#and their debatably homosexual tendencies

[holly-tea]

missing odyssey today. have a sleep deprived emperor and an isolated templar

[jestersarts]

tfw eternal statue torture prison

[gd-dollopole]

Merlin follows Arthur everywhere, but Arthur follows Merlin everywhere too (what I believe was a possible Camelot’s Golden Age)

Do we talk about this enough? I don’t know (obviously we do), so here I am, because I need to get this out of my system.

But before I get straight to the point, you’ll need to bear with me and listen to my ranting about Freya.

I genuinely don’t know why and maybe I just read the wrong fanfictions, but why does there seem to be a collective thinking about how Merlin wouldn’t have gone with Freya because he couldn’t abandon Arthur?

Are we talking about the same Merlin?

Whatever someone believes Merlin and Freya loved each other platonically or romantically, my man was ready to flee:

Merlin didn’t think about it one second, before he went back home to Ealdor to save his mother and the villagers. “Oh, but it’s his mom”, and Freya was a poor, tortured and outcasted girl, traumatised and oppressed by the same system that oppressed Merlin, who had been finally understood by a girl who was ready to love him and live with him. And my babygirl Merlin was ready to have that, ready to live as himself and run away with someone who cared enough about him to wait for him.

Merlin never thought about the consequences of helping someone, especially in the first seasons. I could argue the point that he didn’t care about Freya (much like he didn’t care about a lot of other people) with season four/season five Merlin, but in the second season, Merlin still had the faith and hope of doing what was right, and even if very dangerous, didn’t care about his actions to the point even Gaius didn’t know what he was up to.

The following up seasons are a contradiction to the first two, because Merlin and Arthur had began to finally change. We see them talk back to both Gaius and Uther, siding with Morgana and her plans, and try to do what was right in the best of their capacity (and it makes even more sense that Merlin couldn’t still do much, since he was starting to understand his powers and their extent only then)

And even in season four, with no one by his side, not even Arthur, and barely Gwaine, Merlin didn’t think about it twice to go save Gaius all by himself, against people he didn’t know, Agravaine and Morgana.

So for those who has stayed, here comes my point:

Arthur has a tendency, if we don’t want to name it an homosexual calling towards his manservant, to follow Merlin almost everywhere:

Even if Merlin and Arthur had already tested their limits, and by this, I mean for how long they could stay more than one inch apart from each other, Arthur followed Merlin to Ealdor. My man had two heads, and for a moment longer than what was considered not gay, he thought more with one than the other, and we all know which one I’m referring too. But jokes aside, Merlin had already drank poison for Arthur, and yet, he loved more people than just him, like his mother, and did what he felt was right;

With Freya, Arthur would have resisted two seconds without Merlin, somehow found out that the idiot had had to protect the fourth magical creature of the week, and after rolling his eyes and debating his heterosexuality for the umpteenth time during the last hours, would have packed his things and followed Merlin, to hell with the kingdom (and if we want to be romantic, what’s a kingdom to Arthur without his best friend, court sorcerer, lover, Merlin? Consequently, Arthur would have even followed Freya, and the three would have been followed by Gwen and Morgana, and together start the revolution we deserved to see).

And if it hadn’t been for Agravaine, with his horrid, yet somehow successful manipulation, (I blame this on Arthur’s stupidity and his lack of affection), Arthur would have believed Merlin’s thoughts about Gaius and followed him there, too.

And I’m not even talking about the times where Arthur blindly followed Merlin on quests because of his ‘funny feelings’, didn’t think about it twice to bring Gwaine with them on a quest that was supposed to be a secret, followed Merlin around the castle, because he needed him either for practise or to clean his things, or to polish the bloody armour (it should have been the other way around, Merlin following Arthur around because the chores were literally his job, but fine) and whenever Merlin mysteriously disappeared, Arthur questioned the entire castle about him, following not Merlin, but those who could have seen him. If we were given the show we deserved, now we would have scenes of Arthur walking all the way down the lower town in nothing but breeches, a tunic and bare feet to haul Merlin by the back of his collar and bring him back to the castle, with a grumpy face on, because: “How could you abandon me, Merlin?” (he had been gone away for one hour).

We often talk about how much Merlin goes around Arthur, because he is literally his destiny, but if we are talking about two sides of the same coin, two halfs that cannot hate the other, very heterosexual endearing names they have given each other over the duration of ten years…

Then,

Merlin is Arthur’s destiny.

It’s balanced, even with their relationship:

One is a servant, the other is a prince/king;

One is oppressed, the other oppresses him;

One is rich, the other is poor;

One is awful at fighting (with anything other than his magic), the other is one of the best warriors in all Five Kingdoms;

One is literally magic, the other doesn’t have it, but was born of it;

In the first part of the series, one has a father, the other has a mother;

One is good at and likes hunting, the other isn’t good at and dislikes hunting;

One is an idiot, the other is… Alright, this is fair, at least.

One is gay, the other isn’t.

The differences are there, but Merlin and Arthur have one goal in common:

Bring peace to Camelot, and unite all of Albion.

Aside the obvious fact, which is that they both didn’t achieve the goal, and when trying to do just that, they were both shite at it, the Golden Age they had to bring was literally each other.

Merlin and Arthur are balanced by character and personality, behaviour and station, but there was only one thing they really cared about:

each other.

Merlin had to bring out Arthur’s love and respect for those unlike him, show him that magic was not the fault of people’s crimes, but their actions, help him distance himself from Uther and everything that is Uther, and build a new reign of prosperity and equality, and therefore peace.

Meanwhile, Arthur had to help, by being a king, bring out Merlin’s voice, powers, true self, and by listening to him, following him, and liberating all who were like him and make actual peace.

Okay, both didn’t do shit, but we can say they tried (?)

All of this to say that Arthur and Merlin did things the same, but differently. The story described them as two sides of the same coin, and did show exactly that (even if, at times, poorly).

If they had the chance to truly loved each other, in the right way, the Golden Age would have arrived for everyone.

And the Golden Age was meant to first make Merlin and Arthur see who they really were, show their true feelings, and finally fuck each other’s brains out, and then to bring prosperity to the kingdom of Camelot, and therefore all of Albion.

We can say:

Merlin’s Golden Age was Arthur, and Arthur’s Golden Age was Merlin.

And this implies that Albion’s greatest need is Merlin, and Arthur will rise again when Merlin will need him the most.

[she-is-ovarit]

By Sean Coughlan

BBC News

A diary written by a Yorkshire farmer more than 200 years ago is being hailed as providing remarkable evidence of tolerance towards homosexuality in Britain much earlier than previously imagined.

Historians from Oxford University have been taken aback to discover that Matthew Tomlinson's diary from 1810 contains such open-minded views about same-sex attraction being a "natural" human tendency.

The diary challenges preconceptions about what "ordinary people" thought about homosexuality - showing there was a debate about whether someone really should be discriminated against for their sexuality.

"In this exciting new discovery, we see a Yorkshire farmer arguing that homosexuality is innate and something that shouldn't be punished by death," says Oxford researcher Eamonn O'Keeffe.

The diaries were handwritten by Tomlinson in the farmhouse where he lived and worked

The historian had been examining Tomlinson's handwritten diaries, which have been stored in Wakefield Library since the 1950s.

The thousands of pages of the private journals have never been transcribed and previously used by researchers interested in Tomlinson's eye-witness accounts of elections in Yorkshire and the Luddites smashing up machinery.

But O'Keeffe came across what seemed, for the era of George III, to be a rather startling set of arguments about same-sex relationships.

Tomlinson had been prompted by what had been a big sex scandal of the day - in which a well-respected naval surgeon had been found to be engaging in homosexual acts.

Historian Eamonn O'Keeffe says the diaries provide a rare insight into the views of "ordinary people" in the early 1800s

A court martial had ordered him to be hanged - but Tomlinson seemed unconvinced by the decision, questioning whether what the papers called an "unnatural act" was really that unnatural.

Tomlinson argued, from a religious perspective, that punishing someone for how they were created was equivalent to saying that there was something wrong with the Creator.

"It must seem strange indeed that God Almighty should make a being with such a nature, or such a defect in nature; and at the same time make a decree that if that being whom he had formed, should at any time follow the dictates of that Nature, with which he was formed, he should be punished with death," he wrote on January 14 1810.

If there was an "inclination and propensity" for someone to be homosexual from an early age, he wrote, "it must then be considered as natural, otherwise as a defect in nature - and if natural, or a defect in nature; it seems cruel to punish that defect with death".

The diarist makes reference to being informed by others that homosexuality is apparent from an early age - suggesting that Tomlinson and his social circle had been talking about this case and discussing something that was not unknown to them.

Around this time, and also in West Yorkshire, a local landowner, Anne Lister, was writing a coded diary about her lesbian relationships - with her story told in the television series, Gentleman Jack.

