#didi ask

[putagal]

Gal, as a Nedport lover, what do you think of them with other pairs, such as Engport and Nedden? Do you like them? Do you dislike them? Could they have been lovers previously?

anon.. you gave me the opportunity to ramble so i will, apologies it will be long

i will forever be a multishipper girlie BUT nedport is my #1 and will probably be for a very long time. i like other port ships too, love love love engport, like its a little hard to have the world's longest diplomatic alliance, 650+ years, and not be just a liiiittle gay for each other, portu is genuinely one of england's only friend in mainland europe and ykw.. make it gay. And while some people in the fandom think of spaport as siblings/cousins, most of the time i think of them as lovers, i think they could have dated back when they were younger and also during the iberian union (i have made up a whole universe in my mind for spaport iberian union, anon... anon im crazy.. im ill). i do like them as siblings/cousins sometimes when people do it well, one of the fics i most enjoy has them as siblings and it's fun, i just change my perspective on them depending on suits best the situation, i enjoy portcau too from time to time but usually in a one sided way (on macau's end)

now... yeah i do like more port ships than ned ones because i am from portugal so i grew up exposed to portuguese history so it's easier for me to think of historical aspects for ships (though i will admit i had NEVER heard of the dutch-portuguese wars in my history classes, that's not something we touch on while we talk about the iberian union)

i love to be able to think of historical eras for ships so because of this, and i haven't been into hetalia for that long, and i don't know a lot about the netherlands history, the way i am with other ned ships is mostly "oh! that's cute/fun"

i know about indoned which i still don't know if i like it that much or not, denned i know about too but i don't know much about them so i can't say, and then there's nedpan which i think out of these is the one ned ship i could be inclined to liking the most but unfortunately the way i see some artists draw them ruined it a little for me.. Oh but i've seen such good art too, i like to appreciate art even if im not a big fan of the ship

so tldr; yes i do like their other pairs but mostly just portu's. and they have been alive for so many years, i think they had other lovers too.

[fireflysugarpie]

I'm literally so obsessed with the fact that Shang Qinghua and Shen Qingqiu married the most extreme versions of each other

like, I'm pretty sure that people have already brought this up, but Shang Qinghua and Luo Binghe have the same, "I'm just a little guy, you wouldn't hurt a little guy, would you?" pathetic, pitiful, crybaby aura (even though Binghe is a lot more selective with it lol)

and Shen Qingqiu and Mobei-Jun are icy beauty, rich, dense, spoiled brats that both go insane over (1) pitiful hamster man (for different reasons, but still)

I feel like if they didn't fucking die and get transmigrated, they could've had a cute assholes to assholes but lovers arc :<

[professorcalculusstanaccount]

How would you describe Chang's relationship with his adoptive parents in your wonderful au?

Chang is adopted pretty quickly, so it's likely they didn't get much time to get to know each other as well as most adopted families nowadays. My thoughts on Chang and his adopted family are below!

Chang's heroism in The Blue Lotus was impressive, which leads to lofty expectations Chang himself feels incapable of meeting. He struggles to adapt to life in Shanghai, the Wangs' upper middle class culture and has problems at school, having missed out on a few years of education and a lot of unresolved trauma.

He's frustrated at his own inability to fit in, and guilty about flubbing this opportunity at life they gave him. Part of him feels like he's tearing their family apart. The Wangs are desperately trying to give Chang a good life, but feel completely out of their depth.

He also can't help but compare himself to Didi, his much older adopted brother and their biological son, who is scarily competent and a clear favourite of their mother.

Didi is aware that his father may have expectations for Chang to join the Sons of the Dragon. Having experienced the pressure and danger first-hand he takes it upon himself to foster a sense of agency in Chang so he will be capable of choosing for himself when the time comes. Didi trains Chang in martial arts and is tough on him in general, but encourages Chang to travel when he expresses an interest in it. Chang on the other hand encourages Didi to have fun and let loose!

Mr Wang has high expectations for Chang because he believes in him. He and Mrs Wang genuinely care for him and only want the best possible life for him, but this sometimes comes across as them expecting Chang to be somebody else. They first thought Chang was much like Didi, disciplined and quiet, but Chang's rebellious streak catches them off guard. Mrs Wang is particularly shaken.

It struck me how gentle the Wangs were with Didi while he was under the influence of madness poison, and as they are good friends with a mental health specialist, they would absolutely take Chang's mental health seriously. Whether or not they fully understand each other is another thing. As Chang slips into a deep depression they decide to send him off to London to meet his uncle, hoping a change in scenery will help him. On his way through Tibet however, his plane crashes into the mountains...

[shiftythrifting]

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[asanjou]

kingdomswap designs...?

i don't remember how this came about im just having fun with character designs :smile: it's just the same swaps from episode 27

[dorgarey]

i domt understand the latest soaproach :(

ofcs this is just _my_ interpretation or however u write it... i hope to post more soon!!!

