#both of them might be terrible and no one can stand being more than 5 minutes around them

[buttercup-art]

a peaceful morning together

(also here's a song that I think fits for the two of them)

[anthurak]

Ruby's and Yang's Family Reckoning

Has anyone else noticed how each of the post-Beacon arcs thus far have featured a member of Team RWBY returning home and reconciling/repairing issues with their family? Volumes 4 and 5 had Blake returning to Menagerie and reconciling with her parents, while Volumes 7 and 8 had Weiss returning to Atlas and helping repair the broken relationships with her siblings and mother.

With that in mind, I think it’s easy to imagine that Volumes 10 and 11 will be Ruby’s and Yang’s turn to sort out their long-standing family baggage. I mean, they’ve got two of their parents/parent-figures already in Vacuo, the third and their childhood home is just a quick bird-mom-portal away, and it turns out they ALSO recently got information that their fourth parent might not be as dead as they thought.

And here’s the other thing: we’ve also seen an escalation in just how complicated, dysfunctional and overall ‘fucked-up’ the family issues faced by our heroines have gotten over the last two arcs.

As many have noted, Blake has the only unambiguously good parents among her team, with the worst of the ‘issues’ they had to deal with being some simple estrangement. Instead, the real family ‘issues’ Blake had to deal with Volume 4 and 5 was reclaiming her family’s legacy, ie; the White Fang, from Adam and the Albain brothers.

Then we went from that, to the long-abused mess that is the Schnee family.

So going off that trend, as well as several other factors…

Yeah, I have NO doubt at this point that the STRQ family is going to find a way to be an even BIGGER fucked-up, messy, dysfunctional train wreck that Ruby and Yang are going to have to sift through and repair.

Now I know some people are probably wondering how Team STRQ could possibly be worse than the Schnees? After all, they had actual Worst-Dad™, Jacques Gele. How could Summer, Taiyang, Qrow and Raven be worse than that?

Here’s the thing though: The Schnee family may have been a wreck, but it was also a fairly uncomplicated wreck with a singular, easy-to-understand root cause; one utter shitbag who was making life terrible for everyone else. And the solution to the family problems (or at least the START of the solution) wound up being likewise simple and straightforward; just kick out the aforementioned utter shitbag and the family can start healing. I mean, it took less than a day after Jacques was given the boot for Weiss, Willow, Whitley and even Winter to make major steps in patching things up between them.

The STRQ family on the other hand aren’t going to be anywhere NEAR that simple. They are ACTUALLY messy and dysfunctional and complicated and ambiguous and all the other things fandom claims to love yet more often seems to just break their black-and-white-morality-loving brains when they actually see it.

Because unlike the Schnees, Team STRQ DOESN’T actually have just one terrible person who can easily be pointed to as the root cause of their problems (No, not even Raven)*. Instead, I think it’s becoming more and more apparent that Summer, Raven, Qrow and Tai are simultaneously good people who all love their daughters and genuinely want the best for them, and are also all MASSIVE dysfunctional fuck-ups in each their own way who have FAILED Ruby and Yang as parents in one way or another.

Summer the ‘supermom’ who also obsessively chased her hero-complex into martyrdom.

Raven the ‘daddy had a good reason for leaving you’ who actually didn’t have a good reason.

Qrow the ‘cool uncle’ who’s actually spent the last 15+ years wallowing in alcoholic depression.

Taiyang the at-first seeming ‘reliable’ father who turns out to actually be a MASSIVELY dysfunctional wreck.

All while Ruby AND Yang can both state openly and matter-of-factly that YANG was the one to RAISE RUBY. The kind of sibling relationship we might generally expect to see in two orphans. Which does NOT, in any context, speak highly of the parenting they received.

And I think Volumes 10 and 11 are going to be when the story finally shines a light on all those problems and forces Ruby and Yang to finally confront them.

Simply put, I think this is going to be when the story effectively yanks the rug out from under us and flips the script on basically everything we, plus Ruby and Yang, long assumed about Team STRQ has been wrong. Or alternatively for Ruby and Yang, everything that’s been right in front of them, yet have been refusing to confront all this time.

Things like just about everything Yang thought she knew about her family when she explained her backstory to Blake in Volume 2 (and which has served as the basis for nearly ALL of our assumptions about Team STRQ) turning out to be wrong in one way or another.

Or things like Taiyang being shown to be just as big a dysfunctional fuck-up parent as Qrow and Raven.

Or things like Qrow being called out for ditching the family pretty much just as much as Raven did to join Ozpin’s secret society.

Or Raven turning out to be Ruby’s dad.

Or Summer turning out to NOT actually be dead and is basically Salem’s Darth Vader via horrific grimm-hybridization.

And ultimately, just how much Summer, Raven, Qrow and Taiyang all FAILED Ruby and Yang as their parents, as illustrated, once again, by the fact that Ruby considers her primary parent-figure to be none of them, but rather YANG.

Ever since Volume 1 featured songs like Red Like Roses Part 2 and Gold, the fact that Yang raised Ruby has been a proverbial Sword of Damocles hanging over Team STRQ. Representing the fact that that ALL of them, Summer, Raven, Qrow and Tai, FUCKED UP as parents.

And I think in the next couple volumes, that sword is finally going to fall.

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*Okay, maybe Ozpin.

[cynthiav06]

Percy is a dude from the category of screaming "what the hell did you do!" and solve all the problems in 5 minutes. Everyone would have been dead a long time ago if it wasn't for him.

I have mixed opinions on this. On one hand, Percy is the type of person to wait about for the problem to disappear by itself just so he doesn't have to deal with it. Cause even before he found out he was a demigod, he was 100% done with everyone's shit.

But I do agree that he would be able to solve all problems because through so many books we have seen that no matter how much prior planning Annabeth or the Seven or anyone else does, Percy always does his own thing at the end. And it works out mostly for the better than whatever initial situation anyone else had in mind because Percy thinks almost too well on his feet. Every time.

But Percy has such low self esteem that he sees the fact that he has to make so many improvisations more so as his plans never working as less so as an exceptional ability to adapt. Especially when at times he can easily sense that some titan/giant is too powerful so he maneuvers around a direct fight and ends up defeating them by pure strategy and still ends up thinking of himself as "Oh shit I seriously had no plans. I am so reckless and stupid".

His whole character arc could have been evolving into a more confident and self assured but still the usual sarcastic laid back version of himself who no longer doubts his own abilities and becomes the great leader he showed many signs of being. But no, Rick had to ruin it all because, for some reason, 10+ books later and almost all the characters are still the same, just decorated with even more trauma. Rick being Rick, and instead of showing characters working out their traumas and insecurities, he just slaps a relationship on them, and lo and behold, all is better again somehow.

I am kind of disappointed that we never got to see Percy or any other members of the Seven do any solo missions(aside from Annabeth in MoA) . She almost had the very quintessential realization about she needs others and how her hubris will ruin everything if she doesn't keep it in check only for whatever she was doing in the later parts House of Hades and all of Chalice of the Gods to take away even that little bit of character development.

And cause solo missions working out perfectly well for Percy while most other demigods struggle a bit to make it work might finally make him realize that his plans don't suck and he is actually a really really good strategist and somehow an even better manipulator. (Though more on that and his observational skills later).

Or make characters like Frank and Leo whose unique abilities and perspectives on combat could have been shown off more, making them all become more self-reliant.

And even so we could finally get proper idea of limits of certain characters like Piper (cause charmspeak isn't going to get her everywhere) or Hazel (we so need more scenes of her surprising demigods and monsters with not only her unique jewel abilities and her magic.) Plus Nico's combat limits, Jason's stamina limits (no I am not considering that part of canon, you can't tell me it's true, I refuse to stand by it), Thalia's character development as well as her honing her powers and combat abilities more.

So yeah, we really should have gotten a few solo missions instead of so many short stories and all. And a bit more cross-over highlighting the power levels between the Norse, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian demigods/magicians/Valhalla residents/Valkyrie and so on.

To sum it up, tons of missed opportunities by Riordan and even more tragic and terrible progression of previously great characters who just needed a well-made character arc or even some favoritism. (I am looking at Grover and Rachel, who both could have done so so much if Rick had only realized the awesome potential they had).

I have said it many times that it's #percy jackson supremacy. So hell yes everyone would be dead without him, and he is arguably the best protagonist out of any other fantasy action book series. All hail Percy Jackson, the master of sass, and the most beloved but somehow still the most misinterpreted character in the fandom. Really liked this ask, would love more of these regarding Percy or any other characters.

[appleflavoredkitkats]

youve gotta let us know all your fave cfundy fics...the people need it...

hello anon . u have been bestowed a pin that says "best anon" for enabling me to talk about this fox a bunch more

1. banks of newfoundland by honeydowo

genuinely life-changing. writing style alone, i want to put it in my mouth.

but what makes the fic a genuine standout is that it's one of the first i've seen that encapsulates the concept of fundy as nationalism/l'manberg in a way that's super profound and super, super sad.

i love how fundy is portrayed in this. there's so much emotion in this fic, but it's explained in a very low and casual way that makes you feel more terrible for this guy. it's a cyclical showcase of fundy's tragedies, and how he can't even react to it in a visceral manner because it happens so frequently.

genuinely one of the most beautiful fundy fics out there. three years later and i still come back from this fic crying

2. be my home by neg_nancy

this one's a newer gem i found, one that portrays las nevadas as a "family" without making it fall into stereotypical family dynamics. i was simply put in awe by how well the author writes the connections and relationships the characters have with each other, imperfect and untrusting yet ultimately united for the same base causes

i specifically love the way they portray quackity. he's cunning and perceptive, knowing how to extract what he wants from his members without asking them directly. but what i absolutely love is how compassionate he is behind the sternness, and wow, i'm just absolutely floored by how he mobilizes fundy by the end

3. there is a quiet passing into silent, desolate pain (and no one is allowed to see) by readinglass

this one's depressing, but definitely unique. essentially, it's a fic about tommy witnessing fundy clean schlatt's grave. there's a ton of original, religious imagery in there, which i thinks taps into desperation in ways we don't often find with fundy

i love anything that looks into fundy and schlatt, and this not disappoint. it utilizes fundy's desperation and endless devotion to someone as a way to emphasize his ultimate loneliness. it is just so depressing, and the addition of tommy as both a character and a mirror to what we might be thinking is also so great

4. pandora's box by rabbitsintheclouds

saboo i miss u come back /j /lh

for real though, i know this is more of a c!dream fic more than anything, but the way fundy is used in the latter chapters is honestly so fascinating. the juxtaposition between fundy's optimistic, goofy, and unconditionally loving self and dream's charred-ness, memory loss, and pessimism makes for such a lively yet tense dynamic.

i promise you, this does not water down dream's abusive character to anything but that. but fundy reminds dream of what he's uncapable of being, which somewhat pacifies him a little. it hurts to see them relive dream after dream depicting end-world scenarios, especially considering how peppy and depressingly cheerful fundy is in these scenes

those about are my favorite fics but i suppose i can advertise my own as well. love of the fox is my ongoing one atm, a fix it of sorts that focuses on fundy and schlatt during las nevadas. i have 5 other fics, but i mostly stand by the fics "last resorts" and "one less sleepless night" the most. im too lazy to link those but just check em out on my ao3 :3

[eldritch-alicedoll]

It’s been 4 almost 5 year in Twst and now it’s might be a good time to summarise twst TL for my baby girl again. I’m aware that Yana sensei did mention that we can all decide the TL of the event by ourselves. Some event can’t be overlapping like Fairy Gala and it is fine cuz I want the second one to happened for my girl. (Sorry Leona senpai XD)

I try to make a road map for my girl since her growing from a clueless small punny to someone with a strong backbone happens through an experience share with the boys.

The way she start on the left and slowly transform to the right (ignore that bat they exchanged hair clip after officially date…….) with confident and cheerfulness……I want to tell that kind of story next year

Start > Prologue : like most Yuu she wake up here in the sourcing house ceremony but get amnesia and get blast by Grimm Fire which result on her have to cut her hair. Couldn’t say we here for 2 days…….more like thing happen in 24 hour 😂 drop in to Ramshackle at night , Grimm join the party. Then first thing after task to clean the street by Crowley then Ace shit us and detention after detention almost get expelled. Rolling from hill and we get to face the first blot monster. Retrieving the crystal and back to Crowley. Become the student then Bamm!

Book 1 happen in the same day we become student…..like 2 am? Idk my girl can’t say no to Ace bumb into the bed and being bully by both Grimm and Ace. The first day (for us) at school so we now student…..

The first time my baby girl get to talk to Lilia but briefly. Then she get summoned to Pomfiore because Vil can’t stand her hair cutting skill. It’s look terrible like unwash puppy…..thing in Heartslabyul keep rolling then while go get an egg with Deuce. Sam san give her a girl uniform but she refuse to wear skirt since Ace tease her. (That uniform had been untouched since here in Ramshackle wardrobe) She pick grey waistcoat and tie reflecting her mental state at that point……..

She try to return Riddle’s ceremony robe she borrowed and I think her puppy love episode start here. Later on at some pint Trey think it’s a good idea to cheer for Daia since it might be good in a long term if Riddle got something other than study to focus on while Ace is try to sell his bud to distract Riddle……He care about Daia okay but it’s win-win situation too

The day after is the unbirthday party which turn chaos….end up challenging Riddle and face our first Overblot. I think Riddle might need a day or two to heal up before turn up on the next unbirthday party where he fall for Trey joke and put oyster sauce in the tart.