But knowing what "ordinary people" really thought about such behaviour is always difficult - not least because the loudest surviving voices are usually the wealthy and powerful.

What has excited academics is the chance to eavesdrop on an everyday farmer thinking aloud in his diary.

Tomlinson was appalled by the levels of corruption during elections

"What's striking is that he's an ordinary guy, he's not a member of the bohemian circles or an intellectual," says O'Keeffe, a doctoral student in Oxford's history faculty.

An acceptance of homosexuality might have been expressed privately in aristocratic or philosophically radical circles - but this was being discussed by a rural worker.

"It shows opinions of people in the past were not as monolithic as we might think," says O'Keeffe, who is originally from Canada.

"Even though this was a time of persecution and intolerance towards same-sex relationships, here's an ordinary person who is swimming against the current and sees what he reads in the paper and questions those assumptions."

Claire Pickering, library manager in Wakefield, says she imagines the single-minded Tomlinson speaking the words with a Yorkshire accent.

There are three volumes of Tomlinson's diaries at Wakefield Library

He was a man with a "hungry mind", she says, someone who listened to a lot of people's opinions before forming his own conclusions.

The diary, presumably compiled after a hard day's work, was his way of being a writer and commentator when otherwise "that wasn't his station in life", she says.

O'Keeffe says it shows ideas were "percolating through British society much earlier and more widely than we'd expect" - with the diary working through the debates that Tomlinson might have been having with his neighbours.

But these were still far from modern liberal views - and O'Keeffe says they can be extremely "jarring" arguments.

If someone was homosexual by choice, rather than by nature, Tomlinson was ready to consider that they should still be punished - proposing castration as a more moderate option than the death penalty.

Tomlinson's former home was still there in the 1930s (bottom left), but has since disappeared beneath housing and a golf course

O'Keeffe says discovering evidence of these kinds of debate has both "enriched and complicated" what we know about public opinion in this pre-Victorian era.

The diary is raising international interest.

Prof Fara Dabhoiwala, from Princeton University in the US, an expert in the history of attitudes towards sexuality, describes it as "vivid proof" that "historical attitudes to same-sex behaviour could be more sympathetic than is usually presumed".

Instead of seeing homosexuality as a "horrible perversion", Prof Dabholwala says the record showed a farmer in 1810 could see it as a "natural, divinely ordained human quality".

Rictor Norton, an expert in gay history, said there had been earlier arguments defending homosexuality as natural - but these were more likely to be from philosophers than farmers.

"It is extraordinary to find an ordinary, casual observer in 1810 seriously considering the possibility that sexuality is innate and making arguments for decriminalisation," says Dr Norton.

Who was the writer of this diary?

Matthew Tomlinson was a widower, in his 40s when he wrote his journal in 1810 - a man of a "middling" class, not a poor labourer but not rich enough to own his own land.

"I try and imagine how he would have looked," says library manager Ms Pickering.

There are no pictures of Tomlinson, who is thought to have lived between about 1770 and 1850.

"Very dour," she suggests. And a "bit of a hypochondriac".

There are thousands of pages of handwritten journals - but some volumes appear to have been lost

"I imagine if you stopped him at his gate for a chat he'd talk about his gout more than anything else.

"I'd love to have a conversation with him about what Wakefield was like at the time," she says.

No-one knows how these private diaries, covering 1806 to 1839, ended up in Wakefield Library, but they were there by the 1950s and are presumed to be part of an earlier acquisition of old books and local documents.

There are three surviving volumes and at least another eight are missing.

But they show vivid detail about life in Wakefield in the early 19th Century.

Tomlinson, from his home at Doghouse Farm, recorded the life of nearby Wakefield

During elections, Tomlinson was appalled by the corruption, the rum drinkers having to be carried home in wheelbarrows and the "hired ruffians".

And at Queen Victoria's coronation he was sceptical about expensive ceremonies and celebrations, calling them all "humbug".

This was not a closed world. His social circle seemed to be avid readers of books and newspapers, following reports of revolutions abroad and riots and insurrections at home.

They saw elephants marching through Wakefield in a circus parade and military bands who had competed to hire the most talented black musicians.

We know where he lived - Doghouse Farm in Lupset, because he carefully wrote it on the front of his journals.

The farm, at the edge of the landowner's estate, is now under a housing estate and a golf course. All that survives are his diaries.

[markerofthemidnight]

🏳️‍🌈 as many as you want.

🏳‍🌈 do you have any headcanons (lgbt, race, neuro, etc) that are important to you?

Oh, shit! No specific fandom in mind or anything?! HOLY SHIT YOU BET I’M GONNA MAKE THE MOST OF THIS!

(warning: rant incoming (under cut))

Hatchetfield (specifically The Lords in Black)

I’ve already talked about my headcanons for their sexualities on a different ask, so let me just run through any specific mental stuff I think they may have…

Tinky definitely has ADHD or something similar, Pokey probably has some kind of antisocial disorder which is why he’s… Like That™️, and maybe autism too (noise sensitivity). I’ve also called Wiggly a narcissist a few times, and while I stand by the fact that that could be the case, I don’t want to make a statement like that about a disorder that I don’t know all too well.

They all go by he/it mainly. They’re fine with any pronouns, though.

Project: Eden’s Garden

I’m not going to give any disorder to Tozu because I think it’s much more fitting for him to just be… straight-up insane rather than having any undiagnosed mental thingy (though ADHD is a possibility, short attention span and all.) He’s definitely somewhere in the ace spectrum, if you ask me! I’d personally like to say panromantic and asexual. And obviously, his race is British.

Mara is also somewhere on the ace spectrum, though I haven’t decided where. I’m not sure what kind of mental illness she might have, though probably something trauma-related like PTSD knowing the kind of story the devs will probably give her.

Other than that, lemme run through the students really quick… Eva is also also somewhere on the ace spectrum, Eloise has an inferiority complex, Damon has DEFINITELY had some very non-straight thoughts that he’s in denial about… oh, and Kai goes by he/they, though wether that’s just for the clout or if they’re genuinely genderqueer is up for debate!

Chonny Jash (GOD it’s been a while since I mentioned that name huh?)

You will pry my headcanon that the Headspace is just the result of a really weird plural disorder from my cold, dead hands. Other than that, Heart and Mind are both autistic, just in different ways (Heart has sensory problems, Mind is antisocial with a tendency to take everything literally, and both have special interests). Soul definitely has something too, but I’m not sure what.

They’re all gay as shit, but to different extents (Soul is straight up homosexual, Heart is pan with a preference for men, and Mind is grey-homoromantic aseuxal).

Finally, they all grew up in Australia but moved to the states at some point in their life (hence their accents. Their old one comes back sometimes depending on their emotions.)

Dreams of an Insomniac

Alex is gay. So gay. I don’t know why they just give off those vibes.

Dr Lankmann is aro/ace, and doesn’t understand people who feel any kind of attraction at all. As in, some of his closest followers have had to talk him out of dissecting the brains of allo people multiple times.

We already know that all Veldigun are aro/ace, and mainly go by he/it pronouns, but if I were to add to that: The Flock goes by they/it, and Simon goes by he/they and is only referred to as “it” by those who don’t trust him.

And, while you’ve given me the opportunity… eh, why the hell not? SNG&D HEADCANONS LETS GOOOOOO (spoilers ahead but honestly I don’t think you care)

SNG&D

(JJ and Ricky are from SpiffyNeedleGeeks’ now-cancelled Curse of Strahd campaign, and played by Lettersent (or Dion, he’s fine with either))

First off, they’re both aro/ace. Like, SO aro/ace. These are children we’re talking about, after all.

We already know they have OSDD canonically, but a very specific headcanon I’ve had for a long time is that they’re also autistic! Mainly because generally their vibes remind me of my own autistic ass, but also because LOOK AT THEM. LOOK AT JJ���S BLANK FUCKING AUTISM CREATURE STARE.

JJ’s autism manifests mainly in the way he acts. Again, the blank stare he canonically does 99% of the time, his tendency to stay futher away from the group (especially before he really learns to trust the rest of the party), the sort of silent nervousness he has around strangers contrasted by the rabid little bastard he becomes when he’s around people he dislikes (in a different way to Ricky taking control) all give me a lot of autistic vibes.

Ricky, however, is a bit harder to categorise. Mainly because most of these are just my headcanons, but… eh. I like to think that he’s, to an extent, a bit noise-sensitive (part of the reason why he doesn’t like social situations besides just being terrible at them), we already know he’s touch-averse canonically, and he’s got a big aversion to certain tastes and textures (though that’s less due to the autism and more due to the fact that he’d literally never eaten before in his life until like a week ago).

This also adds a much funnier layer to why he’s so overprotective of JJ. It’s not just because, y’know, he was born specifically to protect him, but also because it’s literally his special interest. Whenever someone asks him something about him, it probably takes all the strength he has to resist the urge to ramble for hours.

