#i don't wanna think of you

[primusliber-traduzioni]

Have Mercy - Have Mercy, traduzione testi

E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare? Spiegami tutti i motivi per cui non mi vuoi sposare Faccio fatica a credere che ci sia qualcuno meglio di me che vedi al tuo fianco

(da: Marry Me)

1. Have Mercy – I’m Gonna Be Ok, traduzione

Starò benone Siamo fatti della stessa pasta

Lo prendi tu il mio nome ora

E io mi prendo il mio tempo, per capire che cazzo voglio fare

È qui che ti farai trovare quando io starò male?

E aggrappato al per sempre

Ci sei?

Dammi da mangiare l’acqua e prega che starò meglio E se vuoi la stessa cosa, fammi un cenno

Dammi un indizio

Fammi guadagnare un po’ di tempo

Divento sempre più vecchio e non riesco a togliermi di dosso la paura

Tu mi vuoi qui? Il mondo va avanti a girare

Per cui è meglio se la smetto di svignarmela

Voglio vederti ballare in giro per la stanza

Voglio sentirti dire “Starò benone” “Andrà tutto benone” Perché lo devo sapere: è di questo che ho bisogno?

Una casa in collina, la recinzione bianca e tu che mi aspetti

So solamente quello che non ho mai avuto

Possiamo prendere questa vita e farla nostra?

Lo so che potremmo

Ci devo riuscire Il mondo va avanti a girare

Per cui è meglio se la smetto di svignarmela

Voglio vederti ballare in giro per la stanza

Voglio sentirti dire “Starò benone” “Andrà tutto benone”

“Andrà tutto benone”

“Andrà tutto benone” Andrà tutto benone

Andrà tutto benone Il mondo va avanti a girare

Per cui è meglio se la smetto di svignarmela

Voglio vederti ballare in giro per la stanza

Voglio sentirti dire “Starò benone” “Andrà tutto benone”

“Andrà tutto benone”

“Andrà tutto benone” 2. Have Mercy – SIO, traduzione

SIO Leccati il sale dalle mani

Come se cambiasse qualcosa chi sono

Sono un volto familiare, sono un piano di riserva

Non farmi passare per più di quanto non sia davvero Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso Fai una scelta una volta tanto

Fai un respiro, di’ il mio nome

Sono un volto familiare, sono un piano di riserva

Non farmi passare per più di quanto non sia davvero Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso

Volevo sentirtelo dire forte e chiaro

Sputa il rospo, sputa il rospo adesso 3. Have Mercy – I Don’t Wanna Think of You, traduzione

Non voglio pensare a te Vuoi venire con me?

Possiamo farci un giro?

I miei amici sono tutti occupati a sballarsi in città

E io, io ho bisogno di un posto nuovo

Uno dove posso andare a fare una foto alla natura o a passare del tempo da solo Noi siamo quelli che credono in questa canzone

Siamo rotti, siamo imperfetti

Siamo sale nella ferita

Siamo gli amici che vengono in soccorso

Voi siete stati quelli che hanno creduto in tutti noi

Siete stati perfetti, siete state forti

Noi eravamo il paradiso per voi

Voi eravate amore che trapelava

Siamo le persone che conoscevate Voglio tirare giù i finestrini a metà maggio

Respirare l’aria fresca e tiepida, pensando che sto bene anche se non è vero

Con tutto l’amore che ho

Ma non voglio pensare a te

E non voglio pensare a te

E non voglio pensare a te

E non voglio pensare a te Noi siamo quelli che credono in questa canzone

Siamo rotti, siamo imperfetti

Siamo sale nella ferita

Siamo gli amici che vengono in soccorso

Voi siete stati quelli che hanno creduto in tutti noi

Siete stati perfetti, siete state forti

Noi eravamo il paradiso per voi

Voi eravate amore che trapelava

Siamo le persone che conoscevate È una fatica crescere, mi sa che lo ammetto

È la variazione di una luce, è il cambiamento di un ragazzino

È come ti senti quando pensi che i giochi siano fatti

È come la pensi Noi siamo quelli che credono in questa canzone

Siamo rotti, siamo imperfetti

Siamo sale nella ferita

Siamo gli amici che vengono in soccorso

Voi siete stati quelli che hanno creduto in tutti noi

Siete stati perfetti, siete state forti

Noi eravamo il paradiso per voi

Voi eravate amore che trapelava

Siamo le persone che conoscevate 4. Have Mercy – Marry Me, traduzione

Sposarmi Perché sei arrabbiata?

