#i have sooo many plans for characters and planned lore

[barrenclans-survival]

moon 0 part 1

[leafeyrune]

Something I remind myself when it comes to the release of AvA 11 and the current timeline of AvA is that this takes place a few years back from current timeline (Green Influencer Arc) so…EVERYTHING TURNS OUT! but even then you can subtlety notice a bit of a slight change in Orange.

I’m specifically referring to the lava prank scene regarding their anger but the way Orange treated Green at the end of Ep. 3 can also be noted since I’ve seen it noted before how Orange seems a lot more laid back in a way? It’s hard to say. But we do know Orange has done more to kinda manage his anger (comparing how he reacts to the prank in comparison to the lush caves ep). Sooo who knows….

so I find the way they pace things out so interesting bc like…it really makes you wonder what happens in between that causes that sorta change. Was it intentional? It’s hard to say. I’m still thinking about that one Green comment from the Trick Shots video regarding a comment referring to Orange as The Second Coming. Well of course it’s very likely they do know of that name since it’s been shown to the CG before (looking at the AvLoL video) but do they become aware of Orange’s powers? Does Orange know about his own powers? (Well he does now, but I guess more in a sense of actually witnessing himself *use* these powers). I think it’s interesting (not really in a theorizing way, just more in a ‘huh! Cool!’) sorta way the CG still refer to Orange as…Orange.

I don’t think we are going to get all of our answers about Orange in AvA 11 since it seems it’s going to be much more victim focused considering the name of the ep and the teasers we have all seen (all of them pointing to victim backstory and such). I’m guessing we are going to get more Orange lore in AvA 12 or 13 (maybe some hints or even an awakening in AvA 11 tho….) (NOT NEG BTW LMAO)

But speaking on victim’s backstory…god… I’m not ready… I wonder how much will be seen, I wonder if we are gonna find out about what victim is going to do with Yellow…Chosen and Orange. What are Red, Blue, and Green…going to do now? I wonder how many answers we are going to get for victim…also as I’ve seen others point out how the title is very interesting too…’Victim’ I don’t think this just refers to the character victim, but the concept of a victim. victim is making others into victims because of his plans…Yellow, Chosen, Orange… and even Alan in a way in the future, wanting Alan to feel the pain he felt and feel the pain of his namesake…and who knows about Mitsi’s involvement seeing she most likely has some sort of role to play in this.

Also Dark being alive possibly? (I don’t know how much I believe Dark is alive/will be revived just yet but…I’m open to any possibility LMFAOOO)

AvA 11 is just such a mystery on how they are going to portray it and write it. Because it’s not a series finale, it’s actually more close to the middle/beginning (I think S3 goes to Ep15 or something idk I saw it somewhere I just don’t remember).

But in conclusion,

(If you have made it this far Ty for reading… this isn’t like a theory post or anything, more like just some thoughts I have before the main ep drops tomorrow…I like to ramble and yap)

[spookberry]

Shadow High series 3 my new beloved

I didnt even like most of em until i saw them in person, but the knowledge that they'll probably never be in the show has my brain in a "well its free realestate" kinda mood

Random list of information cuz ive been plotting out friend dynamics and background lore

-i like to pretend Rainbow High/Shadow High are actually Rainbow University/Shadow University cuz im in art college Right Now and i think it makes more sense with the whole dorm room situation. And also major makes more sense than focus IMO

-I changed Pinkie's major from film to just undeclared. I think she eventually does land on Film. She just has a lot of interests! Her dream has always been to one day direct films, and I think she comes to love them even more while developing ideas her with the group as she winds up in a Director/Producer position for most of them. BUT also every time she takes a class in a different program she cant help but fall in love with that way of making art too. So she has a hard time picking for a while and changed her major a couple times before landing on Film.

-Pinkie and Berrie bond a lot over a shared interest in vocal synths (tho Berrie knows more about them than her).

-The two made Pinkie's vtuber model together!

-the fandom wiki says PJ is from germany?? Idk how canon that is tbh but ive decided to embrace it i guess

-Rooney's canon name is Scarlet Rose, but i thought it was kinda lame especially when Rosie Redwood is also in this line sooo I renamed her! Stuck to the color name puns tho. Mar Rooney. Maroon. Haha

-Speaking on her though i love that shes from texas and likes writing scifi mystery type stuff and that being said i just Know deep in my bones that she was a Voltron Legendary Defender fan and Keith was/is 100% her favorite. She has a continued fondness for mothman specifically cuz of this.

-PJ and Rooney actually talk about fandom and shows/movies ALL the time. They dont have a ton of overlapping interests, but where they do? The two literally never shut up.

-Rosie is such a random character, like outside of her design she feels very poorly considered. So I scrapped the cosmetology thing and made her an illustrator instead! I think it works better with her love of making art in nature. I can see her being really into illustrated guide books. I think shes a bit snooty when it comes to art too. It takes being friends with other artists to become more open minded.

-I like the idea that Rosie is mainly friends with Rooney and Berrie ontop of that. The three of them often tag team storylines and how theyd interpret them into different mediums. Rosie will draw up a bunch of concept stuff while Rooney writes up a pitch bible and Berrie will start making shit move and throwing in her own ideas on camera angles and character designs.

-as an animation major Berrie was required to take a sound design class early on, which is where she met Oliver! Hes very laid back, and likes to go with the flow, but functions a little like the "mom" of the group. Often reminding the girls to take breaks, drink water, stop looking at their screens lest they get eye strain etc. He's multi-talented tbh but Music is his one true passion and he likes how the girls are always giving him collaboration opportunities.

-Oliver and Rosie like to talk sports a lot, both having played a bunch when they were younger and throughout high school.

-Lavender Lynn is Oliver's number one "person who needs constant reminders to settle down" she is in a constant buzz of trying to get the best shots and is utterly obsessed with the process of artistic documentation. Everything must be documented.

-the whole school loves her for this actually, she has a whole side gig where other students hire her to help photograph their projects. She saves everything she earns from this for her future dream plans to visit paris. She has it set really, many of the artists who she helps photograph now will remain steadfast clients of hers forever onward.

-PJ and Lynn actually took a print media class together at one point. Which didnt at the time spark an everlasting friendship. But it did give PJ an easier in to ask for Lynn's help documenting a project the group was working on. One of Lynn's first times photographing them work happened to fall on a day where Rosie had planned to trick everyone into going on a nature walk sans devices... Lynn wound up really appreciating this outing and decided to continue hanging around the group even after that project had ended.

[linghxr]

My 2024 in cdramas, cmovies & cvariety

With 2024 now over, it's the perfect time to recap what Chinese-language shows and movies I've been watching since my previous write-up in spring 2024. I think I'll do one annually from now on!

This time I've added YouTube links (if available). I do my best with content warnings, but it's possible I've missed things. I only include warnings for things I have finished (not abandoned shows).

Shows/series:

Some of these were mentioned as “currently watching” in my previous post. They are marked with an asterisks*.

《微暗之火》 Tender Light

After Zhou Luo drops out of university and returns home under mysterious circumstances, he becomes a witness in a homicide case involving Nan Ya, a woman trapped in an abusive marriage. I watch a lot of Chinese crime/mystery shows, but this one was unique in that it focuses more on relationships. I enjoyed it but feel it would be stronger if it were shorter, maybe 20 episodes instead of 28.

Content warning: Domestic violence, death, sexual assault

Watch on YouTube

《猎罪图鉴2》 Under the Skin S2

Sketch artist Shen Yi, police officer Du Cheng, and the rest of the Beijiang team continue to utilize art to solve unusual crimes. I didn't initially plan to watch season 2, but after giving season 1 another try, the show grew on me. Season 2 didn't quite capture the magic of season 1, but it still had some strong moments. My favorite case was the Chinese opera one.

Content warning: Death, violence, child abuse, suicide, sexual assault

Watch on YouTube

《雪��宫》 The First Shot

In the late 1990s, police officer Zheng Bei and his squad go after the drugs that have overrun their northeastern city, only to find that the roots run much deeper than they thought. The highlight of this show is the charismatic characters and their deep bonds. It was slow to get going, but I was on the edge of my seat the last 1/3 of the show. Definitely one of the most memorable of 2024 for me!

Content warning: Death, violence, sexual assault, addiction, and overdose

Watch eps 1-19/28 on YouTube

《我们与恶的距离》 The World Between Us

After a mass shooting, the families of the victims and perpetrator cross paths as they struggle to adapt to their new realities. This show deals with extremely heavy topics and felt quite realistic in many ways, so it was a difficult watch, frankly. There was a happy ending, but thinking back, I mostly remember feeling frustration throughout.

Content warning: References to death and a mass shooting event, violence, depictions of schizophrenic episodes

《新生》 Regeneration

At the funeral of a man named Fei Ke, the guests realize everything they know about the deceased is a lie and attempt to unravel the truth. I heard a lot of people didn't like the last 3 episodes, but I enjoyed the entire show. It was very satisfying seeing all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. Might even check out the original webnovel!

Content warning: Death, violence (but not graphic)

Watch ep 1, ep 2, ep 3, ep 4/10 on YouTube

《不够善良的我们》 Imperfect Us

Two women, discontent with their current lives, grapple with misplaced jealousy and regrets over what could have been. Starring 许玮甯 Hsu Wei-ning and 林依晨 Lin Yi-chen, this series is quite different from what I typically watch. It's about the ordinary and mundane, but I found myself excited to sit down and watch each episode. I think everyone can find something to relate to.

Content warning: Serious illness

《异人之下1》 I Am Nobody S1

After his late grandfather's body disappears, Zhang Chulan gets sucked into the world of yiren (outsiders) and must compete in a supernatural tournament, aided by the mysterious Feng Baobao. This show was a breath of fresh air and sooo hilarious, even if I didn't understand a lot of the lore about their powers. And season 2 just started airing!

Content warning: Violence, death, zombie-like creatures (I'm very afraid of zombies)

Watch on YouTube

--There was also a recent film adaption (confusing, I know), but I heard it was not well-received.

《摩天大楼》 A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower*

Two police officers investigate the death of Zhong Meibao, a beautiful woman with a difficult past, only to find that her neighbors have secrets of their own. I'm so glad I finally watched this show after it had been on my list for so long. I felt it could have been a little tighter (maybe 13-14 episodes instead of 16), but overall it was a quality crime drama!

Content warning: Death, violence, voyeurism, domestic violence, child abuse

Watch on YouTube

Variety/reality:

《披荆斩棘4》 Call Me By Fire S4

Call Me By Fire is a bit like an idol survival show, but instead of young trainees, the contestants are established celebrities mostly ages 30+. I had such a blast watching season 4 week-by-week as it aired. The talent was out of this world! See my dedicated post about the franchise and its sister show, Sister Who Make Waves.