Aside from that, the brothers also both gained PTSD from everything they’ve been through. While I’m fairly sure it’s canon that Ricky has PTSD from their death, I like the idea that JJ has some too that he more or less got over in the years between their death and meeting the party. (The sight of a Displacer Beast still puts him on edge, though.)

…Sorry, I just- I had to get that off my chest.

I could talk about my headcanons for some of their other characters more, but I think I’ve been ranting on too much (besides, it’s mainly JJ and Ricky I have headcanons for anyways, as they are by far my favourites).

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Margaret McCartney, GP, Glasgow

Published: May 30, 2024

Publication of the Cass review in April 2024 was a seminal moment in contemporary medicine. Hilary Cass, a consultant paediatrician, was commissioned by NHS England to report independently on “the services provided by the NHS to children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender incongruence.” The background was an increase in referrals—of mainly “birth registered females in early teenage years”—to gender identity clinics from 2014 at an “exponential rate.”

The conclusions of the Cass review should not be surprising to anyone who has watched the promotion of medical interventions as necessary or curative in young people with gender dysphoria. As Cass states, there is a “lack of evidence” on the long term impact of hormonal prescriptions in young people, for example. Work now begins on how to design better, more evidence based, holistic services. The conclusion that services “must operate to the same standards as other services seeing children and young people with complex presentations and/or additional risk factors” is astonishing, in that it needed to be said. We need, says the report “a different approach to healthcare, more closely aligned with usual NHS clinical practice.” In other words, this suggests that the approach the NHS has taken with respect to gender dysphoria has been at odds with the usual, evidence based approach taken elsewhere. This should be deeply discomfiting. As the dust settles, and we reflect on the report’s conclusions, we should ask why this has happened.

There are multiple potential explanations. One is alluded to clearly by Cass: “the toxicity of the debate is exceptional,” she writes. Indeed. I know many senior medics who were concerned about the lack of evidence for interventions, but felt their reputation and job would be under threat if they spoke up. Anonymous personal attacks online is one thing; personal abuse from senior medics for raising clinical concerns is quite another. When considered in the context of whistleblowing more broadly, medicine clearly has an ongoing problem.

But when it comes to large, well funded, professional medical organisations, there is even less excuse. The job of medical institutions is in large part to remember the mistakes of history. These organisations should respond with care, consider evidence, uncertainty, and the recurrent tendency of well meaning medicine to do harm with good intentions. Popularity should be resisted over the need for evidence and caution. This requires strong leadership. Shutting down, or trying to shut down debate about serious clinical uncertainties—as has happened—is unacceptable.

This has not been helped by the multiple lobby groups, welcomed by many institutions to influence their policy making in this area. The same rules that we would normally use to guard relationships with any other pressure group—be it promoters of disease “awareness campaigns” or party politicians looking for support—seem to have dissolved against social pressure to achieve a compliance badge on a website.

The other explanation for what has happened that I think pertinent is this. Doctors, quite rightly, have been afraid to make the same mistakes as medicine did when homosexuality was treated as an illness in the 1950s. Then, electric shocks, desensitisation, hormones, and psychotherapy were attempted to be used to “treat” homosexuality—shamefully. What medicine did then was to intervene—ineffectively and harmfully—in something that was not a disease and should not have come under a medical purview. As Cass states, for most young people experiencing gender dysphoria, it is temporary; it is often associated with neurodiversity; it mainly resolves over time, and medical intervention does not benefit the majority. There is a comparison, but it is in favour of medicine backing off from prescriptions and surgery, and understanding why a phenomenon might be happening, why it is being seen in a medical context, and what is the best and least harmful way to respond to such expressed and profound distress.

I urge major medical institutions to treat the Cass review as a significant event, and consider what they have contributed, both negative and positive, to the damning conclusions. Was speaking up in their organisation possible, and welcomed? Did people raising concerns have fair hearings, or were they attacked or dismissed? Did the organisation enable rational debate, or instead attempt to shut it down? Did the organisation acknowledge uncertainty and the potential for harm in current practice? I don’t expect any of that to be easy. But without understanding what has happened, we will only be ready to make the same mistakes again, just in a different set of circumstances.

[clumsyartish]

OMG IT'S OUT, IT'S OUT IT'S OUT!! Yes I watched it immediately after it came out in the middle of the night and I'll have to be up in like 4 hours but here it is.. My favorite

Rwrb quotes THAT MADE IT!! (And movie-only moments I'm still dying 4)

PS: DON'T READ IF YOU DON'T WANT ANY SPOILERS (everything is out of context tho)

"Yes and I can assure you that making it was one of the most depressing moments of my career"

(Alex, it's good to see you... Sober) -OMG HENRY SLAY

"HRH PRINCE DICKHEAD💩"

"but we were ever so careful dear"

The turkey /cornbread knows my sins Henry [sort of]

"he's named after Bowie"

"Do you ever wonder who you'd be if you were some anonymous person in the world?... You're as thick as it gets"

(I totaly... Privately called that)

"here's what we're gonna do... You're gonna stay atleast 500 feet away from me..."

"As gay as a maypole"

(I have no idea what a maypole is... Are they known for their homosexual tendencies?)

(there's two things I've been dying to ask you)

(Who says make love anymore? Are we gonna like... Listen to Lana del Rey while we do it?)

[Alex faceplant on the bed after the Texas montage, Cuz lmao same]

(and I told my sistaaah... She was really happy for us... Tihi)

"everytime I see you it takes another year off of my life"

(we're gonna need some pizza)

"you need to figure out if you feel forever about him"

(dad what is this music? It's so not the vibe)

[ALEX READING ONE LAST STOP OMFG]

"please, have a little more faith in your old man"

"sometimes you just gotta jump, hope you're not standing on a cliff"

(I seriously doubt that x2)

(it's like there's a rope attached to my chest and.... *aaaaaaah*)

[I'm sorry, I know it's really emotional and all but the way Alex is just standing right up like 🧍‍♂️ while Henry swims away had me laughing to tears]

"if you want me to leave you'll have to tell me to leave" {aaaaaaahh}

(The dancing... THE FUCKING DANCING)

(WHEN THEY WRITE THE HISTORY OF MY LIFE I WANT IT TO INCLUDE YOU. And my LOVE FOR YOU!!)

"HISTORY, HUH?

BET WE COULD MAKE SOME"

(and I'm not gonna get any work done until you let these lovesick homosexuals on the phone with one another)

((hurry, please)I'll break the sound barrier for you)

(I HAVE, read your emails HENRY!)[I'm sorry I can't bahaha]

(Beca-Beca-Because)

(homosexssssiual)

(I think that's up for debate)

(Oh shut up your majesty)

[simslegacy5083]

🎮In Detail: Luigi Lawbourne💚

I debated doing a side character but figured folks would be most interested in my main. He's still new enough to being the heir I thought it could be interesting!

[ PERSONAL]

Financial: wealthy / moderate/ poor / in poverty - or at least his family is!

Medical: fit/ moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

Class or Caste: upper/ middle / working / unsure / other

Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet/ yes, but charges were dismissed

[ FAMILY]

Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children

Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings/ sibling(s) is deceased

Affiliation: orphaned / adopted/ disowned/ raised by birth parent/ not applicable

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

extroverted / introverted /in between

disorganized / organized/ in between

close minded / open-minded / in between

calm / anxious / in between

disagreeable / agreeable / in between

cautious/ reckless / in between

patient / impatient / in between

outspoken/ reserved / in between

leader / follower /in between

empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

optimistic / pessimistic / in between

traditional / modern / in between

hard-working/ lazy / in between

cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown

loyal / disloyal / unknown

faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ BELIEFS ]

Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist/ agnostic

Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

Belief in Aliens: yes/ no / don’t know / don’t care

Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

Philosophical: yes / no

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naïve and clueless / romance suspicious - specifically he identifies as grayromantic like his papa before him

Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

Literacy Skills: excellent/ good / moderate / poor / none

Artistic Skills: excellent / good/ moderate / poor / none

Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor/ none

[ HABITS ]

Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes/ frequently / alcoholic

Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / Chain-smoker

Recreational Drugs: never / quit / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

tagging @sharona-sims, @tedsies

[liskantope]

The topic of sexual orientation being a choice or how much it's a product of genetics or otherwise, and the whole debate around it that peaked around 15-18 years ago, has happened to come up a number of times in my posts/discussions here lately, so I might as well lay out how I feel about it.

It seems most likely to me that sexual orientation is probably largely genetic or at least somehow wired in people from birth, but not entirely and not in all cases. I think environment almost certainly plays a significant role for many though far from all people. And in some moderately exceptional cases, someone might be able to consciously choose their sexual orientation, not as in snapping their fingers and making themself attracted to a different set of people, but as in deliberately self-modifying over a prolonged period (I've seen some talk of "bi-hacking" in the rationalist-sphere, for instance.)