The gap between the Overblot and second unbirthday party probably be the they when Cater ask Daiya and gang to live up their light music club performance . The boys pick their club so do Daiya where she get to become the 4th member of Light music club. Grimm does not recruit in since they want alone time from each other and club activities doesn’t require magic…….may be Grimm would start his own Grimm sama club (unofficially club that Crowley just don’t wanna fuss about)

Book 2 happened during the official magift tournament between dorm. She got bully by everyone 😂 and often sulk in the club getting help from the 3 easy going senpai. Kalim start feeding her crazy (cuz Daiya eat Tamago gohan for as a coping mechanism from her stress 🤷‍♀️ and Kalim……being Kalim see his junior eat raw egg on rice = she is broken. Ofcause Kalim will try feed Daiya like that parrot in Alladin) so she likely know Jamil for a while (but not his true colours until Book 4) the 4 of them end up chit char in Scarabia. Lilia had been consulter (And probably psychiatrist too) for her so they grow closer. But he won’t know about Tsunotarou incident yet from both Mal and Daia.

Metting the Savannaclaw and face another overblot she start to realise that she’ll die if she still being the same. So around here instead of Book 3 she meet Mal for the second time. And she Copy Ruggie habit of athletic between the broom in Magift and likely ask Mal for help. Yeah……..the nick name little Crow start here cuz she hang on Mal broom while he playfully speed to the sky teasing her)

Then it should be nice where Bean day 1-2 happening: I think it’s the first time she stand up against other at the end of bean day. Where Rook start call her Trickster and Floyd call her starfish chan……..and likely during Bean day Lili could found out thing between Mal and Daia so he kinda plan on having Daia get close to all his boys especially Sebek. Since they close in year and they got opposite traits. That kind of smile at the end of Bean day might be something Briar Valley need hmm…….

(Idk if Bean day suppose to be Zetsubon in jp which should be happened in January right. And some say this could happen before Book 2 but for the development of my baby girl. It’s should be here)

Book 3 happened during first test right? (I grow up in very traditional school…..like 130+ year boarding school full of haunted story……similar to Ramshackle but better condition so idk how other school divide the test) so during the deal with Azul. A big commotion happen while the gang first visit the merfolk museum. Daia drowned…..well technically she not since Azul’s potion work perfectly fine but being under water stirred her memory so the Leech twin and Acdeuce combined drag her back. Riddle out burst to Azul and the light music club isn’t quite happy. Azul break off the deal since he was ensure to provide the potion but the potion is failing and he take full responsible in it. Ace Deuce Grimm go back in slavery work in Mostro lounge but Daia secretly go back to make a deal with Azul again. This time with secret guide by Mal and a help from Leona gang to do the same of what happened in Book 3

They live happily for a while in campus until they got bomb bath by Ghost marriage event. Daia is send with the second team to fakely cry to the princess that Idia is her lover but being too scared to she end up congratulating to the princess and stay as Idia’s guest instead…….fucking traitor 😂 Leona push her to move them into more comfortable positions and demanding thing around. Lilia also join in teasing and kinda have a good time. Almost ignore Idia until Ace team arrive to save the day. Then Lilia card story happens when he show off to Daia and get freak out by the price of Kalim’s treasure…..they almost get in a dance so Cater start aware of this two chemistry. He start to act as third wheel to make sure Lili doesn’t fully win the girl before Riddle.

May be another event take place here likely to be wish upon the star since Daia is closer to Deuce and Trey now. Ortho get to talk to Daia and they talk more about her amnesia symptoms. May be future event can be here as well cuz it’s sound like a big gap until the break

Daia & Riddle relationship probably at peak around here. It’s a wrong call from both end since Heartslabyul gang encouraged her too soon so everything fall apart before the break. They don’t get to clear thing up as much as they wish to. Thing between Mabu and Daia also get affect cuz she sulking and avoid the topic. And they part way on the break with all that angst

Book 4 happen on school break……so yeah except what happen in Scarabia. Jamil finally exploded with Daia habit of eating raw egg on rice 😂 in his point of view. He had to make extra potion for her since Kalim ask for it but instead of being grateful. This little shit go back to eat garbage food so he had enough. But does he still cook for her ..? Yes! But he doesn’t shut his mouth anymore. He even laugh if she get stomach cramps if she eat raw egg. So Daia learn how to shout back from Jamil lol in the most stupid way ever. Oh and Azul claim that whatever he own Daia is now clear off. They are in good terms

Mal card drop in my Lilia. He fully aware of their relationship now. Mal also accidentally become a consult for Daia staying in Twst. And encouraging her to take after Trappola and Spade to talk thing out….kinda like Sebek and Silver.

They make up and white rabbit fest happening introducing Silver to Daia.

Book 5 : it run for a month if I still correct…. I’m hesitant to put Harveston Sledathon here since I’m not sure if Vil will let Epel off for couple days. May be Daia and Epel need to beg hard and accept the consequences. But January should be a snowy month and it’s good for Daia to get to know Sebek too

Then another overblot happen. Tsunotarou identity revealed. And Lilia drop a bomb on her telling how he had a thing for her. I think what’s going on between Lilia and Daia. He was going to play match maker for Daia and one of his boys for a while. He thinks she’s adorable and her presence in Briar Valley is something he looking forward to. And Mal talk some sense into him. The girl already hesitated about belonging to twst since her break up? With Riddle. Mal barely hold her so whatever you want to do just do. Lilia confesses to her. He say he can wait since he had no idea his time is too short than what he had expected. And being selfish for once. Being honest for once isn’t that bad. Even if he plan to part way with her at some point before graduate. He can teach her a thing or two about love and being loved. Bonk him bonk himmmmmmm yeah Daia is very sweet to him then she will punch him at the end of book 7.

Book 6 : and happen right after book 5

Firelit sky : over the sand happen so I got a sibling moment between Mal and Daia here

And cloudcalling on the Savanna can be here to so Daia and Lilia get more time tgt before the nuclear bomb in book 7

Book 7 : so at the beginning Lilia broke up with Daia and about to leave forever in a week 😂 my girl fight back. She face 7 overblot and almost the end of the world. There is nothing to fear……..she ask to spend time with Lilia as his gf only to break down at the end and Mal know it. She is another reason why Mal overblot for sure. And regardless of how thing going in end of chapter 7. She will get her memory back and her relationship with Mal bloom into Big brother - Little sister thing. Unofficialpart of Diasomnia family at this point. But thing with Lilia oh please do i need to say that he need a lot of make up for it?? And after Book 7 she change her uniform. She finally wear that NRC girl uniform she get since book 1

(Idk where book 8 gonna be we have to wait)

Port fest happened here cuz I want my girl to team up with Ortho and open her Japanese traditional sweet shop.

Fairy Gala if (Sorry Leona your one not happen in this TL) I revisit the event recently and I think it’s quite nice to summarise the relationship between the 1st year. Othro had grown up as a person. Sebek is open up for friends that not from Briar Valley. Daia could lay back and be a supporter for once and the whole thing how she view Fae kin affect her relationship with Mal and Lili. Especially if Season 2 of Twst coming up in a few years (i hope)

Camp Vargus

Stitch event can happen here too cuz it’s kinda wrap up thing between Riddle and Daia.

Then All the Halloween is happen here. I want Halloween to be the end of their year

Masquerade first

Lost in the book with The nightmare before Christmas

Then Halloween 1-2

Playful land might be push further back between book 4 and 5 it’s not that affect and it’s give more event for Daia & Ace + Daia & Lilia

Cooking class would be scattered around all year so whatever it’s sound like an on going class…..

And whatever I rant about might be scrapped and rewrite to whatever I come up with again when I write it for real lol 😂

[pixeldolly]

The Sacrifice - Part 5

Evelyn's sensitive nose identified apartment A3 as Roman's last known destination, where his scent faded into nothingness. Her nerves were on edge: something about that place made her heckles rise, although she couldn't put her finger on it.

Meanwhile, Jacob tried to gather information using more conventional methods.

"Damn it! There's no name on the mailbox."

"We could just try knocking."

"And say what? 'Oh hello, sorry to disturb you at this hour, perfect stranger, but have you, by any chance, seen our missing friend? He's tall, blond, completely gorgeous?'"

"Gorgeous, huh?"

"I didn't mean it like that! I'm just stating an objective fact."

Evelyn decided to stop teasing him; they could revisit the matter of Jacob's unresolved feelings for Roman once they found him safe and sound.

Like it or not, someone needed to try talking to whoever lived in apartment 3A and see if they knew anything about Roman's whereabouts. It was their best lead. Their only lead, in fact.

Heart pounding, Jacob summoned up his nerve and knocked on the door. When there was no answer, he knocked again, louder this time, then a few more times after that.

Still, nothing.

If anyone was at home, they weren't answering.

Frustrated, Jacob signalled for Evelyn to come out of hiding. That had been her idea, since the sudden appearance of a werewolf on one's doorstep after dark tended to make people less than willing to open the door.

"I don't like this, Jake. There's something really weird about that place. Being close to it feels like approaching a bear's den; your fur stands on end and you can practically taste the danger."

Jacob, who liked it less and less himself, turned his attention to the apartment on the left.

"There's a light on in Fiona's bedroom; that means she's at home."

"It might also mean she's busy, if you know what I mean."

Jacob was willing to risk it; his sister would be supremely pissed if he interrupted her date, but this was important.

To his relief, Fiona turned out to be home alone. Not that he expected her to be eager to help; the two of them had never been close, and Fiona was no fan of Roman Turner.

Well, if he had to beg, he'd beg.

"Hi, sis. Sorry to drop in on you like this, but we, uhh...we need your help. It's about Roman..."

He glanced at Evelyn for support.

"He's...kind of gone missing, and we have reason to think he might be in this building."

"Possibly against his will. Can we talk? Please?"

Fiona Merridew stared at her impromptu visitors, hand on hip and an unimpressed look on her face. The silence stretched uncomfortably long, becoming brittle.

"And I thought this was going to be a boring evening," Fiona said at last. "Please, do come in, and bring me up to speed on the latest drama involving your ex."

Her acid tone and withering gaze made both Evelyn and Jacob wince.

"This is ridiculous, you know that, right? Even if he is next door, has it occurred to you that he may want to be there? And that he doesn't want to be contacted? It wouldn't be the first time he's gone off with a new lover and left you high and dry."

Jacob bit his lip; what if his sister was right, and he'd made up this whole kidnapping fantasy because he didn't want to consider the more mundane alternative?

But no, Evelyn and Ulf believed it too!

"There's some bad vibes coming out of that place. Whatever's going on in there, I don't like it."

"What's going on is probably Eliza casting some spells -"

"Wait - Eliza? You know her, then?"

"I know her name's Eliza Clare and she's a dark witch who recently moved back into town. We spoke a bit the other day, but she's not my friend or anything."

Jacob felt his legs turn to jelly on the spot, and a lump of ice settled into the pit of his stomach. The room, together with Evelyn and Fiona, swam before his eyes.

"Oh no...oh no no no!"

"What's the matter with you?"

"That's her! Roman's mother! The witch who did terrible things to him as a child! He told me! He said her name was Eliza Clare!"

"Now you're making even less sense than before. The woman who lives next door is in her 30s - there's no way she's old enough to have a son of Roman's age."

"She's a witch! Couldn't she make herself younger with magic?"

"Well, there are various illusion spells one could use to project a different appearance, but they're inconvenient to cast and maintain long-term...Then there are the more permanent methods, but that's where we start getting into blood sacrifices and demon-summoning."

There was a pause, during which the temperature seemed to drop several degrees.

"Hmmm...come to think of it, she does resemble Roman quite a bit."

"Well, shit."

[rathologic]

P1 Saburov and Viktor are so terribly underrated and it's such a shame because their characters are immensely interesting and way more developed beyond "evil corrupt politician" and "isolated and rich single father with much children cooler than him", which is how I've seen some people halk about them. You are doing god's work

Oh deeply... I do think there's an effect where an important part of both of their arcs as rulers is that they're rendered obsolete halfway through the game, as soon as the Inquisitor shows up and overtakes their authority. from that point on only their associated healer gets to interact with them at any depth, but both of them are also planning to die (...normal reaction to being rendered obsolete) so it's harder for their dialogue to stick outside what's most vital for quests. also since nobody plays changeling route :-(

I see victor reduced to 'wifeguy' more than 'guy with important kids' more often (and enjoy it, even partake!) but he stands out to me as having the most personal, even self-centered wants in the cast- repairing his relationships with (living) family, the wish to leave and finish his university degree; in fact I'd say victor is someone who's been deprived of the things most important to him for a long time, and is in a position where he could get them back, if he only abandoned the project of leading the Town towards utopia which the kains have devoted themselves to for the past 5 years / forever. and nina's soul is present in and tied to that project, but there is some level on which only victor remembers her as a person instead of a divine instrument- and that lends itself to the ability to grieve and move on. if victor kain walked out of pathologic I think he'd ultimately be happy, and I think he's unique among the rulers for that. but the tragedy of all of the families is that they're embedded in a town and traditions that Will Not Let Them Out

whereas saburov is like. he grew up in this town, his mother would've been a Mistress herself, the town's needs and impositions as a structure are so ingrained to him that he doesn't conceive of any selfhood or duty that Doesn't involve his role as The Saburov, putting himself on the line for everything that might befall the town. and the patterns are also so ingrained to him that he starts to think he can change or at least outsmart them. come to think of it, the whole first half of changeling route is his trying to find someone responsible for the plague, and ultimately when there is no such person he takes that responsibility onto himself but He Tries so hard first... clara's presence disrupts the balance and therefore taking her in might allow him to control the balance (and per recent discussion there's a masculinity in his need for control), except the conjectures he makes don't really apply to something completely new and unknown. and to his credit saburov loves changing his mind when presented with new information and there's a lot of guilt accumulating because of it and ultimately he gives up that control to clara, being one of few characters to genuinely grow over the course of the game. But in a way that's still symbolically equivalent with death 🙂

So they're two self-abnegating people who are the "less important" member of their ruling family and become surpassed by their daughters in the town to come, but from totally perpendicular backgrounds that cross just at this point... it's very fun that they don't get along as administrators when rulerhood is the one thing they kind of share

[onskepa]

Hiii,I got a request.

