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death-rebirth-senshi · 4 months ago

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I guess my real beef with Wyll scolding when I get down to it is that I believe interacting meaningfully with a character is more helpful than scolding, and that scolding is not a replacement for interacting meaningfully with a character. I also believe that holding developers responsible for black characters having significantly less content than white characters is also crucial; I should be seeing "Larian is racist" all over the fucking place.

But naturally, most of the people who reblogged scolding posts to my dashboard pretty much did not otherwise mention Wyll at all, and that sort of performative stuff bugs me almost more than seeing black characters woefully neglected. And every now and again, I'll see a post call Larian out for Wyll having less content, but a lot of people are blaming that on racist redditor fans rather than the people who made the goddamn game and made the goddamn choice to neglect him, and that also majorly pisses me off.

(Obligatory "this is not a statement about the quality of any character writing in BG3 so much as the gulf between Astarion content and Wyll content in the game and out of it," and also understanding that regardless of my personal tastes, I know damn well that if Wyll's character were white the whole "incorruptible white knight that's sadly in service to a demon" plot would be the hottest fucking thing since sliced bread)

#Though honestly I wouldn't be surprised if part of it was an attempt to make Wyll as sanitized and unproblematic as possible #because he's a black character #which sort of compounds my annoyance when people gassing up Wyll have nothing but “he's nice” “he's incorruptible”#But also. I know. If he were white people it suddenly be the most sad and interesting tragedy in the world

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theerurishipper · 9 months ago

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I tried something new

Part 1 -> Part 2

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paradox-n-bedrock · 10 months ago

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me in big fandoms: oh cool, it's so active and there's so many people to vibe with, this is amaz-

*finds my niche angle that appeals to approximately six people*

me: okay, folks, it's you and me now

#doctor who #shaun temple #doctor x donna #donna noble #fourteen x donna #doctordonna #fourteendonna #donna x shaun #this used to be how romantic doctordonna felt back in the day #but now it's wanting to know why shaun is how shaun is #like why are you THAT chill with all this #what life experiences have led you to this place #and where the lines where he would actually get frustrated with the doctordonna shenanigans are #coming up with a reason is more interesting than just blaming it on a flaw in the writing #though that absolutely may be what it is #why he can seem a bit flat #because rtd does not have a great history with black characters #for the record #i respect the different takes #mostly #but i always seem to do this with something #and overall i think donna might have a more complicated time adapting to the new situation than either shaun or the doctor #but let's not reduce shaun to a cardboard cutout

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poorly-drawn-mdzs · 6 months ago

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Kiss Kiss Fallen Tree!

[First] Prev <–-> Next

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Sorry to everyone who was looking forwards to this comic only to find out I put WWX in the ugliest outfit.#Continuity came first. Plus let's be honest; he did *not* show up in anything fancy. Or in all black as seen in most fanart.#We are at the middle of WWX depression arc. His self-care was 100% because Jin Yanli would be sad if he didn't try to look nice.#Okay okay. Fine I've delayed talking about the kiss long enough.#It is absolutely a core LWJ scene over a WWX scene. Which is made even more fascinating because we don't get his POV.#But we get so many insights! His loss of control and his firmness all contrasted against how he trembles.#And all of that wrapped up in a wonderful self-loathing bow! You go Lan Zhan! You hated yourself so much for this!#WWX is a hilarious narrator for this because he is truly just...baffled by what's going on.#He would push the person away but he doesn't want to hurt their feelings or pride (putting other people first again are we?)#I do understand why this one is divisive for people though. I choose to look at it through a character/humourous lens.#I've seen people defend and admonish this scene as a particularly shitty thing LWJ did and let's be very clear here: It was.#That's why I like it. LWJ did a shitty thing and struggles with it. It's part of what makes him so robust as a character.#It's also fine if you enjoy this scene for it's eroticism. You're not a bad person for that. You are just A Person.#People will have their own experiences with this topic. Be kind to each other alright?

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royalarchivist · 28 days ago

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Bad: I don’t think people understand the effect QSMP had on some of the streamers in terms of like… The real raw mental impact, so I’m gonna set the stage for you. [...] Imagine that you were given a friend to play Minecraft with — like your best friend — BUT if this person dies, if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Can you imagine what that’s like?

Bad: If you did not live through the QSMP, if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I don’t think people realize how much of a joyous experience the Eggs were. They were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with.

Bad: I’m not saying I regret it. To this day, I loved the experience. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again. [...] I would still do it all over again, because — even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering and stuff like that — because it was just… It was just that fun, it was just that fun.

