#no but fr the visuals were so fucking cool

[luna-the-cretar]

AHXHEJWNHXJE D SO IM LEAVING THE AJR CONCERT TNHA JUST PLAYED ON MY AREA

IT WAS SO FUCKING COOL AND MY VOICE IS ALREADY GIVING OUT BECAUSE MXMTOON CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE AJR, AND I WAS SINGING ALONG TO NEARLY EVERY SONG SHE SANG AND THEN I SANG ALOMG TO HALF OF THE AJR SONGS

BUT BECAUSE IT WAS LOUD AND I WAS EXCITED AND FEELING THE VIBES I WAS SCREAMING INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SINGING. WHICH SUCKS BECAUSE I HAVE WORK TOMORROW AND I NEED GO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE SITH MY COWORKERS BUT OH WELL

[coridallasmultipass]

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[localplaguenurse]

Tool concert got me feeling like the parabola dude fr

[imabiscuitinthousandworlds]

i can recite half of the first part of the play while watching. i have peaked. unless, of course, i can speak along with even more parts of this three hour play based solely on text and very little action

[p0rk-guts]

"Pork you literally posted Charlie a few days ago why are you so Hazbin obsessed rn-" ssshhhhshhsshhs.h........ anyway

VAGGIE REDESIGN! And I changed her name also bc I'm jus like everyone else fr. Meet Verbena :)

BREAKDOWN BELOW!👇🏾+ Exorcist uniform redesign :3

Starting with her name this time. Back when she was still a sinner apparently she was Salvadorian and since she's (apparently?) not a former human at all I decided to take a small creative liberty with her decent and made her Venezualan instead. SOUTH AMERICUH❗❗✊🏾 I'm pretty sure Verbena flowers are native to South America so that's where the name comes from.

Onto the design! I don't have much to say abt her design honestly. It's not egregious, but it doesn't really speak to me either. It looks like simple formal wear or uniform with some strange meaningless accessories attached. And those weird itty bitty shoes that look like they're part of her thigh highs... I'm starting to think all the characters's shoes were a last minute afterthought. All and all it tells us nothing about her character. The hair wings are cool tho so I did steal those

Also the whole deal with her eye is strange to me. Why Is the floating X there??? It's a real physical part of the world, other people can see it. Do pink X's always float over angel wounds? If her arm got chopped off would an X float over it? Was it like. A fucking curse visual placed by Lute as a constant reminder of her disloyalty? Why did Carmilla point out it was an obvious marker for her being an angel???? My brain can't fathom why it's canonically attached to her wound. If she was a sinner I'd kinda understand but. Yeah idk. Weird

Also her missing eye does not look like an empty socket it looks like a purple circle was sticker pasted on to her face. It's very flat. How did we go from this

to this

(IT'S EVEN OVERLAPPING ONTO HER NOSE IN THIS SCREENSHOT WHAT IS THAT THING.)

Anyway. I made her hair resemble Polyphemus moth wings because 1. They have eye looking spots and angels are all eyes and 2. Well. Polyphemus has 1 eye. So . 💀

Her overall coloring however is inspired by a Promethea moth. I could say it's because Prometheus defied the gods and Verbena did a similar thing but the real reason is I made a spelling error while initially looking for a Polyphemus moth reference 💀 but hey they both have eye spots! And Iike their coloring for her way better

I also redesigned the exorcist uniform for her redesign bc I wanted her outfit to have reminiscent elements from it.

I gave way less time to the uniform designs, but I still had some main details I wanted to adress. I don't like how they have no armor save for their helmets. Their arm and leg pieces are made of some flexible material that tears easily. It's not giving soldier it's giving soldier costume from party city. The devil like horns are also confusing to see on an angel and the paradoxical design is never addressed. They can be evil and look imposing, but the horns just seem kinda nonsensically on the nose to show how evil they are. At least to me.

In my designs I gave them actual metal armor on their bodies so you can easily tell they're soldiers and it makes sense for them to battle in armor anyway. I also gave them more light "angelic" colors with gold details bc I wanna use gold as a symbol of angelic nature in my rewrite. I wanted their masks to show completely static expressions with wide grins to show how unnerving they are and to allude to the idea that everyone is happy in heaven, and they're all happy to do what they do.

Verbena's belt and shoulder pads draw visual similarities to the pauldrons and mid section pieces in my new exorcist uniforms to draw a connection between her and her past. The Blazer draping behind her back is also supposed to mimic the visual of folded wings. I also tried to do this with all the gold details in her design. The big hoops and belt we're 80's inspired because I decided to follow how in one of her old designs she died in the 60's (even had the big hoops and everything). In my rewrite exorcists are all former humans but I'll get into that later. Also she's got an eye patch now! Just. A normal one.

Charlie is still taller than Verbena just like in the original and idk how tall Vaggie Is exactly but Verbena is like 5'5 while Charlie is 5'11. Verbena's also got more muscle on her bc unless their muscle mass is hidden magically or they don't gain muscle for stupid dumb idiot lore reasons all the exorcists look way too slim to be military grade soldiers but what do I know

I combined a lot of pointy shapes with boxy shapes bc— more similarly to her pilot self— she can be volatile and fierce but also grounded and impassive. I added the slits to her skirt so she can be a sexy formal lady who can still comfortably throw a few kicks, and the heels— well. Idk I feel like she could slay in heels! She definitely doesn't wear em all the time but yeah. Chunky heels. I like them they're cute. Also she's got her little name tag on bc she takes Charlie's job for her SERIOUSLY! she's uh. Idk what is she. A bellhop? General security/protection? Either way she's locked in.

I imagine she had white irises like Adam and Lute along with brighter more saturated and heavenly colors in her hair (color picked from the Polyphemus moth) that turned darker and more harsh after the fall (color picked from the Promethea moth). Really visualizing her emo phase /j

Also I think the little eyes in her hair can emote with her. In the final design the line kinda makes an eyelid and it'd match her eyelid's movements. Sillay

Alright that's a wrap on my Vaggie redesign! No bonus sketches this time bc they're within the texts! Who knows what I'll do next. Who I will deface. I sure don't. I think I might rename Charlie so there's that. Anywhozies hope you like her <3

[cinnamon-stixs]

TADC EPISODE 3 HAS DRIVEN ME INSANE SO HERES A REALLY LONG RANT ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I NOTICED!!

-The horror visuals fucking SLAYED. SLAY.

-I LOVE that Ragatha loves horror and Pomni HATES it.

-"Zooble turns straight" 10/10 line.

-2 new points of evidence for the NPC!Jax theory: He acknowledges the audience directly, and refuses to share what happens when he holds his breath. This could be shown as a similar clue to him not having a visible room on his enamel pin art.

-Caine made a scary adventure just to get zooble interesteddd 😭❤️

-Gangle's comedy mask can just be ripped off of her face??

-Ragatha's face, I love her

-Caine has a fundamental inability to understand other people's emotions and empathize. Neurodivergent coded king I love him

-Kinger says "I'm starting to think" when they first enter the scary room, and not only is it funny as hell, IT WAS ALSO FORESHADOWING?!

-Kinger is VERY aware of the game mechanics in the world around him

Oh how I love you, Pomni.