[winlik300]

@boiling-potato

La concha lo tome como ser marino realmente, espero te guste ♥️❤️

Didy

[thistle-caster]

🧸 and 👻 for Kristen and gorgug once again?

🧸 - about their childhood

gorgug's parents absolutely tried their best to raise a half-orc child. they made a binder for themselves on “How to Raise a Half-Orc” and tried to put it on the highest shelf so gorgug couldn’t reach it (he got his hands on it by the age of 5). they definitely enrolled him in orcish culture and language lessons. there’s still gaps in the knowledge, don’t get me wrong, but the thistlesprings definitely went all in when it comes to doing what they could. (they also absolutely made gorgug a little plushie that they imbued with magic that he still keeps. he takes it in his arms and hugs it to sleep when he has really bad nightmares.)

kristen cherishes her dynamic with bucky the most. they would often trade off playing dolls together in exchange for playing games of fantasy football (not that type). their parents would always look at kristen weird for enjoying playing football so much, but bucky would come to her defense when he actually understood what was going on. also, think it’s important to know that kristen’s horrendous at football. she mostly played it because she loved seeing bucky’s toothy grin whenever he won.

👻 - something that scares them

barring their fears in the nightmare forest partially because I haven’t seen it yet, partially because it’s canon.

for gorgug, I think something that scares him is the idea that he could hurt his friends. something like what happened with fabian being possessed by baron? would absolutely terrify him. I think he’s someone who likes to know what’s going on, cares about having his senses somewhat about him, so that with the combination of actively hurting his best friends? I don’t think he could really live with himself if that happens.

with kristen, her biggest fear is probably her brothers following the path of her parents — the racism, the far-rightness, everything. she kind of feels helpless, I would think, especially considering she doesn’t live with them anymore and now they don’t have her direct influence. she has no way of controlling what happens, but she’s thankful that she’s got some connection with bucky now.

thanks for the ask, anon! click here for the original post :)

[manujanolavu]

Hi didiiiiiii

hi bacche <3

[putagal]

Did you gonna still post PortMac btw?

probably! i mainly draw nedport but im compelled by other portu ships too, if i draw more it will be portmac porteng and spaport

[naggingatlas]

if u have any can u please post more pictures of your kittey cat I must feast my eyes upon thy beast

with great pleasure

and this one screenshot angel took of me during a call

[100hearteyes]

Ship name: didlie?

😂 why not, it's appropriately funny

[shiftythrifting]

Do you have a I refuse to tolerate lactose tank top on the store or just the shirt? I see you have a Gluten tank but I don't see a lactose tank and I wanted to get one for my workout buddy for his birthday in a month.

Oops, that's one I missed! It's up now in the Aches and Maladies collection.

[the-monkey-ruler]

I heard someone say that Rin Rin (one of SWK's most well-known love interests in jttw media) dies in the sequel and I was wondering if it was true, because you know, at least she was the only one to escape that curse to be swk's love interest and not die.

Yes there is something like that. There isn’t a sequel to the Saiyuki 1960 movie but rather this is considered a remake of the OG manga that was made in 2003. While they don’t make it obvious it is sadly true that in that version when Rinrin comes to check on Wukong under the mountain she doesn’t feed him the lil chestnuts this time.

The 1960s Rinrin fell in the snow in her constant effort to feed Wukong while he was under the mountain. But she was saved by Guanyin when she fell in the snow and Rinrin was the one to save Wukong with her love as Guanyin rewarded HER by letting Wukong be free and take Sanzang on the mission. If anything Rinrin SAVED Wukong in this version.

Rather the 2003 version of this story looks like the movie takes the direction that Rinrin only has a mortal life and cannot live the 500 years when Wukong is under the mountain. She is there for him... but there is no Guanyin coming for her this time.

In this version, it is suggested she does not survive the winter....

The next scene cuts to Sanzang coming to free Wukong from the mountain to save Wukong but there is no Rinrin there to say goodbye.

I don't know which version follows the manga better as I haven't read it nor found a copy to read it but the 2003 was considered to be a more... intense version of the story with more heartache despite its cute anime-style. The 1960s was meant for a more child audience so I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the movie so that Wukong and Rinrin may be happy after all.

[dorgarey]

HI IM COMPLETELY OBSESSED W UR ROACH DESIGN!!! THE WINGS IS SO COOL & CREATIVE IM SAT

thankyou! i have a really messy doodle style...so im glad you like lt!

[dwarvendiaries]

buddy……you’re playing a game with a (semi) open world and the idea of purchasing….a map……never interested you? i want to study you

Yep, never even occurred to me until the final act. I was thinking that part of the menu must be called map for a reason, but Martinaise didn’t look that large to me, so I just memorised the street layout.

Part of it’s probably again my inexperience with rpgs. My usual modus operandi in games is to just explore the map and find new areas. Sometimes I forget that not everything is procedural.