#i'm like 20 years late ahahaha

[im-goin-mad]

oh my favourite desperate housewife? andrew van de kamp

[avaantares]

Re: your idea for that fic where Sparda comes back- any more details or thoughts on how he'd feel about Trish? 👀 I can only imagine how conflicted he'd feel, since she's a construct of Mundus, but has his wife's face, and is also a demon who protects humans, but acts Like That-- how do you think they'd react to each other? I can't imagine she'd be very happy in this situation either...

Ahahaha you have the best timing, because it's 1 AM and I just had a Thing happen and wound up on a 911 call and can't sleep because I'm still waiting for the adrenaline to clear my system, so I turned on my laptop to write and generally distract myself until my pulse rate drops to two digits (it's been almost an hour and it hasn't gone down yet) and lo, there was an Ask about a story! So I'm going to answer right now because it's something to do that isn't worrying about the Thing that just happened, but I apologize in advance if my writing is a little... uh... more jittery than usual. Because *I* sure am.

(For those unfamiliar with the above-referenced fic post, it's here.)

The first letdown would definitely be the worst. Sparda has been trapped in the underworld for decades, and his one thought the whole time has been returning home to his family (as he tells Nero). Then he finds out Red Grave has been destroyed -- and by his own son! -- and he's trying hard to stay calm, but some part of his mind has to be in a spiral because he knows Eva is only human and would be at risk, but can't bear to think that his son would be so irredeemable as to cause harm to come to his own mother, but he also can't imagine that if Eva were alive she would have allowed Vergil to become... whatever he's turned into that he's now destroying cities, and he just goes in ever-widening circles of panic.

He's also starting to process just how long it's been. Nero, his grandson, is already in his mid-to-late 20s (if I'm setting this post-CotFA, he'd be 26 or 27), so Sparda estimates he has likely been imprisoned for some 40 years or more. Human lifespans are short; even if she is alive, Eva could be in her 70s, in the sunset of her life.

And in the middle of all of this fretting and fear and denial, he looks up and he sees her. Eva, young and beautiful and alive, just as he left her. The joy and relief sweep everything else away for one moment...

...and then he feels it. This isn't Eva, but a demon wearing her beloved face. A creature tainted with the essence of Mundus, his archenemy and captor. To Sparda, she is the vilest form of blasphemy -- a mockery of his sainted wife.

(This is not lost on Trish, who has also had to process a little bit of guilt in regard to her resemblance to Eva. See also: CotFA chapter 8)

Sparda cannot tolerate Trish's existence, but he is not yet recovered enough to destroy her outright, which gives Nero and Lady a chance to intervene and keep him from doing any serious damage. Because Nero is the one who freed him (and he's not eager to fight his own descendant), Sparda respects his wishes and stands down, but he's infuriated and fully intends to deal with Trish once he has a better grasp on the present situation -- and has seen his sons, one of whom is apparently friendly with this abomination, according to Nero.

(Nero assumes that "Gramps" only attacked Trish because she's obviously a demon and he's an old demon hunter; he doesn't catch on to Sparda's identity just yet. Trish, for her part, keeps quiet because 1) she never actually met Sparda, assumed Mundus had killed him, and has no idea how the real Sparda could be here now, and 2) she doesn't want to say anything prematurely, since it might get back to Dante and raise his hopes, only to disappoint him if this turns out to be a mere copy of his father.)

Throughout the rest of their underworld mission, Sparda retains his antagonism toward Trish in much the same way that Vergil did, at first -- he can't bring himself to look at her and doesn't want anything to do with her, including working directly alongside her or listening to her suggestions. Though Dante's emotions are running wild after the reunion with his father, he does take a firm stand whenever Sparda lashes out at Trish; he's spent a lot more years of his life with Trish, and while Sparda may be his progenitor, Trish is his family.

Over time, as they continue their quest and ultimately work as a team to take down the semi-resurrected Mundus, Sparda will grudgingly acknowledge that Trish is not evil and respect her fierce loyalty to Dante. It definitely bothers him that Dante is so attached to Trish, because he still sees her as something inherently wrong, but he comes to terms with her existence and no longer feels the need to obliterate her. It still hurts him to look at her sometimes, though.

