#but generally i think he could be considered more catlike in personality?? idk

[nukacourier]

okay so I wanna draw furry art with my oc and I dont know what he'd be between these two choices

[trashcatsnark]

WHY THE FUCK WERE UP SO LATE??? FUCKING UR SO LUCKY I CANT BEAT UR ASS OTHERWISE ITD BE KNUCKLE CITY

anyway, speaking about johnny boy i was thinking about him + nibbles and our like collective desicion that he is essiently a cat and it is really weirdly fitting that it just makes me like ???? so like cats themselves are a reoccuring motif within the game from the start, when u go to viks, when ur chatting up takemura and at the end with the rooftop that also doubles as like the millionith matrix reference. they follow v and they take up the role of the bakeneko, which i think in the game is defined by them appearing near death ? or just disaster. the obvious thing is that it is to do with v's inpending death and their whole sitation but like the general point is like the cat symbolises the death that follows v as the cat follows them. this puts johnny in an interesting sitation from his catlike nature to how he seems to like and get along with nibbles, he is linked with cats. he is also the parasite that is killing v. he is V's bakeneko. their signal of death. the events start because of his relic, jackie dies for him, and soon does most of the cast from act 1, and a large part of the death from then on is a direct result of them trying to solve the relic and johnny's whole presence is a signal for hey v ur fucking dying. he is death for them. the bakeneko.

makes me wonder if his catlike attributes were intentionally done cause that boy aint right or we just accidently walked on a really thematic fitting landmind

Spoilers within, again, also leave my sleeping schedule alone, I do not function. Additionally, I have a lot to say about Nibbles, omens, cats, and pets then how they all relate back to Johnny so congrats on opening a flood gate my friend!

 think the thematic thing with Johnny and cats and the bakeneko has to 1000000 percent be intentional, because he even sees a cat when Alt is kidnapped. And that goes back to Cyberpunk Red. Like that was used and utilized and then became such a large part of the story. 

Johnny is clearly meant to be a bakeneko; he’s actively next to the cat in that conversation, leaves when it does, see the same cat before Alt’s death, and is again the visual representation of what is happening to V. He is the symbol of their death, whether he wants to be or not. 

I think it’s also interesting to note, the Bakeneko, which is described as an omen of death and misfortune isn’t the only way we see cats used thematically within the game. Albeit, this way is more subtle and perhaps intentionally so. We also see the maneki-neko; the lucky cat statues are everywhere in game. In V’s apartment, Misty’s shop, Vik’s clinic. Everyyyyyywhereeeeee. 

So, we see two mythological cats from Japanese culture. One brings misfortune and one brings good luck. And Johnny exemplifies both. 

Johnny is a visual representation of all that is destroying V. His mere existence and presence a constant reminder that their death is around the corner. An ever present omen that V’s clock is ticking. He also often pops up to have a comment just before massive relic malfunctions and disasters. The end of every main game quest is punctuated with a relic malfunction and a lecture from Johnny. 

But without the chip and by extension Johnny, V would already be dead. If the chip hadn’t been the exact right place to be damaged and activated by the gunshot; it would have killed V right then and there. And while this wasn’t an active choice on Johnny’s part, he is the visual representation of the chip. Even then, he later does make an active choice to save V’s life. When V is hit with the worst malfunction yet; Johnny grabs them, “you aren’t dying yet, I got you” and he takes them to safety. He refuses to watch V seize and die in a puddle of their own sick in the middle of nowhere (for me it’s always at the sunset hotel, idk if this changes based on the order you do the events tho) So, he takes control, he eases their pain and takes them somewhere safe, somewhere that means something to him, and swears to die for them. 

Luck both good and bad. Fortune and misfortune. A sign of better days and an omen of death. A maneki-neko and a bakeneko. The time bomb in V’s head and the guy who saved their life. He is both. 

Now, stepping away from the mythological aspects. Lets talk about Nibbles the cat, Johnny, and pets within Cyberpunk 2077. Animals and by extension pets are considered a luxury in Night City. They’re taxed to fuck and back, generally only the wealthy can have them. Its also often brought up that real friends and family who stick by you are very difficult to come by. V becomes through Nibbles one of the rare people to have a pet. One of the other people who had a pet is, Barry their neighbor. 

Barry and his mission is one of the first you can unlock and see in the game. He’s V’s downstairs neighbor and his story is played out so fucking similarly to V’s. Barry lost his best friend, he’s quit his job because he can’t handle the weight of the NCPD’s corruption, and he’s thinking of taking his own life.  V has lost Jackie, its stated in game they get less work than usual because of Konpeki (cant be put on a crew), and very early on can say to Misty “be better off putting in my head”. 

