#and it’s something that has a juvenile connotation to it

[daydreamerdrew]

Iron Man (1968) #72

[yandereunsolved]

Yandere Castiel pining after a hunter—his creator betrayed him, so he found a new one.

"Hello mortal, it's me, Castiel."

Yandere Castiel met you after he betrayed heaven for the Winchesters. Cut off from his angelic powers, it was merely a matter of time before his grace dwindled away to humanness. He would be lying to himself if he said he did not fear. More than fear, there was this other fickle notion. This emotion gnawed inside his vessel's muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.

He truly thought God cared for his creations, but he had been brought back by this all-knowing entity, and for what?

He has no purpose except for aiding the Winchesters, which has only 'bitten him in the ass', as Dean says.

He's vulnerable... and that's when he stumbled upon you.

Yandere Castiel appeared out of thin air; well, that's how it appeared to you, seeing as how you are a mortal and are unable to see into other spiritual planes. He took down the monstrosities you had been hunting with relative ease. It left his angelic form wheezing as more of his grace was depleted. He should have simply left you, but something in him compelled him not to.

He introduced himself and naturally you were taken aback. He didn't elaborate any further when bombarded with questions. He offered to heal you.

Yandere Castiel followed you everywhere after that, like a lost hellhound looking for its owner. There was always an angel on your shoulder, more accurately, peering over your shoulder.

He even neglects prayers from the Winchesters and their allies to spend time with you. They did not appreciate him as much as you did. After all, he was only blasphemed and devalued around them. You thanked him, allowed him into your sleeping quarters, and shared private information with him that very few knew.

He already knew these things due to his, well, just being ethereal, but something in him said that he should keep that to himself.

When he could spare the grace, he would stay in his angel form so he could watch you uninterrupted. Apparently humans did not appreciate being looked upon so closely, despite the fact celestial beings are always looking upon humanity. It's another one of those human quirks he does not understand.

You were and still are a fascinating creature. He can't help but get attached.

Yandere Castiel is unsatisfied by the work your guardian angel has been doing. He is hardly able to call it protection, seeing as how Castiel always has to be the one to step in and take care of you. So he tears the wings off of that pitiful excuse and takes the grace from them.

He's keeping the both of you safe. It was only a matter of time before the angel reported his whereabouts to heaven and sent someone far more powerful to eliminate him. Then who would keep you safe? It certainly wouldn't have been the 'angel' heaven assigned to you.

When he appears to you with a stronger grace presence and blood coating him, you are naturally cautious. When you question him, he simply rebuffs and states that he was 'taking care of things'. He doesn't want you to worry, so he presses his lips to yours and makes you forget this little interaction.

It's addicting.

Is this what that abomination Sam Winchester felt when intaking demonic substance?

He still doesn't condone the vessel's actions, but he has a better understanding now.

Yandere Castiel abuses his divinity. Even with limited grace, he obtains it in other ways now. The more human part of him knows this is wrong, but the angel part of him says that this is righteous. It is, isn't it? He's serving humanity through one human. His human.

He isn't shy about those fleeting touches of his. He is often tempted to let you harm yourself in incrimental ways so he is able to step in and 'kiss your boo-boos'. It is another human phrase he has grown fond of, even despite its juvenile connotations. It isn't required that he has direct contact to heal your wounds, but you do not need to be made aware of that.

Unfortunately, he cannot prevent certain incidents from occurring. So he wipes your memory. All those negative emotions you felt towards him cease to exist. He is your sinless guardian, your angel, your soul mate.

He allows you to get high on his grace. All of your problems fade away, and there is only him.

In those moments, you see him how he sees you, as the only being in creation worth attention. 

Yandere Castiel thought it could not get any worse than ridding you of stray entities. Wherever God is, they must be either punishing him for his disobedience or testing his loyalty to his human. A cherub of all lower ethereal entities is trying to mark you with an enochian love sigil. Heaven is trying to force you to have an 'other half'.

His patience runs thinner than God's love.

He tried to use his words, but the cherub was just so persistent. He snapped all of the arrows first, then he grabbed his angel blade and plunged it into the love being's skull. That was after he tortured the information about this false soul mate those fuckers on high wanted to force upon you.

Your bloodline needed to be preserved because your line was fated to do something greater. He knows better than to trust the words of those in heaven. If your bloodline needs to continue, Castiel can always help you copulate.

So your 'soul mate' ends up dead. He binds your heart to his vessel's without your knowledge.

This is how it was always supposed to be.

Yandere Castiel has you with him now. You are undeniably attracted to him, which makes it so easy to persuade you. He is able to create distance between you and the hunter life. It's almost perfect, except for his apparent duty to the Winchesters.

He is confronted after neglecting them for nearly a year. He brushes it off like he has before, but they persist. He cannot allow you to be near them! They are the center of the world's supernatural troubles. His hand is eventually forced.

So he's fiercely protective, always a wing around you. Neither better get the faintest idea of wanting you. You're his.

[daily-hyosatsu]

Today, something very different! Because I just re-watched The Shining (and Doctor Sleep, for good measure), I thought you should know that Jack Torrance's iconic line, "Here's Johnny!" was translated as "お客様だよ！"

You could back-translate it as "A customer is here," or "The guest has arrived," or maybe even"You've got company" (though that tends to have a different connotation in movie dialogue). Since "Here's Johnny!" was a cultural reference and that couldn't be translated directly anyway, you really have carte blanche, I guess.

客 means customer, client, visitor, or guest. It can be used both in the hospitality industry sense and in the sense of having a guest or visitor at your house. It's read キャク or カク.

様 is used here as a polite or honorific suffix (-さま). It can also mean way, manner (of), or situation. It's usually read さま or ヨウ, but in rare cases might be さん or ショウ.

Putting it together, お客様 【お きゃく さま】 means customer, visitor, or guest. There's also お客さん 【おきゃくさん】, which is a step down in politeness.

Also, on the subject of iconic lines and catchphrases, I saw a subbed episode of Friends a while back, and when Janice said "Oh. My. God," it was translated as "ヤダ！マジ？ウソ～" (roughly, "No way! Seriously? You're kidding!" but very juvenile and girly). Great work, whoever translated that.

[jamethinks]

two things i believe must be avoided at all cost when talking about anime is misogyny and incest. It never ends well for anyone involved because no one is willing to take the l and admit that what they're watching is fucked. But i'm an asshole so i will.

One of my favourite pairings in sxf is Yor and Yuri (PLATONIC) but my least favourite pairing is also Yor and Yuri. There are two sides of it: the actual relationship vs how it is actually portrayed in the manga

**Now this is media analysis and social commentary. It's not about me or what i think. IT IS ANALYSIS. I hold this pairing very near and dear to me and i want better for them but you cant improve if you dont know what's wrong in the first place. this is about what's wrong. not me.**

The actual relationship: an interesting plot about two siblings who have to manage their shared trauma and learn how to have a healthy, non-codependent relationship with each other. It's complex, it can really add layers to Yor as a character and just overall elevate the story in a wonderful

Then there's how it's portrayed: Yor has a weird and clingy brother hehe who is obsessed with her because she's his sister.