Perché ho paura?

Perché te ne vai?

Sono all’oscuro

Io sono uno bravo

La mia mamma ha detto che se resto fedele un giorno mi sposo E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare?

Spiegami tutti i motivi per cui non mi vuoi sposare

Faccio fatica a credere che ci sia qualcuno meglio di me che vedi al tuo fianco

Non c’è problema

Magari starei meglio con qualcun’altra Pensavo di metterci un sigillo

Pensavo di trovare un posto dove mettermi finalmente comodo

Senza mai fare un rumore

Giuro su Dio che sarò sempre io a rifare il letto E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare?

Spiegami tutti i motivi per cui non mi vuoi sposare

Faccio fatica a credere che ci sia qualcuno meglio di me che vedi al tuo fianco

Non c’è problema

Magari starei meglio con qualcun’altra E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare?

Spiegami tutti i motivi per cui non mi vuoi sposare

Faccio fatica a credere che ci sia qualcuno meglio di me che vedi al tuo fianco

Non c’è problema

Magari starei meglio con qualcun’altra

(E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare?)

(E allora perché non mi vuoi sposare?) 5. Have Mercy – I’ll Wait, traduzione

Aspetterò Ti aspetterò

Quando sarai pronta qui sarò pronto anch’io

Lo sai che non ero la stessa persona quando te ne sei andata

Io so che non hai conosciuto il mio lato migliore Ma ero appeso a un filo

30 anni, e mi sono risvegliato sul letto dell’ospedale

Chiedendomi “come ci sono finito qua? E dov’è casa mia?

C’è qualcosa di meglio dopo che me ne vado?” Mani in alto, ti faccio vedere tutto quello che ho sulle braccia

Luci spente, ero io, mi sono ritrovato al buio

Ma voglio venire dove sei tu Voglio riprendermelo tutto e distruggerlo tutto

Ricostruirlo tutto e poi di nuovo

Voglio fare la cosa giusta

Voglio scoprire perché sono come sono davvero Avevamo qualche buon amico e l’abbiamo perso in fretta

E mi sono visto fare la solita roba

E non ci sono scuse per le cose che ho fatto

Ma con il dubbio, il sapore in bocca

Mi sa che saprò sempre che cos’è Mani in alto, ti faccio vedere tutto quello che ho sulle braccia

Luci spente, ero io, mi sono ritrovato al buio

Ma voglio venire dove sei tu Voglio riprendermelo tutto e distruggerlo tutto

Ricostruirlo tutto e poi di nuovo

Voglio fare la cosa giusta

Voglio scoprire perché sono come sono davvero

Voglio liberarmene, gridarlo a squarciagola

Potrebbe servirmi tutto l’aiuto possibile

Voglio fare la cosa giusta

Voglio scoprire perché sono come sono davvero Mani in alto, ti faccio vedere tutto quello che ho sulle braccia

Luci spente, ero io, mi sono ritrovato al buio Voglio riprendermelo tutto e distruggerlo tutto

Ricostruirlo tutto e poi di nuovo

Voglio fare la cosa giusta

Voglio scoprire perché sono come sono davvero

Voglio liberarmene, gridarlo a squarciagola

Potrebbe servirmi tutto l’aiuto possibile

Voglio fare la cosa giusta

Voglio scoprire perché sono come sono davvero 6. Have Mercy – Fast Car, traduzione

Macchina veloce Ho fiato in corpo

E qualcuno mi vuole

Non sono solo

Il tepore quando mi abbracci

Rimorsi del me di un tempo quando ero uno sballato

C’è il bagliore della TV

Dico che ti amo, credimi

Perché io qui mi sento a casa Senti il tuo cuore, senti la brezza, senti l’amore

Vieni con me Ci sono cose che vorrai

Ci sono cose da sapere

Mai dare per perso l’amore su una macchina veloce

E io non ci sarò sempre per te

Però voglio che ci provi

Perché voglio che diventi quello che vuoi diventare

Basta che non diventi come me Il fondo, la bottiglia

Puoi pigiare l’acceleratore?

