#blorbo angst tuesday

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What are you gonna say at my funeral now that you've killed me

the way you depict these two lives rent free in my head fr 😭 ty for doing the lords work 🙏

So, remember the battue?

They targeted the mages first.

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I'm so tired

Just please look at it WITHOUT telling me 'suggestions' on how to improve it or why it wouldn't have happened like that(???), cuz I've spent long enough despairing over those hair strands by myself even without advices I DID NOT ask for lmao

Thanks.

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Before they were being hunted down on the mountain, Bud and the mercenaries along with the elves were investigating the place.

Then Bud noticed they walked straight into an illusion. Weapons out as fast as they could, he also tried to contact others and to call Cale.

-static noises-

Next we hear about them they're already running with the injured people, trying to regroup.

Now. We don't know the specific way Glenn got so injured. He most likely got shot by arrows but also-

My theory is they used mana disruption tools on them. They're ineffective to those who use dead mana (like dark elves) but very hard on mages and dragons (op mages). They weakened them and that's how they got to the mages more easily.

Glenn was wetting the whole of Bud's back and shoulders in blood from 'when he couldn't control his breathing yet' as he was being carried and later to pass him onto 'safety' Bud just placed him down.

So I think the blood is most likely from internal injuries first and foremost. Much like Cale coughs up blood often enough to be covered from head to toe, this could be similar.

That being said, they were probably attacked in a way that they got serious outside injuries too (probably by the arrows I mentioned earlier).

But what I'm trying to say- ignore that this is probably not how Glenn got injured and pretend Bud just noticed they're taking out the mages (which was very smart from the other side honestly, cutting off all communication and information flow effectively).

Anyway, hope you guys like it tho!! I miss this two idiots so muchhh (⁠っ⁠˘̩⁠╭⁠╮⁠˘̩⁠)⁠っ but I'm fighting art block real hard rn (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠) I was made for napping not sleep deprived creations ahghh xdd

[lavender-temult]

Finding a costume for Imogen was easy enough. Finding a costume for Otohan that they liked was… slightly harder

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I'm probably going to be obliterated for this, but I'm bold enough.

I think it eventually deserves to be said, anyways.

Consider this the follow-up to a post I wrote a few days ago.

For clarification, I'm not at all trying to say that the whole Mecha Knight thing in Planet Robobot wasn't messed up. Overall, it was messed up. Yes, what Susie did to Meta Knight was indeed quite bad.

But it's very clear that the Kirby fandom has absolutely blatant double standards when it comes to this sort of thing.

While it's understandable to find enjoyment in milking angst out of such an incident, I believe that people exaggerate Mecha Knight.

Some people love to go on about how Meta Knight suffers from horrible medical trauma after Planet Robobot. About how much he hates Susie's guts, will never ever forgive her, and wants her to die. About how this was basically the worst thing to ever happen to him.

But if I'm being honest, I don't think Mecha Knight was that much different from all the times that King Dedede has been possessed.

Where's all the talk about Dedede being traumatized from all his possession incidents? Hello?!?!? Do people just act like he's not that traumatized or that he easily toughs out his possession incidents while Meta Knight was just messed up so darn bad by being a robot?

Actually, I have seen people talk about Dedede being traumatized by Dark Matter, but it's absolutely nothing like talk about Mecha Knight. Still double standards.

To be fair, I can somewhat understand the big discrepancy of how Mecha Knight is treated compared to Dedede's possessions. After all, Meta Knight is quite literally the Kirby's fandom blorbo (aside from Magolor, I guess) and turning someone into a robot against their will can very much indeed be a lot more nerve-striking in comparison.

But was Mecha Knight really truly so much worse than Dedede's possessions? Does it really deserve to be treated like it's such an unfathomable, unspeakable, harrowing tragedy... compared to Dedede's incidents being treated like they're no big deal at all?

... In my opinion, no.

Meta Knight shook off roboticization pretty quickly after the second Mecha Knight fight. He's then quick to get on top of the Halberd while the rest of his crew gets it up and flying. Funny how it's that instead of him just sitting there crippled and helpless after the robot armor breaks off of him. I dunno about you guys, but he looks fine!

While I myself do imagine that he'd certainly have been somewhat messed up and traumatized by being a robot, and while I do imagine he would be mad at Susie over it for a while, I sincerely don't agree to the extent of how some people depict it. It didn't ruin his life like some people think. It hurt him, but not ruin him. He's been through bad stuff before. If you ask me, it's more like a "regular Tuesday" for him instead of being the absolute total life-ruining experience for him. He's been able to heal from the incident and is doing just fine.

And for the record, I don't buy into the "Meta Knight hates Susie SO MUCH and wants her dead" headcanon. I don't necessarily headcanon them being friends, and I think he was initially angry at her, but his anger at her slowly fades in my opinion.

Can we please not overlook some of Dedede's possession incidents? Let's not pretend that Taranza is an innocent little guy and that he hasn't hurt Dedede before. Although I believe that being used like a puppet by Taranza was far from Dedede's worst possession incident.

I like to imagine that Dedede suffered from true traumatization from 2 out of the 3 times he's been possessed by Dark Matter, as well as the time he's been possessed by Fecto Forgo during Forgotten Land.

He's been able to heal and get better, but it did hurt him at first.