Watch on YouTube

《火星情报局6》 Mars Intelligence Agency S6*

I'm a massive fan of the singer 薛之谦 Xue Zhiqian, and I actually first became a fan due to his sense of humor. So why did it take me so long to check out this comedy show that he's on?!? I'd never watched a show like this before, but I loved it and surprised my self with my ability to follow jokes in Chinese! Sadly I haven't had time to start season 7, which is currently airing.

Watch on YouTube

Movies:

《谁先爱上他》 Dear Ex

After the death of his father and an argument with his mother, a boy bonds with Ah Jie, his father's boyfriend, all while a dispute over life insurance money plays out. I've actually watched film this twice, and I'm glad I did because I think I got a lot more out of it the second time! It's a sad premise, but there's ultimately a touching ending.

Content warning: Terminal illness, mild homophobia

《鬼才之道》 Dead Talents Society

A young ghost has only a month to become a ghostly legend, or else she'll fade from existence. I didn't think this movie sounded that interesting or original at first, but I watched it on a whim and actually REALLY enjoyed it! It struck the perfect balance of hilarious and heartwarming. I strongly recommend it if you don't mind some gore.

Content warning: Gore, body horror, death

《白日��焰》 Black Coal, Thin Ice

Former police officer Zhang Zili becomes entangled with Wu Zhizhen, a women who is linked to a series of murders that he's investigating. I watched this film after learning about its influence as part of the Dongbei renaissance. But it was honestly too grim for my liking. But if you like that kind of vibe, you might enjoy this.

Content warning: Death, violence, sexual assault

Watch on YouTube

Abandoning:

《唐人街探案》 Detective Chinatown

I only watched the first 8 episodes of season 1 because I heard the final 4 have a completely unrelated storyline and different characters (and is not as good). There was a season 2, but I think the Detective Chinatown humor is just not for me.

Watch on YouTube

《谁是被害者》 The Victims' Game

I watched the entire first season, but I'm not interested in season 2. The concept is strong, but I struggled to get through it. Also, I felt weird about how they portrayed the main character's autism/Asperger's syndrome.

On my watchlist:

Still have not gotten around to 《漫长的季节》 The Long Season or 《尘封十三载》 Thirteen Years of Dust...yikes! But also on my list:

《影后》 Born for the Spotlight

《莲花楼》 Mysterious Lotus Casebook

《我的阿勒泰》 To The Wonder

Happy 2025! I hope this year is filled with quality Chinese-language shows and movies for us all to enjoy ❤️

[majorasnightmare]

being so fr i genuinely think that the dead three are an excellent case study in Divine Madness

like im not well versed in forgotten realms lore by ANY means but i DO enjoy veering into headcanon worldbuilding territory sooo. take everything with a grain of salt and only keep what u feel like skdjskdjsnfj

we all know bhaal is like. kind of COMICALLY self destructive and stupid, shooting his pawns in the foot at the drop of a hat seemingly just for the sake of pointless cruelty, and is obsessed with murder even to the point of sacrificing his other domain of ritualized death for the purpose of killing the world (orin should NOT be as penalized as she is for how strictly she does in fact adhere to bhaal's doctrine). and while this can be explained as differences in writers portrayal and sympathy for the character of bhaal (larian in particular seems to take a dim view of bhaal, and of gods in general), spinning it into a consistent character is a fun writing challenge

and personally i think its just a long form example of how mortal minds are not innately prepared for the leap of being an autonomous individual capable of making personal decisions and having complicated nuanced feelings about a variety of ideologies to becoming a Conceptual Embodiment responsible for a fundamental force present in the world at large. like you stop BEING a person, you stop being able to change your opinions on certain things because... well, you ARE those things. can the wind stop feeling like the wind?

so bhaal achieves divinity and inherits aspects of jergal and it utterly rends his mind asunder. his erratic behavior is a result of his human mind trying to cope with divine power, and so its no surprise that he turns to that same coping method many angry dissatisfied violent people turn to: familial abuse. bhaal has a direct line of connection through blood ties to his spawn, and its a line he can draw on whenever he pleases to influence their behavior or communicate with them. every progeny hears him as clear as a cleric, regardless of their will or feelings towards him, as long as that blood connection remains. its why hes so obsessed with producing spawn despite being a god of murder: on a personal level, he embodies those cycles of abuse and how they keep perpetuating themselves, not as a divine aspect but as a personal choice as a result of his own actions and the consequences bhaal experiences. on a broader scale, you CANT redeem bhaal, not just because he is an evil aligned god of murder, but because redemption would require bhaal to meaningfully confront that his ambition to pursue divinity has ruined his life, and that temporary relief like exerting power over his family cant actually solve the core problem that he isnt actually capable of handling the power and responsibility he sought out. so he would prefer to keep driving his spawn to slaughter and self destruction and ruining his own schemes because that maintains the illusion of bhaal being an influential powerful deity in control of his emotions. the success of his schemes actually doesnt matter nearly as much as that illusion.

it doesnt matter that the dark urge was on the brink of achieving his self described final goal of killing the world, because they acted outside of his control through allying with a baneite and enacted a scheme they came up with themselves. it doesnt matter that bhaal explicitly encouraged orin to betray them, bhaals goals are falling short of success so the dark urge needs to get it together and finish the scheme they started in his name. this is an absolute nonsense train of logic, because your punished twice over, first for making a plan that benefits bhaal, and then AGAIN for BEING PUNISHED THE FIRST TIME! if the end goal was actually achieving the death of the world via the absolute, this is a totally fucking stupid way of going about it, but it makes sense as an extension of an abusers inability to cope with life stressors outside of inflicting abuse.