Perché io voglio partire

Metti la testa fuori dal finestrino

Pensa a qualcosa che sai o a qualcosa che ti serve Senti il tuo cuore, senti la brezza, senti l’amore

Vieni con me Ci sono cose che vorrai

Ci sono cose da sapere

Mai dare per perso l’amore su una macchina veloce

E io non ci sarò sempre per te

Però voglio che ci provi

Perché voglio che diventi quello che vuoi diventare

Basta che non diventi come me “Ciao papà, io tutto bene. Anche lui tutto bene. Ah, è stato carino, mmm, è passato a prendermi e abbiamo fatto un giro. Non siamo andati in un posto in particolare, però abbiamo parlato un po’ ed è stato piacevole, sai? E a volte quando ci penso, io… io penso che potrebbe essere quello giusto.”

Scappa, scappa, vattene via e non guardare più indietro

Scappa, scappa, vattene via e non guardare più indietro

Scappa, scappa, vattene via e non guardare più indietro

Scappa, scappa, vattene via e non guardare più indietro Ci sono cose che vorrai

Ci sono cose da sapere

Mai dare per perso l’amore su una macchina veloce

E io non ci sarò sempre per te

Però voglio che ci provi

Perché voglio che diventi quello che vuoi diventare

Basta che non diventi come me

Basta che non diventi come me 7. Have Mercy – Strawberry Hill, traduzione

Collina delle fragole Collina delle fragole, il sapore del vino dolce

L’espressione che hai in volto assomiglia un po’ alla mia

Avevi idea che il tempo si muovesse così veloce?

E tutto l’amore che abbiamo visto non durerà Mi ha macchiato i denti

Qualche santo cielo

E mi fa male al cuore

Non avevo realizzato che un giorno non saprò chi sei Non è facile, non posso dimenticarmi di te

Ma mi ripeto che sono impazzito

E che non ci proverò più gusto quando sarò vecchio

Promettimi che mi fai arrivare a casa È da un po’ che ho il sole in faccia

Mi sveglio in uno stato che fa paura

È da un po’ che mi faccio odiare da tutti

E ho bisogno di vedere una vita che vada meglio per me Non è facile, non posso dimenticarmi di te

Ma mi ripeto che sono impazzito

E che non ci proverò più gusto quando sarò vecchio

Promettimi che mi fai arrivare a casa

Non è facile, non posso dimenticarmi di te

Ma mi ripeto che sono impazzito

E che non ci proverò più gusto quando sarò vecchio

Promettimi che mi fai arrivare a casa Non è facile, non posso dimenticarmi di te

Ma mi ripeto che sono impazzito

E che non ci proverò più gusto quando sarò vecchio

Promettimi che mi fai arrivare a casa

[inkskinned]

what is with men being mad any time a woman raises her voice where did that even come from. someone posted a video of a small electrical explosion, and the top comment was of course the woman screams. the second comment is women try not to scream challenge, level impossible. i had to go back and watch the video again. there is, somewhat fainty, a little gasp emitted off-camera, more of a yelp than a scream. it is mostly lost in the crack of the explosion. afterwards, you hear her voice, shaken, say, are you okay?

i am helping one of my friends train her voice pitch lower, because she wants to be taken seriously at work. she and i do each other's nails and talk about gender roles; and how - due to our appearance - neither of us have ever been able to be "hysterical" in public. we both appear young and sweet and feminine. she is cisgender, and cannot use her natural voice in her profession because people keep saying she appears to be "vapid". we both try to figure out if our purposeful voice lowering is technically sexist. is it promoting something when you are a victim to it?

a storm almost sends a pole through a car window. in the dashcam, you can hear the woman passenger say her partner's name twice, crying out in alarm. she sounds terrified. in the comments, she is lambasted for her lack of calm. how is that even fucking helping?

