#i always have to be in the right mindset for them..... strict rules

[garf-lover96]

thinking about him.. it's whatever

[colourstreakgryffin]

Heyheyyy!!! I saw you right for for, if I may van I request for Poseidon, Apollo and hades? Dokusha is like a straight up asshole and is mean to everyone lol. Uhhmm Idk if u still write yandere,but if ur not comfy w that just normal ror than:) thank you, have a great day!!!🫶🩷

I’ll write Yandere if you like! I’d love to! I assume we’re a God so let’s go with that! No problem, we’re basically like Poseidon except maybe worse! Thank you, I have been wanting to write for more Record of Ragnarok for a while now! Hope we get more of the manga and I also hope to get a request for Nikola. I love Nikola Tesla in this series 🥰

Poseidon

Poseidon despises your attitude. You’re disrespectful, you’re rude, you’re agitative, you’re catty… yet, he is so fascinated by who you are, even if you drive him up the wall by daring to berate him. The God of Gods, the King of the Seas and the man far above you, just a puny God/Goddess… he needs more of you and gets obsessed over it

Poseidon did just meet you and he has an uncontrollable obsession he didn’t know where it came from but he’s now addicted to it. You’re a desirable yet infuriating force; he wants you, he wants to shape you, he wants to mold you into a perfect lover, he wants to form you the greatest ruler of the Sea besides him

Poseidon, unlike his brother and nephew, will force what he wants on you very aggressively and he is the much more toxic Yandere lover. Kick and insult him all you want, you won’t get away from him and you won’t win whatsoever. You can be as much of an asshole as you want, he’s an asshole too. You can’t escape

Poseidon can actually handle your own hyper-hatefulness well… by using his own immense raw strength, using his authority as a Supreme God. Keep kicking against him as he drags you back to the room he labelled as yours, he’ll make sure you can’t speak for the whole night

Poseidon is obsessed to the point he will make you his wife/husband/spouse right away, like the moment he gets his hands on you and he often uses his marine beings to invoke constant surveillance on you. He doesn’t care what he has to do, he’ll get you and he’ll be able to smell your beautiful hair and he’ll have what he wants. YOU

Poseidon is a very possessive Yandere, he gives you orders and rules, and he suspects you to obey them. Do not and he’ll punish you for daring to disobey him in a rather… unfavourable way, the only man who’ll tolerate your utterlyunattractive bitchiness. Do as he says, he’ll praise and reward you. More food, more luxury, not a day in the semi-flooded cellar

Poseidon will absolutely kill every soul who just looks in your direction in the most violent manner possible. Do you think he has morality? None in the slightest. If you see him make eye contact with somebody, suspect him to spill their guts all over the floor. As divine punishment for tainting you with their filth called a existence

Poseidon is the embodiment of a very strict stern hyper violent Yandere, who gives you brutal punishments as to ‘fix you’ and isolates you from everybody, yet loves you infinitely

Apollo

Apollo is a lot less aggressive, more eccentric and protective! He knows you’re so rude and you’re such a prick, you have almost no likability but you’re absolutely beautiful, so exotic, so sexy. He wants you, and he doesn’t have much boundaries so he wont take a no. He always gets what he wants, he is the most beautiful powerful desirable God in the Greek Pantheon!

Apollo did just meet you a few days ago, you’re one of the few people that did not bend to his pure existence and fall for him. You were quite harsh and sharp, shocking him and that feeling… he is already hooked on it and he wants more. He’ll get more of you, rather you want it or not

Apollo does force you into things and he won’t even bother to tell you about what’s going on. He is quite narcissistic so his new-formed passionate obsessive love for you is mixing with his own self-centred mindset that he always weaves you into his choices, making you do as he wants

Apollo dislikes your attitude, it’s not regal or beautiful! He tries to fix your attitude so you’ll be even the more beautiful than you currently are. Even with your attitude, he’ll fight for your honour and he will not let anybody talk smack about you. He will enforce respect, even when you constantly disrespect everybody

Apollo may not be as violent and murderous as Poseidon but he isn’t as lenient as Hades. He will kill for you if absolutely needed and he enforces his superior position as the God of the Sun to ensure nobody will ever try take you away from him. You are his, you are his pet, you have his name marked across your heart!

Apollo is very clingy and affectionate, he follows you around all the time. He barely gives you time alone nor does he back down at your yelling and berating. He won’t leave you to be vulnerable! You need him to clean your back, you need him to escort you across Valhalla! Stop fighting him, he’s only here for you and your own good

Yes! Apollo has you meet his beloved older twin sister, Artemis and he wants you to bond with her since you mean as much to him as she does. He pushes Artemis to be patient with you and your snarky jadedness and since he is very tunnel-visioned, he believes you two are friends since you’re not trying to hurt her at all

Apollo is the hyperactive clingy affectionate needy Yandere, who unknowingly disrespects your wants and needs for his own wants. Though, loves you infinitely

Hades

Hades is singlehandedly the most caring and gentle Yandere of these three magnificent Gods that he rarely forces you into stuff with him without your input. He deeply cares for your wants and needs and thoughts, he asks you for your opinions yet he just brushes past your steely belligerent attitude, to give you the love you deserve

Hades truly didn’t care how rocky and honestly awful his first meeting with you, just a minor God/Goddess, was. He only cared about this rapid beating in his chest your presence granted and your razor sharp cruel tongue induced to his mind that it doesn’t go away… is he a masochist? He can’t be… but, he wouldn’t mind you looking at him again

Hades gets it. He’s the King of the Underworld, he is the greatest King in Greece history and he has everything a person like you could want and all the more so come on. Down to Helheim with him, where he’ll spoil you rotten and make you his King/Queen. You’ll enjoy your brand new home, he’ll make sure you do… yet, he’ll never realise him kidnapping you is wrong

Hades gives love language through his multitude of presents. All very pricey and very luxurious, all materialistic objects that show his passionate deep unhealthy love for you. Look at all the hard work he’s putting into giving you all this, despite the fact you’re ungrateful and always tick him off. He’ll excuse it all since he loves you, even if it means he has to give a slap or two as punishment

Hades has the infamous; ‘collects things you once owned’ trait. He collects absolutely every materials and items you have made contact with as to absorb your mark on them. That hairbrush, it’s yours but he feels the hair to smell it. That soap bottle, it’s yours but he uses the shampoo to feel connected to you. He has a shrine of you, it’s that bad

Hades is not touchy because he is shy, he is too shy to be affectionate to you in public where Apollo has no fear and Poseidon’s very professional. Surprising, yes but it’s true. He holds your hand, even as you pull away and he kisses it and possessively rambles about how perfect you are, flawed but it can be fixed. He just goes on and on, he’s obsessed

Hades is also the least violent amongst the three. He doesn’t fear to stand up to threats harming his beloved and he will absolutely raise his Bident and drag his romantic rivals or enemies down to Helhelm for him to torment them… he just does it sparingly, in order to protect your view on him. He doesn’t want to hurt you…

Hades is the most emotionally-in tune possessive obsessed Yandere who has built his new world centring you and constantly excusing your actions, since he loves you infinitely

[astrolovecosmos]

The 9th House: Spirituality, Religion, Rituals

Part 1: Aries - Virgo

Aries in the 9th house can be impulsive and righteous with their beliefs. They won't hesitate to fight for them. At times this may indicate an opinionated or zealous person, but Aries in this House may also easily get impatient or burn through beliefs and causes. Spirituality may be focused on what works for the self or one's desires. They can be adaptable and open-minded in some ideological and academic realms - their passion and fiery nature geared towards learning and teaching. Introspection can be a complex subject for them, tending to either lack it or have an overabundance of it. Aries in the 9th may find empowerment through higher education, traveling, teaching, studying, religion, or through a belief system. They likely aren't creatures of habit or strict ritual, and they may get a thrill out of learning about how other's tick, their culture, their values. Some with this placement may also be competitive with their beliefs or may have a short-fuse in philosophical debates and discussions. This is the warrior in the house of theory, knowledge, and religion and they are ready to play that role.

Taurus in the 9th House may be big on "believe it when I see it." They can be highly realistic and may be stubborn with their ideals and philosophies. Taurus in the 9th may have a strong skeptical side. They may also have a close connection to nature, finding inspiration or value in it, or even spirituality. Despite a practical or rigid approach to ethics, they can be very patient and willing to listen or at least be level-headed when dealing with others' beliefs. This placement can easily fall into materialism or greed, valuing hard work, loyalty, and reliability but also pleasure, reward, and security of the self. They may want the status of certain degrees or schools, or be most interested in the fashion, food, the tangible aspects of a culture or place. Their spiritual world and their hunger for knowledge is strongly connected to the physical world. Taurus is a routine sign that craves comfort, from this they can find it challenging to get into a different mindset or set of rules in terms of beliefs. They may crave belief systems that have a lot of structure. This sign can also be about beauty in life and peaceful ideologies.

Gemini in the 9th House can be incredibly curious and open-minded in the areas this house influences. They were likely the kid who always asked a million questions in school or church. But they can also be argumentative or opinionated about their beliefs. They may love a good debate, but that can sometimes go overboard into heated arguments. While Aries may act as a warrior or crusader for their beliefs, Gemini can also put up a fight for their ideals, especially via arguing. Gemini in the 9th can also have a talent for spreading the word, teaching, and persuading others to see their side of things or to follow different ethics. This placement may love to try new practices or rituals for the fun of it or for educational purposes. Someone with this placement who is very devoted to a faith or philosophy may still be open to new ideas or to learning about others spirituality or values, even if they are vocal about theirs being the "right one" or "best one". This placement could also struggle with the depth and focus this house sometimes demands. The 9th House is of long-standing vision and goals, study, theory, bettering the self or expanding horizons, abstract or very tangible beliefs and consequences. Introspection, patience, focus, depth, possibly planning or at least seeing the big picture work well in the 9th House's sphere. Gemini is a scattered, fast-paced, impatient, possibly shallow sign that is focused on the daily gossip, facts, or problems. Gemini in the 9th can swing back and forth from conformity to questioning. They may have a great love/hate relationship with things like higher learning, the media, storytelling, and long-distance traveling or foreign affairs. Overly simple beliefs or beliefs that can encompass a lot of variety and change may make sense to them.

Cancer in the 9th House may take things personally easily. This sign indicates a very deep and emotional connection to beliefs, spirituality, and growth. They may be very private about their beliefs. They can be loyal to their ideals and may have strong rooted beliefs that come from traditions or parents. They may also insist that their family should follow their same ethics. Cancer in the 9th may feel most at home with beliefs that are more understanding or that can stir emotion. Beliefs that promote introspection, looking to the past or at heritage are connected to them. They may be protective over their beliefs or those who share their values. Beliefs that can give them security, reassurance, and structure are likely of interest to them. Religion or a certain philosophy may encourage them to be more kind, compassionate, giving, or forgiving. Their spirituality can be a great source for inspiration. Cancer in the 9th may not long for faraway travels and may not desire the boasting rights of going to an impressive university. Cancer in the 9th finds a lot of growth and fulfillment from their family, community, or through more heart-to-heart relationships.

Leo in the 9th can be passionate about their beliefs. They may also be leaders in some form when it comes to their ideals or spirituality. Maybe this is seen by them inventing new and popular rituals or through preaching and teaching. They can certainly have pastor, priestess, or cult leader vibes. They may also act as a role-model by following their beliefs faithfully and/or hopefully. Leo in this house can be either open-minded or closed-minded with their beliefs, but whichever approach they take they are likely to make this clearly known. Leo in the 9th House may be outgoing and brave about their values or spirituality, or it may be a distinct part of their personality. Even without a personal planet in this house, Leo creates an atmosphere that encourages powerful and strong beliefs, ethics, or meaning. Those with this placement might find a lot of confidence through their philosophies on life, relationships, and humanity in some form. Feeling stable and inspired by their beliefs, through the knowledge they take in, or through their travels and exploration is important to them. Not feeling secure or feeling dull here can be a great source of struggle or pain. This placement might also find empowerment through beliefs or the exploration and learning about beliefs, culture, foreign affairs, and the world. The self-centered and stubborn part of Leo can make them blind at times to certain teachings. They may also be too focused on the big picture of things; they may struggle with details and important steps of a belief system. Getting carried away or easily disillusioned with beliefs may happen. They may need to be careful about becoming too biased, zealous, self-righteous, or power hungry in this area of life. This sign is very generous, and this may be someone who helps and takes impactful action due to their beliefs.

Virgo in the 9th House can be a studious placement that thrives in higher education or an intellectually challenging or stimulating environment. They can have a special devotion and interest or even obsession towards religion, spirituality, or philosophy. Their patience, humility, and need to help or be useful may be compatible with many beliefs and be a virtue in their practices. Virgo's need to always be improving may manifest in self-help verbiage and beliefs or be a source of meaning and inspiration for them. However Virgo's perfectionism and judgment may distance themselves from their spirituality or distract them from what they truly enjoy and/or believe in. Virgo in the 9th house can manifest as being highly critical of their beliefs and others. They may feel like they need to prove themselves through tasks, study, or sacrifice. They can be highly habitual and routine in their beliefs, traditions, or rituals. Virgo's overthinking may cause moments of frustration, misunderstanding, or confusion surrounding their own beliefs. They may easily swing from doubt to dutiful. Their wired mind may lead to unease, nervousness, or existential crises. But through spirituality or following an ethic code this placement may find a lot of depth, reward, and contentment. They need a sense of moral stability and a way to constantly understand and analyze the world. They may be cautious and practical when it comes to travel and worldly themes. But they can also be adaptable and clever in that area. Their curious yet grounded traits can lead the way in the 9th House.

[pikachu78109]

General Pokémon Villain HC’s PT. 1

((This is just a random list of head canons on these fellas and I’m not going to go by generation, chronologically))

Archie🌊

Despite his rough, intimidating stature, Archie’s a down to earth, chill guy. If anything, he’s the kind of person who doesn’t take life too seriously. Not too strict with rules, I mean he DOES incorporate some regulations, but for the most part he isn’t going to lose his mind if one of his Grunts does something stupid.

Speaking of Grunts, Archie’s relationship with his team would be that of Luffy’s crew. He cares about his teammates and will absolutely go up to bat for them and they respect the hell out him for it.

Shelley and Archie go way back. They are childhood friends that grew up in Lilycove up until Archie left for Kanto around his late-teens. As close as they are, it’s platonic, although Shelley has developed an interest in Archie, but he’s pretty dense about it. Shelley handles the more responsible aspects within Team Aqua and usually gives a final say whenever Archie might be incapable of doing so. She’s a lot more serious and tends to command more authority than Archie, but she never oversteps her bounds (he’s the leader after all).

Matt and Archie met each other a bit later on in life, probably when Archie was either 12-14. As a big, buff man, Matt tends to be perceived negatively by many people, thinking he’s a troublemaker with intent to hurt others. Archie never viewed Matt in that sense, rather seeing a sensitive and genuine side that holds a heart of gold that proves the many nefarious speculations wrong. As a result, Matt developed a fierce sense of loyalty to Archie, cementing him not just a boss that he’ll follow, but a bro for life.

The pirate inspiration came from the books that Archie used to read as a kid. Not really anything deep, but pirates have always fascinated Archie.

In relation to pirates, Archie lowkey looks to up Drake. Aesthetically anyway.

Archie does stupid shit all. the. time. It’s a miracle that he’s still alive. He could agree to a dare and won’t even question the details.

After the events with Kyogre, Archie had to take some time to reflect. Archie really thought that he was doing the world favor, or rather the Pokémon a favor, by awakening the Sea Basin legend, but totally didn’t expect the outcome. For sure, he felt like garbage and he took it hard. Of course, it doesn’t discredit the fact that Archie did do some bad things (stealing a submarine, Devon parts, a fucking orb) and he’s not the kind of person who makes BS excuses to save face (neither does Maxie). He’ll take responsibility and will figure his issues out with the help of Shelley, and possibly with May and Brandon. Heart was genuinely in the right place, but Archie was too blind to see red flags.

Surprisingly great with kids. You would think that a villain would despise children, but Archie doesn’t mind being around little scamps. He likes their energy and he can keep up pretty well. He’s like the big bro or chill uncle that a lot of kids can talk to, even though the adults think that he’s a bad influence.

Can hold his alcohol pretty well. Man can gulp down at least five to ten drinks before he’s completely cutoff. Hates wine though.

If he hadn’t formed Team Aqua, I imagine him being a super cool marine biologist teacher. His fields trips would be so awesome.

Pretty softhearted and gets emotional a little too easily. It doesn’t take much for this man to cry. Show him a cute baby Spheal learning how to swim? He’s sobbing in seconds.

Maxie🌋

Maxie is an awkward individual who’s so stern, so strict, that it’s almost comical. Everything he does, he does with a bullet pointed mindset. First this, then this, etc. Spontaneity does not apply to Maxie; he’s always prepared and unwilling to make any exceptions because, to him, that would be an inconvenience.

For all his sternness, Maxie can relent a little. He hates making mistakes and expects his team to perform at their absolute. However, he’s no perfectionist and understands that mistakes are always present. It’s a good thing that he’s exceedingly patient.

Tabitha met Maxie as the man was beginning to form Team Magma. He was drawn by Maxie’s keen eye for technology and his knowledge about geological discoveries, a topic that Tabitha took great interest while in college. Of course, Tabitha soon became the earliest member and stuck by Maxie’s side like glue. I would say that Tabitha might be a people pleaser as he does tend to do what Maxie tells him, although, here and there, Tabitha does harbor a bit of jealousy towards everyone praising the Magma boss a bit too much.

Courtney’s…..odd, to put it lightly. Her odd speech patterns coupled that with her robotic mannerisms has led many in Team Magma to wonder if she’s even human. She doesn’t particularly care about expanding landmass (personally) but rather harbors an unhealthy fixation on Maxie. His capabilities of a leader and how he carries himself draw Courtney in and she becomes super defensive against anyone to dares opposes Maxie’s ideals. Being analytical, Courtney studies Maxie’s abilities and feels certain that his way of thinking is the correct approach. Maxie doesn’t feel unnerved by Courtney’s presence and Courtney herself makes sure to not overstep bounds (disappointingly).

Maxie hates being touched, in an intimate sense. No hugging, but a handshake will suffice.

Doesn’t understand slang/texting language. This man is in his late thirties and texts so damn formally and refuses to learn any shortcut text forms. Everything has to be typed out fully, punctuation included.

It could be 80 degrees outside and Maxie will still wear his turtleneck hoodie combo. How this man does not get a heat stroke is beyond comprehension. He might be sweating bullets, but damn, I wish I had his stamina.

Not the best with his emotions, but not like Cyrus level of bad. He’s a blunt, direct individual and can’t really emote well. He’ll say he’s upset, but it’s more restrained, if anything.

Cyrus🪐

A sad, empty man who may very well be the grandfather of emo and nihilism’s best friend for life. Cyrus is a complicated person, so much so that he’s still talked about to this day. No one can quite read Cyrus clearly, not even his Admins.

Despite his impeccable leadership skills and prowess to hold his own in battle, Cyrus is a frail man. His physicality isn’t very strong and the lack of Vitamin D certainly shows as this dude is on his way to becoming a walking corpse. Needless to say, Cyrus doesn’t take very good care of himself and can pass out quite easily if left unattended.

Repressing emotions, as Cyrus strives to achieve, always has been a difficult feat. Although monotone and emotionless to a degree, Cyrus has slipped up and expressed other feelings that aren’t spite and frustration. He’s capable of feeling happiness but he pushes it down so much in order to feel numb. Most of his laughter are mumbled chuckles that are barely noticeable unless you have good ears.

Most of his Admins joined Team Galactic for their own reasons, but most common would be that they are all social outcasts. Cyrus appealed to them mainly for his personal outlook on life and similar experiences with being cast aside, which all three (Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter) could certainly relate to.

Charon joined Team Galactic after the events of Diamond and Pearl, so his reasoning for being there are mostly unknown. Deep down, Charon despises Cyrus and seeks to become leader himself, but no one on Team Galactic takes Charon too seriously.

Doesn’t stay in contact with his grandfather because he doesn’t want to involve him in his life due to the path he chose to pursue. One of the very few moments where Cyrus actually genuinely cares for another human being.

Speaking of his grandfather, he has tried multiple times to reach out to Cyrus, especially when he was little. The family shunned the grandfather for reasons unknown and contact being kept at a painful distance. Still, on the super rare occasions when Cyrus and his grandfather would reunite, it’s a pleasant time.

Cyrus doesn’t have too many hobbies, but tinkering with machinery has always been his passion. Give this man a busted up device and he’ll be showing off his skills proudly.

As a kid, he has tried to make friends, but everyone was put off by him and his strange behavior. Doesn’t help that his home life had its own challenges that made him feel like shit.

Parents weren’t physically abusive, but they were certainly dismissive and self-absorbed folk who would demean their child and shame them for their interests. They were emotionally and mentally abusive to Cyrus, the scars of which permanently traumatized this man for the rest of his life. Parents would pretend that he didn’t exist or sometimes didn’t acknowledge him when in front of company. This oftentimes led Cyrus to hole himself up in his bedroom to escape into his own world, full of machinery and quiet, where no one could bother him.

Cyrus just hurts. There’s not a lot of positivity with this character and, truthfully, he just needs to go to therapy.

[layzeal]

Hi! I love your analysis on the characters because you always seem nice and open minded and not the kind of "I'm right, you are wrong", that's why I wanted to hear your opinion on this topic!

I've read that one of the most important character trait of Lan Wangji is being a sadistic, and instantly I was like "what but he's not AT ALL like that". I thought that person could be an anti but actually they wanted to praise the character. I have still thousand doubts because maybe it's me who totally read the character wrong after all this time, and because I've never read such opinion on the character, neither from the novel fandom nor from the drama or donghua fandom.

What do you think about it? :)

hi anon!! thank you 💓💕❤️ i'm glad you like them!!! (and i'm glad i come across that way, even though i have certainly slipped and said some things like that hahaha)

so my first reaction was "HUH?????" but i think i understand what that person must be talking about! and while i can't say that find his sadism "one of his most important character traits", it IS something that i think it's very endearing about Lan Wangji!!

(long post under the cut lmao)

so before we elaborate, lemme specify that in this case, i am specifically talking about the sexual, BDSM meaning for sadism. here, a sadist is someone who finds sexual pleasure in inflicting pain on their partner during sex, on the same vein that a masochist is someone who enjoys being inflicted pain on during sex.

most importantly however, this pleasure tends to be exclusive to the mindset one has during a sexual situation, and does not translate to regular everyday life, so if that person was saying that Lan Wangji is a sadist who obtains pleasure from hurting ANYONE or ANYTHING, at ANY MOMENT, then i absolutely disagree with it

okay, so... why do so many people LOVE that LWJ is a sadist? well, obviously i can't speak for everyone, but for me, i love it because of how well done it was. sadism IS an integral part of Lan Wangji character, and he KNOWS it, and for most of his life? it scared him

imagine it with me for a second: you are a 15 year old teenager, who's lived his whole life following very strict rules with a very strict view of how one should behave. you never once indulged in "common teenager behavior", you never felt the need to. then, out of nowhere, a gremlin boy comes into your life as the very embodiment of those behaviors—drinking, flirting, breaking rules, causing trouble, saying ridiculous things in class, reading... forbidden material,

that boy thinks you're a stick-in-the-mud. that boy wants you to loosen up a little. that boy tricks you into opening one of those forbidden books, and laughs at the face you make about it, then runs away happily. your blood boils, your face is red, you've never felt so hot and so frustrated in your life. you want to teach him a lesson

however, next day comes and that boy and his shidi join you on a nighthunt, and you come to the realization that he's actually... not as terrible as you first thought? he's a troublemaker, sure, but he's also incredibly competent, intelligent and even selfless if the situation calls for it. that... also stirs something in you.

then, that boy comes bearing "an apology gift", two cute, white little rabbits he caught himself, just for you. you know, deep inside, he's just doing this to get a reaction out of you. that's all he ever does. so when he makes an inappropriate joke and you (before you can even stop yourself) push him out the window, hearing him laugh joyfully even after he hit the floor, you feel that stiring again, that hot frustration, and at this point... you start suspecting something. something about what this feeling is

the thing is, for as much as you want to, you don't hate that boy. you hate how he makes you feel, but you don't hate him. in fact, you start suspecting quite the opposite. but you ignore it, and you push it aside, even as you catch yourself thinking about him, and doing the things he told you about—he's always in your mind... and you don't hate it. even when you catch yourself looking for forbidden material yourself, a type that not even that boy showed to you, a type that you can relate to, maybe even fantasize with

so, imagine now, that is how your very young life is going. then, one night... you have a dream, one very different. it starts out as a memory, but early on, it changes. in that dream, that boy teases you just a bit more cruelly, says some things with stranger implications, he pushes, and pushes you, and pushes you, and you break.

in that dream, you hurt him

and not just any kind of hurt. you do something unspeakable. the most immoral of acts a human can do. you hurt him as he cries and begs you to stop. you don't

and the worst part? you enjoy it

you were so certain, up until that point, that you were a good person. that you'd never want to hurt anyone, especially like this. so why does that dream make you feel that way? what does it mean?! that boy angers and frustrates you, sure, but you never ever wanted to hurt him. so you convince yourself that it was how your young, hormonal brain processes this anger, and tries to move on

and you don't think about why, by the end, you were holding each other close. why, by the end, you'd wanted him to enjoy it as well

KDFKSHC OKAY SORRY this ended up longer than i'd planned, but this? this is a VERY very common experience for teenagers who happen to have this type of sexual inclination to have. your mind is so young and you don't know much about sex at all, but your brain and your body betray you, and you feel drawn towards fantasies that by all means should disgust you. and it scares you, it scares you because if i enjoy these thoughs, then what does that make me?? so, much like lan wangji, those feelings get repressed and turned into something shameful for themselves

AND HERE IS WHERE WEI WUXIAN COMES IN!!! because that dream lan wangji had? it gets exposed in full sound and color to the very person it was about. now, up until that point, wangxian had already been exploring their sexuality together, and after their little fucking in the woods where lwj kept trying and trying to hold back as to not hurt him, apologizing and feeling frustrated that he can't (and who could, in his place?) wwx's reaction was to continuously rile him up more and more, because he DOESN'T want lan zhan to hold back!! no restraints, right? he wants all lan zhan has to offer!!! he wants lan zhan in all he can be!! he wants it, he enjoys it, even if it hurts!!

(how lucky, that this repressed little sadist found love in someone who turned out to be a repressed little masochist LMAO)

what is endearing about that incense burner extra is that lan wangji is visibly nervous and embarrassed about this dream, even now, even after him and wwx got married and have had sex many times. this is STILL something that lwj is ashamed about. and wei wuxian's response? to be as open as possible, to reassure him that he finds it SO hot, that he loves it, that he wants him to fuck him like that RIGHT NOW!! that there's nothing to be ashamed about cause guess what? wei wuxian is SO into it too, he's egging on little 15yo lan zhan on his actions against his own younger self!! and lan wangji finally lets it go!!! he accepts this part if himself, because now he knows it doesn't mean anything bad, it doesn't mean he's a horrible person who wants to see wei ying hurt and crying (he has, already, back when everything was falling apart), because he only wants it when he knows that wei ying wants it too. he only wants it if it's a way for wei ying to also enjoy himself

soo yeah, this is what i think that person meant when they said lan wangji was a sadist. he is!! actually, for as much as i love what the incense burner means to them, i personally don't even like reading it because of how violent it can be, and i cannot blame anyone for not being able to read it, but it IS very important to his character, and such a compelling look into his mind!

but you can also imagine how much it would have scared little lan zhan, and how validating it must have been years later, to finally know that hey, it's just a dream, and me? your husband who loves having rough mean sex with you? finds that EXTREMELY hot and it only makes me love you more ❤️💞💕

[em-dashes]

reading Dune for the first time and i've always kind of known this but there's something so unrestrained and free about the way older books are written. so much of it goes against traditinal writing advice and the current book market.

yes you could say "that's because most of them were written on typewriter in one draft and only lightly glanced over by an editor" (i don't think this is wholly true btw but i think there probably some truth in publishing/editing being laxer back then) but i think it's also good to think that in the end, there are no strict rules in writing.

right from the start we already know paul is the chosen one; there is no mystery or reveal.

it throws you straight into the world and doesn't really explain what any of the jargon means.

it hops freely between characters' minds (omniscient pov, which i feel like is rarer to see nowadays because i suspect publishers fear it being confusing).

sure, the second chapter is just the bad guys sitting around and gloating about their deeds and discussing the politics of this world, why not.

it casually states who the traitor in the Atreides ranks is, again without mystery or suspense.

there is an abundant use of exclamation marks. it uses a lot of filter words ("he experienced a sudden anger" vs "he was suddenly angry").

i think it's all very interesting to study and think about, both in terms of how language and the mindset of publishing have shifted over time, and it's also freeing to know and have the confirmation that you can do whatever you want in your book. i think writing advice and rules can be useful for beginners, but at some point you have to realize you can literally just do whatever, as long as it works for your book.

[tarot-by-e11e]

Hii sissy may I participate in your game

Cocoon game

Initials: g

Fav song : I guess I'm in love by Clinton

Fav movie : well it's a bl series ' cutie pie ' I can't get over the ep 14,15 lol I watched it 2 years ago and I specifically go and watch these 2 eps again n again whenever I'm feeling single lmao

Fav fictional character : kwon min ju from a time called you k drama . She expects a lot from world and she's doesn't get it and lastly kill herself but then Han Jun hee travels back in time and save her from dying and then she is in relationship with the 2nd lead male in drama . I don't know what to explain in this part , I hope this is okay 🤍

Thank you so much for organising such beautiful games for us 😊💗

(reminder: this is for entertainment purposes only) Hi G,

Thank you so much for participating in

my "COCOON" ask game.

I have yet to listen to that song! And a BL series, ooooohhhhh~ I'll try to watch this! I haven't watched that k-drama yet, so yeah for more watch list!

(Quick warning: This reading ended up being longer than I'd expected. Don't read this when you don't feel mentally prepared for a bit of potential call out, okay?)

The cards I pulled for you are:

King of Swords, Judgement, 6 of Swords

So one of the beliefs/patterns/habits you need to let go of to face the new chapters in your life by 2025 has to do with this "head over heart" rigid mindset. Now this can be self-imposed or brought about as a coping mechanism, pick and choose which interpretation resonates with you the most.

Now it doesn't mean that you should abandon all forms of discipline, it's more of a suggestion to learn to flow with the unexpected flow of life. You, of all people, know that you can't control everything and everyone according to exactly how you want your life to operate, thank free will and the possibility of the unknown for that.

So that means, you know that the only thing in your life that you truly have control over is yourself and how you respond to whatever life throws at you. You are also aware that you, like every human being alive, have bouts of unpredictable happenstances. So, shouldn't you allow yourself some grace and compassion when things don't follow through your life by your design?

There's nothing wrong with having rules and discipline my dear. But being too strict with things and people outside your control is borderline concerning, don't you think so too?

You are aware that every human being alive is living by varying belief systems and values, potentially differing from yours. It doesn't mean that the other person is wrong, it also doesn't mean that you're always right. It's just that, in this world, two different truths can both exist at the same time.

This concept might be new to you so let me give a bit of example.

Let's say you were dating someone you absolutely love and want to spend the rest of your life with. You do everything you can to encourage them to work hard and be ambitious to achieve their dreams. So you kept pushing and encouraging them, supporting them in any way you could. You just want to be the best supportive partner for them. You're so excited for them to fulfill their childhood dream!

But, down the road, one day, they opened up to you and said that they can't take it anymore and were adamant in breaking up with you. They'd say that you're not really listening to what they really feel and you're acting more of a parent than a partner and they just couldn't take it anymore.

Whiplashed by the turn of events, you couldn't understand what happened. What pushed them to reach this decision? Where did they stray off to? What did they realize along the way that made them think that?

Then you'd start overthinking: What did you do wrong?

Now this is almost an all too familiar scenario, so let's get into the other person's POV.

I opened up about my silly childhood dreams but I know it's too far-fetched to become reality, and I'm content as I am right now with my partner (YOU). I don't have the skills to make it in this industry and yeah, it comes with perks but I'm happy where I am. But it seems that they(YOU) mistook it as a goal in my life, so they(YOU) started to push me to do it. It's so sweet that they(YOU) are so encouraging with my silly dreams until they're(YOU) taking it too far. Now they(YOU) keep nagging me to sign up for this class and do those things, and keep berating me about my current progress. Why can't they(YOU) see that it's just one of those silly kid dreams that seems fun at the time, but I don't really wanna pursue this as a goal in life? Now they(YOU) get mad for me not showing up to do anything to this "kid dream", it's getting out of hand. They're(YOU) assuming that this silly fantasy is what I wanted in life, but they're not actually listening to what I have to say. This is seriously getting out of hand now. I though opening up about this kid fantasy would just be like those small talks that kids do in preschool when asked what do they wanna do when they go up and some kid in class would say they wanna be an astronaut because their costume looks cool. But it seems that partner(YOU) kept assuming that I'm serious about it. No, I'm not. But every time I opened up about what I really feel, they(YOU) always dismiss my feelings by saying "Ooohh you're just saying this because you're tired/ you haven't made much progress yet. You'll get over it." No, I'm not just tired of putting efforts on a silly fantasy, I'm tired of them(YOU) not listening to me and smothering me like a child. I'm their(YOU) partner, not their child/project. I seriously can't take it anymore. I've reached my limit. I can't take it anymore. I'm breaking up with them.

So you see, both of you mean well, but what both of you lacked were mutual comprehension and open communication.

This is what I meant when I mentioned that you are called to let go of control because let's face it, you have a tendency to behave like someone's parent, rather than be their friend.

And doing right by those you love and showing up for them in your own love language is great for you. But you also need to be aware of this crucial thing:

No matter how genuine and intense your love is for someone, people tend to appreciate that effort and sincerity in their own preferred love language.

So imposing YOUR love language on someone else will likely be misunderstood and unappreciated because you showed love in a way that YOU wanted it to be expressed. But you might have the tendency to forget that other people might prefer various love languages different from yours.

It doesn't mean that you loved them less, there was just a bit of... mistranslation in the form of love given. So, with the first card, you are called to let go of this mindset that "Everything thinks and has the same values as me" because let's face it, they don't.

I'm sorry with how harsh the first card reading is but as always, I'm just a interpreter and messenger in readings like that. Feel free to not claim it if you don't resonate. Just like everyone, you too have free will, never forget that. Okay?

So the next card is suggesting that you let go of this hyper awareness and over-analyzing habits. This includes reading between the lines and hiding meaning in every little thing that inconvenienced you.

It's giving, making "everything into a sign that ..(insert worst case scenario) is gonna happen." My dear, please, for your own sanity, stop catastrophizing everything.

You are not in danger. No one is out to get you. Not everyone is an enemy. You are not the villain in everyone's eyes. You are safe to exist as you are. No one is judging you. Okay? Give yourself some grace and compassion please. Stop worrying about things you can't control. Stop maladaptive daydreaming of worst case scenarios when something goes out of your plan. I repeat, YOU ARE NOT IN DANGER. Calm down and take it easy, okay?

Even if things fall apart, you will make it out alive and it will be in your favor. It's because the more you catastrophize, the more you tend to hyper-focus on everything going wrong, while you disregard everything that's going right. So please, for the sake of your sanity, chill the fudge down... Go take a solo trip for your sanity. You need a freaking vacation from your overthinking. Do yourself some good and treat yourself. You deserve it.

Last thing you are called to let go off is your cut-off game. TBH this was the loudest message from your last card.

Just because they've inconvenience you because they don't know exactly how you wanted things to turn out without you giving them clear instructions, it doesn't give you the right to berate them.

It seems that you're quick to lose your temper and refuse all logic beyond your comprehension. So with the last card, it seems that you're called to learn to see things in different perspectives and to learn to speak and communicate with compassion.

Now they are multiple videos on YouTube about it, so just pick and choose which one you feel called to watch and take notes of.

Channeled song for you is:

8th random shuffle from my dice throw

Last Intuitive Message to end this reading:

Now this song, I found it quite interesting because it seems that this is your Future Self saying good bye to the old you. It's like a revenge glow-up theme song for you.

I doesn't feel like it someone you've been lowkey controlling over that's sending this song. Though some lines tend to suggest it does. But overall, the song is like a glow-up villain era theme song for you~

It's like your Future Self is at that time of your life where you've matured and evolved in a way that makes you happy and proud of your own character development.

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Do you think villain Yoichi could’ve ever become a thing?

maybe an au where kudou never came and eventually Yoichi gave into afo?

Or maybe a scenario where Afo killed kudou instead of Yoichi in the sewer?

honestly? I don't think so.

in the case where no one came for him and he gave in I don't think he'll ever truly believe in afo's ideals nor want to take on a villain persona. I'll think he'll just say whatever afo wanted to hear, even if it meant saying things he hated to say, because it was better than being put back in the vault. his resistance against afo would've stopped and I imagine after being released by afo from the vault he would've been very depressed shortly afterwards. not only from having to deal with the trauma of being locked in a vault, but in also how no one can to save him and his belief that heroes always come in and save the day would've been broken.

I think he would still believe in doing good and helping others as a whole, but being faced with a reality that the comics he read and clung onto for comfort were wrong and that there's nothing he can do but stand by and watch his brother take over everything in a brutal fashion, yoichi wouldn't be in the best mindset. he'll stand next to afo, maybe afo will ask him for his thoughts about certain plans on occasion, but nothing more. it's hard enough to watch it happen, he couldn't bear being an active participant. a very unhappy life for poor yoichi.

afo seemed content with having yoichi be on the sidelines while he went and started gaining more power. so I don't think he would force yoichi to act like a full on villain. just having him next to him without resistance would be enough. hearing yoichi admit he was wrong would make him happy.

in the case where afo kills kudou in the sewers and takes yoichi back I think things would've been a lot worse for yoichi and their relationship as a whole. afo would've been far more strict and controlling with yoichi, he lost him once he's not losing him again. and I think there would be a whole lot more resentment on yoichi's part as afo killed one of the first friends he ever made right in front of him with zero remorse. besides yoichi finally got a taste of what it's like to live outside of afo's control and got to meet people who were passionate about stopping him, I think he would resist afo a lot more here. so no villain yoichi in this case either.

maybe if somehow yoichi's faith in kudou and bruce was broken when he was out there because of some incident that happened could've made him run further in his brothers arms and rethink about his stance on certain things? idk what that would look like, but just throwing it out there.

but I still think villain yoichi is a fun thing to explore in fic, and I like to think of scenarios where yoichi and afo both run the cult of followers afo built up. both can be charming in their own way and it would be fun to see how the dynamic plays between both brothers as they co-rule and see how their followers perceive them.

[unraveled-recovery]

routines & different colored lenses.

while trying to navigate the world thru this new lens of ADHD and mental health recovery, something i want to make a staple in my daily routine is writing. just 10 minutes a day even, with no need to even be logical - just write. ideas can be workshopped and fine tuned at a later time, when i am mentally capable of developing them further.

journals, essays and and memoir alike can be therapeutic tools; unleashing thoughts otherwise unlocked. when the timing is right, the words flow out of me but until the right time comes, i compress those thoughts like a safe, behind lock and key.

i’m guilty of placing hardcore judgement on the former planner girls of youtube, allowing no white space in their day and having strict to do’s with set time limits composing their morning routine. it always comes off as so unnatural to me and like anything i view as unnatural, just rubs me the wrong way. in my mind, routines should be mindless and just happen. however, nothing has been happening. nothing. i am no better than anyone, for my “anything goes” mindset has only held me back thus far. so, its time to change that. its time to shift mindsets and approach things differently, thru a different lens.

i love notebooks and papers and pens. i love my hot pink filofax, filling it with my plans and thought dumps alike. i love checking off a to do list. and i (secretly at times) crave and thrive on structure. what’s wrong with creating a satisfying list i can complete each morning, to kick my day off in a way that best speaks to me and my needs for self confidence and success. my journalings don’t have to be complete thoughts. in fact, thats kind of the whole point. outputting raw emotion, both to get it out of my system and to have idea’s to be further developed when the feeling strikes. like my bank of ideas, so i don’t have to search for one in my clouded mind. as silly as it is, simply holding and writing in that perfect hot pink filofax makes me feel both happy and accomplished. writing my goals fills me with optimism. while i can be overly ambitious with to do;s / tasks at times, seeing them written out in front of me helps me keep my goals realistic and maintainable within the time i’ve alloted.

maybe one day i will change my morning writing goal to be more structured and rigid, perhaps with a word minimum? when i reach the point of having enough material i need to actually organize it like a book, attempt to tackle edits, etc i want to approach this project like an actual work that i could one day publish. i can see that being a very positive use of more structured independent work. but that’s not now, and that’s losing my point.

the whole point in taking time away from work is to mentally recover from a major mental breakdown of depression, anxiety and panic while also learning how to properly cope with this newly diagnosed adhd. what i was doing before wasn’t working for me. i crave structure, yet have none. the whole point in taking this time is to learn and achieve a maintainable way of life. i now have diagnosed and medically treated adhd. it makes sense for me to need a to do list in the morning, just to get up out of bed and moving, period. it makes sense. and its what i need. so i have to run with that. it’s not silly or taboo and even if it were, does anyone actually care? no. no i need to stop living my life, worrying how my every action could potentially be viewed by someone else.

i also know i need to start my day by consuming positive versus negative content first thing in the morning. this one feels like a compromise because it is a compromise. i want to be that person who doesn’t touch their phone until their morning routine is complete, whatever that routine consists of. but that feels too strict and rigid, to the point where i don’t do it. i love being a rule follower but when its self imposed rules that are too strict and seemingly don’t really serve a purpose, i’m the first to cave, almost instantly. lifting that restricton and shifting my mindset feels like a more sustainable shift that really places a choice on myself - to consume content that is going to be healthy for my mind, to get me ready to start my day. whether that be reading a book, an article, the news, weather….just anything that isn’t mindlessly scrolling social media with no purpose, or internet sleuthing for things that theres honestly no answers to even find so i just piece together this false narrative that explains the finding, upsets me to a unsettling degree, and holds no degree of truth in the first place. that’s clearly toxic, and consuming tuch toxins first thing in the morning only sets me up for a day filled with toxic habits and behaviors, derailing whatever progress i have managed to make.

i’m rambling now. but i’m ready to tackle sunday. i’m ready to tackle this week. and i’m ready to re teach my brain, so healthy habits and coping skills are already naturally engrained in my life, not something i am constantly fighting uphill to achieve.

[awholelottayeehaw]

@novice-at-everything thank you!! I appreciate your insight! You bring up a good observation regarding their differing backgrounds that got me thinking hard in the shower just now!

You're right, Din's first experience with Mandalorians has him viewing them as honorable, noble protectors who he has awe and gratitude for. And I think that leads to him being vulnerable to blind loyalty to the wrong people. And that doesn't mean bad people, but rather people who can bring out the worst version of himself or erase his potential (like Ran's Crew and Xi'an). Because of how Din sees his covert, it means he's blind to how strict their honor code is. Despite the zealous nature they nurtured and "them vs us" mindset, Din grew up to be the most open minded and caring man. The speech Din gave to Bo about honor and character was ironic not just because Din has no idea how awful Bo has been to everyone in her life, but because those traits don't fit The Armorer or anyone in his cult, even Paz. Everything Din listed was conditional to them and I have no doubt that Paz or the Armorer would have gone above and beyond for others out of the goodness of their heart if they weren't Mandalorians or part of their specific sect. I just don't, and it's not an attack on either of their characters it's just an honest observation. I feel like Din's taken the worst aspects of his cult and made them into admirable traits recognized by not just himself but others as well, which is why Bo is both flabbergasted and awed by his reverence for his Creed and people even if she doesn't agree with it. And that's where I do think Din is vulnerable to unintentional manipulation from Bo who does want things to be the same as they were and have control due to birth right rather than craving genuine leadership for the right reasons.

Now Bo? Bo was raised in that honor with a sister whose character was saintlike and yet she turned out to be insanely bigoted, hateful, and morally gray. I do want to mention that I don't think it was necessarily just Bo wanting things to go back to how she remembered Mandalorian as a child, but rather disagreeing with Sabine's way of handling democracy. She approached everything as a pacifist which was controversial for Mandalorian culture but all of her choices were for her people and ensuring peace during the time of the Clone Wars and the rise of Dooku, Mal, and Palpatine. Bo thought they needed to go back to their warrior roots and that peace was a naive option to go after which pushed her to joining extremist groups that held her views as strongly as she did and didn't care who was hurt in that process as long as her vision of Mandalore was achievable. And that's where I do disagree with you, I think Bo's memories of Mandalore even before Satine's rule was always muddled and I think Bo would be dissatisfied with establishing what she thought she had remembered of her childhood home when you can't recreate memories without viewing them through an adult lens. And she has decades of guilt, sins, and ill choices that have jaded her and will only make that more bittersweet and unsatisfactory than not.

It's just interesting how the environment they were raised in as Mandalorians somehow pushed them to be the opposite of what they were taught in childhood. I obviously agree with you about Din's leadership and how forced Bo's is. I really do think it's because we've had history with her character that we can't shake or forgive just yet and with how easy things have been for her it just makes any attempt at something else doesn't feel organic. Bo has too much history for it to not feel forced, cause we've seen this story 3 times now for her and it's just gotten old and she's too familiar and selfish to have that reluctant leader trope placed on her. She's always wanted power and to rule the Mandlorians/Mandalore so there's nothing natural about her suddenly being the fallen, reluctant hero that the planet and other Mandos need to redeem herself of her war crimes and be a true leader. I'd follow Din into Mordore but Bo? I wouldn't follow her into a police station. She has a long way to go before she can be the leader of anyone or thing and I really hope she realizes that in the next episode and that her ego regarding this and refusing to be fully honest to Din and the others about the awful things she's done won't get her killed cause that also just feels cheap.

Din vs Bo as a Leader

I've seen people say that Bo is the rightful ruler of Mandalore and owner of the darksaber and deserves to lead and I'm genuinely curious to hear from others as to why that is because I'm having a very hard time seeing that point of view. Semi-spoilerish for people who aren't up to date but I kept it vague enough to not be a problem I don't think.

Since CW and Rebels, Bo has continually made choices that negatively impact the people around her. She's a morally gray character who has a list of war crimes on her rep sheet that honestly makes some real life bad guys look green and it baffles me that people want her redemption to be easy. I'm not saying she should never be redeemed, I genuinely believe people should have the chance to turn over a new leaf cause being human is hard, but how she's acting and being treated in Mando feels like a middle finger to those her actions caused harm to. Like she can be sad about her sister all she wants but she willingly joined a terrorist group who spelt it out for her that they planned on publicly executing Satine and followed the orders of two Sith lords, and she didn't see that as a deal breaker. Being sad over that is like being upset that you got shot in the foot when you fired the gun yourself when you continue to make choices that negatively impact others. And this season alone Bo hasn't tried to be a leader to her people, she cared more about the title and the weapon it comes with than actual democracy. She wields it well, yes, but so did Sabine who taught her how and gave her the weapon despite not knowing how badly Bo has fucked up with it in the past. The moment the darksaber was in Din's hands and she lost her crew, she didn't try to scout Mandalore and find other Mandalorians to help her with her decades long failed plan. She didn't try to put any plans together with outside help to achieve her goal or even try to establish a new territory for her people to be safe on until they can find a way to make Mandalore a livable again. She was never an active leader, just someone who craved leadership and believed was owed it because of her birth right and that reflects in the selfish choices she's made while in a leadership position, which include harming Din and Paz. She didn't lead her people into the siege and trap that awaited them, Din did. He shouldered and strong armed his way through and was willingly going to sacrifice himself if it meant a safe planet for his people and foundling. And she wasn't the last out, Paz was, and for that his clan suffered major losses. She had focused more on weapons and supplies for her fleet and siege than the actual people who would help her achieve her goal, and not once has she discussed what she planned on doing once Mandalore was safe for all Mandalorians again. Reuniting and rebuilding isn't the same as establishing a political system that benefits the well being of her people with the promise of a stable economy, fair societal roles, establishing an intergalactic democracy to avoid what Nevarro went through, and combining the differing traditions/beliefs the remaining Mandalorians have to not favor one over the other and unintentionally cause a civil war. Each time she's gained leadership it's always met with mixed support, often not universally, and has led to her downfall three times now for a reason.

Just the same, I've seen people argue that Din doesn't want to lead/rule and isn't the kind of man who'd be a good leader and I strongly disagree. Since the first episode, Din established himself as a selfless character even if it irritated him to be accommodating. He still tried to compromise with the Jawas, didn't turn his back to Frog Lady needing a ride, was willingly going to sacrifice himself to a Krayt Dragon for people he had just met and entrusted with Grogu, went head first into every battle even for people who didn't deserve it (Ran's Crew), was everyone's Ride or Die at least once, became multilingual which was used more to keep the peace than to gain information on his quarries, and has united and mediated more unlikely foes to friends than anyone else in the SW universe. Even if his actions originated with a selfish need (gaining Boba's armor back for Mandalorians, exchanging his services for info on where Mandalorians/Jedi are for Grogu, etc) he still went above and beyond because it's the honorable and right thing to do and his compassion has earned him friendships across the galaxy and allyship on every planet he's visited whereas Bo can't get even her own people behind her without a legendary sword in her hand. You can't tell me all the people Din met on his journey WOULDN'T lay down their lives for him if he asked?? Paz already did despite Din's choice to rescue Grogu despite unintentionally causing a massacre because Paz recognized the selflessness behind Din's choice that carried over to Paz's own foundling and that is what gained his respect and allyship. Din hadn't asked for anything in return, and his own motive for moving the covert was so that their children could play in the sun and the future generations can flourish. I'm fairly certain even Sorgon would join forces whether it's to take care of Din if he had a bad head cold or taking back a whole planet for him. Same with Peli and her droids, Tusken Raider survivors, Freetown, Boba and his syndicates, Frog Lady and her hoard of warrior toddlers, Karga and the grateful people of Nevarro, Ahsoka, and Miggs Mayfield. We've made jokes about Din accidentally making friends all over the galaxy for a reason. He's so selfless that he never saw himself worthy of his Creed, of being Grogu's father, of being a leader when everyone else has told him otherwise. Din's view on leadership reflects his own self esteem wrecked by his cult and it would take everyone he's ever helped to make him see that he is the leader that the galaxy needs to reunite not just The Mandalorians, but all the people and their planets I mentioned. Leadership comes with a burden for Bo, but for Din, it comes with the strength and camaraderie Bo has only ever dreamed of having and that The Armorer overlooked because of her narrow, traditional views. And this is a side comment, but Din mastered riding the stubborn Blurgg after Kuill made fun of him for not being able to conquer it when Mandalorians rode Mythosaurs into battle. Din riding a Mythosaur would be a great call back to that and would gain more respect as a leader than just having the darksaber. In my opinion.

I genuinely hope Bo comes to these conclusions herself and recognizes that Din is more deserving of the role than anyone else and passes the darksaber back to him and helps him see his potential than just saving the day yet again from the very gun she shot everyone with. Redemption for her starts with letting go of the very thing that's plagued her her whole life and leadership is recognizing when you need more time before you can be the example people need to be the best versions of themselves. This isn't a Bo hate post or any stan post, this is a fan post who wants a fair redemption arc for Bo and a chance for Din to rise up to the best version of himself he's capable of being. So yes, I want to hear everyone's thoughts whether you agree or disagree that doesn't involve Bo being the rightful heir or wanting her redemption cause you like her as a character. I want to hear deeper reasons than surface level motives, cause as I said, your favorite hurting over the consequences of her decades long actions she never learns from isn't a good enough reason for her to lead or have the darksaber but I'm down for any other explanations people have regardless if you're a casual fan of the show or lifelong SW fans like myself.

[gogolstoelicker]

Could you do obey me with riddle like mc

You have a strong commitment to maintaining order amomg your peers. You made it your duty to uphold hundreds of rules, no matter how strange or insignificant they are. You could be strict and intimidating by the people around you because of this.

You unfortunately have the tendency to lash out at someone who disagree with your way of thinking, as you consider your values to be right no matter what. But you seemes to find a way to compromise now, instead of instantly punishing rule breakers.

a/n: hello I haven't been updating or even answering any asks and i am very sorry💀i may or may not forgot i wrote here so I'll try to make it up to my bbg /j and my tumblr family

btw why cant i space in tumblr anymore my god this looks so messy

Lucifer:

you're officially the second in command in the house of lamentation

its usually who screams the loudest who will be in command that day

you're strict, he's strict

you gave scary punishment, lucifer gave scary punishment

no one dared to cross either of u in the devildom

its straight up one man for themselves once they saw the both of u

if y'all ever got into a fight, all of the brothers find a spot to hide

whether it be behind the couch, inside the oven, on the ceiling, they WILL save themselves first

because you both are SCARY when the other disagrees with the other

which, thankfully does not happen a lot bc yall have the same mindset sometimes💀

but when the fight did happen??? oh devildom someone save the wall it have a whole hole

even cerberus is in fear😰/j

but overall?? a powerful duo💪 both gave people enough reason to fear them

tho lucifer is kind of upset with u sometimes

not bc you're bad, no no

its because you're ACTUALLY rivalling him🤨😔he cant have someone being better than him yknow? his pride won't allow that

like you're smart and got 90+ on all ur exam papers???

suddenly lucifer is putting extra effort into his studies even tho he's smart enough

you're diligent and hardworking and always got praised by diavolo himSELF????

uh oh why is his work hours increasing😰😰

someone stop him before he marry his own desk

Mammon:

always got collared by you

well at least it's not lucifer punishing him this time😰

ur punishment is less scarier than lucifer's

still scary anyway

he usually dropped to the floor and sobbed whenever he got collared

not literally ofc

but then walked off to the casino a few minutes after like nothing happened with the collar on his neck

everyone in the casino that day: 🤨what kinky shit u doing⁉️

mammon: it's nOT-

hides his grades from u bc u absolutely will not tolerate any fails

failed miserably just like his grades

u knocked on his door and enter his room the next day with a thickass book

hes lowkey scared you're abt to knowledge whack him

until u tell him u personally read through every single book u can find that might help him and shorten them as best as you can into a book

and told him to memoriza everything inside

he cried

bc of two things

one OMG YOU'RE DOING THIS FOR HIM?$!$????? U READ THROUGH SO MANY BOOKS FOR HIM?$!$??? HES SOBBING AND CRYING AND WAILING AND-

two HOW THE HELL IS HE SUPPOSED TO MEMORIZE ALL THAT

he did try at least

well a lil

sometimes he just gave up and go do his things again before he got caught by u

Leviathan:

his grades lowkey improved tho pls be proud of him🥹😂

well u did encouraged him a little after that☺🙏‼️and with an almost whack of knowledge!!

got into ur hellish (literally) lessons on why he shouldn't stay in his room too much and avoid socializing

he is now sobbing

he doesn't really care bc he can do whatever he wants!!

he said that in a whisper yell voice so u can't really hear him

which leads him to another lesson on how and why he should speak up LMAO💀

he's on edge but he's trying not to piss u off so he just listens through everything

don't wanna be like a certain someone now right

COUGH COUGH mammon COUGH COUGH

lucifer is snickering at him btw

lucifer is leaning on his doorway and is watching everything

honestly he mostly avoids being in ur line of sight so u wouldn't mind him and hopefully and not hopefully forgot abt him!!^^

pls don't forget abt him he'll be sad but pls forget abt him so he'll be able to escape ur ways

as u can see, he is pretty conflicted

on one hand he loves those times you're more relaxed and is more willing to spend time and do the things he likes

but whenever its weekdays, my god😥

see its so bad he said god

HELP IMAGINE AT LIKE 4:30AM

you who just woke up seeing levi: good morning, its rare to see one of u up so early in the morning for school levi, who was about to go to sleep: uh-

Satan:

frowning and stomping his feet when he first saw u bc why are u kind of like lucifer??!!@@!?!!?

one is enough, he doesn't need another one😡

kind of tolerates u

u can understand why he avoids u a lil but u did try to make an effort for him to warm up to u bc yall live in the same building

went from "FUCK THIS LUCIFER WANNABE🙄🤬"

to "i still hate this person but only I get to hate on them"

its a love hate relationship

he loves having small debates with u

got mad when he loses and u have that smug look on ur face tho

same goes for the other way around

he may or may not have shared his fav books with u

u would find the time to read it even with how busy u are

bc it looks interesting + youre glad hes warming up to u a lil!!

idk what to write sorry yall

i havent been playing obey me for a while forgive this poor soul i can be a good discord kitten /JOKE

Asmodeus:

gushes about u so much

you're scary? too bad, not in his eyes!

insists on dressing u up every single day bc you're just too cute in his eyes that he can't resist

Beelzebub:

you're fine with him doing that as long as its not too flashy and is neat

you're not all that into fashion so u always just go to him for advice if theres anything u need help with

he have shiny eyes

he was also clutching his chest from the overwhelming happiness

one time he tried to gossip with u and u go "no, that is wrong"

he goes "😕🙄anyways so-"

he continued the gossip btw

u listened to him anyway bc its not like u can stop him💀

plus hes calling u boring bc of that so u just 🧍🏻‍♀️

if someone ever gave him a strawberry tart while hes on a diet, he'll just pass it to u

bc he said ur sparkly eyes🥺are totes adorbs he could not hold posting u on social media<3!!

pls don't cry bc of that part

doesn't care as long as u don't hurt nobody

Belphegor:

u kind of tiny tho🤔or maybe he's just too tall

prolly mentioned it once and it got u going tomatoes

learned his lesson from that day onwards to never mention anything about your height

its ok u lowkey forgot abt it!!

/j u made remarks abt it here and there☺🙏‼️ofc not everyday, just when youre feeling a tiny weeny bitzy petty

beel is very helpful about everything tho!

u need help with that book that someone deliberately put up so high for the laughs? he got u

its like those kdramas moment

"is this what u wanted?" hands touched, shiny screen, flowers everywhere, slowmo, music playing

as thanks u helped him with his workout

which is literally him doing pushups with u on his back reading a book

sometimes u join him on those workouts bc u need a balance between studies and sports‼️

beel tried his best to uh😅lay down a bit for ur sake😅

like sure he can do 100586496 pushups but that doesn't mean u can and hes honestly worried abt u pushing urself💀

speaking of pushing urself, if he ever saw u so busy with ur studies and the shenanigans around devildom, he'll give u a half-eaten strawberry tart

he tried not to eat it on the way but no promises yknow😚☺

u thanked him for it anyway KSKAKSNS

look at this tiny chihuahua on the other side of the bars im in😂😂😂

he said that to himself

bc he knows he would ruin his chances of having u pull him outta the ceilint???? wtf was he in again????? if u heard that

OH RIGHT ATTIC I HOPE THATS HOW U SPELL IT

how he even got u to go up there when you follow the rules so much?$!$??? idk but he do him ig

HELP IMAGINE HIS PLAN FAILED FROM THE START THAT'LL BE EMBARRASSING

"mind ur own business and never go up there" "oh ok my bad"

and then the end he never got out

its ok i'd like to ignore that possibility and make u go up for plot reasons

i have no plots actually im just telling u to go up there

honestly i dont think he'll be able to kill u??????5"5???

because like

imagine trying to hug the homie to death and bro just pulled out a book worth of hundreds of rules and flipped to page where it said no touching before marriage💀

could probably whack him with that same book if he tried anything too so!!☺

im giving how to escape belphegor's death hug tips

plus you're a mage(?)!!!😂🙏‼️you'll survive!!

after all that shenanigans you absolutely does not approve of how he live his life

why are u sleeping on the floor!?!?!!!??? GRT UP

STOP SLEEPING IN CLASS🤬

belphie after he have to deal with both u and Lucifer:

[mouisorange]

☰ Yandere Personality Types  〔Big Five〕

☰ Overview

〔Disclaimer〕 Yandere behavior and mindsets are not healthy, nor should they be sought after: this is just meant to be a fun way to analyze characters and see/understand how they may fit into this specific genre of fictional horror. 

This personality ‘assessment’ was inspired by @ddarker-dreams​‘s ‘Yandere MBTI’ as I adore their writing and have always thought that their MBTI assessment is really cool! I also noticed how other people enjoy it so I thought I would make my own assessment, though mine is inspired by the ‘Big Five Personality Traits’. I even tried to be creative and add in the little circles that you can find on the actual Big Five assessment too (which is 100% free btw!). I don’t really think I did the Big Five assessment justice, and I think that a lot more goes into the complexities around this kinda thing, but hopefully this is somewhat interesting!

If you have your own thoughts or even wanna try this out, 100% feel free to use or talk to me about it! Check it out below the cut!

☰  OPEN   •  •  •  •  •  CLOSED 

〔Open〕 yanderes are blatant about their obsession. They do not try and hide it either because they believe it’s meant to be, because they’re too deep in their delusions to understand that it might be a good idea to keep their mouth shut, or simply because they’re in a position to not care about hiding their interest. Usually, this type of yandere is either seen as somewhat of a ‘lovesick puppy’ or a powerful character; though, being a ‘lovesick puppy’ doesn’t necessarily mean kind or affectionate. Whether it was ‘love at first sight’ or more of a slow-burn, these characters usually roll with their feelings with little to no hesitation. Situations with this type of yandere usually include darlings who are unaware of the yandere’s emotions (or even their existence) until they’re suddenly confronted, kidnapped, or confessed to seemingly out of the blue. 

examples︙Anasui 〔 jjba. Stone Ocean〕,  Diavolo & Doppio 〔 jjba. Golden Wind〕, Pina 〔Beastars〕, & Zeke Yeagar 〔Attack on Titan〕.

〔Closed〕 yanderes try to hide their obsessive mindset or behaviors. While they might not always be successful at hiding their interest, closed yandere types are either ashamed/embarrassed by their feelings or are frustrated by them in some way. Usually this type of yandere will ignore/avoid their darling in hopes of losing their feelings, or pretend their feelings don’t exist. This type of yandere is either upset at themselves for having these feelings or upset at their darling for ‘making’ them feel that way. Darling can possibly see their behavior coming and try to avoid the character, but this type of yandere is likely to ‘snap’ at some point and somehow corner their darling as an attempt at controlling their obsession or feelings (though, sometimes this is just the yandere trying to excuse their behavior).

examples︙Avdol〔jjba. SDC〕, Legoshi 〔Beastars〕, Alucard 〔Castlevania〕, & Klaus Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How does their behavior shift when they realize they’re obsessed?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 What are their opinions on their darling? Does this character adore them? Do they blame darling for their behavior (if so, are they angry about it)?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How comfortable is this yandere with their feelings and/or actions in regards to their darling?

☰  CASUAL  •  •  •  •  •  DIRECT

〔Casual〕 yanderes do not actively pursue their darling. This type of character is typically laid-back. They either believe that darling will inevitably fall ‘into line’ or is mellow enough to be content with simply being in darling’s life. Casual yanderes are either delusional or are not possessive enough to want more than close friendship from their darling. Though it usually takes a specific type of character for this, some yanderes here believe that they’re already in a relationship with their darling and therefore feel no need to chase after them. This kind of character can confuse their darling, and make it more difficult to get away, as their behavior can be waived off if the character is perceived as harmless, gains darling’s sympathy in some way, or otherwise is not vocal about their delusional thinking/is charming enough to convince darling to just go along with it. Some of these characters are willing to let go if darling catches on early enough, though most will just slowly follow behind regardless of what darling does (though this behavior/these reactions will definitely vary/be different depending on the character).  

examples︙ Mista 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Luther Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕, Connie Springer 〔Attack on Titan〕, & Cater Diamond 〔Twisted Wonderland〕.   

〔Direct〕 yanderes, as their name suggests, directly or actively pursue their darling. Usually strict or over-bearing, these characters actively chase after their darling’s affections (or otherwise whatever goal relationship the yandere wants). This yandere makes organized, sometimes step by step, plans in order to achieve their goal. It depends on the character whether they get angry when plans have to be changed or if they just shift their angle, however, these characters are focused and will not be discouraged should darling fight against their plans. If anything, some of these characters will be encouraged by their darling fighting back for various reasons (for example, if they’re delusional or just thing it’s a part of the whole ‘chase’ thing/enjoy it). These characters will almost never give up on their darling regardless of what happens.

examples︙ Giorno Giovanna 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Armin Arlert 〔Attack on Titan〕, Rook Hunt 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, & Jason Todd 〔DC Comics〕. 