-I LOVE THE LITTLE 2D ANIMATED SECTION OF THE EYES

"You look beautiful honey.." KILLING MYSELF. AUGH. POOR BABY..

-"Any torture I inflict is 100% accidental! like any good war criminal!"

-Zooble's trans/dysphoria allegory with their digital body has my whole heart

THEY DID NOT DESERVE THIS.

"What you're saying could imply that I'm bad at.. they only thing I'm good at..." HE IS SO ME FR WHAT THE FUCK. I THINK I KIN HIM WHOOPSIES

-I think Mr. Mildenhall's story reflects kinger's more than we think.

-Living for Pomni and Kinger's father-daughter dynamic

She's hot.

Kinky! (looks like something Amy would do to him)

-THE POSSESSION SCENE WAS SO COOL?

-So he was hitting pomni! I remember a lot of debate about that.

-Kinger and Queenie were canonically married

-Kinger took 7 years of computer science

-Kinger has a SURPRISING amount of emotional intelligence.

-BEING IN THE DARK REMINDS OF HIM OF HIS LAST MOMENT WITH HIS WIFE I'M FUCKING CRYINGGG

-Kinger hated bugs, but now he loves them because they're a subconscious reminder of his entomology loving wife.

-The line "In this world, the worst thing you can do I make someone feel like they're not wanted or loved" paired with Mr. Mildenhall's story of mistaking his wife for the monster and killing her makes me think Kinger caused Queenie to abstract somehow.

"Don't worry about me. As long as you remember, things will be okay. You're very strong pomni." ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Pomni canonically hates physical tough, but felt trusting and comfortable enough with Kinger to hold his hand.

Fucking sapphics

"FUCK-"

-Caine turning Zooble's therapy session into his own is so him omg

-"Welcome back my meowing milkmaids!" CRAZY.

-Kinger's new side wasn't actually all that surprising. Neither was him being the 'supportive dad' type. but i LOVE it

-KINGER VINYL FIGURE AHH NEED!!

This is my fave episode so far!! I love this show augh

[foxglovepng]

ꨄ︎ Satosugu Headcannons 1 ꨄ︎

A/N: I got brainwrorms for them rn I must release them. I'm also thinking of trying a new layout I'm tired of the old one. Ugh I love them sm sdvfsgvshngvshngvsgvusgvhswugvhwsgvswgv

I may or may not have included some visuals on what I think they would look like

I had the intention of writing this in a more modern AU. I will be putting this into 2 posts. This post will be centered on my personal headcanons of them and the second post will lean into the more Poly. side.

I have seen (MOST) of JJK but I do know what goes on however I have not read the manga so if I miss anything that's been stated in the manga don't tell me I don't wanna be spoiled. (BECAUSE THIS FANDOM KNOWS JACKSHIT ABOUT HIDING SPOILERS)

Reminder these are just my personal hcs for them so don't take it seriously it's not that deep.

CW: Family angst mentions, Yakuza, swearing, non-sexual nudity, I love Suguru so much.

Pt.2

Satoru Gojo

I think he would be a college professor, and he would teach Physics. I could also see him going into Quantum physics and Quantum Theory as like his main thing. (He's the professor everyone wants a piece of)

Regarding his family I don't think he talks to them. In modern world I could see his family be considered high ranking or like famous in a way. (In some kind of business or something) I think the only family member he talks to is Yuta.

I think his family tries to bribe him into talking to him by sending him money or gifts In which he gives to Suguru

Him and Toji have massive beef. He has partial parental rights to Megumi and helped raise him. He met the other students through Megumi from dropping him off/picking him up from places.

Him and Suguru met in highschool and became best friends (Boyfriends in denial).

He's surprisingly not on the verge of getting type 2 diabetes

He's a huge flirt and may come off as a guy who would rather do casual one-night stands, but if he has his eyes on someone, he would definitely be loyal asf to them as possible.

Since he has 3 different degrees in physics he tries to do some cool magic shit with physics to try and impress the huzz Geto.

Suguru Geto

He's a tattoo artist/piercer and runs his own shop. He also has ties to the Yakuza

He still talks to his family and has a good relationship with them. I also hc that Mimiko and Nanako are some kind of relative and he's really close with them. He spoils the fuck out of them as if they were his actual daughters.

I can see him being very into Rock/Emo/Metal/Goth/Punk/J-Rock/etc music. (HE JUST LIKE ME FR)

He collects vinyls and has a record player and a walkman for cassettes.

He's in the process of quitting smoking since Gojo started complaining about the smell.

Has a whole lotta tattoos and piercings and has nipple piercings as well as some more nsfw piercings.

He uses glasses for blue light. When drawing a tattoo, he draws on paper and his iPad, so when he's on the iPad, he has glasses for the light.

Has a collection of books and actively shits on Colle*n H*over. I think he would read anything, but he has a guilty pleasure for romance and dark romance books.

Has 20 different types of tea and has a mini tea bar in the kitchen.

Being Roommates

They moved in together after high school.

Gojo CAN and WILL walk around the apartment butt-ass-naked. He's flashed Geto multiple times because of this. (He also slept in his bed once or twice)

Gojo has also on multiple attempts, tried to bring a feral/wild animal home to have as a pet.

"Can we keep it, please?"

"Satoru, that is a WILD ANIMAL."

Suguru has to do all of the grocery runs because he doesn't trust Gojo to do it.

They do 50/50 housework and split everything.

When they go out with friends, Suguru is the one usually driving Satoru home after being insanely drunk.

They tend to borrow each other's things a lot. If Gojo likes a shirt Suguru is wearing, he is stealing it to wear it. If Suguru runs out of shaving cream, he will use Gojo's.

They also take each other's stuff unintentionally.

Gojo is trying to find his shirt for work, but Suguru accidentally took it, thinking it was his.

When arguments happen, they makeout after to makeup one of them usually leaves the house for a bit to cool off. Or they both go to their designated rooms to cool off then talk later.

Gojo uses a 10 in 1 toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, body scrub, body wash, deodorant, facial cleanser, lotion, spf, moisturizer. While Geto uses 4 products for his hair, 12 products for his skin, 2 oils for his nails, lotion specifically for his tattoos, ointments for his piercings, and has 3 different ChapSticks.

Suguru has the really expensive shampoo and conditioner and threatens to kick Gojo out when he uses it all without replacing it.

They have matching tattoos of black and white koi fish.

Some Visuals

𝑭𝖔𝖝𝖌𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖕𝖓𝖌™

[lady-of-ocs]

*Through tears* hEY BESTIE GUESS WHO WATCHED THE MOVIE AGAIN (pt. 2)

AKA the post where I have a LOT of KuroKen screenshots...

Yep I'm back again. What's good, y'all. I'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO IT SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT WOO.

I love that we get to see into Kenma’s imagination a little bit. We got to see it a bit when we had the Nekoma-focused episodes back in season 4 too, and I like seeing how his brain works. The whole “seeing the world through the lens of a video game” is so interesting and visually it’s delightful

LOOK AT MY LITTLE GUY SMACKING FINGER TIPS AND SCORING POINTS

Hinata is back on his bullshit with his receives

ONE OF HINATA’S JANKY RECEIVES JUST WON US THE SET LET’S GO BABY

Nishinoya rushing in with the tackle-hug and hair ruffle is just. AGH. HEART SOARING

“He’s out of control, man! What’s the deal?” “I don’t think anyone knows.” Let neither of you ever change because that was a top tier interaction

Me looking at Kuroo as he’s talking about weights and maximum gains and shit: NERD!

He looks so proud of himself too. I still don’t know what the fuck he was yapping about and clearly Yaku doesn’t either

KAI TAPPING KUROO’S SHOULDER TO GET KUROO’S ATTENTION SO HE CAN HYPE UP YAMAMOTO. WHY WAS THAT SO CUTE. KAI STOP

Kuroo is so good at being a captain and cheering people up and keeping them in line TRULY HUSBAND MATERIAL

MORE BABY KUROKEN WOOOOO

They’re so precious to me STOP IT-

“I was doomed the second I fell for his flattery.” AND THESE CUTE LITTLE EXPRESSIONS ON BOTH OF THEM??!??? LITTLE BABY CRUSHES

Out of context this looks like a child trying to confess to his crush

KUROO’S LITTLE BOUNCE WHEN HE DID A GOOD RECEIVE AND GOT PRAISED FOR IT. THIS BABY IS SO CUTE

THE MOST PRECIOUS BABY BOYS

THEY’RE SO FUCKING CUTE AND ITTY BITTY I CANNOT COPE

Me, cooing at my screen: they so SMOL

Maybe this is just me, but I feel like Kenma was a lot more like. Expressive when he was a kid. He makes these faces sometimes but a lot of the time he’s kind of neutral and you don’t know what he’s thinking

Kuroo knew Kenma so well even when they were kids and it makes me want to bash my head against a wall (in a good way)

They make me believe in romance, actually. And also I fully support the theory that Kuroo is just gorgeous in this movie because we’re seeing him through Kenma’s eyes

Friendship or romance, Kuroo and Kenma have a very special place in my heart

NEKOMA IS SO CHAOTIC SOMETIMES LOOK AT LEV DOING PUSH-UPS WITH YAKU ON HIS BACK. I’M SORRY DID YOU MEAN YAKULEV. ALSO WHAT THE HELL IS FUKUNAGA LOOKING AT. HE’S LIKE YOUR CAT WHO RANDOMLY STARES AT A DARK CORNER

Listen I know it could be a height thing, but based on others, it’s so cute how Kuroo has his hand up higher, more around Kenma’s shoulders than against his back

I LOVE THESE BOYS I’M PUNCHING THE WALL OVER THEM. Also Kuroo fully has his hand around Kenma’s shoulder

Nekoma having fun and Karasuno also wanting to have fun so they also scream

Can’t recall if it’s on Instagram or tumblr but there’s a piece of fanart that I saw where it’s Kuroo and Daichi’s faces as they point at each other, and I guess this is the shot that it came from

Yaku and Nishinoya fr fangirl over each other

They’re all inspiring and learning from each other so much and that just gets me. They’re rivals, yes, but they’re also friends. And it’s so fucking sad that they only get to play each other like this once

“These rallies are going on too long, Tsukki. Don’t try so hard!” “You want this to be over sooner, huh? Why don’t you stop trying?” STOP MAKING ME UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE SHIP YOU TWO

“I wasn’t wrong about you.” No, Kuroo, you were not

KUROO’S HYENA LAUGH GOD BLESS

Look at Tsukki having fun!

Tsukishima Kei you will always be special to me

FORGOT KENMA ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE FACE

KENMA IS WORKING SO HARD AND THAT’S SO COOL AND GOOD AND JUST. GOD I LOVE WATCHING THESE TWO TEAMS PLAY EACH OTHER

Ah yes, Kenma, I, too, play with my friends with knives

Oooh! That was another underhand serve! I didn’t notice that the first time I watched either! I think Tamahiko and that one guy from the first nationals team are the only two players I’ve seen serve underhanded

BEATING. MY. HEAD. AGAINST. THE. WALL.

Reaction image to when Hinata does a feint. Tag yourself I’m Kageyama

KENMA TRIED SO DAMN HARD TO GET THAT BALL. THAT RALLY WAS FUCKING WICKED. KENMA’S SCREAM HOLY SHIT

GUYS I THINK HE’S DEAD

Concerned bf mode activated

Nah but if you look at Kuroo's face real close, you can see he's pretty worried about Kenma. Which, you know. Makes sense. Kenma is face down on the volleyball court so that probably doesn't mean good things

Oh my darling

Even back when it was my first time truly interacting with Haikyuu, I got emotional when Kenma said that the game was fun. And now that I have all this context and attachment to him, oh it hits different. Kozume Kenma you will always be special to me

KUROO’S HEARTY LAUGHTER YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE THING THAT FIRST MADE ME LOVE YOU

The sentimental music is going to make me cry. God, it’s going to make me cry

KUROO STOP LOOKING AT HIM LIKE THAT IF YOU AREN’T IN LOVE WITH HIM

FUKUNAGA YOU’RE SO PRECIOUS AND YOU MADE KENMA LAUGH PLEASE

Me in the middle of watching the movie: I know we’re almost at the end of the match and I have to keep watching because I need to finish the movie tonight but fucking hell it’s making my emotions all EMOTIONAL

Yachi Hitoka you are a gift to this world

OOH IT’S ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING SEQUENCES IN THE MOVIE. I LOVE THE DIRECTLY FROM KENMA’S POV SHOTS

Lev colliding with Kenma and immediately checking on him, but Kenma brushing it off in favor of Lev watching the ball is so…UGH EMOTIONS

And Kenma being brought back to that summer training camp in that last moment

And when the ball slips, my heart kind of breaks. He really fought until the very end

THEIR FACES WHEN THE BALL SLIPS PLEASE SOMEONE HOLD ME

Hinata being so into the game that he doesn’t even realize they’ve won. Immediately being ready to go again. Oh, these boys. These boys

Kuroo just falling over. Yeah, that checks out Like, okay, drama queen (/j)

And then he immediately goes to check on Kenma

Need to point out two things: 1. Half of Karasuno looks like they just lost too. And 2. Kai checking on Fukunaga I AM GOING TO BE SICK

OKAY SO I STILL HAVE TOO MANY SCREENSHOTS I'LL POST THE LAST BIT LASTER I PROMISE

[queenofallimagines]

Meguru Bachira with a black s/o

LISTEN!! I picked up the 2 volume of the manga on accident when I went to target and I’m in love w him the man of my dreams!! Not taking blue lock right now bc besides Isagi and kunigami i don’t remember any other characters name or anything about them😅 feel free to talk to me about him tho I have SO many thoughts👀

** can you tell this is just me rambling 💀

Megaru💕:

- this pic gives me butterflies holy shit

- WHEW this man has huge unhinged sunshine energy

- Like giggling and kicking my feet how he’s the happy go lucky character trope (I.e hinata) but they make sure you remember he’s not “soft”

- Like the way y’all be uwuing hinata that is a grown man😐 he was throwing fists the WHOLE SERIES but he don’t know about sex? Bffr

- Anyway he’s definitely a switch but kinda leaning more top? he definitely just wants to fuck he don’t care who’s on top

- He’s so cuddly it’s adorable

- Getting neon yellow nails to match his hair>>>

- Definitely would like to match fits w you when y’all step out

- WOULD GET YOU AN ANKLE BRACELET W HIS INITIALS ON IT SO HE CAN KISS YOUR ANKLE WHEN HE PUTS YOUR LEGS OVER HIS SHOULDERS!!

