe you kind of are,” he says, drawing back slightly to frown at his ________, until his anger flares bright again. “But I'm sick of being told I'm a lowly mortal that will just get dashed to pieces on your cheekbones!” Cheekbones now accented by a pretty pink flush spreading to the tips of his ears. “You _______ and ______ and you get giddy over marshmallows because you are one.” “And if you're deserving of only the best, why aren't I?”

“You are.”

“Yeah, I am!” Stiles’ breath catches and he stares at Derek climbing to his feet. “I am?”

“I don't where you got the idea that I'm-” waves hand like he's too embarrassed to voice the praise Stiles did. “-anything more than human but-”

*insert the rest here that I haven't written and maybe a kiss* And then Stiles' dad says:

“Okay, son. Congratulations. Now let my deputy get back to work.”

And that's all I've got 😄

Now that I've put these ideas out into the open, you'll have to see how long it takes me to actually get to them haha

Thanks for the ask ❤️

If anyone else wants to know more about the WIPs I posted here for the ask game, my inbox is open ^-^

[quickspinner]

Hello! I love your LukaNette fics and content, and I was wondering if you had any tips to staying true to Lukas character? I’ve been wanting to write luka fics for awhile now, and i haven’t been able to not because of lack of inspiration, but worry for not being able to stay true to Luka’s character, along with the other MLB boys. I’d appreciate any tips that you could give, and again, I love and admire your work so much! It never lacks to put a smile on my face.

Hello!! Thank you very much! 😁 I’m flattered that you enjoy my work and that you would want my opinion. I’m sorry this took so long, I thought I’d wait for the weekend so I’d have time to put thought into it, and then Halloween ate the weekend. 😆

So, part of the fun of fanfic is extrapolation, taking what you know about a character from canon and building on it in a way that makes sense to you. Everybody's interpretation is going to be a little bit different and that's totally cool! It gives us a nice variety of stories. It does mean that not everybody will agree with every interpretation, but don't let someone else's preferences (including mine) dictate what you believe to be true to the character. Don’t stress about it too hard; if it seems true to you, if it seems in character for you, that’s good enough. It’s really easy to sabotage yourself worrying about whether your work is “good enough” and I don’t want you to fall into that trap. At some point, you have to let go of “good enough” and just write. Embrace imperfection. You’re allowed to mess up, to grow as a writer, to look back on older works and say ‘hm, I’d do that different now.’ You’re not defined by any one work or by the level of your ability at any one stage in time, so just give yourself some grace and go for it!

BUT SINCE YOU ASKED. 😆 Here's a rambly, probably incoherant discussion of my personal Laws of Luka that I consider the foundation of Luka's character. Again, these are entirely my own opinion, and you’re entitled to disagree, ignore, and alter to suit your own perception. 

To be honest, this is usually a really intuitive process for me so it’s a little hard to break it all down coherently, but I’ll try. 

First, Luka is the one person in the series who really sees that Marinette--Marinette--is special right off the bat. It’s something I incorporate almost every time I do an AU. I tend to focus on the eyes, because it was a thing I noticed early on in the series, how much her eyes stand out in her face. It doesn’t have to be love at first sight if it’s not your thing, but to me, there’s always something that makes Luka notice Marinette, makes him look twice, makes him keep thinking about her. Almost everyone underestimates and undervalues Marinette and only really takes notice of her when she’s Ladybug or having a Marinette Moment. I love the idea that Luka gets it from the beginning. (To me, it’s a foregone conclusion that Marinette is special, since she’s the central character, the hero in charge, the One On Whom All Hope Rests. So I see this as Luka being the only one to instantly see the truth about her.) Partly it’s that Luka is tuned in to people; whether you choose to make him someone who likes to be around people or someone who’s awkward around people, he’s perceptive and insightful and he can get a good idea of what’s going on around him. I know a lot of people cling on to the heartsong idea as a justification for this, but to me, Luka’s just observant and intuitive, and he sometimes processes that as music, but it’s not really a supernatural talent. If you want to go with more straight up musical empathy, that’s cool too. 