There is a lot to be said about the portrayal of the relationship and the different social connotations it pulls from. And a lot of this has to do with the subtle individualist natalist ideology present throughout the series.

tldr: the story wants to portray yor and yuri's relationship as something perverse and unnatural in order to stigmatize sibling relationships in adulthood. also misogyny hehe

On one side: it's done for cheap laughs, it sexualizes Yor (that would require a whole other post) and it make Yor out to be some poor weak defenseless soul who can't even set boundaries with her own brother

On the other more in depth side: it is a rejection of the extended family model. it takes what could just be a close sibling relationship and morphs it into something so perverse and uncomfortable.

Individualism and the nuclear family have a joint impact on siblings. It encourages competition and separation. There's a reason they normally portray it as a girl and a boy. Within the nuclear family, children should not have a relationship with each other only with the corelating parent. It is expected that your children will grow up and branch off into their own personal families and stay apart.

And so media tends to stigmatize adults (especially of opposite relationships) have close bonds to their siblings. It is again seen as a flaw or almost childish. A well adjusted adult won't even speak to their siblings or touch them.

And then Christianity gets in the mix and purity culture and it just falls into chaos.

Yuri's affection for his sister is treated as a very childish attitude. His love for his sister is so strong it hinders his ability to even do his job right. Being around his sister makes him act stupid and juvenile.

His attachment to Yor is also implied to negatively impact her. She joins the Garden for his sake. He's blocking her from being with Loid in a genuine way. Their relationship blocks Yor from being a woman and so it's seen as growth when she pushes him away for Loid and Anya, adapting to her role as a mother and wife.

And that's not to say Yor cant have boundaries with him but Yuri is written in such a way that the only reasonable boundary is to cut him off. And while that can happen greater context makes the whole thing feel icky. You can give them a more nuanced relationship without getting rid of what makes their dynamic so interesting (ie the codependency) but the story isn't interest in that narrative.

And this is not exclusive to sxf it is a common problem in anime and other forms of media. When you have a culture that sees grows as separating yourself from your family, incest becomes very common as a way of compensating for it. If you're constantly being told that it is inherently sexual to want a relationship with someone... then shit like this comes about idk what to tell ya

[theminecraftbox]

theres something specific about "mister warden." just "warden" is a factual title, and "sir" is a formality, something you call someone of higher status, and within the "institution" of the prison Q higher on the totem pole than Dream, though the emphasis in Dream referring to Q as "sir" plays to the torture dynamic and Q's complex about power and whatnot. but "mister" is an odd one, because theres a sense of seniority associated with it, and while the word has other meanings, the specifc combination of mister + noun has an immaturity to it that makes the seniority dynamic stand out more (like Mister Policeman sounds like something a kid says). this person has more experience than you, they know better than you, etc. etc. honestly the childishness of the title makes it seem teasing/playful, perhaps the ccs just used that phrase in reference to their secret roleplay because they were being lighthearted. but if it was canonically something dream called sam, i think sams acceptance of the phrase shows he likes the idea of dream like, admitting to sam knowing better than him enough that it overrides interpreting the phrase as being rebellious teasing.

YEAH 😭 it's this exactly: it's a COY thing to say, so playful that it feels nearly out of place. It struck me in Daedalus too and it strikes me now. It's got different connotations than c!Dream referring to c!Sam with some other respectful title, or just saying "Warden."

Like you say, "mister warden"'s connotations with authority are... juvenile, in either a mocking way or in a way that casts the speaker as young or inexperienced. So the idea that c!Sam heard this and decided to let c!Dream roll with it anyway goes crazy. It carries not only the implication that c!Sam likes c!Dream casting himself as juvenile, but also that c!Sam feels that either a) he likes it enough to ignore the hint of rebellion, or b) that he has reason to believe the name is coming from a genuine place of subservience/respect.

crazy, man.

[talonabraxas]

Lord Shiva’s Third Eye ॐ Lord Shiva the god or destruction and regeneration. He is also known as Triambake, which in Sanskrit means “Third Eye”. Jai Trinetradhari ~ Jai Mahadev!

Shiva is known as Trayambka Deva ( literally meaning the three eyed Lord’), the Sun (symbolizing love) is his right eye, the Moon (symbolizing justice) is left eye and fire is the third eye. Symbolically the third eye is perceptive and capable of destroying evil. The term destroyer has been used to address Shiva, in part, due to the presence of the third eye. The two eyes have the limited emission of power required to view the universe but the third eye emits energy enough to destroy all evil residing in the universe. While destruction may have negative connotations it needs to be understood that all that has a beginning by necessity, must have an end. Destruction only removes the illusion of individuality and does not denote an end. Hence, the act of destruction by Lord Shiva’s third eye is merely to give birth to something better. Destruction opens an opportunity for change and newer creation.

The origin of the third eye takes us to the popular story of how a playful move by Lord Shiva’s wife lead to the creation of the ultimate weapon of destruction. According one interpretation, Maa Parvati closed Shiva’s eyes by placing her hand over them while he was meditating. Her juvenile act leads to a blackout in the universe and chaos. So Shiva created a third to restore order. The unbridled light from the fire of his third eye made everything visible.

The third eye is also symbolic to insight or spiritual knowledge. It denotes wisdom and intelligence and the opening of the third eye also represents the vanishing of ignorance.

Scientifically, the third eye is located near the Pineal gland that affects the modulation of wake/sleep cycle and other motor functions. Some studies even show that it may influence the action of recreational drugs, such as cocaine and antidepressants, and make them avoid brain damage. Maybe it is time to attempt introspection of the kind that would encourage our third eye to open and deliver us from the world infested by ‘Maya’.

[damnfandomproblems]

I have some kind of disjointed thoughts adding on to #5718.

Often on Twitter I'll see interactions like "these are my OCs! ^^"

"Cool! ^^ what fandom are they from?"

"None, they're just mine"

And like nothing WRONG with that but having some sort of simple differential between the two could reduce the amount of these types of exchanges.

2. As someone in the comments points out people often use "oc" as a negative connotation, to imply that they're cringy, cliche, or badly designed and/or written, that their creator is juvenile and unprofessional. And when someone has a fan character people will say as a compliment that they're "too good" to "just" be a fan character, and ask why they don't just turn them into their own story. People perhaps see fan characters (and fan fiction in general) as a "crutch" but I think people ignore that there's a particular amount of skill that goes into weaving a character in to the established lore. There have been a few times where a fan character has been so well integrated that it honestly feels a little weird that they're NOT canon, because of how well they mesh with the cast, setting, and story. In cases like these, I think people may be missing the point a little bit when they suggest that you "graduate" them into being an original character for an original story. Like, thanks, but that's not why I made them. To remove them from this specific setting would require serious re-writing, which is possible but would also make them NOT this character.