in high school, i taught myself to have a lower voice. i had been recorded when i was genuinely (and righteously) upset; and i hated how my voice sounded on the phone speakers when it was played back. i was defending my mom, and my voice cracked with emotion. it meant i was no longer winning the argument: i was just shrieking about it.

girls meet each other after a long summer and let out a little joyful scream. this usually stops around 12-14, because people will not tolerate this display of affection (as it has the effect of being passingly annoying). something about the fact that little girls can't ever even be annoying. we are trained to examine each part of our lives (even joy) for anything that could make us upsetting and disgusting. they act like teenage girls are breaking into houses and shrieking you awake at 3 in the morning. speaking as a public school educator: trust me, it's not that bad, you can just roll your eyes and move on. it does not compare to the ways boys end up being annoying: slurs in graffiti, purposefully mocking your body, following you after you said no. you know, just boy things.

there's another video of a man who is not allowed to yell in the house, so he snaps his fingers when he's excited about soccer. the comments are full of angry men, talking about how their brother is unfairly caged. let him express himself and this is terrible to do to someone. eventually the couple has to address it in a second video: they are married with a newborn baby. he was trying not to wake the infant up. there is no comment on the fact women are not allowed to yell indoors. or the fact that it could have been really alarming or triggering for his wife. sometimes i wonder if straight men even like women, if they even enjoy being in relationships with them.

for the longest time, i hated roller coasters because it always felt inappropriate and uncomfortable for me to scream. one of my friends called me on it, said it was unusual i'm so unwilling. i had to go to my therapist about it. i don't like to scream because i was not raised in a safe situation, and raising my voice would have brought unsafe attention towards me. even when i am supposed to scream, it feels shameful, guilty. i was not treated kindly, so i lack a basic form of self-protection. this is not a natural response. it is not good that in a situation of high adrenaline - i shut up about it.

something very bad is happening, i think. in between all the beauty standards and the stuff i've already discussed - this one feels new and cruel in a way i can't quite express. yes, it's scary and silencing. but there's something about how direct it is - that so many men agree with the sentiment that women should never yell, even in an emergency - it feels different.

is the word shriek gendered automatically? how about shrill or screech? in self defense class, one of the first things they tell you is to yell, as loud and as shrilly as you can. they say it will feel rude. most women will not do this. you need to practice overcoming the social pressure and just scream.

most women do not cry out, even when it's bad. we do not report it. we walk faster. we do not make a scene. what would be the point of doing anything else? no matter what we do, we don't get taken seriously. it is a joke to them. an instagram caption punchline. we have to present ourselves as silent, beautiful, captivating - "valuable."

a woman is outside watching her kids when someone throws a firecracker at them. she screams and runs towards her children. in the comments, grown men flock together in the thousands: god. women are so annoying.

[cj-the-random-artist]

Ok hear me out: Narilamb but they're both aroace and in a qpr.

I've been rolling around in my head for like a long long time this idea that Narinder and Lambert could both be aroace and (after like. A couple of centuries or so) end up in this like very comfortable very close relationship that neither of them define as anything specific other than calling it a "companionship". But on the other hand most of the cult thinks that they're dating in secret or something despite the fact that both of them have said they don't take lovers, because they are clearly very tight but maybe not super openly so, so maybe the cultists thing they're being secretive and hiding something or something like that. Idk but my aroace brain loves thinking about extremely close (mostly) platonic relationships and for some reason my brain decided hmm. I'm going to take this and throw it at Narilamb and see how I like it.

So then I decided to make a ridiculous joke comic about Narinder asking Lambert's hand in marriage specifically because he wants to get out of paying taxes. Because like, I know that spouse followers do actually still have to pay taxes in the actual game but. Hey Narinder and Lambert have presumably never married so they probably don't know that...? Honestly the only reason I made this was because the concept tickled me and I spent too much time on this for no one to see it, so. This comic and all it's absolute ridiculousness be upon ye.

