#dude its such an honor and an achievement

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People compliment you on how you draw Curly a lot but I really love the disinterested and sometimes scornful look you give Jimmy. It always reads with such a sort of bitter dissatisfaction with each that I think he embodies and what drives his worst attributes.

Good stuff, makes him seem hard to approach and I just really love how you shape the cast. Even Anya looking more contemplative naturally in your style you just work wonders with your style!!!!

Oh my god thank you so muchhh I'm so flattered

It really does mean a lot, I take a lot of care into drawing each character and Jimmy isn't excluded from that. His spitefulness and bitter dissatisfaction (damn that's a good description) are his key character traits for me. Jimmy doesn't act overtly hostile all the time but he's very unpleasant to be around in general. He's not the worst guy IF you see him at first glance but you would not want to stay near him. Jimmy is just a negative aura man, very unapproachable and unpleasant.

So glad you pointed out Anya's contemplativeness, she has a lot on her mind, always. Her and Curly are my favorites to draw (and in general). But yes Curly seems to be the star of the show here, I think I just hit the right spot for a lot of people with his characterization and I couldn't be happier about that.

[a-sky-full-of-ideas]

My favourite jobs of MDZS characters in a modern AUs (that aren’t business men cause that’s too obvious) and why, in no specific order!

WWX

Graphic designer (XZ former job, freelancer)

Gardener (he loved it !!)

Athlete (all rounder)

Photographer, specifically landscape/storms or otherwise on site stuff (free/unbound)

Artist (freelancer and creative)

Flutist

Band member specifically bassist and lyricist

DJ (free)

Influencer (is he not basically that lol)

YouTuber

Journalist (he loves to annoy ppl and find things out that they’d rather not want)

Talk show host/interviewer

Stunt man (he loves the adrenaline)

Crazy scientist/engineer (achieve the impossible)

Basically anything that is full of freedom, where he can travel wherever, whenever he wants! Something unbound to a place and by his own rules.

LWJ

Vet (he loves those bunnies so much)

Classical musician

Music teacher (loves music/good with kids)

Fashion designer (have you seen his wardrobe)

Librarian/archivist (he likes order)

Judge on a music competition show (we know he loves to judge ppl but also bring out the best in them)

Influencer, doesn’t talk in his videos at all, just shows the skill, wether it’s cooking, martial arts or music

Journalist (helps ppl and cares for the uncomfortable truth, no qualms running to the end of the world for it)

Critic (wether it’s restaurants or movies, judgemental but eloquent and fair)

Anything traditional and well regarded but that is supporting one or more of his interests. Then again he can be a judgmental and rebellious.

JC

Architect ( “rebuild the Yunmeng clan to its former glory” or sth. Also fashion for buildings but very logical, precise and pragmatic and mostly a highly regarded job)

Fashion designer (have you seen his wardrobe?!)

Lawyer (dude loves to argue and scare ppl but also cares for the right ppl to be punished aka 2in1 for him)

Meteorologist (who best to read the incoming storm but the storm himself ?)

YouTuber, specifically cooking channel “cooking with juijui” aka for JL

Gym teacher (we see him train his new disciples)

Swimmer (best swimmer of YM or what ? Drowns out his thoughts and focuses on his body which at least he knows)

Librarian/archivist (he likes order and is stuck in the past)

Dog trainer

Vet/animal shelter owner (he loves those dogs so much and if he can’t have them he’ll at least treat them)

For him I love the two extremes of either sth that his parents will highly approve of cause it gets them money and status or sth that is completely just for himself and his interests, be it animals or his nephew

LXC

music teacher ( loves music and good w/kids)

Art teacher ( can draw and good w/kids)

Librarian (quite life he craves )

Professor

Flutist

Classical musician (traditional)

Yoga teacher

Voice actor for self help books and stuff

Judge (fair but steadfast)

Museum director (traditional and honoring the past)

Born a teacher I believe. Patience of a saint, not condescending at all and skilled at everything he does. Doesn’t need the fame of being a pro.

Some obvious ones

Wen Qing = doctor

JYL = Cook (Restaurant or celebrity with talk show)

NHS = fashion designer

NMJ = personal trainer

Feel free to add!

[whitelotusherald]

I said I may or may not write my opinion about Blue Eye Samurai and guess who finished the first season and felt like sharing some stupid thoughts! (Gonna use they/them pronouns for Mizu - I think the creators' been using she/her but they just have that vibe, sorry.)

First of all, I'm NOT gonna praise it and say this is the best animated series I've ever seen in the samurai genre - this show is at most an okay copy/retelling of the classic Japanese revenge stories, however, it is still captivating.

For me, it felt like a mixture of two of my fav stories, namely Kaze Hikaru and Bakumatsu Kikansetsu. Mizu is pretty much like Kaze Hikaru's Sei (though a hundred times stronger and a million times more bloodthirsty with just an ounce of mercy) with a though start in life thanks to links to the Western world, losing family and wanting revenge so much that both of them end up leading the life of a man, often encountering how much better they are off in this role. On the other hand the whole show's vibe and Mizu's design remind me of Bakumatsu Kikansetsu's more serious tones and its hero, Akizuki - mysterious dude with unconventional clothing, blue eyes, a badass special sword, with the occasional rampage. Maybe my nostalgia towards both stories made me watch this one within a day.

The mix of Japanese and American storytelling was fun, although I must say that the baddies lacking complexity whatsoever made me itch sometimes. (Except for one dude, who really managed to fool me for so long.) Fowler is plain and boring, the most typical big brute Western guy they could depict, though it's fun to think this was an intentional copying of similar anime archetypes of Western characters. Taigen felt like a cheap imitation of Zuko being honor-bound but getting his ass constantly kicked, but who, by the end of the day, seemed to learn nothing. Ringo was fun and proved to be a million times useful indeed, though he just went and followed his heart in the twenty-fourth hour instead of his common sense, not helping those who would've needed it after all (though in the end it seemed like his help was not even needed lol).

Ah yes, this was my big problem with the show. Sometimes people just went to do stuff that... resulted in nothing. Like. Okay, go, warn people of imminent danger but what is the use when they can just...spot the danger like five minutes later without the warning and those minutes make zero difference? Ringo almost abandoned Mizu several times just to go after them eventually, for what?