- Most fashionable couple FR

- Always has to be touching you in some way

- Holding your hand, arm around you, hand in your pockets

- Wants to make sure you’re there and won’t slip away from him

- Imagining him going to meet your family and he’s SWEATING like he knows he’s not everyone’s cup of tea and really doesn’t want to start anything

- “You are good at soccer so you have like + 100 points right now”(watching Latino people watch the football on the Olympics is so scary 😫)

- Imagine your family watching his games😭 embarrassing bc now I’m imagining a room full of dads and uncles glued to the tv and cheering him on like he can hear it💀💀

- “You so skinny you need to eat more!”

- He’s charming your aunties to steal plates from your house

- You get in the car and he has like 3 Tupperwares full of left overs

- Great with kids because they think he’s cool

- he’s breaking they ankles in soccer tho he’s not gunna play nice w kids

- If “play where it’s safe cuz it’s NOT over here” was a person

- Like he can go 0-100 in a millisecond so if someone tries him

- Very “who’s gon beat my ass about it??” Type beat

- People think y’all are so cute bc he’s so smiley and sweet to you

- DEFINITELY says filthy shit in your ear too

- Like he’s cuddly w everyone he likes so you’d be no different but he’s slipping his hands up your shirt

- Number one hype man when you get your hair done

- So extra

- “My baby so cute🥹🥹”

- Box braids are his favorite bc he can put charms and stuff in your hair

- also medium long locs bc imagining him walking up to you and pushing them out your face to see your eyes🥺

- Freak

- Probably sends you links to sex toys and is like

- “👀👀??”

-“I’m a visual learner btw”

- The MOST unserious character in this whole series so far

- His song is rodeo but just the flo Milli verse i WILL NOT ELABORATE!!

- Once he get to doing that thing where he lower his voice just call in sick bc you probably not walking

- Not that he doesn’t care about your pleasure it’s more he’s fucking until HE taps out so your brains can be soup but he’s not done so,,,,hold on?

- If you like me and a few inches shorter than him will be smug about it

- His personality is big enough to count as a size kink but being a little taller makes him get a big head

- Talks you through it the whole time

- Switching back and fourth between degrading and praise so fast it makes your head spin

- “Hm? Don’t tell me my little slut is tapping out? You were begging me so nicely earlier”

- only one who can say babygirl and it not be cringe 🤭

- “be a good boy and spread your legs for me, hm?”

- Really sloppy kisser during sex too

- Will tell you to stick your tongue out for him

- On the rougher side of kinky stuff

- Fucks you like it’s the last time he ever will every time

- Don’t care about getting caught bc either way he’s not stopping

- Probably how you’d end up sleeping w him and Isagi I fear

- Isagi is so sweet and megaru is MEAN

- Isagi trying to go slow and be gentle and Megaru over here pulling your hair calling you a pretty whore

- this man In grey sweatpants would end me

- APART OF THE SHORT KING BIG DICK CREW

- he’s tall by Japanese standards but juuuuust 3cm above average in American height

- he already walks out the shower naked w NO care in the world

- probably walks around the house like that too Ngl

- “I am returning to the natural state of my birth” I will glue your clothes to your body sir :/

- feel like he’s more girth than length like don’t get me wrong he def has a third leg but he’s gunna have to work you open

- “ Oh don’t worry, I’ll make sure it fits”

- Act right dick™️ so don’t push him too far in public

- Definitely a bad influence!! You’re trying to be normal in public and he gives you a look

- Next thing you know he’s on his knees for you in a bathroom or an empty hallway🙄

- In the locker room so many times the rest of his friends already know, and when you two disappear they not stepping foot in there

- Buys you lingerie because he’s your biggest hype man

- When you feel confident you’re the most sexy

- “Mmm you look so good in that cute outfit, you won’t be too mad if I tear it off right?”

- Spreads your legs wide and will make you look in the mirror and watch as he fingers you open

- The type of man who fucks you so good you would get his name tatted on your ass

- Your family actually is probably like “don’t you go corrupting that sweet boy”

- And behind closed doors he’s got his hand holding your hair in a tight fist as he makes himself comfy in your throat

- “Let me hold your hair up for you💕”

- L$D- asap Rocky is also his song

[dayseedrawz2]

My thoughts on episode 3 + theories!!

I'll talk more about this on my YT, but for now here's a tumblr version

(SPOILERS BELOW)

Okay so starting off, my unfiltered thoughts throughout the episode

-They actually spend time together when outside the adventures aww! (Not like they really have a choice, but still neat-)

-Jax being a bitch

-"Zooble turns Straight" Welp, the whooooooole fandom was right!

-Bubbles reversed dialouge. Damn they really don't want those content farms no more.

-CAINE AN POMNI INTERACTION YEAAAA (It was one piece of dialogue I'm so delusional)

-He made this adventure JUST for Zooble cuz they never go and he really wants them to GUYS HES NOT A VILLAN SEE?

-Jax being a bitch

-LUIGIS MANSION REFRENCE FUCKING YESSS

-Wow the visual here are super pretty :o

-...and horrifying

-Jax being a bitch

-I haven't mentioned yet but the lil quirky powers or whatever are cool

-Wow the lore Caine writes for these stories is just like your average artist who torments their OCs (he so me fr)

-2D ANIMATION!!! Also Kinger and Pomni being like the funniest duo ever

-HOLY FRICKLE FRACKLE THEY DEFINITELY DID NOT WANT CONTENT FARMS TO FIND THIS EPISODE

-the monster is awesome looking tho

-THE THERAPY SESSION SEGMENTSS AAA

-Also Caine has a Trans flag hanging somewhere in the circus neat

-He forgot he could use his powers to just teleport Zooble to him lol

-Back to the spooky stuff

-Wow Kinger can actually use a gun! (Never thought I'd be saying that sentence-)

-KINGER AND POMNI GO TO ACTUAL HELL WHILE THE REST JUST HAVE A TEA PARTY WITH MARTHA

-Also JAX IS TIED UP BAHAHAHA

- "You know how men are, always having the silliest priorities..." "Heh, dont i know it!" I think the bunny doll shippers really like that scene

-Zooble has some sorta body dismorphia and has opened up about it to Caine multiple times seems like

-Uhh Caine... you okay buddy? CAINE YOU GOOD BRO? CAI

-CAINE HAS EMOTIONS/SELF AWARNESS CONFIRMED???

-Pomni gets fucking posessed ok

-now we know why it looked like kinger was hitting Pomni with the shotgun

-KINGER AND QUEENIE WERE MARRIED CONFIRMED???

-Father daughter bonding aww...

-I love how the whole fandom took one good look at Ragatha and went:

GAY GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL GA-

-also Pomni and Ragatha are on good terms now aww...

-Caine and Zooble Should Pass that pipe from ep 2 and legitemently vent to each other

-Jax is pissed because the Jester actually had a good fucking day for once lmao stay mad

-NOW WE KNOW WHY HE STAYS IN THAT PILLOWFORT IM GONNA FUCKIN CRY NOW

Overall, this was definitely my favorite episode so far! The team is getting better each and every episode! SOOO much happened here!! I'm super excited to see what happens next!!

Okay, THEORY TIME!!

-Okay so to start lightly, so far, all the episodes we've seen contain:

Gangles mask breaking

Jax breaks the 4th wall

A cute/sad heart to heart conversation or interaction

A reference to angels or god or Christianity in some way

Interesting right?? Wonder if this keeps up...

-On the topic of Christianity, I saw a theory saying that if it's true that the gang developed the game (which may be true because of that computer science line), When Pomni says "I knew it would end up like this... He just wants me to suffer..." she may not be referring to Caine, but her Boss at CnA.

If that boss exists and is NOT named able, Imma be mildly upset-

-Okay, Alot of people have been talking about Jax being an NPC, and I wanna bring up my opinion on this:

As I mentioned earlier, he always breaks the 4th wall, witch could be seen as a character in a game being like "What do YOU think?" *Insert Game Options here*

I saw another theory saying that if this is true, Jax might be self aware or sentient to some degree, and This is why he tortures everyone. He knows that this world Revolves around the players and nit him so he wants to make them more miserable.

-OKAY, NOW WHAT (I) WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR... THE WHOLE DEAL WITH CAINE GLITCHING OUT AN' STUFF!

As one of many Caine angst connisuars on this platform, I really enjoyed this scene...

Caine knows that he only exists to make adventures and if he can't do it well enough than he serves ZERO purpouse and his existence is useless... (he's just like me fr)

This has SO MUCH POTENTIAL FOR A SERIES FINALE.

Since in each episode we've (mostly) seen a character being comforted (mostly Either Pomni being comforted OR someone being comforted BY Pomni)

What if the last episode had Caine and Pomni having a heart to heart?

(Shutup this is not about showtime I swear let me have this-)

Someone abstracts, (Ragatha or Kinger probably,) and it's Caine's last straw. He finally breaks and the circus goes into ruins. Pomni does her best to comfort him. This could go one of two ways:

Either she sucseeds and happy ending for everyone :D

OR, they fail and The Circus is destroyed, Taking Caine down with it.

Maybe then that would be how they escape cuz if Caine is emotionaly attached to the circus, it would be completely destroyed or erased if Caine finally broke...

The angst potential is crazy...

This is terrifyingly close to what I wanted to do with R-M AU UHHH I MEAN-

Anywayyyy I believe that's all! If yall have anymore theories lemme know!!

[cepheusgalaxy]

Happy STS! What is your favourite thing about your WIP/WIPs? :)

(Absolutely anything, just your favourite aspect of it be in within the story or outside of it!)

OHH :D *cracks knuckles*

Lets do a few

Espada

Espa is my favorite part. Shes just. !!! So fun and easy to draw. And to write. And she has the juiciest backstory ever.

I also like Sabreee and Guy. And Sethie. And Juste. Well okay I like all of them. But Espa is just the Best.

I also like it that it's living weapon whump because I Adore living weapon whump and also that I'm managing to actually write it!

Meine

I don't know, not sure. Maybe that it has a pretty cool cast! Different backstories and some neat character dynamics and everybody has a cool superpower. And the plot is a bit confusing to me even lmao but I love it that they get captured multiple times. Yay

Anima Saga

My favorite part its that its just pure fun!! Like so enormously fun. The very worldbuilding caters to my plot preferences and I get to put any culture for any character I want and also make shit up because it's fantasy. I know this applies to a lof of others because they are mostly fantasy and I always make things do for fun but anima??? Deserves a shoutout. Just anythingggg I want

LRRHC

I always abbreviate this one....because the title is so silly... but it's "little red riding hood cyberpunk". It is not exactly little red riding hood nor cyberpunk tho.

My favorite part is the worldbuilding! At some point I made up a lot of factions because I knew I wanted it to be a "dystopian society is at the verge of a revolution" kind of story so I thought itd be fun if there were different groups who wanted different sorts of revolutions. I got quite a fun aesthetic tho so I like that. It's in a document I don't touch much lately (leaving this wip and a few others in the back shelf) so i dont remember every detail

Across Time and Odds

The title....

No, fr tho, I'm Terrible with titles (case in point: "[main character name], [main character name], LRRHC") so this one is Nice and. I love it.

ALSO Dan. The mc. He is very fucked in the head and has a perfectionist complex and his gender makes some quite complicated situations to his dismay so it's fun to torture him with it.

Ein

I'm honestly not sure. This one is just a dear. I have guarded it for later bc tbh I don't think I can make it justice with my level of experience. Maybe Kaiki and his backstory. Maybe Kaiki's design? Maybe Arielle in general. Maybe the worldbuilding. ...probably not the title

9GOH

"The 9 gates of hell" which is an okay title! I like it. My favorite part is definitely, 100% sure, the magic system. I LOVE the magic system on this one.

TWOTHT

"The War Of The Human Throne"

The premise! I Do like the title too lmao. It's pretty cool.

Honorable mention:

[Yuri Fencing]

This is less of a wip and more of a fun project with my friend. We were talking about bad sports (we don't like sports in general but are totally not biased, trust me) and how say, rugby is so bad it wouldn't even have an anime, which somehow turned into making a rugby anime, which we decided to make yaoi because sports anime duh, but then we thought it'd be SO cool to make it yuri instead, and then we quit rugby because we don't like rugby and chose fencing instead.

My favorite part is that since it is an Anime (or a manga...? Visual novel...? I don't know how we might do this but thats irrelevant for now) we get to play with a lot of anime archetypes and conventions and elements which isn't something I always have the opportunity to do

We have japanese names! I like naming japanese characters because I get to learn how to write them. The protagonists name, for example, is Yayoi, written as 夜宵 (night + evening) and her love interest rival is Hakui (白衣, white + clothing/coat). It was fun to decide

Totally not yayoi, similar to 'yayoi' as a callback to yuri on ice, a yaoi anime with an mc called 'yuri'

And character archetypes!!! We have a rich kid, a delinquent, an inexpressive girl, even a nerd sidekick! Its lots of fun

[po3tbbygirl]

La La Land 🎞️

CHAPTER 1 (Remus Lupin x fem!oc)

content warnings: industry pressure, burnout, self-doubt, mental exhaustion, career struggles, substance use (drinking and hella smoking), anxiety, unhealthy habits. The weather was dreadful.

a/n: just a lady with micro bangs

"I don't know, Marlenne," the brown-haired woman sighed, lighting her second cigarette of the day with shaky fingers. She flicked the lighter closed, its metallic click sharp in the silence of the room. "The entire crew is going mad! The production company is breathing down my neck about the new script, and no actor wants to work with me. No wonder, though—I can barely pay ten pounds an hour!"

"Blair, I'm so sorry things are going south..."

Blair exhaled a cloud of smoke, staring at the crumpled coffee cup on her desk. It was still half-full, but she hadn’t touched it since the morning. She appreciated Marlenne's attempts to comfort her, but after so many reassuring words, a part of her wondered if she was truly cut out for this industry.

"Marlenne," she sighed again, her voice quieter now, "I love you, but can we continue this another time? I have class in half an hour, and my car broke down this morning."

"...You're taking the tube?”

