#mel asks!

[boabel]

orange and black moot ☺️☺️

mel.... r u in my walls 😦..

and i'd gladly go on a picnic w u <3

[blood-starved-beast]

Obsessed with the way that Nemesis would steal your money, buy items or boons you might need, destroy doors to rooms where you might get a beneficial boon or item.

And the only way for this to not happen? You have to be better than her at it.

I've bought the items she'll be watching in Charon's shop (she's like "hey!") or run ahead and got into the room I wanted to before she has a chance to, or beat her at her wager. Mel has to be more an asshole towards her than she is towards Mel.

Literally kudos to Supergiant for making an actual nemesis out of Nemesis lmao.

[melissa-titanium]

HI. can you draw a v. With her glasses. Thank you my dear friend

GOTCHA BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[melit0n]

Just noticed that Vessel's staff is stored amongst the guitars 😭

Credits: Sam Hallett -> ig

[chrisrin]

i love ctm'ing here's some of the outfit variants i've been drawing for the different maps i'm playing with different friends <33

and here's a bunch of older doodles of me and mel ctm'ing that i drew back in like, early 2023?

also if you CARE AT ALL. about my LOVE OF MINECRAFT CTM MAPS. here's my tierlist of the one's i've played:

(i'm working on calamity canyon rn)

[ameliaenya707]

This isnt very yandere or dark butttt. Could you do virgin!Shigaraki who doesnt understand sex like AT ALL, headcannons? (≧∇≦)

Yesss! Also if you have like cute regular Head cannons you'd wanna see, I have a cute and regular blog @ameliaenya404!

Virgin!Shigaraki HC

♡ He has absolutely no idea what he's doing. Poor boy didn't even think he'd make it this far, and now he's going into cardiac arrest over seeing a bit of nipple. Yeah sure he watched a little hentai but he's smart enough to know that isn't exactly the best point of reference.

♡ You're going to have to guide him through it. Holding his hand and guiding it slowly to every where he can touch, how it feels, how to touch, ect ect. It's a sensory experience for him mostly, feeling your soft skin against the pads of his fingers, how your slick collects on them. He's incredibly cautious though, as to not dust you accidentally.

♡ He really wants to do everything perfectly seeing as you're the most important person to him. The performance anxiety is getting to him and you have to assure him it's okay, that he's going the right pace, that it feels better than you could have ever imagined.

♡ He might fuck up a little but just gently guide him through it and he'll get the hang of it. Soon enough, with a little love and patience, he's fucking like a pro.

[ameliaenya404]

Could I have some cute fluffy clingy headcannons of Shigaraki? (≧∇≦)

Ommggg hiii! Yes of course 🩷🩷🩷

Hope u like this and have a good day!

Clingy Shigaraki HC

♡ This poor boy is touch starved to the max. And his player 2 is just sooo soft who can really blame him for wanting to have his hands on you all the time?? Even if he's meeting with AFO - much to AFO's displeasure - you're tagging along and he's holding you like a teddy bear.

♡ He's on you no matter where you go. Bathroom? He's there. Cooking in the kitchen? His arms are wrapped around your waist. Gaming? He insisted you sit all pretty on his lap.

♡ The first time he touched you he cried. And let's be honest he probably crys after sex too but we like that in a man. After his touch destroying everything for...well his whole life, he can't believe he gets to touch something as pretty as you and not dust you.

[darkstaria]

Can the soul animals be harmed? Like if they get hurt from a mission do their animal counter part get hurt? Or is death the only time physical harm happens to the soul animal? Sorry if some questions are to spoil-ish

Now that Chapter 3 has been posted, I'll gladly explain with detail. As you might of figured out from Reader's pov, soul animals can indeed be hurt. It can be any degree of injury, from minor to major. The only determining factor on whether the soul animal becomes injured or not, is the severity of the injury in the mind of who the soul animal represents. If they don't think the injury is a big deal, the soul animal remains unharmed.

For example, Batman's soul form is almost never injured, because Batman knows he is skilled, and rarely views his injuries with a degree of high severity.

This also means that if Reader ever got a particularly terrifying papercut one day, it would appear on their own soul animal and oh boy would the Batfam freak out.

The Batfam in general have particularly interesting interactions with this soul animal feature. Bruce has absolutely used it to check whether any of them were injured and hiding it after patrol, something that Steph definitely rubbed in the others faces, since she couldn't get caught that way (until now lol).