But the series also offered some very clever ideas. For example, I truly thought that "oh my god are we going to get a two floors/episode fight or what? getting to Fowler will be like a stupid video game" just to have some pleasant surprise instead. Mizu's weapon... I'm not gonna go into that because I'm so in love with it! The red-light district and Madame Kaji and her girls were also A+ content.

This is again, something the show handled tastefully. Since anime can't show nudity without censorship (I think that law still exists?), I don't think there's any show, hentai or not where they could've got away with these sex scenes, but in an American animation on Netflix? No problem. I'm really not a fan of hentai or this type of mature content (I'd choose the most disgusting gore over it any time) but didn't bother me that we had a sex scene in every episode. (Maybe except in the last one.)

As for Mizu. Their whole aesthetics is so badass. You cannot not fall in love with them, ruthlessness or not. I know their whole character is built upon the fact that women couldn't get their revenge in the shogunate's era thanks to the strict patriarchy, and really, the most a women could achieve was rather Akemi's path. However, there are a few instances where it's not that easy to decide whether they are just pissed to be looked down upon as a woman, want to keep their secret, or there's more than that. They might be considered an unconventional woman who could never be satisfied with the traditional roles of women. One, who is forced to take on the role of a boy and does not know how to forget that when they can return to their womanhood. But that womanhood also feels forced. As if they're just simply outside of this whole shit that dudes are honorable samurai (or artisans / farmers / merchants), women are cooking and raising kids. That's part of the reason why I loved the idea that their sword is actually multifunctional and can be used as a naginata. Naginata became the weapon of women in the Edo era, so even though we're not there yet, it seems to have more feminine connotations than a katana. This double-shape of their weapon seems to reflect their soul. This is further emphasized by their outcast half-breed status, which, again, means they're not entirely one, not entirely the other.

Anyway.

Go watch the show.

It's worth it. Mizu is like some cockroach that refuses to die and kills at least a hundred people and just wants to be left alone to kill their enemies.

Please, watch it, otherwise we may never get to know how the fuck will white dudes die by the hands of a lowly half-breed who has the most crazy and determined eyes you've ever seen.

[loveoaths]

I’ve been reading through Darth Momin’s Wookiepedia entry recently and he is fascinating. Momin is considered a “Sith heretic” which, conceptually, is just…… how bad/weird/annoying do you have to be for the SITH, the biggest annoying asshole whiners in the galaxy, to look at you and think, “Yeah I’mma need this bitch OUTTA HERE ASAP”???

The answer is: pretty goddamn annoying. But I’ll get to that in a second.

His “heresy” is believing that the Sith do not control the Dark Side; the dark side controls them. They exist solely to serve it, to please it through their works and actions. He does not believe in the wanton destruction of his peers; he believes in creation. Adding to the world instead of taking it apart. Unfortunately his idea of “adding to the world” is shit like “use the Force to lock an entire city in the second before it’s utter annihilation, thus creating an endless source of pain and fear and terror to fuel my Evil Engine so I can get a good grade in Being Loved By the Dark Side, which is both normal and something possible to achieve.”

And then he fucking FAILS at it because some pesky little Jedi get onto his engine and the mere presence of light side energy distracts him so much that he EXPLODES HIMSELF. this guy sucks so fucking bad it’s unreal. I’m obsessed.

Momin thinks the Sith obsession with Jedi is stupid and irrelevant to their purpose, which is to honor the Dark Side and execute its will across the Galaxy. This school of thought appears to be unique to him, since it is considered antithetical to everything mainstream Sith believe, and it dies with him, because they ensure his name is not recorded in any Sith or Jedi holocron; his legacy is all but eradicated. This is 1) hilarious, but also 2) indicative of the accusation he levels against the Sith: they are so focused on hoarding and hiding knowledge that they undermine themselves and the efforts of their entire group, when they could be serving one goal — honoring the Dark Side — and rebuilding the galaxy in its image. This guy is technically the eclectic fringe hippie guy of the Sith, and he’s like. An art / architecture / engineering triple major with a minor in being fucking creepy.

And the reason he is LIKE this is because he got one (1) bad art review on his first sculpture — which was totally understandable considering he made said sculpture out of the family pet. And Momin decides, fuck it if y’all don’t like my work then I don’t like YOU. Also DIE.

His art (and therefore life) philosophy becomes obsessed with pain and fear. To him they are the only true emotions, the only ones that define our nature, the only emotions that matter. Sure dude. I’m sure that has nothing to do with everyone hating your art and being freaked out by you. You totally didn’t create an entire artistic vision that claims how people receive YOUR work is universal and the only purpose of art, because there is no way your art isn’t just awful and bad and nauseating. Noooo, that’s what art is supposed to be!

He also thinks Vader is a bitch, which is hilarious, because seconds after this Vader smears him across the floor.

If this guy was a doughnut, the outside dough would be Art/Stem Boy Who Tells You You Like Art Wrong and his inside would be Hannibal + Villanelle jelly.

He may as well have said “This is my design.”

Oh, and on top of being a brilliant dingus, this guy somehow conjured a door to the dark side itself, pulled his original body from it and transfered his consciousness to it (implying that he has technically unlocked the key to immortality that the Sith have been banging on about for eons), is strong enough in the dark side that a fragment of his soul can survive inside a stupid little helmet long after he’s dead, doesn’t believe in the Master-Apprentice dynamic, is a perfect plot vehicle for any time travel fic because if any bitch has found a way to the World Between Worlds it’s this guy and he WILL be making it your problem, and is somehow both one of the most unique and most exhausting Sith —

All while looking like a rejected Keebler elf.

I’m obsessed.

(Credit to @gffa for these comic images I found in the #darth momin tag!)

[saucy-mesothelioma]

October 31st: Meso's Honorable Mentions | Hellraiser

Hellraiser was released in 1987 and was directed by Clive Barker. When Kirsty (Ashley Laurence) moves back in to her childhood home with her father Larry (Andrew Robinson) and her stepmother Julia (Clare Higgins), they're not expecting the house to already be occupied. That occupant?: the resurrected brother of her father named Frank (Sean Chapman and Oliver Smith) who has been brough back to life thanks to a strange and otherworldly device known as the Lament Configuration. Now Kirsty must not only find a way to stop Frank, but also avoid the creatures who are after him.

Although he didn't make it into the list about Influential Directors, Clive Barker is a well-known name among horror fans. He's a prominent horror writer, artist, and director who is known for the wide array of themes covered in his work as well as his fantastic worldbuilding. Hellraiser is possibly his most famous work of all which resonated with audiences due to its exploration of human sexuality, stunning practical effects, and themes about morality. The imagery is as dark as it is fantastic, and although this film isn't for everyone, it isn't hard to see why this film has stuck with horror fans since its release.