Blair didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she set her phone down on the table with an audible thunk, her delicate wrist brushing the edge of the chair. Twisting her hair into a messy bun, she left her bangs to frame her gaunt face, the angles of her cheekbones more pronounced than she remembered.

"Yikes," Marlenne muttered on the other end before the line went silent.

[◉"]

Blair stared blankly at the page in front of her, her textbook open to a discussion on color theory.

"…Directors and cinematographers use color palettes intentionally, employing techniques like color grading to enhance visuals. For example, vibrant hues might represent fantasy or optimism, while desaturated colors evoke realism or bleakness…"

She sighed and ran her hand through her hair, her bracelet sliding loosely down her wrist. The paper felt impossible, and her stomach churned slightly—not with hunger, but from the coffee she’d been sipping since morning. Tossing her pen aside, she stepped onto her small balcony, cigarette already in hand. The chill of the evening air seeped through her thin shirt, brushing against her skin like a reminder of how much the temperature had dropped.

Suddenly, her apartment door slammed open.

"Hey! We're leaving in ten—what the fuck?!"

Blair turned her head lazily to look at Marlenne, who stood wide-eyed in the doorway. "What?" she muttered, blowing out another puff of smoke.

Marlenne waved the air in front of her face dramatically, coughing for effect. "How many of those have you had today, Blair? Jesus. The balcony’s practically a chimney."

Blair rolled her eyes, tapping the ash off her cigarette. "Second one," she said flatly.

Marlenne raised a skeptical brow. "Second one since I got here, maybe."

Blair ignored the comment, blowing another stream of smoke into the cool air.

"What do you mean, 'what'?" Marlenne mocked her tone with exaggerated indignation. "I told you I’d take you to meet some people!"

Blair’s posture stiffened. "What?! No, Marlenne! I can't! I need to finish this assignment, get Minnie’s project done, and get my shit together before the prod company meeting—"

Before Blair could protest further, they were both tearing through her closet, pulling out clothes at a frantic pace. Blair found herself frowning at a pair of jeans Marlenne tossed aside—ones that used to fit better than they did now. Eventually, they settled on a backless top paired with dark-wash jeans. Marlenne handed her favorite Mary Janes with a smirk.

"For luck," Marlenne said with a wink.

Blair muttered something inaudible but allowed herself to be swept into the bathroom. Marlenne expertly fixed her disheveled hair, applying quick but flawless makeup.

"Who even are these people?" Blair asked, watching her friend in the mirror.

Marlenne froze mid-swipe with her mascara wand, giving her a blank stare. "Did you even listen to me earlier?"

Blair blinked and offered a sheepish smile. "No..."

Marlenne rolled her eyes. "You’ll thank me later."

[◉"]

"So... what's this nutter plan of yours again?"

"You know the guy I told you about from my childhood?" Blair glanced sideways at Marlenne, her expression curious.

"Jace?"

Marlenne rolled her eyes dramatically, flicking her hair over her shoulder. "James. It's James, not Jace, okay? Anyway, I saw him recently in a coffee shop, of all places. You know how I am, right? I can’t keep my mouth shut for more than five minutes, and of course, he’s the same way. We started talking, and I couldn’t stop asking about what he's been up to. And it turns out, he’s been working with some people who would actually be really honoured to work with you."

"Yes, honored. They saw your Dreamer thing—"

"The Dreamers? No one saw that!" Blair laughed, incredulous.

"Hey! Four thousand views on YouTube is not ‘no one,’ alright?" Marlenne shot back, half-laughing herself as they rounded a corner and neared the entrance to Seb's place. "You have no idea how many people in this industry would kill for that kind of exposure. Four thousand’s a decent start."

Blair shifted her weight, still unsure, but Marlenne didn’t seem to notice as she pressed on. "Anyway, Lily and Sirius—remember them from the old neighborhood? My other childhood friends—are both desperate to get into the industry. They’d do anything to break in. I’m telling you, they're perfect for this. And listen, I know how much you value your creative freedom, but there’s this other guy, Remus. He’s an amazing writer, seriously.” 

Blair rubbed her chin thoughtfully. "And James?"

"Well, James, yeah. He said he can help with... whatever you need, really. He’s got connections, knows a few people. He can open doors for you, if you give him the chance."

Blair stopped for a moment, looking hesitant. She didn’t like the sound of it—something felt off, but Marlenne’s enthusiasm was contagious.

"Look," Marlenne continued, her voice a little softer, trying to reassure her, "he’s just a rich kid who doesn’t want to live off his dad’s money, alright? He wants to prove he can do something on his own. He can help finance some of your stuff. You need someone with a little money to throw around if you’re serious about getting into the industry, and he’s a good guy, Blair. Just... trust me on this."

Blair stared at her for a moment, eyes narrowing, before letting out a sigh. She didn’t like depending on anyone, especially not someone she barely knew anymore. But Marlenne had a way of making things sound so simple, even when they weren’t.

"Alright," Blair muttered, pulling her jacket tighter around her, "I’ll think about it."

"Good!" Marlenne grinned, proud of her persuasive skills. "And trust me, you won’t regret it."

[◉"]

“And all of that is going to be… a musical?”

Remus was stunned, to say the least. His eyebrows furrowed, and he leaned forward slightly, as if trying to understand what had just come out of Blair’s mouth.

Blair didn’t notice his shock at first. She was busy chatting with the bartender, her usual easy smile on her face as he served her another drink.The rest of the group at the table was in full celebration mode, laughing and talking excitedly about their new project. As Blair had explained what she wanted the movie to be about, they had all eagerly jumped at the chance to work on it, their enthusiasm palpable. But Remus seemed a bit... taken aback.

“Yes… a musical," Blair said, finally turning her attention back to Remus. She tilted her head slightly, a playful glint in her eyes, "Marlenne said Sirius has some decent writing skills, and if we cut some expenses, we can get someone else to work with him. Make the project work, you know?"

Remus nodded slowly, still processing the idea. "What are they called, then?"

Blair’s lips curled into a slight, almost secretive smile. "Huh?"

“Your characters… what are they called?”

Blair looked around the dimly lit pub, her gaze lingering for a moment before it found the bartender, who was adjusting bottles behind the counter. She smiled at him, a brief flicker of familiarity in her eyes, then turned back to Remus. "Oh, um… they’re Mia and,” she hesitated, before adding, “Sebastian."

Remus couldn’t help but let out a short, surprised laugh. Blair's grin only widened, clearly enjoying his reaction.

"Really?" he asked, a little amused. "Sebastian? As in..."

Blair shrugged casually, almost nonchalantly. "Yep, as in my favorite bartender. I thought it had a nice ring to it." Her slender fingers wrapped around her drink with ease, a small movement, but one that caught his attention. Her posture, too, leaned just slightly, as if too comfortable in her own skin.

Remus chuckled again, his eyes lingering on her for a moment before he spoke, charmed but still processing. "I see. So, Mia and Sebastian... sounds like a star-crossed love story, huh?"

Blair let the question linger, her lips curving into something playful but unreadable. "Maybe. Or maybe it’s not what you think at all." She gave him a look that made it hard for him to tell whether she was teasing or just keeping him on edge. She leaned back a bit, the edge of her shirt falling loose at the sides, and Remus couldn’t help but notice how it subtly hugged the lines of her frame.