3. Regarding 761097468022784000:

I've had a similar question for a long time, I'm definitely the type of person to get unhealthily attached to a seemingly insignificant character after minimal screentime. Not sure why, there's just something about them. I always like to try to expand on them, by reading very much into very little, and extrapolating everything I can from the scant amount of information we do have on them. The thing is, I try to make them as "canon compliant" seeming as possible, I want them to feel tied to this world. I think of them as OCs, but that's not really right, they weren't MY character originally, but I've definitely thought about them WAY more than the person who DID create them. They've got one line of dialogue and I've got their entire life story. They FEEL like mine--but I know they're not.

Posting as a response to a previous problem. (links to this ask.)

[alatismeni-theitsa]

I'm not Greek or anything, but following this blog and studying Greek culture has opened my eyes. I really do enjoy learning about other cultures. I guess when it comes to Greek retellings by American authors, I get talking about what women went through, but like... Do we... HAVE to make every single guy a bad guy and every single woman a victim? That sounds even MORE sexist if you ask me based on what's being written. Idk. I guess I'd like to see something different after studying Greek culture and getting REAL tired of Western portrayal of it.

Heyy! Welcome and thank you for the support! 💙It only takes some exposure before you start suffering/rolling your eyes like Greeks do 😂 (I'd do a Matrix reference but there are weird connotations attached there 😅 Is the term "Greekpilled" okay for this situation?? who knows)

These stories come from a culture with huge history and Greeks have studied them again and again forever. Like... we KNOW what's going on in these texts. We are aware of the dynamics and the context and how deep (or not, looking at you Circe) each character can be. We, and the whole world. And yet half the western - mainly Anglo - internet pretends they have been enlightened and can suddenly see things that people before them hadn't considered. Woooow what profound and innovative thinking!! You're so better than the rest of us, guys! I am sure absolutely nobody ever thought about the circumstances of these characters and the difficult situations they were forced into!!

And since we're at it: Lately some posts have come to my attention where people exalt Clytemnestra and all her murders, just because she suffered and lived in a patriarchal society. At the same time, they target people who focus on the complex character of Agamemnon, and label them as misogynists and enemies of Clytemnestra. 14-year-old Greeks in Gymnasio speak with more nuance about Clytemnestra and Agamemnon but I guess these grown-ass westerners think their thoughts are unique.

I, of course, don't mind when someone is sympathetic to Clytemnestra and condemns Agamemnon's actions. There is base for that. But people forget how to be chill and reasonable about their analysis. It's come to a point where if you so much as LIST Clytemnestra's bad actions, or Agamemnon's good qualities, there's always someone being condescending about it, as if they're saying "we are modern, we never accuse women now, catch up! Agamemnon is the real villain of it all". Bonus: the phrase "I support women's wrongs" (while the song "let's generalize about men" plays unironically in the background). I'd like to say to them: touch grass and read a book ΤΟΥΒΛΟ, ξύλο απελέκητο, ντενεκέ ξεγάνωτε

As for the retellings, yes they manage to be even more sexist can you imagine that! The most glaring example is Medusa's story! They have things so backward and yet the rest of us have to sit back and listen to their misinformed, juvenile takes

[trash-can-sam]

What if they were birds. Did anyone ever think of that.

Reasons I made them the birds I did (any discussion on symbolism is done with very surface level research, if I got something wrong I apologize):

Daniil: Fish Crow- I knew I wanted him to be some type of Corvid (because smart and cunning yk) but I settled specifically on fish crow because they’re smaller than the American crow and a lot smaller than a Raven. They also look really funny when upset.

Crows also tend to symbolize death and misfortune while at the same time symbolizing intelligence and loyalty, being good and bad omens, and I feel like that describes Daniils place pretty well yk. I did give him a bag just because I thought it would be funny and suitably pretentious like of course he’d do something no other bird is doing by carrying around a small bag everywhere like ofc he’d do that. Im not sure if any birds will use separate carrying containers but to my knowledge they don’t.

Artemy: Broad Winged Hawk- I’m going to be completely honest and say I just wanted artemy to be a big bird who’s also pretty threatening and cool, so I looked at a bunch of hawks and the broad winged hawk just fit his vibe the best. From what I gather, Hawks also have strong spiritual significance in multiple cultures and often symbolize determination, fitting for artemy. Also there is nothing cooler than seeing a hawk just sitting somewhere, always kind of like they’re looking over the land if you get what I mean, to which Artemy has a similar sort of purpose.

Clara- Black billed Magpie- Magpies have pretty positive connotations in many cultures, representing luck and fortune as well as mischief. In Ancient Rome, they represented magic and fortune telling. However, because of Christianity, it also became a bad omen, associated with thievery and death, and referring to someone as a magpie typically carries a negative connotation. This sort of strong meaning in both positive and negative as well as the association with magic is very Clara I feel. As juveniles, (which I drew Clara as for obvious reasons) their feathers don’t have the blue-green type sheen of an adult and their eyes are less dark, showing up as blue, grey, or violet, I also thought this would be a pretty cool, kind of mystical type of thing. I wanted to give her a beanie so bad but there was 0 way I could rationalize it because it would definetly just fall off so I just stuck to a scarf type thing.

[lady-embers]

I’ve been here since the first book came out, read it on the day it released, and I never once felt the chemistry between Elain and azriel. When he first carried her down from the house of wind I thought “huh, maybe they’ll be together?” but every single interaction after that held no interest for me. Elain is basically comatose in ACOWAR, and I found her interactions with Azriel to all be a little weird. Idk if it’s bc of her vision stuff but she seems very juvenile to me in the third book. Like almost aloof? That sounds bad but to me she did not feel like a woman in the way Feyre and nesta did. When she kisses azriels cheek after he rescues her it felt so out of place. Like he’s bleeding and about to pass out and she kisses his cheek and walks away? Idk. Zero romance, zero chemistry. That’s why the bonus chapter shocked me a bit. Like how did we get to them almost kissing??

I think a lot of their interactions in ACOWAR don't have any chemistry/romantic connotations. I think people have placed "romantic" connotations in their own minds to make it seem like there is something between them because Azriel was still strung up on Mor.

I do think something may have started in ACOFAS, like a little crush on Elain's side, but nothing to really make me go "hey these two both like each other as more than friends".

And while we have that "charged glance" in ACOSF there wasn't really anything in there either to make me think of more between them. I mean heck, Azriel himself it had been lingering stares and brief fingertip touches that went nowhere and he'd been deliberately staying away from Elain. It was also all sexual on his side to so while he felt attraction for her, it wasn't anything truly lasting to make me think endgame for them.