While there's a tiny part of me that's been thinking about making this into an AU (which I'd probably call something like the "Strictly Platonic AU" or something), I know for a fact that I would blatantly not do anything legitimate with it so. It's an unofficial AU I guess?? But. Anyways. I thought this would be funny. Enjoy my ramblings and I hope you enjoy this thing that I spent. Actual time on. Lol

[ummmmandy]

[egophiliac]

time for skeleman

with the lack of any other info yet, all I can focus on are those Charles Lloyd-looking sunglasses. they are absolutely sending me. I feel like we're gonna fall through a tree or whatever and this stitched-up boney gentleman is gonna pop out from behind a gravestone and start serenading us with some smooth jazz on the saxophone.

or should I say...the saxoBONE???????

[drawsmaddy]

[ID: A digitally illustrated two panel comic of Martin Blackwood and Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives. In the first panel Martin is stood at a counter preparing a cup of tea. He is smiling softly with his eyes closed and a thought bubble next to his head shows a small image of Jon with some hearts around him and text reading "ah... Jon...". The second panel shows Jon sat at his desk with the mug of tea from the first panel in his right hand and papers in his left. He is growing and saying "Martin's such a fucking idiot I hope he dies". End description.]

Stupid season 1 jonmartin dynamic ily forever

[rocketbirdie]

face value

[dailymanners]

Compliment someone on one of their personality traits 

Write a handwritten card to someone to say thanks

Text a friend to share your gratitude for something they did for you

Leave a positive review online of a restaurant you like

Tell a friend what you love about their children

Compliment a photo someone posts on social media

Let someone cut in front of you in line

Introduce two people who you think would get along

Pick up trash on the ground and put it in the garbage

Compliment someone on their clothing or hair

Use old grocery bags to pick up dog poop you see on your neighbor's lawn

Shovel snow off the sidewalk in your neighborhood

Offer to mow the lawn for an elderly neighbor

Give up your seat on the plane to let a couple sit together

Talk to someone at a party that doesn’t seem to know anyone

Invite someone new in your town to a social event and introduce them to everyone

Invite a friend that you haven’t seen in a while out to lunch

Offer to pick up a friend at the airport

Reach out to an old friend to let them know of an experience you had with them that you value

Spend time with the elderly at a local retirement home

Offer to bring someone else's grocery cart back to the store

Keep an extra pen in your purse to give people when they need one

Put a positive note in a library book

Attend events that support your friends’ passions (like an art show, musical performance, etc…)

Donate unused items to charity

Bring snacks to the local fire station

Keep packs of toothpaste or packs of socks in your bag to give to homeless people

Post an uplifting photo on a friend’s social media

Compliment someone on something they’ve done or accomplished

Tell a parent that they’re doing a great job raising their kids

Bring or send your mother flowers

Bring a friend a small gift next time you see them

Buy a warm meal to give to a homeless person

Share an article, event, or other information with someone who might be interested

Help to connect a friend seeking a job to someone who has a job to offer

Help a neighbor bring in their groceries

Make dinner for your friend group

Compliment a neighbor on how nice their yard looks

Bring in the trash bins for your neighbor after trash has been picked up

Send an email to a former teacher to let them know how they impacted your life

Leave a thank you note in your mailbox for your mail carrier

Give a flower to a stranger

Buy a gift card to give to a stranger

Ofter to be there for a friend when they are struggling with something

Give bottles of water to people working outside on a hot day

Buy a sandwich for the next person in the lunch line

Leave a sticky note with a positive note somewhere public, like at a bus stop

Bring brownies to your next neighborhood association meeting

Scrape the ice off the car windshield of the car next to yours

Leave a positive comment on someone else's social media post, #ProsocialPost

Put coins in someone’s parking meter that is about to run out

Slow down to let someone merge in front of you in traffic

Be on time (don’t waste others’ time)

Hold the door open for the person walking behind you

Make a double batch of dinner so that you can give a meal to someone in need

Give directions to someone who is lost

Give an extra big tip when eating out

Practice compassion when someone else is struggling

Be self-compassionate when you’re struggling with something

Share veggies you grow in your garden with friends, neighbors, and family

Become an organ donor

Volunteer at the local animal shelter

Bring dinner to a friend who's just had a baby

Build a “little free library” box in your yard with books for everyone to read

[cutiesigh]

❤️🖤🩷

Wuthering Waves has taken over all of my free time recently, so here's a sketch of Scar!Ren I originally shared in da 14DWY Discord!!