He gave a little smile, though a part of him felt slightly intrigued by her quiet confidence. "You like keeping people guessing, don’t you?"

Blair didn’t immediately respond, and instead, she took a slow sip from her glass, her eyes meeting his with a calm that only deepened his curiosity. "Maybe I just like to keep things interesting."

There was a long pause. Remus opened his mouth to speak again, but before he could get another word out, Blair was already moving away, slipping through the crowd without another glance.

He stared after her, unsure whether he should follow.

[kopivie]

(genshin/zzz/hsr rant incoming. these are all my personal opinions.)

look, varesa is cute, i guess, but genshin impact is becoming so disappointing that i sincerely can't indulge in it anymore. i'm not even joking.

for example: varesa is iansan's pupil – that's who is quoted in her character intro on twitter. but if that's the case, why the fuck is iansan – the literal promo character for natlan – a 4 star with grey skin, while varesa is a 5 star? how much fucking sense does that make? did the devs forget that iansan was the character who was pushed in that trailer showcasing the nations all those years ago?

i understand that ningguang got the same treatment, being a 4 star and all, but in spite of that, we got displays of her strength and significance countless times. meanwhile, iansan isn't even remotely the same skin color as she was in the promo trailer.

also, varesa is meant to be "plus size" but... really? c'mon, dude. her thighs and arms are just drawn thicker, that's all. give her a tummy and rounder cheeks, at least. or some fucking melanin, for crying out loud. if anything, it's just an excuse to create a character that eats a lot and has fat in the "right" places. ugh.

(also, why the fuck do npcs get to have melanin, but not playable characters? cyno, xinyan, sethos, and candace are special cases, but the sumeru characters from the desert should definitely be darker since they're literally from the desert. and if natlan characters are based on indigenous and/or african cultures, their skin tones should reflect that. the most striking aspects of their designs are the colors that appear when they use their nightsoul blessings, but it's wasted since they're all so fucking pale. but okay. whatever.)

something that people have been complaining about lately is that genshin impact fell off super hard after the release of fontaine, and i have to agree. while i'm personally not as enthusiastic about fontaine's characters as i am about those that came before, fontaine was still super compelling, the characters were interesting, and the story as a whole was pretty cool. natlan had the potential to be the same, what with the plot being so morbid, canonically relevant, and emotional, but the characters flopped so hard that natlan as a whole feels soulless. the momentum crashed and fucking burned.

which is disheartening, to say the least. the most vibrant nation – both in terms of visuals, aesthetics, and culture – reduced to absolutely nothing because of how fucking soggy the cast is. it's bad enough that hoyoverse refuses to handle characters with melanin with any sort of care & openly fuses and disrespects several cultures from vastly different countries, but i digress.

because i need you to be so fr: what is kinich's favorite food? what's the deal with k'uhul ajaw? what about mualani's past? outside of mavuika, what do you actually know about any of natlan's playable characters? genuinely. excluding what you experience in tribal chronicles, the archon quest, and reading through their character stories, what do you really know about them?

characters like kazuha and xiao are so easy to cling to because you've seen so much of them. xiao's aloof and self-sacrifical nature melted away very quickly even before we got tons of content to watch him evolve. hell, even jeht, a fucking npc, got infinitely more character depth than some playable characters have to this day. so why are natlan's characters so fucking hollow?

another thing i've seen people mention is that genshin has become gooner or waifu bait, which... yeah..? i guess? people try to counter that argument by pointing at zenless zone zero, but that argument falls flat when you understand that zzz never tried to be anything else. a lot of people got into zzz for nicole's tits and stayed for the lore, great mechanics, and generous reward system. zzz literally baited people and is doing a pretty good job balancing it out, if you ask me. the fanservice is blatant because that's exactly what they chose to be.

like seriously, if you look at zenless zone zero's pre-release cbt vs. what it looks like now, you'll find that they censored quite a bit of the game. it's still fan service heavy with a lot of jiggle physics, but it doesn't distract from the content of the game in any way. like it's evident, but not uncomfortably so. if it was, i'm sure the game would get far more hate.

take jane doe as an example. her trailers are insanely erotic. she literally oozes sex appeal even though her occupation technically doesn't require her to make use of it. but does that detract from her character in the special story? nope. it's not even something she utilizes, actually. she's simply a fantastic actress, convincing even seth, a fellow pubsec officer, that she's a bad guy. (i know he's supposed to be naïve, but c'mon. she had so many people fooled.)

on the other hand, genshin never advertised itself as such. fanservice was expected, but it was never their main selling point – and don't misunderstand me, it still isn't, but it doesn't feel that way anymore.

genshin was supposed to be that one revolutionary gacha game with complex lore, fun fight mechanics, cool character designs, and cultural references. obviously it delivered, but lately it's been... shamelessly leaning in a certain direction. in fact, it's leaning so far that the game itself is lacking in actual compelling content.

also, the devs adding the ability to skip through certain things doesn't do much for player retention imo. because once you skip through these things and collect your materials, what's left? an event that you don't care about that yields little to no meaningful rewards? articles are being made about how barren the updates have become and if you're like me and you've got endless quests that could be completed, there's no real incentive for completing them.

the developers of honkai star rail are so observant that they recognized that the game is evolving in such a way that renders their early release characters useless. so what are they promising to do? buff the old characters so that they're still useful, even as the combat evolves beyond what those early characters were made for. i'm not sure if they're buffing all of them, but to ensure people can still play the game with old characters (without having to spend money/resources to get the new ones), they're fixing the game so that that is possible.

sunday may have been released before this announcement, but he was definitely the first step because he gave jing yuan, a character that got power crept by literally everyone released after him, more value. that's how you refresh a game, dammit.

zenless zone zero isn't old enough to warrant such changes, nor does it have such complex combat mechanics. the characters are organized into five categories – support, anomaly, stun, attack, and defense – and every agent that comes out has their own unique animations & ways to expand upon their designated combat role. even without proper synergy between agents, you can still succeed.

even the element distribution is unique in zzz. the canonical reason for there being only three ether characters is because developing ether weapons is expensive and ether is a dangerous element that can corrupt the user, so not many can use it. (this is just my assumption, but) zhu yuan likely has ether bullets because she's got pubsec to pay for her weapons, and nicole is nicole, so she probably has some secret connection who gave her the suitcase.

also, the dev team understands that ether is unique to the world of zzz, so they're being extremely careful when handling it. that said, it's safe to assume that the abundance of agents who use more natural elements – ice/frost, fire, physical, and electric – is due in part to the fact that it's simply safer for agents to fight using things that are easily accessible and less prone to corrupting them.

there's also the matter of certain pieces of canon lore being shown in regular gameplay, such as miyabi's hair glowing. with her w-engine her hair glows indefinitely, but without it, it still glows. in canon, her father and other citizens have seen that glow whenever she fights – hence why you can see it in combat. that's fucking amazing; the consistency is absolutely wild.

i'm not saying all of this to say that genshin lacks these traits; you can absolutely achieve the same synergy using unconventional team comps and so on. there's also aspects of lore being shown through on-field character action, be it via combat or idles. but because most of genshin's true value is hidden behind endless walls of text and occasionally hard-to-locate items, it falls short. players communicate ways to improve the game and sometimes the devs will answer, but they'll over-deliver and make things upsetting all over again like they did with the over-simplified puzzles.

