Four gave a ton of unnoticed help when Twilight was injured
The fight with Wild was difficult, and I know we're all concerned about his negative view of the shadow crystal
But Four did something that no one else really thought of to help- He took care of Twi's stuff
From the beginning he told Twilight to not worry about them
So Four took care of pretty much everything but the others (that Sky and Wars handled)
He took care of Epona
Which is so very important- he took care of Twilight's horse. After her arrival at the stable Four followed up on her
And for Epona, a horse so attached to her human, having some company can help so much for reassurance
He took care of Twilight's stuff
He got Twi's shield- his bags and equipment, and organized it into one place
And he was worried. He obviously found the shadow crystal while handling Twi's stuff, but his negative reactions to it were out of concern.
Also- because of his placement in this scene
I'm fairly convinced Four was ready to start cooking before Wild showed up (since he's beside the counter with food supplies). At the very least he had the basket of fruit out for everyone -but he was literally standing with food behind him- he thought of everything
And he did housekeeping!
Wars payed for the inn, so Four took care of the inn
Realistically these boys were probably not too concerned with tidyness. Four got all of Twi's things on one table, and took care of the room they stayed in
Organizing tables and Twi's things, having food supplies ready, and opening the curtains- overall he was the one tidying up the inn
Four helped in a huge way! He took care of Twi's horse (Epona is so important), his equipment and shield and bag, as well as the other rooms in the inn
Four filled in all the little tasks that others didn't think of. He helped in ways that were needed, but not obvious
There's a lot of problems with the shadow crystal and with Wild, and I don't know what's gonna happen in the future
But don't forget this- don't forget that Four was one who stepped up in an almost unnoticeable way
Don't forget that when everyone was barely holding it together, Four visited Twilight's horse and took care of his things
No matter what develops in the future- this amount of care shown is important ya know?
I had this RSA guy cooking in my mind for a week or two. So here's my take on a TWST Arielle.
Name: Anderson Riverbay
Age: 17
Height: 174cm (on land), 189cm (in the ocean)
Homeland: The coral sea (obviously)
Species: Merman (again: of course!)
Hobbies: Surfing, Rollerskating
Best subject: foreign Languages
Pet peeves: littering
Talent: Singing
Trivia:
-Anderson is a merman who had the desire to start a life above ground after seeing people do various activities by the beach (Volley ball, surfing etc.)
-Just like Azul, he is a dorm leader, since he embodies the sea princesses passion (and yearning)
-He is incredibly confident in himself and dives headfirst into learning something new without any hindrance.
-He is Azuls old classmate. He was well beloved and did not notice how Azul was excluded. He always viewed Azul as very timid and figured that's why he was so distant. Sometimes he would ask Azul questions regarding his species (since this was the first time Anderson ever came in contact with an octopus merman), which Azul did not take kindly to.
-He heard about how successful Azul has become and is very proud that he came out of his shell.
-After managing to get a hang of walking land, he started multiple hobbies mostly revolving around leg coordination. Surfing is his absolute favourite. (Other hobbies to list: Roller skating, Inliner skating, Skateboarding etc.)
-After mastering his footwork he started a boot camp for Mermen on land. This is where he met Azul again. IMPORTANT EDIT: so I finally proceeded with the main story and to make a long story short, this doesn't work, so I hereby present my new approach: He is NOT the founder of the Boot camp (since it literally operated for ages), instead it was founded by one of his late relatives and he is one of the many many volunteers.
-Azul keeps trying to screw him over by selling 'junk', but Anderson somehow always ends up turning it into a profit.
-He is very kind and well beloved, but he tends to be ignorant of conflicts. He acts mostly out of self interest and doesn't stay on a singular path. Instead he goes whichever way he currently desires. He is free spirited and curious.
-He collects junk and sea shells in the ocean and by the beach. He has a collection of his most interesting finds on his bookshelf. He also turns some of the stuff he finds into jewelry and sells them. The money he gets is used to fund his MANY hobbies or goes towards beach cleanups.
-RSA does not have the equivalent of a Mostro lounge, but they do have a 20s themed restaurant called 'T&N's diner'. It employs a lot of students and has a beach bar themed section ('the fish fin'), which is responsible for all sorts of fun (non alcoholic) drinks. Anderson is in charge of it together with his dorm mates and they serve beverages on roller skates. In the evenings he sings in the main restaurant to entertain the guests.