But for Barry that friend ends up being a pet tortoise. And its clear what that tortoise represents; a constant companion, a safe place, and a comfort. Something Barry couldn’t find among his peers until later on when they learn just how much he’s been hurting. And this is treated as such a tragedy, that he only has a pet to turn to. 

And so V gets a cat, because they too are fucking hurting and having a little meowing bundle of skin running around their apartment helps. Something to come home to, something to make that apartment a little less empty, a little more alive. 

So, how does this particular aspect of Nibbles/cats/pets relate to Johnny, I hear you wondering (as well as wondering when Im going to shut up). Well, we know Johnny is linked symbolically with cats and thats the choice of pet for V. And we knows pets have been likened to support without judgement; a companion who you can tell everything too and they won’t abandon you. 

And while Johnny has heaps of judgment and is a dick. He is V’s only constant companion. I know a good junk of people don’t like him or his commentary; but imagine V’s life without Johnny in it through the game events. Imagine how lonely they’d be. 

Johnny is the only one who knows everything and is there with V from the start to the final moments in Mikoshi. 

Vik and Misty know, but they’re no edgerunners, they have no idea everything V is doing out there. Part of why as much as I do love Vik, his frustration with V hurts so much in the end because he talks like V hasn’t done anything to save themselves. Because, Vik doesn’t know what V’s been doing this whole time. 

Each part of the main quests in Act 2 are linked to an NPC; Judy, Panam, and Takemura. And not one of them know or are there throughout the entirety of V’s journey. Judy doesn’t get told the full details of what’s happening until later in and stops helping V one Evelyn is saved. Panam doesn’t learn the full details or anything really about the chip until much later. And her quests become her own personal journey once V finds Hellman. And then depending on V’s choices, Panam can come in to help at the end. Takemura knows V is dying and is there to help with the parade and then he’s gone; either dead or in hiding. He refers to anything that doesn’t involve him as V’s shady dealings and leaves it at that. He’s there to interrogate Hellman but he doesn’t know all V did to find him. None of them know everything, none of them have been there the whole time. And that’s not a condemnation of them, I do not expect them to drop everything to be glued to V’s side 24/7 but, I can’t fucking imagine how alone V feels. 

River has no involvement in any main quests and only finds out anything if V chooses to romance him. Kerry knows what Johnny told him and depending on the ending may even leave V. Again, wanna be clear, that isn’t a condemnation on his character. I understand why he does this and i understand his hurt and how it led him to that. 

But this is about how truly fucking alone V is in all of this. Not a single person there start to finish, not a single person knowing all that they have suffered, all that they have been through and are going through. 

Except Johnny. He tells V in the oil fields, closest to him by far, there 24/7, yet they don’t seem to hate him. And he’s that for V too; there the entire way, their demon never leaving.  Johnny knows everything happening; because he’s part of what’s happening. He’s been there through every struggle, every step, every slap in the face as V’s tried to save themselves. Has felt their pain as they lose themselves, has known the people who’ve had to die for them to get this far, as felt their heart break when all they found was betrayal by the Voodoo Boys, Ai Alt asking how V’s life is her problem, getting recommended a hospice by Hellman. 

And as dickish as he is, his comments help. V always has someone there, as much as he sucks. He always has something stupid or naggy to say to help keep some of that weight off their shoulders. Imagine if they didn’t even have that. If Johnny never talked to them, never showed his face. 

A constant companion, like a supportive pet cat except he can talk and did a lot of meth. 

And this is a sidenote that has nothing to do with cats specifically, but that through Samurai music this isn’t the first time Johnny could be compared to an omen. Its no secret that the music was largely created around the game and as such, many of his songs have direct parallels and messages related to the game. Never Fade Away while in universe written in regards to Alt’s death also has so much in common with his journey with V. This brings me to the song Black Dog.

“Black Dog inside my head, guiding me until the end.”

Black Dogs are figures in Irish Mythology  who much like bakeneko’s are talked about in game; are omens of death and misfortune. I just find it interesting I suppose, like Johnny is either a dirty alley cat or a big mangy dog, but either way he’s here cause someones about to die.

Okay this is well over a thousand words, Imma shut up now. This is probably a mess, but anyone here for coherency is in the wrong place. 

