#edit: oh also lmk if you want me to delete my first reblog/tags

[battlinghurricanes]

Yeah! Sorry, I was just being snippy and hyperbolic in the tags so they come across more coarse than I really mean; I'll try to elaborate. I didn't mean that I don't like it when people enjoy Saphira- please do! No skin off my back. I meant when people suggest everyone else should feel the same way. Like in the poll you said you hoped no one would vote for her, and some people in the replies were threating however did. I know it's just exaggerating crudely for humor the same way I did in the tags, so I really don't take it seriously, it's no crime. It just implies something I notice often, which is that people act shocked or outraged at the idea of someone not adoring Saphira. Which can be tiring to me sometimes because I find her particularly uninteresting as a character.

I do actually like Saphira; I don't hate her, but I don't love her either. And it's because she doesn't have a character arc. You yourself bring up that she "never did something really wrong," and I completely agree. Which isn't to say you shouldn't like that aspect, you totally can, I just think it plays a big role in her underdevelopment. Which is a shame because the premise of her character is so strong, the potential for a character arc is overflowing!

Like if her vanity was challenged and she makes mistakes that prove she's not perfect, forcing her to face uncertainty and determine a way to make sure she's making the right choices beyond just instinct. If she realized she's not actually immune to the trauma of violence and struggles with the war as it esccalates. If she had difficulty fighting with Thorn because of empathy and her hope for the future of dragons, either holding back or lashing out against him as her emotions get the better of him. If her young age had more bearing, giving her difficulties with training and teaching her the benefit of relying on and learning from the strengths of others. If she was more effected by only growing up with humans and not dragons, feeling insecure in her own identity and striving to discover her confidence. If she resented how so many people consider her life only for it's usefulness in their war, wanting more for herself than that.

But none of that is included. She doesn't make mistakes, isn't challenged, and doesn't change in any meaningful ways throughout the books. The closest we get is when she pursues Glaedr to the point they fight, but we don't actually see her apology and it's never even mentioned. Saphira's only flaw that's really acknowledged, vanity, has basically no consequence in her story. That wasted potential is such a mark against the quality of writing in the series that it unfortunately sours my personal opinion of her character.

And I say none of that to try to convince anyone to not love Saphira! It's just to explain how I feel about her, like you asked for. When people enjoy loving any character, I'm glad for it! I'm not condemning that- belive me, I don't mind that she has fans. I noticed someone else's tags about this and I want to add that I don't feel like my opinion is "superior", because character arcs (or lack thereof) don't have to be a deciding factor in someone's opinion of a character. It is for me personally, but that's just down to preference and I respect that. You said there are valid reasons to love her and that's absolutely true, I'm not stepping on that. But there are just as valid reasons for me to find fault with her. (When I mentioned I wanted to be contrary, I was refering to solely the poll, and the implication that picking Saphira was somehow less acceptable than anyone else.)

I admit my tags weren't phrased super tactfully lol, but it was just expressing my annoyance with frequent jokes in the vein of "If you don't like Saphira, you're wrong." Because I find the insistance that everyone ought to adore her and threatening anyone who might disagree with that tiring and kinda silly.

Hopefully that clarifies what I was getting at! And I hope there's no hard feelings, I'm just used to being overdramatic in the tags and I didn't mean it to be taken too seriously.

[httpiastri]

JACKIE YOU GOT IT RIGHT OMG but now i’ve just been made really curious as to which part of that previous ask gave it away (was it the 2022 mention? that would kinda make sense, i think)

the synchronicities with pepe are all insane?? some of mine are just outright weird but like even your pokemons situation is so cool because it all makes me feel so 😵‍💫🌟💫 because i love knowing that everything and everyone is interwoven and connected yk? and about pepe being represented by a lotus flower… honestly pepe has surprised me sm since i first found out about him because sometimes he just ends up liking certain things i don’t expect him to all because he’s a driver and stuff like if he ended up being secretly spiritual with little good luck rituals or whatever i wouldn’t be surprised anymore and i LOVE that about him (i also love him)

and AAAAAAA omg the pepe shaving blurb had me feeling so 😊😊 too like the details in it are so essential to the plot and it effectively launched me even deeper into the pepe obsession because how could you just casually write about hugging him from behind and not expect me to go absolutely insane

also there was a point of time where i had every pepe tag hidden for me from any social media platform because just his name or face would have me going so insane and my only way to tackle that was to hide him from myself so if that doesn’t say enough about me idk what will 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

and being able to call him dorky?? AAAAAAA my pepe happens to be a little cocky so idk if ill get to say that anytime soon but one day i will 🤞🤞