I honestly think the *almost* kiss was something for the E/riels but also a way for Sarah to shut anything down between them since nothing has went further and it doesn't appear it's going to either. They had their *almost* moment and Rhys put a stop to it. Azriel isn't going to go behind his High Lord back after a direct order and knowing he had been right to be staying away from Elain and if he had stayed he'd come to regret anything happening.

[wedreamedlove]

In Freeze The Moment, the 2nd anniversary video Light and Night released, there are frames where you can see keywords for the men and I found them extremely interesting, especially because some words seem counterintuitive to what you would apply to the men. So, here is my analysis attempt.

OSBORN

First up is our Boss Osborn and I want to talk about his graphics. You can see that he's split in half (blue and black) and in the next frame his silhouette is boxed inside layers of alternating blue and black. I believe this is a nod to his split soul—good and evil.

runaway. At a glance, this word probably gives you a negative connotation, such as running away like a coward. However, you can use it to describe something that breaks away from control and this suits Osborn better. He has broken out of the expectation society placed on him as well as his own limitations (what I also think the boxed layers around his silhouette represent). In your relationship, there are multiple times where Osborn offers to take you on a getaway trip, like running out of a rainy day (Moments) or driving to the end of the world (1st Valentine's date). In this context, running away is no longer something negative but to throw off the troubles life brings and to embrace the freedom of being in the moment.

haven. Osborn is the man to go to when you want security. He founded the bar, Weeds, to give juvenile offenders a place to restart their life. He took in strays and gave them a home. Interestingly, in addition to carrying the meaning of sanctuary and shelter, havens are also used to describe shipping harbours, so we have this extra sea connection with Osborn.

romantic. Haha, this is an extremely cute descriptor to attach to Osborn, especially because he looks like an edgy bad boy, but it's completely true because in your relationship he can only do the most classic of romantic things. For example, in his 1st Valentine's date he stuffed his jeep's trunk with roses, and in the 2nd anniversary video call he brings a balloon to you.

danger. I think this is pretty self-explanatory, but both his racing and bounty hunter profession are accompanied with danger. Also, in his 2nd Valentine's card, he tells the journalist that some people are inherently born accompanied by danger (we just need to look at Osborn's entire past, especially given how he's a mix of the Blood Clan and God Clan). The person—you—who is willing to go with him on dangerous adventures doesn't need him to do anything because you would have entered his life already.

EVAN

For Evan, after his words, the next frame shows him with bars around his silhouette, reminiscent of a cage. He's been jailed for being a smooth criminal. I believe this shows his upbringing and how he's never had any freedom.

expectation. This is a loaded word because this can refer to how he now looks forward to the future, thanks to your influence on him that gives him hope, or it can refer to his expectations for you because he's always challenging you to grow and be strong enough to stand on your own or against him.

Belief. The immediate thing that pops out here is that this is the only word, out of all the men, that has a capitalization. I saw a fellow fan bring up his reading event date, where Evan and you discuss possible words that start with B-E for a story, and ultimately you decide it must have been "Believe". I agree with this interpretation and I believe it refers specifically to your relationship with Evan, because in his sunrise date you say "Love is, even if you don't understand a person, you're willing to believe in them without reservation". Loving someone is a trust fall and for someone like Evan, who was once terrified of love, being able to love someone is being able to believe in them.

There is also the aspect of Evan's nihilism and how, due to Blood Clan upbringing being so against his nature, Evan has doubted literally everything in the world. At one point, after you do enough philosophical exercises, you will think yourself into a deep hole and realize that, in order to get out, you can only blindly believe in something.

loyalty. Evan's position in the game has always been close to being a double agent, haha. He manipulates everything behind the scenes and plays roles for both sides to the point where it's easy to wonder just who is the real Evan? I don't think it's a coincidence that all his AU roles has also played with this concept and the codename for his VR event is "Integrity". However, we can be assured that he will never put you in real harm anymore (after Chapter 16) and so I think this descriptor is a reminder that, in the end, he is loyal to you and only you.

commitment. Once again, I think this is a reference to your relationship with Evan and how, after all the push-pull tension that resulted in the climax of Chapter 16, Evan is now willing to fight for you and has committed to his feelings. He refuses to be strangers with you.

SARIEL

I don't have anything to say about his graphics, but I do think it's interesting that he is the only man who gets two screens for his words. Maybe it's to show the passage of his time?

serenity. I believe this refers to Sariel's zen-like attitude towards everything and how he believes in letting nature take its course. Out of all the men, Sariel is still the only one whose emotions rarely get agitated. He has seen so much over thousands of years that he can make peace with pretty much anything.

samsara. This is the concept of reincarnation and karma, which cannot be any more perfect to describe your relationship with Sariel. Although it seems more like timey-wimey loops in the game, we can treat it functionally like reincarnation and I will never shut up about the Möbius loop of how you went back into the past and taught Sariel about designer skills, which led him onto that path, and then makes him become your North Star, which leads you onto the path of being a designer.

reunion. I was shocked to see this word land on Sariel instead of Jesse, but I think it's ingenious in how it captures the development of your relationship with the men and the world state. Now that Sariel has recovered his memories he has truly reunited with you.

eternal. You met him when he was a child, you met him when he was a young general, and then you met him when he was a three thousand year old plus designer. Again and again, your lives intersect and you become someone irreplaceable to him. Sariel has said in his Spring Festival date that he can wait for you for hundreds or thousands of years, and in his 2nd birthday date he did a Spirit Clan ritual to mark your souls so that you can find each other again in the next life.

CHARLIE

Oh man, do I have things to say about Charlie's graphics. First, there are 5 of him that appear with his words. Second, in the next frame, you see two Charlies that flicker back and forth. I wonder if this refers to all the different roles he has (Novaten heir, firefighter, journalist, burn surgeon, "Charlie"), his dissociation, and also his twin.

utopia. From the opening for the game where Charlie says the line "A new world. I will be here waiting for you", to the album title for his BGMs being "Utopia", to his 2nd valentine's date where he gets called an idealist who suffers in the current state of reality, to all of his main chapter cards, we can see that Charlie is driven to fight against the evils of society. There is no better word to describe the goal he wants to achieve.

fantasy. I believe this is a nod to his childlike innocence and how he encourages this in you. A lot of his dates involve bringing romantic fantasties into the real world, like his magician date and his Hello Kitty date.

stratagem. This is another word which I would have thought would go to another man—the behind-the-scenes manipulator Evan—but I think it's because Evan has now stripped off his mask and is openly warring with his family. Evan's battle still requires strategy, of course, but it's not at the scale of Charlie and his father, who also have their own war. The definition of stratagem involves surprising or deceiving the enemy and, in my opinion, this has been Charlie's actions where he has to limit the knowledge his father has, such as going on the run or hypnotizing himself.

freedom. I may not have said this out loud but I do believe Charlie suits this word more than Osborn. For all intents and purposes, Osborn has already achieved his freedom and it's no longer a prominent theme with him (rather, it's just inherent in his actions) but Charlie is still struggling to escape his father's control, the contradiction between his ideals and reality, and even the weight of his name "Charlie". Freedom is a keystone theme shared between you and Charlie and the foundation of your relationship, because you ran from the engagement and caught his interest.