Earlier today during his stream, Bad shared his experience and thoughts about the Eggs and the significant emotional (and traumatic) impact they had on him and his fellow QSMP members.

This clip a very edited-down version since his commentary was ~13 minutes long, so I highly recommend checking out Bad's VOD if you have the time. (Timestamp: 47:36 - 1:00:14)

[ Full Transcript ↓ ]

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Bad: To be fair Chat, I really think the QSMP... I don't think anyone really can relate to it, Chat. It's something that's so... I've told people this before, like– but it's hard to understand. Right? Like...

Where was I? Sorry Chat, I'm losing my train of thought. Look, let me explain Chat– here's the dealio, ok? Here's the dealio, and this is what I mean when I say like, it's important to keep this in mind, Chat. Ok? It's important to keep this in mind:

I don’t think people understand the effect that the QSMP had on like, some of the streamers, in terms of like… The real raw mental impact, so I’m gonna set the stage for you. This is the analogy I’ve given to every person who I’ve like, shared this with. Imagine you meet somebody– [He hears a strange noise] What the fudge was that? Did you hear that?

Anyway– Chip! The story I was just relaying to Chat, Chip, was this: I was sharing this story with them, I said– I was giving them an analogy.

Imagine Chat, for example, imagine that you were… playing Minecraft, with like– you were given a friend to play Minecraft with, Chat, like your best friend, and [unintelligible] were like, “Hey, you get to play Minecraft with this person, right? BUT if this person dies – they’re currently your best friend, Chip – but if they die in the game, you never get to talk to them again. Ever again.” Can you imagine what that’s like, Chip?

I don’t think a lot of people understand like, what that does, right? I’m not gonna say that like, it creates this situation, Chip, that like, messes with your head, but it– Chip – but it totally, totally does, Chip. It messes with your head! It literally puts you in a position where you’re second-guessing and thinking about everything, Chip! You’re thinking about EVERYTHING Chip! Ok? And that’s the problem, Chip– is you turn into a paranoid monster because of it, Chip! Like, you don’t understand Chip– I was- I was so afraid of every dirt block, I used to carry a shovel with me Chip, and I would specifically right-click dirt blocks that looked suspicious because mines, Chip– mines could not be shoveled! Like, I was crazy, Chip! But here’s the problem, Chip: that craziness is still there. I’m genuinely like–

I remember thinking Chip, that I would one day– I was like, “I’m going to move past–” here, let’s go up here, Chip. I remember thinking one day Chip, I was like, “I’m gonna move past the underground base, one of these days. You know, one of these days, I feel like I’ll be able to grow and achieve the desire to build a base that doesn’t have to be underground.” But I don’t think it’s possible now Chip, because I think… I just don’t know. I feel like the paranoia– there’s still like, residual leftover trauma from that situation, Chip.

But here’s the problem Chip: I don’t think I don’t think– I don’t think people understand it. Like, I just really don’t. But I also don’t blame them Chip, ‘cuz I don’t think it’s possible to fully understand it if you haven’t lived through it. Like, if you did not live through the QSMP… I’m talking about the QSMP, I don’t- I don’t know if that was obvious– if you did not live through that, it almost sounds like, crazy. But I don’t think people realize how much of a joyous experience like, the Eggs were. Right? I don’t think people realize it. Like, they were SO awesome! They were literally so awesome to just hang out with and spend time with, Chip. So, it’s just one of those things that–

[He’s interrupted by a loud rumble of thunder above them]

Did lightning just strike here? Is it thunderstorming out…? But anyway, Chip. That’s the food for thought.

But that’s the problem– Like, every time it rains in Minecraft, I have to like, look at the sky, and I get this weird, like, second--hand vibe because of the trauma. The trauma, Chip! The trauma is real! But that’s the point– I’m not saying I regret it. I, to this day Chip, I loved the experience. I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. Even knowing how everything went, I would still do it all over again.

[He falls down] Dangit, don’t come over here Chip, ‘cuz I’m coming back up! Ok.

I would still do it all over again, because — even knowing like, all the trauma and suffering and stuff like that — because it was just… It was just that fun, Chip, it was just that fun. I really wi– I don’t think it’s ever gonna be possible, Chip, to give people that same energy, like that same experience. You know what I mean, Chip? I don’t think it’s ever gonna be possible again. Like, EVER.