It can be watched for free on Tubi and Pluto TV

Content Warnings for the Film (may contain spoilers): sex, violence, gore, a lot of sexual and sadomasochism themes (I mean it's Hellraiser), bugs (including bug consumption), Frank makes advances on his niece (dude's a fuckin creep), jumpscares

This movie has some stellar practical effects, primarily when it comes to Frank the Monster. For Frank's reconstruction, the make-up team made organs and skin out of wax that then covered the animatronics used for movement, and then they filmed all of this melting. For extra detail, they even had veins that were simply made out of thread that were pulled out as the wax melted; when this footage was played in reverse, it gives us the imagery that the body is coming together instead of falling apart. Although Human Frank was played by Sean Chapman, Frank's varying levels of reconstitution were played by Oliver Smith. Smith wore prosthetics that looked like flesh, muscle, and bones with designs for these "skin suits" done by Clive Barker and lead make-up artist Bob Keen, who went to an autopsy to watch a doctor skin an actual corpse (talk about dedication). Although everything below the neck was a reusable body suit covered in KY Jelly, Smith was unable to go through the head-casting process to make a reusable mask; therefore, face prosthetics had to be re-applied whenever necessary, a process that took around six hours to achieve and was done by Cliff Wallace of Image Imagination. Image Imagination, alongside costume designer Jane Wildgoose, also brought Clive Barker and Bob Keen's designs for the Cenobites: the Lead Cenobite aka Pinhead (Doug Bradley), Female Cenobite aka Deepthroat (Grace Kirby), Butterball (Simon Bamford), and Chatterer (Nicholas Vince).

[perestroika-hilton]

What are the best models for reparations in the us I feel like austerity politics in the us are so fundamentally shaped by race that like proggresive tax schemes geared around federally neglected infrastructure and social programs would achieve largely the same thing and also like actually honoring treaties like idk how to legally set the precedent for making the us follow its own rules but I'm open to this being class reductionist

Like the ados model just feels like a lot of people would fall through the cracks right admittedly I know about it secondhand through a dude who was really sold on it from dsa

[pk-freezer-burnt]

Epic Yume Nikki - Dream Diary - Review

Five years ago a reboot of the cult classique video game Yume Nikki was released into the world at the tender age of zero. I have recently completed the game in its entirety, and today....... I share my thoughts.

I remember shatting myself when this game got announced on Steam. I got it on release day! However.... my laptop back then was not strong enough to run it - like I couldn't even move Madotsuki at all and my laptop was torching up. So, super duper sadly, I had to refund it......

And then.... I felt even more disappointed when the initial reviews came rolling in for the game on Steam and they were "Mixed" - and if you are familiar with Steam game reviews, if a game manages to have a mixed reception, it's p much synonymous to shit. I was shocked bro. So since then I was under the impression it was a failed reboot that didn't get the same feel as the original game, or just too new to be seen as Yume Nikki.

Fast forward to recently, when I figured I'd pick the game up again (and now able to play it since I've gotten a new laptop within the past 5 years) and.... I SERIOUSLY wish I didn't listen to those reviews, because now I get that they were probably the crowd that gets too repulsed by reboots/remakes that are too different from the original (Pokemon fans know what Im talking about). Like cmon guys it was made under the supervision of the dude who made the original Yume Nikki themselves

Anyways. HOLY shmoley. I'm serious. This game was SO GOOD!! The art... it was just BEAUTIFUL! In the reboot, you actually get to see Madotsuki's diary (which is full of sketches and concept art as you progress thru the game) and I went ahead and collected ALL the drawings because I love them so much.

I do remember being a little sad that there were less doors (I think?) compared to the original. Number World in the og was my favorite place because somehow seeing a really really long number on the floor was somewhat unsettling. Sadly it wasn't there, but the way the worlds were intertwined and different areas were referenced were SO genius.

Shout out to le new creature made by the original creator, thanks for throwing up blood everywhere when I played hot cross buns on my recorder I mean flute

Ok so I figured out his name is Wrapi :]

Likewise with the worlds, there were only a few effects present in the game instead of 20+. Although I do like the Eye with Hand effect being remade into a Hamsa ^___^ I don't usually see that amulet in media which is awesomesauce. And it's fitting.

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Fisherman, cup boy at the mall filled with blood or juice who tripped and spilled everywhere, AND.....

Also, ironically, the scariest part of the game for me was after you make Mado stab the monster on the highway. and she wakes up. And your controls stop working and she stares at you. Yeah I shat myself bro not even gonna sugarcoat it.

Second scariest part was when the last achievement I had to get was to score 5000 POINTS ON SUPER NASU ARRGHH!! (i did it tho).

Ok so now IT'S ENDGAME TIME.

The game actually has two endings and neither of them are the same as the original. And I think I like that. The main ending... it gave Madotsuki more hope, i think - Like escaping those nightmares and getting back to living life happily. Even though the majority of the game is in the dreamworld, the further you progress, the messier Mado's room got and the more she woke up upset. Seeing the main ending made me happy for her :] I also liked the secret ending (had to look up how to do that one), I think this one implied more of an escapism ending. So not as much closure but yeah.

Overall, I really liked this game. It was a great homage to the original, had engaging puzzles, beautiful arts, and lovely OST remixes.

IN CONCLUSION:

[styrmwb]

Favorite Final Fantasy Music (FFXIV - Endwalker)

This was a hard list. This might be the hardest list out of all of them, actually. This is the (currently) most recent expansion of FFXIV, meaning it's the last part of my XIV favorite song lists. I love the Endwalker OST. I think overall, it has the highest number of tracks I absolutely love. The base game, the raids, the side content, it's all so strong, and I firmly believe there is not a single bad track in the entire list, only songs that I don't personally vibe with, and even then it's like, not even that much lmao.

The hardest part of this list was thinking what I didn't feel right including; a part of me as I'm writing this is thinking "fuck it dude top 20 let's do it", but I'm gonna hold strong and say: I love Pandaemonium. I love the remixes, I love the medleys and covers. I want to make this list a little varied! So I'm trying not to go too ham. (also there's no official youtube uploads of these yet so let's hope square doesn't kill these links!)