Though Dante insists she doesn't have to change for anyone, Trish recognizes how hard it is for Sparda to see the face of the woman he loved and has effectively just lost, and has not yet had time or space to grieve. She makes subtle changes to her appearance to set herself apart from Eva: Bold makeup. Statement jewelry. A new hairstyle. The odd splash of color in her hair or outfit. It seems to help, and in the end Sparda comes to regard her as something like Eva's radically disparate twin, rather than an inferior copy.

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Eyyy, it's now 1:45 AM and my pulse rate is finally down to 98! Huzzah!

[thousand-winters]

Getting to Know You Meme

Tagged by @ygodmyy20 thank youuu 💕

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

Nope. And as much as I joke about getting a partner for couple's cosplay, I honestly don't care that much ahaha. Arospec and all

02) What was your dream growing up?

Mmmm, in general? I think most often I dreamed about being a writer professionally, but I had so many dreams. Kind of an overachiever little kid, I thought knowing fractions at 5yo was gonna get me far ahaha (it did not 💔)

03) What talent do you wish you had?

At this point I'm consider being able to identify your own emotions and where they come from a talent because oh, boy, am I bad at that. It would sure help me.

04) If someone bought you a drink what would it be?

I'm not sure if I'm missing context here but... a juice box? That's what my friends always say they would get me ahaha

05) Favorite vegetable?

Oh, I adore broccoli. Texture and flavor wise it's just so nice

06) What was the last book you read?

Clockwork Prince around the beginning of the year, if I'm not mistaken. I haven't followed through with actually finishing my reread of that trilogy, oof, too many things to do

07) What zodiac sign are you?

Aquarius

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?

No, but I want to get the Flapjack tattoo one day, and a close friend and I are planning to get matching parabatai rune tattoos eventually. They're kinda waiting on me for that one

09) Worst Habit?

Not stopping to breathe and relax when I'm having trouble regulating my emotions, sometimes I just explode and get stressed and feel like the world is out to get me and I really need to work on that

10) What is your favorite sport?

I did not have one but dressage looks so very cool ahahaha

11) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

I used to be a pessimistic and most of the time I say I'm a realistic, but honestly? I'm sick and tired of my own mind tripping me up so lately I've been trying to be optimistic no matter what, I think it's helped me a little

12) Tell me one weird fact about you.

I feel like I'm pretty standard for a person ahaha. Mmmm, opinion has it I can imitate a cat meowing perfectly? If that counts?

13) Do you have any pets?

Oh, absolutely, I have 13 cats. Yes, it is a little messy as you can expect, but because I spend so much time at home, they're pretty comfortable and happy, honestly

14) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

... Annoying. I actually spent some time reflecting on why and I realize clowns always took it personally when I wouldn't find them funny and double down to try and make me laugh and I just couldn't pretend and it stressed me out 😭 Having my LOL arc moments at children parties...

15) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

It took me SO long to be okay with how I look because I used to have some pretty bad internalized racism and as my ex put it, I look, well, Mexican ahaha. They knew just looking at my face. But anyway now I'm pretty happy with my looks mostly, though I've had eyebags since I was a child and they never go away, so... honestly I would like not to have them

16) What color eyes do you have?

Dark brown/black? Obviously not pitch black but you gotta look really close to notice the separation between iris and pupil so I thiiink that counts as black?

17) Ever been arrested?

Nah

18) Bottle or can soda?

Can soda, they are nice

19) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

I would save it, honestly

20) What's your favorite place to hang out at?

I don't think I have one? I like anywhere that has somewhere I can sit and where it can be quiet in case I run out of energy

21) Do you believe in ghosts?

Yeah, it comes free with the culture /j. No, yeah, I kinda do? Maybe not so passionately but I think spirits are such a soothing thought

22) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

Writing, talking to people, playing videogames and reading

23) Do you swear a lot?

Depends. In English I do, a lot. In Spanish I can't do it, I use the baby version of swears, which is fun tbh, there are studies on this

24) Biggest pet peeve?

People who make everything about themselves to the detriment of others. We're all a little obsessed with ourselves, alright?Iit's healthy to be so you don't fall in the self-deprecation trap. But when you start to not leave space for others and just think about yourself, it gets annoying really fast, and it can manifest in so many ways and all of them drive me crazy ahaha. We're social creatures! Community creatures! You gotta remember your wishes and feelings don't matter more than others' so you don't start stomping all over them

25) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

Emotional as well

26) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

Yeah, sure. I think it can be a sweet thing, if it is for me varies in my head every time, but at the very least I think it can be such a beautiful thing in general

27) Favourite and least favourite food?

Favorite is a hard one... I don't have a set favorite food but I like the typical food here so much, honestly, reasons why I can't never move countries, it just makes me so happy. As for least favorite, well... I'm really picky with food due to sensory issues so... there's a lot there but I would say meat? I like meat but it can be cooked in so many ways that I can't eat that it's always safer for me to not have any if I'm not sure about what it is or how it's prepared

28) Do you believe in God?

Not really, at least not an specific one. I sort of believe in higher forces, something not understood yet, which is why I tend to default to saying "gods" in plural whenever I use expletives. I'm not thinking about specific deities but if we're talking divinity I guess I find it more sensical if it's like the forces of nature like in some cultures, instead of one thing that decides everything about life and the universe

29) What makes you happy:

Seeing my cats being silly, sharing interests with friends and being able to create in the way I want

30) Currently listening/the last thing you listened to:

The Crane Wives

31) Favorite place to spend time:

I don't think I have one

32) Favorite lyric:

"And in my worst of days, I want to keep wanting to be kind" (Exotic Monsters - Penfriend)

33) Recommend a film:

I don't watch many movies, honestly. Nimona?

34) Recommend a book:

Hope for the Flowers, by Trina Paulus. I read it as a child and it stuck to me ever since, I reread it many times.

35) Recommend a band, a song, or album:

Recommending Penfriend so hard. Or Eliza Rickman. I just love the kind of melodies and lyrics they both come up with. Penfriend particularly is a very small artist so she definitely could use the support!

36) Recommend a TV show:

Andor! It's Star Wars, but other than some general context, you don't really need to watch the entire SW catalogue of movies and shows or anything, if you have a vague notion of the Original Trilogy and watch Rogue One, you're golden. The show itself is beautifully written, and it has some very well developed themes of fascism, colonialism and racism. There's an undergoing theme of those who have the privilege to choose to fight against these awful systems in place and those for whom the option was never there because no matter how much they try to resist, they get brought back into this struggle they didn't decide. Very relevant to current events in the world, unfortunately.

37) Where are you from, and do you still live there? Where have you lived?

I'm from Mexico and yeah, I have never lived anywhere but where I am right now. I was born like 15 minutes from my house ahaha, everytime I go out I pass through the clinic where I was born.

38) Do you have any pets or animals in your life? How did you find/get them?

Oh, boy. I've had cats, a chicken (I was too little to remember that one tho), three dogs and then more cats. All the cats have been strays that sometimes bring their babies with them, Idk about the chicken, and one of the dogs was bought, but of the other two, one was about to be put down and the other was kept in awful conditions and rescued. Generally I prefer to adopt animals in need because duh

39) What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten?

Due to the aforementioned pickiness with food, I don't think I have ever eaten anything super unusual, actually? My parents used to eat crickets but I never dared.

40) How did you 'find' fandom?

I was always in fandom ✨ Sort of. I wrote fic, drew comics and roleplayed with my siblings about the fandoms we liked, since I was very very little. Officially though I got into an anime forum when I was around 10? Which was around the time I found out the concept of fanfic and how my siblings and I weren't unique and super smart for making them ahaha

41) Make a list of 5 things that you see without getting up.

One of my cats. My hairbrush. My phone. My little Kuromi mirror. Hair cream.

My desk doubles as the place I put my care products.

42) How do you style your hair?