At the same time it's not that effective, since the Batfam tend to often overlook their own injuries anyway. It does however mean, that they would not react well at all to any of Reader's injuries, since they're so used to not having any of their soul animals exhibit them.

Another thing to note is that human anatomy isn't the same as a soul animal, so the location and appearance of any injuries can sometimes appear a little differently. If someone's soul animal form is a butterfly, the butterfly can't exactly portray a leg injury. So some other type of injury would appear instead.

Reader has absolutely cut themselves at one point and became mildly concerned about it, whilst the Batfam were trying 20 different new methods of tracking you down to give urgent medical care you clearly needed. I mean, a little cut on your soul animal form? Clearly Reader is previously injured and needs them to find them urgently!

Thinking about it, they absolutely have a very long and detailed file about every injury Reader's soul form has ever exhibited, along with an even longer list of speculations as to the actual injury and what that could mean for tracking you down.

It's perhaps a tad bit excessive.

[melverie]

currently thinking about Satan in nightbringer vs in the original

thinking about how in nightbringer he's always outside HoL when he wants to be alone since the others are always in the library + they keep chaining him to his bed, so he most likely doesn't feel safe in his own room to begin with

how Asmo keeps trying to invade his personal space (asking to do his hair, nails etc.) and doesn't take the hint, and how Lucifer casted a spell on Satan so he physically could not leave his side for a while, and how he's never really allowed the time to properly work through his emotions

that dinner party where the others all started talking about the Celestial Realm until Satan eventually stormed off

the way he describes being in their presence as torture and refuses to see them as his brothers, yet he's instantly calm around MC because they treat him decently

how the others kept complaining over how the demons of the Devildom were treating them-how they were discriminated against because they're fallen angels-yet they keep on treating Satan, the only full-fledged demon of HoL, like some feral animal that has to be put down in two days

currently thinking about how the very first thing we learn about Satan in the original is that he masks his emotions

him saying that he loves to go on walks alone and how he gets to meet all kinds of different people that way

thinking about how he's usually in the library instead of his room

when they were all up in the human world and the other brothers were outside stargazing, meanwhile Satan stayed inside. And when asked about it by Lucifer, he claimed it was because he wanted to read before offhandedly mentioning that they're reminiscing about the Celestial Realm and he won't understand any of it anyway

he now gets along better with all of his brothers and yet, when the two of them got lost once, he told MC that there's no need to worry, because his brothers would come looking for them, making it a point to add that they wouldn't search for him

that time Satan ran away to the human world and Levi, Asmo (arguably the two brothers closest to him) and MC came to bring him back. How he started getting angry at one of their questions, so they opted for running away instead of even attempting to comfort him in any way

how his first response after Lucifer told him to leave HoL was to actually pack his things; how he was fully intent on leaving, and how when MC comes to check on him, he instantly tells them that his brothers would never stop him from leaving, that they think it's funny

the way he seemed genuienly surprised when MC accepted after he asked them out to the dance, and then admitting he actually thought that they wouldn't want to go with him

MC being his main source for comfort, and Satan even calling them his sanctuary. How before MC it was books and cats; his room being filled to the brim with books, to the point it's become a safety hazard, and him always carrying cat treats with him

currently thinking about how Satan's first instict whenever he gets angry is to isolate himself, if possible even lock himself up in his room for days on end and how his brothers don't seem to pay it much attention (Levi once said that they already had a shut-in, they don't need another one). And how he doesn't even necessarily need to give into his wrath, how simply getting worked up over something someone else said is enough for him to isolate himself

also thinking about the whole idea of 'you become the person that would have saved you when you were younger' and how Satan in the og game is literally so full of love and very kind, patient and compassionate when given the chance to fully be himself

[reality-detective]

Mel Gibson 🤔

[boabel]

any thoughts of sheaf you’d kindly share with me?

(you made me obsess over her🖕🏻)

OMG??? thought this day would never come.... IVE CONVERTED ANOTHER SHEAF FAN???

thank u sm!!!

okok so im going to share my hcs and how they came to me, whether they're based in canon or i js thought it fit with her.

home life

"a limber little girl from district nine did a back handspring after she recieved a bread roll" tbosas p.96

i treasure this quote so much because it's like the only sheaf-specific quote in the whole book. i usually base sheaf's home life on the fact that she is able to do gymnastics and, more specifically, perform for others. another quote, though it isn't directly about sheaf, also intrigued me.