(I would imagine that it's pretty much the same story for transness, but I don't want to get into that here.)

Back at the final hurrah of the gay rights movement's prominence among the culture wars, during the mid-00's (this is the part I remember the best, maybe a lot of this was going on earlier as well), one of the main planks of the gay rights side was "not a choice" and "born that way". Many younger progressives nowadays tend to see this as a misguided perspective that both misleadingly oversimplified the situation and wrongly prioritized the question of choice -- why should it matter whether homosexuality is a choice, when the real point is that it's harmless? -- and lament how much this is ingrained into the victorious perspective of gay issues adopted by society, even if it was clearly good political strategy and may have been instrumental to changing hearts and minds.

I count myself among this camp: I vividly remember my high school self circa 2004 angrily insisting that all gay people were born gay and nothing whatsoever can influence someone's sexual orientation after they're born (or probably almost nothing -- I at least had some sense of epistemic caution at that age), and now I see that perspective as naive and misguided.

But, while the "not a choice", "born that way" thing was certainly overplayed in the mid-00's to the point of probably having some indirectly harmful aftereffects, I think we need to be careful about dismissing it as a totally irrelevant distraction in the debate. There are reasons it was probably crucial in our success at changing hearts and minds, and some of them do point to valid motivations.

Several arguments come to mind which mostly boil down to the fact that a low-agency model of someone implies they deserve sympathy. First of all, it seems worse to pick on a group of people for a trait they can't help, or (analogously) to rail against them developing that trait and however others are supposedly to blame for them developing it if in fact it's a trait people are born with. Relatedly, a lot of the anti-gay side's attitude came from a pervasive religious belief about homosexuality displeasing God. This kind of conviction obviously doesn't hold up very well if homosexuality is a trait that someone was born with or otherwise can't change about themself.

"But," many conservatives have said, "we're not denying that a tendency towards the 'wrong' sexual orientation is out of some people's control; we're just saying that people have enough control to be able to modify their orientations through certain types of therapy. It's just like a tendency to alcoholism: with enough work, an alcoholic can learn to not feel an overwhelming craving for a drink." Okay, but if it's evident that homosexuality is of a more deeply ingrained nature than an active addiction to alcohol, then that argument doesn't really work either. And on some level such a thing appears to be the case: at least it's pretty widely agreed that various therapies pushed by conservatives for changing someone's sexual orientation rarely work. And the "born that way" narrative, if only a rough and naive approximation of the truth, has certainly helped to explain why conversion therapy is a bad idea and should be discouraged and certainly not pushed on people.

And then there's the fact that if some marginalized trait is entirely a choice, there seems to be less moral imperative for protecting those who possess it. If being attracted to people of the same gender is something that a person can just change, sure, we might be opposed to someone having a problem with it on the principle that an attitude like that is incorrect and somewhat restrictive, but at least gay people would have the option of changing their orientation to straight even if in principle they shouldn't be required to do so. Homophobia would still be wrong, and of course any kind of violence or direct coercion in its name would be very wrong, but we might be rationally justified in focusing our priorities on people who are oppressed for being in situations they truly have no control over.

So, it's good to recognize that it's not as simple as "To tell you it's okay / You were just born that way / And hey, it's in your DNA" and super important to recognize that homophobia would still be wrong even if sexual orientation were totally under everyone's control. But I don't think the truth that sexual orientation is mostly out of people's control and probably somewhat genetic/innate should be regarded as entirely irrelevant to gay rights either.

[sasaofastora]

The BOLD THE FACTS tag by @helenofsimblr

The Rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!

I was tagged by @aheathen-conceivably for...

~ 🍂 Ruth Finch 🍂 ~

[ PERSONAL]

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate (the Finch fortunes have improved slightly since the 30s) / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled (she is autistic) / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle (university educated, research and coding work) / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying (nearly finished her degree in mathematics) / other

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no (she wouldn't dream of it) / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

[ FAMILY]

◒ Children: has children / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: very close with sibling / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

◔ Affiliation: orphaned (her parents died in a boating accident when she was 3, raised by her grandfather Moshe) / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / not applicable

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded (as long as she can find a logical explanation for something) / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between (here having the meaning of both, depends on how overwhelmed she is)

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between (she sort of just does her own thing)

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic (though she would call it being realistic) / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ BELIEFS]

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist (though she was raised Jewish and does love the traditions of it, she's not religious) / agnostic

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes (she would love to debate and discus theory with you or just talk about logic problems) / no

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable /naive and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate (she plays a little piano) / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor (our girl isn't great at those practical skills) / none

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions (she doesn't like it much) / sometimes / frequently / Alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it (it's the 1940s, of course she tried it. she didn't like it much either) / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / Chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: never (I don't think she would have any idea where to get it if she wanted to) / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions (she may not be religious but she'll absolutely have some sufganiyot around Hanukkah) / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never (only because I can't imagine what she would possibly want to buy- also war rationing would definitely put a stop to overspending) / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: never (not because she has a moral problem with it, just that she doesn't see the appeal) / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

I’ll tag @antiquatedplumbobs, @antiquatedsimmer, and @scythesms, as well as anyone else who wants to give this a go!

[socialbunny]

BOLD THE FACTS: My OG pookums >:3

I was tagged by this by some people actually, but I'm going to do it like. two more times (in two more posts with Darleen and Darren & Skip and Brandi and ??? maybe some other premades who're relevant in the DCU (dirk cinematic universe)) who really knows I might forget about doing the rest right after I post this so 😭

Starting with my pookies Dirk and Dustin, because I love copying nixie they're my original loves. these aren't concrete i change stuff a lot and a lot of these questions (?) i wasnt so sure on so whatverrrr :)

PERSONAL

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

FAMILY

◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

*i guess there's no place for parental relationships which whateverrrrrr. dirk and darren have a complicated relationship to me, one that's right in-between the pleasant's and the broke's. the death of darleen affected both dirk and darren greatly, of course, but it hit darren especially hard. darren did some shit that traumatized dirk badly and it left their relationship on the rocks up to present time. i don't think dirk takes darren seriously as his actual parent At All, and sees him as more of a liability than anything. THAT SOUNDS VERY MEAN BUT YOU NEED TO GET INSIDE MY BRAIN.

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / not applicable

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between ??? dont really get this one

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown ??

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown (his "loyalty" is highly debatable. he's definitely not disloyal but the bar is kinda low)

♦ reliable / unreliable / unknown

BELIEFS

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic ?

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious ?

❀ Philosophical: yes / no

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

the last two bullets that were here are irrelevant to me he's bisexual ;)

ABILITIES

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess *he does not take his meds lmaoooo

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

PERSONAL

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

FAMILY

◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / not applicable

TRAITS + TENDENCIES

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between ??? dont really get this one

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown ??

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ reliable / unreliable / unknown / DEPENDSSS

BELIEFS

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic / n/a ??

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes / no

the broke's are ethnically jewish (brandi's side), but aren't really religious to me.

SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

the last two bullets that were here are irrelevant to me he's bisexual ;)

ABILITIES

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

HABITS

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

[creepypastaessays]

An analysis of Jay's treatment in fan media

Marble Hornets, an acclaimed web series, flag-bearers the domain of the supernatural, enthralling the audience with its enigmatic characters and labyrinthine narrative arcs. One such character that arouses avid discourse is none other than the series' primary protagonist 'Jay'. Within the realm of fan interpretation and fanfiction, a common occurrence which arises is 'shipping', where characters from a story are perceived to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. Notably, various sections of the Marble Hornets fan base have engaged in heterosexual shipping of Jay. However, compelling evidence indicates that Jay is a gay character, thereby rendering any heterosexual shipping inapplicable.

The basis of this argument predominantly relies on interpreting Jay's interactions, relationships, and behaviours within the context of the show. A fundamental requirement for 'shipping' is a plausible foundation of romantic or sexual chemistry. Nonetheless, when assessing Jay's character, a striking feature is his noticeable lack of intimate relationships or romantic inclinations towards female characters. He shares platonic friendships with them, exhibiting care and concern as a friend should, but refrains from showcasing any explicitly romantic or sexual interest.

Moreover, Jay's interaction and deep emotional connection with his male counterparts suggest a pattern of homosexual incline. An instance further validating this claim is his bond with Tim, another significant character of the show. Their attachment transcends the boundaries of mere friendship, strongly hinting at romantic undertones. Throughout their tumultuous journey, laden with supernatural threats, they remain each other's consistent pillars of support, leaning on each other in times of duress—an indication of deep affection that might lean towards romanticism.