-since being human is not his natural form, he sometimes has trouble to speak (especially since he uses his voice a lot more than other mermen on land) and uses sign language to communicate. He also does this as a measure of protection; he will refrain from speaking throughout the day to be able to perform at night.
-Sometimes, Azul eats sushi Infront of him, which makes him a little uncomfortable. He does not realise that Azul does this out of spite.
Anyways, doodle page!!!
And here are my first concept sketches of the guy:
Julia: [lowers headphones] Double scoop of strawberry, please.
Elli: Dude, have you even read past the headlines? There's no way that thing's human!
Guy: Yes, I can read, and it doesn't sound like any animal I've ever heard of.
Elli: What is it then, some sort of eldritch creature of the dark?
Alma: Does it matter? The lesson, burnouts, is stop getting high as fuck in the woods at night.
Elli: Well, then where are we supposed to do it?
Julia: What the heck are you guys talking about?
Alma: Oh, hey, Jules!
Guy: We figured you were too cool for us lowly pier-dwellers.
Elli: Yeah, now that you're a style icon and all. [snickers]
Julia: Shut up! I'm never going to live that down, am I?
Elli, Guy, and Alma in unison: NOOOOOPE.
Julia: It was an online exclusive. Hardly anyone even saw it!
Alma: Your Social Bunny follower count says otherwise.
Julia: Whatever. So are the tourists making Sasquatch claims again?
Elli: Aren't they always?
Alma: It's the terminal brain rot, I fear.
Guy: Joke about the out-of-towners all you want, but I take the word of locals like gospel.
Alma: Especially when it's your druggie friends rambling about their bad trips.
Guy: It's not just them, okay? It's in the papers! Something is attacking people in the woods after dark. It comes from out of
nowhere. All anyone recalls is being tackled by a flying black blur then pinned to the ground with inhuman force and fucking pierced
by needle-sharp teeth. This thing takes enough blood to leave them just barely alive, and the crazy part is it seems sorry after, like it just can't help itself. It dumps them by the roadside where they'll be seen
so they don’t bleed out. They call it the Copperdale Creep.
Julia: [scoffs in disbelief] This town is nuts. And you guys have been watching too many scary movies.
Guy: If you don't believe me, just check the front page of the Courier!
Elli: Skate solo at your own peril, Jules!
Alma: It's broad daylight, cowards. She'll be fine.
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Julia: Banjo, we’d better run inside before the Copperdale Creep snatches us up! Wait till Helena gets a load of this, huh, boy?
[knocking vigorously] Helena, open up! You'll never believe what I just heard. There’s some sort of violent maniac on the loose!
Banjo: [scratching and whining]
Julia: Helena, are you okay? [wiggles doorknob] You've been locked in there since last night.
Banjo: [aggressive barking]
Julia: Can't you hear how much Banjo wants to see you? Helena?...
So I just woke up and... I didn't just dream this, right? It's actually happening today?? We get a REAL trailer, the marketing is gonna start in earnest AND we'll get a release date?? After ten flippin years.. it doesn't feel real guys. 😭 I'm so full of all kinds of emotions. 🥹
got hit with the echo+sora brainrot so i am once more rambling in your askbox about it. because reasons.
anywho i think there is something truly saddening about echo's struggles to make peace within herself and how she truly finds it hard to find that peace when she is so certain that if the truth about her origins were to be revealed to the world, much less to *sora*, everything she achieved, everything she worked for, all of which matters to her most, will crumble away in a moment's notice.
but the fear of losing all your life's work is none compared to the fear of losing sora. the feeling of poison that settled itself within themselves and between each other out of fear and tragedy of what had happened to them is familiar. echo's resemblance to dusknoir was already enough to set the two off because of how much it had all hurt to see someone you love and yourself turn into a mockery and a splitting image of someone who had pretended to care yet showed he never did at all, but this poison is louder. it hurts to bare, to carry, and to have none but yourself to be its sole holder.
but this poison, this feeling of heartache is different. because whereas the previous pain was something both of them felt, sora was lucky enough to not have known the truth about the person who she cares for so dearly.
echo knows that she used to be darkrai. and it haunts her to have known that her previous incarnation was so *cruel*, all for the sake of it just feeling right. wishing to engulf an entire world in darkness, solely for whatever desire she used to have.
and for how much she knows, how much she will hammer it into her own head that she is *not* like that anymore, that she looks at her past with sneer and disgust and that she will not be the barer of evil anymore, it will not matter in the slightest when she will have to look at sora if she were to ever find out.
how afraid, angry and dejected she would look when finding out, and how she will go on the defense/offense because of how much this will overwhelm her.
because when echo looks at her own shadow, she sees herself for what she is. she knows what she is, be it out of shame or guilt.
but when sora will look at it, she will see a tall, contorting and menacing shadow, towering over with a bright cyan eye doing nothing but looking at her, as if tempting her to make the next move.
and she defends herself. from someone she knows will not harm her. she raises her arms up in self defense from a hand that would never hurt her more than the world has already did.
she knows echo will not hurt her. and thats why she is afraid.
Oh my oh my OH MY, Sinnoh!!! YES YES YES!
HOW!!! IN THE WORLD!!! Are you so good at crawling into my head and creating these vivid analysis/snippets on my OCs??? I've barely shared ANY information about Echo and Sora because I've been wanting to hoard most of my stuff for when my fic is finally finished... but... I think you've broken my resolve a bit, if I'm entirely honest.
You know what? I'm so inspired by your accuracy and eagerness to talk about my girls that I'm gonna forgo my crippling anxiety regarding my writing skills and instead post a snippet of my WIP fic here as a treat for you. A teaser, if you will. Since I have no idea when the fic in question will actually be done and ready (or when I will be satisfied with it, cause the thing is currently 36,000 words and still slowly climbing). And now you've got me eager to share SOMETHING of my fic with you and anyone that might want to take a peek at it.
Please enjoy this conversation between Dusknoir and Echo. The topic deals a lot with what you'd described up above!! c:
[Note: this is an unedited part of my fic because I am still in the process of writing and it may change in the future, so please be gentle w/ me but I'd love to read any thoughts/comments that pop up while reading!! pls send asks or replies or anything really cause I love you guys]
“I’m going to tell you something now, and you are going to listen.” Echo commands with a sharp bite in her voice that Dusknoir cannot fathom ignoring. He pauses and then offers a slow nod, waiting, wondering what she could possibly desire to tell him at a time like this, of all things.
Minutes pass as Echo remains rooted in place, still as her own shadow, and her eyes dart around as she stares at the patches of dry grass and sand beneath her paws. Her claws clench and unclench, digging into the earth like daggers as the wind of the forest (it’s trees so close, just behind them, a looming sort of presence that could engulf them whole) whistles through the surrounding branches, carrying stray leaves of many bright greens through the chilling breeze. Dusknoir watches them dance around Echo, twirling, floating down, down, down… but it’s quiet, too quiet, and Dusknoir feels a shiver pass through him when Echo’s voice finally rings out through the silence.
"When I evolved, Sora was petrified," She says, nearly a whisper, an admission that melts away her confidence and appears to bring her a flood of both shame and regret. Her face twists up then, strangely, like she’d felt a twinge of pain from somewhere deep inside the very fabric of her own soul and was unable to quell it. "She couldn’t even bring herself to look at me most days. At first, my appearance… well, it reminded her too much of you. And eventually of someone I used to be.”
Someone I used to be. At that, Dusknoir’s immediate reaction is to recall Echo’s previous life as a human, as the miserable shell of a creature surviving alongside Grovyle that he’d relentlessly hunted in the dark future. A human made of contempt and anger and apathy, who never smiled or laughed or cried or screamed like the old legends said humans would-- an entity that simply existed rather than lived. An echo of a life long dead and buried. But, judging by her tone, by her voice, by some uneasy intuition itching in the back of his mind like a swarm of pestilent Ninjask… he knows that she means something else entirely. Something that she isn’t willing to share. And frankly, that concept utterly terrifies him.
Someone I used to be. Dusknoir wants to speak, to break his own silence, wants to ask the myriad of questions bubbling up in his throat because this isn't the first time she's hinted at another life beyond being human, but those questions die at the source like a flame doused in water. And always the coward, coward, coward, instead he takes the easy way out by doing nothing at all. Whether Echo notices his surge of inner conflict or not-- the nervous wring of his hands and the tremble in his spine that he cannot control under her gaze-- she does not react.
“I’d take a step and Sora would flinch away.” Echo confesses, her markings flickering with light before going dark and dead, as if her body wished to snuff them out entirely, a deep seated rejection, a self-loathing so strong that Dusknoir cannot help but recognize it and empathize, and his heart aches, “It took ages for her to stop shaking when I’d speak. To stop looking at me like-- like I was going to…”
Echo grimaces like she’s enduring waves of grueling torture and doesn’t finish that string of thought, but it’s not hard to make an educated guess on what went unsaid. Like I was going to betray her. Hurt her. Break her heart. She’s been through so much already and I couldn’t bear to be another influence in the history of her suffering. I hate myself because of how I made her feel. When her eyes went wide in fear and through them I could see myself staring back like some sort of burden, some sort of curse.
“I am not my past.” Proud and true, Echo straightens up and holds her head high, a spark igniting in her eyes, a glint of determination, a will to keep going and going despite such circumstances and strife, despite this horrid, unspeakable past that haunts her so, “And I am definitely not you. It’s taken a while, but I know that much now. I’ve accepted it.”
I am not my past. And I am definitely not you.
A sigh, a breath, and Echo glances at him with a certain sorrow that cannot be described, a sorrow that lingers even through the veil of her tenacity, "But no matter how I feel, no matter my conviction, my shadows still find ways through the cracks. Every time I think I'm getting a grip and that I might finally understand myself… I change all over again." She admits, sounding more angry and tired than defeated now-- like a mirror of her old self, her human self that had clawed and damned and cursed him, despised him more than anything. "I hate it. I hate that I never truly know who I am. That I have to learn about my past through stories others tell me, or through fragments of twisted, broken memories that I wouldn't wish on anyone. Through conflict and pain and… and..."
"Echo," Dusknoir murmurs her name softly, an offering, a potential escape if only she would wish to drop the subject and forget this conversation had ever happened-- if she'd overstepped and needed an excuse to back out, a diversion, an understanding. And briefly, Dusknoir wonders why she is opening up about this particular information, why she would delve into something so vulnerable, so personal. Why she would bring up this hurtful history when it obviously brings her great discomfort.
And then, he gets an answer.
“You’re lucky, Dusknoir." There it is, that wildfire burning in her eyes again. A spark that’s new and bold and startling. But lucky? No, never. He'd have to disagree, accounting the mountain of evidence that was his life and regrettable deeds.
"You already know exactly who you are and what you’ve done, and most importantly why. You have more than a tattered picture of yourself that reflects broken answers. And you can change with that knowledge. I see you trying.” She tells him, searching, looking for something so deeply and Dusknoir wishes he knew what it could be so that he could give it to her, because he would, he would gladly give it to her without a second thought if it meant they could be close again. But he isn’t a fool, and he’s wise enough to know they’ll never be like they were before. “And if somehow I could change, even as half-assed as I have. Well, then what’s your excuse?”
You can do it, say her unspoken words, I believe in you.
@mitathemita i saw your guy and he looked cool so I doodled him a lil bit if that's okay? His design is real neat, hope I did em justice! (lemme know if you want me to take this down, I didn't know if you were okay with fanart so feel free to ignore or ask for removal!)
(also he gives off squeaky toy vibes so my sincerest apologies-)
A few weeks into classes, Elliot finds the only thing he likes about England is the forest that surrounds the prestigious Blackrose University. He spends a lot of his free time exploring it. One night after an explosive fight with his roommate, Elliot retreats to the woods. He can only see by the light of the moon filtering through the canopy, but it doesn't bother him much. Until he hears a blood-curdling scream that has him running the other way.
He runs into a tree and nearly falls backwards, but the tree grabs him around the waist and holds him upright. The tree is not a tree. The tree is a jumpy man with blood on his shirt and the sharpest teeth Elliot's ever seen.
I love yours and @cevansbaby-dove blogs ❤️ and I was wondering if you know others like you guys, possibly Chris's fangirls/fanboys 😁
Oh, N🫶nnie, have I got a list for you~!!!
Let's start!