So one of the dynamics I'm really interested in seeing in the next movie is the one between Neytiri and Spider.

So the plot would be something like they go to gather some herb that can only be found in a small crevice,so Mo’at asks Spider to retrieve it for her. Since everyone is occupied and the plant is far from the village, Mo’at asks Neytiri to take him there, and after a small argument of being against it, she does.

Only for some reason, they swap species (maybe some plant is at fault for that), like Neytiri turns human and Spider turns na’vi, but only them and no one else.

They go and hide in a shack that's close to them ( or somewhere)  so no one sees them, so they spend the day together, and they have a heart to heart conversation.

They have a newfound understanding of each other after all of this, and while not on super amicable terms yet, they start getting there.

When they wake up the next day they have changed back (Neytiri consoling Spider a bit cause he had everything he wanted just for a bit, but he also is happy for her at the same time)

Helloooooooo cutie patootie~!! Honestly this is a really cool idea to explore thoroughly. Now I know everyone has their own personal opnnions of how their relationship can go, or alternatives. BUT! This will be my version of how I think if might go. Hopfully this is yours and everyones satisfaction~!!

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Another calm day at the relatively peaceful day in the Omatikaya forest. People doing their duties to the village, or relaxing and enjoying the beautiful day. It was tranquil, calm, and everyone can tell it will be a good day. Mo’at certainly does. There was not much to do on this bright day. So she decided to go out and collect some herbs as she is running low on some. 

So getting her baskets and needed tools, she makes her way through the village. Everyone she passes greets her with respect and joy. She likes seeing her people be in high spirits, it brings her mind at peace. 

“You are doing it wrong!”

“Kiri taught me! So I know I am doing it right!” 

“You are better off with those demons!” 

“Too bad! I'm here to stay!” 

Now if only mo’at can say the same for her inner family. 

“Can you two stop arguing for 5 minutes?” Jake asks as he groans in frustration. Lately neytiri and spider have been at each other's throats. More than usual. Rubbing his eyes, it's too damn early to deal with it. Don't get Jake wrong, he loves neytiri very much. So much, but at times her dislike for spider can be a bit much, even for him. 

And it is clear as day, everyone else is also getting tired too. 

“I'm literally just existing!” Spider shouts his excuse, waving his arms around as if to prove his point. 

Neytiri hisses and rolls her eyes. 

Mo’at sees this and joins Jake's side. Both share the same feelings of this ongoing dispute. This has to stop before it escalates even more. 

Mo’at doesn't hate the boy, she tolerates him and doesn't mind his presence. Would often welcome him to a light meal or show him some healing methods should he get hurt somewhere in the forest. 

Looking down at her basket, mo’at got an idea. 

So while neytiri and spider go for a round who knows how many of arguing, mo’at whispers in jake’s ear of her idea. And the more he listens, the more he is willing to comply.

“You cannot be serious! Both of you!” Neytiri shouts in anger. 

“Baby, you know I love you with all my heart and soul, but believe me, this is a good idea,” Jake says with his arms crossed, his stance showing he isnt going to back down. Mo’at stands beside him, her glare not changing. 

“She is going to end my life if we do this,” Spider says in a panicked/worried tone. He really doesn't want to do this, especially with neytiri. 

“Hush, it won't be a terrible experience. All you both have to do is go to the upper saves to collect the white shell flowers. I need you spider to go since you are small enough to enter, and neytiri I need you to make sure he comes to and back safely” mo’at instructs. 

But before either neytiri or spider begin to protest, Jake held his hand up as to silence them.

“It is decided, there is no way out of this. That is final”

Oh what could go wrong?

“Keep up!” Neytiri angrily demands, spider grunts as his feet are starting to sore. Ever since they left the village, Neytiri has been demanding him non-stop, telling him to hurry up, to not be slow or some animal will end him. Purposely walking faster and climbing on near impossible spots. Purposely making spider struggle more than he usually does. 

“I'm trying!” he shouts back as he climbs over a very big root. He hasn't felt this tired since race climbing with the other na’vi boys. And that was a long while ago. And to make things not so appealing, they are not even halfway to the destination. 

“Is this what uncle means by final destination…?” he thinks. 

If that is true, may Eywa grant him mercy and join her in the afterlife.

“Are you done being dramatic?” Neytiri asks suddenly, interrupting his thoughts. 

She stood not far from him, clearly not amused. 

Quickly spider catches up to her, “nothing, how far are we?” he asks, “too far” neytiri asks annoyed. Inwardly sighing, he catches up, as fast he can't. This will be a long walk for sure.

“We are here” 

What felt like forever they finally made it to the upper caves. It really wasn't that far from the hallelujah mountains but it takes a bit to get to a really specific area. And that specific area was no easy task. But what matters now is they made it.

“Hurry up, get in!” Neytiri once again hisses and impatiently shoves spider in the small cave. Spider was quick to duck his head down so as to not hit himself against the rocky entrance. The baskets landed near his feet, so he grabbed them without a word. Going a bit deeper, he sees the beautiful glowing green flowers. 

According to what mo’at said, they needed to be very careful as the flowers can only function in the dark. Any beam of light hitting them and its over. So neytiri shoves some special baskets that are weaved very tightly and no light can get past it. 

But also….

“How many did the tsahik say to get?” spider asks to neytiri. The na’vi in question paused for a moment. Did her mother specify how much to get? Little or a lot? Damn. 

“Enough to fill the baskets” she said in a snappy tone. 

“Yes ma’am…” so spider gets onto it. As he gently plucks the flowers, a bit of the nectar escaped from the bud and leaked onto his hands. Smearing his fingers a bit, it was sticky yet warm at the same time. Made his hands glow a bit. 

“What is taking so long!? Hurry it up in there! We won't make it back before dark!” neytiri screeches. Her time with spider grows increasingly thin. She just wanted to get it done and over with. Being near him makes neytiri’s skin prickle and shudder. 

“Puny demon…” she mutters under her breath. Looking down, the roots that connect the small cave to the base aren't that thick. Her blade is sharp enough to cut them. If she manages to grab the baskets, she can cut the roots and spider can be stuck in the air. Forever maybe….

“Ok I think this is enough” spider comments to himself. Collecting the baskets, he triple checks they are sealed very tightly and slings them over his back. “I need a bath after this…” looking down at his glowing hands, and some parts of his body, the nectar was all over him. Spider did try to not have any flower leak as he plucked them but it was inevitable. 

“I'm coming!” he shouts, letting the echos reach neytiri’s ears as he makes his way to the exit of the cave. And just as he was about to come out, the sudden reach for the baskets surprised him. “Give them to me” neytiri demons, her eyes glaring daggers at him. Harshly she tried to yank them out of her grasp but spider was pulling back. Scared of whatever her motive is. 

“Stop! You are going to rip the baskets!!” he warns her but it has fallen on deaf ears. The na’vi was pulling them so hard, he worried the weaving will become undone, so using the still wet nectar, he smeared it all over neytiri’s face. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” she yells. Tring to get the nectar out of her eyes while holding onto spider, she was losing balance. 

“No no no!!” 

Without warning, both began to fall from the small cave. Flying down fast, yells of panic and fear. They fell down to the forest, only to be hitting the flat grounds and instantly being knocked out.

Neytiri awoke to a burning, unbearable pain coursing through her body. Mostly at her throat. She can't break, why can't she breathe? It hurts so much! Her vision was blurry but even trying to open her eyes, she felt a slight stinging to them. She needed air and fast! Looking at her surroundings, she saw spider’s mask laying on the floor, maybe that could help? 

Crawling towards it, feeling the strength in her body weaken by the second. Quickly putting it on, she took deep breaths, calming her heart. 

After a few minutes, her full consciousness became present. Why did Neytiri need the boy’s mask? How was it that it fit her face? 

Looking down at her hands, her body, her hair, she screamed her soul out. 

Spider woke up startled, looking around to find the source of the blood curdling scream. He turned to see a human woman. She was panicking while looking down at her body. He had never seen her before but he couldn't leave her to her madness. 

“Hey hey, it's ok, it's ok, is your mask broken?” he suddenly asks while raising his hands but he noticed something…….

His hands were blue…his arms, legs, body, touching his ears, they were pointy. Was he….?

“Spider?!” the human woman called out to him, but hearing neytiri’s voice….?

“Neytiri….?” he calls out, she nodded. 

Both now silent, taking in each other’s appearance…..

Neytiri is human. And spider is na’vi. 

“Oh my Eywa….”

“OH MY EYWA!! OH MY-I THINK I'M GONNA THROW UP!!” spider says in his midst of panic. It is like he can't seem to fully comprehend what is happening. Here he is, standing at 10 '12 ft tall, with a tail, four fingers, and blue all over. 

“Please don't '' neytiri who isn't far from him begs. She was rocking back and forth trying to understand what happened. Her skin is deep tan, dark tones, her hair now wavy and standing at a good 5’7 ft tall. No tail, 5 fingers, round ears, and no stripes. Even she is trying not to vomit. 

Trying to be the adult between them, she gets up but notices something. She is naked, her na’vi clothing is too big for her. 

“Look…we must find some proper garments……and find shelter soon. It is getting dark” she says. 

Spider stops his mid life crises and listens to her. Looking down, he sees her point.

“Woa, this is incredible!” spider shouts in great glee! He can smell everything! He can see better, climb higher, run faster! He felt invincible at the moment. This is what he always dreamed of, always hoped to be. A true na’vi. No more silly mask, no more sleeping in the labs, no more risking his life to simple foods in the wilderness. He felt free. 

Neytiri on the other hand felt stuck. The mask was itchy, it was uncomfortable. She doesn't have the same amount of strength. Everything was too big or too high, climbing was hard, running even harder. Gets tired easily, and can't even enjoy her favorite fruit anymore! Is this what it is like for humans? Always tired? Danger everywhere? Is this what felt like being trapped?

“Don't you think maybe this could be something from Eywa?” spider asks, rather a bit tired but wondering behind their current situation. “Is she punishing us…?” He wonders more. Neytiri, who was sitting across from him, the fire pit in the middle of their small shelter. She narrows her eyes, the light of the fire reflecting in her eyes. 

“Don't be so ridiculous, why would she punish me? I have done nothing wrong” she replies in a rather stand-offish way. If spider still had his eyebrows, he would raise them.

Did nothing wrong?” he repeats but more as a question. 

He starts to count with his fingers, “you insult me, you belittle me, you bully me! You HATE me! When all I have done is try to live my life”. 

Neytiri glares at him, if she could hiss, she would. 

“You dare come to my home, my village, my FAMILY! Dressing as if you were one of us!” 

“I am now,” he smirks. 

“Bah!” she scoffs, “whatever this is, don't think it will be forever!” 

“But what if it is? What if this is our new life? Me na’vi, you human?” spider questions. If it is true, he could life as a omatikaya. He could spend more time with kiri, lo’ak, spend more time and be one with the village. He could-

“Then I wouldn't be with my family….” neytiri whispers…..the horror crawling into her mind. If she is forever human, that means she would have to be with the other humans…away from her mate, away from her children! To be away from her home is wrong. To not be able to hunt or share a simple kiss would risk her life. This is like a cage in her own body. And to rely on the stupid mask…no she couldn't. 

“Neytiri…..why do you hate me…?” spider asks, bringing back the topic. 

Not making eye contact, rather staring at the fire, she slowly responds. 

“I dont hate you….I hate what you resemble…..that demon. That man. He took everything from me. When I see you, I see him. That is all I see. And I cannot look past him. I fear you would follow his trail. Resume what he could not finish. End me, ending my family. I cant…I belittle you, I say many things to you. I should not. I am aware. Yet my anger, my hate, my terrors. They overcome my vision. What I am supposed to see a child, all I can see is the darkness of my nights” 

Silence follows. The sparks of the fire filling it in. 

Neytiri’s words settled in spider’s mind.

“I always admired you…” spider suddenly spoke. 

He didn't look up, rather looking down at his hands. Busy creating something. 

“I always admired how strong you are. Despite losing everything…you remain strong, tough, fearless. And I always liked that. I liked how despite being hurt, you continue to fight. A mighty warrior is all I see. Yet you are a good mom. How you treat your kids….I always wanted a mom who can cuddle me, hold me, love me….I'm not saying I see you as a mother. But you are the closest thing to it. I am also scared of you…but I get mad. So mad that you treat me worse than all of the humans combined. All I ever wanted was just you to acknowledge me. That was all I ever wanted…” 

Neytiri didn't say anything. She only looks down at her hands. What can she say? Nothing, her answer was nothing. 

Sun rose and both were awake. Seeing that their new bodies are still there, they remain in the small shelter. 

“Ack!” neytiri groans in pain, she was trying to open a shell of a fruit but is struggling. 

“Need some help?” spider offers. 

“Im fine” neytiri snaps, not wanting to be bothered. So spider shrugs. But as he turned, he hissed in pain. Looking behind him, seems he stepped on his tail. Again. This will be taking some time to get used to. 