It's essential to clarify that these instances do not explicitly label Jay as gay; nevertheless, they hint towards his potential homosexuality. Representation is a critical factor in storytelling, and LGBTQ+ representation is especially significant in a heteronormative society. The depiction of a character like Jay, whose masculinity doesn't hinge on heterosexuality, is a notable stride towards normalization.

However, it is not uncommon for fans to interpret characters through their lenses and derive conclusions that might not be an explicit part of the narrative. This liberty of interpretation plays a significant role in the fan culture surrounding Marble Hornets or any other show. Although, assigning a heteronormative narrative to a character displaying otherwise might be tantamount to reductive stereotyping.

Consequentially, it leads to the erasure of potential representation of non-heteronormative relationships and identities. This imposition of heterosexual relations does a disservice not only to the character's authentic portrayal but also curtails an opportunity for diversity and inclusion in the series.

Furthermore, in a society grappling with acceptance of non-heteronormative identities, dismissing the possibility of a character like Jay identifying as gay can inadvertently contribute to the perpetuation of heterosexual normativity, which is antithetical to the principles of inclusivity and acceptance.

The argument against heterosexual shipping of Jay from Marble Hornets is indeed a contentious issue. Nevertheless, this debate extends beyond merely the realms of a web series, acting as a microcosm reflecting societal tendencies of heteronormative imposition and the subsequent erasure of non-heteronormative identities.

In conclusion, the idea of Jay from Marble Hornets being gay serves not merely as a token for representation but as an interpretation that aligns with his characterisation within the storyline. Thus, a deliberate heterosexual shipping of Jay with female characters dismisses the substantial indications of his potential homosexuality, contributing to the erasure and silencing of diverse narratives and identities. This explicit disregard towards Jay's potential sexual orientation can, inadvertently or not, reinforce harmful stereotypes and blinkers that have long plagued storytelling. Therefore, it is crucial to reconsider the heterosexual shipping of Jay and embrace the diversity of his characterisation.

[1-million-interests]

American Psycho - almost my favourite book of the year

American Psycho (2000) by Bret Easton Ellis is one of the most revolting, terrifying, thrilling and humorous books I have ever read. It was genuinely the first time I have ever had to put down a book and hold back spew as I let my mind wonder too far from the written word on the page and into imagining the horrifying murder and torture that occurs within the plot. This book had me laughing, gagging, transfixed, and being the most annoying person with my friends, constantly spouting "oh my god... I'm actually so Patrick Bateman", and not for the reasons you would think.

Bateman is so hilarious in the way that any little thing will set him off, yet he is able to kill and torture with ease. Examples of this can be seen when Bateman and his posse are sat at a table too close to the bathroom, or when the posse spend 3 hours deciding where to go over the phone and end up having no reservations for the night, or when himself and the posse have their infamous business card debate. In the book we are given an entirely new insight into Bateman's character as our narrator, and through these scenes we can see just how much of a panicked pussy Bateman is. During these small, unplanned disturbances in Bateman's expectations, Bateman internally loses his cool, describing how he feels like he's going to cry and breakdown and vomit all at once... just because Paul Owen was able to get into Dorsia before him! These minuscule anxieties and internal meltdowns act as a contrast between Bateman's character and his psychotic tendencies, which brings humour to the text while also shedding light on the hyperfixation on materialism Bateman possesses as an embodiment of capitalism. Really, if you think about it, these anxieties can be seen as an insight into the evolving concerns of the upperclass, as with growing wealth and need for possessions, their anxieties become more contemporary and focused on what they don't have and why they need it.

One of the most noticeable parts of the text for me would be just how homosexual Bateman and all of the men he knows are. Bateman and his colleagues frequently use the f-slur and show obvious disgust towards gay bystanders, but on top of this hatred and disgust of homosexuals is also a fear of them. In fact, the first time we see Bateman truly afraid is when Luis Carruthers relentlessly pursues him. Ironically, Bateman and his crew are able to list every luxury brand, thread count, material type, and year of production just by looking at it. (In fact, my sister told me that she started and never finished this book because the constant and nagging labelling of brands, companies, materials and facts bored the shit out of her. I, however, loved it.) They spend achingly long periods of chat just discussing how to wear a certain tie with a certain vest and which watches suit which arm hair etc. They spend extreme amounts of time throughout their weeks going to the hairdressers and the nail salon and the facial spa and so on and so forth. While this both creates irony in the finance bro's behaviour (which in turn, creates humour) it also acts as a greater reflection on both Ellis' background and beliefs, as well as the hypocrisy of yuppie culture and overly-masculine ideals.

Something that I felt like I had to briefly mention is the torture/porn that comes in frequent bursts throughout the novel. As I previously mentioned, never before have I actually physically gagged while reading a novel (hell, I don't even gag while watching Saw) but there is something truly disturbing about the way Ellis describes it. For a moment we are taken out of the claustrophobic and panicked mind of Bateman, only to be confronted with torture that is best faced with your eyes on the page rather than left to imagination. The torture is spontaneous, misogynistic, deliberate, sexual, and aggressive. It. Is. Horrifying.

In conclusion... I loved this book. The pathetic nature of the character, the unexpected laughs, the insightful and horrifying look into capitalist and yuppie culture of the late 90's... all of it. I highly encourage everyone to read the book, especially after watching the movie, as the movie acts as a great taste-tester for the gore that is very much watered down compared to the novel. As well as this, the movie leaves out, censors, and changes some surprising small details (most notably of which being the timeline of events) which causes a lot of Bateman's depth to be lost when adapted.

[kriskalutz]

BOLD the Facts!

The rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. Easy! The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!

I was tagged by @faelegacy - thank you for the tag! I debated picking Lucky or Mauve for this, but they're still teens, so instead I'm going to go with their cool mom/aunt Audrey!

I'm just going to use the model from faelegacy's post which includes a few extra options.

[ PERSONAL]

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other (qualified inventor, unqualified time traveler lmao)

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed (abuse of time travel technology)

[ FAMILY]

◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / close with some sibling(s) but not with other(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent(s) / not applicable / ran away from home

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in between

♦ calm / anxious / in between

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower /in between

♦empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between (brave and couch potato)

♦ cultured / uncultured /in between / unknown (internet culture specifically lol)

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

[ BELIEFS]

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no/ don’t know / don’t care (she was born a ghost)

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care (*points to Mauve*)

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes / no

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual/ homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual / doesn't know yet

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious (aromantic)

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious (Cyber Woohoo Expert lol.)

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female/ agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor/ none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / Alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / Chain-smoker (weed and cigs, didn't care for either)

✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / medication frequently required / medication consistently required (pain/arthritis meds)

☻ Unhealthy Food: never /special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never /sometimes / frequently / shopaholic (Second Life)

♣ Gambling: never/ rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler (do lootboxes count cause that's something she would do XD)

I'm gonna tag @simstryingtheirbestok and @minty-plumbob but only if they want to do it! No pressure!

[thatonepersonfighter]

4 chans best export, a particular form of yaoi not naturally found anywhere else on the internet. tests to find why it only grows in this climate have so far been inconclusive but many attribute it to the mix of complete anonymity and the odd homosexual with homophobic tendency (or vice versa, its an ongoing debate subject to fluctuation). many worry an overhunting of such posts for exports have lead to a flooding of the market with low quality fakes but a select few notable figres claim the pioneres in this field started out as fakes, later going on to coax real stories out of the native populous. whatever the case, it remains an important industry projected to continue to grow well into the future.

[stepswowdsen]

【KagePro】 KuroEne AU: Shintaro reacts to KuroEne's relationship + Misc Rambles

KuroEne AU scenario where Kuroha/Saeru pretends to join the Mekakushi Dan, while getting intimate with Ene. Shintaro gets worried for Ene's sake as her friend.

Misc rambles as well

Been forgetting to post here since I've been busy with school stuff so I have QUITE the backlog

I'll be queueing posts on my discussion rambles with Feila about my KuroEne AU here

Btw I wanna draw Kuroha/Saeru in traditional clothes at some point...

Feila chats with me about KuroEne everyday. Ty~ It's super fun to chat about them :)

So whenever I don't have stuff prepared to post in advance, I just post our rambles since it's quick & easy

My wife who hides her "bad" feelings and avoids confronting her more honest feelings and plays into the bright peppy cheerful exterior to cheer up the people around her in hopes of becoming their friend/joy x Evil insane homosexual dude :)

On the KuroEne grind to fuel my gay ass' shenanigans 🤸🎉

Previous Posts

You can read my previous posts for context if you need it.