5. Finality This right here? This spot was the reason this list was so hard. The next 4 songs were locks, but I was like "what song hit me enough that it lands right above honorable mentions?" And after several listenings of every song you see on this page, this was the guy that did it. This is the final dungeon boss theme for this expansion, and that intro? Sold me. I know whenever I hear this song, I am getting ready for a fight for the literal end of the world. This song SOUNDS like the apocalypse. I love the heavy hits, especially the use of bass drum (like the opening bass drum roll??? fuck dude). I love how sorrowful the orchestra sounds, yet still loud to give you that sense of intensity. Not to mention, the choir version of Footfalls? My god man, this is a banger, but less in the sense that you're dancing along to it, and more to the sense that it gets you pumped the fuck up every time you hear it.

4. With Hearts Aligned I couldn't not put something from the final trial. It's an amazing fight. But I felt bad choosing The Final Day, cause, while glorious, it is ultimately a medley of songs from past expansions (which to be fair, is why it fucks).

This, is Endwalker specific. And not only is this Endwalker specific, this is generally considered to not be The Endsinger's final boss theme, but your final boss theme. Your friends all praying for you, the guitar shredding like the intro cutscene, the strings rising the song further, and to top it all off in the intro? The Maker's Ruin. The Theme From Phase 1 Of The Ultima Weapon. You're hyped at this point. You're powerful, you're undefeatable, your friends are giving the coolest fucking power of friendship speech you've ever fucking heard, and then the vocals come in. Everyone's favorite part of Footfalls finally shows its head of "yeah, this is the main song this is from." Singing about our song of hope, which, as far as I'm concerned? Is you. On wings of hope, you rise up through the night, higher (oh higher!), carrying our song, cradled fast within your arms, that it's chorus might ring for all (side note: this is also all the achievement names for the msq). This song is hype incarnate. This song is you conquering over despair, and bringing light to the entire universe. This. Is. Your. Song.

3. Flow Together Before any of the patch content came out, this was my favorite song. If this didn't exist, The Ewer Brimmeth would be right here, but this is my absolute favorite version of this melody. This is the fight against Venat (Hydaelyn), but also the final credits song. It's honestly beautiful. The vocals give it that elegance perfect for the person who's Basically your mom, but the band gives it a roughness befitting a sparring match between two Azems. My absolute favorite part starts after the song gets a little heavier, beginning at "Deep dark, far away~". The lyrics here are so meaningful, the guitar is beautiful, and the melody itself brings me to tears; it goes into this wonderful electric/acoustic type solo, and then doubles down. It takes all the same strengths as the part before it, and increases it (I know there's an official music term for this but I can't think of it and I'm too busy tearing up to google it!!!). Listening to the lyrics itself, which applies to normal Flow (same song with no band), it means so much for the meeting between you and Hydaelyn, or Venat in this case. She's talking to you. She's asking you what your journey's been like. She's telling you she's watched and listened to you all this time, and saying how you can rest. And I'm sure this meaning can be turned into anything, but that's what I get out of it, and it's what hits me the hardest (I am literally choking up writing this; the chokehold this goddamned song has on me I swear to god).

2. White Stone Black We're exiting the emotional Styrm-won't-stop-crying corner, and entering the realm of hell and demons, the castle of bangers. Pandaemonium has my favorite soundtrack out of any one section in the entire game. Literally every song in this raid fucks (even Scream and I don't even really care for that song!), and if I didn't have self restraint this whole list would have been Top 5 Pandaemonium Songs.

Anyways, to this one specifically: not enough people get to experience this wonder, because it is locked behind savage content, being Phase 2 of the final boss in the second set of fights. The phase begins with a horrific transformation, and the song itself is this intense droning synth on top of these heavy guitars, adding onto the creepiness and intensity, the main Shadows Withal melody previously used in Embers and generally associated with Lahabrea (cause it was his facility) turning into this terrifying chanting chorus (Silence.... holding us to violence. Violence... swearing us to silence.); Then the bop starts. The percussion ramps up, there's this really cool trancy noise in the background (that low key reminds me of super monkey ball), and the song gets heavier and more chaotic with all of the instruments and layers happening at once. The main meat of the lyrics also start at this point, with that heavily filtered screaming creating another layer of intensity and terror. This whole song represents this fight perfectly with the horror vibe and chaotic instrumentation (did you know a synonym for chaos is pandaemonium (did you know this bit also works for FFI and II)). There's also the peak of the song, when the less demonic voices take up the lyrics, and this is really where the dance floor energy creates itself (if you look up the Fortnite dance Infectious, I am always doing that in my mind to this song). it's an earworm, it's a head banger, it's creepy and terrifying, it's an absolutely beautiful mess of a song and I am so glad it's getting a Primals cover.

1. Hic Svnt Leones What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk, have at you!

I'll start this by talking about the main Pandaemonium motif. I was originally disappointed it wasn't the classic tune used in II and IX, but it has really grown on me, especially because this raid series is its own entity. XIV doesn't always have to be a theme park (although I do love when it is don't get me wrong). It's normally creepy, ghostly, and very befitting of the horror gothic death castle that is this raid. Love the arrangement, and the notes hit JUST right. You enter the raid, you do the first 3 fights, and you're expecting this really heavy classical (is it baroque? is that the genre?) vibe for the entire raid series cause that's the vibe it gives off!

Then you get to surf rock Dracula. And you remember "Oh yeah I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV!". Hic Svnt Leones is my absolute favorite version of the Pandaemonium motif (but believe me, Ancient Shackles and Athena are CLOSE FUCKING SECONDS), and my favorite song in Endwalker period. Taking that amazing melody, with the amazing combination of guitar and organ creating this classical/modern fusion that exemplifies what makes XIV's soundtrack so unique and awesome. The lyrics with the filter and again, the melody, are addicting, and extremely fun to sing alongside to. And then you realize what you're singing along to? It's talking about death, violence, murder, demonic creatures and rats and rot and blood and all sorts of horrific topics, about how you're gonna lose your mind and break your soul and your bones are gonna burn AND IT ALL SETS THE ATMOSPHERE FUCKING PERFECTLY! YOU'RE FIGHTING ANCIENT TERRORS DRACULA IN THE DEMON CREATION CASTLE OF COURSE IT'S GONNA BE SINGING DEATH AT YOU! The lyrics go so raw: "Here in the valley your death casts no shadow"? God Fucking Damn. The "ooooo ooo" in the chorus is super strange, but I also love it? Continuing that really weird surf rock vibe this song has for some reason?? But then also going right into the haunts of the damned with the really deep choir, and then the raspy, rotten, creepy voice whispering about how it's gonna open you up and reveal the black inside and it's just. Fuck man. This song fucks. The melody is amazing, the atmosphere is perfectly horrifying, the lyrics go hard, and I could honestly listen to this song, not to mention this entire raid, for hours.

Honorable mentions go to the entire soundtrack, but more specifically: Footfalls, The Ewer Brimmeth, The Labyrinth, Divine Words, Vibrant Voices, On Blade's Edge, Home Beyond the Horizon, Garlemald Express, As The Sky Burns, Sky Unsundered, Miracle Works, Your Answer, Close in the Distance, The Final Day, Carrots of Happiness, Where Daemons Abide, Ancient Shackles, One Among Wonders, Radiance, In The Balance, Hippo Ridin', Embers, Rhythm of the Realm, Dedicated to Moonlight, Dreamwalker, One Amongst The Weary, Fleeting Moment; Athena, The Tireless One; Myths of the Realm, and finally, all of the remixes and covers: The Day Will Come, Tower of Zot, Welcome to Our Town!, Troian Beauty, Battle 2, Battle With The Four Fiends, Forged in Crimson, Voidcast Savior, Ultima's Perfection, Crimson Rise, The Final Battle (FFIV), and The Red Wings.

i really did try to keep that list reasonable but jesus fuck the music team was on some shit this expansion

[brisquad-unit-4402]

question 6?

it's been amazing reading the other responses and being able to see how far you've come. I may be a little late to the bandwagon, but j can say with certainty that it's been an honor reading your fics over these last few months. Please keep being you and working hard towards the things you want to achieve (*^▽^)/★*☆♪

these are very sweet words. the best time is now! i appreciate it muchly, and i hope the rest of the year—and the next as well—treats you as kindly as you treat me

6. Favorite title you used?

the struggle of being a writer on tumblr that crossposts to ao3 is that with tumblr, asks tend to do the job that titles would. so a lot of entries on my masterlist are like cuddling with [character]. what [character] does after a long day. ways to kiss [character]. which is all well and good, my work is exactly what it says on the tin and we're all happy. i don't have to worry about titling things

now i also, and most often, crosspost to ao3 at night, when i'm tired.

in some cases that's great. in other cases i mention in an author's note that ike weighs about as much as a box of cheez-its. this is all to say that my ao3 titles are awful and bad and not nearly the same vibe as its contents, and i don't think i'd have it any other way.

dudes who only order boneless 🍗 wings close the fridge with their hips and brutal garlic disaster horrifically kills 1, injures 3.9k viewers are bangers. and who could forget the indomitable royal splash

i find that the less stress i put on myself to think of titles the better, because then i just get it done without stressing. so, like... memes.

unironically, and predictably, stars above your skin is my favorite of the intended titles.

stars above your skin is most directly a reference to ike's freckles in that fic. they're something that represents how his and reader's relationship changes once they meet up; on cameras they're hard to see and in real life the sun tends to make them more prominent. they're a reminder that he's real (non-parasocial), and the moment reader notices them in detail, they go from giddy and crushing into comfortable and in love. it also refers to the confession scenes. the failed confession is literally under the stars and his appearance is described with the context of stargazing.

"The night turns the tips of his hair bluer than usual, and the stars remind you of the freckles hidden along his creamy skin. His glasses reflect the galaxy above."

this is where i decided stars above your skin would be the title. in the proper confession, they're so at peace with one another that the bumps of this nasty ass airbnb ceiling might as well be stars, like making up for their bum confession in a romantic setting. and yes there's metaphors of his freckles being stars in there

if in pursuit to and from the sun was more eloquent it would've been a contender and more likely to win. yadda yadda the sun is a symbol for both death and hope, mysta metaphor, uh huh. it just has too many glue words in it for me to take it seriously. if it didn't take tumblr 7 minutes just to load the editor on that post i'd rename it to something better, like, idk, mastodon's sixth album or something

[ot3showdown]

azem/emet-selch/hythlodaeus infodump (ffxiv spoilers up to and including endwalker abound)

these three are regularly described as emet-selch's closest relationship. emet's got terminal old man tsundere disease in the body of a 20 something and he has two partners(not canonically romantic but definitely implied enough that most read it as such) who lovingly bully him abt it relentlessly. while we do not see azem on screen, the way they are talked about by other characters regularly confirms this, and we see it directly with hythlodaeus. despite emet bitching about it, hyth literally tells the player "just say please emet selch and he'll do what you want" when he's reluctant to do a task

when the world ended and azem was split into multiple guys and hyth was sealed away in the ancients' god, everything emet-selch did was to bring back his people from his memories, which heavily involves his love for these two. honestly after seeing what a beautiful man hyth was who can fucking blame him lmao. dude was literally causing world ending catastrophes for those he loved

additionally depending on ur wol u can get reincarnated lovers trope with azem as azem is reincarnated again and again, including as ur wol when u meet him

when emet recreates the ancients' city for u, he also made shades of everyone who lived there. however, hythlodaeus was made with the fact that emet knew hyth so well that he knew hyth would see through the fakeness of it, and so the shade of hyth is fully aware he's a simulation of the original

in ancient society, someone chooses when they die, and it is typically when they've fulfilled their purpose in this world, after which they release their aether back to the world. it's seen as a beautiful thing by most in that society, even if its a little fucked up to some of them+outsiders. hythlodaeus however only has the goal of helping the other two achieve their dreams, at which point he wants all three of them go together

in short, your honor they're poly and i love them

(im gonna do the same joke again bc my brains broken today)

wow all this happens in critically acclaimed mmorpg final fantasy xiv which has a free trial and includes the entirety of a realm reborn and the award winning heavensward expansion up to level 60 with no restrictions on playtime? Cool.

[triangularz]

My birthday present to Zoro is a personal, disjointed set of underdeveloped marimo thoughts: So I don't think the idea of Zoro as stoic is just a fan-romanticized cover for emotional suppression. He's actually a reserved dude. But sure, he's kind of emotionally unregulated. The thing is: Kuina's death was traumatic, which shouldn't be minimized- he's tasked with the weight of carrying honor (honor as framed by one piece, which is significant) for two. We get a few panels about it, not chapters and chapters, which we do for a number of other characters; as a result, what happened to her and its effects on him seem to an extent only like a straightforward, little life blip. But it's such a key lens and the outworking of what occurred is pervasive whether he speaks it or not, just like Nami, Usopp and Sanji's backstories inform their experiences and behavior (I mean that's true for the whole crew. And no, this doesn't excuse everything anyone does, including Zoro). Drinking and napping? Maybe in part escapism and pressure valves. Like I think an hourglass is always subconsciously there for Zoro, an intense race against time to achieve his big, intimidating goal- and I think that makes him extremely impatient and irritable, again subconsciously. He's pretty naturally oppressive towards himself anyway.

