#When you have a character

[stromuprisahat]

https://www.tumblr.com/stromuprisahat/770655647269289984/aleksander-im-the-big-bad-darkling-the-immortal?source=share

What was the moment 👀 (I hate having to rr the books again lol

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Assuming they're both from the same person, I'm adding the ask part of the second ask I got a few minutes after this one:

Care to share what was that moment 👀 there are so many where he is described to be indifferent and cold.

It was his reaction to her accusation he visited her wearing Malyen's face- a scene I don't see directed by him, but Alina's shame for wanting a company that's not her donkey master.

He was pressing, trying to provoke me. Instead of shying away, I moved closer. “You came to me wearing Mal’s face that night in your chambers. Was it because you knew I would turn you away?” His fingers tightened on the table’s edge, but then he shrugged. “He was the one you longed for. Do you still?”

Ruin and Rising- Chapter 9

I'm gonna more or less copypasta my comment explaining why I don't believe it was him plastering Malyen's face on, when the passage above tends to be interpreted as his agreement.

He avoids direct answer, and reacts with barely contained anger. Sure, he might not like the reminder he stooped so low, but it might simply be a new piece of information for him, and he wouldn't make himself even more vulnerable by admitting he cares about what Alina wanted to see. He already let Alina believe her own faulty conclusions, when there was no point trying to persuade her otherwise. It's beyond counterproductive now. She has power over the Tether also, whether she is aware of it or not, and finding out one of her first actions had been erasing him to appease her bad conscience- and she DOES feel guilty and "tainted" for wanting him- would cut deep. I mean... his immediate question might be making sure he looks like himself right now. If I remember correctly, she always sees him sans his scars- those very same he's rather proud of-, so changing his appearance into Mal she KNOWS she SHOULD want after a major fight with the guy is both within her abilities and in character for her. Ironically Aleksander likely came because she was upset, which is both a chance for smoochies and to shake her even more- show just how vulnerable she is, and how connected they are however she denies it. Sure, he tried to get under her skin, but I don't think he'd be SO unhappy about it if it were ALL a part of the plan.

While I'm not against non-con elements (Don't look at my AO3 reading history.), Aleksander being behind this would be both OOC and against his own interests. His goal is to make Alina let her orphan baggage go AND accept ~they~ are a match made by the Making.

I'm not saying he'd never pretend to be the Blade Boy, but that he'd do it to ~gain~ something. Even if it were a completely spur-of-the-moment single point purely selfish action, there would be an aim.

[some-pers0n]

I'm always entertained by people doing those "canon VS fanon" memes where both are misunderstanding characters to such a violent degree 'cause like

[ochibrochi]

the first and last time he'll let his brothers pick him up from school (wishful thinking 🙄!)

[marciaillust]

almost blown out bsky / twt / ig

[starii-void]

going to chb must be crazy like imagine sharing a camp with

-one of the strongest demigods ever who's saved the world like at least 3 times, fought multiple gods & titans and WON (and is a tartarus survivor)

-the literal main architect of OLYMPUS who's also saved the world multiple times (also tartarus survivor)

-THE lord of the wild who's also close friends with the first two (and has helped save the world multiple times)

-an emo kid from the 1930s who again helped save the world and is also a tartarus survivor (TWICE)

-a son of apollo who survived tartarus with nothing but cargo shorts and sheer will (pun intended)

-the main designer and builder for the argo II, also the first hephaestus kid to have fire powers since hundreds of years ago (did i mention killed gaea? no? yeah he did that too)

-a girl who somehow charmspeak-ed gaea into falling back asleep (also side note daughter of super famous actor because why not)

-pretty much everybody is a two-time war veteran

-THE GOD APOLLO who just sometimes comes down to visit in the form of a teenage boy

-did i mention dionysus, god of wine madness and theatre

-also chiron, trainer of pretty much every greek hero ever

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The squad of all time has arrived on scene.

[bean-spring]

Hot take and not to be a killjoy or the shipping police but people treating Viktor or Jinx's aroace headcanons as if they were canon is not the revolutionary take people think it is.

Headcanons are always all right but we have to acknowledge that they are somehow damaging when they apply to stereotypes. It might not be the case for everyone but most of the time people unconsciously assume that disability/mental illness=asexuality. These headcanons erase the freedom of attraction from people who are already seen as unable to have sexual/romantic experiences/desires, when it's completely untrue and harmful.

You can headcanon Viktor and Jinx as aroace, but I have seen people changing their minds once Viktor is no longer disabled (s2 with all of his other forms) and Jinx is no longer as mentally ill (alternate universe Powder). And it speaks wonders of how people see these characters.

"I never thought about Jinx being able to feel romantic/sexual attraction until s2!" To believe she's actually only capable of that when she's not "damaged" is incredibly disturbing. Especially since Jinx has always had a bit of a flirty personality too.

"I've always seen Viktor as asexual, I don't know why!" That's fine. You can headcanon him as ace. But I believe there is a reason behind it, most of the time, if for some inexplicable reason the "vibes" of the disabled character are making you think he's ace.

I say all of this being aroaspec myself, by the way. Headcanon all you want but going to people's posts commenting how "it's weird for you that they have romantic/sexual plots when they're clearly aroace" is not a win at all. It's a headcanon, after all, and it should be treated as such, and that's fine. But it also is damaging to spread stereotypes like these.

Of course the disabled character is asexual. Of course the mentally ill character is aromantic. It's not as revolutionary as you might think, tbh.

Fandom is not activism and it's all right to have any headcanons you want BUT some of them are filled with damaging stuff and perhaps we should look into ourselves more before treating these assumptions as something canon.

[darishima]

made a chart of the straw hats' skin tones with the colors being screencapped directly from the episodes, to show how much they've lightened. this is more than just an "artstyle change" or "design evolution" or "just the timeskip" this is blatant racism/colorism. it's fucking ridiculous and i don't understand how toei is continuously getting away with it please reblog btw, i think this is something people should see

[humming-fly]

He was feeling left out

and the higher rez stills, since gifs always export as if you're sending messages through a metal can~

[oobbbear]

This took me an embarrassing amount of time but guess what it’s finished

[ravelqueen]

Lmao OMFG Martin. He's now confirmed to have been jealous of

- (possibly lesbian?) Cop for daring to have private conversations with Jon

- literal embodiment of death Jon has only metaphorically met in a coma-dream

- lady he talked to for half an hour, once

Truly he is the "you know other people" meme

[peevishpants]

i ask you this: how would YOU wear your freshly caught fish hat

[puppppppppy]

who is your favorite AA character? 👁️👁️

ziska… I hope capcom brings her back someday

[creative-clawmarks]

Just outside the [ANGEL]'s line of sight,

two puppets recognize each other.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!

[clownowo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading