#gb answers

[gnomeballed]

I wanted to make you a sort of gift for being jus the nicest person to me (sorry if it looks rushed I didn't have too much time but I still wanted to make smth for you)

Okay I’m gonna be honest, opening tumblr and seeing this in my inbox made my eyes a bit watery ;-;

Thank you SO SO much for this, like, I’m genuinely so honored that THE @duohadmehostage drew something for ME. I’ve always admired your art style, it’s very charming and I can tell that you put a lot of love and effort in what you draw. I especially like how you drew Simon’s eyes and hair here but I just love this drawing and all your other drawings in general. :D

Once again, thank you so so much for this. I’ll print it, pin it to my wall, and cherish it forever <3

[applerums]

guess which game i've been playing.

[evilherehotel]

lemon pye

[qi-mera]

what are your thoughts on frozen empire? What are its failures?

Oy Vey…

I've already ranted my thoughts both in posts and in private, so what can I say that hasn't already been said? I'll just try to summarize my main gripes.

The cast is bloated with too many characters and none of them have enough screentime to properly showcase or develop their personalities. It's honestly a shame too, because Afterlife set up Phoebe, Trevor, Lucky, and Podcast as the new main four Ghostbusters to parallel to the OGs, who could be their mentors. Instead we got the Spengler family, along with Nadim, and lars. It's not as tight and focus as it should be, in my opinion. I don't hate Lars, but his inclusion bothers me in particular because his role could easily be filled by other characters. I don't know why he's being pushed as "the new Egon" either when Phoebe was already shown to have so much in common with him.

Speaking of Phoebe, what the Hell were the writers trying to do with her? In her first appearance she was funny, clever, and brave. She had a temper sure, but only when she was pushed to her breaking point. She also knew how to be a team player, working with her friends and family to prevent the apocalypse. In just her second appearance, suddenly she's snapping at her parents, recklessly causing damage, arrogantly taking all credit for saving the world, and preferring the company of a ghostly stranger over people. Disturbingly enough, she develops a morbid fascination with becoming a ghost herself. Where did this come from? She behaves more like Rowan North from the 2016 film. What happened to the determined young girl who stood up to the god of destruction and refused to die? Now she's locking herself into a metal box and painfully electrocuting herself in a scene that resembles self-harm or suicide. All this to separate her soul from her body just to be closer to this girl she's hinted to have a crush on.

Phoebe never needed a love interest of any gender, explicit or implied. It doesn't serve her story when there were so many other interesting things about her that could've been explored instead. How does she live up to the legacy of her grandfather? Is she worried about repeating his mistakes? Does she struggle to be taken seriously as a child doing an adult's job? There were already two other romantic subplots that deserved focus anyway: Callie with Gary and Trevor with Lucky. Adding a third one at this point just comes out of nowhere. Not to mention all the other elements of Phoebe and Melody's relationship that make it weird, like the age gap between the actors or the fact that melody is DEAD. Even if you ignore the flirty undertones and interpret their interactions as platonic, it's still a toxic situation because Melody is only manipulating Phoebe to release the real villain Garakka.

Garakka fails to impress me, too. He has little in the way of personality or motive. His visual design has a striking silhouette at first glance, but it's rather plain compared to other ghosts in the series. There’s nothing about him that suggests the culture he’s from (what was a frost giant/lich doing in India?). I don't understand why they make such a big deal out of his horns either, they're the source of his power yet he's able to do things without them. The horns are also conveniently locked in the same room as his orb, so he's able to quickly retrieve them. They might as well have stayed stuck on his head the whole time! What's so scary about this guy anyway? He's cold, naked, and skinny. That's not scary, it's just me stepping out of the shower.

Well, I guess Garakka deserves some credit for killing that random store clerk. The only on-screen kill in GB film besides Shandor in the last movie, and it’s some poor innocent bystander. Normally I wouldn’t mind such a thing, but it sucks that Phoebe and Nadim are indirectly responsible for this dude’s death through their irresponsibility. All the characters seem incompetent here. The Firehouse and the new lab don’t have adequate safety measures, and apparently Egon never thought to plan ahead for if the containment unit got full. That last point is a non-issue that just wastes time since the lab has backup units and Garakka breaks the main one from the outside anyway.