we need to remember that there is no inherent series of personality traits that defines an abuser, only actions. there is no circumstances that make an abuser an abuser, and there is nothing a victim does to justify or deserve abuse. an abuser acts like they do because abuse benefits and rewards them, and they are unwilling to actually surrender those benefits to treat their victims with the dignity they deserve, because thats difficult and hard and not as immediately rewarding. and generally, the most common reward for abuse is stress relief. abusing a victim feels good for the abuser, it relieves anger, it passes blame away from them onto a subject they can act on (instead of taking personal responsibility or acknowledging depersonalized systemic forces), it relieves stress, its an exercise of power and control in a world where those things are not easily accessible. understanding bhaal as an abuser provides the thread of consistency that makes a series of incoherent actions and reasonings reflect a mindset a person could conceivably have, and the stress he is trying to relieve has an easy source in the form of the very divinity bhaal sought after so greedily

to a lesser extent, this aspect of ruining divinity is, i feel, present in all three of them, its just that bhaals manifestation of it is exceptionally explosive and violent. bane seems completely and utterly consumed by his aspect of tyranny, to the extent that little remains of his personality that isnt a cunning, ambitious power seeking manipulator who accrues and hoards power at all costs, even consuming his son in his entirety for his own resurrection. that myrkul inherited so much of jergals portfolio and has increasingly mimicked jergals personality is no coincidence. the three adventurers who challenged jergal all those centuries ago have been annhilated utterly, the people they once were swallowed entirely within their divine aspects. its ruined all of them, to varying degrees, but its bhaals obsession with maintaining himself at any cost, his awareness of his own precarious position and tenuous grip on his own divinity that has him acting out so aggressively

[agerasiaa]

Hazbin Hotel ep 5 and 6 spoilers!

I’m sorry but WHAT was that? I loved the first 4 episodes even when I could agree they were a little rushed and introduced us to way too many new characters without really letting us see the main cast. But the new eps were next level. Introducing characters, past reveals, lore left and right. All emotional moments have zero weight because they come out of nowhere. No one is having an actual arc— stuff just happens faster than you can chew the stuff that happened 1 minute before.

Alastor suddenly claiming him and Charlie have a father-daughter relationship? Like yeah he was probably just doing that to piss off Lucifer (WHO HE HAS NO REASON TO DISLIKE AS MUCH AS HE JUST DOES? it’s so funny) but we have literally seen Charlie and him interact like what? Once in the first ep and suddenly they have a dynamic that hasn’t developed at all to how they act around each other. And this is just one example of the many problems I have with the new eps…

The hotel is helping Angel. HOW? We have seen no actual redemption stuff that would help someone out of drug addiction or change his attitude. The one that helped was Husk and the only thing he did was have one conversation with Angel and suddenly Angel has gone through sooo much character development—even standing up to Valentino who he has no reason to suddenly not fear. (To be fair, it has been probably a few months since the events of ep four, but for a watcher it doesn’t feel like that. So the development seems a little sudden.)

Other notes:

Heaven having no rules who gets to heaven and who not, and no one just ever questioned it

Why are we even introduced to Heaven yet? Many types of reveals that happen are not season 1 material at all (or it would be if they had more episodes)

Charlie and Lucifer had a distant relationship and Charlie supposedly had ”daddy issues” and then they are just— so happy with each other and everything is resolved SO EASILY / FAST

The whole premise of the Hotel seems to be meaningless. Charlie’s great plan for redemption was… trust falls. Didn’t work. Now they must get to Heaven bc how could that be!? Like girl…

Everyone needs their own episodes! Lucifer and Alastor and Mimzy stuffed together. Vaggie and Angel Dust again and the entirety of heaven all together in a 20 minute episode—

I really wanted to love this show because I’m invested in the characters due to waiting 4 years, but it’s just… it’s so badly written. The actual plot is likeable, but the pacing and the amount of off-screen stuff is just too much. (From episode 1 to 6, 5 months have passed, but it feels more like a couple of weeks at best.)

(I still love the show tho. For the songs and the characters.)

[bleue-flora]

Posts Indexes

⬦ Shorter ⬥ Long ⬩ Additional/Asks

"Essay" Index

Audience Perception ⬥ The Psychology of the Audience’s Judgement ⬦ The medium of live streams ⬥ Antagonist are more entertaining to watch ⬦ Character Projection = Therapy ⬦ Character perception engraved into the stream

DSMP Morality ⬥ Just because It’s a prison doesn’t make it Justice. ⬥ There are no laws. ⬥ We all see things are good from out POV ⬥ Wilbur - more than one bad guy "Big Bad" Dream ⬦ Did they fear him? ⬦ RIP Dream's reputation ⬥ How little he has to try to be "evil" ⬥ Why they burned down Tubbo's house ⬥ Most Attached ⬩ ⬥ Why Dream really is a snake ⬥ So many labels for Dream...