“OW!” 

“Ok let me show you” spider interjects neytiri. Though she is protesting, spider ignores that. “Here, with your small fingers you have to twist the top, not the bottom. It is easier and won't hurt” he instructs. Neytiri doesn't say anything, but does how he showed her. And the shell opened, showing the ripe fruit inside. She smiled in relief. She was so hungry. 

“Oh by the way, you cant eat that” spider says before she could take a bit. Raising an eyebrow, she questions him “and why not? I have always eatin this fruit”. 

“Yes, but you are human now. This fruit is not safe for humans. Eat if and you will have a bad reaction to it. Dont even test it, its not fun”..

So neytiri puts the fruit down. 

Damn.

“You are walking like a human,” neytiri points out. Spider tripped, again. Over his tail. Again. 

“If you still wish to keep your tail intact, dont drag on your legs behind, and dont mindlessly sway your tail side to side like some beast. Have proper manners” she goes on to say. 

Spider huffs, and getting up he follows her instructions. “You are na’vi now, so walk like one”. 

Carefully correcting his stand and pose, he tries again. “Hey look, I am-OW!” 

“What did I say?! You utter fool!”

“You pull the scales like this” neytiri instructs spider in how to removes the scales of some fishes they caught at a nearby river. Using her large blade, spider carefully does as she is teaching him. And as he does, neytiri was grinding some spices she managed to collect during their walk. 

“Add more of the red bark” spider comments. 

“Why?” 

“Because for the sake of your taste buds, it makes the fish meat be easier to consume” 

Back and forth, all day. Spider and neytiri help each other in getting used of their new bodies. New habits had to be learned, new styles and methods that can benefit the other. And all the while there was no yelling or harsh name calling. Things felt..ease. At peace. But for how long can this happen? Forever? 

Night came once again, and after a full meal, spider and neytiri rested. Spider taking in his hands, admiring his dots decorating his body. 

Neytiri does the same for her hair. 

“Here…..for you” spider whispers a bit shyly. He hands neytiri what looked like a headband. It was weaven together well. The weaving of the omatikaya. Beads embedded well with the blue hue. It was soft and the material looked to be well made. 

“Thank you….” she whispers. Putting it on, it fitted her perfectly. Of course not that she would admit. 

“Here….” this time neytiri hands spider tenbeads, four reds and two yellows. “Do what you like with them” she says. Spider gripped on the beads tightly. They felt nice and smooth on his palm. Seemed to be well carved and of good quality too. 

“Thank you…” he smiles. Cherishing his gift from her. Really the only act of kindless she has displayed to him. And by eywa he will keep it as a core memory until his last breathe. 

However, despite the gift exchange, there is still that looming worry. 

“It seems….this will be our new life now….me human, and you na’vi” neytiri says, sadness coating her words. 

“I now know it is not easy….to be human. I now know what challenges you must go throug spider….your struggles have ended….and now I will struggle but…..I accept. IF this is my new body forever…I accept” 

There. 

She admits it, neytiri finally admits it. 

Spider should feel happy, but he isnt. 

“As I accept…..being na’vi. Thanks to you, I now know it is not fully easy being na’vi either. So much noises…my tail, I love my tail but it has a mind of its own. But I accept I will be na’vi but…..it doesnt seem fair….” he says. 

Neytiri blinks, confused. 

“How is it not fair? You finally get to have the life you long desire” 

The boy bods, “Yes but…what if…the price to pay to life this life….the life I always wanted….comes at the cost of you? Arent you worried? Scared? You won't get to be with your family as much anymore. Having to eat shitty food, being indoors with all the technology you hate. It almost doesnt seem fair…” 

That is true…if neytiri must, she would be limited to all she has. 

“Nothing is really fair spider….but as you said…..if this is Eywa punishing….me. Then, I accept me punishment. My freedom in trade for yours…” 

Spider shook his head, “no, no that is not how it would end. I will gladly give up my na’vi body. I would go back to being human. I would give it all up, for you. You are a mother to 4 kids neytiri, they need you. They need you more than I need this body. IF Eywa can hear me, hear me now. I would gladly pay the price. My na’vi for neytiri’s humanity. I would!” 

By the bounds of all reality, the shell flowers from the forgotten baskets bursted out, and went straight towards them.

“I see them, look” mo’at smiles as she sees spider and neytiri coming to them. Jake sees as well, and smiles “I was starting to get worried”. 

And what a sight to hold on to. Spider and neytiri? Talking peacefully? Not screaming or yelling? 

“It seems it worked” jake comments. Mo’at nods, “of course, great mother always knows the right solution to any matter”

PHEW! This one took me a bit, wanted to get all the right words and emotions just right. But I am once again proud how it turned out! Thank you cutie for requesting this! Until next time! See ya!

[immaturityofthomasastruc]

Questions (Since I can't use the askbox anonymously anymore)

Hi! I don’t really agree with you on everything about Miraculous Ladybug, but I thought I might ask you some questions here since I don’t want to make an account to do so and I can’t use the anonymous ask anymore without one.

1. I Assume that your Chloe vs Daruizen post will probably attempt to compare a character who may have been teased as being potentially redeemable before pulling a fakeout vs one who quite possibly wasn’t (and had the show try to pretend otherwise). I’ve seen an essay arguing that Chloe wasn’t meant to be redeemed from another fan, so I would be interested in seeing if you would respond to some of their points.

2. Honestly, I haven’t seen a lot of good things about other Zagtoon shows – I remember Ghostforce in my mind stands out because the comments on the site I found it on describe it as a terribly formulaic Danny Phantom Meets Power Rangers setup, and they also mention other shows by Zagtoon, which they see as average at best. I know Miraculous Ladybug has its flaws and I shouldn’t necessarily be listening to strangers on the internet for opinions but if it’s the best/most successful show that Zagtoon can put out then it certainly seems like they have a problem, especially overambition. I could see them being like telltale games in that they have a huge hit or two and several flops that try to repeat the success but instead gradually drag the studio down.

3. I do feel that more of the fandom would be okay (not necessarily happy, just feeling a bit better) about Gabriel winning if Adrien found out about his father being Hawkmoth (and maybe got to finally have a permanent reveal to ladybug) and we at least got to see him decide on what to think about him knowing that. The antagonist winning can be a huge gamble in writing, for better (Watchmen - where it was thematically appropriate) or worse (Re: Creators – in fact, I think if you watched this show you would compare its main villain to Gabriel in some ways). Though, maybe it might be the other way around and the fandom would have preferred Ladybug winning for good without Cat Noir’s help (and him and the rest of Paris not finding out Gabriel was Hawkmoth), if the choice came down to that or my other proposal. Hell, just to ask you, which would you have preferred?

4. Do you think they are going to reveal that the Utopian Paris happened naturally (to push their messaging) or because of Gabriel’s wish? I would prefer the latter, as it would imply that Gabriel ruined another city/country in the process, which would give a good plot hook and remind us that he was still ultimately a villain. Finding a way to undo the damage would be another good plot.

5. I heard in the interview you did that there has been a bit of resentment against Jeremy Zag. I don’t really know why – is that because he just didn’t do anything about Astruc’s bad decisions, because he was apparently (as) difficult to work with, or something else? I do give him a bit more respect than Astruc for making the movie(s), at least.

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1. The main idea for that post (assuming I ever wrire it) is more to compare two irredeemable villains who have a history with the main character, and why I think Dariuzen does everything Chloe was meant to do, but better.

2. The issue with ZAG is that they keep coming up with poorly marketed shows and pointless Miraculous Ladybug specials. It’s a case of overambition at its finest.

3. All we really wanted was for Adrien to get some kind of closure with his dad after all the years the show spent tackling their tense relationship. That’s what so many people liked about the movie, that Adrien was able to appeal to Gabriel’s humanity and make him give up. Hell, if you wanted to split up the two, make it so they’re both doing something. Have Ladybug lead the charge against the Miraculized while Cat Noir fights Monarch.

4. I feel like it’s unfortunately going to skew towards the latter. People keep saying that the show meant to make the ending uncomfortable, but not only did the writers’ commentary confirm that they were done with the Agreste family arc, even the marketing seems to believe that Gabriel was a good man.

5. My best guess is that it’s the same problem most writers and executives run into: creative differences.

[redtoondevils]

Giving my opinion, about Michael De Santa from GTA 5. So, from my experience, he is shown himself, time and time again as a flaw character.

He is a stuck-up flaw character, that at times his actions were despicable, and with his decisions that he made were unforgivable at times.

But, however, with my key points, of why I think it saves him from getting eliminated, or/loose everything is when he realizes how wrong he was. And he is in fact, aware of himself. I've seen a post on Reddit saying is Michael evil?

So...The full history of his background, is unknown. He did explain what he did, and we can put this into context, that he would willingly take the opportunity, regardless of what consequence, and risk he has. To what he will receive.

The rest of it, like what he said, was "Complicated." But then, with some of the hints inside his big house, there are some hidden family moments, that are not all terrible. But, I'll come back to it, with my reasons once I explain my meanings of it.

Back to Michael, his character boasts around, being selfish, egolistical, and greedy. He puts his safety before himself, than to his friends. He get's carried away, and forgets to fill in the Importance to the people that likes him, such as his family.

In truth, he actually attempted to take out Trevor, because he knows how unstable his friend is, and he was worried that he might harm his family, at some point.

When his plan foiled, he changed his name, and fled the snowy town, to a much sunny area, sitting in a house full of glory, carelessness, and cowardice.

When talking about Michael's character, as being Evil. My answer to that one, is No. While I say "No." I can definitely see why that is coming from.

But, if I were to paint this man in colors, you know when you say, nothing is ever, 'Black and white.' but when you mix it, it turns grey. And if you think about it, his house is mostly while.

The white walls, with a few grey spots, here and there. It turns shadowy, when it becomes night-time.

I think, he fit's around there, in the grey shade. Not too light, not too dark either. *Me realizing something.*-Not to mention, he does occasionally, wear that grey suit. When he does make decisions, he tends to become careless, a lot.

Though, when he thinks about his family, no matter how much drama he dealt with. He never left them. He could have, if he wanted to. But he didn't. His wife screamed at him, insulted him multiple times.

Would cause him to get stressed out, and snap at her. She is not Mrs. Perfect, either. His son, and daughter are very spoiled. They ignore him, mouth talk him, say hurtful things to him, such as "I hate you." Take his money, Jimmy sold his boat, and drugged him.

Then got him into even more trouble. Trample all over him, but despite all of that. By some miracle, he stayed patient with them. And agreed to stay with them. Once they found some family therapy.

When he met Franklin for the first time.... ....When he first introduces himself. Michael gave him a glance, and let him take a seat next to him. When he get's up again, he accepted Franklin right away as a friend, and was about to take him to the beer shop, that's until Jimmy called him up, and interrupted them both.

There had been times, where Michael had shown his loyalty quite a few times to be exact. And again, Franklin, and Trevor-Are more loyal, than what he is. Only Michael, his loyalty changes between taking opportunities, and caring for his family, he's got that mixture when he's fixed on the task.

So, when he comes up to rescue Jimmy, he helped save him from the Yacht. He accepted to save Tracy from that stalker, when she was standing out on the streets, when she was signing contracts. He was surprised about that, even though he's not a good father.

He poorly helps them , when he's mostly absent. However, he did pay attention, to her safety and gave her advice, on how to be more careful, out in a big city.

And told her to make better decisions for herself, for her to stay safe. He gives Franklin life advice, and checks on him when he passes out inside the FIB building in that mission, when you blow it up.

Except, when he forgotten about one team member, who has died when he celebrated, too early. He comes back to Lester, and checks back up on him, and owns up to his mistake, he did years ago, back at North Yankton.

He saves Tracy again, and even Amanda. And he even came swerving back for his family, when they were in a raid by the Merry weather. And while he was fighting back against those men, you see he had all sorts of emotional moments, between the girls.

One of them was Tracy, when she called out for her dad, she was in tears, and crying saying that she does love him. To the part when, Michael get's knocked down, and was at gun point with one grunt. When she was saying "Fuck...Fuck..." in a panicked voice.

Breaking down in tears. For him to call out, and reassure them that "It's going to be alright." Proves that the family doesn't really want him to die.

Then afterwards, he became furious, and upset with the situation.

Over in North Yankton, even though he once planned on getting rid of Trevor, he did say previously before, that he "Doesn't know." how to handle it, once Trevor has arrived.

That once they confronted each other, they weren't afraid of dying, but you can see the emotional connection the two of them have when they refused to shoot each other.

Then over with fresh meat, when Michael get's kidnapped, Franklin comes over to rescue him, before it's too late. And when he get's attacked, Michael shoots a gun man in the head, across the meat hooks, at a far distance and guided him out.

When choosing the ending affects the characters, and the story lines completely. If Franklin goes to kill Trevor, then he is going to go through another wave of deception, and with the fact that Michael agreed to help you.

Made Trevor's friendship stale, broken, and worthless. As he get's backstabbed once again from his first partner and crime, to now somebody, that he liked, and respected. Tossed away twice more than last time. And his trust is shattered.

Then shortly after, this is the part where Michael's character changes drastically, and does lead up into being evil. He becomes paranoid, and distant of Franklin, and shoved his delusions in his face. Which Franklin, ger's confused about, and felt offended with his response.

And Michael will get a phone call from Jimmy, asking him what did he do to Trevor, and when he tells him, Jimmy pauses, and get's stuck with what to say. Because he couldn't believe what his father, has done. And was not sure if he could trust him. Franklin, makes up the story. And that makes this relationship, even more deceiving.

If Franklin chooses to kill Michael, it is still sad. Because, that is the part where he finally get's his life together, he even sounded happy for Tracy to go to college. And he was very happy for her.

When he sees that Franklin is acting very strange, he get's confused with him, and asked "What? What is this?" Then, when he found out, that Franklin came to kill him, he get's this side of hurt. What's heart breaking, is the fact that Michael also thought of him as a son, so that made this scene to sting.

And this, battle between the two of them does not make sense so much. And it is, to be honest disrespectful, for Franklin to do that.

Not only that, even Franklin turns in a direction very coldly, just like how Michael was. Later, when he spoke to Lamar, he was talking in sentences to where he doesn't fully open to say what truly happened.

Michael's family then hates Franklin, and Amanda gives him a message, furious, but also terrified of him saying, that if he comes near her children, she will personally kill him.

And Jimmy will lose his trust in him. Their brotherly relationship is broken. Thus, Franklin becomes a monster.

If Franklin chooses option C. (Best fitting choice for the game.) Then, he'll get to keep both Trevor, and Michael together. And see them build up their friendship, and then also see a big change in Michael. Which I really do want to say this. Michael, the man that usually chooses something else, over his friends.

Really steps himself up, and saves Trevor. He volunteers to take on Stretch, when Franklin was in the middle of deciding if he should take Stretch on.

And lastly, Michael apologizes to Trevor, and say's that he is sorry, and that he admits that he screwed him over. Trevor, after a bit of doubt, accepted his apology.

And Michael just managed to save his friendship, with Trevor's. He does improve to own up to the wrong doings that he done. If he is truly evil, then he would not be doing that, unlike many other evil characters.

Who would just screw over the people they knew, by not owning up to it. That was the thing, that saved him from getting eliminated. He's the character that reminds me of a few other ones, that kind of ranges with their story. I picked these three, just because I know them, and their from the same company.

John Marston, Arthur Morgan. And Dutch Van Der Linde. John, because, at first as it turns out, he didn't feel close to Jack, he didn't want to, once he found out that he wasn't related to him. He probably felt shunned, and embarrassed of the boy.

But then also, because he probably felt some pain, after loosing his daughter, some time ago. So, he probably felt partly unsure, a with his connection. He was rude, and shooed the boy away, but then once after he get's kidnapped he has felt so bad about it. And ashamed.

This is something similar, to when Michael first came into his kids lives, I assumed, he let himself get carried away, and was not really there, for the most of their lives.

Though, we don't know how much of that really was going on, because of how selfish he was. But, then there are the family photos, in his house that shows, otherwise.

It looks like it wasn't so bad. It wasn't all like that. They looked happier, So I think in general, his behaviors weren't good. Yet, you can see that he was trying.

Arthur Morgan, once a cold blooded, ruthless killer that deliberately did things that are unforgivable. If it wasn't for the TB, he did say that it was this wake up call, that got him to change his perception of the world, and the people in his life. Even though, he can't fix it, but he surely redeemed himself, and strife to become a better, and honorable man.

Dutch Van De Linde, was once a respected man, and leader for his group. He was also Arthur's father figure, and teacher, that was in charge of making plans to do what he can to help support the camp, and collect resources to feed them, and keep them safe.

He is very intelligent, and when he chose to switch sides between Arthur, and Micah. Dutch appeared to have a centered mindset for himself, and Arthur, when he saw that happen couldn't believe his very eyes.

And felt disappointed, and disgruntled with his decision. It was not until later, that when Dutch came back to Arthur, he looked at him with his reflection of his dishonorable back turn. No different than that of Big smoke.

This was still sad, because he walked away feeling regret, and knowing he let down Arthur.

In my conclusion, you know he's this character that you are disappointed in, but I don't think it is enough to say, "Oh well...He deserves to die." Especially, coming from these characters. They did, so many things.

Yet, to take into consideration, he is aware of himself, when he admits that "I've done so many things, that I ain't proud of." That line is such a remorseful thing.

Among the other killers, I listed too. Fans love these 2 legends between Arthur, and John. But, when it comes down to Michael, there's another opinion.

This is coming from my opinion, the thing is, that even though this man is a cold blooded killer, that through out his life, he's been trying to make things right.

I don't think he's evil, and he has a duty to protect the family, that he's got. Because, that's the only thing that plays in his part, that keeps him going.

I hope you enjoy reading my full heart, confession about Michael. If I get any details wrong, this is only coming from my gameplay experience.

I just wanted to say, what I believe needed to be said, about his character. With the credit, that I thought about, and brought all together. So, you're welcome.

[skellydun]

Do you have any tips for interviewing? I have one tomorrow and I am so nervous 😭😭😭😭

ah anon that's awesome!!! congrats!! I listed a few tips below :)

interviews are great because it's your show! it's all about you!! and who knows you better than you right?? and hey maybe you're like oh shit i don't know anything about myself ??? look at your resume! with every position you have listed that is relevant you should know about a time when you had to make a difficult decision (or go against the norm to get something done like disagreeing with a coworker), when you had a problem and how you solved it, and a time when you went above and beyond. that seems like a lot but you have done all of those things even if you don't realize it. a thing i've come to realize is that a lot of people (especially those new in the job market) undersell themselves. your internships count as experience. sorting files at an internship could be considered prioritizing and organizing information into groups or something. you have experience even if you don't think you do. but that kind of veers more into writing a resume. back to interviewing and knowing yourself - know 3 strengths and why they are your strengths along with weaknesses. can't think of that? you're a people person which you utilized when you stocked shelves at target and always had no problem asking people if they needed help and cultivated a lot of relationships with the regulars that came in to make it a memorable experience. you have no issue talking to people so that makes you perfect for this position. your weakness is that you're a perfectionist so you might take longer on one task because you want it to be perfect but you're working on it - it's a weakness but at the same time it's not. also ideally you have bullet points listed underneath each of your job/internship/club so just know those. know what you did. be able to describe your position. you know yourself so be confident about your abilities!

Did you do all that I suggested up there? Also hey know the job posting. Be able to look at that job posting where they're asking you to be able to stand for 50 years and lift 10 pounds? oh you totally did that at your previous job where u had to stand for 60 years and lift 5 pounds so you have some experience doing that. know how what you already know applies to it.

NOT ALL INTERVIEWERS ARE CUT OUT TO BE INTERVIEWERS. Sometimes the person who is interviewing you (while they may be your potential new boss) is terrible at it. They don't know how to keep the conversation natural or just bounce from question to question. If you give a great example and they're like oh that's nice! onto the next question do not beat yourself up. they're interested in you or they wouldn't have asked to interview you. the amount of awkward interviewers i've met in my life is insane. it's not your fault.

Don't worry about the constant eye contact. Or the uhs and ums. It's expected that you're nervous. A good interviewer would sit down and small talk with you or point out something on your resume like a club or school and talk about that to calm you both down. Most will say how are you? how was your ride here? that doesn't magically make you stop being nervous. Sometimes when I go on interviews I will still end great examples with 'if that makes sense' because i just rambled. You'll fall into a rhythm! Just breathe. If you're doing a virtual interview then you don't even have to make eye contact just look at. the camera. If you're in an office then I usually shuffle between looking at them, their forehead/lips/nose, at the guide they're interviewing off of, the table, or I'll look down at my hands as I gesture with them because I can't help it.

Have questions for them. It makes you stand out. I always use the same 3. What is your favorite thing about working for this company? I'm really culture focused can you tell me about the culture of this team? (professional way to say what's the vibe of the team?) What advice do you have for someone coming into this role? Also make sure you at least googled the company. They will ask you do you know anything about us? Sometimes I say no I hadn't heard of you until I applied then I dig some digging and I can't believe you did x in 2019 or that your values are x, y, z that really falls into line with my thinking.

Also if you search JOB TITLE Interview questions - they will be a few sites that will give you some ideas of what they're going to ask you specific to that field/job so you won't be blindsided!

That's it in a nutshell. I'm sure i'm forgetting things and this obviously won't apply to every job out there but that's just a basic interview. I'm also not the Interview Expert. If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to ask :) I wish you the best of luck anon!

[girl-in-a-bubbl3]

Glamrock Bonnie(FNAF) x Reader Part 4

Not enough sassy Bonnie fanfic so here we go...I'll try to upload at least once a week.

Notes:

AU Fanfic/NonCanon

Bonnie is terrible but he likes you

5 greenrooms on RSR (we include Monty)

Sun/Moon are the same animatronic

Moon has a lil touch of the virus

Will probably be some spicy parts so...18+

Also just using the gif to have a gif... we know Bonnie is actually blue in this house B)

You repeated the same routine with Bonnie that you had with the other animatronics, starting with the scan. As you went to take out your tablet, Bonnie held up his hand in protest.

“No scans. You see the issue. Fix it.”

You sighed. “I have to do the scan, Bonnie. Your system is one of the most complicated networks that I’ve ever seen. I don’t want anything to go wrong.”

Bonnie continued to have that same sour expression on his face to make it clear that he wasn’t enjoying himself but he didn’t make any further comments. He knew you had to do it.

The results took a little longer than normal and you finally saw why. The ear issue popped up, just as you had expected, but there was something else. Some unidentified error? The error itself was somehow encrypted because you couldn't get in to figure out the issue. What is that?

“The ear, peeps.” You looked up to see Bonnie narrowing his eyes at you. He knows there’s something else.

“I think… I think there’s another thing. Some kind of err-“

“I know there’s something else. It’s not a problem. I put it there. Just. Fix. My. Ear.”

Okay that’s enough.

“You know, Bonnie, you’ve been so rude to me since our very first conversation and I’m literally just here to help. It’s my first day and it’s been pretty great aside from you being such a jackass.” You crossed your arms and took a step back. “If you want me to fix your ear, then the least you can do is be cordial. If you can’t do that, then just go back to your green room and I’ll put in my notes that no repairs were done since you want to be so ungodly uncooperative.”

You expected snark or more attitude but instead a new expression stuck to Bonnie’s face. Surprise. You assumed he wasn’t used to anyone actually standing their ground against him. Or maybe you were completely wrong and he was thinking of ways to shove you in the gutters of Bonnie Bowl.

Bonnie blinked at you for a moment before he looked down and started pretending there was something more interesting on his claws that he needed to inspect.

“The file is something I made. I was tired of them giving me resets to ‘fix’ me.” His voice dripped with venom when he said the word. “So I created a barrier. There’s nothing wrong with me. I just want to be who I am.”

Bonnie mumbled the last part. You felt his words tug at your heart strings. You weren’t sure what resets were but it didn’t sound like something someone would prefer. You made a mental note to ask Freddy later since you didn’t want to make Bonnie talk about something that upset him.

You nodded and sighed. “I know you’ve created your own barrier-which is pretty impressive, might I add, and we’ll address that later-but as long as I can help it, that won’t happen to you again. Animatronic or not, all of you are very obviously your own people, with quirks and personalities and different traits. And if you want to be an asshole then that’s your right.”

Now it was your turn to mumble the last part.

Bonnie couldn’t help but flash you a grin. Despite his remarks you really were starting to enjoy his company. You didn’t really know anyone here. You were lonely and something inside you made you think that Bonnie was lonely too. Definitely misunderstood.

You turned to your tablet and started looking at the plans for repair. Thankfully you didn’t have to open up his faceplate but you did need to remove the ear and replace it with a new one. The actual repair of the part itself would just take way too long and be way too tedious. The manufacturer could easily repair it. Unfortunately for you both, there were no Bonnie ears in the small Gator Golf maintenance room.

"So, bad news."

"I hate bad news." Bonnie narrowed his eyes at you.

"Well, tough shit because we have to go get you a replacement ear from Parts & Services."

You saw the end of Bonnie's lip twitch. I know he's fighting a smile.

"Come on." You waved towards the door and started walking out. "Let's get this done sooner rather than later." You heard Bonnie grumbling as he quickly caught up to walk beside you.

You walked in silence most of the way before you started to feel antsy. You could be silent while you worked but you wanted to talk when there was nothing occupying your attention.

"Sooo..."

"No."

Bonnie kept walking with his head forward.

"What do you mean 'no'? You don't even know what I was going to ask!"

"You were going to talk. That alone is enough for a 'no'."

"Oh come on, Bonnie. Don't be like that. We're going to work together so we can at least be friendly."

"Yeah who knows how long you're even going to be here. The mechanics typically don't last long."

"Would that have something to do with your attitude?"

Bonnie shot you a look and you giggled.

"You're getting too comfortable, dollface. Might have to bring you down a peg."

"And how are you going to do that?"

Bonnie flashed you a dangerous grin as shimmering, maroon irises met yours.

"You'll see."

You stood there for a second, trying to decide whether that made you nervous or excited you until he started walking faster so he was getting ahead of you.

"Hey! Wait up!"

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You wondered how he even managed to do what he did. The outer casing of all of the animatronics were pretty seamless so it had to have been something a little drastic. Upon closer inspection, you saw some tiny abrasions and a tear where the silicone covering would lay, protecting those very delicate wires inside. The paint around them was also… different. Like someone tried to hide them but didn’t blend the new paint well enough.

“How did you even do this?"

Bonnie shrugged. "Doorframes are too low, sometimes I don't think about how my ears add a little extra height."

Sure. You decided not to push it.

The overall repair went pretty well. Someone who had no background in engineering could probably repair the bots easily with the detailed and illustrated repair guides for every single thing to do with the animatronics.

You were finishing connecting the new ear as you stood on a little step stool. Even with the table lowered and Bonnie bending his head, you were still a little too short to see how you needed to. The stool gave you an extra foot to help you put things in properly.

With the final click, you went to stand back to admire your work before the realization that you weren't on the floor kicked in way too late. You were falling backwards. Fast.

And just as fast as your started falling backwards, you were being snatched back up before you came close to hitting the floor. You squeezed your eyes closed, not understanding what was happening, until you were suddenly, completely still and, surprisingly, upright.

Slowly opening your eyes and observing what was going on, the scene before you had you melting into a puddle of mush.

You were wrapped in Bonnie's arms and nestled right on his lap. He snatched you up. Your face was so close to his that your noses almost touched. You could feel the heat coming from his body which you assume is why you heard his internal fans go into overdrive.

Both of you were frozen in place, not sure who should make the first move... or what that move should even be. You felt Bonnie's hands tighten, ever so slightly, and then loosen again. It was like he didn't believe you were even real.

You were struck with tiny details that you hadn't noticed before. Like how he was breathing. You know he didn't need to, but he did. You thought he would be cold and metallic but he was so warm and his casing was obviously made out of something that was more comfortable than just metal or plastic. And the blue... is that tiny little blue fibers? He wasn't just metal. He had fur.

You slowly ran your finger across his collar area, feeling the teeny blue hairs that were densely packed together. The texture was pleasing and you wondered how you hadn't noticed them before.

You heard a strained noise come from Bonnie's voice box which snapped you out of your daze and felt him quickly set you back down on the ground. He moved around you and took a few steps back to create some distance.

He was obviously very flustered, just as much as you were, and he started to rub the back of his neck as he spoke quietly.

"Thanks, peeps. I'll uh...I'll see you again tomorrow."

"Yeah, tomorrow for sure."

He gave you a small smile as he started for the door. You were packing up your things when you heard him call from the doorway.

"Come by Bonnie Bowl tomorrow night. We'll have a proper game. I'll even invite the others so it doesn't hurt as bad when you all lose together."

You looked back at the tall, blue bunny standing in the doorway and smiled at him. "That sounds great. I'll see you there."

"'Night, peeps."

"'Night, Bonnie."

You stood there in silence. You didn't know how to feel about everything that just happened. All you could think about was Bonnie's large hands, pressing against your back to keep you secured in place. And then your thoughts started drifting to those same hands in other places. He was so strong and so fast. He could do whatever he wanted to you...

Oh dear God what am I even thinking?!

You rubbed your face and tried shaking your head to clear the thoughts that invaded your mind. Packing up your tools you checked your watch to see the time.

4:41 am.

You felt a little wave of panic as you quickly packed up the rest of your things and started rushing toward the daycare. You were so, so very behind.

To be continued...

Authors Note:

Hi friends! I was planning on posting once a week but it seems like once a day has been my jam lately lol. There are a few parts of the story that I would like to tweak but I will update when that happens (not sure when that will be). I did decide that I wanted Bonnie to be a little more than just metal. I just imagine him with like...teeny tiny little blue hair fibers lol. So far I'm liking the direction it's going but it's literally all angst and slooooow burn madness right now. This is my first fanfic that I've actually stuck with so I'm proud of it either way lol. Feel free to give me feedback or recommend more fics I could do!

[starfolk7]

5,7,9,15,21,22,27 and 30 for Charlotte, Aiko and Rowena 😼

Ahhhh, more of my girlies!! I haven't gotten to think on things for Aiko especially in forever, this will be so much fun!!! ;w;

Given the questions, the girls will mostly be answering for themselves and this will get pretty long. Also, assume a lot of these are answered after most respective main story events lol

5. Speech! Speech! Speech! Speech! Will they give one, and what about?

None of them are inherently ones for speeches, but here's some that I think they might give, though they're all on the informal side:

Rowena: "'Tis true that we're both stuck in this dying world. But does that really mean we have to forsake everything we hold dear? I think not. There are still things to hope for, souls to treasure. You speak truth, acknowledging the cruelty all around us. I, however, stand in defiance of that cruelty. It is the sole way I can continue to live. I only hope you join me in that endeavor."

Aiko: "War does not come to your doorstep and ask to be invited in. It tears down every barrier and cares little if you fall victim to its destruction. You never asked for any of this. Carrying on as if you did is doing you no favors. Stop acting as if you have something to prove to me. Be honest. I refuse to be kept in the shadows in the name of safety."

Charlotte: "How could you possibly know what true despair feels like? You lose once and you think you know it all? You haven't even scratched the surface. While humanity suffered an endless war, you and your heavenly Father sat on high and watched us BURN. Countless people I LOVED could have been saved if someone, ANYONE in Heaven bothered to care. But we weren't good enough to save, were we? Just little living toys for the Father that he could banish out of sight. And now, only now, you expect me to feel sympathy? After everything God, Heaven, YOU, have done?? You don't know SHIT about suffering! It's about fucking time something taught you what it's like!"

7. Describe them in three words. Now let them describe themself in three words.

How I describe Rowena: Selfless, stubborn, bouncy

How Rowena describes herself: "Um...I suppose...thoughtful, considerate, attentive? It's better to ask someone else how they see me."

How I describe Aiko: Gentle, thoughtful, witty

How Aiko describes herself: "Quiet...uninteresting, and small. I know what I am."

How I describe Charlotte: Passionate, kind, fierce

How Charlotte describes herself: "Stubborn, tiring, but also fun, I guess. I dunno, people liked me way back when, and the sinners and some machines like me well enough."

9. Do they empathize with non-sentient things (dolls, plants, books…)?

Rowena: "I hardly let my little bird doll out of sight as a child. It went on every little adventure with me, and I felt terrible if it fell down or got dirty. Father also taught me how to care for various plants and how they like to hear people talk to them. I still sing songs to them sometimes. Don't tell Ornstein, though, I will simply perish if he finds out."

Aiko: "Every piece of nature is alive to me. I love chatting with the flowers! We have such riveting conversations, though they're a little one-sided. I even feel awful if a blanket is out of place and apologize to it as I'm setting it back. I'm sure that's been overheard more than once."

Charlotte: "Hasn't been a single day where I didn't. Books have always been like second pets to me, my dad was a florist, and my mom taught me to care for musical instruments like pedigree dogs. Is anyone really surprised that I befriended machines, sentient or otherwise?"

15. What would they consider a waste of time– other than school or work?

Rowena: "Cooking. I'm alright at the task, but can't it just be ready for me to eat in an instant? The whole process is laborious. Not that I get too hungry these days, being Undead, but the pang still hits me from time to time, and oftentimes I ignore it because of the work involved in solving the issue. I'll risk foraging strange berries over cooking anything. This might explain a few of my deaths."

Aiko: "Cruelty for the sake of it. Why travel down such a path when it's much easier to be kind in most instances? Oh, and fishing. You would think I'd be neutral on the task, but I find it boring and leave it to much more skilled people than myself. They can do that while I gather safe fruits and vegetables. I think that's a fair tradeoff."

Charlotte: "Religion. It was just a personal opinion before, but with everything I've experienced, it's only confirmed my 'heretical' belief system. Why waste time praying to a god that never wanted to listen to us, anyway? I'll put faith in myself long before I ever give that bastard a second thought again."

21. What would it take for them to break up with someone? What would be the last straw?

Rowena: "This is a bit tricky, given my circumstances. I suppose wanton cruelty towards others. If there isn't a blatant reason for clashing with someone, my partner had best have a damn good one to explain going for a person's throat in the first place. Luckily, in Lordran, there's usually a very good reason for such actions."

Aiko: "Animal slaughter with no purpose. Killing an animal to survive, feed and clothe yourself and others, is one thing, but killing a creature for fun? This I can never accept. Call it childish, if you like, but I grew up loving every animal of Tsushima. Unless I need to, I can't imagine myself hurting them, and neither should my partner."

Charlotte: "I used to be able to say 'trying to kill me', but uh..." She gestures towards herself, then gestures somewhere vaguely out of view. "That's already happened a few times." She sighs. "Look, it's complicated, okay? I'm not claiming any of this makes sense, and I'm probably more confused on this whole issue than you are. Besides, that's not happening anymore, obviously. Fuck, I sound insane." She blows some hair out of her face. "But barring that...I guess turning their back on me. Already been fucked over in that regard multiple times in my life. I'm not gonna put up with that from someone that's supposed to be supporting me."

22. Do they like being called pet names? Do they call other people pet names? What’s their go-to?

Rowena: "Oh, um..." She blushes a little. "Gods, I wasn't prepared for this question. But...yes. Pet names are endearing, especially when they get a bit creative. I've been called "sparrow" for most of my life, and that is one pet name that seems to have carried over to the present. Ornstein likes to see how I react to it." She rolls her eyes, then grins. "It's fine, though. The man's stoic exterior collapses the second I call him 'love' or 'my sunlight', so I think we're evenly matched."

Aiko: "Yes!!" She claps her hands, giggling a little. "I adore pet names. Mother and father always compared me to a fox, but Ryuzo calls me his little kitten. He says it's because I'm always sneaking in places I shouldn't be." She makes a face. "It's only partially true! Anyway, I like calling him Ryu. He stops in place whenever I do that. I really need to think of some more for him, just to see what happens..."

Charlotte: "Do I have to answer this question?" She grumbles under her breath, her face flushing pink. "I never asked for them, if that's what you mean. Mom liked calling me 'colibri'. French for 'hummingbird'. Dad called me 'katydid'. Either way, I didn't escape the speedy creature allegations." She hides part of her face with one hand. "...Gabe got attached to calling me 'hummingbird'. Of course he did. He claims it's only natural because of my mechanical wings, but I think he likes seeing me stumble a little. Maybe for old times' sake." She looks off to the side and smiles a little. "It's...kind of nice, though. Makes it even better when I can get him back with something equally stumble-worthy. 'Dove' was a no-brainer, but ever seen an archangel short circuit over a name? That's quality entertainment." She lowers her voice, her face flushing again. "And pretty damn cute but shhh-"

27. Forgiveness or vengeance (or…)?

Rowena: "I strive for forgiveness. But where that won't do, vengeance will suffice in its place. It all depends on the situation."

Aiko: "Forgiveness. I don't have much room for vengeance in my heart. It would take a dire situation to push me towards it. Some say I forgive too much. Perhaps they're right, but this is the way I am."

Charlotte: "Dad taught me forgiveness. Mom taught me vengeance. Lately, I'm leaning towards the latter. Mainly if I ever meet the person that made me a cyborg. Or God. Or any other angels that get ideas about fighting me. Either way, they're getting shot in the face."

30. What would they do if they knew it would be forgiven?

Rowena: "I would do everything in my power to ensure the other Knights of Gwyn survived as long as Ornstein has. Even if that meant changing the course of time. It would likely cause more suffering, but...my heart aches for him. They were truly his close friends, lost to tragedy. If I could ease that burden without suffering the consequences, I would allow Manus to snatch me thousands of times over until I got it right."

Aiko: "Overturn the Shogunate." She glances around a little. "I don't speak on it much for obvious reasons, but the samurai are not as pure and honorable as they parade themselves to be. Lower classes often suffer because of them. It's one thing I wish I could do, if only to put everyone on equal footing for once. But that would never be forgiven, in this lifetime or the next."

Charlotte: "Thin out Heaven's ranks before they got ideas." She raises an eyebrow. "I wouldn't kill all of them. Don't let Gabe give you that impression. Just enough to send a message from the kind they tried to oppress. So much could have been avoided if I were allowed to do it, but instead I had to scramble for my life while they hunted me down through Hell. Not exactly what I'd call a good time."

[foreverrandomwritings]

Congrats on the milestone! 🎉🎉 From the reunion list, how about waiting and “It’s okay. It’s meant to be there, it’s helping you breathe.” with Rhett Abbott! 💙❤️

Waiting

Summary: 2 prompts for my mini celebration.

Pairing: Rhett Abbott x Afab!Reader

Warnings: Anxiety, hospitals, bile, drugs, alcohol, car accidents, angst, injuries and death.

Word Count: 2557

Masterlist

You were supposed to meet Rhett at the rodeo that night but had to run something a town over so you had told him you might be running a little late. He had done his first ride and had looked in the stands for you but didn’t see you. He went to grab his phone from his pants but realized he had left it in his truck. He shrugged the nagging feeling off his shoulders and figured you were just running later than expected.

As he did his final ride and looked in the stands for you again there was still no sight of you. But as he looked around more he didn’t see his parents, Perry or Amy. He had won both rounds and had been excited to share the celebrations with the 5 of you. Then he thought that maybe you guys had already made your way to his truck to greet him there. He started to make his way to his truck expecting to see the 5 of you but he saw no one. He opened his door and grabbed his phone from the seat. Pressing the button on the side of the phone the screen lit up. 

He had expected to maybe see a notification or 2 from the group of you. But as his eyes wracked the screen he saw close to 100 notifications on his screen. He clicked on your name first but it went straight to voicemail. He thought that was odd because you never let your phone die. So he clicked on his moms contact and went to call her. The phone rang 2 times before he heard the click of her answering. “Hey Ma, where are you guys at?” He asked her. 

“Honey there's been an accident. You need to get down to the hospital.” She told him voice so low that if his phone volume wasn’t all the way up he wouldn't have been able to hear her. He suddenly felt nauseous. The nagging feeling from earlier seeped back into him. He jumped into the truck, turning it on. “I’ll be there as soon as I can be.” He replied to her speeding out of the parking lot ending the call. 