AND THE FACT THAT A PEPE EDITOR IS ON YOUR BLOG TOO?? IM SO 😵‍💫😵‍����😵‍💫 I LOVED THAT EDIT BECAUSE OF THE MUSIC CHOICE SINCE I HAD A HALSEY PHASE A FEW YEARS AGO so to the editor: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

p.s. i love getting your replies too!! it literally fuels me through the day and i’m so grateful that you’ve been so sweet and accepting of me while supporting my pepe obsession (and even contributing to it, to be fair)

- 🪷💗

okay this got way too long because i spiraled so im putting the little cut thing here :))) im so sorry

yay yay yay !!! pls lmk if you think im like outing you too much here if you wanna keep a secret profile bcs then ill delete some of this, but like it was kind of because of the 2022 part? but mostly bcs of the spirituality part!! because i remembered that when i posted a couple of pepe gifs months ago, i saw your reblog of them and thought like "oh! pepe fan!! i like this person already" and i started looking through your blog 🤭 and like omg i must say, about your like manifestation post…. im very good at doing or saying stuff like that just for fun but recently they've started to come true quite often?? like i manifested clem's win in zandvoort last year… i said "arvid and luke will be the first f3 winners" several days before the first f3 session…. me and a dear friend talked about how lando would get his first win like two days before miami…… idk i think it's time for me to manifest a pepe win 😭😭

and god yes yes i agree!! i actually have a crazy fact here that i wasn't gonna say but i think i've said it on this blog before anyway so… my actual first name (i have several first names, no not middle names…. my parents wanted to be "funny" but it's actually a pain in the ass a lot of the time) is lotus…….. i couldn't make this up 😭 my mom always said it was because of the flower but my dad said it was bcs of the car ofc because it was more sneaky than naming your daughter like mercedes or ferrari lmao. and so that you chose that emoji, which is so dear to me because ive grown up loving lotus flowers and having plastic flowers all over my room and just 😵‍💫🫨 and okay i had a huge ariana grande phase when i was younger and i used to love "baby i" so much that my parents got me a tshirt of it for my like 13th bday… and guess what song came on first when i pressed shuffle on ☄️ anons pepe playlist today? THAT SONG 🙃 and guess where i used to keep that shirt (i never wore it)?? on my bedroom wall, and guess what used to stick up from that tshirt?????? A PLASTIC LOTUS FLOWER. I COULD NOTTT BE MAKING THIS UP 😭 sadly ive moved out of that room but i will do my very best to look for an old pic as proof because this is actually a bit insane to me…..

but yes i would also not be surprised if he came on a pod some day or whatever and said that he is a little spiritual and like u said has a lot of like pre-race rituals and :(((( cute

i'm very glad to hear that you liked the shaving thoughts !!!! i may have posted some more…. esp important stuff in the tags of that one 🫠 but aaaAaAa!! im going insane too!!! just the thought of hugging him is so !!!!!!!! i think hugging him would be so so nice? i feel like he can be very firm with it because he's just too strong, but then there's always some little detail that's so soft and that just makes your knees go weak 🥺 like he whispers something sweet in your ear before pressing a quick kiss to your neck… or he pulls away from the hug but keeps his hands on your hips, holding your lower bodies close… and the way he looks into your eyes so intently when you tell him about how your day was, his smile never leaving his lips and- 😭 idkkkk and just the thought of hugging him when he's not wearing a shirt, like i feel like he would have naturally warm skin? so cuddling up to his back would be so cozy ??? your nose tickling the skin between his shoulder blades or your cheek resting on his bicep or something…….. 👉👈 (and omg resting on his bare chest in bed aaaaaaaaaaaa dont get me started)

bby you had the tag hidden?? please??? 🥲 understandable tho to keep sane and focused ig… bcs idk how to not think about him all day every day tbh, anytime i see him its just 🫠

YOUR PEPE IS COCKY?!?! HELPPP I WANT THAT TOO 😭😭 HOW? WHERE? WHO? AAAAAAAAA

shsjshjssj anons being fans of anons 🥺 idk if ive heard that song before but it fit so well with the two of them 🥺🥰 kisses to the editor 😚😚

waaaaahhh your asks fuel my days too 😭 when i woke up to this ask this morning i got so giddy hehehe and im always longing to hear more from you <3333 and god youve contributed sm to my obsession too aaaaaaa !!! so glad we get to share this (and with everyone else here too) 💗💗