[rorykillmore]

okay these asks are late, but how does villanelle feel about the other people in the anti-grace squad?

villanelle is like. aggressively not a team player in any sense. like, she tends to clash BADLY in collaborative group environments (the last time she was on a team with anyone she intentionally got BOTH her partners killed, so!) so i kind of think the idea of her being on a team made of people she generally likes and gets along with, but her still being villanelle, is... both kind of hilarious and interesting

i’ll start with fox because he’s like, the one person there who villanelle has a deep bond of trust with (as deep as it ever gets with her, anyway) and who she’s proven to be able to, miraculously, work with really effectively. that’s why villanelle like, perpetually considers fox to be her partner even though they’re not OFFICIALLY partners anymore, because he’s really the only person she’s ever had that kind of relationship with. so needless to say, he’s probably the one on the team she could work the most seamlessly with, and have the least number of problems with. but also like! she and fox are the two former GRACE agents on the team! their information and insight is really important which means... the squad obviously has to spread out its resources, and fox and villanelle can’t be paired up all the time. so that’s gonna be.... an adjustment for villanelle, especially since she’s the kind of person who forms this really stubborn, singular, catlike loyalty to people where she has trouble accepting Anyone Else in their place (ie she dug her heels in when the twelve tried to give her a handler that wasn’t konstantin; she’ll probably act similar here if she keeps getting partnered with a person Who Isn’t Fox)

but also she and fox do work UNDENIABLY well together so i’m sure there’ll be some occasions where toffee pairs them up at least for some things,

and then to talk some about toffee, since he’s the guy running the show! villanelle actually quite likes toffee, and he is actually a really efficient boss in the way that he handles her. i’m not sure a lot of people would be able to manage villanelle in a setting like this, but he... knows she’s efficient, and lets her be efficient, and doesn’t really give her a lot of hardline rules to follow beyond “don’t get caught”. so to a certain extent, because he doesn’t try to smother or intimidate or overmanage her, she does trust him.

but also like... villanelle at this point has a long and complicated history with her employers and her experiences with them, so there’s only so much she can trust toffee. even konstantin, who genuinely loves her, is willing to throw her under the bus when he needs to, so how can she expect anything different from toffee? it’s not really personal, she just... understands and expects that he’s hardly going to give up his job and reputation and standing to bail her out of a tight spot if she ever gets stuck in one. just like she would probably turn on him if she had her back against the wall! 

that being her impression of him and their relationship, of course, she’s never quite sure what to do when toffee’s more selfless streaks show themselves or... how genuinely to read that

laurel is someone appreciates just because villanelle finds it relatively easy to understand her, or at least some parts of her. she has a long, criminal history and generally kind of gets... how things work when you’re a dangerous woman operating in a world that’s still inevitably mostly dominated by men. of course they... don’t actually know each other that well yet, and i don’t know how well they’d ultimately be able to work together (guess we’re gonna find out!). villanelle likes laurel and, if she was looking to feel less... empty by chasing after friendships like she’s kind of inclined to do after the whole silver eyes memory incident, laurel would probably be an easy pick because they have apparent similarities that are easy to build on!  but they’re also, at their cores... very different, and villanelle has so many difficulties navigating healthy relationships in the first place that it could get messy. idk. we haven’t done a lot of Meaty stuff with them yet but it’ll be interesting to see what happens!!

and then sun... it’s so funny, because up until the anti-GRACE stuff sun and villanelle had really only had passing interactions in the main icc, and sun was distinctly in the “villanelle tolerates him because he’s friends with team rwby” category and we used to joke about that a lot. but the thing is?? when given a chance to interact more extensively, they do kind of get along?? they’re still very different people, of course, and always will be -- but while villanelle doesn’t really... understand a lot about sun and his open sincerity and loyalty and dedication, he is in a funny sort of way maybe the person i could see her growing to trust the most on the squad besides fox. she definitely has more similarities with laurel and toffee, but that also means she attaches certain inevitably expectations to them and the kind of people they are, while sun... she’s never worked with anyone like sun before. getting to the point where she doesn’t have to question whether he has her back or whether he means everything he says might be difficult because she’s... villanelle, she’s hardly ever had that in her life, but the more time she spends with him, the more she finds she genuinely likes him. so that’s a start!

it’s hard to say anything about lucifer yet because he hasn’t interacted with most of the team, but. needless to say, i think lucifer and villanelle are a combination destined for disaster! in that they could WAY too easily fall into enabling each other’s bullshit, and i’m sorry for everyone around them. it’d be interesting to see how villanelle reacts to... meeting a version of the devil, because she has a particular indifference varying towards disdain for religion that’s kind of subtextualized in a way that would be a LOT to unpack for this particular ask, but i guess i’ll just leave it at “there could be a lot of deeper complications even as they’re having fun with each other on the surface”

and then i don’t know what billy will be involved, but i know you’re at least planning on making him an ally of the group?? which is hilarious given that the only one in it who knows about his secret identity is villanelle. i don’t think she’d be particularly inclined to like... immediately rat him out or anything, especially if he could offer them something useful, but she also. wouldn’t be SUPER dedicated to keeping it a secret if it served her in some way to tell the rest of the group, fair warning. idk billy and villanelle haven’t really interacted outside of that one icc, so we’ll have to see WHAT HAPPENS as far as her more in depth feelings toward him go!