I'll have to keep our promise for the both of us.

Arlong Park: [My swords] are weightier than yours.

And let's not equate displaying minimal emotion or being brash, with lacking character necessarily, because the man has it in spades- honesty, integrity, loyalty, courage, level-headedness in high-stakes situations, etc. He tends to be more about justice (which is necessary), than mercy (also necessary), and so periodically holds others unfairly to his personal standards.

There are plenty of scenes in which Zoro actionably reveals his kindness and thoughtfulness and we see shifts in his emotional bent as he processes what's going on around him. (I'm not love language-ing this, but he really is action-oriented).

Luffy strikes me as probably the first individual Zoro considers not solely worthwhile to partner with (someone only potentially valuable for achieving his goal), but an actual friend. His respect for Luffy is insane. He worries about Luffy. He's thrilled and relieved reuniting with Luffy. He's willing to sacrifice himself (and his promise) by dying for Luffy. Onigashima evidences that big time- he'd go to hell for him. And I think it's platonic, a phileo kind of love.

Then there's Otama. Toko. Toko's pops Yasuie (rad that they're distant relatives). Ebisu Town's citizens. Thriller Bark/Kuma's bargain. Beast Pirates wasting food.

And this:

Tell her I said it was delicious. Tell her I ate it all.

that's all. he's a layered character. cheers to oda, and cheers to zoro.

I'm currently anime-only and up to date but can't remember it all. I just started the manga recently after finishing something else, so there's plenty I haven't experienced about my babe in original canon form. I'm spitballing

[kickmag]

Throwback: Quincy Jones: Turn On The Action Feat. Patti Austin

Patti Austin is the vocalist on Rod Temperton's  "Turn On The Action," which appears on Quincy Jones' 1981 album The Dude. Austin's smooth delivery had years of preparation, as she had been working with Jones since she was nine years old. Jones, who referred to Austin as his goddaughter, had nurtured her jazz roots, which gave her impeccable vocal control and a depth of interpretation in the lyrics. "Turn On The Action" was about the process of love and Austin's voice was coy and bold at the same time as she captured the complex feelings of a romantic invitation. She was in good company, as Jones had assembled Herbie Hancock, Paulinho da Costa, Greg Phillinganes, and Louis Johnson amongst the song's players. Michael Jackson, who Austin duetted with on "It's The Falling In Love" from his 1979 Off The Wall album, did not sing backing vocals on "Turn On The Action," but he did appear on the album's title track.

Austin's contributions to The Dude were some of her most successful moments, as she was also featured on the popular "Razzamatazz" and "Betcha Wouldn't Hurt Me."  "Turn On The Action" was the simmering dance floor closing song on the album that was heard a bit on Black radio. The song was the pure definition of the lesser-known but excellent album cut, reserved for true fans willing to hear The Dude in its entirety. Austin's For Ella, Vol. 2, was released in 2023. In 2024, Austin was honored with a lifetime achievement award from SFJazz. 

[magsmapsmtl]

Winners of HHK’s Anniversary Awards

#DBTU | Nov. 28, 2013 | HHKMTL

Last week Thursday night, Hip Hop Karaoke Montreal celebrated its first anniversary since the hiatus with the “Greatest Hits” edition! The HHKMTL family took the opportunity to honor stand-out performers and regulars for their talent, support and involvement in the event: – Best Collabo: Microskillz + Chuko Luxxx – Most #TURNT Performance: Boih – Rookie of the Year: Lil’ Dude – Sexiest Performance: Sam I Am & Leah McFly – People’s Choice Award: yours truly 😉 Congrats to these performers on their achievement, and congrats to the HHK team for a whole year of hip hop amazingness!

[missmonkeymode]

I finished the game :) insane ramblings under the cut

Of course, im not finished finished, i didnt finish the communist route (purely on accident, i got swept up in the plot) nor have i did the "evil fucked up" run of the game where i choose the options that i hate the most, and something tells me theres a better ending i can get (and maybe a secret ending (GOD i hope theres a secret ending)), and next run i want to try and get kim really upset with me because I ended this game with about a 28 in good cop/bad cop which i found out correlates with how much kim trusts you amd frankly i wasnt even TRYING all that hard since i think i gained all these points from constantly asking kim "hey what do you think", and I havent even exhausted all the quests! I have to finish cunos whole falo situation bc i thought it was dumb as hell and didnt pursue it, and I want to commission the dice maker for all of her dice, and thats ofc ignoring the handful of red checks i failed and didnt save scum for, thank god that i saved saved a handful of times before big events so i can jump around to experience everything, and oh my god the achievements i need to get all the achievements! Thankfully i did the phasmoid quest (THE FUCKING PHASMOID QUEST) and the church disco place quest (i have a white roll there i need to pass) but beyond that I dont know what else to do in this main save. I definitely want to explore the subcategories of cop (esp superstar) and actually have them bear fruit (i got sorry cop and discarded the thought bc i didnt know what it meant), and i have NO idea what honor measures (ill figure it out), and GODDDDD it KILLED me to have that low of a score in intellect itbmade me so upset man, next game im absolutely going to play a high int low psyche build because i NEED to know how harry acts when hes smart. AND I PLAYED THE GAME FULLY SOBER im gonna be honest i was tempted to use speed (is it speed that enhances int?) so i could get that boost but i decided "nah i can save scum and wear shit" (i never did properly wear everything I gained in that game....) AND OH MY GOD WAIT THERES A HARDCORE MODE?!?!? Ive GOT to play that (dont expect me to liveblog it though, ill probably just go crazy quietly) though ig now im much less adverse to looking things up since, well, i finished the game and all. Hard mode, mama mia theres a hardmode!!!! Ill probably wait a few days to play that, since i finished it hut yeah!