JESSE

Before Jesse's words appear, he also gets the cage-looking graphics like Evan and I believe it's because he's similarly trapped. He was born with the weight of the Xia Clan on his shoulders and the responsibility that comes with his powers. I would argue he is also trapped by his revenge and insecurities.

protection. Yes, all the other men protect you, but we only need to look at how many times Jesse puts his life on the line for you to know that this truly defines him. He gives you one of his soul flames in his Qixi date, he gives up on his revenge in the main chapter for you, and he forces himself to sing and topples off the stage in the main chapter for you. Heck, Chapter 15 was all about tackling his overprotective behavior.

partiality. This should have gone to Osborn. I believe this goes hand in hand with his "obsession" for you and how that is naturally expressed in favoring you for everything.

passionate. I think this might refer to how much he's grown from the boy who didn't understand his feelings for you to the man that now wants to be a partner you can rely on. In the steamier cards, he can barely hold himself back and puts his desires front and center.

firmness. This can refer to many things but I like to think it's Jesse's position on his revenge and you. At many instances, people have told him there was only one killer for his father but he refuses to believe that and continues to search for the truth. His "obsession" for you has been pointed out to have potential negative consequences, but he firmly believes that you are the fulcrum of all his possibilities. Once Jesse makes a decision, nothing can change his mind.

[redux-iterum]

Have any new Warriors protested their names? Maybe a -pelt who wanted -claw, or even a cat that wanted a new prefix?

I'm sure at least a couple have in history, but almost everyone is aware ahead of time what their suffix is going to be, so they're unsurprised or in acceptance. When a cat has multiple options - they could be a -claw or a -heart, for example - the leader is expected to call them in for a private chat and ask which name they want to go with. When they don't have multiple options, they still can get an idea of what they'll be called by their skills or observations made over the course of their training.

Cats who get -pelt/-fur or pattern variances do occasionally get disappointed that they didn't get a "special" suffix, but they don't tend to angst over it. The joy of becoming a warrior usually overrides that, and everyone celebrates their name all the same, so it's not a horrible fate that they need to ask the leader to fix. Once in a great while, a new warrior may privately speak with the leader about the name, but it's an extremely rare chance that the talk will go anywhere beyond an explanation of why the leader went with that suffix and a declaration that they're sorry if the warrior is disappointed, but the name logically fits them and to change it to some skill or personality trait would be a falsehood. Some -pelt/-furs do get pattern names instead if they plead hard enough, but at that point it's considered whining until you get something "special", which is petty and juvenile.

Now, in the case of prefixes, you have to be able to really justify the change, because prefixes are very important in helping a cat stand out throughout their life, from the womb to the tomb, much more than a suffix. It's your entire identity when you're born and up until you become an adult. If the prefix has trauma related to it, or has some other negative connotation (like if the cat was named after their father from another Clan and the queen wouldn't change her mind), the leader is understanding and can change the entire name at whichever ceremony is up next. If you just want a different name because "because", you're going to be denied.

Prefixes are built specifically to be objective descriptions and not have any association with cultural nonsense. A Foxkit isn't likely to complain about being named after a fox, because the name simply means that they share the color of a fox. Them wanting a new name is silly, because why would you be mad about being named by your fur, like everyone else is? An exception would be if the queen named Foxkit after the fox that murdered their father, or after a cat who had just recently died (which is a MAJOR faux pas in Clan culture), or if someone was bullying and abusing poor Foxkit by constantly insulting them with their prefix specifically, etc. Then they have some reason to be called something else, and the leader will comply with their wishes, regardless of what the mother has to say.

[scarletlizzard]

Precisely, glad to see you’re catching on.

Your manners are delicious - it’s so satisfying to watch you swallow your pride and behave, just to please me. Such an eager girl. Seeing as you asked so nicely, I’m 5’7 with hazel eyes, and do feel free to allow another few inches to that considering your ‘little Brit’ is nigh on constantly in heels.

Well, I haven’t punished you for your bratty behaviour, have I? A small admonishment has always been enough to have you fawning again. Though I admit I am inclined to be lenient in that aspect; I enjoy a pet with some personality - playfulness ought to be encouraged, but I warn you not to test the boundaries, darling.

I am glad to hear that you enjoy my manner of speech, I imagine it can be an acquired taste, particularly for other nationalities. I’m particularly gratified to see your response to being called a good girl, so very responsive.

Gosh, some nostalgic names in there! I really appreciate Hozier’s tone of voice, but in all honesty I don’t think I’ve listened to him since Take Me to Church was released! Suggest a couple of his songs to me, I’ll gladly try them. For me, Labrinth has such strong connotations of juvenile drinking at messy house parties, but it seems he has moved on from the days of ‘Earthquake’! I just listened to (and very much enjoyed) The Feels, so well done you. As for Leon Bridges, I adore him - in fact he was my most recently purchased vinyl. Excellent taste, darling. Having said that, I hadn’t heard Shy and (naturally) am now a huge fan. I currently have a Laufey song (Street by Street) on my playlist, but I think I may prefer this! Another wonderful addition to the playlist regardless.

I can tell that you worked hard, and you did such a good job, clever girl.

-🫖

BEFORE ANYONE SAYS ONE WORD TO ME. This was sent before all the asks last night. But I still want to answer because it's my blog and I most absolutely can do whatever I want!!

Yeah, this aged really well, don't you think? Pride? Swallowed. Behave? I'm sat! Something about you thinking my manners are delicious just makes me want to -

You're quite taller than me, and the heels 😳😩 but also like... you're my little Brit 😙

I have to admit those hazel eyes WILL be on my mind. Also will admit you being lenient about your punishments?? Not so sure that's true. And so what if I admit you calling me a good girl had me on my knees?

Anyways I'm DONE admitting things!! Y'all are just ruthless. You're not even supposed to be reading this unless your name is little Brit. Go away!

Hozier just released an EP called Unheard yesterday that's been on repeat for me. It's four songs, and they're all so good. I'm particularly addicted to Too Sweet and Empire now. Besides the EP I think you'll like his songs Movement and Eat Your Young 😊

I can't tell you how happy it makes me that you listened, and even enjoyed my recommendations! Also that you even already listen to them. The fact that I knew so well is even more gratifying 😋 I love vinyl! Although I imagine our collections are a bit different. I do have a few classical though if that gets me any points.

[frowningfox]

asim 12 and 20!

Thank you so much for the ask!