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How goal-oriented is this character, especially when it comes to their darling? 

〔 ⅱ. 〕 How lenient is this character? Are they trying to force a bee-line to a relationship with their darling or are they willing to play the long game?

〔 ⅲ. 〕 Is this character organizing a plan in order to achieve their goal(s)? Or are they completely winging it? If they’re winging it, are they just hoping that everything will naturally fall into place, or do they genuinely believe it’s fated to happen?

☰  DISCREET  •  •  •  •  •  INTENSE

〔Discreet〕 yanderes either do not have overly strong yandere behaviors or are able to hide said traits enough to be seen as ‘normal’. These characters will usually hide their behavior, regardless of the reasons, in order to have a normal relationship with their darling. While similar to closed character types, discreet yanderes differ in the sense that they usually do not struggle to hide their behavior, and will slowly (or suddenly, depending on the situation, one situation being kidnapping) merge this persona with their actual personality so that darling has no reason to want to leave. While not all characters within this category are fully aware of their behavior, most are intentionally manipulative and have some kind of end goal. They’re not ashamed of this mindset as they believe their reasons (such as “protecting” darling from something) excuse any tears that their darling might shed directly because of this yandere’s actions later on in the ‘relationship’. The period between “normal” and whatever end goal will vary based on the character. This type’s darling can have friends, and even other relationships to an extent (though this does vary), they’ll usually end up reaching the yandere’s goal without knowing about their behavior up until it’s too late to do anything about it. 

examples︙ Risotto Nero 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Louis 〔Beastars〕, Lilia Vanrouge 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, &  Sinbad 〔Magi〕. 

〔Intense〕 yanderes can be defined by their possessiveness, or otherwise intense behavior/mindset/emotions. This type of yandere will usually want to either isolate or monopolize their darling’s time in it’s entirety. While the character might not isolate themselves, they’ll do what they can in order to ensure that their darling is focused solely on them (or whatever goal yandere has in mind). Intense yanderes tend to come off as over-bearing or as harassers/bullies. Depending on their other traits, they will either direct their focus on getting other people away from darling or direct their focus on somehow getting darling away from other people (usually involving kidnapping or isolating them in their home). These characters have a tendency to be either cruel or manipulative and darling might believe that their yandere hates them in some way, even if the character says otherwise. 

examples︙ Illuso 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Melon 〔Beastars〕, Kouen Ren 〔Magi〕, & Leona Kingscholar 〔Twisted Wonderland〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How well would this character take rejection? Do they try and rationalize the rejection or do they just accept it (even taking whatever darling said to heart)?

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Can this character handle their darling having friendships? How do they react to darling spending periods of time without them? 

〔 ⅲ. 〕 Does this yandere need (or want?) to spend every waking (and sleeping) moment with darling? If so, what is time spent with this yandere like? 

☰  AGREEABLE  •  •  •  •  •  CONTROLLING

〔Agreeable〕 yanderes seem to genuinely care about their darling and see their darling as a breathing person with their own thoughts/feelings. These characters put their darling before themselves, sometimes going as far as seeing them as someone to worship or put on a pedestal, and believe that darling is better than them in some way. In some cases, they see darling as being unable to do anything wrong (to an extent). They’re willing to debate rights or loosen rules/chains (if they even decided to do chain darling in the first place) with darling and are willing to listen to what they have to say. This yandere’s end goal usually involves some kind of genuine relationship, regardless of how delusional that might be. 

examples︙ Haru 〔Beastars〕, Floch Forster 〔Attack on Titan〕, Tim Drake 〔DC Comics〕, & Vanya Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕.

〔Controlling〕 yanderes do not view their darling as equal, either seeing them as childish (in the sense that they don’t understand things or can’t), seeing them as some kind of pet/trophy, or somewhere in-between. They usually do not care about their darling’s thoughts, feelings, or general well-being. Usually the only thing this yandere cares about is controlling their darling, the connection they have to their darling is the only important thing when it comes to darling as a person. Some of these characters even go as far as not minding if darling dies as long as they still view darling as being theirs (example being, if prince charming kept his princess asleep in order to keep princess to himself). While end goals will vary from yandere to yandere, those in this category typically don’t care how darling feels as long as they’re getting what they want from darling. 

examples︙ Kars 〔jjba. Battle Tendency〕, Judar 〔Magi〕, Cioccolata 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, &  Diavolo 〔 jjba. Golden Wind〕.

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 Does this yandere view darling as a human with their own thoughts/feelings or is darling more of a possession/plaything? 

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Is darling’s mental or physical well-being important to this character? 

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How many rights does darling have and how quickly are said rights taken away/given back? Are they ever given back? What are the yandere’s motives in taking/giving these rights?

☰  RESILIENT  •  •  •  •  •  FRAGILE

〔Resilient〕 yanderes will almost never become discouraged. They’re confident in the sense that they know they’ll eventually achieve their goal. This type of character is willing to spend years trying to either break down their darling or otherwise induce a sort of ‘Stockholm syndrome’. Characters who heavily stalk their darling tend to fall into this category. More so, resilient yanderes are not likely to have any sort of breakdown over their darling, regardless of the situation. They’re strong in their thought process, and are not willing to change their mind-set/behavior towards their darling (or anyone else).

examples︙ Ibuki 〔Beastars〕, Bruno Bucciarati 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕,   Jade Leech 〔Twisted Wonderland〕, & Shigaraki Tomura 〔My Hero Academia 〕.

〔Fragile〕 yanderes, as their name suggests, are ‘fragile’ in their goals or mind-set. Usually this type of yandere is either meek or feel overly guilty about their mind-set/behaviors. These characters can be easily swayed by their darling in some way, and they can get distracted from their end-goal if darling plays their cards right. More adoring, worshipper yanderes tend to fall in this category. Characters here usually do not like upsetting their darling and (at times) are desperate for their darling’s approval. While not an inherently manipulative category, fragile yanderes will use methods like gaslighting in order to avoid any kind of confrontation.

examples︙ Pesci 〔jjba. Golden Wind〕, Allison Hargreeves 〔The Umbrella Academy〕, Jack 〔Beastars〕, & Niccolo 〔Attack on Titan〕. 

☰ Questions to consider when categorizing a yandere

〔 ⅰ. 〕 How emotional/insecure is this character? 

〔 ⅱ. 〕 Is this character confrontational, or would they rather avoid any kind of confrontation by whatever means necessary (such as gaslighting or blackmailing others in the situation)? 

〔 ⅲ. 〕 How patient are they? How long are they willing to wait and/or bide their time in order to achieve some sort of goal?

﹝☼﹞

[ruby-whistler]

the difference between static and dynamic characters on the dream smp

Hi, hello, it's Ruby, back with another PSA because this fandom (specifically the people on Twitter) keeps getting worse.

/dsmp /rp

Recently, people started claiming c!Techno was boring because he never had any character development.

Now, this may come as a surprise to some of you, but if you in any capacity decide to study the ins and outs of creative writing, you'd learn that characters don't need to have character development to be compelling, loved by the audience, and have a complex personality.

This is what is called a static character. Not to be confused with flat characters. What's the difference?

Most articles seem to agree on this;

"Static characters should not be confused or mixed up with flat, one-dimensional characters. Though neither changes as the story progresses, if a character remains unchanged, it does not mean that he is one-dimensional like a flat character. A static character can be perfectly interesting, like Sherlock Holmes, who is completely ingenious, eccentric, and sometimes jerky. He never changes, but the audience still loves him. Thus, a static character could be the protagonist too, and a flat character, on the other hand, only plays a side role in the story." - ( link to definition )

Static characters are ones that don't experience any personal growth during the span of the story. They're often used in writing, because they're realistic and can be interesting if well-written. This article provides examples such as the aforementioned Sherlock Holmes, Captain America from The Avengers, and TommyInnit from the Drea- [gunshots]

But in all seriousness, c!Tommy is very easily a static character; a lot of the criticism of his character is about the fact that he doesn't change. He does gain experience and new relationships, he does suffer and becomes more and more traumatized, he does make choices out of impulse or emotion, but none of that is character development - he never overcomes his character flaws, including selfishness, stubbornness, and a lack of compassion or empathy for others. And I do not blame him for it as a person, and I do not consider him a badly-written character, even if he's a little frustrating to watch sometimes.

c!Tommy has two main reasons why he remains a static character.

a) he doesn't live in a constructive environment

It is normal for boys Tommy's age to be low on empathy. It's completely normal for them to be chaotic, immature pricks, because that is part of their growth. All of this would be just fine if c!Tommy was growing up in a highschool; however, he in actuality grew up on a land ruled by politics, wars and conflict.

I do not like using the age excuse, because I do not believe it makes his bad choices any more justified, but it's easy to realize why him being in such a position could stunt his personal growth.

At that age, you need guidance, whether it be from teachers, parents, or whatever other figures you're able to find around you. Usually, it is not difficult to find good people to look up to in today's world, but for c!Tommy, that isn't true.

In the pre-L'Manberg, post-Tommy era, there was moderate peace. Yes, there were conflicts, but none of them were damaging in the long term for anyone involved, and they were chaotic scuffles more than fights of ideals.

Once c!Wilbur came along, c!Tommy latched onto him. We all know how that went.

None of the adults Tommy had looked up to were in any capacity helpful to him growing or becoming a better person. He helped lead a revolution to help Wilbur gain power, he was lead to help Wilbur lead and unfair election, and witnessed the breakdown of the man he trusted shortly after. He was subjected to emotional manipulation by Dream, and then came to the wrong person for help. None of these things are reasons for positive change.

b) it's his major character flaw

Even in the few chances he had at genuine change, at forgiveness, at letting go, all provided by the environment or people around him, he didn't take them. Tommy doesn't like change, he fights it, and that is why he always loses. He doesn't want to change for the better, and he despises himself when he changes for the worse.

He looks for peace in a lack of activity, growth, or development. He searches for happiness in not letting go of the past, but hanging onto it for dear life, terrified that the people around him might change because he doesn't want to. And that is why, as long as he keeps this mindset, he'll never find it.

While other characters, such as Tubbo, Dream, Wilbur or Quackity seek to change the world around them, for the better or the worse, to rewind or to progress, and are willing to change themselves accordingly, Tommy does the opposite, because his biggest fear is people drifting apart and leaving him behind.

Let's get back to the point, then; what makes Technoblade a static character, and a good one at that?

His motivation is simple; he is a lawful character who sticks to his morals through thick and thin, follows a strict inner code, and is loyal to people above all.

On top of that, he is given no reason to change his morals.

No one's arguments against c!Techno have ever made much sense, let's be honest, and ever since he'd entered the server, Techno's been proven right over and over and over again.

He saw Wilbur face the consequences of having power over other people and then losing it, seeing the influence of corruption on the man he worked with. He was forced by the government to kill another person, to kill an ally, to kill an innocent. He was betrayed and used by the Pogtopian revolution, which knowingly kept things from Techno and fought to seize power, rather than destroy it. He was unfairly executed without a trial by corrupt politicians just absolutely demolishing the Geneva convention, holy crap people call Techno a war criminal, just in that one stream New L'Manberg commited so many war crimes-

Point stands that people say one thing and then do the other. Talk of freedom and then force people to do things (and no, forcing people not to force other people to do things doesn't count nor does it make Techno a hypocrite, get a better argument). Techno was never manipulated or swayed to someone's side against his ideals because he's not a man of words; he believes in what he sees, not what people tell him, especially since he's been repeatedly lied to.

That is the first thing a good static character needs; a strong motivation. Through everything that's happened, I'd say without a doubt that Technoblade has the strongest motivation out of everyone, which is to emancipate people from the tyranny of their rulers - not just sing about it and then establish a dictatorship - but to in fact do it, no matter the cost.

He's a very Paragon-type character, which is a common type of static; his moral code is too strong to allow emotional change.

Another thing a static character needs is personality. And Techno - if you watch his streams, not just others' perspectives - has a lot of that. From his bond with Phil and Ranboo to fondness of animals to sense of humour, the character is entertaining to watch and follow. You know what to expect of him, you know he won't betray, and that despite the flaws he has he will not let personal issues hold him back. He wins because he trains, and he puts hours into pulling crazy stunts, and he's persistent - it's satisfying for the people watching his perspective to see his efforts pay off.

His interactions with others are characterized by an attempt at kindness, no matter how many times he might fail at separating his personal life from the ideals he's pursuing.

And that is compelling! To draw parallels to Tommy again, the kid has so much personality that other characters could borrow from him and he'd still be fun to watch!

Neither Tommy nor Techno are flat characters, and I think that is the mistake a lot of people make when misinterpreting both the characters; Tommy and Techno are amazing examples of great static characters in fiction, and I'd like to applaud cc!Tommy and cc!Techno for being brilliant writers.