My Personal Fave Blogs that are like mine (in the sense that we have our own thing outside of debunking and hating on the PR Bullshit):
@musingsfromthemitten
@readingislife
@anneslibrary
@annislittleshopofhorrors
@majaloveschris
@nothingtoseehereandthere
@georgiapeach30513
@allycat75
@rogersstorm2005
@captregina
@blea74
We each have a variety of posts about different things (some including fics and really cool fan posts, as well as stuff pertaining to our personalities), but I mostly gravitated towards them because they've helped me see the whole picture. 🥰
They seriously are some of the best at just appreciating Chris for the work he does, and the thirsty content he gives us fans 🤭
And My Partners in Crime, so to speak:
@ashadowofburnedoutstardust
@innersublimefury
👸
They are some of the best people on here, and we've actually became a trio. They have my back, and I have theirs, especially when we deal with what Team Real does to try and tear our side apart. We're also connected to and by the debunkers and PR Bullshit (I'm not going to reveal 👸's identity because she doesn't like the conflict. It's kinda cool for the both of us. She's basically Nat 😆)
And even though I basically categorized them all, they're all awesome blogs that deserve every like, interaction, and fan discussion that gets sent. So please send them all the love, and tea if you have them, it'll be greatly appreciated.
[Start ID. A drawing of @mieczmaszyna 's character Izzy. In the words of its creator, Izzy is a humanoid robot with a white chassis, oval head, black headset, square green glasses, claws, and a tail resembling a cable plug. Ai wears a cowboy hat, vest decorated by a star and bottle cap, pants with tassels, spurred boots, and a red bandanna. He's viewed from the side, kicking up one leg and holding both arms out in front of itself to shoot finger guns, looking excited and rather jaunty. The background is a dull yellow-green, muddied by the warm reddish tone of the drawing, and in paler green are the words "BANG BANG!!" by ais arms. End ID]
there are already roughly a million posts like this already circulating, but man. just. sometimes you really do have to step away from something you're working on and come back to it later.
creative buds, please. please. no one is worse at taking my advice than i am, believe me, but seriously, if you've been feeling down or frustrated or stumped with something you've been working on lately, take this as your sign to maybe take a little break. a week, a month, whatever. you've been looking at it too long, you've read it too many times, you've erased that same line so many times you've lost count - you need to come back to it with a rested brain and fresh eyes.
however rough it feels to you now, i promise, promise, promise that it'll feel so much better after a little distance. <3
Im calling this the "Basics" even though within this fandom they arnt really basic are they? These are just my interpretations that slightly influence my viewing. The key word here is interpretations, i am fully aware and understanding that others saw these things differently. i am also understanding that these may be "Proven" wrong if the series is too continue. Though i doubt it as the creators seem to enjoy and push the idea that everyone views it differently.
all the main fellows will have their own posts were i yap on and on about my thoughts. but this post is the stuff that's more "augmentative" within the fandom. To be CLEAR i respect everyone's thoughts within this series even if i am the opposite of them.
Dispite these basics. I try my best to make my headcannons, interpretations and theory's "Flexible" Ex: I try to make Some of yellows interpretations non depended on his age. i find Headcannons and stuff like this to be like a potluck. Some folks may skip past, some my grab a piece but pick off the stuff they personally dislike. others may take three helpings.
"Basics"- TLDR these are more opinionated.
World: Puppet world, i don't believe they are humans. Personally i find humans a tad boring but to each their own. I think the idea of puppets living in a world but they act like normal folks is interesting, and what happens when you realize your skin is so fragile that it can become the walls?
Dead or alive?: I think the trio are Alive. once again i find the idea of them being dead or in a purgatory kinda boring. but once again to each their own.- This will be explained a tad more within other post
Ages: Yellow (web) -around 7-10 Yellow (Tv) however i believe him to be a teen around 13-17 (My boy grew!) perhaps even 18-19. Red and duck are about middle aged. duck is most likely a few years older.
Sexuality: i Think the three have issues with their identity's and all three are different. Red: (Gay: MLM) Closeted to an extreme degree. Duck:(Pan) Self homophobic. Yellow:(Aroace) Doesn't even know what "queer" is or that there even is another "Option".
Thats it so far! every post regrading the characters will have- How i saw their relationships-How their pasts might have been like- and how they might have even met. and of course their own actions and mind.
If you even read these, Thank you. And i hope we can talk and enjoy each others views and ideas. like were in an art gallery, or something or other.
The following image is the "Missing " image that is underneeth the first drawing