I think these ones have the context for a scenario where Shintaro reacts to their relationship

THE EMBED IS KILLING ME ADKSKLDKLSDKLKLS 😭

Discussion Rambles with Feila (9/10/2024)

I'm also gonna put the date I had these rambles with Feila just to keep track of which ones I haven't posted

Me: I showed my friends your KuroEne meme (and the one I remade) and it got a good laugh out of them /pos

F: Good to know my shitty humor can entertain y'all 🫶

F: Bro 😭 You own the KuroEne hashtag (on Tumblr), congrats

Me: YEAH it's just 4 pages of my posts LMAO. Mainly cuz I’ve just been transferring the rambles from my Notion docs (that I mainly post on Insta) to Tumblr too, just as an archive if anyone wants.

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I was debating to write descriptions of my top fave ships here but it got too long so I think it's best to put that in a different post.

I don't mind since I have a tendency to settle into niche popular ships (ie. LimGuda) and rare pairs (ie. XanLena, IdaTatsu, JuAli, KuroEne)

And two of these ships are OC ships (ie. XanLena, IdaTatsu)

XanLena is my Canon/OC ship with Xanxus and my KHR OC Selena (my beloved wife <3)

The WATGBS AU version of IdaTatsu is basically like an OC ship cuz it hinges entirely off my and my friends' writing. Charas yoinked from canon but rewritten/revamped entirely to make our own OC lore.

KuroEne perfectly aligns with my chara/ship tastes. I love ships that are deadly and passionate :)

Those are my fave kind of ships ^^

Red flag meow meow mf x Green flag chara with a brighter disposition

Morally questionable (morally bankrupt) x morally agreeable!

I love meow meow mf x empathetic, loving ball of sunshine and Sun/Moon and Light/Darkness ship tropes. The ultimate sen-core ship formula.

(See: Everything I listed above)

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With my interests I usually have a main ship (possibly 1 - 3 main ships) that are my main focus (who I'm mainly obsessed with), and then a bunch of multiships on the side (secondary focus for me)

So for me that'd be KuroEne (+ KonoEne and HaruTaka), and then my other ships and multiships. Since I'm a 9/6 main/enthusiast

As I said, as long as the ship isn't boring, painfully mid, and/or bland, I am open to multiships of my faves.

I tend to ship my top fave charas together as long as they have an interesting dynamic.

KuroEne are my top 2s so that's a given for me

The wifey and meow meow mf bias is so obviously present...

The KuroEne ship just shows that my character/ship tastes are as ancient as time LMFAO

Also I'm just gonna say that I rank my faves harshly. Like I'm either normal about you or I'm not

KuroEne AU

F: Question question! On whose device did Kuroha talk to Ene?

(Before building the android body ofc)

Me: OOO good question. I imagine he visited the general vicinity she was in and Ene who was probably going through public spaces' cyber worlds, sees him and ends up jumping from electronic devices to chase after him in the city. Because he looks like Konoha and she can't afford to have the opportunity escape her. So, just as he intended, Kuroha sets up a meeting on purpose by letting Ene follow him to a secluded place where they can talk, just the two of them.

Ene: (I swear he went this way...?)

F: Oooohhhhh. Iirc, Ene can hop onto any devices that as a Wi-fi connection right?

Me: Yeahhh I think so! So I imagined she just jumps to electronic devices/screens to follow him while he heads to a secluded place. After their initial meeting, he has her transfer into his phone. (If he has the resources to have an entire underground lab built, then he can get a phone)

F: I see. I just thought you were gonna pull out the "He stole Taro's phone" type of stuff.

Me: Oh yeah that could also work as well. Like Shintaro accidentally drops it and Saeru swipes it. Once he's done meeting with Ene, he gives it back to the owner.

F: Now I'm just imagining the whole Dan witnessing their flirting sessions—

Yeah creative thinking is my passion :D

Me: Ene who easily gets embarrassed and flustered by Kuroha's teasing 🥰💞

Shintaro: (I've never seen her look this cutesy and shy before!)

F: This makes me wanna write your AU but in Shintaro's perspective wwww

I have a bud that is heavily similar to Shintaro I’ll just ask him on what he'd do in some situations

Scary enough he's actually similar to Shintaro. Shut-in (semi due to school), academically smart, and only has a few friends

Me: OHHH that's so cool! Omg real life Shintaro... Wish him the best though

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F: This makes me wanna write your KuroEne AU but in Shintaro's perspective wwww

Me: Honestly writing about MekaDan members' reactions to KuroEne's relationship is so interesting

F: But we're talking about Shin specifically. Like the others are probably just neutral, but Shin??? The person who knows Ene the most?? Yeah he's gonna have mixed feelings.

Me: Yeah… Shintaro's POV in a KuroEne AU where Kuroha makes himself known to the MekaDan first, is actually really interesting cuz he's friends with Ene, and was apart of and knew the rest of the Yuukei Quartet (Ayano, Haruka, Takane) before

F: This is his feelings all in order

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Me: Right? Also Kano perhaps, since in MCA, he remembers Haruka

F: OH YEAH. He took the form of Ayano and met the entire quartet. And he's the most invested in that story book, he even remembers all the abilities

Me: Kano is also wary of the Clearing Snake as well but I like the idea of him suspecting Kuroha/Saeru but not being able to act on it until it's too late. Since Kuroha uses the excuse that he's Awakening Eyes

Me: Yeah like everyone else would just welcome him (Kuroha) as a new member since they aren’t close with Ene (don’t know her well) unlike Shintaro. And they're not too overly concerned with their relationship. But Shintaro gets worried for Ene as her friend

F: Wait, when did he join August 13th? August 14th?

Me: Honestly forget when Shintaro joined the MekaDan. As for Kuroha/Saeru, I think events in my AU happen prior to August 15th to allow more time for chara interactions in general. Imo he spends 1 - 2 years with Ene to maximize the length of the “game” as much as possible

F: Shin joined on the same day as Ene that's for all I know

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F: Lowkey wanna yap about my domestic KuroEne AU to you

Me: OOO I'd be down to listen!

F: So in this AU Saeru basically went "Y'know what? I'll just fuck around for a few more years with the Dan instead of killing them this year, then I'll reset."

And I feel like this is unrealistic but he learns human emotions 🤯 learning empathy, sympathy, passion, etc. Holy shit. Idk how to develop relationships properly so I just go "He fell for her, she fell back for him, they’re in a relationship, wowza" on the KuroEne part

Then 2 years later, WOO THEY GOT MARRIED 💐💐💐🎉🎉🎉

Then he bought a house for the both of them, because they agreed on starting a family hooray. That's all for now at least

Me: OOOH I see. They deserve lighthearted fluffy fanon AUs where they can just be cute together

Reminds me of KagePro EA/JP artists' fanon KuroEne takes from back then, where Kuroha acts more like a grumpy house cat around the MekaDan

I have them translated, but I'm not sure if I should post it cuz they're web-doujins from Pixiv that I saved 10 years ago back when I was a kid (that are now deleted)

I feel like there's a gray area for translating old doujinshi with artists who deleted their socials/works, so I'm not sure...

F: PERFECT DEPICTION TOO

Free pet cat :D

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Me: Cuz Fanon Kuroha is much softer and tamer which is cute. Reminds me of Judar (Magi) in that aspect... Neutralized threat that runs around like a gremlin.

Works well with domestic AU scenarios. Reminds me of one of KagePro EA/JP artists' KuroEne comics from back then

F: Grumpy cat that's possessive over 1 person

Me: Possessiveness in ships is so hot 🥰 The idea of the MekaDan having Kuroha lying around as a lazy bum grumpy snek cat is so funny to me.

I remember this one EA/JP artist from back then. Their fanon verse KuroEne takes usually had a more flirty and assertive Ene as well. Which is also fun to see. Cuz I feel like if it was canon verse Ene she'd get mega embarrassed by his teasing and flirting

The flirty aspect doesn't suit her (Ene) imo but I do love Ene being more assertive in the ship

F: It really is. I depict him as someone who is 50/50 responsible

But this guy here is just "I just wanna get laid and be done with it"

F: FEMDOM. Let his ass be submissive for once

Me: Femdom is great. He'd be into that

Me: RIGHT LMAO

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Me:

(Shitpost)

Kuroha: Hmmm… Feel like eating pussy for breakfast.

Me: I'd have fanon Kuroha help with the MekaDan’s cooking (after being persuaded). Bet this guy would just lie around like a cat who's sun bathing in the house lazing about on its cat tower

F: That will most likely be canon if he wasn't a villain tbh

Me: Yeah I agree. Grumpy cat...

F: Just, the lazy cat of the group that's somehow more powerful than the rest

Me: It'd be funny if in my KuroEne AU, he initially doesn't help with chores at all, but the other MekaDan members encourage him to help out, and Ene wants to see him wearing an apron cuz it'd be cute and funny, so then he obliges

F: Go malewife go malewife go

Me: Ok Mr. Encyclopedia brain

Put that knowledge to good use!!! Cook something for your wife why don't ya

Me: Kuroha's definitely not as irresponsible as someone like Idate but it'd be funny if he was still an unhinged chaotic cat. Like the whole thing of “Cat lovingly brings back a dead mouse for you”

Reminds me of IdaTatsu (WATGBS AU)

IdaTatsu scenario in my head

Idate: I brought dinner for you! (^-^)

Idate: (Brings a whole ass dead moose)

Tatsumiya: (???)