The whole ride there thoughts kept whipping through his head. As he pulled into the parking lot of the hospital he looked around. He saw his Pa’s truck parked haphazardly in a spot near the doors. He pulled into a spot next to it. Barely turning the truck off before he was swinging the door open and jumping out. He rushed through the front doors. He went up to the desk but couldn’t get any words out of his mouth. 

“Rhett.” He turned around at the sound of his mothers voice. She had tears running down her face. He looked behind her and saw his Pa sitting in a chair bent over head in his hands. Perry sat next to him with a crying Amy in his lap. He realized that it had been you that had been in the accident as his family was all accounted for.

“What happened?” He asked her but he already knew it had to be something terrible with the way his family looked. He saw the sadness in his moms eyes. The look of being lost and hopeless when he asked the question. The knot in his stomach became so tight he felt like he was going to implode. 

“Ma? Ma, you gotta tell me what happened. What happened to her?” He asked her again as she stood there frozen. He saw his Pa stand up and start to make his way to them. 

“Rhett she got in an accident. A drunk driver hit her a little ways out of town. She’s in surgery right now. They aren’t sure if she’s going to make it son.” His father told him voice steely void of emotion much like his face blank and unwavering. As the words entered him he felt his knees give way and he hit the floor of the hospital. The knot in his stomach expanded and bile rose up his throat quickly. He could taste the bitterness of it on his tongue. A sob made its way out of his mouth loudly attracting looks from a couple nurses and other people waiting in the lobby. 

Everything was a blur after that. He somehow made it to the chair next to his brother and niece. His hat sat next to him and he had a cup of coffee in one hand. The loudest thought going through his mind was how he couldn’t lose you. He thought about your parents and wondered if they knew. They no longer lived in Wabang, wanting a faster paced lifestyle they had moved to Florida. You had stayed behind as you had never had a great relationship with them anyways. Plus you and Rhett had been going steady for a couple years at that point and you didn’t want to leave him.

He was going to ask his Ma if she had called them when the doors to the hall leading to the operating rooms opened and a tall woman in light blue scrubs came out. His Ma stood up instantly walking over to the doctor. He sat frozen in fear of what they were saying. He watched them converse but couldn’t make out what they were saying. He watched his Ma’s face, there was sadness, then shock and finally relief. Relief wasn’t what he had expected. Then his Ma was walking away from the doctor over to Rhett. 

She squatted down in front of him putting her hands on his knees. Looking up at his blank face she spoke to him. “Rhett, Honey she made it, she’s okay.” he felt tears run down his face as he registered her words, his lungs releasing air he hadn’t realized was being held. 

“She’s okay?” He whispered to his mother. She quickly nodded her head and pushed off her feet as Rhett stood up wrapping his mother in a tight hug. Sobs wracking through both of them. Then they heard the doors open again. They broke apart and turned to see who had walked out. It was a shorter woman this time in colorful scrubs introducing herself as your nurse and asking if they wanted to see you. The shorter Abbott pushed Rhett ahead and told him they would wait out in the lobby. 

As he followed the nurse she told him that you were unconscious and would be for a few days. They had put you in a medically induced coma due to swelling on your brain. You had 4 broken ribs, a broken leg, broken wrist, and a partially shattered pelvis all on your left side. You had suffered mild whiplash. 

They informed him that you had crashed on the table once but they had brought you back quickly. They had to remove your uterus and part of your kidney as they had both sustained substantial damage. Shards of your ribs had been making their way to vital organs quickly so they also had to retrieve those. They were surprised that you hadn’t experienced any shattering of your skull or broken bones in your face. 

Even with the information of what happened he wasn’t prepared for the way you looked. Laid in the hospital bed head wrapped in a bandage, neck in a brace, wrist and lower half of your body in a cast. You had tubes coming out of you hooking you to different machines. Luckily you were breathing on your own so they didn't need to intubate you. There were bruises and cuts all along your body. His hand flew to his mouth as bile rose up his throat again.  

He had never seen you so small and weak. You were always joking around and helping out on the ranch. He looked at you laying there and vowed to never leave your side. They had decided that Amy didn’t need to see you like this so Perry and her took Rhett's truck home. His Ma and Pa had come in shortly to see you but his Ma couldn’t handle it and they had left. 

He sat and waited in the chair right next to your bed. They had originally said it would be about 2-3 days for the swelling to go down but as the third day approached there was very little improvement so they decided to leave you under. He had called your parents but they had told him there was no reason for them to come if you were still breathing. Perry had come by to give Rhett some clothes and bring some drawings that Amy had made for you. He also brought a small bag of rocks that Amy had found on one of her walks along the ranch. When the two of you went on walks you had made it a habit of picking up rocks you found pretty and she wanted to do that for you. 

Perry had talked to the nurse and they agreed to let Rhett shower in your room. So Perry sat next to you so you wouldn’t be alone. As the fifth day rolled around there was slight improvement but not enough to bring you back yet. Ma had come by and brought Rhett some food and sat next to you reading one of your favorite books as Rhett showered again. His Pa had stayed at the ranch deciding he would be of no help to Rhett or you. 

Day seven rolled around and they saw enough improvement to slowly slip you out of the coma. They had informed Rhett that just because they were bringing you out of the coma it could still take you a while to fully wake up. On day eight there was still nothing and Perry had come to the hospital again and talked Rhett into showering again so he would be nice and fresh when you woke up. The ninth day brought hope to him. He was holding your hand and felt you move a couple fingers. 

It was on day ten that you had finally woken up. You had started groaning before your eyes slowly peeled open. The lights of the room made you quickly close your eyes again. Then you noticed the tickling in your nose and brought your hand up to your face quickly trying to pull whatever was causing the sensation out. He had been sitting next to the bed, head leaned back and hands clasped together on his stomach. He was singing one of your favorite songs to you. The nurses and doctor had told him that stimulation of the environment could help you wake up. 

He saw your hand move and sat up turning in his chair lightly grabbing your wrist. “Darlin’, It’s okay. It’s meant to be there, it’s helping you breathe.” he quickly told you trying to stop you from pulling the tube out. You paused your hand trying to open your eyes again but groaning at the light. He stood up swiftly and shut the lights out. “I turned the lights out darlin’ you can open those pretty eyes of yours now.” He spoke to you coming back to your side pressing the call button beside your bed. 

You opened your eyes at the sound of his footsteps nearing you. You tried to turn your head to see him but realized there was something holding your neck in place. Your hand came up and touched your neck feeling the cold plastic of a neck brace. You opened your mouth to ask what had happened but the only sound that came out was a squeak. Your throat too sore and dry to make any other noise. 

Then you heard more footsteps walking into the room. Voices you didn’t recognize conversing around you. Then you saw an unfamiliar face in front of you. They asked you your name but you couldn't reply to them and they came to the conclusion you needed water. Then suddenly a straw was appearing next to your mouth and you were taking generous sips. The first words out of your mouth being “Where’s Rhett?” he was moving through the handful of other bodies in the room to be by your side once again. 

“I’m right here Darlin’.” He told you as he held your hand bringing his lips down to lightly kiss your forehead. Your eyes fluttered shut at the sensation. Fluttering open again as he pulled away. You were about to ask him what happened before a nurse was interrupting you. She asked you for your name to which you replied. Then she asked you for your date of birth to which you replied with a questioning tone. They asked you about your pain on a scale of 1-10. You told them it was around a 4 to which they said was good because it meant the morphine was working.

Then they were asking you what you last remembered and you told them you were heading to Rhett's rodeo. Then they were explaining that you had been hit by a drunk driver and had been in a medically induced coma for a week and had just now woken up. Your hand squeezed Rhetts as they told you about all of the injuries you had sustained. They told you about your surgery. Then they told you about how you crashed on the table. You had tears steadily making their way down your face. The only thought forming in your head was that you hated that Rhett had to go through all of that. 

They ran a few tests on you. They had decided that they could go ahead and take the neck brace and the bandages that were wrapping your head off. Then they were walking out of the room leaving you and Rhett alone. He was the first one to speak up. “Darlin’?” his voice broke around the word. You turned your head slowly as your neck was stiff. Then you were fully seeing his face for the first time. He looked terrible, he was paler than usual, looked a little skinnier than you remembered him looking, his hair was tousled all over the place but it was as you looked in his eyes that you let out a sob. His eyes looked broken, you could tell that he had been crying with the way they were swollen and red. He hadn’t looked like he slept much with the bags under his eyes. You brought your hand out of his and up to his face. 

“I’m right here cowboy, a lot worse is gonna have to happen to take me from you.” you told him as you stroked his cheek a smile grazing your lips. That had a smile forming across his lips. 

“I love you so much Darlin’, please don’t ever scare me like that again.” He told you as he brought a hand up to cup yours that was on his cheek. 

“I love you too. Now how about you kiss me cowboy?” you asked him with a twinkle in your eye. He moved forward and gently met your lips with his. The kiss was slow and sweet. Promises pouring from each other's lips to the others without a word being spoken.

A/N: This was angsty as hell my guys. My bad. I however loved this and I was gonna leave it on more angst but decided against it. I want to thank Taylor for requesting this. I have actually known exactly what I was going to write for this as soon as I got it but just got around to it now lol.

[grayyylake99]

Just wanted to give excerpts of my Ao3 fic “Feign” bc I like these lil paragraphs. Link to it is on my pinned. Chapters 1-5:

Chapter 1

“Tuffnut has gone mad in his somewhat believably erratic behavior, all due to their one-legged smithy leading them on about a supposed fable —one that instills shock at the thought of such a mythical creature possibly being true. Hiccup is skeptical of the idea, as his world of flying dragons and sometimes angry gods does prove that many things are possible. The Dragon Eye —a tool he puts great trust in— has already given the skeptic enough reason to believe that something more is out there, whether for better or for worse. In this situation, both ends of the latter weigh in; should the dragon-man be real, they’ll have a chance at saving Tuff from a transformation they don’t understand, but that also means that they have so much more to discover.”

Chapter 2

“Call Astrid dramatic, but she needs to hear Hiccup breathe. Hugging him so tightly to her chest, Astrid can feel his heart beating. She knows he’s alive. It’s slow, but it's there. Hiccup is so pale and cold she might throw up at the thought of things going terribly wrong. She swears she’d heard him muttering a few times along the ride, and despite the inarticulate words, his mumbling brought her comfort as she constantly bit back tears.”

Chapter 3

“His hands, once forged by the cackles of fire and hammering of heavy iron almost every day, the hands of a blacksmith, are gone. It’s metaphorical, almost; Hiccup grew up surrounded by the many wonders of black smithing —metals, designs for weapons, and Gobber’s own handwork. His passion for crafting calmed his worries, passing time so easily. Yet these days, Hiccup has found his passion to lie in the skies. Creating saddles and tails for Toothless is still a favorite pastime of his, but being amongst dragons is an affection he longs for more than being in a forge.

And now, his newfound love for dragons that have trumped over his love for crafting, has forged his hands tenfold.”

Chapter 4

“But hearing his son plead for mercy in his sleep is not for the faint of heart. Stoick knows the life of a Nordic warrior has seen many battles, yet acknowledging his child’s struggles is still difficult. His son is an adult —his own man worthy of making his own decisions. Hiccup has proved himself more than enough times to his people, showing his leadership and intelligence. Still, he is a son. He is his father’s child. And as much as Stoick treats him as a man, he can’t help but look into Hiccup’s eyes and see that young little boy who stared back with curiosity.”

Chapter 5

“She pounds the floor in anger sprouted from care. Now Astrid is the one to break contact, turning away from him. There’s a few moments of silence before she feels his touch on her arm. She’s angry. Hiccup guides her back to him, standing up. She meets his level, coming so incredibly close to him she can hear him breathe. At first, Astrid is hesitant to draw any nearer, to lower her guard and show him that she loves —cares— for him more than he knows. But then she looks away and he pulls her to him. With his arms thrown around her back, she digs his face in his shoulders.”

[noahaiden2008]

I started writing this theory before part 5 of chapter 7, but due to my procastination, it ended up that part 5 was released, but I hadn't finished the theory, and part 5 arrived with a lot of new information! Some that might even contradict some of my theories, but it would be a waste

Recently I watched "Sleeping Beauty" (yes, I had never seen it before, great movie by the way), and it made me see several references and possible inspirations/theories for Twisted Wonderland Diasomnia. For example:

Silver is Aurora

This isn't a big surprise, it's quite obvious in reality, but watching the film highlighted some details, Aurora was raised by the three fairies in an old forest hut, just like Silver, who was raised by Lilia, a fairy, in a slightly isolated cabin in the forest, Lilia appears to symbolize the 3 fairies. Furthermore, the 3 fairies call Aurora "Rosa" most of the time (I don't even know why her official name ended up being Aurora), and well, even though we know that this name was probably chosen in honor of the flower Rose , but pink is still a color (remembering that I'm Brazilian, and in Portuguese the flower rose🌹, is written and read in the same way as the color rosa pink, they both write and say "Rosa", I don't know how the name came to be of Aurora in the original language, or in this case English), and Silver's name is also a color, I mean, as forced as it is, I think you can still consider silver/Silver a color, right? And even if the color doesn't make sense, both Aurora and Silver don't know (or knew, in the case of Aurora(Rosa) her original name, since it was the fairies who gave the name Rosa to Aurora, and Lilia who gave the name We don't know if Silver's biological parents gave him a name, nor what name that would be. And we're not even going to talk about the animals that help Silver or the sleep problem he has, because these are a bit too OBVIOUS similarities. And regarding Aurora and Maleficent's relationship, there's no way to compare it to Silver and Malleus, since Maleficent and Aurora practically don't interact directly in any part of the film, they don't even have any dialogue .