There are several moments that come across as mean-spirited and cynical, from Podcast crushing the old lady’s watch (that belonged to her late husband) to Lucky and Trevor cracking sex jokes about Nadim’s dead Grandmother. I complain about Phoebe’s attitude, but it’s not like she has a good support network. Her parents are dismissive of her and Ray doesn’t ask her what’s wrong when she asks if he ever wondered what it’s like to be a ghost.

We get a happy ending when Garakka is trapped and Melody crosses over, but it rings hollow when nobody acted as they should. They only acted how the convoluted plot demanded them to.

Oh and those mini-pufts, how I despise them. They were fine in Afterlife but now they’ve overstayed their welcome and become the new minions.

This whole movie feels like a bad dream and as far as I'm concerned, it's not canon.

[dreamtydraw]

not rlly an ask but i think ur onto something with renee li like if there were going to be dlcs aside from wedding and moments (which there aren’t due to time) i feel like there would be a renee dlc like baxter / derek in ol1

Tbh a lot of us were thinking that Renee would become a dlc Li as a stretch goal during the crowfunding before we got told that it was not a possibility due to the very understandable issue of « this would add way too much work » and in a way we got the Poly route option at least.

I think why renne fit as a li is because she has the same position than Qiu and tamarack hold ( a kid the same age who you befriend and with who you grow up with ) which in my mind makes her even more of a li position than derek and baxter ( both not appearing before step 2 and having one step where they are not in entierly)

And also simply I just think she’s neat you know ? Trans girl who likes zelda and has an angsty phase in her childhood but who’s chill and has an endearing personality ? Sign me up, truly sign me up !

Understandably we won’t get a dlc for her but that dosen’t stop the Renee love her to hype our wife okay- I love her very much and in my heart and headcanons my mc and her are kissing alright- who’s gonna stop me ?!? The sapphics yearns for renee content okay-

Also on a side note i am more than on the renee x tamarack train. This ship is adorable !!!!

[offbeat-manga-ships]

I hope this is not an inappropriate ask (if it is, feel free to not post), but, do you by chance know any manga with female having an auto crossdressing/trap kink? I don't know if use the right terms, I haven't actually searched for that yet, but basically, a girl that enjoys being mistaken for a boy, without her being an actual trans male, or wanting to be a boy, something like this. Emphasis on mistaken, i.e. passing as male, not just roleplaying with her partner who know she's female

that sounds like a DREAM of a manga and probably one of my many white whales. i honestly don't know anything like it, but i would kill for such a manga. the closest scenario i know to what you're describing is a female character who seems neutral-to-positive towards cross-dressing or male fashion/styling. it's never portrayed as a kink or even just a kind of gender presentation euphoria. many of the masculine-leaning girls who wear boy's clothes that i know (which are not many) simply seem to regard that as a lax don't-care-what-i-wear behavior and when in a situation to dress up will choose to wear typically feminine clothing because that is seen as "putting an effort and being cute".

the only ONLY situation i've ever seen of a girl glad she was seen more like a boy was one joke in the manga gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun (monthly girls' nozaki-kun) [MAL / AL / MU] by kashima yuu (who is not the Main MAIN character, mind you, but still an important part of the cast). she showed up to school on pants that day to celebrate how her voice seemed lower and raspy because she was kind of sick. she usually wears skirts though (but her casual clothing is male fashion, though i've never seen her trying to pass as a boy again).

there is a character in hourou musuko (wandering son) [MAL / AL /MU] who identified as a trans boy for a while but then went back to being a girl at some point. i never finished this story, but at the start passing as a guy was naturally really important to them and there is a chance they kept that sentiment to the end. they do let their hair grow longer again so i really don't know.

the only other character who actually seems to want to cross-dress that i know is hazuki from ikemen joshi to josou danshi (handsome girl and cross-dressing boy) [MAL / AL / MU]. at some point she does wear a typically feminine bikini (and maybe some other clothes too, i don't really remember) 'for some reason' even though she crossdresses on a daily basis (kashima from gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun and sou from itoko no ko both have more gender neutral swimwear that matches their personal style so that was a deliberate choice)

every other character either seems to not care and have some transformative moment of 'finally dressing as a girl', or have some complex about their own choice to cut their hair off and dress in masculine fashion.

i'm holding out hope that i'll get something good in the manga goukon ni ittara onna ga inakatta hanashi (how i attended an all-guys' mixer) [MAL / AL / MU], but it will probably not be anything close to a kink since it's a light comedy slice of life series as far as i know.

if anyone knows anything that fits please PLEASE let us know and i'll go running to check it out

[pistatsia]

Ghostblade ghosting Yen Mo is something I never knew I needed until today

[n1ghteeea]

Genuinely asking as an aroace person: why might ghostbusters want to have other romantic long-term relationships if they already have a committed group of people with whom they share a household, love to spend time, can be vulnerable and overall feel comfortable? Isn’t this why people get relationships in the first place?