12. Is your OC cynical or optimistic? Who or what shaped their outlook on life?

A serial optimist. And to an extent always has been. He has a bit of a "naive" nature despite being very aware how bad things can be. He sees himself as a downright scoundrel who has been given second chances throughout his life (he's a little rough around the edges but he definitely blows it out of proportion, he is very hard on himself) and wants to give back second chances in return.

In this lifetime (he has reincarnated a few times), a big influence on his optimism is Erwin the Exorcist. A higher up in the church that he sees as giving him one of his biggest second chances. He is a very kindly, old, half orc/human and is something of a legend. He came to the religious-military academy where Asim was serving under the juvenile delinquent program at JUST the right time.

Some of the older upperclassmen had thought it would be funny to teach "Juvie" (aka Asim) Five Finger Fillet and it went just as well as could be expected. Asim lost a finger and a bunch of distressed and a little drunk upperclass brought him to Erwin because Erwin is the Chillest Guy, and Erwin reattached it (being a high level cleric) and promised not to tell the teachers. Erwin kept an eye on Asim and grew fond of his... uh. Spirited nature. And recommended him for a town watchmen job, which helped Asim get out of the delinquent program early.

Asim and Erwin have an "old friends" type of relationship despite Asim being considerably younger than him, and Asim will often refer to him as "Sin'ji", which roughly translates to "brother" with the connotations of having known each other for a long time and being of a similar standing and age.

20. Has your OC ever done something terrible and lied about it? Did they run away or blame someone else for it? How long did they maintain the lie and did the truth ever come out?

Had to go back to put a head's up here: the following is a little heavy. It's not particularly bad or even explicit, just a serious topic taken seriously.

He would say yes, he has done something terrible and lied, but again, he's very hard on himself and doesn't lie - and can no longer lie since he's become fey! But it was never in his nature to lie in the first place.

There are a lot of things he hasn't told people, mostly related to some developmental disabilities and how they've impacted his life, especially when it comes to lashing out at people. He had a very hard time managing his emotions and overstimulation around his daughter - he was not ready for kids and perhaps was not a good fit for kids with the difficulties he has, but he tried his best and is continuing to try his best. Having a kid enter his life with so little warning was definitely a crash course in managing his shit. And he managed but not in a particularly healthy way.

He absolutely refuses to tell even his husband about the difficulties he's had with raising her, because he's afraid of being judged by his worst moments. He pampered his daughter and raised her to the best of his ability despite his difficulties, and with an inexplicable +5 wisdom his tiny little gob daughter understands and is such a daddy's girl she'd never tell anyone about his breakdowns. Those are private and for him to talk about when HE is ready.

The truth hasn't come out quite yet, but he will eventually confide in people, I'm certain. I'm torn on whether he'd confided in Erwin yet or not. He wrote him a lot of letters while he was isolated as a small town watchman. I think he has, and Erwin helped him work out some methods to manage himself.

This actually kind of hard for ME to talk about, haha. I'm undecided on the specifics of things so it's all vague. And the vagueness can lead to people... jumping to conclusions about he treated his daughter. Which I don't want - she is his little princess - but also I don't want to water down how much difficulty he had raising her by saying "and everything was all fine".

It's also a topic that is very close to me - I struggle a lot with over stimulation and the problems that come along with it - and I want to display his issues FROM the overstimulated person's perspective. I've seen a decent amount of media from an outside perspective, gawking at people having overstimulation and emotional regulation issues, and a lot of it demonizes or infantilizes the person. And the stigma that raises makes me very... worried about portraying these difficulties from the perspective of the person having them.

At the end of the day, I can just recommend to imagine how he acted similar to that of a grumpy old cat that gets overwhelmed by a kitten. But with a lot more guilt, temporarily self-isolating to redirect the lashing out towards himself verbally and physically until he could get the support he needed from an older less grumpy wise cat (Erwin).

This got a little heavy sorry eehh. It's something I've been wanting to talk about with regards to Asim but never knowing how because it's HARD. It feels like I'm telling his secrets that he's not ready to be open about. Pls be nice to him, he's trying very hard.

[room-surprise]

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS MY OPINION. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT OR THINK I'M WRONG THAT'S COOL👍 I knoooow people are joking around, but I think the thing Kui was really saying in response to the Senshi question was "I didn't draw it as intentional fanservice, and I object to it being labeled as fanservice, because that wasn't why I did it, and fanservice has a derogatory connotation which I do not like having applied to my work."

And to clarify, she is specifically talking about the Senshi panty shots, not Senshi sometimes looking handsome in the manga. You could argue that both of these things are "fanservice", but panty shots are a very different level of fanservice than "the characters sometimes look attractive."

The interviewer replies to Kui saying "Calling it fanservice feels off to me" by saying "But isn't Senshi handsome?" in what I think is a semi-joking attempt to utilize the running gag in the manga about Senshi being handsome to try and coax Kui into agreeing with them.

It sounds like the interviewer is saying "Ok, you say the panty shots aren't fanservice, but then why did you make Senshi handsome? If he's handsome then the panty shots must have been fanservice! Laugh at my joke and agree that it's correct to call it fanservice!"

Kui responds with a neutral and short "Dwarves are cool/handsome," which is extremely blunt and doesn't actually answer the leading question, in fact she barely acknowledges what the interviewer has said at all. This is unusual! Most people don't completely ignore a question during an interview and start talking about something else instead.

INTERVIEWER: Apples are the most delicious fruit, right? INTERVIEWEE: Fruit's healthy.

To me, Kui's negative response to the follow-up question sounds like she is refusing to cooperate with the line of questioning.

This suggests that Kui does not want to keep discussing the topic and she doesn't want to agree with the interviewer, not even casually, not even to allow the interviewer to save face and keep their conversation friendly.

Saving face, being agreeable, and keeping social interactions harmonious is very important in Japanese culture, so the fact that Kui is not doing it here is noteworthy. It means she cares about this subject enough to be firm and say "I did not draw Senshi's panty shots as fan service."

I think the context of what panty shots and fanservice are is important to understanding why she might not want the word fanservice to be used to describe her work:

Fanservice is when anime and manga pander or entice their audience by including gratuitous softcore pornographic elements.

This can mean things like putting characters into fetish situations (getting caught in a hole with their butt sticking out, being tied up, being tickled, etc) skimpy or sexy costumes, fetish outfits, implied sexual situations, or showing them naked or in their underwear.

This is done, intentionally, for the purpose of "rewarding" or enticing fans for reading the manga or watching the anime. It is doing the fans a "service."

It's pandering.

Panty shots are a particularly notorious form of fanservice, as they are a very "safe" and low-effort way to include sexual titillation without actually making the content explicit (which might negatively impact sales to non-adult audiences).

Many people consider panty shots low-brow and their persistent inclusion in things which aren't otherwise sexual to be embarrassing, juvenile, and demeaning to the art forms of anime and manga. This is part of why they've become less common over time.