Because… because like, one: I will say on one level Chip, I will say on one level, like– it’s sort of emotionally like… It’s emotionally devastating, and I think to actually go through that– and this is where like, if I ever do end up going to a– see a therapist, if I ever do end up going to see a therapist at any point, I’ll talk it over with them and be like, “Hey, what do you think about this?” Because I genuinely think on one level, like– it’s created this fear of forming attachments because of like, how things can go. You know what I mean? Like, the fear of getting attached to something and then potentially losing it. Like, it’s- it’s a genuine thing. I think people forget about that.

Like, at the end of the day, everything was RP, right? On the server. You know what I mean? Like, everything was RP, Chip. BUT at the same point, even though it was RP Chip, it was still like– there the reality of you were still playing like, with another person, and you were still getting that experience, and it felt like you were genuinely attached to someone and you didn’t want anything bad to happen to them. It was GENUINELY stressful, Chip.

But at the same point, I don’t regret it, and I don’t think it was a bad experience. I’m–

Sometimes in life Chip, you go through stuff, and maybe you have a certain amount of like, things that like, can happen, that you’re like, “You know what, maybe this wasn’t a good thing that this happened,” but at the same point, you still aren’t necessarily upset about it, because… it’s like growing as a person, right? Here’s the thing Chip; even bad situations, Chip, can lead to an overall good outcome. Like–

Even if you’re going through something bad Chip, just because a bad thing happens doesn’t mean that only bad things have to come from that. That’s one of the things I tell people all the time, Chip, is that if you go through a bad situation, you can learn from it, and you can use your experience to help others. And you can be that– you can be, at the worst-case scenario, you can be someone for other people who are going through that same experience to lean on when they go through that.I think there’s a certain amount of comfort that comes from that; from knowing no matter how bad your situation is, you’re not the only person who’s experienced it. You know what I mean?

#Badboyhalo #BBH #Bad #QSMP #January 8 2025 #Edited #I know folks are going to add their two cents on this subject in the tags / comments / replies (and as always you're welcome to do that)#But for the sake of my sanity please don't be an asshole to any of the CCs / ex-admins / fellow fans / anyone else. Thanks #Most folks here don't need a ''Don't be a dumbass'' reminder but I had to block someone for that earlier and it was a bit disappointing #This is going to be a Tumblr exclusive clip because I don't trust Twitter to have common sense or common decency about this topic #Tumblr exclusive #Anyways business aside – that black line on the side is just part of Bad's stream btw. He just Has That #Took too long for this to render otherwise I'd edit it out because it's annoying #I'm just realizing this screenshot doesn't even have Dapper OTL but it's the best one I have so I gotta work with what I got #Honestly; I still miss QSMP dearly... I love the core intent of the project and the multicultural exchange #I love all the language barriers that were broken and I loved all the stories that were told and watching beautiful friendships bloom #But I am still so angry and disappointed about how things ended and all the poor communication and the admin situation as a whole #It's a complicated feeling #I agree with pretty much everything Bad says here #It's ironic that he uses that analogy because I've said almost the exact same thing when explaining why losing any Egg was so devastating #We weren't just mourning for the characters. We were mourning for the admins too #I'll never forget that last stream with Tazercraft and Richas; and Pac ending stream in tears #I wish they'd done away with the Egg life system. I wish they'd done a lot of things differently #If the project ever does come back in some shape or form I hope they are more transparent about things and have better communication #I dunno how I'd feel personally. They would have to do a lot of work regaining people's trust #And frankly I don't think they'll ever regain that trust from a large portion of the community #I remember near the start of QSMP I saw a comment from a fan that simply said ''QSMP; please don't leave me feeling bitter''#I think about that comment a lot

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blackkatdraws2 · 10 months ago

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The narrator and the ugly ahh protagonist [Blank Scripts AU/non-canonical]

#tsp blank scripts au #non canonical art #shitpost #this is fr how people be drawing narrator and stanley.... narrator being way too handsome and stanley as a background character naahh..#honestly i just drew him like that because it was funny but then i got too attached to it like an idiot aghh #The Narrator (Black) is an entirely different made-up species originating from the ancient Arctic north #long before the Crystal Empire was even built.#The old one's tail only ever wags whenever Stanley is around. You can clearly tell who the favorite pony is #Imagine Black showing Stanley courtship behaviors like rolling on his back #showing his stomach to him #sliding his wings on his chin #trotting like a dancing mare around him #and generally just showing off to show Stanley that he's interested in him...#But because of the species difference (and because Stanley is one airheaded fella)#Stanley doesn't understand what Black is doing other than he looks beautiful while doing it.#the narrator (Black) can read Stanley's thoughts btw #so he knows what that silly guy is thinking about :)#tsp au #the stanley parable #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #mlp #my little pony #mlp oc #my little pony oc #tsp #tspud #tsp narrator #narrator tsp #stanley tsp #tsp stanley