"lucy gray and coriolanus resumed their picnic seats and watched the show. 'we're a regular circus troupe, we are,' she said as she picked bits of meat off her bone." tbosas p.97

though this quote is from lucy gray, it reflects on not only her but the previously mentioned sheaf and treech who were performing. we know that lucy gray is actually a performer because of the covey, and it is a popular fan-theory that treech has some involvement in theatre (thank u hannah for blessing us w this 🙏), so it isn't far-fetched to imagine sheaf has some experience performing too?

i personally see her as an orphan who is around seventeen years old. i hc this specific age just because it makes more sense for her backstory and she could easily look like a little girl whilst being much older due to malnourishment. she grew up very poor in an orphanage after her parents were shot by peacekeepers for rebel-involvement. district nine, to me, is a very musical and performance based district. sheaf, along with some other of the orphanage kids form a performance troupe (somebody singing, someone playing an instrument and someone performing). sheaf, in this instance is the performer. i think she'd be able to do things like walk on a tightrope and swing from ropes as well. she's extremely flexible and fast which would have aided her in the games if she got to compete.

personality

i have alot of posts analysing how i see sheaf's personality. i find it difficult to explain how i see her sometimes, but to me she's just a much more curious version of katniss everdeen. she's cynical, she's perceptive, she's determined and she's always scheming. she's a kind heart under a tough exterior. she fights nonstop for what is right, and believes the system of hate doesn't need to be changed, it needs to be destroyed. she's also a massive hater irrelated to katniss but yk. she would definitely be open about her hatred of the capitol, and would not be compliant with androcles during their interview. i have a post linking her to katniss here, which elaborates how sheaf's upbringing influenced her to be the way she is.

relationships

i haven't mentioned sheaf's relationships much on this blog, but i do touch on her past relationship with a fellow orphan, pip thistle, in my panlo and sheaf fic, linked here.

i believe sheaf has intense trust issues, specifically toward adults. she mainly distrusts people because of how they treat the orphans in nine. orphans get sent to the games over and over on purpose, because they won't be missed as much. sheaf hates this idea, and actively fights against it, until it's too late.

pip thistle, another orphan who sheaf loves more than anything, gets sent to the games and dies. sheaf becomes distraught and starts being more and more rebellious back home, which eventually results in her getting reaped. she doesn't do it on purpose per-se, but uses it as an opportunity to try as hard as she can to avenge the love of her life. she never gets the chance. she dies before getting into the arena. she fought so vigorously, performing for people that she hates, just to die before she even gets to try and fight. she dies in what she thinks is in vein, and hates herself for it.

i also think sheaf and panlo have a close relationship, though they only knew eachother from afar before the reaping. they vow to stay together during the games, and though sheaf doesn't trust him at first, they end up becoming very close. sheaf only blames herself even more for panlo's death, since he dies before she does of his injuries.

misc

here are some misc headcanons from both me and the amazing @persephoneprice on sheaf's character!!

[seirindono]

With Halloween coming up, i was wondering what everyone will be wearing? I think Mel wpuld look cool in a dragon costume

Dragons and many popular Halloween costumes are inspired by Monsters that Mel and the others know (in the UT lore) so maybe they could just cosplay their friends this year lol

[melissa-titanium]

wwant you to know that my drafts have this in them. i think you'd like tgese

im going to fucking cr.ry

[lullabyes22-blog]

hope I’m not bothering you with this ask but I was curious about your opinion on jinx’s possible ‘redemption’ arc with the ekko/firelights team up being confirmed and how that might affect her connection to Silco since I’ve seen some theorize the thing she’s leaving behind is her past with him (?)

No bother at all 💗

imo Jinx does not in any way need a 'redemption' arc. Arcane is very good at flipping perspectives and showing different facets of the same dilemma from various characters' POVs.

