#i mean at the end of the day boundaries are boundaries i won't interact with a blog that doesnt want me interacting

[fudge24-7]

I find blogs that don't want people interacting unless you list your age on your blog kind of funny, do they not realise people could easily lie about that? Like how hard would it be for a 16 year old to put 30 in their bio? There's not exactly a lie detector on tumblr that instantly rejects any attempt at typing false information

[lucifers-rubber-duck]

Jealous headcanons and Hazbin Hotel Crew? (That is, Charlie, Vaggie, Alastor, Husker, Angel, Niffty, Sir Pentious, Lucifer). How jealous are they on a scale from 1 to 10, what reasons can cause this feeling, and how do they react to it?

A/N: Heyyy… long time no see huh? A little over a year for me to come back, I'm so sorry for taking so long anon 😭

𖤓Charlie

4/10. Trusts her partner with her whole life.

• Hardly ever gets jealous, she knows you well and knows you would never do anything to hurt her, actually finds it nice that you have people to hang out with outside the hotel.

• Now, that doesn't mean she never feels jealous, it happens once or twice. When someone gets way too touchy, if you end up canceling something with her or skips your group bonding activities. 

• She doesn't demonstrate it because she doesn't want to look clingy and make a scene, she knows it's just in her head and that you love her dearly, there's no need to worry. 

• If it reaches the point that she can't hold these feelings back, she'll call you to a more private place and talk about it, she'll make sure that you know what is bothering her so you know what to fix.

• Make sure to hug her and tell her how much she means to you after that, it will ease her worries. 

𖤓Vaggie

6/10. Thinks she's better at keeping a facade than she actually is. 

• Believe it or not she actually feels jealous very often when it comes to you, and she hates it. 

• If any sinner or demon gets too close or pushes your boundaries even by a second she'll be frowning and killing them with her eyes.

• She deals with it terribly, she doesn't want to admit she's actually jealous because it hurts her pride, but she's also terrible at hiding it and will start swearing and being passive aggressive to the person you're talking to.

• You're the one that needs to start a serious conversation about her jealousy, and a long talk it is because it takes looong before she admits her feelings. 

• She will apologise after noticing how she acted, take a deep sigh and promisse she'll try to control herself more if it ever happens again. You'll be hugging it out all day long after that.

𖤓Alastor

1/10. Watch if he actually gives a fuck.

• Doesn't bother to know with who, for how long and how you're spending time with, actually prefers when you're not around annoying him with your presence. 

• The ONLY way I can see him getting jealous is when it's something related to Vox in any way. 

• You got a new tecnologie from VoxTek? He'll destroy it the moment he sees it. Ever gets close to the same place he is? Alastor teleports to where you are and stops any interaction to even begin. He really despises that man. 

• Take that chance to make fun of him because is the only ones you'll have to see him showing some type of genuine care for you and honestly is pathetic.

𖤓Husker

2/10. Finds no reason to ever be jealous about you.

• Husker never expected you to keep any type of relationship with him in a long therm, be it friendship, romantic or whatever; so jealousy is a sentiment he convinced himself he wouldn't feel.

• You want to hang out with your friend in their house or at a party, go for it, he won't complain about the time or your clothes. You start hanging out with someone clearly younger and less grumpy than him, he won't be surprised if he gets replaced by them.

• He tries to ignore the tightness that forms in his heart some of these times, because there's no reason to care if it happens. In the end, you will always be back on the weekend for a bottle of whisky and he will (gladly) serve you. 

• Don't be surprised if he starts rubbing his face against your body tho, it's a natural instinct that assures him you're still a least a little bit his.

𖤓Angel

7/10. Petty and complaining all the way through. 

• It's not about getting jealous frequently, is about the intensity, and let me tell you, he's intense. When he gets upset at you it's easy to tell and hard to deal with. 

• He doesn't like when you're flirty with people, especially with people he doesn't know, even if friendly, that's a you and him thing to do. 

• He'll ghost you, will ignore you at the hotel and will throw random insults, if not at you, at a thing that you like; he will also be even more flirty with guys around him. 

• Luckly is not hard to fix things up with him, if you sit and talk it out or just say sorry out of the bat he'll put all that attitude behind and act as usual with you. 

• Expect him to be a little more clingy and touchy with you for a few days tho. 

𖤓Niffty

8/10. Watch your back while you sleep.

• She gets attached to people very easily, you included, and doesn't like being put in second place. It's not like she doesn't have other stuff to do, she mostly won't even notice for being too busy cleaning. 

• But when she does, oh, expect her to be mad. She'll threaten the person you're talking to, be it with her weird one eye look or pointing a knife at them; she will climb on you more often and do anything to catch your attention. 

• It's easy to tell she's jealous and the best you can do is actually pay more attention and hang out with her, make sure she doesn't think she's the problem or else she'll start crying. 

• Also, expect dead bugs in a very dirty room when you come back if you don't make up things with her, she holds grudges.

𖤓Sir Pentious

8/10. Hissing and whining like a abandoned dog.

• Gets jealous easily, be it for the clothes that you're wearing, the people you're around or even when his Egg Bois get more attention than him, he's petty like that. 

• His dramatic ass is making a scene out of it too, not in front of everyone, but when you two are talking alone he's putting a hand on his head, another on his chest and start chanting on how you aren't around him anymore. 

• There will be times where he finds the courage to go up to the person causing jealousy and tell them that they're bothering him. If it's about clothes he'll just bluntly say you need to change them.

• He also can't hold that annoyance for too long, if you get upset by his attitude or start ignoring him for it, give him a few hours and he'll come back lowering his head and telling he's sorry for being unreasonable. 

• To makes thing up quickly just be very close physically with him, he will melt, ran out of words and those noisy feelings will go away. 

𖤓Lucifer

9/10. When I'm in a jealous competition and my opponent is Lucifer. 

• As the sin of Pride, Lucifer can be very possessive of things and even people, some things aren't meant to be shared, and you are one of those. 

• Passive aggressive attitude all the way through, hides his frustration behind that big ass smile. It actually isn't directed at you, but rather at the person he's jealous of, he would never be mad with you. 

• Said person wants to talk to you? He finds a way to grab your attention first and pulls you away. They reach to touch you in any way? He slaps their hand away with his staff and says that is rude to touch someone without warning. A gift that hints a little too much? He'll give you a even greater one. 

• There's no way to control his jealousy, he can't be fixed no matter how much you assure him. Alastor 100% takes advantage of that and messes with you just to annoy him btw, good luck with that. 

[firewall000]

About the whole tiredsn0w situation…

I have recently been made aware of this whole situation in which tiredsn0ws essentially getting harassed. As a close friends of hers, I feel obligated to say something, however  I won't reveal my identity for my own sanity.

