#i have to hc all of my faves to be slavic so i can have some closure

[enfinizatics]

good slavic representation in media when

[mishkakagehishka]

about the "They're (shumika) so canonically eastern european" post, you know they're japanese,, right? i'm not trying to accuse you of anything but i've been in some fandom spaces with people heavily insisting japanese characters are british/otherwise white without caring about whitewashing and i just want to be sure you're,,, not doing that

Please never again equate eastern-euro-ness with being British again, you'll give me a heart attack /j

Mm. I don't know how to answer this in a proper way tho. Or rather in a way that won't come across badly(?) bc I do recognise EE/Slavs/myself at the end of the day as white (like, don't worry about it, I unironically clutch my pearls whenever I see people insisting we're not white) so I understand what you mean by whitewashing (and it's something I worried about myself when saying this - "oh, this anime boy is so ee to me", I've always worried it would come across as whitewashing which is obviously not my goal)

It's more like. Half spite and half cultural. Like, you don't have to be white to be eastern european, and you especially don't have to be white to be culturally eastern european, so as far as I'm concerned, characters I've "adopted" into my culture are equally as Japanese as they are eastern european (to me). And the spite is, and this is why I'm a bit miffed at you equating my headcanoning to headcanoning them as British/white in general (and AGAIN bc i don't want people to misunderstand, we are white, i do recognise the problem you're bringing up, i'm not in any way denying this or the fact that we have white privilege), is because uhhhh idk if you've noticed, but eastern europeans don't really get much representation in media, and when we do get it, it's absolutely awful. I made a bingo card once, even, but like, try to remember all the Slavic and eastern euro in general fictional characters you know, and now try to remember one that wasn't either an offensive stereotype for the sake of comedic relief or a villain (or, bonus for female characters, a gold-digger or otherwise ridiculously sexualised but still morally bad or leaning on negative stereotypes). It's not like I care about that stuff anymore, instead I just go "okay, this wasn't made with me (ee viewers) in mind, so i shouldn't bother getting angry", but like. Between that and the fact that eastern europeans are still considered "below" in a lot of western Europe (and... i mean, you know a big reason for why Brexit happened was that they didn't want any more EE (specif. Polish) immigrants? I'm sorry for hyperfocusing on you equating it to British hcs bsabbsjdjs but😭) I just grew kinda. Annoyed. And started going "alright, well, fuck it, your fave is a Slav now".

But, idk, the "they're Japanese" and "they're EE" coexists to me. I don't see why Japanese people wouldn't be able to participate in ee culture, and as far as I'm concerned, anyone can be culturally eastern european. I just like to think about my blorbos participating in my culture, it's not That Deep, and i'll apologise if it came across that badly to make you want to compare it to Br*itsh hcs. Sorry, had to squeeze in one last scandalised gasp at that. I just want to see names like mine, accents like my family and friends' and cultural practises like ours not be villainised or caricatured for once.

Like, the goal isn't "they're white now", my goal is "I'll make my own good rep from already beloved characters", it's not about changing their skin colour, but about projecting my culture onto them, which isn't dependant on skin colour.

I hope this all came across well enough, it's. 6:20, i've slept for a good 4h and english is still only my second language, but lmk if you need anything else clarified

[lunavadash-creates]

Ugh. I still sing about someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Thank you very much for it. I am watching this wombo and I don’t have to put a sound on to know what they are singing.. and I swear, Haytham singing Spongebob theme song is my spirit animal.

May I ask for Last Christmas wombo? I don't have any particular assassin in mind so you can surprise me nicely. ;)

I am sorry, I heard about this anime, but I don’t know anything about it. I have seen just two anime in my whole life and that’s all. None of them is Durarara. Nonetheless, Ian seems interesting. I am not sure if curiosity is a good trait. Questionable loyalty and greed are definitely flaws. What makes them not that bad then? Being an informant? Or do you have something else in mind?

It seems that the OC created for Connor is definitely my spirit animal too. Do you have a name for her already? Idea what she looks like? More detailed background story?

As for Edward.. As for me, he is some kind of grey character too. I was a jerk for sure but in the end you can see he was able to show empathy and had a good heart. I think the character development is excellent and he grows throughout the game.