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evie-doesnt-write · 2 months ago

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I don’t know how to say this exactly but like… fandom and show are kinda weird about Mel and Ekko and it is very much rooted in racism

#like do guys do know that ‘yay this character is perfect in every single way and the only ones with braincells<3’ is not #the progressive statement you think it is #a step up from the insane misogynoir during s1 era but still not great #it’s how nobody really focuses on mel or ekko’s characters on their own and water them down to being ‘perfect #never did anything wrong ever’. which they are but like… how to say this…#i feel arcane didn’t allow them to be fully fleshed characters #i saw this in st with lucas where he’s watered down to lumax #and gets some mvp scenes but that’s not a compensation for actually giving them proper attention and fully fleshing them out #i might be the minority but mel is a step up from ekko since she had more of an arc but again they barely fleshed it out before making her #op enough to defeat leblanc (was it leblanc?) in her own domain #like that is literally insulting to mel it’s a cop out and just reducing her to a cool moment #in compensation for not giving enough attention to her black rose arc #it wasn’t cathartic because there was no build up to those moments #arcane critical #arcane criticism #ekko #mel medarda #ekko arcane

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rithion · 1 day ago

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it started as a sword fighting observation sketch page then sanji

#one piece #roronoa zoro #black leg sanji #zosan #sanzo #my art #what sanjis saying is a french meme from an asterix movie #(asterix mission cléopatre)#it's some kind of shit monologue a character goes on for about 5mn and it goes nowhere and has no relevance #i just want to draw sanji saying all the most cursed and stupid things and memes we have because we HAVE #next time he's singing jean pierre fromage #and referencing fatal bazooka #idc

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canisalbus · 1 year ago

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hello! i've written a short little machete fic, and i wanted to share it with you as thanks for all the incredible art and generous question-answering you've been doing these last few months. i hope that if you give it a look, you enjoy it. <3 keep up all your amazing work! archiveofourown [.] org / works / 50945128

✦ A Voi ✦

#wake up honey new fic dropped #feeling blessed #eating this out of your hands like a baby deer #it's so good you guys treat my lads so well #and write so beautifully and vividly and eloquently #I rambled about this in length in the fic's comment section so I won't repeat myself too much here #but in this one Machete has a little breakdown and gets lovingly bathed like the sad and stunned dog he is #really captured his neuroticism and endless uneasiness #excellent Vittorio content augh I adore him #I'll definitely come back to this later and draw proper actual fanart because some of the scenes are so thematically and visually strong #I need to be able to see them with my actual eyes #dangit I forgot the cut on his lip #had a minor crisis over the color of Machete's robe but maybe it'd be white like the rest of his sleepwear #as a contrast to the usual blacks and reds #fic A Voi #doomcountry #own art #own characters #Machete #CanisAlbus #blood #I said this before and I say it again #if you read the thing and like it it would be very kind and appreciated if you left a small comment to doomcountry as a thank you #you don't need an ao3 account and you can do it anonymously

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stormingfrost · 8 months ago

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Kinda obsessed with the historical context of Rise of the Guardians. Pitch wanting the Dark Ages to come back, which historically was the decline of culture and records. The Guardians rose at the same time as the Renaissance with the rise of culture, knowledge, and science. (Tooth in particular mentions that she hasn’t been out in the field for 440 years, give or take, which would put that smack dab in the middle of the Renaissance)

The way Pitch doesn’t want the world to change, the way the Guardians change in tune with the world. The way Jack, who lived in has a human in the 17th or 18th century, who lived in the time after the Renaissance and lived witnessing the world all the way to the modern era, is there to show the Guardians how much they missed and how they can further change and improve for the more modern world. These characters are immortal beings who have so much power over the world, it makes so much sense that when they fall and rise in power it impacts the world that they want to influence, for better or for worse.