The genius is that, in doing so, it actually boots morality out the window and focuses instead on each character's journey thru the lens of cause and effect, ex. The Day of Ash leads to mass generational trauma in the Undercity, and Vander, Silco, Vi and Powder respond to the trauma in different ways; Jayce and Viktor unleash the wonder of Hextech upon Piltover, and inadvertantly carve the sweet, sweet scars of hubris (and neoliberalism!) upon both their better selves and those closest to them; Mel longs for her family's acceptance and her mother's approval and is willing to go to manipulative extremes to put Piltover on the map, only to end up with a powderkeg Undercity beneath her feet.

Etc.

The point being, Arcane is not a story about right and wrong. It is a story of high-stakes consequences that come from playing with forces you cannot control - be it magic, love, power or supernatural PCP-coded drugs. The crux of the debate is less about who is the hero/villain in the show, and more about how the characters can evolve as more cohesive people who see the world from a broader perspective - and seize the agency to change their social circumstances for the better, in healthier, more inclusive and empowering ways.

With that in mind - no, I do not think Jinx will 'team up' with the Firelights at the expense of rejecting her connection with Silco. More likely, she'll accept that both Ekko and Silco are a part of her past and her present identity, and hopefully use these relationships as building blocks to connect with other people (and reconcile wwith her sister), because it's her self-loathing and fear of 'jinxing' things that keeps her isolated more than any insidious influence Silco may have wrought upon her mind.

Also keep in mind that at the end of the day, Ekko, Jinx, Vi, Vander and Silco were all underclassmen struggling their way out from under an oppressive and brutal class system that profited from pitting them against each other. The differences in how they chose to fight back against said system are each a result of their trauma, and how it shapes them towards paths of extremism, pacifism, civic engagement and anarchy.

But, again, they are all in the same boat - and that boat is on fire, sinking and has nitoglycerin in the cargo hold.

And 'Progress' is holding the matches.

tldr: Arcane is not a show about good and bad characters and redemption should, ideally, have little bearing on character arcs.

The series is, however, a wonderful showcasing of the different motivations that drive passionate people to do extreme things to heal a personal wound - and the effect of those choices on both a personal and societal level, depending on how much power the characters wield.

[kinardsevan]

prompt: buck has been so quiet about him and tommy that the rest of the 118 aren't sure if things are good between them or not. then tommy comes over for one of the dinners (bobby invited him- he's the only one that gets "the less being said, the better it's going") and the rest of the 118 see just how much tommy and buck love one another.

Chim and Hen are concerned. They’re so used to Buck constantly talking about every little thing in his life that the lack of discussion about anything related to home feels incorrect. 

“Cap, he’s barely mentioned actually going home in weeks now,” Hen comments as Bobby checks the state of their dinner. 

“I’m inclined to agree with Hen,” Chimney adds. “The last time I asked him how he was, he started talking to me about Jee.” 

Bobby raises an eyebrow at them. “So you’re concerned because, and let me make sure I have this correct: Buck, who is notorious for bringing his problems to us, isn’t mentioning any,” he states at Hen before looking over at Chimney. “And because when you started a conversation with him, he wanted to talk about his niece, your daughter?” 

“Well-..” “Cap-…” 

“Why don’t you guys go take a look over the balcony,” Bobby tells them, gesturing a ladle towards it. “I think I just heard someone pull up.” 

They both eye him suspiciously, almost as though they might think he’s gone crazy, but after a beat, Hen slides off her seat and walks over to the balcony. She watches Evan exit the rec room on the first floor as Chimney comes to stand beside her. The sound of Evan’s giggle bounces off the walls of the firehouse as he walks towards the bay doors, his arms already extending. He makes it up between the ladder and rescue trucks before Tommy meets him, quickly enveloping him in a tight hug, so tight that he pulls Evan an inch or so off the ground, which elicits more laughter. A moment later, Tommy settles him back down and they lean back far enough for Tommy’s lips to find Evan’s. 

“Well, that’s disgusting,” Hen says, turning back towards Bobby and lifting her coffee to sip. 

“Too domestic,” Chimney adds, shaking his head as though he’s trying to lose the image of his brother and close friend so in love with each other. 

Bobby chuckles, smirks at them. 

“You still concerned?” 

Hen glances back over her shoulder as they hear a bang on the first floor. Tommy has Evan backed up against the ladder truck, kissing even more heatedly. She clears her throat and then raises her voice, intent on being heard. 

“Forget I asked.” 

[tlmtwelve]

@summer-of-bad-batch Post-Credit Prompt: Island Life