[animeyanderelover]

It’s been so long since I’ve seen you here🥺. Glad you caught my inbox as well. You understood the rules right, don’t worry. It’s been so long since I’ve written anything about this chaotic bunch.

Tw: Yandere themes, unhealthy mindset, unhealthy relationship, possessiveness, obsession, protective behavior, stalking, delusions, clinginess, strict behavior, controlling behavior, manipulation, gaslighting, kidnapping

Yandere Alphabet

Grell Sutcliff

Confession-How do they make their feelings visible? Would they ever confess and court their darling?

🟥You'll have this girl constantly glued to your side whenever she catches a glimpse of you somewhere, she really doesn't care what she might have been done up until this moment. The only thing she really cares about in that moment is you. Grell makes you the only object of her attention, but at the same time wants your attention as well and since she gets quickly dramatic and mad over it when she notices that you focus on someone else. Normally already a very talkative person, she will not shut up at all when with you, instead wanting to know how you've been doing, what has been happening in your life since she's last seen you and if there are any problems for her to take care off.

🟥Our Grell here is a little monopolizer as soon as she gets the chance to do so and additionally she is from the very start unbelievably affectionate. Things you aren't aware of instantly, but also show her feelings are her stalking and that she likes stealing your things. Regarding her confession, Grell does plan to confess. But only after she has already kidnapped her darling which doesn't seem to be the normal way to do things, but she doesn't mind. Even if she knew you already beforehand, perhaps during her time with Madam Red, she still would abduct you first. But once she does confess, it'll be a long and quite theatric confession from her side, listing everything that takes her breath away on you. At the end of it all you'll be left flabbergasted, I can guarantee that.

Quick witted-What might be signs for the darling to notice that they're Yandere?

🟥Due to her outstanding appearance and her eccentric behavior, she can't blend in that well like William and Ronald can do and since she is a major stalker, it might not even be that obvious at first. Going once again with the assumption that you met he whilst she was working as a butler, there would be more little signs for you to notice. Still a monopolizer, though acting as someone more insecure and shy who constantly asks questions about you. Constant glances in your directions, blushing when talking with you and giving silent death glares at anyone who seems to take a liking to you. The disturbing smile on her face the longer it drags on will be hidden from you, but weirdly enough such people always disappear shortly after. With the building friendship she creates with you, you are bound to tell her more of your problems. Those also always seem to vanish quickly afterwards. And isn't it weird that your things go missing?

Race-How fast would it be for them to grow toxic feelings? How do they realize?

🟥Growing interest in someone happens fast for Grell as seen with her instant crush on Sebastian and William, she feels quickly attracted to someone. So it might be that she happens to feel curious about her darling in the same way as well, though she is a bit surprised about the fact that you're a mere human. Still though, there is something about you that is different about her previous crushes, a strong admiration held for you and the way you live as a human. The best way to reach immediate infatuation is if you would have saved her during her clumsy act as Angelina's clumsy butler.

🟥Dropping interest in all other men and women, thoughts filled with beautiful memories, personal and through stalking, of her darling and pure excitement when merely thinking about the relationship she will have with them. Someone might think it is yet another one of her stupid quick love stories, but for Grell it becomes very early on clear that from everyone she might have crushed on so far, with you that is something more serious. She can easily count down why you're better than everyone else she's ever met.

Unique-What makes them and their behavior special/different from others?

🟥In general a very special person to have, for Grell a big change comes with falling for a human. Normally talking her partners and everyone else she happens to meet full with her former interests, she grows to be a bit more responsible and keeps her mouth as good as she can shut about you. It is a slight change in her attitude which she normally never does, but she does for you. If we put her in comparison to other grim reapers and other magical creatures, something that makes her stand out as well is that she is one of the few who wouldn't be very cautious at all to hide their true nature and be incredibly open with everything whilst most others take a more careful approach at the beginning. She doesn't unless she has to play butler.

🟥An incredibly optimistic Yandere and she doesn't really think about the possible factors that you could be scared about her and the fact that she kidnapped you and killed for you. It isn't like she takes you instantly for granted either, but she doesn't think of herself all that scary and frightening so you shouldn't be either. Given the fact that you might have only been familiar with a insecure and very bashful butler before, for you it'll be quite the unnerving change and this all proves that Grell is talented in acting as well. It isn't like she plans on acting ever again around you, she just wants to enjoy her future with you now. Isn't really holding back and giving you time to adjust and exlaining to you after having taken you either, she acts pretty much like her usual self.

Ronald Knox

Confession-How do they make their feelings visible? Would they ever confess and court their darling?

😃Ronald is not very keen on being a stalker unless he really has to be, he prefers being with his darling and spending time with them. Ronald is a charming man and he wants to tease his darling a bit so he initially isn't as obvious with his feelings as Grell would be. However, there are many things he does that will start making you as well as people around you wonder whether he perhaps has interest with you. Giving you his jacket when you're freezing, inviting you often to nice and small meet-ups, sometimes bringing you small presents over and often mentioning how pretty you look today and that it's hard to believe you still have no lover.

😃Definitely. Differently from his red-haired friend Ronald wants to try it with a normal relationship at first and that includes courting. He's confident in his plans as well since he knows how to court you and keeps other possible admirers at a distance as well. All the small interactions from him become over time more and more common until people just assume he must be planning to court you. It isn't until this one day where you two meet somewhere nice again with him having brought you something small again to surprise you. By now you might slowly feel bad since this has to tear a hole into his wallet, something that doesn't go unnoticed by him. And with a smile of his he'll simply reassure and flatter you by saying that he has to make sure that he leaves good impressions on the person he loves and wants to court. So casually yet enough to leave you stunned.

Quick witted-What might be signs for the darling to notice that they're Yandere?

😃Ronald is pretty smart with this all and even if he grows clingy and jealous once he has made his intentions to court the s/o clear, this still isn't enough to label his love as unhealthy. You might just tend to overlook the lovesick look he sometimes has in his eyes when looking at you. Something you might notice if you look closer at it is that once you've started dating him, the contact between you and other people becomes less and less and instead you find yourself spending more and more time with Ronald. As much of a charmer as Ronald is, he is a gaslighting and manipulative Yandere who will complain and guilt-trip you as soon as you plan to see someone else instead of hanging out with him. It happens every time you decide to do so.

Race-How fast would it take for them to grow toxic feelings? How do they realize?

😃Ronald seems like a guy who socializes very once in a while so there is a very good chance that he happened to meet his darling somewhere on accident and just decided to chat a bit with them. He gained a good first impression on them since they seemed to be fun to be around and were very nice. That of course isn't enough to make him go crazy in an instant, though there is something about you that he finds very charming and he might suggest that you two meet very soon again. And surprisingly he really decides to go. After the first few meetings he comes to realize that he has gained a crush and holds a certain amount of admiration for you and only a couple of meetings after that he's in love.

😃Starting with him looking more and more forward to your meetings with him and feeling extremely excited about it is what starts to lead him to believe he might have started to like you. After all he has a fuzzy feeling in his chest and has to think about you more and more. But Ronald will also notice when there is a sudden line stepped over, starting with his growing jealousy and the fact that he sometimes misses you so much that he wants to stalk you. The incredibly need to monopolize your time and guarantee you only focus on him has him believing more and more his attachment might be a bit too strong. And the very first time he slips into darker thoughts and wants to kill someone who isn't meant to die yet gives him the final confirmation.

Unique-What makes them and their behavior special/different from others?

😃Someone who manages to fit so perfectly into your life and world even if he is not human, but a grim reaper. Ronald is smart and very charming, making it very easy for him to warm you quickly up to him and starting to gain romantic feelings as well. And even if he is a more toxic Yandere to have since he kind of isolates his darling so he can spend more time with them, he still is able to make it look most of time not suspicious at all. Ronald isn't impulsive, he's smart about the things he does. It of course makes him dangerous as well since he looks to most people just like a loving boyfriend. But he interferes much into your personal life, befriending your friends to set you apart from them.

😃Something outstanding for someone who is no human is also that he wants a normal relationship and wouldn't kidnap his darling unless they want to break up with him or he was somehow exposed to them. He prefers a normal relationship over such a method, though he still uses isolation as some sort of replacement. If there should ever be a scenario where he was forced to expose his true nature, he might not be as clingy as Grell is instantly. But he wouldn't really give you time alone either, using his manipulation yet again to clarify that he never hurt you before. Why would he now?

William T. Spears

Confession-How do they make their feelings visible? Would they ever confess and court their darling?

📒It is very, very subtle with him once he decides that he wants to get to know his darling a bit more personally. William is a huge stalker who is detailed and neat enought to make notes about the things you do, but even he can not really resist the opportunity to get to approach you in person. He comes over as pretty cold and distant as well, expecting some behavior, but there is a certain care behind it. Slight remarks to remember to take care of yourself, reminding you of important things you might have forgotten and helping you with something after having let out a small sigh. There were a few times where he even showed up when you happened to be sick to look a bit after you.

📒It's going to be very long, but he will confess under a specific condition. That would be that he knows that chances are that you will accept this confession. He won't dive in only to hit hard ground, he isn't as stupid as that. And since he has rather sharp eyes, combined with his skills as a stalker, he would have an indea if you kind of like him as well or not. It wouldn't be anything too flashy nor too shabby either, I think I even wrote Hc's for this before. An invitation in a nice and small restaurant where he'll say concisely that he loves you, handing you a single red rose and waiting for your answer. He probably looks very calm, but there is the tiniest bit of nervousness tingling him on the inside.

Quick Witted-What might be signs for the darling to notice that they are Yandere?

📒He knows you so well, maybe almost a bit too well. You'll get to know William from the very start as a smart and observant individual, but even that can't quite cover up the fact that he always seems to know when something happened in your life, even if you lie to him. Additionally he somewhat takes over time control over your life, scheduling your day so you work hard, get enough rest and take care of yourself in between as well. The grim reaper doesn't mean to come over as that controlling, but he expects a bit from your side as well. Similar to Ronald he still is sly about this and does his best to not stand put with his acting.

Race-How fast would it take for them to grow toxic feelings? How do they realize?

📒It takes William the longest from the grim reapers. He is a very organized person who wants to avoid spending too much time somewhere when he could instead finish his work somewhere else. So him meeting his darling will be either on pure accident or because they happened to be there when he had to take the soul of someone. One time really isn't something, though they might leave an impression on him if they did something he didn't expect a human to do. Imagine that the s/o was supposed to die, but somehow dodged death or saved someone who was supposed to die, that would definitely be something to be remembered.

📒Will is a lucid Yandere and so he notices quickly. To be honest, he would start avoiding his darling and trying to forget them the moment it fell into the category 'growing crush' with his feelings. He does not have the time to have romantic feelings for a human and so he will go with the option to forget you. It makes him feel frustrated to know that only by mere watching this even happened and he holds a grudge against the s/o at first as well. That is until thoughts of them plague his mind and he can't seem to get rid of their image in his head. In the end he feels like a fool for both, being in love with you and having thought he could simply move on.

Unique-What makes them and their behavior special/different from others?

📒Goes against his feelings at first and actually makes a effort to let you live a normal life. Granted, it's all because he sees this as a major bother and nuisance for his own life, but you get what I mean. But it is astonishing just how quick he turns away from the darling, long before his feelings start becoming more and more deranged. Something that stands out on William as well is that he has almost infinite patience even if he can be more controlling and stern from time to time. He is a pure strategist and every single one of his movements is very well planned out, from how he meets you to how you to become friends up until the confession. And his plans don't end there.

📒Even as a Yandere who has more powers than a average human William keeps the bodycount to a minimum and his habit that he wants to avoid working overtime plays part in it as well. If his darling looks closer at the scheduled life he creates for them, they might realize that on second glance it isn't as brutal as it might look. Because even if he expects a certain amount of work to be done when you need to work, if he catches you working overtime you'll get scolded for unknown reasons to you. It is not only because he might be a bit of a control freak, it's also that he's concerned for your health if you push your limits too often and too much.

Undertaker

Confession-How do they make their feelings visible? Would they ever confess and court their darling?

⚰️Undertaker obviously lures his darling in his arms as often as he can, wanting to spend more time with the one human who gave life more meaning and more good and interesting things. But he kind of leaves you floundering because he is extremely confusing and he wants to be that way. Welcoming his darling happily whenever they visit his little shop, listening to their worries and giving his advices and manipulative opinions and cheering them up are by far not enough clues to detect whether he likes you or not. But the way he tends to stare at the s/o or pull them all of a sudden closer to him might be, but if someone where to ask him he would only give an even more confusing answer.

⚰️Whether you'll figure his true feelings out or not, Undertaker eventually kidnaps you as well. Even for someone as powerful as him, he can not shake of his worries that he'll lose his darling just like he lost Vincent Phantomhive and nearly one of his sons as well. Undertaker is in this case maybe more overprotective than he is possessive, though possessiveness of course also plays a part in all of this. He'll obviously might as well confess after he has already abducted you, though he is fully prepared that you'll be terrified of him.