#In the official comic where pitch is chosen as a guardian but refuses #he says that the guardians would rather put their destiny in the hands of children #instead of being the ones who influence their fates #he views it as ‘stepping back’ rather than protecting and guiding #it gives such good insight to how he views the world and his place in it #especially how he functions in history as ‘the dark ages’#And in Joanne Matte’s unofficial comics there’s an implication that the magical world has disappeared/died out because of colonization #I’m partial to that particular idea because this whole theme is very Eurocentric and the books are worse with it #it’s a contrast to the idea of the renaissance #and the ‘rebirth’ of culture #and the Guardians aren’t ‘in the field’ at that point and get caught up with their work so much #that they lost the point of why they do the work they do #to the point that Pitch can tip the scales and effect them so much #even though he cannot fight them at their full power #I really do like how they connected these characters and themes with history #it makes so much sense for immortal characters #even power struggles and scrimmages can change the world #rise of the guardians #rotg #jack frost #pitch black #sanderson mansnoozie #e. aster bunnymund #toothiana #nicholas st. north

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reminiscentrainclouds · 6 months ago

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Daily yttd art day seven!!!!!! The sketch was originally for RanSara week for the sleepover prompt, but I didn't finish it until now.

#my art #Yttd #your turn to die #sara chidouin #ranmaru kageyama #ranmaru yttd #sara yttd #ransara #No character is safe from me drawing them with black nail polish. None!!!!!!#Also no character is safe from my nonbinary headcanons (ranmaru is nonbinary)#No ship is safe from my QPR headcanons either!!!! *Queer-platonics your RanSara* mwa hahaha #I really like them :3 #described #I just realized I drew Ranmaru a little tall whoopsssss I don't think he's taller than Sara. Oh well.#also mayyybe I'll continue doing daily yttd art we'll see how I feel.#Because this one was fun

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aesdi · 3 months ago

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the tragedy of James and Mary Sunderland is one of the most heartbreaking and (most importantly) human stories I’ve ever had the joy in witnessing

#they are just two amazingly complex characters #especially James but that’s mostly cause he’s the protagonist #and maybe because I’ve experienced and witnessed the burnout that comes with being a caregiver to someone but it’s just so human to me #and then the guilt you feel when that person passes (even if the circumstances were different) it hits hard #I’m also frustrated that James gets boiled down to the guy who killed his wife #the whole game is exploring WHY he did that and how much he regrets it #and how good people can do bad things #there’s no black and white to sh2 it’s all foggy shades of grey #sorry about the tangent in my own tags #i just think James is neat #like a bug under a microscope #james sunderland #mary shepherd sunderland #silent hill 2 #silent hill 2 remake #silent hill

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musubiki · 1 year ago

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my best friend is the main character

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rainofthetwilight · 6 months ago

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just a quick reminder that if POC and black people look 'bad' in your artstyle, then your artstyle just fucking sucks. (and you also might be racist but anyway)

#remember that pasty white arin person from yesterday? yeah.#their excuse was that 'I didn't like how he looked with a darker skin tone'#WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK DO YOU MEAN BY THAT.#and btw. just because you have a black friend doesn't excuse this shit either #like. What does that have to do with the fact you whitewashed a canonically black character???????#AND FOR THE DUMBEST REASON EVER??????????????#levi's ted talks #ninjago #<- bc of the tags I guess

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sanders-sides-uncorrect-quotes · 4 months ago

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Basically Roman and Virgil in my White Lies AU:

Roman, looking intensely in a mirror in his room: I just... Need someone to be my friend. Someone who will listen to and support me, who won't betray my trust and break down my confidence when I don't agree with them... Someone who also kinda hates Janus... Someone to binge watch Disney movies with me...

Virgil "chilling" in his own room alone in the dark side: *sits up and looks around suspiciously* I feel like something is calling me

#for context in that au janus is the first dark side revealed and virgil is revealed last #by the time virgil is revealed roman has major trust and confidence issues because of issues like the ones from POF #because even though janus has long been accepted he can still be emotionally manipulative sometimes to get his way #roman has gone through character developnent and his black-and-white view has been challenged #so once this creepy spider emo is revealed he's half ready to start treating him like a villain #but them virgil offhandedly mentions that he likes nightmare before christmas and disney in general #and roman internally swings the other way to ok I'm gonna be besties with this one #sanders sides #roman sanders #virgil sanders #platonic prinxiety #white lies au #janus sanders

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sunnixsunshine · 2 months ago

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A buncha (fankid) family portraits!!!!

Wanna give some context to Jasper: Yonji and Jasper dont have the greatest father-son relationship. Jasper has a better, closer, relationship to his aunt Reiju. Theres more to it but this is the jist of it. Ask me shit, I am soooooooo willing to ramble on and on about the kids and their relationships to their parents lol

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