Final thoughts:

I got a good grade in being kims friend (recruited him into 41 AND got the bff achievement). I really liked his character, hes a very good foil to the player (and hard for me to hate). Very well crafted, i see why people blorboify him. Not a character complaint, but i wish he would open up to harry more, i wanna learn who he is better! Or well i dont wanna see him so closed off all the time. Im really happy how I was able to save him from being shot, i would've felt like shit if i failed that roll.

Harry is a really fascinating character for me. Hes very customizable, where his traits are mutable and ever shifting, but at the same time he has such a distinct voice that its hard to divorce him from. Hes very disco (in a metaphorical way, not a literal), bright and loud and annoying and endearing and dumb and silly and serious and brooding and so full of life but yet so dull and empty and just. Wow. (he passes out over a memory of his ex for SIX YEARS who DOES THAT?!?!? He (hypothetically) says that the corpse was hard when he died and he was RIGHT, he walks up to a random woman and says "your husband could be dead" and hes was RIGHT, THE PHASMIDS GOD DAMNIT THE PHASMIDS!!!!! He had a bisexual awakening and the game just moves on, no real dwelling on it! And the church, and the murals, and god!!!!!!) He really is a character of all time! So very consistent and yet everything is so customizable, though thats probably because of the medium of the game

Fuck dude. Cuno. Cunos sooo goddamn funny. "Cuno doesnt fucking care" sooo true cuno. I wish you were a major character youre too funny.

Everything surprisingly fit together in a way that i didnt expected. The cover up, the scab plant (i KNEW he was a plant by wild pines, I knew it the moment I found out his clothes didnt fit), ruby and klassje (spelles her name wrong (also fuck dude. Shes so girlboss)), the may bells, rene dying (poor soul. I may have disagreed with his politics (heavily disagree), but i really did like him), everything is tied together in a neat bow. I wish the sniper was foreshadowed a bit more though, somehow in a vague way. It was slightly unsatisfying how his existence just cropped up in the second half of the game, though i do think the game wrapped up nicely. My ttrpg friend always says "the murderer in a game must have the messiet murder ever, because your pcs arent going to pick up on it if it was clean", and although i dont fully agree with this, i do think his whole murder was a bit too clean for me.

I love how a lot of the npcs seemed to be just be harry refracted. The old resistance man being a commie (like harry was in my game, idk if that changes with time or not) and so hung up and obsessed with this woman, the drunkards showing what harry couldve been, tommy showing a life harry couldve lived, titus is harry if he leaned more into authority but on a smaller scale ("a natural leader, he would be a perfect cop" as the line goes), everat (spelled his name wrong (like i care. I hate him)) with his fast wits and quick talking charm that harry uses, ruby mirroring Harry's depression and suicidal ideation, and GOD everything seems to spiral out from harry, reflecting every choice that the player can make. Theyre all just like him, theyre designed to be just like him, they ARE him just a little to the left, no it must be him to the right, no its him upside down, or, no, its just him. This whole tangent feeds back to my harry ramble of being well written despite having a billion dialogue trees sprouting from him.

I really liked the rolling system. Passive checks, active rolls decided by chance, level up system rewarding you for learning and looking and prying (the human can opener mustnt get rusty), the thoughts and the stats, red and white checks, it is the bridge between ttrpg and video games (not even a bridge, a stepping stone. A fallen down log that you nervously walk onto. A small island in the middle of the lake that you have to run and jump to get to). I wish i could get the game rules the devs based the game off of. Im itching to see how much was fenangled and tweaked for a video game.

I like the worldbuilding. At times it feels a bit confusing (had to look up a few terms) but u really do like how its set in a fictional world instead of this real one. I think it wouldve hampered the story if it was set in the real world, with real world politics. The bits and pieces we get is plenty enough to construct the world and situation of jamrock. I do wonder if theres a diagetic book that i can read about the history of the area, i wouldve loved to read it.

Slight note, my game was a bit buggy at times. Nothing fully immersion breaking, just a few snippets that kinda took me out of the world. Like for example, the lighting physics are a bit janky, and sometimes the games hitboxes are a bit too small for me to click without relying on tab. The biggest thing i noticed is the transition from cloudy to sun, morning to afternoon, and afternoon to nighttime outside was the biggest thing vis a vie light physics. Once i softlocked my game by saving while entering a door, causing the exit to not register as an exit. Tis a shame

I am satisfied with the game i played. I paid 10ish dollars for it, and honestly id say its worth the baseprice value of 40 dollars. I dont really say "hey this is worth full price" to a lot of things (probably an indicator of my boarding between bad and mediocre tastes in media (not a disney fan, more of a "i love games that have jank from the 2000's with one big plothole" way)), but with confidence i can say this game is worth it. Every penny

Also all the woman in this game are fucking hot send tweet

Finally getting around to playing disco elysium

[rpmemes-galore]

raw lines from unlikely sources ... sentence starters 

“Then perish.”

“And still, I survive.”

“Pick a god and pray.”

“Despite everything, its still you.”

“Confidence is quiet. You’re not.”

“Then become the dirt I walk on.“

“I am a monument to all your sins.“

“Hell is empty, all the devils are here.“

“You said I killed you. Haunt me, then!”

“Do I look like the kind of man who dies?“

“You cannot kill me in a way that matters.“

“Violence for violence is the rule of beasts.“

“If you want me to die, you can just say so.“

“Your secrets are safe with my indifference.“

“Will you fight? Or will you perish like a dog?”

“You will survive. It will hurt, but you will live.”

“I will face God and walk backwards into hell.“

“I have been through hell and come out singing.”

“I haven’t been a kid since I was eight years old.”

“You are strong, child. But I am beyond strength.“

“I cannot hold back the tide of your bad decisions.“

“What an exhausting thing it is to be called a hero.“

“You cannot condemn those who build your throne.“

“To become God is the loneliest achievement of all.“

“Pay a man enough, and he’ll walk barefoot into Hell.“

“No cause is lost as long as one fool is left to fight for it.“

“You kneel before my throne, unaware it was built on lies.“

“If God wanted you to live, he would not have created me.“

“Love is like ghosts; Few have seen it, but everybody talks.”

“I had all and then most of you, some and now none of you.”