Most of the matter I will be commenting on stems from @sneakysnekbetch ‘s blog.

CW for mentions/discussions of bullying, fetishisation, sexualisation, racism, pedophilia etc.

I didn’t scroll as far on the blog, so the screenshot order will be what is newest.

First of all, sn0w has acknowledged that the drawing may come off as sexual but is not drawn to be. I can see how it’s uncomfortable but at the end of the day, the artist didn’t intend for it to be weird. You can find it weird, but wouldn’t you say the person who made the work knows more about it than you? Rhetorical. 

Second of all, to address the third and fourth image added in the first screenshot: it is so incredibly important to note that SCP-049 has BPD in this canon. He is heavily inspired by someone with BPD who Snow knows herself. The fixation/dependency/obsession that comes with having an FP is not weird just because it is platonic or familial-adjacent. Same for the last image. One of the tags was quite literally, ‘don’t tag as ship’, meaning it isn’t romantic:

Saying you ‘need someone’ is not an inherently sexual thing.

(Referring to third image, as its been cut off)

The problem with all your claims is that you leave out a shit ton of context and exaggerate what you do present.

What is depicted in the screenshot is not a tantrum, but a personal opinion that was phrased in a rather long way. Someone being non-sharing or not wanting to interact with ships is perfectly fine. I myself block SCP-049 x OC/SCP-035 shippers because it makes me uncomfortable. Likewise, this is just someone stating a boundary. Oh no! This person doesn’t like to see ships! Because of personal discomfort! 

Not to mention that Sn0ws discomfort with SCP-049 x SCP-035 stems from the fact it creates personal distress with her and, in canon, is considered abusive (See: That’s not love, Isabel.)

This isn’t bullying. Unless you provide contextually relevant details, it won’t be bullying.

Obviously, even if it isn’t bullying, it is still perfectly valid to feel upset from getting comments that aren’t 100% supportive of something you create. I’ve been there myself, but to call it bullying is wrong.  

Instead, that entire response just seems constructive.

Again, this doesn’t seem butthurt, rather just clarifying? You just love to blow things out of proportion, Snek.

Also, it is SO ironic how you talk about ‘’Multiple canons’, yet you’re the person who complains about SCP-049 acting a certain way in one canon?

We also see SCP-049 being extremely paranoid and obsessive with his ideals in the article. you  know what else? We also only see a bit of his character in the article. There are many ways to flesh out SCP-049s character and lore. Not everything has to be article-accurate. Especially because the entire deal with the SCP: Foundation is that there is no true canon. Go figure.

Overall, I agree with anon.

I agree that the first and latter image are odd, but those are incredibly old and also have been deleted for a good reason. The BBC one… yeah, extremely uncomfortable and weird. Again, deleted for a good fucking reason. Do I think an apology would have done better? Yeah. But still, deleted for good reason.

The second drawing, however… is just not sexual at all? Seriously, so many of your arguments boil down to, “I THINK IT IS SEXUAL EVEN THOUGH IT ISN’T!” and it is so embarrassing. So much of SCP-6118s character revolves around mental illness (that the author also has), so why are you so upset that mental illness is depicted realistically and, by proxy, uncomfortably? Get over it.

I will reiterate my point— the artist knows their own work better than yourself. But you don’t seem to understand that concept, as shown here:

(full art for context)

Again, that art is not sexual at all. It is someone in restraints. A soldier, no less. Restraints are so commonly used in non-sexual ways in literally so much media. You’d know if you stepped outside of spaces that portray such things as sexual.. Same with objectification. It is almost like soldiers are seen as living weapons rather than humans. You know, almost like they are being objectified. 

It is almost like Sn0ws writing is literal psychological horror and focuses on the consequences of abuse, mental illness and the like. 

Seriously, this one in particular is a you problem. It is no one’s fault but your own if the first thing you think of is sexual stuff. Actually embarrassing. 

You can so absolutely find a song choice weird, but again, Sn0w said she explained her intent with the drawing SEVERAL times. Not to mention that it is so incredibly common to interpret songs that are romantic or sexual in a completely different/platonic way. Trying to explain to someone what THEY meant when THEY made THEIR work is so cringe. 

For context, this is the drawing:

Stressing on the phrasing of ‘lyric(s)’. A lyric. Some lines. Not the entire song.

’Most of the work form her friends is just smut’, yeah, here is tiredsn0ws opinion on said work:

It is almost like a ton changes in a whole year and that there is a reason Sn0w distances herself from her old work and chose to rewrite it. Not to mention that sn0w has said the opposite about infantilisation of SCP-6118: 

She has expressed cringe and discomfort for most of her old works.

Key word: teenage. One makes and does things that are incredibly weird and uncomfortable and regrets them later on during teenhood. Sn0w has drastically changed since her old works. Here is a full overview of her thoughts regarding her old works:

Also, pointer: SCP-6118 is asexual and aromantic, not gay. Tiredsn0ws version of SCP-049 is asexual and aromantic. Tiredsn0w herself is asexual and aromantic. Aromanticism is very present in her new work. To add onto my point about SCP-6118 being SCP-049s FP (taken from rev. 10 from the scp sandbox) and their relationship being not-romantic:

Actually, none of her characters dynamics are written to be romantic:

I just had to save this one for last. Do you know how absolutely fucked up it is to compare someone to a literal fucking pedophile? A groomer? Snek, you literally forced Sn0w to reveal extremely personal and traumatic details just for her to prove she isn’t, but you don’t care about that and instead keep persisting, and for what? I will not share screenshots out of respect for sn0w, but you know very well. You should be ashamed of yourself.

In conclusion, most of this boils down to people not understanding aromanticism and personality disorders in writing and making up their own interpretations of what someone meant with their work while also invading their privacy.  There is a severe lack in understanding of actual story and thought process. Her work is not intended for a general audience and instead for  people with mental illness and those willing to sympathize with the grimmer aspects of it.  

And also, to Snek:  your arguments are not constructive, they are contextually spotty and so chronically online it makes my head hurt. Your weird usage of condescending titles (i.e. babygirl, bro, etc) aren’t cool or a good ‘got-cha’, it is incredibly uncomfortable and cringe to see. Do some internal insight on why you perceive so many things as fetishistic or sexual, because at this point, it is literally just a you problem.  Do better.

Also, a note about something tiredsn0w (and I, minimally) have noticed:

Micro aggressions are not okay, Snek. And neither are ignorance and performative actions. 

And lastly— leave tiredsn0w alone. I block people who I think are weird also. The block button is right there, it’s free and it is available for a reason. If I can do it, so can you. 

As per my personal opinion, I think that if someone has expressed distaste for their old work and wishes to disconnect themselves from it, then that is okay and should not be held over their head. The artist knows their work better than others. Even when intent is explained, it goes in on one ear and out on the other. 

[blue-willow-tree]

Hi Willow! I haven’t sent you anons or interacted before I don’t think, but I was wondering if you could perhaps give me some advice please because you seem like a fairly reliable source for this sort of thing?

Basically, my girlfriend is really into kink stuff (I’m not particularly but I don’t know a lot about it) and she’s been encouraging me to try it. Anyway, a couple days ago she asked if she could degrade me during and I said okay because I guess I assumed it wouldn’t be that bad… it was. She was so mean, like heartbreakingly mean, I feel like such a baby because afterwards I literally cried and I tried to talk to her about it but she said that “you’re not supposed to talk about a scene afterwards because it’s not real.”

Basically, I just want to know if this is like a common thing for people who are into kink stuff to refuse to talk about it afterwards? I’ve heard of aftercare but she didn’t like hurt me or anything so I can understand why there was none of that but when I tried to talk about what she’d said she just said I was being stupid because I don’t know anything about kink like she does.

You don’t have to reply if you don’t want to, I just don’t want to talk to my friends about it because it’s humiliating and you seem to know a lot about this sort of thing

TLDR: is it normal for people to refuse to talk about what happened during, it didn’t feel right when she said that but I’m not sure

Oh love, there's quite a bit here that I feel I need to unpack, but I first want to say thank you for trusting me with this. I am in no way perfect, I won't have all the answers, but I promise to do my best here for you 🩷

1. Degradation should be properly discussed beforehand, and should not be taken to its full proportion when it's your first time exploring it.

Degradation is a kink that should be handled with care, trust, and a hint of formality. This is not a kink that you simply agree to and get thrown into the deep end with it. You are not a baby for how you felt afterward, you are human. This is a kink that your partner felt drawn to explore, and if she's somebody "really into kink stuff", she should know the guidelines of kinkplay along with the importance of discussions and trust. Prior to exploring a kink such as degradation, you should have been asked for your limits and boundaries regarding that kink. And since kinkplay is something new to you, perhaps you didn't even know what that kink entailed. I'm so sorry, love. Please know that if you're with somebody and they want to try out something new, it's incredibly important that you two discuss things prior to engaging in it. And with all of that being said, even if you didn't have many limits or boundaries with regards to degradation, it's still a kink that should be explored with baby steps.

2. Aftercare is necessary, no matter what.

Oh darling, whether or not there are marks left on your skin, you need aftercare. You need to be told how well you did, you need to be cleaned up and softly kissed in all the places that might ache, and you need to be cared for in any way that you need. This goes both ways. I'm so sorry that you didn't get this, love. Especially after exploring a kink for the first time, especially while feeling vulnerable and emotional after being mentally scarred, and especially after exploring degradation. If your partner wants to partake in kink, they need to take on the responsibility of everything that comes with it, and that includes aftercare. No matter what.

3. Yes, we absolutely talk about what happened during a scene.

Whether it's during aftercare or perhaps a few hours later, or even the next day, it's important to discuss the scene so that you and your partner can remain on the same level of understanding with regards to your likes and dislikes. She might have not meant every word she said during that scene, but that doesn't mean it wasn't all real. Some would say that it was all merely engaging in a fantasy, but that scene was real. All scenes are real. Her touch was real. The words spoken to you were real. The room around you was real. It wasn't all in your head. Everything was real. What happened hurt you, and you made it clear that it did, and that means it was essential for you to bring your thoughts and feelings up so that things can be better and healthier. That isn't something someone can avoid just because their partner didn't enjoy it as much as they thought it would. There needs to be a space filled with safety, openness, and ownership to ones mistakes.

Love, you and your partner have a lot to talk about, I won't sugarcoat that. What she did to you is something that cannot be reversed from your mind and it cannot be removed from the way you view that kink, a kink that can be guiding and wonderful when used correctly. You deserve apologies, and not just one. Kink is something that you are new to, and if your partner wishes to engage in scenes with you, they need to take on the responsibility, maturity, and research that comes with it. I hope that this is something she is willing to do so that your relationship, sex life, and trust with one another can thrive to be better and healthier. However, if she refuses to acknowledge her errors, if she refuses to do better and give you the things you need, that I feel the need to advise you to get out of that relationship as fast as you can. You deserve the best, and if someone is willing to hurt you, with full knowledge that they are doing so, that isn't the best. But as I said, I hope she's willing to do better for you 🩷

I know my answer might have some things you don't want to hear, and I apologize if I crossed a line at any point, but I've seen these things before and I've gone through some of them myself as well. Have a discussion, stand strong within your limits and boundaries, and see if this is something that you two can nurture and grow together in <3 I'm so proud of you for seeking out advice and help. I'm so incredibly proud of you.

[daytaker]

Hii if you have time, could you do one where the brothers react to an mc who is naturally distant? Like they just prefer to be by themselves 90% of the time so it will be hard to bond with them at first?

Hope you're having a good day! :D

Oh, you mean me, unfiltered? Damn. Well, you asked for it.

Skip to the end for my actual thoughts on what would happen as a whole. But first for the individual brothers, because I think this is what Anon wanted.

Reacting to a Highly Introverted MC

Lucifer

Lucifer isn't particularly bothered by this. If anything, it's a relief, because if you're off entertaining yourself and not assisting his brothers with hijinks, that saves him a huge amount of time and stress.

Once you get to know each other a little better though, he'll probably appreciate your quiet presence simply for what it is. You're someone he can sit in comfortable silence with while he works. He probably isn't one of the brothers who connects with MC by uncovering their more open side, but it might make him a relief to spend time with, since you need that quiet time to recharge after time with Asmo and Mammon.

Mammon

Mammon doesn't get it at first. He thinks you're haughty, or you think you're better than him, maybe because you hold prejudices against demons. After a few somewhat forced encounters where you have no choice but to interact with Mammon, he starts to get to know your less reserved side, and eventually he realizes you're not an asshole, you're just quiet and spend a lot of time on your own. He's not especially good at respecting your need for alone time, as boundaries have never been his strong suit, but if you're able to be assertive with him, he'll reluctantly give you your space.

If anything, your distance from others in general makes him think that your friendship is even MORE special than he does with Vanilla MC. Because it isn't like you're going around making friends with everybody left right and center, but he's still one of the lucky few.

Leviathan

I get the feeling that you and Levi would actually get on very well if you ever took the time to actually learn anything about each other. That's the sticking point though. Unless you are interested in anime and express it in a way that Levi can easily see (a T-shirt, for example) he won't think to open up to you. After all, what's there to be gained from revealing any specifics of his interests to some normie who's just going to mock him for his interests.

Satan

Satan probably sees you as something of a kindred spirit: aloof and content to watch things from the sidelines much of the time. He won't make any attempt to connect with you over this though, so it's pretty useless. It won't be until you've made some sort of expression of interest in him as a person, or in something he's interested in (read: books or cats) that he deigns it worthwhile to approach you. From that point, though, you probably spend a fair amount of time in each others' presence, not unlike your relationship with Lucifer.

Asmodeus

When you aren't immediately drawn to Asmo and his magnetic personality and devastating good looks, he isn't sure what to think. His reaction isn't too different from Mammons, but it's maybe a little stronger. He's also more persistent in trying to get you to open up with him. He sees your distance as a challenge, and either he'll succeed in getting you to open up with his warmth and charisma, or he'll only manage to push you further away.

Beelzebub

Beelzebub isn't that bothered by your need to be alone. He's very attuned to other people and their wants and needs, so he sort of implicitly understands that you're distant because being distant serves a purpose for you and keeps you happy and healthy. Because he seems to understand you and doesn't pressure you into things you aren't comfortable with, but also doesn't show absolutely no interest in getting to know you, he's probably one of if not the first brother you open up to a bit and begin spending time with.

Belphegor

Belphie isn't too impressed by your distance. He's not the sort to put a whole ton into building a relationship, so without you putting in a large amount of the effort, that bridge isn't going to be built anytime soon. If you ever did manage to get comfortable enough around each other, though, you would probably be pretty good nap buddies.

I'll finish off with a general, plot-related train of thought I found interesting when writing this...

Generally, being distant just slows down the progression of your relationship with each of the brothers. When you aren't that interested in going out and getting to know some of them, like Levi and Satan, it's going to be a lot harder to become close to them. Not to mention that if we're going with OG Season 1 as the starting point, who knows if you ever even meet Belphie, no matter how often he sends cryptic messages and calls for help through the walls.

Not meeting Belphie will slow down the entire plot, naturally, because you have no impetus to start making pacts. It's possible that Levi is able to get you to manipulate Mammon into a pact the same way he did in the original, but beyond that, you don't really have a reason to go around making pacts with anybody.

So when it's been a year and you've only got a single pact and the entire arc with Belphie doesn't happen and your connection to Lilith is never revealed....then what? Belphie is still locked in the attic, and who knows what will happen with that. If Lucifer releases him, I see two possibilities: he tries to revolt against Diavolo, which is stupid, or he goes and wreaks havoc in the human world. Lucifer would probably see that too, and he'd just stay in the attic. Lucifer would have to come up with new reasons to explain Belphie's absence to his brothers, and Beel, given his connection with Belphie, would probably become suspicious and begin to uncover the truth purely this way. Really, now that I think of it, this kind of lays bare the plot hole that Belphie could have told his brothers about what was happening through their dreams all along, but we'll skim over that for now.

Basically, if MC is hyper-introverted, the entire house of cards that is the Obey Me Cinematic Universe collapses in on itself.

[problromantic]

So I think we're all in agreement that L would be the type of yandere that prefers subtle manipulation. But what I don't see enough is the fact that L is stupid rich (he has the ability to make 60 million a year on stocks alone when accounting for inflation, I did the math but I hate math so you're not seeing my work) and he would use that to his advantage. And I'm not talking about money he could use to keep his beloved trapped or make sure whatever crimes he commits are left unseen (though push comes to shove that might be the case).

I mean that L gets very generous to build a rapport with his sweetheart.

Imagine that they have a go fund me, a small business, they're a small streamer or they do independent sex work online. One day they're suddenly getting massive amounts of money. If it's a platform where interaction is encouraged he comments just a little paired with that money, just enough to make them wonder why or how. And he keeps at it until the interactions are normal, until the object of his affections can't help but drop their guard a little. That's his in and he has the patience to wait for it to all seem natural as he slowly guides them towards an online friendship. Until it gets to the point he's offering to buy them anything they could want and they start to feel a bit indebted to him. He starts to test the boundaries but only ever to keep them safe, comfortable, and to know every single thing about them. Though he knows he has to hide that last part.

And don't they want to go on a trip? To meet up? (So he can see them in person finally and keep love bombing them.) He knows he looks a bit odd in person but he's still being friendly in his way. He just wants them to grow attached to him and learn it's okay to be completely dependant on him. He's fully aware it's wrong, but what he'll have to do if it doesn't work is much more uncomfortable for them (he has to; he won't be satisfied with his life if he doesn't). So in the end he finds it hard to care. Especially if they enjoy it.

[thottyimagines]

Who in Naruto would stand on business and not text their ex or situationship back and who actually would

ABSOLUTELY texting their ex:

Naruto, which is canon, I think. I've little knowledge of Boruto, but I'm pretty sure he and Sasuke exchange carrier pigeons, like, all the time. Naruto would text an ex without any prompting, let alone texting them back.

Sakura has shockingly little self-esteem or respect or dignity when it comes to romance, and she's more than willing to entertain anyone interested in her who isn't a total uggo (re: Rock Lee and any other not-conventionally attractive suitor).

Deidara has no concept of boundaries or closure. He thinks he can just keep sending a stream of consciousness. If his ex ever texts him first, he's going to town on the diary entries sort of texts. He's opening his notes app and copying and pasting all the weird poetry he's been writing since the break up.

Sasuke, but ONLY if it's Naruto.

Kakashi wouldn't text an ex back, but if he got a text, he'd show up in person and just...see what happens.

Choji wouldn't know how to not text back, because he'd feel mean, given their shared history. It's anyone's guess as to whether or not he still has romantic intentions.

Rock Lee is texting back with pleasure. A splendid new friend out of the ruins of romance has emerged!

Hashirama and Madara. Just...just look at them.

Jiraiya, in hopes of a booty call coming out of it.

Tempted, but should pull through:

Ino would love to text back just for the drama, but has a healthy amount of self-respect. If there's no reason to reconcile, there's no reason for her to talk, she can sadly admit.

Hinata would, ordinarily, want to text back, but she might just get too stressed and her teammates could find her in time to rebuke the ex's efforts.

Similarly, Itachi has poetry at the ready to send through, but Kisame might just eat his phone to prevent the Young Adult Meltdown that would ensue.

Hidan, if his feeling are well and truly hurt enough, wouldn't text back. But...well, he might show up to their location and give Jashin a real good day.

Kurenai went years without Asuma showing his face, whilst he was running around defying his father, so she should be fine ignoring the siren song of an ex text. But then...

Oh, Neji has paragraphs upon paragraphs to send living right there in his notes app, but he shan't. He won't. He'll just send them rancid vibes whenever they encounter one another in public for life.

Not texting back:

Shikamaru hasn't the energy to entertain this. Things ended for a reason, and he shan't make himself miserable doing a back and forth in the aftermath. Blocked.

Kiba's sister won't let him text his exes back. She blocks them on his phone as soon as the break up happens. Kiba has no idea they tried to reach out.

Asuma has no interest in texting unless it's for a booty call.

Gaara is too afraid of his wounded pride unleashing the monster within, so he doesn't entertain highly emotional interactions like this.

Kakuzu is straight up tracing the text back to his ex and turning them in for bounty, no matter how meager it is.

Shino agonizes over it, but he prevails.

Tenten talks it over with Neji, who just beats up her ex for her instead.

Genma has deleted their number as soon as they stopped hooking up. Who dis?

[fushiglow]

Some musings on boundaries in fandom

A few things have happened recently that have left me feeling like I need to get some thoughts off my chest. I feel like this happens in cycles as people come and go, so apologies if you've read something to this effect from me before and apologies if you end up reading something to this effect from me again!

In short, I really just wanted to say I'm sorry if I miss a message or reply from you, here or elsewhere. Unfortunately, that isn't a promise it won't happen again.

As some of you know, I've had some difficult experiences in this fandom over the last year. Plenty of people will say that I invited it with my behaviour while the few of you who've been with me since I was a baby fanfic author in 2023 will know that I have always tried my best to cultivate a kind and welcoming space around me. The truth is, I think the difficulties I experience these days are simply a little understood but inevitable consequence of becoming a "popular" creator in any fandom.

At some point, you have to enforce boundaries for your own wellbeing. The problem is, those boundaries often impact your relationships with the nice people as well as the nasty ones, and that's because boundaries aren't just the big lines you draw in response to harassment. They're also the little lines you draw to preserve your time and energy. As the number of people interacting with me and my work has grown, the number of hours in the day has unfortunately stayed the same. For a long time, I tried really hard to keep up the same level of meaningful engagement I'd always given to the fandom community. Eventually, it made me very stressed and unwell.

Plenty of people don't like it when you enforce your boundaries. They question why it's necessary, and they make assumptions about your motives and your character. That doesn't mean it's the wrong thing to do. In the end, I enforced boundaries because I had to, and fandom is much less fun because of it nowadays. That still doesn't mean it was the wrong thing to do. Fandom is also much more tolerable nowadays, precisely because I drew lines where I needed to.

Wherever possible, I still try to interact with everyone with as much enthusiasm as before, but I guard my time and energy much more closely these days. I am also a lot more wary of people, and with good reason. I don't want to appear aloof or unfriendly, but like I said, I think that's an inevitable consequence of becoming a "popular" creator in any fandom. It's a shame when people form negative opinions of you based on factors beyond your immediate control, but there's ultimately very little anyone can do about that. Trying to correct people's assumptions about me (even well-meaning ones) is exhausting and unrewarding work. I can't control what people think of me and I don't care to.

That said, if you're reading this, please know that if I miss a message from you, it's never because I don't care. Most of the time it's simply because it gets lost in the noise, but sometimes it's because I'm choosing to prioritise myself. I really believe that reducing the stigma around that kind of "selfish" behaviour would benefit us all.

As always, thanks to all of you who've supported me throughout my time in the JJK fandom. I promise I notice and appreciate you, even if I can't always tell you directly ♥

[neonscandal]

9 Anime to Watch to Feel Like This 👇🏾

The alternative title/concept for this list was "Anime Featuring The Zaddiests of Daddies" but, you know. Consistency or whatever. When I saw the gif, however, I cackled so loud that I figured it still captured The Vibe ✨ (that being #fatherless) Considering this context, some recommendations are slightly longer than the usual bite size serving of 12-24 episodes but you won't regret indulging. Each show is recommended for the plot which is very evident with the teaser gifs. Happy Fathers' Day, you degenerates. And remember, you don't have to have kids to be a Daddy. 😈❤️

Spy x Family (series) - There is something so wholesome about the fate of the world as he knows it relying on how convincingly he can portray a Good Father despite his own origin story. Loid Forger, in a mission to maintain peace, creates the perfect family through any means necessary. Doubt he realized, in doing so, he'd create a home for himself and the oddballs helping to keep up the ruze.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu

Buddy Daddies (series) - The life of hitmen Rei Suwa and Kazuki Kurusu get a bit more messy when one of their hits leaves them with a pretty sizable loose end. Regardless of their occupation, their lives change around a little girl and trying to provide as good a home as two, single twenty-something men can. The rest, they'll figure out.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll

My Senpai is Annoying (series) - Very capable working woman finds herself kohai to an older, overly chummy colleague who DEFINITELY does not know how to PDF documents unsupervised. This is a show about their day to day interactions. If you're wondering if Takeda is the only contender in this series, hold out for Futaba's grandfather. Just trust me.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll

Jujutsu Kaisen (series + movie) - *Gestures vaguely to my blog* This show has plenty of compelling reasons to become obsessed. Trying to train strong child soldiers to protect the balance of humans vs curses so they don’t see a grisly demise is just one of them. Not your average shonen, not your average found families.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu

My Hero Academia (series + movies) - Something about kids needing guidance so as not to die while in the pursuit of some great civic duty really creates an environment for some skrunkly father figures. 😘👌🏾 Never mind that the climax of this story is one that tangles generations of families as society adapts to the advent of super powers.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix

Fire Force (series) - in a world where humans can spontaneously combust, Shinra, who is blamed for the fire that killed his mother and younger brother, seeks to overcome the stigma of his power and joins Fire Force Company 8. In training to fight Infernals, he learns to control his pyrokineses under the guidance of many talented fighters while trying to understand the world around him and the invisible hand that manipulates everything.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu

Attack on Titan (series) - Unpredictable violence at the vicious jaws of larger than life monsters, the last remaining humans seek refuse behind hallowed walls. Until one day, the day the first wall fell, which made what once provided security feel more like a holding pen ahead of the slaughter. As resources dwindle and the indomitable curiosity of humans persist, the brave minority pushes the boundaries of the walls that house them and seek to uncover the shroud of mystery as of how they found themselves prisoners to titans in the first place.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu, Sling TV

Chainsaw Man (series) - Human fears strengthen devils which threaten to overrun the world. Enter the Public Safety Devil Hunters responsible for exterminating devils before they become bigger problems and keeping a bead on larger threats, namely, the Gun Devil. The titular character eventually falls under the supervision of Aki Hayakawa (and later Kishibe *swoon*) who has a strong single-dad-who-works-two-jobs-who-loves-his-kids-and-never-stops type vibe.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu

Blue Exorcist (series + movie) - When your dad is Satan, the bar is literally in hell for the man who steps up to raise you. Even so, LOOK AT THE DRIP. There's a narrow line to walk when trying to overcome your own parentage and twin brothers, Rin and Yukio, seek to do so by following in their adoptive father, Shiro Fujimoto's, footsteps despite obvious adversity. Just remember to skip to Season 2 after episode 17 or Google the proper order to watch.

Sub/Dub | Crunchyroll, Hulu

[cuppajj]

Don't mind me as I found out this AU a day ago and heard you're waiting for BY ep 4 to form stuff w Dark Choco and Frigid Cacao and BOY do I have ideas.

(This is going to be a long ask, it's been cooking for a while and I need to ramble abt it, hopefully Tumblr won't eat it. Also a little spoilers about ep 13 & 14 and odyssey ch 1 if you're not there yet)

So, we're not talking about Dark Choco's perspective just yet (I'm also waiting on BY ep 4 for that) but from Cacao, we can establish stuff about how he feels about Choco in canon and go from there and speculations on BY ep 4.

Canon Cacao very clearly loves his son and truly longs for him back in his life. But, as referenced from the Hollyberry interaction, he's very reluctant to seek him out, preferring Choco approach him first instead.

One of the ways Cacao shows his love is how he respects the boundaries of those close to him (and, in turn, expects the same for them to him. That's why he violently snaps at Clotted Cream and feels very betrayed by Vanilla for keeping Lily a secret in Odyssey) and I feel this applies to Choco the most. He understands Choco needs his time and space, especially after the whole ep 14, and won't feel comfortable around him or his kingdom for a while. There's also the chance that Choco may not want to have him in his life again (untrue) and he'd rather not risk finding out that's true by personally seeking him out and further upsetting his son. (That last one was just my interpretation but AUGH)

This is the building blocks I found for forming Frigid Cacao's side of the relationship. Should Dark Choco return to the kingdom, Frigid Cacao would feel Very Much Conflicted™️ about having him back, but for different reasons.

On one hand, he would be relieved and overjoyed to sense his son's return. There's so much lost time, so much regrets, he wanted to make up for it and rebuild his relationship anew. But on the other hand, this clashes with the Soltitude he built for himself. Accepting his son back in his life would mean breaking down his walls, thus tearing down everything he built and betraying his own light. Perhaps that part of him would also be angry that Dark Choco would impose this on him. But it saddens him to turn him away. And so on and so forth it cycles.

This duality is the internal conflict that, while it opens the gate for redemption (or at least loosen his terror and maybe actually get him outside), is also very hectic for Choco himself because it also manifests in his powers.

The licorice monsters are noticably more docile around him, but they can just as soon lash out randomly, coming in big waves and heading for only one target. The weather is constantly shifting from mild snow to freezing blizzards in minutes. The paths feel cleared out but it feels like there's always something out to get him.

That's assuming Choco didn't return to the kingdom after the Beast Yeast expedition (bc I'm assuming you're setting Cacao's fall after BY ep 4). But if he did, there's two possibilities. One is the more boring Frigid Cacao's reign didn't last really long bc Choco was there from the beginning. The other one, ooh the other one also works as a bad ending for the first scenario.

(I ended up writing a full oneshot for it. If you want, I can send it in another ask, hahaha)

As someone who hasn’t gotten to that chapter in odyssey yet (i really oughtta watch a video on it bc these quills brake for nobody), this is a really good reference for Cacao and Choco in beast ancients!! I won’t say much about Choco since yeah I’m waiting for apathy pt 2 but I’ve definitely been wanting him to be a huge source of conflict for frigid cacao in the au, and this helps describe it pretty well. Cacao’s fall is being worked on because the timeline of beast ancients is a WIP, it does come after BY 4 for all I know atm, and whatever happens to Choco in that episode will determine where he is and how he affects his dad when he becomes a beast. But the bottom line is that it is not gonna be easy for either of them either way :D

Would love to see your one shot btw!

[natasha-in-space]

I just saw your post about Zen with a disabled MC, now I can ask you to do the same but this time is MC who has an invisible disability, you can choose what invisible disability is that

Sure thing! I decided to go with two different options here :)

: ̗̀➛ It will take Zen some time to educate himself and fully come to terms with all the nuances of chronic pain or fatigue if you're someone who is dealing with it in their daily life. Though I don't think he is completely unaware of it either. As I'm sure I've stated before, he definitely has disabled fans with whom he has interacted before. It's pretty reasonable to assume that at least a few fans with chronic pain and/or fatigue would approach him or send him their letters of appreciation, detailing their lives to him.

But he will be upset for you.

The way you react to it is entirely up to you, but I do think he will go through a phase of accidentally smothering you with his worry for your well-being. Telling you to rest when you say you're fine, doing easy tasks for you that you can perfectly do by yourself, and constantly asking if you're experiencing a flare-up or not. He has good intentions. He really does. Zen truly does view you as such an admirable and strong-willed person, but it simply breaks his heart to think of you struggling with anything by yourself when you already have such a difficult battle to endure almost every day.

You will most definitely have to share many sincere conversations with him about the topic. Set clear boundaries and educate him on the specific needs you do have. It won't be picture-perfect from the get-go, but Zen loves you to the moon and back. If you thought he was hardworking before, wait until you see all the work and commitment he puts into your relationship.

With time, you two will work out almost everything, even the smallest of details in your routines. He understands what you require during a flare-up. He knows when to leave you alone and when you'd rather have him hold your hand and coo into your hair loving words of reassurance, placing kisses to the crown of your head. And he ensures that you always have all the medication you may need in easy access.

Zen learns to let you make all the decisions you need, and you learn to rely on him whenever you want.

: ̗̀➛ And if you have a chronic mental illness, it's not much easier. People often undermine just how much your mental health can affect every single aspect of your life. I think Zen may be a bit less knowledgeable here. You're going to have to educate him on your disability, and how it affects you specifically. But despite being a bit clueless, Zen is not disrespectful by any means.

He will listen to you to talk without interruption, his hands clutched together on his knees, and his eyes completely focused on you. Knowing how much you're struggling will make his heart ache for you. Especially hearing jusy how hard it can be get basic respect from people when your disability isn't immediately noticed by human eyes. You can count on him to place a gentle hand on your shoulder and promise to always be there for you when you need him.

It's not going to be simple. And both of you will face challenges navigating your relationship. Zen will especially struggle with communication in this instance. Much like him taking on a role of a caretaker as I wrote prior, he will end up making the same mistake here. Only this time, it'll be him neglecting his own emotional needs and being hypersensitive to your mood changes throughout the day. He simply doesn't want to worry you or to cause you any more stress... Especially when you are dealing with a depressive episode, for exactly. Communication is something you two are going to have to work at one step at a time.

But Zen is nothing but stubborn. And he's very much stubborn about his love for you. When he was considering giving up on himself, you have been there for him and believed in him like no one else did. He is determined to demonstrate the same level of dedication to you, if not even more so. No matter what hurdles you two face, he will always be there to hold you tight and remind you just how much he loves you, at the end of the day.

I also kind of think that you dealing with a chronic mental illness will increase his awareness of the topic of mental health as a whole. His fans will probably see him donating to mental health charities and research, promoting mental health awareness in Korea, and advocating for the visibility of chronic mental health disabilities.

[moominmanoneandonly]

📂 do you have any for Fugo also? Or Anasui. Whichever 😎😎

SO so happy you asked.

For fugo:

-his an albino trough and trough, which means he suffers all the cons of it

- I believe he listens to classical music while Giorno listens to Metal, but my friend, who is like #1 Fugo fan, says it should be switched. We argue over that till this day.

-i like Fugio. I think Giorno eases up his paranoia

-he's very touch starved but won't let anyone touch him. Instead, Purplehaze tries to earn head pats any time he can

-he's probably asexual. However, with his backstory, it kinda works differently

Now Anasui:

-genderfluid. No one can question that

-was born as a girl

-I have an AU in which he was raised by Diavolo with Trish and had like a very luxurious childhood

-I believe he had a similar backstory to Kakyoin, except he couldn't really see his stand most of the time and just had urges connected to it. His proper stand awakening was the girlfriend accident.

-OCD haver 100%

-he obsesses over people as a form of stability he doesn't really expect anything in return.

-her and Jolyne like to go to the club and beat creepy man

-she makes him go to therapy and teach him boundaries

-while he's like a cheerleader to her ideas. Always very supportive and ready to help.

-he has tons of sensory toys that he breaks and has to repair non stop

-diver down makes dysphoria non-existent

-she goes as Anastasia as well.

-she was a sex worker in prison due to her looks. That's how she got the ring. (This one is kinda dark so it doesn't have to be canon)

-she watched like so many princess movies growing up, and because of that, she believes that marriage solves everything. She has like whole boards with her perfect weeding.

-she has an engineering degree, probably

-struggles with social interaction with people that she lacks information about.

-he's doesn't know how to interact with children but cares for Emporio, which ends up with the kid being afraid of him since his way of socialising is very concerning.

[aroceu]

i'm making this post mostly to vent, but also to reflect.

being in mdzs fandom was the first time being in fandom felt like... "content," to me. like i was a creator who WAS obliged to the masses, who was seen as holding some social power because i was interested in creating works for people to enjoy, rather than enjoying them myself. even though i am both: i am someone who likes to read as much as i like to write. i like enjoying as much as i like creating things for people to enjoy. i don't believe in this dichotomy, and i sure as hell didn't come into fandom for parasocial attention.

one of the problems definitely was that i was on twitter more than i was writing, and i was thinking of ways to game the algorithm so i stayed on people's feeds, because of the way twitter began to work, because of my own anxiety, and because subconsciously i understood the landscape. i didn't like it but i knew it. and too much was going on in my life that i couldn't take a step back and realize how much it was negatively affecting me.

still, it felt weird and strange and wrong to have followers with bios that said things like "don't perceive me i'm just here to read." strangers who would reply to my posts with over-familiarity and rudeness and said they were justified because i had over 1000 followers on twitter, because that is apparently a marker of how you are "allowed" to treat another stranger online. throwing around the terms "bnf" and "popular" as if they mean something beyond being similar to how american high schools work. i saw people group me and my friends who also had a lot of followers as this exclusive class of people in the fandom because we liked making things for other people to enjoy and we had a lot of followers, and therefore they could treat and generalize us all in weird dehumanizing ways because of it. i saw people complain that if any of us said anything "problematic" or "wrong" then it was a moral failing on the rest of us if we didn't publicly call it out.

and like. fandom is not a content creation space. at least, not to me. while i do like attention and making a big number even bigger—like i'm not gonna lie, it does give me dopamine!—i didn't come here to generate a parasocial audience. i came here to make cool stuff and also make friends. and now with people who follow me because they like the things i make and less so me, something i now struggle with that i didn't used to in fandom is: do i follow people back? do these people see me as someone they want to admire and have a parasocial relationship with, or do they want to be friends? this post is a little bit of a PSA as well, i suppose: while i don't believe that everyone in fandom/who now follows me has this content creation mindset, i know there are people who do, and i don't know how to interact with strangers anymore. if you don't want me to interact with you and just want to admire me from afar, i want to respect that boundary. at the same time, i do like making friends. and i want to make friends with people who are just purely curious about me, not because i'm put on this parasocial pedestal.

i also don't think this is a problem with mdzs fandom specifically, or even necessarily just for fandom itself. i think a lot of spaces online have turned into this: where not only your social power but also your personhood, your identity starts and ends with how big the number next to your name is, and is an indicator to a stranger how humanizing you can treat them. make your private assumptions or judgments about me; i have no control over them so i don't care. but i am still a human behind the screen as much as you. i struggle with my day to day stuff as much as anyone else. and i want to make friends over that. i want to commiserate and bond with people; and while i won't pretend that i don't think there is a little more "influence" if the number next to your name is a bit bigger, i don't think it should detract from the reality that if someone has 30 followers or 3000, they are still human.

unless they're a bot.

but i'm also mostly making this post because let's face it: most of the friends i've made in any fandom, historically, have been either because i was a fan of their work, or they were a fan of mine. and that's what fandom is all about—an exchange, a conversation. why are we reinventing rigid hierarchies based on follower count? why should someone who likes my fics or someone whose fics i like be treated any differently, because of the role we play in this exchange? (and why should whose fanfic you enjoy say something about you as a person... but that's a different conversation lol) there are actual content creators i like, content creators who profit monetarily based purely on that, and the monetary profit is their primary motivator in having that label, that career in the first place. but that is not fandom, to me. fandom is not a job and i am not here to profit (all of my works and thoughts are free!), and in no way has money ever played a role in my existence in fandom. it is what it's always been: to make cool things and to meet cool people. and if nothing else, it's a bit disappointing to realize that not everyone feels the same.

anyway! tl;dr if you're interested in talking to me and being friends feel free to always reach out. i also know that my own response times can be spotty (another flaw of mine, alas) but i'm mostly making this post to say that i am not someone who thinks of myself as separate from my audience, and that my numbers/output mean very little to how willing i am to engage. i can get overwhelmed as much as anyone else, but in my heart if you're interested in a dialogue with me, then i am too. because that's what being in fandom is all about.

[theflowergothic]

The people pointing out that Max should know by now that K is an awful mother, should also take into account that Max has been subjected to an unstable home life and the Jos Verstappen parenting style (which was literally abuse). The other parenting style or family M has been exposed to at length is K and her own family; neither of them being even close to decent. I'm not counting Vic into this, because it seems he meets his Mom and Vic for a few days or weeks in a year. Considering F1 is a luxury sport, they literally live in Monaco, they've nannies for P, he travels alone a lot, sometimes with K&P, or only K, and whenever there is a break, they're on vacations (or he's doing sim); it would've been very easy for K to emotionally manipulate him into thinking that she is in fact a hard-working and progressive mom.