[elsuperm1]

is that bros wife

I suppose you are talking about this image, and the answer is kinda, its his fiancee, they never managed to actually marry before she disappeared (he usually doesnt wear his engagement ring unless he is completely alone)

[daily-ynfg-worlds]

Game Boy World

[i-love-xoxodroplets]

How is your xoxo droplets gaming experience? Did you finish the whole game? Which one is your favorite route?

The game is 100/10!

I've finished the whole game more than once, its one of my favorite games! I love becoming friends with Lynn each time I play.

My favorite route has to be either Jeremy's or Shiloh's

Jeremy's route was really cute to me, the blank stare when he was focusing was cute. He's thoughts on life and people are interesting. He's like a cat, a cat I want to pet constantly! The way he acts is weird to me but in a cool way. I love hearing about he's parents too, they seem nice. I also love his green dyed hair. :)

Shiloh's route made me kick my feet and giggle. He says the right things at the right time. (Even if its all lies) He is so adorable! I like Shiloh in Our Life: Beginnings & Always too, I think his life is interesting, I wish there was more information about it. I also love his character design.

All the character's routes are well written, I love all of them but Jeremy and Shiloh's are my favorite.

Sorry for the ramble.

Thx for asking!!! Have a Lovely day! :)

[gnomeballed]

ABSOLUTELY NO PRESSURE WHATSOEVER but how come you don't post more often your art is sooo breath taking.. I love it!! 🥹🤞

TYSMM!! :DDD

Like, seriously, thanks. This was really nice to read after a long day :D

Honestly I wish I could post more but I’ve been pretty art blocked these days and school’s draining my energy a bit. I’m glad that you like my art though! ^v^ I try my best.

[buried-in-autumn-leaves]

who do you think is most compatible with JB as a character?

As in, not which character you like most but which one do you think would be the best with her?

SORRY I KNOW THIS WAS WEEKS AGO BUT IVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS NONSTOP.

Disclaimer !! This is a discussion not of writing quality, but of character analysis and the 'smoothness' of each romantic route. My putting certain routes lower doesn't mean they're badly written, just that I think they read less realistic when it comes to the way the characters are developed separately.

This is actually a super fun question for me because while one of my Special Interests is Our Life/XOXO Droplets, the other is Literary Analysis!! So I have a lot to say <3 Analysis includes only the main 6 love interests, though I'm open to talking about Lucas on another day if anyone is interested ! Analysis also ignores anything explicitly from XOXO: Reunion, as I don't consider it to be concrete due to it being unfinished. Stuff stated on the GBP Tumblr however is fair game :)

I think for this it's important to start with who JB is as a person, simply because unlike with OL(BA/NF), she IS her own person, with predetermined emotions and personality traits. She also has her own wants. And this is where I think our discussion actually starts to get interesting.

I'd like to disregard the type game from the group meeting from the conversation entirely. While I could use it for individual evidence, I find it to be primarily made of 'for convenience' quotes to make the dating simulator aspect more interesting. Instead, I'd like to pay attention to things JB says she's attracted to regardless of any sort of romantic attachment.

She obviously enjoys people with stereotypically negative personalities. Hard headed, brooding, rude. She likes people who like her, whether genuinely or not. She likes to be in charge of her relationships. While she can have her moments where she lets her guard down for more emotional conversations, they're not something she is always prepared for due to her usual type not being one who is very open. It's also, I think, important to remember that this game is purposely written to be absurd, so all of these traits are exaggerated.

Someone I think I can immediately put in last place is Bae. While he is definitely her type, there's something about their dynamic I find unsatisfying, even if I enjoy it to a point. Bae is a lot more willing to give in to things than I see being realistic for him. He knows what he wants, and while I could make the argument that he simply doesn't care enough to argue with her due to the fact that he does actually like her, it's actually what happens post graduation that puts their dynamic last for me. I cannot see JB content with the life that Bae would want for her. A roll like that is nothing like anything JB has expressed wanting, and doesn't fit her personality. I can't see them lasting very long.