[baejax-the-great]

Love that one of Solas's biggest regrets is essentially being "born"

Bruh, same

[14dayswithyou]

💖 Day 3.5 is now available! 💖

For the last couple of months, only Server Boosters had access to the 3.5 update... Buuuuut now it's available for everyone to play in the 14DWY Discord — and soon itch.io once I'm happy with the QA and state of the game — so please don't feel pressured to join unless you want to!!

The full devlog + even more screenshots are under the cut ^^

What's been added to the 3.5 version?

📺 Streamer Mode!

I've been told that it's difficult to stream and monetise age-restricted videos on YouTube and Twitch, so I added an option to remove the sexual content and strong language used in the demo.

Now y'all can invite Ren into your bed for cuddles without putting your streamer career on the line /silly /lh

This won't affect the 18+ rating or dark themes/elements of the game, however! Although Streamer Mode will prevent you from seeing any "gruesome" CGs in the future, most of the core elements of the game will still be tied to the choices and decisions you make. So you won't miss out on the overall experience by using streamer mode!!

⚙️ Custom Pronouns!

It only took me one entire year to get around to it, but you can finally choose your own preferred pronouns (or use a set of pronouns instead)... At the cost of being able to change them mid-game ^^;

Since the original pronoun screen wouldn't update until a new scene was displayed, I temporarily disabled the feature. But once I find a workaround, I'll bring it back!

💗 Choose how others perceive you!

You can now choose how the cast and narration perceive you! Originally, the narration was kept strictly gender-neutral (outside of pronouns and genitalia picked by the player), but this will soon change in future updates.

For more clarity: you don't get to choose the words specifically, but you can choose between masculine, feminine, and androgynous terms!

📋 Separate top and bottom genitalia!

You can now choose your tatas and pps separately! >:3

Alongside that, you can also choose your preferred body type!

I removed the "both" genitalia option because a few players still assumed it was an obscure version of "intersex". That wasn't my intention and I don't want to mislead anyone, so I took it out for now ^^;

I also didn't want to include a screenshot of the new genitalia choices in action (because it's NSFW), so y'all get the same character menu screen for the nth time instead lmao

📱 Relationship Screen Overhaul!

You can now change your own status for more immersion, and long-term Server Boosters will eventually be able to submit and use their own icon within the game as well!

Stalking finding your friends has now become easier by using "Buddy Maps"; a new app that allows you to see the location of all the cast members!

I want to offer players more incentive to check the relationship screen since they tend to miss the status updates, so hopefully this might help ;v;

It also says it "updates every few hours" so folks don't go overboard and check every 5 seconds to see where Ren is gdsghf (also keep in mind that he's a hacker lol)

🖤 Additional Scenes Update!

Day 2 received a brand new CG!!!!! Originally, I planned on only adding a few CGs sporadically throughout the game, but it didn't feel right to leave Day 2 so... empty... so I added a brand new CG to (hopefully) make things feel more balanced and natural!

If you decline Teo's offer on Day 3, Leon will now call and try to convince you to reconsider. However, players are still allowed to decline, and if they do, they'll reach a dead end.

After listening to feedback on itch, I changed some of the dialogue during Days 1-3 to make it seem more consistent! They're only small changes though, so it's honestly not worth looking for sdgjssga

🎶 Updated BGM and SFX!

I wanted to try out a different style of music to see if it fits the vibe of 14DWY more! The BGM features more acoustics to suit the "beachy" theme of Corland Bay, though I made a conscious effort to include piano elements as well to stay true to the original!!

I figured it'd be better to give players a live example before I make a poll (to see if they prefer the change or not) and publish it to Itch.

Some new SFX have also been added, though it's very minimal and honestly not that noticeable.

How to download and play the update?

(warning: clicking on the following links will open Discord!!) To download the Day 3.5 update, simply join the 14DWY Discord server, verify your age, and visit the "14dwy-updates" channel!

Alternatively, you can also wait until the update is publicly released on Itch to play it as well!! (It normally gets released shortly after a round of QA testing/getting feedback from the server, though I may release it earlier if I feel like it hehe ^^)

Enjoy!!