Edit: I looked it up and the name in English is "Rose" which means 🌹. But Rose can also be a shade of pink, so I think the theory still stands.

Lilia and the 3 fairies.

Lilia has some characteristics similar to the 3 fairies in general, starting with the red fairy (I'm going to call them by color because it's better understood and because I forgot/always confuse the names), well, it was the red one that gave her beauty Aurora, if we can relate, Lilia has a very unique style, besides the red one is kind of the leader of the group, she was the one who found out about Philip and so on... Considering that Lilia is the oldest and most experienced from Diasomnia I think we can relate. The green fairy gives the gift of singing to Aurora, Lilia sings (just like any good Disney character), in terms of personality or actions during the film, there isn't much to relate to, apart from the terrible cooking skills of both, the The fairy put shell eggs on Aurora's cake... Yes, we discovered Lilia's namesake. As for the blue fairy, we never knew what she would give Aurora, in the end, she modifies the curse, but so far we don't know enough to say if this can be related in any way to Lilia, there is also the question that it was the fairy blue fairy who turned Diablo into stone, if Levan(Malleus' father) really represents Diablo, then we will actually have even fewer similarities between The blue fairy(I think her name was spring, right?) and Lilia, since it is said that Levan and Lilia they are good friends. Well, finally, it's worth highlighting the following, we have to agree that the fairies steal the attention throughout the entire film, right? Haha, they appear more than Aurora.

And so, let's face it, Lilia is the face of Diasomnia.

Malleus and Aurora

I kept thinking about the following, the fairies in a certain part of the film, have to take Aurora to the palace, and I believe, that they wouldn't see each other as much anymore, in a way, would the fairies leave?

And right then, when Aurora is crying in the palace room, Maleficent's powers hypnotize her, and she sticks her finger on the spinning wheel, sleeping soundly.

This in a way reminds me of Malleus, but in a distorted way, we are in TWISTED Wonderland after all, the fairies(Lilia) would go away, in this way, Malleus was hypnotized by the curse (Blot) and waited for the finger on the thorn(Overblot), putting everyone to sleep soundly.

I know that Aurora wasn't sad for the fairies, but for the prince at the time she was hypnotized, but even so, I believe she would have possibly been nervous, etc...

And here we are making another parallel between the two.

Silver, Malleus and Aurora.

Despite having made this parallel with Malleus, it also applies to Silver, after the fairies (Lilia) left he was a little sad, there's even that scene of him crying, then Maleficent (Malleus) arrives and Aurora ends up being what It ends up making him decide to curse everyone once and for all, in other words, Silver kind of stuck the eod in the thorns, so to speak, haha.

The difference here is that he wasn't hypnotized and Maleficent (Malleus) was just really freaking out.

Lilia, Sebek, Silver and the fairies' gifts.

You can see that Lilia, Sebek and Silver make a certain reference to the 3 fairies, in the Diasomnia trailer the three are represented with the colors of the three fairies. Lilia = Red, Sebek = Green and Silver = Blue.

Twisted Wonderland is set in a twisted world.

Red Fairy; she gave beauty to Aurora. Lilia has a very unique style, so to speak, and has the most outstanding design in Diasomnia, if not in the entire Twisted.

Green fairy; She gave Aurora the gift of singing, although as far as I know Sebek doesn't sing, one of her most striking characteristics is her tone of voice... You'll be loud. And Twisted Wonderland is a twisted world, isn't it?

Blue Fairy; she was the one who modified Maleficent's curse, saving Aurora. Silver, it seems, could reference Aurora and Philip, who defeated Maleficent, and Silver's unique magic couldn't be more perfect for the current situation of Malleus putting everyone to sleep. In other words, Silver is practically Malleus' antagonist currently. And nothing more fair than him being represented by the fairy who changed Maleficent's curse, right?

And well, everyone knows that Malleus is Maleficent.

Personality of the 3 fairies in Lilia, Sebek and Silver.

Let's first take into account that Twisted is a twisted world.

Lilia; he represents the red fairy, in the original, she is kind of the leader of the group of fairies. Nothing much changes for Lilia, other than her unique style and personality.

Sebek: He represents the green fairy, who is calm and peaceful, I think you already know that many things have been Twisted. So he's not very calm in the game.

Silver; represents the blue fairy, also in a distorted way, Primavera (blue fairy) is the least calm of the group and the first to usually attack, being the one who turns Diablo into stone. In comparison, Silver is someone who is very calm and peaceful. Although it is still to be determined. What a distorted world doesn't do, right?

Personality in a more literal way.

Despite what has already been mentioned above, we will still agree that the character of some fairies is better suited to others. Like the blue fairy, who has no patience and goes more on the attack, her outgoing personality reminds me more of Sebek than Silver, for obvious reasons hahaha

Lilia, I think her personality can remind me of both the red and the green Fairy, although in my opinion she is more reminiscent of the red one, the same with Silver.

I believe that the symbolism of the 3 is more linked to the gifts that each fairy gave to Aurora, and not the personality of each one.

Lilia and Aurora.

There are some references to Aurora and her story in Lilia, although they are few. Since Lilia is more reminiscent of Maleficent's henchmen or the three fairies, sneod is more the last one, but we'll talk about that later.

It is because of Aurora's christening that Maleficent becomes enraged and curses her. In the same way, it's because of Lilia's farewell party that Malleus goes crazy with ideas and decides to put everyone to sleep, even though the initial problem wasn't just Lilia, but we also talked about that later, well, going back, in this case not just Lilia, but also, what counts is the intention, right? And at least the trigger for Malleus to do all this was Lilia.

Also, it's a quest after the wedding event with that ghost, ghost married if I'm not mistaken. Malleus will conjure a suit (I don't remember the exact name of the outfit, it could be something else) for Lilia, since he didn't have the opportunity to wear one at the ghost bride's wedding, and Silver and Sebek have a little argument over whether the color of the suit would be Red or Blue, which was very reminiscent of the fight fairies about the color of Aurora's dress.

I would continue, but as you have already seen in the title, part 5 of chapter 7 is out, so I believe that at this point it is better to end here.

Recently I watched "Sleeping Beauty" (yes, I had never seen it before, great movie by the way), and it made me see several references and possible inspirations/theories for Twisted Wonderland Diasomnia. For example:

Silver is Aurora

This isn't a big surprise, it's quite obvious in reality, but watching the film highlighted some details, Aurora was raised by the three fairies in an old forest hut, just like Silver, who was raised by Lilia, a fairy, in a slightly isolated cabin in the forest, Lilia appears to symbolize the 3 fairies. Furthermore, the 3 fairies call Aurora "Rosa" most of the time (I don't even know why her official name ended up being Aurora), and well, even though we know that this name was probably chosen in honor of the flower Rose , but pink is still a color (remembering that I'm Brazilian, and in Portuguese the flower rose🌹, is written and read in the same way as the color rosa pink, they both write and say "Rosa", I don't know how the name came to be of Aurora in the original language, or in this case English), and Silver's name is also a color, I mean, as forced as it is, I think you can still consider silver/Silver a color, right? And even if the color doesn't make sense, both Aurora and Silver don't know (or knew, in the case of Aurora(Rosa) her original name, since it was the fairies who gave the name Rosa to Aurora, and Lilia who gave the name We don't know if Silver's biological parents gave him a name, nor what name that would be. And we're not even going to talk about the animals that help Silver or the sleep problem he has, because these are a bit too OBVIOUS similarities. And regarding Aurora and Maleficent's relationship, there's no way to compare it to Silver and Malleus, since Maleficent and Aurora practically don't interact directly in any part of the film, they don't even have any dialogue .

Edit: I looked it up and the name in English is "Rose" which means 🌹. But Rose can also be a shade of pink, so I think the theory still stands.

Lilia and the 3 fairies.

Lilia has some characteristics similar to the 3 fairies in general, starting with the red fairy (I'm going to call them by color because it's better understood and because I forgot/always confuse the names), well, it was the red one that gave her beauty Aurora, if we can relate, Lilia has a very unique style, besides the red one is kind of the leader of the group, she was the one who found out about Philip and so on... Considering that Lilia is the oldest and most experienced from Diasomnia I think we can relate. The green fairy gives the gift of singing to Aurora, Lilia sings (just like any good Disney character), in terms of personality or actions during the film, there isn't much to relate to, apart from the terrible cooking skills of both, the The fairy put shell eggs on Aurora's cake... Yes, we discovered Lilia's namesake. As for the blue fairy, we never knew what she would give Aurora, in the end, she modifies the curse, but so far we don't know enough to say if this can be related in any way to Lilia, there is also the question that it was the fairy blue fairy who turned Diablo into stone, if Levan(Malleus' father) really represents Diablo, then we will actually have even fewer similarities between The blue fairy(I think her name was spring, right?) and Lilia, since it is said that Levan and Lilia they are good friends. Well, finally, it's worth highlighting the following, we have to agree that the fairies steal the attention throughout the entire film, right? Haha, they appear more than Aurora.

And so, let's face it, Lilia is the face of Diasomnia.

Malleus and Aurora

I kept thinking about the following, the fairies in a certain part of the film, have to take Aurora to the palace, and I believe, that they wouldn't see each other as much anymore, in a way, would the fairies leave?

And right then, when Aurora is crying in the palace room, Maleficent's powers hypnotize her, and she sticks her finger on the spinning wheel, sleeping soundly.

This in a way reminds me of Malleus, but in a distorted way, we are in TWISTED Wonderland after all, the fairies(Lilia) would go away, in this way, Malleus was hypnotized by the curse (Blot) and waited for the finger on the thorn(Overblot), putting everyone to sleep soundly.

I know that Aurora wasn't sad for the fairies, but for the prince at the time she was hypnotized, but even so, I believe she would have possibly been nervous, etc...

And here we are making another parallel between the two.

Silver, Malleus and Aurora.

Despite having made this parallel with Malleus, it also applies to Silver, after the fairies (Lilia) left he was a little sad, there's even that scene of him crying, then Maleficent (Malleus) arrives and Aurora ends up being what It ends up making him decide to curse everyone once and for all, in other words, Silver kind of stuck the eod in the thorns, so to speak, haha.

The difference here is that he wasn't hypnotized and Maleficent (Malleus) was just really freaking out.

Lilia, Sebek, Silver and the fairies' gifts.

You can see that Lilia, Sebek and Silver make a certain reference to the 3 fairies, in the Diasomnia trailer the three are represented with the colors of the three fairies. Lilia = Red, Sebek = Green and Silver = Blue.

Twisted Wonderland is set in a twisted world.

Red Fairy; she gave beauty to Aurora. Lilia has a very unique style, so to speak, and has the most outstanding design in Diasomnia, if not in the entire Twisted.

Green fairy; She gave Aurora the gift of singing, although as far as I know Sebek doesn't sing, one of her most striking characteristics is her tone of voice... You'll be loud. And Twisted Wonderland is a twisted world, isn't it?

Blue Fairy; she was the one who modified Maleficent's curse, saving Aurora. Silver, it seems, could reference Aurora and Philip, who defeated Maleficent, and Silver's unique magic couldn't be more perfect for the current situation of Malleus putting everyone to sleep. In other words, Silver is practically Malleus' antagonist currently. And nothing more fair than him being represented by the fairy who changed Maleficent's curse, right?

And well, everyone knows that Malleus is Maleficent.

Personality of the 3 fairies in Lilia, Sebek and Silver.

Let's first take into account that Twisted is a twisted world.

Lilia; he represents the red fairy, in the original, she is kind of the leader of the group of fairies. Nothing much changes for Lilia, other than her unique style and personality.

Sebek: He represents the green fairy, who is calm and peaceful, I think you already know that many things have been Twisted. So he's not very calm in the game.

Silver; represents the blue fairy, also in a distorted way, Primavera (blue fairy) is the least calm of the group and the first to usually attack, being the one who turns Diablo into stone. In comparison, Silver is someone who is very calm and peaceful. Although it is still to be determined. What a distorted world doesn't do, right?

Personality in a more literal way.

Despite what has already been mentioned above, we will still agree that the character of some fairies is better suited to others. Like the blue fairy, who has no patience and goes more on the attack, her outgoing personality reminds me more of Sebek than Silver, for obvious reasons hahaha

Lilia, I think her personality can remind me of both the red and the green Fairy, although in my opinion she is more reminiscent of the red one, the same with Silver.

I believe that the symbolism of the 3 is more linked to the gifts that each fairy gave to Aurora, and not the personality of each one.

Lilia and Aurora.

There are some references to Aurora and her story in Lilia, although they are few. Since Lilia is more reminiscent of Maleficent's henchmen or the three fairies, sneod is more the last one, but we'll talk about that later.

It is because of Aurora's christening that Maleficent becomes enraged and curses her. In the same way, it's because of Lilia's farewell party that Malleus goes crazy with ideas and decides to put everyone to sleep, even though the initial problem wasn't just Lilia, but we also talked about that later, well, going back, in this case not just Lilia, but also, what counts is the intention, right? And at least the trigger for Malleus to do all this was Lilia.

Also, it's a quest after the wedding event with that ghost, ghost married if I'm not mistaken. Malleus will conjure a suit (I don't remember the exact name of the outfit, it could be something else) for Lilia, since he didn't have the opportunity to wear one at the ghost bride's wedding, and Silver and Sebek have a little argument over whether the color of the suit would be Red or Blue, which was very reminiscent of the fight fairies about the color of Aurora's dress.

I would continue, but as you have already seen in the title, part 5 of chapter 7 is out, so I believe that at this point it is better to end here.