Btw ngl I found his "your own DNA/baby is always good" comment a little unsettling.

I mean he has literally been a part of P's life for a good few years and definitely adores her. Sure he won't take any major decisions in P's life, but he would've been a little involved in her upbringing (if he was genuinely serious about K). His constant clarification that he is not her dad always had a tone like 'Well that's the daughter of this woman I am currently dating.' Did he at some point before planning a whole new baby with K, not consider her his endgame? Start interacting and getting involved in P's life as someone there to stay in her life?

His past statements and behaviour are so contradicting to the present, that he has just ended up being an unreliable source of information about his own life.

While K has numerous faults, M is also not in any way ready to be an actual parent, i.e. shaping a young mind with values, boundaries, morals or behaviours. I think he genuinely thinks what K does is actual parenting.

In the current grid, if announced tomorrow they're also expecting; I would definitely bet 3 drivers to be nurturing parents with healthy family dynamics- Charles, George and Alex.

Btw Kudos for the master list you compiled! (sorry for the long rant)

It’s all good! I think you got a lot of what people are thinking down in text.

Thank you!!!

[castlebyersafterdark]

I agree with your points about El. When I'm watching the show I don't hate her and her arc about independence will be interesting and different. Otherwise I really don't think about her or care much. I suspect there are a lot of people who think this but are afraid to say it because her stans are scary about her. This is just an observation and I don't mean it in a mean way - but I think most of the people who defend El with their lives are very young and can easily use her as a self-insert because El doesn't have her own identity yet. Her whole storyline is about her trying to find herself and figure out what she likes, so she is a lot like a blank slate. I think it makes it easy for the younger fans to pretend she is them. And maybe that's why they have such blurred boundaries with her character and the way they interact with content about her in the fandom. That along with the fact that a lot of them seem to be isolated socially and chronically online so I wonder if El's struggles to fit in and be normal are part of why they over-identify. If you look at it superficially, El is someone who saves everyone and all the characters love her. I see it as a similar reaction to the way that men respond to hyper-masculine action heroes. They fantasize about being them because they have a few superficial things in common and that character represents an ideal. Both groups tend to get a little hostile if you point out you aren't interested in those kinds of characters or that they have flaws. And they especially don't like being told they are nothing like those characters and won't be the hero. El stans don't like to be reminded that she makes a lot of mistakes and doesn't exactly save the day successfully most of the time (and certainly never on her own - the whole group helps). They view her as an extension of themselves so any critique of her gets taken personally and they get angry. It's a shame. They are missing a lot of the story. The few people who I have seen post about her character have said really interesting things about her. But I don't think a lot of people feel comfortable discussing it because they know they will get called ableist or a misogynist just for acknowledging her characters backstory or saying she isn't perfect. It's probably a lack of maturity mixed with a struggle to understand her characters backstory and the impact that kind of abuse had on her. I don't think the people who act like this really get the show. It's not her show and she isn't the main focus (especially given how little Millie is filming). I don't think they are going to be happy when their fantasy version of her doesn't end up playing out on screen. She's not the hero. Neither are they. The critiques I've seen about her have been spot on and a lot closer to the reality of the show then the way the people who obsessively protect her talk about her.

Cosigned!!! All pretty spot on observations.

[leslutdepointedulac]

im 4 days late but if you’re still accepting character ask game questions 9, 13, 20 for louis! -aunteat<3

Of course!! I'm always ready to accept asks for my favourite soggy ferret :soggyuwu: Thank you for this ask 💞 :boop:

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

This is an interesting question, because in some ways I think I could be, but then in other ways I'm like absolutely not 🤧 I think we need to pro/con this lmfao

Pros:

We're both quiet, relatively solitary creatures who will grace people with our presence on our own terms - we won't feel the need to be constantly around each other, therefore are lessikely to get on one another's nerves

We both love to read so we could read together and compare/talk about books

We can make a mess and won't really be bothered by it (mainly because I can rarely motivate myself to tidy up after myself but still)

We can both (affectionately) make fun of Lestat and not so affectionately if needs be

We just generally have similar vibes that I think would compliment each other nicely

Cons:

We both have similar vibes that could also clash horribly e.g. wallowing in despair to the point where we would create a never ending black hole of soggy doom and gloom

Louis' snobby, pretentious nature is only tolerable because he's fictional and I don't have to put up with him. If he was real and we lived together, I couldn't deal with that and would probably call him out on it in a hopeless, failed attempt to get him to shut up with his snobbery

All in all, if we were to judge it based on this list alone, the pros outweigh the cons and therefore I think I could be roommates with Louis. The Black Hole of Horrors™️ and pretentious snobbery is a small price to pay to live with him, I think 🤧

13. What's an emoji, and emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

So funny you should ask me this when I have the perfect emoji 😌

It's our very own :louwee: 🤧 I couldn't possibly pick any other emoji when I specifically made this with Louis in mind lmao.

As for an emoji I think Louis would use, I get the feeling he wouldn't really get the concept of them initially 😭 Benji might try and teach him what they are and how to use them, but I feel like that would just lead to Louis misunderstanding and using emojis 'inappropriately'. Like using 😏 after telling Lestat he can't wait to see him later, and Lestat thinks that means he's gunna get laid but Louis intended for it to just be a general smile. Plot twist: Louis actually does know exactly what he's doing but he's just playing dumb to to mess with people 😭

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

I won't lie, I don't know if this is much of an 'ideal best friend' type situation as such, and it might be kinda obvious, but the friendship I keep on coming back to is with Daniel.

I just think that Daniel is someone who could simultaneously respect Louis' boundaries, while also trying to gently nudge him out of his comfort zone. Say for example, Daniel's the one trying to convince Louis to attend the next ball with him, convincing him that he wants a familiar face (even though Armand and Marius will be there too), and how it won't hurt to get out a bit and interact with other people. But at the same time, if Louis did go and eventually had enough, Daniel wouldn't stop him from seeking out a little hideaway somewhere. He may even join him, if Louis lets him, in the event that the ball has become Too Much for Daniel for one night.

In turn, perhaps Louis would be a source of comfort for Daniel. If he was having a rough-ish night and didn't want to go to Armand or Marius in case they worried too much, but Daniel still wanted a familiar person to turn to, Louis could be that someone. Louis might let Daniel vent to him while he listens, or simply lets him hang out in silence, just co-existing in the same space until Daniel feels better.

And I think as well, their shared history would give them a relationship that's unique to them. How many other vampires can say they met with one of them as a human through an interview, ending with one of them almost draining the other dry? Maybe, in some weird way, that event would bring them closer together?

I just really love the idea of Louis and Daniel together and I think they would make really good friends. They could be good supports to one another while also being able to genuinely enjoy each other's company.