Prison Arc ⬥ Why I think Dream put himself in prison ⬥ The crazy cruelty of the prison arc ⬥ Sam’s need for control ⬥ Sam liked it ⬥ Sam's ultimate engineering project

Daedalus ⬥ The switch in Daedalus ⬦ Daedalus wasn't about revenge ⬥ Manipulation in Daedalus ⬥ The message of Sam's scar ⬥ Sam entitlement to food ⬥ No more than books

Post-Prison ⬥ Dream's post prison behavior ⬥ Dream's pragmatic mindset ⬦ Dream's definition of Friend

Staged Duo ⬥ Punz agrees to Dream's goal 100% ⬥ Did Punz push back against Dream's plans? ⬥ Is Punz crueler than Dream? ⬦ Monster and Mercenary ⬦ They are sooo evil ⬥ Staged duo headcanon ⬥ Did Punz enable Dream's self destruction? ⬥ The Plan

Finale ⬥ Why the Finale was good. ⬦ Why Punz brought back Dream in Finale ⬥ Why do so many hate the finale? ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬥ The finale wasn't about forgiveness ⬩

Disc Duo ⬦ Similarity between Tommy & Dream ⬦ How can people think Dream deserved prison due to Exile ⬥ Essay on Tommy ⬩ ⬥ Discduo discussion ⬥ Clingy duo Toxicity ⬥ Go from hating Tommy to apologist? ⬩ ⬥ Skeppy cage will never not be funny ⬩ ⬦ Drowning parallelism? ⬥ Is Dream obsessed with Tommy? ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬥ Dream & Tommy friendship in Exile... ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬥ What's lore and not? ⬩ ⬥ Exile as "Not morally perfect" ⬩ ⬥ Is Tommy the psychopath? ⬩ ⬩ ⬩ ⬩

Rivals Duo ⬦ The Importance of Techno's 1 Life ⬥ Dream vs Techno in fighting dehumanization ⬥ Is Techno a more mentally stable Dream? ⬦ Why He Wrote The Letter ⬥ Dream and Techno being silliness ⬦ Did Techno only break in for Ranboo? ⬦ Beauty and the Beast ⬩

Loud Duo ⬥ Comparing Dream & Quackity as Villains ⬥ Does Quackity have empathy? ⬩ ⬩ ⬦ RIP the satisfying revenge

[ask-ricky-pawtts]

So, what about Cataris? (2018 SABM)

I AM SO SO SI GLAD YOU ASKED!1!1!1!1! AH I LOVE THESE ZOLAR QUESTIONSSS >w<

Cataris was an early edition of Zolar I made while I was still in middle school! Its story is a little more flat than what I have for my ACTUAL plans revolving around Zolar and K9 (named Calissyus for now as a filler name) (will be saved for LATER ASKS!1!!) however a lot of Cataris has been actually revamped a little and added to the story I’m currently working on!

Cataris is one of the several planets apart of the Zolarian star/planet cluster (several planets, seven suns) and its nation is home to the beautiful Queen Nefrititi Bastet III, of course the royal and leader of this sanction of the planet (each planet is ruled by its own governments, leaders, subsections basically! This monarchy on Cataris is one of the higher ups but it isn’t the big boss or anything basically)

Now the plot of this thing with the whole laser is pretty much scrapped due to again I can NAWT keep that many plots down for my story though I might write it as a pre-story thing just for funsies.

However! Nefrititi is very impawtent to Zolarian and Kanitian (K9 people, dogs) lore, and generally speaking her character stays the same.

TLDR without spoiling too much, the Space Age Bachelor man is sent to Cataris by the main Zolarian leaders for information and bla bla bla Nefrititi is kind of suspicious of the SABM because he’s this weird alien human guy so she’s kind of racist/xenophobic to him because she’s heard bad things about humans but after a few games and trials to like prove his worth and stuff they become friends and SABM gets aaaalll the info he needs :3

Sorry to like super duper ramble and stuff but like WOAWHWH I love this question SOOO MUCH THANK UUU !!!! 🐾🐾🐾🐾 I hope that answers everything there!

[eclipsewarrior101]

Poppy playtime chapter 4 spoilers

I will say this now!!!! This chapter broke my heart. This hurt me more than the others. Like….wow.

Sone things I wasn’t shocked by. Others!!! Wow.

Warning Spoilers ahead.

The new areas was so amazing. It brought MUCH more darkness and horror that I loved. It truly showed us the horrors that happened in playtime co

The new tapes were so good. The information and lore we got was so worth it.

Sooo. The defeat of Harley felt so underwhelming. I kinda wanted more…..but, The fact he got turned into a toy to be used by his associates was both satisfying and dark. ( he had it coming)

Yarnaby was so cute. I don’t care if he’s a monster he’s a cutie. I wanted to pet him.

The nightmare critters not having much screen time was disappointing but it’s fine. I honestly don’t like them. ( no offense)

The prison was so sad. Doey giving us information about the true horrors of life down there just makes it so sad. The toys were prisoners. They deserve better.

Speaking of Doey!!!!!!!!

Doey was just a tragic character. His story was so sad. I just, I wanted to hug him so bad. I’m so mad at what we had to do. Killing him didn’t feel right. I CRIED!!!!! He deserved to fucking live!! He was a child who was experimented on and was unstable. He didn’t mean to kill his parents. The scientists hurt him and the parents thought they were getting their son back. Doey saw SO much horror and it shows with how he acts when he’s truly upset and scared.

I hate poppy!!!! Her plan hurt so many innocent people and for what…revenge.

The safe haven having actual toys who are good and just want to be protected was just so cool. It shows that they could have been good allies. ( stupid poppy and her plan)

HER knowing the hour of joy was coming before hand is so shocking but…..it makes me of a new theory. ( maybe a new au lol)

Ollie being the prototype was something that I’m not surprised by.

Poppy abandoning the player and kissy was something low. It shows she’s a coward. She doesn’t fully care.

HUGGY JUMPSCARE at the end. WOW!!! That was awesome!!!!!

I will say that I felt the game went a little too fast, and some things felt underwhelmed in a way. But it was a good game.