“No one will know the violence it took to become this gentle.“

“I hope you heal from the things no one ever apologized for.“

“My ancestors are smiling on me… Can yours say the same?“

“God has cursed me for my hubris and my work is never finished.“

“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t act childish at times.“

“You could sooner divert a river from its course than deny my nature.“

“Kill me and live with the memory. Then tell the stars that you’ve won.“

“I will seize destiny by the throat and force it into the shape of my choosing.“

“If the world chooses to become my enemy, I will fight just like I always have.“

“The anger in your heart warms you now, but will leave you cold in your grave.“

“I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.“

“Do you think God lives in heaven because he, too, fears what he has created?“

“Someday you will have to answer for your actions, and god may not be so merciful.”

“So you think you’re the only one struggling, when in fact, everyone goes through it.“

“You are alone, child. There is only darkness for you, and only death for your people.”

“Dude, sucking at something is the first step towards being sort of good at something.”

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.“

“What is better? To be born good, or to overcome your evil nature through great effort?”

“I am not responsible for actions of the imaginary version of me you have inside your head.“

“I think we deserve a soft epilogue, my love. We are good people and we’ve suffered enough.“

“They dropped the world on your shoulders and called you Atlas. How long can you hold the weight?”

“If we want the rewards of being loved, we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.”

“You see, there's no need to wonder where your god is, 'cause he's right here! And he's fresh out of mercy.“

“The bar was so low it was practically an tripping hazard in hell, yet here you are, limbo dancing with the devil.”

“Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. Their silence is your answer.“

“The world should have protected you, but you have been asked to protect it. What an honor. What an injustice.“

“What can one do in the face of such monumental loss but breathe a weary sigh, for the world is a little quieter now?”

“You’ve got to make a statement. You’ve got to look inside yourself and say: 'what am I willing to put up with today?’“

“I see now that the circumstances of one’s birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.“

“Too many people have opinions on things they know nothing about. And the more ignorant they are, the more opinions they have.“

“Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.“

“One day, you will be face to face with whatever saw fit to let you exist in the universe... and you will have to justify the space you’ve filled.”

[awesome-cookies-and-cream]

time for a history lesson kids

Iso anyway after 9 years of waiting (oh god) my dreams came true and hetalia finally has my country featured. And my first instinct is to draw a precolonial Philippines and then headcanon the shit out of it based on all my readings

i knew an Anthropology degree was gonna be useful someday

so anyway head canon history lesson time. gather round kids. I took this college program for a reason:

I feel like the recent Philippines would be born post 1565 after Miguel Lopez de Lagzpi. That boy must be a considered Mestizo ( mixed-race individuals, who were born from intermarriages of the Spaniards and merchants with the indigenous Filipino (Austronesian/Malay/Malayo-Polynesian) natives)

But let’s assume he is an Indio (who somehow lost all his tattoos?? oh well) then there’s an angsty and slightly badass headcanon that he actually killed absorbed all the other representatives from other tribes. they don’t die easily (unless harmed by economic struggles/or i guess hurt by fellow representatives) so it kinda explains the whole Bayani concept of undefeatable heroes. (we love our epics about heroes don’t we?)

That said! (our precolonial ancestors’ history is pretty badass tbh and very brutal. i wouldn’t put it past him to actually have killed all the other reps. We literally have a headhunting sport haha) let’s get on to the cultural aspects shall we?

I based most of this from the Boxer Codex’s illustrations which probably is centered around Visayas and Manila settlements for obvious reasons that they were found first. (they deteriorated first too :’) but since I’m from Visayas, the info i can give you are better off being in Visayas (also he has a tarsier lmao. mostly found in bohol. i hc him to be in Visayas. I’m sorry)

the obvious parts here are the tattoos which if you think looks kinda like the one in Moana, you’re right. it is (somewhat) we may also have descended from the same Austronesian ethnicity from Taiwan or China (most SEA countries did actually. there are many conflicting theories for this and most of you guys learned the Otley-Beyer’s wave migration theory WHICH IS WRONG PLEASE FORGET ABOUT THAT SHIT. IT’S VERY RACIST. something about calling negritos inferior because of the technology sits very wrong. throw that multi linear cultural evolution thoughts away and say fuck you to Morgan and Lewis and also say fuck you to DepEd for not changing it. anyway

the point is virgin Otley Beyer, chad Peter Bellwood. Listen to Austronesian Wave Migration theory (you’d find this evident in the way southeast asians to melanasia and pacific islanders share linguistic similarities. i can’t find that teletubbies salamat meme

but let’s talk about pre-col culture because I’m rambling now. everyone probably knows that tattoos are a symbol of social roles from your HEKASI lessons. they are the Pintados. It’s a sacred tradition where you earn them at every achievement. you start at your legs and trail up to your face. the ones on the chest that look like breastplates are awarded after you win a head from the head hunting (which yeah they think of the head as a holy place too so they eat it, thinking they’ll consume its holiness) the face tattoos are for the greatest warriors (and seeing he’s an immortal country, he would have face tattoos) different tribes have different patterns, but you usually either see snake patterns or sea patterns (thus the zigzag)

fun fact: cebuanos were very ruthless pirates haha. we are voyagers my dude. we devised long ranged boats way before sailing was a major thing. much like in moana. you can see traces of it in the traditional fishing boats with those braces on the side to keep balance. it’s cool. point is, water is a very large way of life. (i think you also earn a tattoo from sailing but I’m not sure)

the deep red dye is an honor given only to the bravest warriors. the longer your putong or headdress is,the braver you are. we also used gold like it was nothing. (magellan had to stop his crew from trading their stuff into gold haha) we used it everyday and even placed them in our teeth. (YES WE HAD DENTISTRY BACK THEN) our art and aesthetics believe in the pride of our bodies thus we decorate it, believing we are past primitive thoughts by modifying the human body. so we didn’t care about property, we cared about our appearance. we are also culturally expected to strut our new tattos and piercings with pride. speaking of piercings men and women were expected to pierce their ears and wear large ass earrings.

the precolonial cebuano is a showman (and we still are). you show off these accessories with finesse. you need to live the art. walk and make those golden bracelets jingle. so if you feel like being dramatic, that’s the spirit of your ancestors encouraging you to be dramatic hahaha

(funny enough the ye olden people thought the spanish were poor and backward for not ornamenting their bodies.only a monkey would have white teeth like that and undecorated skin! yeah love how we chismis like that way back then too)

one last side note. we wore cock rings/piercings too as status symbols okay bye

anyway I have more to talk about pre-col phippines. we haven’t touched gender roles (pre-col philippines would also be very chill about gayness and transwomen are even venerated into priestess positions. it’s all cool so pre-col philippines is definitely not cis haha and probably chill about not being straight yay indophil)

anyway yeah