F: Hey Tatsu, at least it's not sharks. Fuck it. COOK SAL

Me: Sal goes into the fire wheee! My friends and I just yeeted him out of our AU and replaced him with our OCs which is so funny

Feila's posts

F: Hi

Me: KUROENE KISS YAYYYY

Shintaro's expression in the last panel ASDFGHJJKLL

F: ON THE SOFA 😨

Me:

Saeru who gives no fucks whether they're seen: 👍

Ene: 🧍

Me: She probably made him promise to keep their relationship more of a secret

F: Well... they tried

And if truths got out just reset /j

F: LMAO

F: Oh God, imagine the embarrassment 😭

Me: Ene probably gets really embarrassed but Saeru just tells her it's not something to worry about much

F: He probably laughs it off while Ene is flustered about being discovered

Me: YEA like Saeru just starts laughing

F: Side note, I was fighting back urges to draw Ene's zipper being lowered, my headmates managed to stop me at least

Me: That sounds like something I would draw.

Me: Reminds me I had this comic idea where Shintaro spots them (like through a small gap in the door)

He approaches the door but backs away when he sees it and doesn't interrupt them

(Kagerou Daze Manga: Ch. 9)

Shintaro: (I, Kisaragi Shintaro, 18 years old... have stumbled on something I shouldn't have.)

Shintaro: (BUT HOW IS IT THAT I'M STILL AN 18 YEAR OLD VIRGIN???)

And then he sees the glimpse of KuroEne kissing through the open gap in the door

F: Okay KuroEne must be really getting onto it if they didn't hear the door creak or the Dan just have a very fancy soundproof door

Also dude is having a monologue about this whole thing. I feel him

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Me: OH yeah like Kuroha/Saeru seems to be able to sniff people's scents? Like a snake has a much better sense of smell than a human. Iirc they flick their tongues to collect chemicals in the air. He probably noticed Shintaro enter the floor but didn't care

F: He wants to show off his gf ig

Whatever floats his boat tbh

Me: “Shintaro is having a whole monologue about this”

Boy at 18 discovers his friend fucking shady guy!

F: This would be a funny title for a Steam game

KuroEne Shitpost

F: I love you, inspect element

Me: LMAOOO

F: Do you think he fell for it?

(Sent this to a friend who hasn't read the KagePro manga before and I'm trying to convince him to read it)

(Original idea/shitpost was made by Feila, I then remade it by editing it onto the high-res JP scans. Teamwork!)

Me: LMFAOOO

I’M CRYING HELPPPPPPP 😭😂

Similar enough to fool people!

S: 😭

F: HE STILL WON'T READ IT

Me: Unfortunate…

Me: KuroEne fucking canon

F: So... is the KuroEne /fucking/ canon or is the /KuroEne fucking/ canon?

Me: Both

F: I agree (We're on high copium)

Me: Canon in my heart that's all that matters

Don’t need my ships to be canon to be king 👑

F: If they are on the same panel they are shippable

Source: (X)

I was delusional enough to slide into Cass' DMs and go "OMG KUROHA AND ENE ON THE SAME PANEL??? "

Me: OMG I feel like I remember this one. They're also on the same panel in the KagePro design poll comics

F: We won KuroEne nation

Also. Winter anthology illust.

Me: OHHH YEAH cute Santa Ene

F: That's our only close to canon content

Ene looks out of place in that art, why did the artist draw her in tho

Me: Makes me wonder... Kuroha and Azami makes sense since they're Master and Servant. Anyways, ty Osora for my life

F: Like Azami and Saeru they fit since they both are aware of each others' existence.

Exactly. Now why is Ene added? Marriage blessing, final answer—

Edited Version

Me:

Ene at her weird bf: 🧍

F:

Ene: Ugh why is he like this...

Ene: (Proceeds to give him a goodnight kiss)

Me: Ene huffs and gives him a kiss anyways

Me: You could do things with that tongue, man!

F: And those fingers too (and I'm not talking about carnival games)

Me: KuroEne Design Poll outfits <3

Love how he's just noted as "Outer Science Person"

Me: In their Design Poll outfits... They both have similar poses, I see...

F: Why did they give him a tit window tho

For Ene to kiss him there? Damn kinky

Me: IKR it's so funny. Everyone else is wearing western style formal clothes (suit and dress), but Kuroha's outfit looks like changshan (male version of the cheongsam/qipao)

F: YEAH

Or is it to fit the timeline he was born in (this mf is ancient, just a reminder)

Me: Oh frick I just realized there's an accidental brush stroke from me on Kuroha in this (oops) I'll resend it

F: Or is it to fit the timeline he was born in (this mf is ancient, just a reminder)

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F: Oh a handsome man

Me: HONESTLY THE ONLY THING THAT'S FUNNY ABOUT THE MR2 SAERU DESIGN TO ME IS THE CROP TOP

LIKE I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT WAS A CROP TOP WHDSHDHS I THOUGHT IT WAS A DIFFERENT COLOUR AT THE TOP AND APART OF THE SAME SHIRT

F: LET HIM BE SLUTTY

Me: Like I love everything about Kuroha/Saeru’s MR2 design EXCEPT FOR THE CROP TOP… Like I love the bloody sash, scales, red gradient limbs, and scorpion tail braids in the back that look like Judar’s

Me: So yeah I'd love to see MR2 Saeru wearing more traditional clothes

Makes me want to draw KuroEne in matching traditional clothes...

F: JIN LOVES MAKING GAY CHARACTERS

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F: Also uh aside from a hardcore KuroEne makeout session, I drew them bonding. Cuz they deserve a happy ending

F: Get married soon KuroEne

Me: WAHHH SO CUTE I LOVE THEM

Ene should braid MR2 Saeru's hair

F: She definitely plays around with it

I mean, having a spouse, with long hair??? Hell yeah

Me: I'm their Marriage Officiant

F: Dibs on flower girl!

F: Ene is aware of him using Awakening Eyes in this AU, they're open about their eye abilities

Me: OHHH I see! It'd be so cute to imagine Ene playing with his hair Like putting it into twintails and braids and such

F: They both play with each other's hair

Mfs are handsy over here

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Me: I still love that casual clothes Ene with her hair in buns. It's so cute

F: My fav ship dynamic (or smth)

Me: Reminds me I still need to draw KuroEne with MR2 Saeru

F: Cass would always joke about how Ene is a pretty women dating Saeru, a man who she considers hideous

Me: WASDSSDHD

I like insane men. I study them like hamsters.

F: Tag that ship

F: Their insanity attracts me

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F: I find MR2 Saeru more attractive /guilty

Me: I adore both Kuroha’s usual one and MR2 design! I love his black and gold aesthetic, and I also love black and red. I prefer the clothing design of the usual one. Only thing is that I find MR2 Saeru’s crop top hysterical to me. Not in a bad way. I didn’t even know it was a crop top, I’d prefer if it was just a normal shirt tbh. Also I wanna see MR2 Saeru wear traditional esque clothes like Azami

F: If they can kill me, I'll like them. That's how I summarize my taste in fictional men

Me: Same for me ^^ I like murderous cat cots

Me: Most fugly man I've ever seen would be a dude in a Gothic shoujo I read. Here. Ugly.

F: I think I should stay curious— I don’t want to know this guy’s crime list.

Me: Though for me I love Kuroha/Saeru sm but I've never been a fan of the manga art style. If it was drawn in another style like Sidu’s or Sayuki's everyone would look way hotter/cuter. That's why I wanna see Sidu draw MR2 Kuroha/Saeru or her concept art sketches. Cuz Sidu designed MR2 Kuroha/Saeru's form.

F: Mahiro's artstyle is perfect for the extra feeling of dread but they all look twinkified, but I'm okay with it. IMAGINE HOW HANDSOME HE'D BE [IN SIDU’S ART STYLE] OMFG

Me: Yeah it's like... wish we got a more experienced artist tbh cuz I'm not big on the style and how undynamic the art is. But I appreciate that we got the manga and that it exists.

F: I mean, we got Nirvana which is in Sayuki's style

F: I kinda wanna see MR2 Kuroha in Wannyanpuu's style. I'd love the silly baby-ish look

Me: Kuroha's design reminds me of Judar (both designs).

Me: Black/white themed insane sadistic and bloodthirsty meow meow mf men with an ego are my favourite masc chara type ^^

It's so funny like my Meow Meow Mf pipeline went from Kuroha (2013) to Judar (2022).

Love both.