[umblrspectrum]

you'll never guess which movie i finally watched after 2 years of being lazy

[grey-viridian]

DTIYS for @tizeline

Congrats on 10k!!! (love your artstyle btw sooo soft and beautiful i wanna look at your art all day!)

The original outfit was perfect but I still felt like something was missing...

[linkcharacter]

Oh I have so many thoughts on aroace Curly, I think it brings so much on the table when analyzing the game's story.

Amanormativity ties in with the reoccurring mentions of the nuclear family, from Wrong Organ making 1950s mock advert posters, to Swansea talking about how getting a wife and kids didn't bring him any fulfillment in life.

In the cake cutting nightmare sequence, where Jimmy talks with Dream Curly about the mediocre cake, Dream Curly begins to talk about how sometimes you can only get the subpar stuff in live. Sometimes he'll get promoted, buy a house, fall in love. But other times he'll just have some awful fucking cake with his friend.

I think there is that subtle implication that Jimmy does buy into Amanormativity, with him projecting his beliefs on Dream Curly that a platonic relationship is lesser then a romantic one. But we never see Curly suggesting that he wants such a thing in the pre-crash.

With Jimmy thinking that Curly has everything in life, except for the desire (although I think Jimmy would view it as Curly not having the skills for it) to get a romantic partner, he would heavily lean into getting the one thing that Curly couldn't get in life to one up him.

THATS EXACTLY WHAT IM THINKING!!! AMATONORMATIVITY BE DAMNED!!!!

Looking at Mouthwashing through an aroace lens is interesting

"Jimmy thinking that Curly has everything in life, except for the desire", well said, well said! And references to the nuclear family fit in very cleanly thematically for Mouthwashing.

Jimmy leaning into amatonormativity is a smart observation. Jim internalizes all the social norms and standards on what you have to do to have a normal and desirable life, who sees everything Curly has and what Jimmy wishes he had, and is offended that Curly isn't satisfied, that he has the "audacity" to be unhappy. Curly meanwhile only wishes for his life to be something he doesn't have to run from, because by all means, he has already reached a point where he should feel accomplished, but isn't. Curly doesn't want to be a freighter captain his whole life, he doesn't want to settle with his sustainable position, he just wants to be happy. Like Swansea who has reached the "ideal" outcome of his life, having a wife, kids and a good career, it will never feel as good as embracing all what society deems undesirable yet right for you.

Jimmy does imply to seeing himself as lesser as a friend, "fall in love" being a goal and a "cake with a friend" being something he "has to settle for", it's all in the subtleties with underlying themes of "what you're "supposed to want" by society's expectations" against "what feels right for you". Jimmy is frustrated that Curly is going to "leave the dirt behind him", when in actuality, letting the crew and him go is the last thing Curly wants. Curly wants to be with his friends, he deeply cares about his crew, and about his close friend.

Mouthwashing as a whole reads to me as platonic through and through. Swansea and Daisuke having such a meaningful familial bond, Curly and Anya being sweet, playful and caring without romance, Anya and Daisuke having something of a siblings dynamic are dear to me. Also it's really rare to get to see representations of "toxic friendship" in media. Its always toxic romance this, toxic yaoi that, toxic family there, however in reality, friendships aren't excluded from being as rotten and abusive as the others, yet they're often overlooked. Jim and Curly are especially unique in this way. It's very impressive how they managed to showcase Jimmy's mistreatment of Curly in such a platonic way (at least that how I read it). Jim too, like Curly, in general avoids hints at romance and attraction explicitly related to him during his gameplay, not with Curly, nor with Anya (dear god thanks for that at least). It's all spite, annoyance and parasitizing off of these two. (That man's dry and lowkey hates everyone and everything) No attraction attached, no desires except hoping it hurts.

Curly to me is very much aroace, or at least on the spectrum. Like, the trivia fact that one of Curly's fondest memories is that of his friends putting in effort to make a shitty awful cake, tells us all we need to know on how dear his friends are to him. Platonic relationships mean so much to Curly, even when it's Jimmy fucking Mouthwashing, the worst friend ever imaginable.