Along with that, Luka’s very straightforward. Over and over again, we see him notice that something is off with someone (usually Juleka or Marinette) and confronting them about it, and addressing the issue straight on. I’ll admit right here that I’m already biased against plot lines that can be resolved by the two characters actually talking about the problem, but that’s especially true with Luka because he doesn’t sit on things. If he thinks someone is sad or upset, he says so; if he feels something, he tells them. Usually he does it in an incredibly gentle way that doesn’t actually put the person he’s talking to on the spot.  He quietly acknowledges the truth without putting Marinette especially in a position where she's forced to own up to something she’s not ready to admit. We saw this in Frozer, when he tells her to go talk to Adrien without confronting her directly about her feelings, and in Silencer, where he walks away after his confession rather than waiting for an answer, and in Felix, where he doesn't make Marinette reject him outright and instead just says he'll be happy for her and Adrien. He doesn't press her in Truth until he's been ditched multiple times, and even then, he's very gentle about it. He takes her to a place that he finds calming, he sets things up by opening up about himself and why he finds this pattern upsetting, and he even directly addresses the Adrien issue before he finally asks Marinette to give him a straight explanation. 

He respects Marinette’s agency. He doesn’t push her into anything, he gently encourages her and gives her the opening to make her own choice. He doesn’t make his feelings her problem, and he doesn’t blame her for being confused and not sure what she wants. Whatever jealousy he feels doesn’t manifest as anger (this is my biggest pet peeve; sure, Luka can be jealous, that would be human but he’s never taken it out on Marinette or Adrien, and it makes me batty when people act like you can’t feel intensely for someone without the kind of jealousy that makes you unnecessarily angry and cruel). 

Luka's also tuned into Juleka. He knows when she's upset, he gives her validation and encouragement (Reflekdoll) and he makes sure that she doesn't get pushed to the sidelines (Crocoduel). (I could probably gush for hours about his scenes in Crocoduel, despite the way I feel about some of the dumbass decisions they made in that episode). I wish we got more of the sibling and family interactions, but the snippets we’ve seen really underline it. He’s the one to encourage her, to bring her forward, to give her an opening to speak. Luka's mother is impulsive and emotional, his sister is shy and anxious, and I just get the sense that he’s been the grownup in the house for a long time. He's calm and rolls with whatever's going on; despite the volatility between Jagged and his mom in Crocoduel, he's able to deflect and diffuse the argument.

Note: Luka has never said that he’s bad with words. He says he’s better with his guitar, that music makes things clearer. But he’s actually very good at knowing what to say and deflecting awkwardness and weirdness. Nor does he use his guitar in place of words, but in addition to them; in other words, he uses the guitar to illustrate his point, but he’s still talking in the process. He also doesn’t actually use that many musical metaphors. Some, yes, but don’t feel like you’re messing up his character if you aren’t cramming in every one that you can think of. Use them when they feel natural, but don’t stress about it. It’s better to be simple than to use a tortured metaphor just for the sake of having a musical reference.

Looking at his family, we see that Anarka doesn’t believe in rules or even really organization; she’s a free spirit, a creative, and we can expect that some of that would transfer to her children. Luka and Juleka’s aesthetics tend to support that, at least in my opinion, not that I’m especially up on styles to be honest. Question the cliches when you write him; is Luka really the person who’s going to show up in a suit with red roses and a rented limo? What effect do you think being around such a strong female personality had on him? Luka’s effectively surrounded by women all the time, so I tend to write him with a little more awareness of the way a woman thinks. Some of this is not being squeamish about things like bras and periods and “girl stuff,” and some of it is knowing when a woman might feel uncomfortable. For example, whenever I have Luka lean in on Marinette, he always leaves her a way out. He’ll only lean on the wall with one arm, so she has room to get away if she’s uncomfortable, instead of caging her in so she’s stuck. He doesn’t block her exits even when he’s being intense and trying to command her attention. That’s a really specific example, I know, but it’s the mindset I’m trying for. He’s just a little more attentive to that kind of thing than your average guy.  At the same time, he’s very hands on, he’s always touching people, usually on the shoulder or upper arm, so I don’t ignore that either. Sometimes I have him struggle with that tendency.

Despite his tendency to withdraw from crowds Luka’s very comfortable on stage; he doesn’t look weird or awkward when he’s performing, or like he’s not into it. He knows how to perform. I like that this gives his personality a little more verve and vigor than the laid-back person he is on the day-to-day. I like the idea there’s a little bit of showboater in him that can come out. 

I could go on and on and on but hopefully that gives you a little bit of a thought process to start with, and get some ideas really bubbling for you!! Good luck in your writing endeavors! 💜💜💜