I also kinda wish not every character died so quickly, it felt pointless to get to know them. I also wish we had had a choice to save the safe haven.

But other than that it was good.

So excited for chapter 5.

[nyewclear]

is there anything you want to talk abt/ mention that hasn’t come up in an ask before? :0

ohhh there's so much!!! i really like talking about side characters (jaxeon and taz especially), but i know they don't get asked about too much here on this blog. there's a lot of extended lore i have for many of the side characters and a lot of that features other characters that aren't seen in the game, but have canonical involvement between the side characters and the main cast haha. in a way, a lot of characters are connected in ways you wouldn't really expect. someday i'll make enough games where all those connections are more apparent!!

i also enjoy talking about my planned games, particularly kurou connect and my taz game (which is tentatively called nightcrawler for the moment lol) because it's gonna take me a long time to actually finish those games... so i like to just shoot the shit and talk about all the stuff i have planned BAHAHA

i also like talking about hypothetical cryptid coffeehouse pairs... i'm very into kurotemis at the moment and i love talking about them especially because i know i can never make them canon LOOOOL kodina/kixdina is also sooo fun to talk about... i love shipping!!!!!

other than that, you all ask great questions!!! i love answering all of yalls asks, they're all so good ^-^

[kaeyapilled]

hey! your kaeya takes are so real!!! I was wondering if you had any good fic recs?? I want to read something that has good kaeya characterization (+bonus if it's ragbros that isn't just them crying and hugging it out like you were talking about) and am tired of scrolling through tags

!! omg thank you im so honored to hear that people like my takes lol

fic recs huh!! i have some!! do you mind it if most of them are about child kaeya? (i hadnt realized how many of my bookmarks focused on his childhood until i went through them all lmao) hopefully it isnt all stuff youve already read before! here goes:

A Horse Makes for a Stable Life by FollowerofMercy – Wanting to test the boundaries of his host’s goodwill, Kaeya asks for a pony for his birthday. He didn’t expect Crepus to deliver. Or, the story in which things get uncomfortably real for young Kaeya.

do you like kaeya and crepus interactions!! because this fic explores their dynamic in suuuuch a nice way that felt very refreshing to see portrayed!! perfect ratio of hurt to comfort in my opinion. overall quite lighthearted compared to my other recs though lol. good exploration of kaeyas inner conflict since a young age. yeah i love it and recommend it

I'm gonna miss your love when it's gone by imaginarypasta – A selection of scenes from Kaeya's childhood related to his relationships with his fathers, and all they have led him to be.

this one is so good!!!! i feel like its rare to see kaeyas biological father portrayed as anything other than a heartless asshole, and this fic explored kaeyas relationship with him in such a nice manner that makes for a very melancholic and. i guess bittersweet story that takes into consideration the nuance of the situation in a way that i really dont see super often. the parts about kaeyas relationship w crepus are also really well done i love it. oh and the khaenri'ah lore the author takes some liberty with is really really interesting!!

not bad for a walk on death's doorstep by b_attery – Fear is a knife’s edge. Fear is a killer. Fear is how you know you’re still alive.

my bookmark of this work said "literally the best kaeya character study ive ever read" and honestly i still stand by that. the word flow is great and the exploration of fear as such an intrinsic part of kaeya's life and as the driving force for most of his actions and feelings and responses. it's so good!!! this one contemplates kaeyas childhood both before and after his arrival in mondstadt and goes until after diluc's return. absolutely recommend it!!

Hundred-Watt Light by pepperjuice – A story about ten years of contingency plans and holding your own hand. (Because how else are you supposed to live with a weight too big to hold all alone?)

this. this rewired my brain forever. this holds the title of best kaeya character study ever along with the previous one i talked about. definitely mind the tags because it primarily deals with suicidal ideation and thoughts so, if that's a trigger then it's best to not read this one lol but still it is SO good and it explores kaeya's inner conflicts and awful coping mechanisms after having such a heavy burden thrusted upon him at an extremely early age with no good support of any kind. i absolutely love this fic it's very dear to me and i think about it sooo often it truly altered my brain chemistry

things fall apart by kernsing – Happy eighteenth, Diluc.

finally some ragbros content! sadly it isnt the reconciliation you asked for it's about when things fell apart. this is one of my favorite ever renditions of how it all went down on That Day - it reshaped some of my own headcanons, actually. this one is more from diluc's pov than kaeya's, and it's written really really well, and explores diluc's grief over his father's death in SUCH an amazing and interesting way!! and the way it parallels kaeya's own emotions and that is exactly what causes them to fight is extremely tasty i loved it. read it it's good

okay i can probably find some more but this is enough for one post i think. deeply sorry for not delivering the good ragbros reconciliation content.. i tbh haven't gathered a lot.. but i hope you and whoever else reads this enjoys these! thank you for the ask <3

[crypticmillipede]

[percy jackson spoilers here up through Trials of Apollo and TSaTS]

listen i LOVEE the percy jackson series and its extended universe . BIG FAVORITE so trust me when i say i mean this with the UPMOST love:

gawd damn rick riordan keeps making these little choices in his writing that have me tweaking. like the way this man forgets his own lore. EGREGIOUS. pulls me out of the story. it’ll be the tiniest, most innocuous thing but it gets me everyyy time. happens more especially as you get into the later series, probably bc there’s just more stuff to keep track of. i loved TSaTS but it was especially bad there😭😭 wdym nico started playing Mythomagic in the 1940s ?? why is bianca here ?? and nico, who spends most of his time in the underworld, doesn’t know what the phlegethon is??

it’s other stuff too, i love the series but there so much missing potential for these characters that was just never fully explored.