Now that I know how to care for my waves/curls more properly, it's either loose or I pin it with a hair clip so it doesn't get damaged. I sometimes do braids or ponytails if it has gotten dirty but it's not often

I get so rambly, I'm so sorry, ahaha. No pressure tagging if you want to do it!!! @oh-cramity-its-amity @justmagicalgirl @neoncherryblossom

[divinekangaroo]

I've been reluctant to start my second-and-a-half PB re-watch (Half of S1, all S5 and all S6 would be 3 times, and the rest would be the second time) because of the velvet goldmine effect:

Which was:

So, I see Velvet Goldmine when I'm 15 years old and 9 months and it absolutely changes my brain. So many things click into place. One of those moments. And it's not like the hints and edges and burrs weren't there, but it Did Something. Pivotal. I cradled it to me repeatedly, over and over. Look at this, I think, look at what it's existence means for me: it means, it means, it just means something; it exists and therefore I can, too. But given my locale, I never had any ability to talk to anyone, engage with anyone about it, I had to cradle All That to myself quietly in the dark.

Then I watch it again when I'm....mid 20s? and I think: this movie is about nothing. It's about nothing. It's about ennui. It's meaningless. It has all the substance of fairy floss. It's rubbish. My visceral reaction to it's ennui and nihilism and whimsical flights of fancy were huge; my disgust for it was as desperate and meaningful as my original reaction, and I ranted about this movie's hollow heart for a long, long time.

And then I watch it again when I'm somewhere in my 30s and went: meh. Forgettable. Dunno what either fuss was about.

I suppose I just don't want that to happen to PB yet?

(I mean, the other barrier to starting again is that S1 repulsed me multiple times. I switched my brain off off at the fight with the Lees the first time around, the stupid pretentious Cool of it all, I thought (ahahaha) that I knew exactly what this show was and was trying to be at that point, only to realise, eh, I was wrong: what a bait and switch; but I also don't want to lose the delight of realising, on that 2nd full and proper re-watch, the interesting nature of the trope, narrative and character deconstruction playing out.)

<<The alternative effect is what I call the WOT-Spoilers effect. So I read Wheel of Time as and when it all comes out; I'm relatively young when it starts and moderately adult when it finishes. I enjoy it but on a surface level. I enjoy it's scope and the ability for something of such a large scope and depth to enable me to shut out reality. I never really engage with it and it doesn't resonate. It was...fodder. But then, in my late 30s, I come across the podcast WOT-Spoilers. These guys *LOVE* these books, but on a deeply respectful level for the structural art and craft in them. Listening to them talk about every single chapter gives me far more pleasure than attempting to re-read WOT at all. The ego-less engagement with the source material makes me marvel. The level of respect I develop for these books enters a very different realm. But I will, and I know this deeply, never re-read these books again.>>

[prettyiwa]

Hiiiii 💜 Omg I’m sorry I’m so late to the game but are you still doing the fic writers questions?? If so I have a bunch I’m curious about - 14, 15, 20, or 27. Feel free to pick any or answer any other one you’d like!

If you’re not answering them anymore then consider this a love message thinking of u 💜

You are very much not late to the game because I am very late answering!! I answered 14, so I'll answer the rest.

15. Do you plan your fics or prefer to let the story unfold as you write?

When creating my stories, I start with a little brain worm, just a stupid little idea that may or may not turn into something. I'll decide they're story-worthy if I end up bullshitting enough. Like my interpreter fic? started because I was curious about the friendship between Ohtani and Ippei (THIS WAS A YEAR AGO, OKAY???) and the silly little idea evolved until I suddenly had a COVID Quarantine subplot, a failed confession subplot, and the WBC subplot, and it was only then that I decided I wanted to turn it into a proper fic.

20. How do you approach action sequences or intense moments?

I'm not sure how this question means. Like... does it mean when to include them? How to write them? How to plot them? I can usually, generally, picture what I want to happen, and then it becomes a matter of how to describe it. You can't describe everything, because then you're doing too much. You can attempt to break it down and cover a scene via different perspectives (assuming they each describe something new; e.g. in a big battle, one group of characters will be fighting enemy A while another group will be fighting enemy B). Idk. If any of that makes any sense.

27. What two (or more) fandoms would you like to see a crossover for? Would you ever write it?

. . . I suppose Daiya and Haikyuu? You already know my HC that Miyuki/Kuramochi are the same age as Kuroo/the other third years. I think watching them interact would be fun. And no, I definitely would not write it. I like my separate fandom spaces to remain separate fandom spaces ahahaha

[kaleuh]

I made a life decision two days ago that may change everything drastically again ahahaha

I love my job very much. It's the only thing I've felt 100% good at career-wise. Even when I worked in production, everything seemed so daunting and big that I always had to hide how afraid I was to undertake certain tasks I was assigned. I would always do my job happily, of course, but with half of the responsibilities given to me, there was always an undercurrent of, "when are they going to realize that i'm a fraud? i shouldn't be touching any of this, these projects are too cool and important for my clumsy hands, etc."

Of course, a lot of the fear was related to the post-production work I was assigned. I'm not an editing expert, by any means. But the pre-production work? Oh man. That was where I felt completely in my element. Creating pitch decks and finding stories and doing talent outreach and organizing set lists and script coordination? That was my jam!! Sure, half of pre-production is administrative tasks, but even doing those felt so invigorating. I love getting to be involved in any aspect of a script. Hell, if it wasn't for scripts and screenwriting, I kind of feel like I wouldn't have survived the past three years.

The way I've been able to find contentment and stability at all in the past three years is because of two things: my current job, and fully immersing myself in my own private writing projects. My current job is more marketing/data related, but it still revolves around the creative industry, which I love. So I'm never not being creative, but...it also pays like garbage. Everything else about it is perfect - I get to work from home, I love my coworkers, I find the work to be incredibly easy and fulfilling, but...this salary won't allow me to build a future for myself. It's a small company, and we've hemorrhaged employees left and right in the past few years. I've gotten "Employee of the Month" more times than I can count. There keeps being stated promises of "things getting better" but...I'm the top performer in my department and all they ""were able"" to give me this year was a 50 cent raise. Meanwhile, my boss lives in a gorgeous house in a rich neighborhood.

A few days ago, I was ruminating on the fact that my entire department (despite being told we're "the backbone of the company") still lives with their parents and cannot even afford a studio (we're all in our late 20's or early 30's.) This includes my manager, who is working himself to the bone for very little money. So I thought, "you know what, fuck it," and out of curiosity did a 1-minute job search. I did not count on finding anything interesting. I did.

Let me tell you, I did not count on finding a job that aligned with my exact employment history, that is also remote. It's marketing, which I'm good at. But it's screenwriting, which I'm passionate about. A fresh posting. $50k per year. My god, I felt my stomach turning as I watched my hands move faster than my head to apply. I felt like a guilty wretch, like a total backstabber to my department, the thing that has given me stability in the worst years of my life. But my god, how am I to have any good years ever again if I cannot start my life?

I'm sick to my stomach, attempting to rid myself of the one stable thing that has kept me afloat. And what do I gain in return? Change? My mortal enemy? Why do this to myself? Why rock the boat? It's not a stable boat, it's a raft on a river, or as I like to call it, a courtesy rental of a room in my friend's mom's house.

But I suppose that's the problem. I live in someone else's home. It's not my own place. My friend's mom is a very good landlord (even though there is no such thing) but at the end of the day, I'm still living in some lady's house. Sure, it's nice to live with one of my best friends, but it still feels like I live with a family that is not my own. I can't decorate this place like it's mine. I can't sing at the top of my lungs. I barely get any privacy, and there have been so many animals in this house that I'm allergic to pretty much everywhere except my room.

The point is, I can't stay here forever. And if I want to dream of having anything of my own, then things have to change. But this means leaving my friend, and leaving my coworkers. I have no idea where the future will lead me if I get this job, and that makes me want to vomit. Pretty much all change has been bad in the past few years. but i want to hope again. i want to hope i can see the sky and the sun and the clouds again one day. i want to hope change can be good for me again.

I hope I get it. I fucking hope I don't. I hope I never hear back from them, I hope I never even get an interview. I hope I do.

[audreydoeskaren]

Thank you for answering my last question, for this one, with all the knowledge you have. I would love to hear your own insights and analysis on the clothes, hairstyles, and accessories in this YouTube video. It is called "China Fashion Show in Shanghai, 1929, 90 years ago"

Link to the video (enhanced version)

I looove this video! More than obliged to analyze the fashion here.

Right off the bat I’m immediately captivated by their perfectly plucked eyebrows and satisfying hair. So you have three ladies in very representative styles of the 1929-32 Deco period, as I like to call it. You have two cheongsam (left and right) and a aoqun with vest, whose skirt seems to be constructed in a gathered style that resembles a contemporary Western robe de style evening dress.

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French robe de style designs.

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Deco period cheongsam.

In 1929, the sleeves were beginning to become tighter and less flared compared to previous years while the collar rose in height, eventually becoming a buttonless style that would be known as 筒子领 tongziling or "tube collar". This aoqun seems to have a tube collar that fastens at the side. You can see the side fastening in this shot, as well as the dense Marcel waves on her short bob (emphasis on short).

It's always lovely to see the back of hairstyles, nonetheless one so neatly coiffed. In my recent post about the 100 years of fashion video I mentioned a faux-butch look created by long hair brushed back, this is what I meant. I really appreciate how the narrating lady (the one in the robe de style) described their different hairstyles as "we have each solved the problem in a different way", acknowledging both long hair and short bobs. This is very refreshing compared to the narrative pushed by a lot of period dramas that short hair=good and modern and long hair=conservative and backwards. Both long and short hair were considered valid modern hairstyles!!

As to their earrings, yess these long, dangly earrings were very popular in the Deco period (I'm coining this term today). I think they look so cool.

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Deco period cheongsam and earrings.

The lady to the left mentions how her buttons are embellished with diamonds (or rhinestones? she rich if they're real diamonds oh my gosh), which is really fun since I've never paid much attention to buttons in this period. Love the giant flower, wearing flowers in one's hair regardless of occasion is truly Chinese heritage ahahaha.

The lady to the right has this bob that is curled at the bottom, which was another massively popular hairstyle in this time. They really summoned the holy trinity of Deco period hairstyles somehow.

Aoqun lady confirms that this is an evening dress so my robe de style hypothesis is correct!! Skirts and dresses of the Deco period were knee length with a dropped waist that rested at hip level. She probably has stockings on seeing how shiny her legs are, and she has the perfect evening shoes. In the late 1920s, Western shoes with a pointed toe, curved Louis heel and buckle at the front were very popular. This shiny/beaded texture was likely to differentiate them from day shoes.

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Late 20s evening shoes by Fenton Footwear.

This brocaded wrap coat is *chef’s kiss* perfection. Paul Poiret is proud. 

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1929 Marshall & Snelgrove evening coats advert (I’d love to find actual Parisian images but I don’t speak French😭)

Then we reached the end of the video. This video is so informative and beautifully made, 10/10 would recommend to anyone interested in 1929-32 fashion.

[alfredo-kesmann]

Berlin spinoff thoughts: it's probably the Champs-Elysées heist, like, that was his most ambitious heist, the logical choice, As for Berlermo vs wives... I don't have a good feeling about it, I think they would make it about falling in love with a woman during the heist. hope I'm wrong but i have a copenhagen heist feeling about it.

Hi, anon!

I do hope it's the Champs-Elysées heist, because like you say, it was a very ambitious heist and that must have played a major part during, like, at least one year of his life. The fact that Pina can come up with a plot in one day, doesn't mean that you develop a plan to steal so many diamonds, from a central point in a busy city, and still manage to escape in the same amount of time. So yes, definitely A LOT of planning went into that, and I don't think it could have been Andrés' own. Definitely Martín and/or Sergio would have been involved. So, it would be logical if the spin-off centered around such an important part of Andrés' later life. I don't think we'll see Andrés in his late 20's/30's: I think most people don't think they could see Andrés as someone else than Pedro Alonso. Maybe we'll see tiny Andrés, which would be lovely, but the main focus is going to be Andrés' last years before the Mint, I think. So, summarized: I too think it's the Champs-Elysées heist, and this gives me some more hope for berlermo.

Re: berlermo vs. the wives. Yeah, I am not very hopeful either. They would, and I am afraid they will. Look the perfect spinoff would just be some episodes of berlermo being cute together whilst being absolutely horrible to litterally everyone else (okay, with the exception of Sergio). But the point is - Andrés married 5 times. That is a lot, and I don't think he married every single of his girlfriends. So, yeah, I'd say chances of a wife appearing in the spinoff are close to a 100%. And lmao, yes, Andrés would fall in love during a heist (he's an idiot <3 ).

BUT: we shouldn't give up all hope just yet. Pina gave us the most romantic berlermo scenes that were possible without having them kiss, and everything: we got bed sharing, we got Andrés riding Martín last season. More romantic than that would be almost impossible, regarding their ending that was determined before Martín's character was even designed. Look, I know we'll get one or more girlfriends/wives of Andrés in the show, BUT: what if we also get more of those tender berlermo scenes, in which they are cute and too close and absolutely in love with each other?

Filming starts in/around September, I believe, so around that time we'll know for sure. Maybe earlier, if Rodrigo's band's tour dates are published. Every interview with him and Pedro made me believe they absolutely adored working together, so I think that will influence his decision as well. Look, berlermo were together for 10 years, for a decade: maybe Martín will appear just as a cameo, or only briefly, but if Rodrigo's schedule allows it, he will be there.

Re: Copenhagen heist. Yeah, the best part of that heist was how pretty Andrés looked <3 (And the fact that it had Tatiana in it, idk I just love Tatiana ahahaha). If Rafael is in the spin-off? EVERYONE will go mad. Literally. I think there is not ONE person who likes the guy. Not even ONE. And I'm assuming Pina has seen people's reactions to that, so mayyybe...

Anyway, that ramble turned out to be wayyy longer than I expected it to be, oops. But thank you for your ask, my dear anon <3 And let's hope there will be berlermo content!

[decembermoonskz]

omg that’s so exciting !! i hope you’re able to wake up as best as you can for skz, i’m sure you’ll have an absolutely amazing time hehe <3

and yayy i rlly liked the cb too !! i’ve been very impressed w the different kinds of genres enhypen keeps trying, i feel like i’ve had the title stuck in my head all week (especially that pre-chorus part ahahaha). i really liked foreshadow too tho omg! border:carnival being your favorite still is so valid tho oh my god…i swear i played drunk-dazed a million times that first week after i heard it LOL. i think border: day one is still my favorite, but i did really like this one too!

i also saw that you said you’d just watched the eternally mv for the first time 😳😳 it’s probably one of my favorites from txt, their lore is so mind-blowing LOL and that mv in particular is so like. moving to me? the scene with taehyun finding yeonjun makes me wanna cry every time ngl 😭

hi beck omg i'm sorry i'm answering this so late 😭😭😭😭 but thank you so muhc i had a great time and i’ll be seeing them again later tonight <333

also yeah the vibes enhypen bring with their title tracks are really cool to me, and also their songs in general, i’ve had pass the mic just stuck in my head bc the beginning lines (the “walk the line, i hate the line” part) has been replaying in my mind haha and yes!! drunk-dazed is literally so good, i love that whole ep so much, fever was my most played song last year HAHA and mixed up and not for sale *chef’s kiss* also border : day one is also good given-taken is one of the best debut tracks honestly 😩

OH YEAH! i watched it yesterday with my mom and omg it’s so amazing, i’ve never been as invested in a group’s lore than txt honestly, i love it so much!! also eternally was one of the songs they performed at their virtual concert i watched last week and so i was so curious about the song and when i found out the video was actually an almost 20 minute lore video my brain went 👀✨ the song is so emotional and then it switches to that darker (nightmarish?) side and it reminds me a bit of some of the songs from billie eilish’s bury a friend album. it’s such a cool mv tho and YES when i saw taehyun’s section i wanted to cry bc no i hate that he found yeonjun like that my heart it’s so pretty and heartbreaking all at once 😭😭😭

[thepapercraftsystem]

Oh here we go again...

1. miimii is super symbolic, "Voice" has no name, the rest of us basically chose randomly.