Shiloh is, as ALWAYS, the problem here, but I think I have to put him in 5th. However, I flipped him, Pran, AND Jeremy a couple times, so it's not exactly concrete. My issue with him is his inconsistence. Does he actually like her? I THINK so, but who the hell knows with this guy. My placement was made under the executive decision that this version of Shiloh does actually like JB, however, he is fully aware and purposeful in his using her for his own gain. I see JB getting eventually annoyed with everything Shiloh gets himself into. Some versions of Shiloh are annoying, some are too different from the one she likes, one is just some normal guy that I can't see her even being attracted to. It's just a little too conflicting for me to place him any higher.

Jeremy is going in a tentative 4th. While he actually has my favourite moments with JB, I think the way he canonically develops after highschool is my main issue. Jeremy reverts to a state more similar to his younger self- One fueled not by apathy but by anger. I have no problem believing that JB would love this version of him just as much, but I also would believe that this version of him would get sick of certain personality traits of hers. Something I've considered in the past is the possibility of Jeremy completely cutting off everyone besides Pran after graduation, and depending on how he react to certain things, I don't disagree with the idea that JB would be included in that.

Pran lands in third, and I actually moved her up for the same reason I moved Jeremy down. Her dynamic with JB during the game I think works really well, and her opening up post graduation would only strengthen that for me. Pran's personality change is definitely big, but it's not big enough that I would compare it to Shiloh's, and it's not big in a way that I think would make her end the relationship like I considered with Jeremy. I can see the two of them affecting each other in really positive ways that, at least to me, stay consistent with the way their characters develop individually.

Second place was like the most difficult for me, but I think I have to give it to Nate. Nate has always been one of my favourite routes in general in ALL of the games in this universe. His character arc gives space for a lot of emotional moments that give insight to JB's character in a more serious light. It feels like a very complete arc, even with all the exaggeration that comes with the genre. I think both characters remain consistent throughout the entire route while playing together really well. The only thing that knocked him out of first was the fact that I think JB's adult personality plays off of someone else's just a tiny bit better.

MEANING, FIRST PLACE MY LOVE MY DARLING MY BELOVED EVERETT. I'm going to be honest, I was very very tempted to switch him and Nate, but for me I think that JB is just a bit more compatible with Everett, simply because I think they're compatible both platonically and romantically. A few of the love interests I feel like have a much better romantic connection than platonic or vice versa. Everett reaches this really satisfying midpoint where they are friends even when they're together. He has a lot of traits that JB enjoys about her friends outside of her group. The way he develops after school is subtle, but it's very similar to the way I see JB developing, if maybe a bit less focused on his groupmates. They are emotionally vulnerable when needed, but they both sort of awkwardly joke about it, and it's a very realistic sort of interaction. Overall I think their story read best for me, so I feel good about putting them here :)

[ink-the-axolotl-rabbit]

( @gbslament )

BOO.

CHAT IT FUCKING WORKED

[Now go kiss your bf gb]

[qi-mera]

Thoughts on any particular Ghostbusters au you enjoy or loathe with your entire being?

The Ghostbusters AUs I like the most are my own and the shared AU I have with my friends from back when we did RP. I have yet to find any other AUs that I particularly like, but I'm thankful for the ones I've got.

As for an AU I hate, the one I've seen where Phoebe remains dead and permanently stuck in ghost form makes my blood boil. It was bad enough that Frozen Empire had the audacity to imply Phoebe was suicidal, but for fans to lean into that and make it even worse? That's truly messed up. It's bleak, it's depressing, and it has no place in something called Ghostbusters. This is supposed to be a horror-comedy, for goodness sake. Phoebe is a kid with her whole life ahead of her. I've had to block people over this because seeing it makes me so upset.

The Ghostbusters are more than comfort characters to me, they are symbols of hope. Phoebe is no different. I'd sooner see her climb out of Hell than give up her life, and I know her loved ones would be there to help pull her up.

[unusuallysweetaki]

Who is your favourite to draw, Everett, Jeremy, Pran, Bae, Nate, Shiloh.

that's so hard fr, I adore both Jere and Eve equally, but going by my tumblr and gallery...Jeremy is definitely the one I enjoy drawing the most.

His attitude, color palette and overall vibe makes him perfect for the goth/emo aesthetic I've been in love with since forever.