[dukeofthomas]

"Are the Robins child soldiers" It depends. If the story is super serious and into exploring complex morality and grounded from reality's standards, then yes. If the story is lighthearted, made for children, fluff, etc., then no. If it's somewhere in the middle, it might depend.

If an author wants to write a story seriously delving into the fucked up-ness of children fighting criminals, they can, and if you don't like it, you can read something else.

If an author wants to write a fun story about villains and heroes featuring Robin in a world where that's not an issue, they can, and if you don't like it, you can read something else.

If an author wants to write a serious story but not apply IRL-logic to Robin, they can, and if you don't like it, you can read something else.

[dreadark]

so why is Luka obsessed with Hyuna anyway?

(mostly just trying to get my thoughts on Luka down before blink gone rewires my brain)

every pet human is extremely limited in freedom, but Luka's case is definitely the worst literally even his birth was by Heperu's design... he can't control any aspect of his own life, from his participation of ALNST (twice!) to what he eats on a daily basis

*translations all by whatafruit

humans have no power over segyein, and Luka doesn't even have any power over own his own body so what can he have power over, then?

other humans, of course

most obvious in round 5: Luka would've had an easy win even if he barely tried, but he goes out of his way to provoke Mizi anyway until she finally snaps... and he smiles as he's beaten

because this is his "power." he successfully manipulated Mizi into reacting, proving he has some control over the situation no matter how pointless it is in the grand scheme of things, this is all he can influence, so he makes the absolute most of it and this control is so important to him he doesn't care about his own physical injuries

it's Hyuna talking in this comic, but clearly reflecting Luka's own mentality

while for Hyuna it's likely just her love for singing and performing (whatever happens, they can't take this away from her) for Luka I imagine it's the ability to influence others from the stage (crushing his opponents, but also shaping his fanbase?)

...so back to Luka -> Hyuna

it’s mentioned more than a few times that Hyuna’s a really talented performer, but seeing their respective stat pages really drives it in

(think the “superiority test” Hyuna was put through relates to this also)

Hyuna doesn't seem to have been created in any special way like Luka was… she just has a natural affinity to performing. and that's enough that she’s considered a real rival to Luka—Luka, who was literally made for this, and put through constant hellish training on top (the pain of having your heart stopped...) to mold him into the perfect idol

to Luka… if he can’t dominate Hyuna, he can't even take pride in his own ability (that everything he's forced to go through amounts to something?). and power over other humans is all he has, so he needs to overpower Hyuna (also he likely admires Hyuna’s talents at the same time, which just adds to his twisted feelings)

so since his ability isn't enough... by making someone think of you, only you… that’s another way of having power over someone, isn’t it

“your life is mine” “I told you I only wanted one thing”

whatever exactly happened with Hyunwoo… well that certainly worked. both removing Hyuna's most important person and making Luka someone she can't not think of (oh and he doesn't seem particularly interested in Hyunwoo despite how similar the siblings are in personality? Hyunwoo was even the first to approach Luka, not Hyuna so it's likely because he doesn't have his sister's talents)

but you know how his intimacy(?) value for her is only 70% I figure that's because she escaped, so they could never actually face off onstage... maybe he's disappointed in her "wasting" her ability

what all this amounts to is that she did end up escaping his control, and he never even got to compete against her. so until he can somehow completely overpower her, he'll be obsessed with her

I wonder if this represents his final effort to that... ultimately, he values control over his own well-being, so if he can goad Hyuna into killing him, then doesn't that cement his power over her?

and maybe "saves" him from this hellish life too

kind of a tangent, but I really like how their designs contrast this dynamic Luka looks really angelic and androgynous, so from appearance he seems fragile and like someone to be protected (which even Hyuna seemed to be tricked by when they were younger) and Hyuna obviously looks the stronger one in comparison (very #girlboss (lol...))

but their relationship is one where Luka's trying to control her and Hyuna's trying to escape it... that "beautiful lady" line of ruler of my heart always felt somewhat uncomfortable, and then learning it's actually pitiful (가련한) instead of beautiful is... ...it's a very gendered dynamic, if you get what I mean. despite their surface-level appearances going against what's considered typical