Jason’s character had SO much potential. hello ???? child soldier trained by wolves since age 2, pressured with unwanted responsibility, forced to suppress emotions, remain stoic, be a leader. Rick could’ve done sooo much with that material. jason should get to break down, as a treat !! instead he comes off as a bit undeveloped, sort of hollow, not nearly as fleshed out as some of the other characters. he’s probably the least-liked main character in HoO, but i firmly believe that’s because Rick didn’t do his character idea justice, not because his concept was ACTUALLY boring. Not even going to go INTO what happened to him in ToA, bc i’ve GOT opinions about that but it’s too much rn.

and don’t get me started on Piper, man. the reveal in Trials of Apollo that [SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER] Piper was queer? GENIUS. SOOO much potential there. but now i’m going back and rereading HoO and it’s making me mad bc we GET Piper’s pov and it’s not foreshadowed or hinted at at all. and it could’ve been SO GOOD you guys😭😭 imagine a version of HoO where Piper’s struggling with Hera-induced comphet, warring with the false memories implanted in her brain vs the way she’s expected to act as a daughter of aphrodite vs the way she actually feels ??? UGH it could’ve been so good. but instead, it’s so obvious that this was not Rick’s original plan for Piper’s character, and it was something he threw in later on. missed opportunity for sure.

in general, a lot of missed opportunities in HoO. So many missed character interaction opportunities, so much that could’ve been delved into but wasn’t! Like I wish we could’ve gotten more about Percy and Annabeth post-Tartarus, see how they’re holding up after that dumper fire.

and i LOVE HoO, it’s my favorite out of the bunch! but i think i love it for what it could be, yk?? anyways yes thanks for coming to my rant, feel free to disagree with me that’s totally fine!! this is so unserious anyways lol just me sharing some thoughts about a series i love

[sneak-a-cat]

I continue to be sososo mad about how miraculous cooked for the character backstory’s and the concepts and the base ideas-

only to proceed to trip and stumble and then willingly leap out a window when they were about to serve the food.

nearly a year ago now I made a silly post about making a private school au which, uh, spiralled to say the least. I’ll post that long haul fic eventually once I’ve ironed out all the kinks in the plans and can finally write the damn thing.

one of the characters who surprised me with how much I liked planning them out was Zoe. I’d always thought she fell flat in the show and it was unfortunate but because of how the plot in the fic works she’s ended up being one of my favourites :3

something about that fact that she moved to Paris with her mother (who she doesn’t know very well) only to be rejected by her mother again when it turns out this was a publicity move and not an attempt at forming a real relationship. Plus her sister is just completely not having it despite how hard she’s trying to bond with her (maybe how hard she’s pushing the sister thing is part of the problem…). so she has no family even though she’s just moved to a foreign country, she has no support system, she has a different accent and can struggle to keep up with the speed people speak at when she’s acclimating. Basically she’s having a shit time.

originally I focussed on Chloes perspective about Zoe and Audrey’s presence and how that affected her / changed things. The complex relationship between Chloe and Zoe is so much fun to dig into it can get sooo sad. It’s important to me that Zoe knew Chloe existed her whole life, but Chloe only found out she had a half sister (from an affair her mother had thus why Zoe knows and she does not) recently. So Zoe is totally down and pushing the sister narrative hard in a desperate bid for connection and Chloe shuts down because this is so fucking weird to her and she just can’t deal so she snaps.

It’s just so much fun figuring out how to lean into the meagre character stuff we were given (she is a good actor, she’s a lesbian… she’s nice? I think that’s it.) and pushing it further when looking at her circumstances. Plus how she gets fucked sideways by the plot the poor thing, to be fair most of the fun characters do :3

This is leaving out SO much bullshit because it would be major major spoilers. it’s all basically turned into a huge project where the school aspect is changed up and has interesting stuff going on which relates to the political climate created by a magical terrorist, said magical terrorist and how the miraculous properly function and formed, and then that turned into having a lot of fun with magical lore.

it’s difficult to plan because I want to utilise as many characters as possible lmao

Which makes no sense but to be fair! It’s confusing. It’s basically just for me for funsies but I’m sure other people may glean joy from it so I’ll post it

[greyswarden]

ok so here are some of my thoughts after some hours of playing the veilguard if anyone is curious 🙂‍↕️

- rook definitely has a restrictive personality from what i have seen. fun protagonist either way but they’re kind of locked into the good character role which doesn’t leave much room for more complex personality traits because they narrowed it down to mostly three again but it tends to happen with voiced protags 😭 they just get less dialogue options because of resources. it’s the same with da2 + inquisition, i personally don’t mind it because i don’t play evil characters in video games but i don’t like to play intrinsically, flawlessly good characters. i tend to be more inclined towards good-aligned characters with complex traits and tendencies do u get me. i feel like the warden was able to have the most complex personality BECAUSE of how many dialogue options there was and they weren’t voiced but those were just my observations. all this to say i don’t necessarily mind it it’s just something i noticed

- the companions are interesting! i have neve, harding, bellara and lucanis. i haven’t met taash, davrin and emmrich yet :( + i think my fears of how b.ioware is retconning the crows to be the Cool Edgy Assassins were not unfounded because what i’ve seen so far……. :/ so i’m very very scared of what they’re going to do with them + lucanis but i will withhold judgment until i’m further in