Ok, you are absolutely right. You can be objective in judgement by having such a difference in quality of games. BUT! Let’s pretend it is not that important. 😉

It would be easier to answer your question if I had developed a stable image of men I find attractive.. Generally, just as much as you, I am attracted to dark-haired men. Arno was first who caught my eye when I was getting familiar with AC, but in the end I lost my interest in him. The most handsome would definitely be Alexios and Bayek. Then, surprise, Edward. Personally, I think he is hella handsome, even if he is blonde. Going further, Shay, Eivor and Altair. Thinking about my choices.. I have a thing for men with longer hair (okay, I know that Altair is bald™). Connor is also very attractive! Jacob and Arno would end this decent list, because I don’t find Ezio worth my attention. I think he is overrated in every way. And I found some grey hair in my curl a second ago. I feel my mental breakdown is coming.

And I think Kassandra and Evie are beautiful.

I read almost all AC books and well.. I don’t think it is good literature. I mean.. Plot has so much potential, but the writing is so shallow that sometimes I really struggled to read further.. And there is a lack of descriptions of emotions for my liking. But on the other hand, this makes those books quite pleasant if you expect something for light reading.

What about the AC soundtrack? Do you have your favourite themes and songs? Or maybe there is one particular soundtrack from the series you like as a whole?

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I'm really happy you like that Wombo!

I want to make Last Christmas song but... It's still not available in the app ;; I hope they will add it soon and it wont be premium. If so then I'll make it for you!

Ian isn't really greedy. He is morally gray because, for example, he never kills people. He never killed anyone. And sometimes he may help others, he even does the things that are considered noble but he just has a bad motivation for those things.

Tbh durarara is a nice anime. I really like it because it's just not obvious and everyone has a weird secret. The first few episodes may seem weird but I'm general it's really good.

OC for Connor - her name is Mira. It at least people call her that because her name is too complicated for other to pronounce (common trait with Connor). I said she is Slavic (idk why but I find history of central/Easter Europe interesting. Like there was a big ass kingdom and poof. It disappeared for more than a century). Anyway yes Mira lived there. Connor is 17 when there is the first thing called partition of kingdom of Poland so I simply hc that assassin wanted to prevent country from being destroyed and there was basically a war. Mira didn't want to participate in killing and such, especially that noblemen sold the country so she just fleed. She managed to receive a good, medical education, became a doctor and went to America to help people by healing them. She lives alone, doesn't want any contact with assassin because she is a traitor for them for escaping and such. You know the jam right?

Anyway she meets Connor when he is wounded and people brings him to her. He has no idea about her past (later it will cause them to fight) but he simply likes her. Because she is devoted to her cause,.she heals every person that needs help and never hurts a fly. I also think I may make her be a person who believes in this original Slavic religion.

As for Edward. Tbh I don't know what will happen in the game. I managed to avoid spoilers so all I know is that Edward will change, Kidd is a woman and he will meet his daughter at the end. But all in between? It's a mystery for me. But I'm curious. Hopefully I can find it out soon and maybe my opinion in Edward will change.

Tbh as for Ezio. I like him. You may laugh but I like all of the main characters of the games and some side characters. Like I adore Starrick and Roth. I don't like Elise but i like De Sade and many more. I find Ezio interesting but I guess it's because I missed all the hype on Ezio, all wars about why he is the best and why Connor is dull. And because if it I could judge him all by myself. And still I think Connor with his opinions is actually one of the best assassins!

As for a gray hair. Don't worry about it! It's just a hair. Think about positives! 1. All gray hair looked awesome. 2. If you don't like gray hair and want to put a dye in them - they are bright enough that all colours you will make will be beautiful and vibrant.

I think Kassandra is amazing. So beautiful. I stan so hard.

As for books. I know they aren't some high quality literature but I have fun reading them. Also I'm not the best judge of books in English because I'm not a native speaker. But I think there are a lot of books with great potential but not the best language. For example Witcher. The universe? Amazing. The ideas? Perfect. But the language? Ugh.

As for soundtrack. Tbh I don't really focus on the music in games, I literally dont hear them during the gameplay. I have to listen to them in YouTube or Spotify to actually hear them. But so far I like ezio trilogy, Venice rooftops, ezio trilogy from rogue and this main there (I think) of ac3. But I know them because people recommended them for me.

What about you? I'll gladly listen to your fave songs!