Dark Matter lowkey turned his stomach into a set of jaws, and then formed a giant unnerving eyeball onto his stomach. That had to hurt, methinks. It also wouldn't help if one were to interpret that Dark Matter was preying on Dedede's flaws, making him easy to possess.

When Dedede was possessed by Fecto Forgo, he was ordered to hurt his own waddle dees. He couldn't have felt good about that afterwards, especially with how much he's shown to care about his waddle dees to the point he goes out of his way to save one singular waddle dee from the stampeding Beast Pack after he's been freed.

In my opinion, if Meta Knight has been messed up by Susie, then I think that there's no way Dedede hasn't been a little messed up one way or another by the Dark Matter and Fecto Forgo possessions as well. While I certainly believe he's been able to heal and overcome them, I think he was hurt over them initially after they were over. For me, it's basically the same of how Meta Knight had a phase of being traumatized by what Susie did to him until he's come around to heal.

I prefer to think that the incidents are similar instead of just "OMMGG poor meta knight was screwed up so darn bad, and dedede's possessions weren't really a big deal, they were much much less bad."

And I don't at all call for anyone to hate on Taranza, Dark Matter, Fecto Forgo, Yin Yarn or anyone else that has possessed Dedede. They don't deserve that, in my opinion. Just like how I think Susie is honestly not deserving of the level of hate she's received for Mecha Knight.

Was Mecha Knight a messed up incident? Yes. But let's not pretend that some of Dedede's possessions weren't messed up as well. Mecha Knight is certainly more nerve-striking... but from an objective standpoint, it's not significantly worse. And I think Dedede has overall faced more trauma than Meta Knight has, since the former has been possessed much more times. Sorry, but I don't think one robot incident outweighs multiple possession incidents. I just don't.

HAL doesn't at all appear to treat Mecha Knight like it's so much worse than all of the times that King Dedede has been possessed.

Oh wow, this is getting a bit long, but yeah that's basically it. I just felt like it needed to be said that it's almost absurd that Meta Knight being turned into a robot once is all it takes for the fandom to metaphorically riot on the streets while ignoring Dedede's possession incidents.

I'm well aware that I might be playing with fire while writing this. But I'm bold. I'm gonna brace myself for however some people react to this. Not sure if it'll get to the point where I'll be forced to delete this.

The double standards in this fandom gets on my nerves.

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For the ask game: 🍎🍊🍒

JEN! Hi! 🙋🏻‍♀️ I always get so excited to see you in my inbox. I do an audible little *gasp!* and go “Jen!!” every time. I hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday so far, darling! Thanks for sending me a fruit salad!!

🍎 Is there anything that you straight-up won’t write?

I answered this one here but something else I will not write is angst for the sake of angst. I don’t like putting characters in situations just to make it painful. I’m never going to say “this is bad, but I can make it worse just to make it hurt more.” It all has to serve a purpose when it comes to Putting Them Through It. All broken eggs will result in omelettes on this blog or so help me!

🍊 Who’s a character you don’t write for that often, but keep meaning to write for more? (They’re so interesting! But maybe you have trouble pinning them down, or keep getting distracted by another blorbo…)

It’s Javi P. He intimidates me. Which fits, right? I mean he’d be pretty bad at his job if he wasn’t at least a little intimidating or assertive. But I feel like he could maybe chill a little with me? C’mon, Jav, I just want you to have nice things, can you please relax and let me give them to you??

No, but really, I think I convince myself that I don’t have his voice quite right, and that deters me from writing more for him. Even though I definitely have ideas for him.

🍒 What’s your favorite character dynamic to write? (Can be romantic or platonic, specific or general!)

Romantically speaking I love writing established relationships. I love when the characters know each other so well that they anticipate each other’s needs. I love letting them be relaxed and let their guards down and maybe even be a little silly. I love letting them come up with unique nicknames for each other (like Ezra coming up with Huckleberry for Clara or Frankie calling you Flamingo one time when your leg was broken and it just sticking).I love when they know that they can lean on each other so they do.

Platonically speaking I very much love to write a best friend who is willing to break knees for their person. A best friend who will throw a drink in someone’s face if they’re treating their friend like garbage. A best friend like Firo who is always ready to jump in when Navina needs him in Resol’nare or Navina who will literally steal from an Imperial shipyard because her buddy needs a ride. A friend like Libby and Max from A Bad Idea who are ready to throw hands for you when yours and Dieter’s sex tape gets leaked online. Friends who are there for you at your worst and your best and all the unremarkable times, too.

Thanks again for these, Jen!!

Send fruits!

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Have you ever written a "Belos mistakes Willow for Evelyn" or anything similar like that? (or generally angsty Huntlow because this blog is 99% sugar and I'm looking for that ghost pepper to send me to next Tuesday)

Not to spoil anything but I’ve got a vibe similar to that planned for the ending of my Secret Life of Caleb fic. But tbh I don’t write too much angst and when I do, I write extra fluff right after to essentially cancel it out lol. I tried writing a fic where the ghosts of Caleb and Evelyn posses Hunter and Willow but I couldn’t make heads or tails of it and it majorly got away from me so I don’t think I’ll end up publishing it. Idk I guess I like leaving most of the angst to canon cuz I just want the blorbos to be silly and have a good time