Quick witted-What might be signs for the darling to notice that they are Yandere?

⚰️Don't you think it is strange how often you think you saw him in the crowd, only for his figure to disappear shortly after? Was that only your imagination by any chance? You suddenly think you see him in places you are, but only for short moments and obviously he never gives you a positive answer that you weren't hallucinating. The times you suddenly find yourself visiting him and spending time seems to increase only more as well, Undertaker somehow pulling you with something in. Something that is more undercover, but might also be noticed by you is how he slightly manipulates you into being more careful and rather stay somewhere safe at home. It influences slowly your view on things and you might find yourself more cautious.

Race-How fast would it take for them to grow toxic feelings? How do they realize?

⚰️Undertaker is a grim reaper who got bored of the same old life he lived for years and years, he searches for amusement. So it might be very easy to catch his interest, even with smaller things. Something that causes him to be intrigued with the darling, maybe someone eccentric or perhaps someone who has a completely different view on things than anyone else he has ever met. Meeting someone who leaves Undertaker with lingering questions and interest is rare and he isn't someone to miss an opportunity to be entertained and surprised. And surprising does his s/o him indeed. It really starts for him for the selfish reason to be entertained, but the more he seems to get to know you, the more special you become to him.

⚰️And once egoistic interest for personal fun turns into adoration and love, Undertaker takes notice of this. Obviously his worries start from there, but at the same time he only starts viewing you as someone precious and someone he has to protect. It only makes you the most special person he has ever met in his long life and his feelings make him feel thrilled. For you it is the slow way to disaster because now Undertaker will justify every life he slaughters and the fact that he kidnapped you as reasons to protect you. He's lost someone important to him before. Never again.

Unique-What makes them and their behavior special/different from others?

⚰️If we're talking about grim reapers the fact that he is retired and for that has no laws and rules he has to follow. You see, even Grell is careful that she doesn't get in troubles with William. For Undertaker there are no superiors he has to watch out for, he is free to do whatever illegal thing he feels he has to do. Be that murdering people or extending your life span somehow, he can do it because he has the freedom to do it. In general one of the most ruthless Yandere to have when he has to judge over other people and how he should deal with them.

⚰️His dark side on the other hand contrasts very much with the way he acts with his darling, treating them like they're made out of porcelain. Even if he appears to be carefree, he might be the borderline of a paranoid Yandere to have with his protective behavior. Even his darling is sometimes able to sense that there seems to be something that's on his mind and bothers him, Undertaker wouldn't entrust his darling instantly with this, probably because he doesn't want to scare them with the plans he has in mind. But even if he can be his usually goofy self if it makes you happy, he can very well become quickly serious since he is good to read your mood and what might help you the most.

[gogogobarry]

HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY, BARRY! REFLECTIONS & MOVING FORWARD

Well, it’s here again! Way back in 2013, sometime in the first week of June, I submitted an application for this Barry blog to be accepted into an RP group...and I haven’t looked back since. I had always liked writing and Pokemon, and this blog was my real introduction to RP and Tumblr as a whole. And even though my muses, writing buddies, and scenes have changed so much over the years, I always find myself returning to this blog. Barry’s my creative north star, and--when I have the chance--it’s still so fun to write him.

Now, some of you might say: but you’ve barely written on him lately! and you would be absolutely right, not only on this blog but on my other Tumblr blogs as well. To be honest, I feel like my writing mindset here has been in a weird (not negative) space recently. I try not to post too much ooc--and almost never any negative ooc (because I feel people have enough on their plates and should spend mental energy worrying about me, I’m fine)--but I thought I would take this posting space, this blog’s anniversary, to provide a bit of an in-depth update and try to talk through my latest thoughts. As a treat.

This blog isn’t going anywhere and I am feeling great lately. Barry’s still the man. And I know how self-indulgent this is all sounding so far, so I’m going to stick the rest of my ramblings under the cut. Please note that I’m going to be mentioning hospitals (I work in one) and other real-world stuff under there, so if that’s not your cup of tea, I completely get it! And I really really do appreciate anybody who has stuck with me through this lil’ period of inactivity. Thanks. 😊

One year ago, my life was a grind. I was finishing up my master’s degree, working check-ins and staff management in a new hospital job during the height of the pandemic, and--because I couldn’t really go outside--I starting turning towards RP as an escape, a break from the chaos. I was already writing my thesis every day, so the words came easy...and RPing became a bigger part of my life, which I feel is both good and bad (I’ll speak to that in a bit.)

It was unhealthy, but I have always thrived under that pressure--pushing my own needs aside to get the job done, academics or elsewhere. If I don’t have that pressure, that chip on my shoulder, I need to replace it with another goal. I always need to be working towards something--like Barry, it’s hard for me to sit still. I’ve powered my way through a lot of obstacles that way, but that competitive mindset’s a double-edged sword.

So, when I earned my master’s at the beginning of 2022 and that pressure was finally lifted off, I doubled down on my hospital job because of staff shortages. I didn’t relax. The winter weather was awful, I wasn’t writing as much anymore, and I was convincing myself that I wasn’t burning out. I would come home, stuck inside, nap, and then escape with a bit of RP. It wasn’t sustainable.

That all came to a head around a couple months ago. While I was working, a visitor became furious when I asked them to put on their mask properly. They called me an anti-Asian slur and spat in my face. Family members were going through their own COVID scares at that time, my flight to my friend’s wedding had just gotten moved (again, thanks Delta), and I just felt numb for the rest of my shift. I remember a nurse taking me aside and demanding that I take some time off for myself. A week later, at the wedding, my friends (bless them) also had an intervention and told me the same thing: I looked exhausted.

So, when I came back, I took some time to reflect on how I was treating myself. I looked at RPing and wondered why I was finding it so hard to write lately. Years ago, when I was in a closed group setting with Barry, the circle had some pretty strict rules: no one-liners, no OOC spam, and focus on IC writing. I want to be clear: these rules were overly strict for many people and I absolutely am not trying to say that people shouldn’t post what they want here at all--go off. For me, even after going indie, I’ve personally always trended towards longform IC content and character studies/hcs/drabbles. And it still feels weird for me to make more than a couple posts a day. I fear dash cluttering.

After my lil’ break away and return, I’ve lately found myself overwhelmed by the sheer amount of content and posts on dash (esp. dashcomms and ooc), and I realize that that’s on me. It would be easy for me to wax poetic about the good ol’ days but it’s absolutely not true--I think indie has always been refreshingly chaotic ever since I really got into it--I just follow way more people now. Whenever I log on, it feels like the dash is in the midst of a dashcomm, inside joke or collective vent/rant that changes at such a quick pace. And again--this is NOT a knock on what people are posting--I’m just happy to be here, I like following new people and reading about new muses--I’m just personally having some difficulty keeping track of everything as of late. (Fun fact: For everybody saying curate your space, the only anon hate I have ever received on this blog came after I did a little round of non-ill willed softblocking on this account. If you’re reading this, come talk to me--I didn’t mean any misunderstanding! An unfollow doesn’t mean dislike, just that we never interacted, and I’m absolutely down for refollows.)

All of this to say: I feel like you get out of RP what you put into it, as with most things. For me, I haven’t had time to contribute much writing lately due to summer + responsibilities, so the creative motivation to be here is down right now, but I’m realizing that it’s okay. I don’t need to post every day, I can write novels & hcs for fun when I’m in the right mind to do so. In the scramble to be present and fight against FOMO here, I think I forgot about that.

When I was writing up my post here, I took a look through this blog’s history to read through some old posts. I thought about how many people Barry’s interacted with--people with deleted blogs, people with long inactive statuses, people who are still here. I think there’s this fear (at least that I’ve felt for myself since writing here) of being forgotten--the internet moves fast. This can extend to real life, too--I’m now more comfortable with the grind of my hospital job and I love helping people, but there are some days where I feel like my efforts just don’t matter or make a difference. In those moments where I feel overwhelmed/invisible, I’m learning to step back, take a deep breath and focus on the positives. 

For RP, I’m glad that I found and stuck with this place. I always think about how lucky it is that I get to talk, read, and write Pokemon and muses with people from all over the world--how a game and a platform can bring everyone together. I’m grateful for everybody who’s followed me at some point along my writing journey, and I’m also grateful for all the talented writers, artists, and creators that I follow (or have yet to follow!) in turn. For everyone keeping up with Clair, Jupiter, and especially with my boy Barry, I--as always--apologize for the sudden disappearances and my Magcargo-esque pace, but I hope my writing has brightened your day even a bit at some point. That’d be enough for me. 

Now that I’ve reached the end of this messy ramble, I’m hesitant to post it, may delete it later, but it feels so good to write everything out, to get everything off my chest just this once. If you’ve made it here, thanks for reading. It’s been a great nine years on this blog so far, and--while I might be taking things at a slower pace moving forward--I’m not stopping just yet. Sinnoh strong. 😤     

[cozymochi]

(Scared to be off anon but I understand that you don’t want drama in your askbox so it all good)

ANYWAYS- do you have any mini tutorials on how you draw Irkens or the Tallest? Cause holy sh*t the way you draw in the canon style makes me go 👁👁

Love your art!!💕

AAAAAA THANKSSS, And sorry this took. I dunno. Weeks to respond to, but after frequent trial and error I could not for the life of me come up with any “tutorial.” 😔 I’m kind of a failure like that. I’m not even much of a “teacher”

You can take what I have though, even if it’s pretty sloppy and unfinished 😭 And I can try explaining stuff, but this premise is really broad 😔😔 I wouldn’t know where to begin. Any canvas with a pink background is the “new” stuffI tried drawing specifically for this ask, while a white canvas is old.

Sorry that u had to go off-anon though, and sorry if this is a bit of a hot mess that isn’t very concise or helpful and primarily just… nonsense. I’m sure better “explanations” exist. Again, I’m not a teacher nor a tutorial person, really

I drew up this random image at one point in the hopes that It’d be something?? But, tbh. It probably doesn’t help. So I have no idea if this breakdown even makes a lick of sense. I just know they consist of mostly basic shapes. I meant to go in more “detail” but my brain got destroyed.

Every part of Zim’s body is a triangle in some way. Like, if u look at that image maybe u can see what i mean but 😭😭 idk.

It’s mostly just, I suppose, a matter of remembering that despite the fact these are 2D characters that are extremely stylized, they do have some kind of 3D form involved at all times. I personally keep Zim as my “rule of thumb” basis or something when drawing Irkens. Everybody is just a fucked up version of Zim. The Tallest’s heads are just Zims, but longer. Or, Skoodge [not pictured] is just Zim’s head but wider (and he is ALL head pretty much).

There was one time someone asked me advice on how I draw the Tallest, and to this day I never finished it, and with how busted my mindset became towards my own work, i probably never will.

Sorry I don’t really get into the body much, but I tried to recently (as you’ll see) and didn’t get far.

But, kinda like the Zim thing, the Tallest are also basic shapes. They’re a bit weird on having triangles and circles though. Though, I suppose it would be more accurate to call them spheres, cones, and some cylinders.

Random aside: I think folk get stuck on the joints of their arms in relation to their shoulder pads a lot… I try to keep in mind that their arm joint is always locked in a single place, yknow, like actual shoulders. The pad just moves with the arm.

Sorry the drawing is so sloppy this is where my mind fell apart.

Uhhh the Tallest are kinda weird with their long necks and craning. I kinda see where the neck connects with the body as some kind of “pivot” point. That is, if I were to be a lot stricter with that dinosaur neck. There’s a reason that neck tends to be shortened or ignored altogether.

Zim’s eyes are a bit more self-explanatory being ellipticals (not so much circles tbh, but eh). While the Tallest have parallelograms (not rectangles, their eyes don’t have any right angles- i keep that in mind too) They’re also weird since their one of the few characters whose eyes don’t stick out of their head when turned to the side. But, they do curve with their head— but not when facing forward.

Tho sometimes they do wacky shit like this so they tend to break their own “rules” anyway. I dunno. There’s really no set right/wrong means, I just keep a lot of that minor stuff in mind. I think it all would just depend on what you’d want to do

Irken mouths are weird, a lot of the “rules” that used to exist like more strict geometric stuff doesn’t exist anymore due to art evolution. But, again, I really think it just… depends…?

Have no teeth, stretch the face, put the teeth at the bottom/top, don’t leave the face, break open the face, etc etc depends on what u want.

Anything I do at this point just came from watching too many clips or sometimes digging around the comics.

i used up the image limit but there’s no other drawings anyway 😭

the end?

This isn’t all that helpful or satisfying I’m really sorry, I really don’t know how to explain this at all at the moment. Sometimes I do, but maybe I don’t. I also didn’t wanna leave this in my inbox any longer.

Maybe just study reference sheets, or if u can get ur hands on any notes from the art book- reading those might be useful. Sure, they’re outdated, but i dunno they sometimes have useful notes involved

thanks tho for asking anyway, normally i do like answering this sort of thing but I really did just fall apart at some point and messed it all up