Kuroha's hair kinda looks like Judar's in normal form, and then his MR2 version has braids that kinda look like Judar's

F: You like black-haired men with the crime list that can reach the top of Mt. Everest basically?

Me: Yeah. It's so funny. My entire top meow meow mfs list is this. 100% representative of my tastes

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Me: I still love that casual clothes Ene with her hair in buns. It's so cute. Reminds me I still need to draw KuroEne with MR2 Saeru

F: My fav ship dynamic (or something).

Tag that ship: Wow! This Literal Goddess is dating some guy named Steve! (Meme)

F: My friend Cass would always joke about how Ene is a pretty woman dating Saeru, a man who she considers hideous

Me: WASDSSDHD??? To each their own tastes.

Personally, l love insane men. I study them like hamsters. If the dude is too normal, I'm not very interested. I want freaks here

Me: Y'all haven't seen B*ck from Requiem of the R*se King if you think Saeru's ugly

Search him up if you're curious Ig I don't want to put Buckiebitch's ugly ass here. Especially not on my KuroEne posts

He's literally the only KagePro man (other than Konoha and Haruka) that doesn't look basic af to me. I'm not even into fictional men but Kuroha and Konoha are the hottest/most attractive KagePro men, I'm dying on this hill.

Most of the MekaDan members are teens. Kuroha and Konoha are also the only adult-age ikemen type charas and I generally prefer adult charas and/or casts cuz it's more comfortable for me. Just a personal preference.

Imo the clothing designs of KagePro charas are good, like they’re very varied in clothes and shapes, but the designs of most of the dudes are boring to me. THE GIRLS THO??? AYYYYY 🎉 THEIR DESIGNS ARE MUCH MORE VARIED TOO

Y'all have NOT seen B*ck from Requiem of the R*se King if you think Kuroha is ugly. Kuroha 100000000x hotter than BUCK. B*ck should get tf out of here

Have you seen B*CK??? Y'all have NOT seen Suckingham Phallus if you think that

B*ryl (FGO) from LB6 is fugly, cheaply written, and a gross misogynistic creep, but still better written than B*ck

Buck has black hair and yellow eyes. This is in fact slander, because only my beloved Kuroha/Saeru (KagePro) and Tao Ren (SK) deserves black hair and pretty yellow tsurime eyes!!! Also, for starters, Kuroha/Saeru is actually interesting as a villain, unlike Buck. Lmao. He's also 10000x hotter as well

My hot take would be that every KagePro guy except Kuroha, Konoha, and Haruka looks basic to me

F: BUT SETO... Pls he is a cutie 😭

Me: Like. All KagePro guys have such similar hairstyles, like you could hardly tell them apart if it weren't for their hoodies. It's all round hair with slightly curved spikes. Every single one. Other than the Haruka lookalike trio, Kano's design differentiates more cuz of the short cut bangs

F: Sadly true... Seto and Shin looked a bit too similar

Me: Like with Kuroha and Konoha, at least there's an excuse cuz it's Haruka's body. They look similar on purpose. With everyone else nah there’s no reason why their hair styles should be so similar

F: Kuroha is creative enough to create his own form too lol

"BUT SETO..."

Me: He's cute but I get bored by masc charas who are too normal 😔

F: Same, I moved on from SetoMary to KonoEne too quickly

Me: It makes sense for me since 9/6 ships like KonoEne and KuroEne have more conflict and tension in their r/s, compared to other ships. Kuroha’s the fruitiest man in KagePro, so there’s my bias 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I do love ShinAya and SetoMary but they're more secondary for me. As I said, I favour ships that are deadly and passionate.

F: We got angsty, and angsty but sexy, then we have HaruTaka—

F: KonoEne is the most tragic one then 😭

Me: HaruTaka is also fluffy and angsty. KuroEne would be the most tragic 9/6 ship for fanon ships. Technically, KuroEne is the most tragic one, in that, y'know, he kills her friends.

F: Off-topic and 9 PM thoughts

I wonder how these little things react to witnessing Saeru fucking Ene

Me: LMAOOO 😭

Kuroha scoots over to Ene on the bed and Ene just pouts at him like, "Can't you send away your snakes when we do it???" So then Kuroha obliges to her request. I imagine he would send them away before they start, anyways, but it's just funny to imagine and think about.

Me: Just want to add to this scenario but I just imagined Ene sitting on the bed, and Kuroha getting on top of the bed to sit right in front of her. Ene just narrows her eyes at him and tilts her head with a confused expression when she spots all the snakes still sitting on his shoulders and wrapped around his body. Then she makes a face like, “Huh? Why do you have so many snakes on you???” Σ(°ロ°)

Honestly it reminds me of Sidu’s Outer Science Kuroha illust in her .dsd/V artbook, where he’s sitting smirking while surrounded by morbillion snakes. He seems to be able to make these little snakes obey him. Or they just flock to him. She’s in the heart of the snake’s nest. The den of the beast.

When Ene sees all the snakes on him, she just goes like, “Can’t you send them away before we do it?” And Kuroha just goes like, “Don’t worry, little bunny, I was just getting to that. They’ll just get in the way, anyways.” And he lets them slither off elsewhere. And then he asks, “There. Is that better?”

Ene breathes a sigh of relief and goes like, “That’s much better!” She crosses her arms and huffs in tsundere fashion, “I’m not particularly a fan of snakes…” And Kuroha just laughs. Ene goes like, “What’s so funny?” And Kuroha’s just like, “Oh, plenty. Another bold faced lie. How amusing.”

“I mean… You know who I am. I’m the Snake of Clearing Eyes. And Konoha is the Snake of Awakening Eyes. Considering your infatuation, and the fact that you’re doing this with me… we both know that isn’t true. You could keep up that front and fool Konoha with it, but not me. Wouldn’t it be better if you were more honest? I’m just telling you this in advance for the long run.”

Honestly, Kuroha’s whole scheme in my KuroEne AU reminds me of Kama trying to corrupt Ritsuka (FGO) and “make them fall into the flames of depravity (Kama’s own flames)” by tempting them with carnal pleasures and the promises to be able to fulfill any of their desires. Kama wanted to make Ritsuka theirs and give them infinite love in order to sate them completely and utterly.

He then says, “I understand you’re feeling worried, dear rabbit, but… I’ll be sure to make this pleasurable for you. Tell me what your desires are.” (^-^)

Before he leans in to kiss her, he says, “When you fall into the abyss, I'll be there to catch you.”

The abyss could refer to his end goal plan → Him killing everyone at the end of a Route on August 15th, and the Kagerou Daze swallowing them.

Admittedly, I also like to think of KuroEne art concepts where Kuroha and Ene dance together in a ballroom, and one of his snakes wraps around her leggy. That would be a hot art concept ngl

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Me: ASDFGHJLKL I just found this in my notes

Dawg WHY do KagePro guys have such similar hairstyles to each other??? Every single dude has like a short round haircut with some round hair spikes. Like it's mainly their clothes that make their shape language more varied cuz without their hoodies/jackets they'd look SO similar to each other if you just blacked them out with silhouettes. Like the character that differentiates the most is Kano due to the short cut bangs. At least with Haruka, Konoha, and Kuroha, it makes sense since it's Haruka's body. Kuroha and Konoha are the hottest KagePro men fr

F: Oh right. MAKE SETO A BIT MORE BUFF TOO PLS

Me: Seto should be a bit more muscular with tanner skin tbh

With Haruka/Konoha/Kuroha, it makes sense but other than them, I'm not a fan of how every single KagePro chara is pasty white. We need more varied skin tones + undertones in the cast

Me: Oh yeah I forgot if he had a job where he carries stuff or something. Like KagePro charas’ clothing designs are fun and interesting but they all got really similar hair styles to each other

F: The men sure aren't safe. Why only the girlies get the variety of coloured hair

F: Kuroha is creative enough to create his own form too lol (-> MR2 Saeru)

Me: So true! Kuroha and Konoha are the hottest KagePro guys to me. And Haruka is cute ^^

F: Saeru won the Vocaloid Sexy Synth (Ene) too, so theory proven.

Me:

KuroEne: Evil snake demon makes cyber girl diva (Ene) his gf (/lh) (/j) 🖤💙

Me: MAMORU MIYANO IS SUCH A PERFECT VA FOR HIM... We needed more screentime of him. It’s so disappointing how Kuroha probably shows up for less than 5 min total. Shaft's art style is so ugly.

F: HIS VOICE RANGE IS CRAZY THO

F: Madoka Magica was peak wtf happened

Me: MCA should've been at least 24 episodes. No way you can fit like 12 - 14 charas’ stories adequately in only 12 episodes. Cuz it has to cover the stories of the MekaDan + secondary charas

F: It was planned to be 24 episodes... UNTIL THWYVRUSHED ITM SJHDKSJDJA?!?#*(#;# WE LOST