2. Child-coded, been a system for a year or two now.

3. Either teenager height or small child. Emily is exceptionally tall.

4. Ara is a slime, miimii's a shapeshifter, "Voice" is something, the rest of us are usually humanoid, but shapeshifting is always fun.

6. miimii-pink, April-turquoise, Idia-brown, Aya-orange, Nikki-white, June-orange, Emily-light blue, Izzy-yellow, Ara-green, "Voice"-??? (we use black to represent them.)

7. Only English, sadly. Unless telepathy counts as a separate language - "Voice" and miimii use that sometimes.

8. miimii's kinda cracked at video games, and we all share that skill. June's an up and coming artist with miimii. Aya likes fighting in wonderland, same with Idia. And... miimii, seriously, does she have to be nosey about everything?

9. Good question. Get back to us when our anxiety is lower.

10. No. Mario and Luigi songs remind me of April and miimii together, and miimii's basically always humming something original.

11. No.

12. Pepsiman for the memes! Other than that gem of a mascot, we don't have an opinion.

13. Well, you can't really read our daydreams, since we haven't written them out, and maybe never will.

14. Mhm! Built up for like 4 years now, holy... its a bit all over the place, but lore galore. Shame we don't explore it more, I'll have to ask April to go on a walk with me.

15. I really wish we had the confidence to switch publicly. We have fronting indicators to do so, but it might be so awkward!

16. TRYING TO BE!!

17. Not really. I'd imagine Izzy would love a shuriken for her hair.

18. Transfem moment. Shapeshifting would be nice too.

19. We don't really have a singletsona. We try to be true to ourselves, but again, awkwardness when fronting, ahahaha. Most of us are fem anyway.

20. I don't really have one. miimii is into C-side, Xenoblade music and Lobby Sub 9 from Splatoon 3.

21. Nikki-I'm the head of pleasure in this system, cuz no-one else is gonna do it. Aya-I used to be really annoyed by Nikki, but now I'm sort of a mentor to her, giving her advice and encouragement if she needs it. miimii-I hatched a shiny Rowlet today! I was breeding for the Pokemon Splatfest, so I guess Team Grass is calling me! Idia-I have the highest score in the system for Sonic Colours. Ara has second highest, surprisingly! April-There's this one spot in the mindscape I really like. There's a waterfall next to a little cliff. It's really relaxing. "Voice"-I was born from miimii's emotions in some ways - part of a hatred for her body. Ara-I'm canonically dead! Aren't daydreams fun? Izzy-I've had sort of an identity crisis lately. I'm glad to have some time to build up my identity by spending time either in front or with my headmates. Emily-Did you know every member of our system has different eye styles? I have Pac-man eyes, and miimii has none - her hair covers them! June-Izzy was created as a merge of me and Emily, sort of splitting off from there. It's nice to have her here.

21. What have y'all been doing lately?

-responses were written by Nikki on behalf of the system, unless otherwise stated.

Ask meme, now that it's been a while

Designed for individual members to answer. For all kinds of systems, gatekeeping will not be tolerated.

General:

1) How did you get your name? Feel free to elaborate on pre-sys memories if applicable

2) Age? (Feel free to be nonspecific)

3) Height?

4) Are you nonhuman?

6) Favorite colour?

7) What languages can you speak? Does the body know them?

8) What's something you consider yourself good at?

9) Any foods you'd like to try?

10) Do you have a playlist for yourself? What's the most 'you' song on it? How long is the playlist?

11) Are you a subsystem?

12) Coke or pepsi?

13) For Fictives: Would you recommend others watch/read/ect your source? no need to say what it is.

14) Do you have an inner world? Anything neat go on there?

15) How does being a system affect you in everyday life?

16) Are you open about it?

17) Anything you carry with you to help feel more like yourself?

18) If you could change the body at all, would you? Howso?

19) Does your gender or sexuality differ from your "singletsona" at all?

20) Favorite song in general?

21) Tell a random fact about yourself

21) Ask whatever! Do include a question with this one, this list is mostly just to get ideas flowing and people talking.

This is absolutely non exhaustive, just some ideas. I keep the right to pass on any question. Feel free to suggest your own questions.