- the first act is kinda all over the place, i get that they were trying to fit three games worth of lore into an exposition for new players but like 😭 it was noticeable!!! also very slow-paced but i heard that things will start picking up soon. it’s been a few hours and i’m really nowhere near finished 😭

- there were some dialogue options that make absolutely no sense with the class chosen. i remember getting the option to ask “don’t mages get possessed?” as a MAGE 😭 shouldn’t they know this already it makes NO sense

- all of the places i’ve been to were sooo pretty 🥹

- after hitting flirt with basically everyone because i can’t decide which companion to romance first (my plan was to flirt until i get someone’s romance scene and then commit to that) i think the game is pushing me towards the lucanis romance because his bond level is the highest out of all of them 😭 so i guess he’ll be my rook’s first romance and i will see this through

[consumeroflemoans]

Meant to send this way sooner, but anyway, NEW SUPERFOX LORE! YIPPIE!

The red-white one has been introduced, love that, Miyo looks fucking cool

It was definetly very nice to have their dynamic with Kyuki established and with how Miyo were the one who wanted to explore in the first place and Kyuki being more hesitant, I'm supposing their death probably felt like a confirmation of his fears

Does Kyuki blame themself for giving in and not insisting on staying in the city more?

Pretty curious to know what exactly killed them, will have to wait and see

Having a phrase go from friendly teasing to a painful reminder is always wonderful, but what I loved the most is the fucked up animorph transformation

Something that really grabbed my attention was Kyuki saying “Everyone warned us not to leave the city until we were older”, which does imply that the two of them were somewhat involved in a community or had at least a handful of acquaintances that they were close enough with to receive advice and potentially have mentioned their plans to so I wonder if these people that knew two young kitsunes that always stuck together noticed that they only ever saw one of them anymore? Did they notice changes in Kyuki's character? Did Kyuki pull away from these people and lost some relationships, either fully or just got more distant?

-Leuchtturm

I'm actually sooo hyped about finally establishing some lore.

Kyuki 100% blames themself for what happened to Miyo. It's one of the core factors in why they insist on living independently and why they keep everyone at arm's length. They don't want a repeat of what happened.

Also, I noted on it a bit, but Miyo was older and very much the instigator in their relationship. Kyuki was fairly young and naive when they first found each other. (I'm imagining the relationship of a 13-14 year old finding a 16 year old so much cooler and looking up to them. It's similar to that) Kyuki pretty often blindly trusted Miyo because they were so confident in their own abilities. That also meant Kyuki overlooked the fact that Miyo is also incredibly naive.

Now that Kyuki's older, they look back on their old self with the mentality that they used to be incredibly dumb. That they're smart for shutting themself away from the world

I have not yet established what killed Miyo, but it's most likely going to be a god methinks

Also, I'm so glad you noticed the screwed-up animorph transition. That's what I was going for with that scene. It's a small bit of lore, but shapeshifting is pretty complex magic. Kitsune can do it naturally, but it's still a struggle to learn. Anyone new to changing their shape has to do it slowly otherwise they can mess up horribly. Speed comes with improving the skill. I like to think Miyo learned how to shapeshift early on and is a bit better at it than Kyuki. Well, was.

And now to answer the big question, yes! Kyuki wasn't particularly close with people, Miyo was the friendlier of the two and had quite a few different acquaintances. Miyo frequented places like the cryptid bar and tended to chat with people in their free time, so many creatures got used to them being around and saw them as just a friendly kid rather than a scary kitsune. They tended to drag Kyuki with them everywhere, so Kyuki got to hear plenty of advice and conversations.

For magical creatures, time and aging can feel wildly different based on the species. Every magical creature tends to naturally live longer than any non-magical counterpart, but it's incredibly rare for a species to naturally last centuries. The vast majority of species will cap out at around a human lifespan. The most notable exceptions are any species with celestial or demonic ties. Kitsune, being demonic in nature, fully mature between 900-1000 years old and can live for millennia after that. This means what may be a lifespan for some creatures can feel like a few years to these beings.

As I've mentioned before, the city Kyuki lives in is filled with weaker magical beings. After Miyo died, Kyuki went into mourning for several decades. To them, it was a short time, but to everyone they knew, it was half their lifespan. Anyone they used to know is most likely dead and if not, don't remember them anymore.

Some people were probably curious about what happened to them, but most likely assumed they were either both dead or had simply moved away. No one cared enough to try and find them

[macabrecravings]

Robin*, Seraphina & Abel escape DoL Town?!? (NOT CLICKBAIT) #FUCKBAILEY #KylarGoesToJail

abel is @mothmanharvey-nsfw ‘s character <3

*Context/Inspo under the cut

Now we’re under the cut, I can ramble on about what I think a good future for them would be >:3 People ask me what her life would be like if she got out sooo :3

As it is currently, Seraphina would have NO interest in having a child. With Kylar’s strong interest in having one, it def makes even the THOUGHT of babies overwhelming. Never would she want to be responsible for a kid, not in that town or under those circumstances.

But in this drawing, it’s like a happy ending :) Robin would definitely be there with them (even though he’s not featured in this drawing— don’t worry, I have plans to draw him again,,, just give me time 😞)

They are safe and happy :33 Over many years, they’ve healed and gotten comfortable enough to start a family :DD (Is the baby’s Abel’s or Robins?? Irdc, You decide </3)

ANYWAY tbh i drew this because Harvey’s comment made me go ☹️☹️🥺🥺 So I drew it 😁 Thought of the lore afterwards LFMAOODJFJF Bye