With all this in mind, I think Kui may object to using the term fanservice to describe the Senshi panty shots.

Her issue may be that she didn't draw those panty shots to try and bribe readers with sex, and she doesn't like people assuming that was her motivation.

She explicitly tells the interviewer that she drew the Senshi panty shots because seeing an older man in his underwear in public made her uncomfortable in the past and she thought it was funny to have it happen with Senshi.

Based on the things Kui's said in this and other interviews, I don't think she minds if readers find her artwork sexy! But she does mind people insistently calling what she did with Senshi fanservice, and wants us to know that it wasn't supposed to be pandering.

That said, I don't think we can assume whether or not anything else in Dungeon Meshi is or isn't fanservice based on this, though it does make me suspect that Kui might not like the idea of fanservice... But that is only a suspicion and I have no way to confirm nor deny it.

It might be more polite to refer to these things as "suggestive" or "sexy" rather than "fanservice!"

Sorry for the long rant. Again, just my opinion!

[dustedveil]

Trigger Warning ⚠️: Under the cut is sensitive material relating to torture, psychological warfare, experimentation, and related topics.

Credit for Art: Me, 'Dust'

⚠️ I am not responsible for your actions, no offense. ⚠️

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Lilith’s Creation

The Origin

Created through a tightly guarded blend of DNA in a strange, unknown cocktail, Lilith was born late one night on December 21st. She came into existence in a tank, where her body was suspended in a strange, viscous, yellow liquid. It took the team of scientists a total of 10 years to create her beginnings as a gamete, to then form a Zygote, and they were forced to wait 1 year for her to be a functional infant, which was her ‘birth’ on December 21st late that night.

The scientists that created her named her ‘Lilith’, chosen for the names mythological roots. In many mythologies and cultural traditions, Lilith is known as a powerful demoness or a malevolent spirit, associated with the night, dreams, and fertility. Her creators were intrigued by the name and its dark, mythical connotations. They believed it would reflect the immense power they aimed to ‘bestow’ her with.

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Age Chart - Lilith

Newborn: Years 0 to 5

- Equivalent to a Human of 0 to 2 years old.

Toddler: Years 6 to 15

- Equivalent to a Human of 2 to 6 years old.

Pre-Teen: Years 16 to 25

- Equivalent to a Human of 6 to 10 years old.

Juvenile: Years 26 to 50

- Equivalent to a Human of 10 to 15 years old.

Young Adult: Years 51 to 100

- Equivalent to a Human of 15 to 20 years old.

- Sexual Maturity has been reached at age 97 for Lilith.

- Cubs can be produced.

Adult: Years 101 to 200

- Equivalent to a Human of 20 to 30 years old.

Mature Adult: 201 to 400

- Equivalent to a Human of 30 to 40 years old.

- Lilith’s body ceases aging at 202 due to Immortality.

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Her creators started off by making her immortal before they started any tests. They invoked ancient, forbidden magic to infuse and mold her very being and DNA with immortality; something that is unable to be reversed. They didn’t want her to succumb to time or the tests that they will force her through, rendering her very being and life limitless.

While her life is already limitless, her life in the lab was only for 23 years of her life, as she had escaped at that age using unparalleled power, wits, cunningness, and strength. She is unable to recall the exact number due to the lack of knowledge surrounding her time there, as there were no calendars and no readily available information she could seek out to find the years.

During her time in the lab, she was the subject of vile, illegal, and relentless testing involving inhumane treatment of subjects and much more such as genetic manipulation, and the creation of a living weapon. Her creators constantly pushed her beyond her limits, making her limits be pushed to new levels and new heights. They used torturous methods to enhance her physical, mental, magical, and sensory abilities. Her days were a constant cycle of pain and suffering, subjecting her to immense mental and physical strain. The constant manipulation of her genetic code was one thing, and they continued their invasive experiments, testing her limits, pushing her to the brink of her endurance. She was even subject to psychological warfare, subjected to manipulation and constant mental strain.

Spending the majority of her life in the lab isolated and confined by her creators, being tested, trained, and constantly enhanced in her DNA and more, her creators saw her as nothing more than a tool and treated her with cold, harsh indifference. They viewed her as an object to be utilized; not a sentient being. On top of that, she was never allowed to form any connections, relationships, or even talk during her confinement. It led her to a deep sense of isolation and loneliness.

One of the experiments that was done quite often was the ‘Endurance Chamber’, where the highly advanced facility was used to push her limits in harsh weather conditions. She was subjected to scalding heat to even the blistering cold, intense gravitational forces, and long periods of darkness and silence. It was done to measure her mental and physical resistance to extreme conditions and assess and force her ability to adapt and survive in immense stress and different temperatures. The entire test could last anywhere from at least 72 hours to 96 hours straight.

Another one that was done quite often was a test made for war and her ability to be used as a one-creature army. It was called the ‘Training Chamber’. Designed to be an unparalleled weapon, capable of waging war with devastating effectiveness, the scientists responsible for her creation simulated multiple war scenarios in this chamber. They tested combat skills, tactical acumen, and resilience in the face of extreme violence and brutal scenarios.

During her time in the lab, Lilith was exposed to various languages like English, and includes many others such as:

- Russian

- German

- Spanish

- Japanese

- Native American

- Latin

- Ancient Greek

- Sumerian

It includes the mystical tongues such as Arcane dialects, forgotten tongues and even the mystical tongues due to the mixed origin of her creators consisting of humans and nonhuman creatures.

By the time they were planning on breeding her which was set for a later date when her sexual maturity has fully matured by the age of at least 100, Lilith had already begun to plot her escape between the ages of 22 and 23, using her superhuman intelligence to escape her captors by the age of 23.

When she escaped, she used her vast powers to curse all of the scientists. Using her powers, she casted spells at them to incapacitate them, yet out of her hate and despair, she accidentally killed a few in the process. For the remaining ones that are alive, she casted the curse, forcing them into a state of limbo; a stage between life and death. It was casted to be for eternity, and she forced them to relive their own defeat and demise in their minds over and over for the rest of it, like statues carved a specific way without any ability to change.

Immediately after escaping, Lilith kept herself hidden and on the run for a significant period. She had no personal connections, no knowledge of the outside world, and most importantly, no understanding of her purpose other than being a product of the scientist’s creation.

She had to learn how to survive on her own, finding food, shelter, and avoiding any contact with authority or anyone resembling her former captors. Eventually, she learned all about how to survive expertly in the wild, as she is now self-sustainable and self-reliant in the wild.

Her traumatic past combined with her immense power made her cautious and isolated, as she doesn’t trust easily due to the years of abuse and manipulation she had endured.

Lilith leads a largely nomadic life due to her need to stay hidden and avoid detection from her creators. She is constantly on the move, never staying in one place for too long. If one were to attempt to find her, it would present a significant challenge, as she keeps a low profile and avoids populated areas. She chooses secretive and remote locations to lay low, often preferring areas with challenging terrain or creating magic barriers herself to conceal her presence.