[bubmyg]

hii!! i love ur blog sm lmao x could u give us all a lil 💞💝💗💓💕 moment and list reason why u love yoongi cos im ready to 💕💞💗💝💓💖 lmao

:-( okay strap in

his passion :-( not just for music but for uh everything, he works so hard and has worked so hard to get to where he is and i think without the unadulterated passion he has for any and everything he sets his mind to he wouldn’t be the person he is ya know

his strength? i guess is the word?? like i can’t imagine some of the hardships he’s struggled through and may continue to struggle with yet he’s still here doing his best without any sort of like idk resentment he’s just himself without having to put on an act and is unashamed in saying so which you don’t always get from someone in the public eye but yoongi is always so sure to remind everyone it’s okay to not be okay and is adamant in creating an environment where everyone thinks like that :-(((

he’s just like one of the most caring and sweet people ever and not in conventional ways like whether it be for his members or his family or fans or just people in general he’s so genuine in wanting to help and make people feel better with something as simple as making sure everyone has ate or something as complex as his lyrics like the boy uses his birthday to either hand write notes to fans or anonymously donate meat to children’s shelters like :-((((((((((((((((((((

boy also said he probably wouldn’t get tattoos bc it would prevent him from doing charity work in the future and was quick to answer that journalist who was like “you’re very interested in charity work then?” with basically a “of course i am”

he’s also so humble lmao like you look at his lyrics in idk mic drop or agust d or give it to me and yet he can’t look someone in the eye when they compliment him and he’s always so quick to acknowledge that they’ve worked hard or we as fans have worked hard like it would be easy for any of them at their level of success to get cocky and yoongi is just....the farthest thing from it like i know we joke about him predicting their accomplishments but i truly think he says these things like jokingly like “oh, we’re not here for the accomplishments we really are just here to make the best music possible that we enjoy and that fits our sound and that can give comfort to others but if we made it to the grammy’s then...” and those things stiLL HAPPEN even without intent :-(

idk how any of u find him intimidating/cold/emotionless tbh he’s so shy and sweet and soft and has a huge heart like he SCREAMED bc the maknae line said he sent them sentimental texts and he was embarrassed about it like ajfkdsjafld :-(

his big unabashed gummy smile :-(

or in photo shoots when he kinda kinda smiles and it’s all tentative and sweet

when he actually laughs and it’s so loud and cute and boyish :-(

when his big chocolate colored eyes look catlike but even more when they look round and innocent and attentive and s w e e t :-(

squishy cheeks :-(

pouty lips :-(

talking and using those pouty lips :-(

his voice is so soothing and calm and the infliction in his voice like how he draws things out and hums in between words and just carefully considers everything he says like i love listening to him talk bc he’s so intelligent and insightful and thinks about things in such a beautiful way

going off of how he thinks abt things i love how he’s always very critical of those dumb ideal type questions like writing ridiculous numbers for height and weight and circling all the options given to him for certain things or saying that he cares abt personality and who he vibes with and just really cares that they like music like idk it seems like the “ideal type” is such a big thing in kpop and yet he’s very indifferent to it and almost makes it comical (bc it is lmao)

the two freckles u know the ones :-(

he dances w so much passion like yeah he’s not technical like jimin or a literal noodle like hobi but he makes the choreo his own and he just has such a way of moving his body that is just cool as hell 

tummy :-(

those same three dances he does when he gets excited :-(

those loud squeaks he does when he gets excited :-(

nose scrunch :-(

when he touches the back of his neck when he gets shy :-(

STAGE PRESENCE 

going back to earlier a little bit but just how he’s constantly growing like he’s repeatedly talked about his anxiety and fear of crowds yet he’s still here still doing it even as things continually get bigger bc he says he always remembers he’s here for a larger purpose or how he said he’s not a very good singer yet he’s now singing or how he always says he’s a bad dancer but now he has his own choreo or how in burn the stage he said he was really only confident in his rap yet his entire like on stage persona just radiATES!!!!! or how he’s consistently been known as the “savage, cold” one yet he’s embracing being all soft and sensitive lately :-( 

“There’s nothing wrong, everyone is equal.”

"I really want to say that everyone in the world is lonely and everyone is sad, and if we know that everyone is suffering and lonely, I hope we can create an environment where we can ask for help, and say things are hard when they're hard, and say that we miss someone when we miss them."