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The Scientists - Her Creators

Behind The Scenes

“The Genesis Project”

The scientists were a group of both human and nonhuman creatures that operated secretively under an undisclosed location and an undisclosed, anonymous organization that worked behind the scenes and the backs of the government. It’s shrouded in mystery and no evidence to make any observations about what it once was has been destroyed by Lilith when she had escaped. The organization once had cutting-edge knowledge, unparalleled expertise, and access to the most advanced technology, pushing the limits and boundaries of science and technology to create their first and only living weapon; Lilith.

The secret team of highly trained, skilled scientists called themselves and their project; “The Genesis Project”. They operated far away from the government and any public scrutiny, with the last handfuls of people that knew of its existence, the scientists, having all but disappeared like what she had done with the organization and its team.

The anonymous organization behind the Genesis Project is not a government. It operates outside the scope of government control and oversight. While it wields significant power and influence, its structure and operations are shrouded in secrecy. The anonymity allows it to work beyond borders and legal limitations, carrying out its projects and objectives with minimal to no external intervention. If it were to be discovered, those involved in the project would likely face severe legal consequences.

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Lilith’s Psychological State

Her Weakness

Deep-rooted trauma plays a part in her life, as she suffers from the pain and horror from her time during the lab she was created in. Horrific experiments, the torture she endured, her mental state is completely plagued by lingering fear and paranoia. The constant torment and manipulation left her with a profound distrust of authority figures, especially doctors, scientists, and anyone who bears resemblance to them. She struggles with vivid Nightmares that she easily remembers, she struggles with flashbacks reliving her traumatic moments.

Lilith's primary weaknesses stem from her traumatic past and the psychological toll it has taken on her. She struggles with trust issues, fear, anxiety, and nightmares related to her past experiences. Additionally, her physical vulnerabilities may include exposure to specific magic or technologies that mimic the instruments of her torment, which can trigger traumatic flashbacks and incapacitate her temporarily. Overall, her mental state remains her most significant weakness, making her susceptible to manipulation and triggering her PTSD.

Her Mental Illnesses, Fears, and Issues:

- Complex PTSD

- Severe Anxiety and Fear of Confinement

- General Anxiety Disorder

- Nightmares and Flashbacks of Traumatic Experiences

- Trust issues and difficulty forming connections and opening up to others

- Paranoia and suspicion of Scientists and Authority

- Trouble eating enough food from lack of access to adequate food.

- Anxiety Attacks and Panic Attacks triggered by specific situations related to her past

- Hypervigilance and paranoia; constantly scanning for threats

- Extreme Startle Response

Due to her traumatic past, Lilith has several triggers that can cause intense emotional and psychological distress. These triggers include:

- Any mention or discussion of scientific experiments or genetic manipulation.

- Seeing or hearing about individuals in lab coats or resembling scientists.

- Any form of constraint or restriction of movement, such as being trapped or held down, as it reminds her of being held captive.

- Loud and sudden noises, as they may remind her of explosions or other noises from the lab environment.

- Harsh lighting, reminiscent of the cold, sterile environment in which she was created.

Due to her severe trauma, Lilith often displays intense emotional and psychological reactions when triggered. These reactions may include:

- Intense fear and anxiety, often leading to panic attacks.

- Irritability and aggressiveness, as a defense mechanism to protect herself.

- Flinching or avoiding situations or individuals that remind her of her past trauma.

- Dissociation, where she withdraws and disconnects from her surroundings as a coping mechanism.

- In extreme cases, physical violence against those who trigger her, as her survival instincts take over.

Due to her traumatic past and the atrocities she has endured, Lilith has developed strong dislikes and even hatred towards certain things. Some things that she despises are:

- Mad scientists and individuals who resemble them, as they remind her of her creators and the experiments inflicted upon her.

- Restriction of movement or confinement, as it triggers her trauma and causes intense fear.

- Loud noises and bright lights, which can trigger her memories of the lab environment.

- Any mention or discussion of the Genesis Project, as it sparks fear and anger.

- Whips, as the scientists used them to beat her on her back when she disobeys them.

- Nooses, as some of the combat situations forced her into a noose, making her figure the situation out by herself to be able to get to their goal of winning against all odds. One of these situations caused the scar around her neck.

- Brandings, as when she was young and very vulnerable, she was branded with the marks: ‘TGP’.

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The Power of God

The Ultimate Weapon

Lilith’s power is unparalleled, her power being so raw, so ancient, and so great, that it is enough to defy all traditional laws and boundaries. Considered a ‘Man-Made God’ due to being deliberately crafted as the ultimate weapon, her power far exceeds that of mortal beings. Due to this, she has a deity-like status, earning her the very fitting moniker of ‘Man-Made God’. Her power is limitless, and her power is even highly possible to defeat God, highly depending on the circumstance. She has the power to threaten or even surpass the power of divinity.

Her senses are heightened to superhuman or even supernatural levels, granting her extreme hearing, sight, and smell, allowing her to perceive things well beyond human comprehension.

Her physical abilities are also heightened to superhuman or even supernatural levels, granting her extreme resilience, strength, speed, agility, durability, and even intelligence. Where most extremely heavy attacks can obliterate most creatures, Lilith is able to easily withstand those blows. Also possessing a rapid healing factor, she is able to heal from an injury extremely quickly.

Lilith is at the peak of her capabilities, making her unable to be measured on any conventional scale of mortal measurement and ranking. As a living anomaly of power, she had no known limitations to her abilities, thanks to being the product of a highly advanced experimentation project.

While her abilities are vast and powerful, she possesses the ability to teleport, create portals and rifts, and use telekinesis. She has the ability to use many psychic powers, and more. Her abilities include the ability to manipulate elements, including energy manipulation and the ability to warp the fabric of reality itself. It extends in the areas of creation, destruction, healing, and even the powers of time and death itself. She’s experienced and knowledgeable, proficient in both offensive and defensive magic, allowing her to produce blows that are highly devastating or form even a nearly impenetrable defense. She displays a resistance to pain and damage, allowing her to easily withstand even uninhabitable conditions and even injuries that would normally incapacitate or kill other beings.

While she is able to grant wishes, blessings, and boons, she often does not like to use them to benefit others. Oftentimes, she will not use the power, as she refuses to be a conduit for others’ desires.

Despite this, she is not able to be summoned by any means. She is a product of science, magic, and technology, and not a product of a divine being. She is not omnipotent by any means, and does not possess the ability to learn it.

However, many mortals have given her various titles, such as:

- The Dark Seraph

- The Devil’s Daughter

- The Living Vengeance

- The Shadow of Doom

- The Living Nightmare

Many more have been come up with, but those are just the few that have been more popular than others among mortals of all shapes and sizes.