inazuma was fun imo because the puzzle difficulty was perfect. complex, but not overly so. sumeru expanded on that beautifully, and world quests for both nations were riveting from start to finish.

natlan has its own gimmick, being the nation of war, after all. everything is centered around combat which is understandable and fun. but once again, i sincerely feel like natlan is just... underwhelming. the potential fizzles out upon contact.

my point in saying all of this is just to reiterate something that i've said several times on this blog: genshin impact is no longer appealing to me. it no longer gets me as amped up as it used to. i don't yearn for updates or characters – quite frankly, i don't care anymore. i treat genshin the same way i treat k-pop idols that i used to obsess over; i tune in for important updates but don't bother engaging any further than that. genshin is only interesting for the lore and theories at this point.

the characters still hold a special place in my heart, though i can't really say i care for anyone post-sumeru. i'm at the point where i'm more fascinated by fanart and creating fic ideas than actually engaging with the damn game itself. i want to do things like explore sumeru and inazuma all over again, but... i dunno. genshin's grown dull and has done nothing but disappoint me as of late, and it's breaking my heart. i could obtain new characters all i wanted, but still not give a damn.

i got arlecchino and i was excited until i pulled clorinde's weapon. i got arlecchino to a point where she's playable and for a time, i was excited to go back to building the characters that i've been itching to build for years so i could have various team comps to swap out and have fun with. but did i follow through? no. that's not a new development; genshin's always been tedious. but it's not laziness that's stopping me anymore – it's the fact that i just don't care.

it will forever confuse me how genshin impact put hoyoverse on the map and yet that's the game that fell apart first. instead of improving genshin directly, it almost seems as though zzz and hsr are learning from genshin's mistakes.

genshin locks talent and weapon materials behind real world time constraints; you can only obtain a specific mat on a specific day. but in hsr and zzz, all mats are available at all times. i'm aware that this is due to the fact that there are significantly less materials since those games are smaller, but my point remains. like, instead of locking mats behind a specific day of the week, why not combine the hsr strat and choose a difficulty along with the specific mat you want whenever you pick a domain? why make this so damn difficult?

zzz and hsr are also more generous with their rewards, be it for events or otherwise. why not allow genshin to do the same? it's weird, but of little concern to me at this point tbh.

i just wanted to get that out my system. i'm not mad, just... fiercely disappointed.

[annimator]

THEY GOT MY FUCKING YURI

(I AM FEELING EMOTIONS OVER THAT NEW EPISODE)

• “Hannah was ALSO pissed at Spencer for eliminating Tristan.” TRISTANNAH MENTION

• “And Diego… Oh, and Amelie! Hannah’s lost a lot of friends.” BOY DON’T DO HANNAH DIRTY LIKE THAT LMAO

• NOT TREVOR & DEREK SHIT-TALKING THE CONTESTANTS DURING THE CHALLENGE RECAP

• The visual of Spencer’s icon changing from red to blue was kinda cool ngl

• intro :D

• my god it fucking hurts to see all the contestants during the intro knowing who got eliminated

• THIS FUCKING DORK GETS SCARED SO EASILY LMAOO

• ANA’S SO UNPHASED BY RICHARD’S STORY

• “I almost peed myself”

• Spencer really did that weird-ass flashing glasses thing on his way to blue campsite lol

• DAMN LOGAN GOT HIS ASS

• SPENCER SWAPPED WITH ISABEL? yeah sure ok

• “The lord works in mysterious ways! Less mysterious next time, please!” mood lol

• Zaid originally being catholic before getting busy with school is mood, he’s just like me fr

• Benji’s trying his best. you’re doing great bestie

• Oooooo, Jade’s cooking

• wait, she was keeping the idol under her shirt-dress thingy?

• OOP, LOOK’S LIKE ISA & JADE ARE IN AN ALLIANCE

• YURI TENSION! YURI TENSION!

• “Being voted out by your own team shows he’s not a worthy member.” Gift of prophecy right here

• BRO WAIT ANA’S BACKSTORY??

• WDYM HER PARENTS FORCED HER TO BE A MODEL TO GET OUT OF FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, WHICH LED TO HER CHILDHOOD BEING LOST. WHAT’S WITH PARENTS IN DC BEING ABSOLUTE SHIT

• “You trust me right?” “…” TENSIONNNNN

• WAIT HOLY SHIT THEY’RE HOLDING HANDS & HEADING SOMEWHERE SECRET

• Nat & I are thinking the same thing lol

• THEY WANT SPENCER TO SPILL THE TEA, PLZ DO BRIT BOY

• NAT THOUGHT HIM & DIEGO WERE A THING. GIRL I WISH

• “Sorry he got voted off, by the way. Shit must’ve hurted.” SHE DOESN’T KNOW SPENCER WILLINGLY VOTED DIEGO OFF OH MY GOD

• DAMN SPENCER, HOP THE FUCK OFF OF NAT. FYM SHE’S OBNOXIOUS & ALL THAT NEGATIVE SHIT

• THEY’RE EXPLORING LOGAN’S SEXUALITY, LEZGOOOO

• MARISSA RLLY BROUGHT ANA TO A CARNIVAL GAME TO MAKE HER SMILE MY GOD THIS YURI’S AMAZING

• THEY BROUGHT UP THE KISS FROM EPISODE 6

• “I have to tell you something…” FR THO, DID ANYONE ELSE HERE THINK ANA WAS GONNA CONFESS &/OR COME OUT TO MARISSA DURING THIS SCENE

• “Her childhood seemed… difficult. But I wanted to give her a moment where her walls could come down. Even just for a second.” AWWWWW

• HELP EVERYONE ON BLUE TEAM MISSED ISABEL, BUT NO ONE (besides Benji ig) MISSED SPENCER’S BITCHASS

• Trevek doing matching poses when introducing the carousel was cute

• “Yeah, i’d never let my kids on those things.” COWARD

• Literally my mind during this whole challenge kept replaying Maze of Life over & over again.

• THIS CAROUSELLLLLLL

• “They’re much less fractured.” YEAH. BLUE TEAM RLLY DOES GIVE OFF FOUND FAMILY VIBES

• mlm wlw violence

• technically Spencer was confirmed to be pan (he’s just like me fr), but yknow

• “Of course, you’re an informant.” “And, you’re delusional!” DAMNNNN

• GET HIS ASS ANA

• Benji locked the fuck in, life is so beautiful

• wait what

• oh ok

• “Zaid, you got a dump-truck, so—.” “I GOT A WHAT?” lmaooooo

• OH MY GOD IVY’S AGREEING WITH BENJI

• aw Hannah cares for Benji :D

• Damn this carousel music sucks ass. What the hell is Logan on

• RICHARD, YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TEASED DEREK & TREVOR LIKE THAT

• L Marissa

• Lynda, shut the fuck up

• THE BESTIES

• Looking back, Nat wasn’t wrong about Spencer being bad for the team

• DAMN RICHARD WENT FLYING

• HOW THE FUCK DID ANASTASIA MANAGE TO PULL LOGAN BACK ONTO HIS SEAT

• Trevor’s having too much fun my god

• Derek, your man’s losing his shit

• AWWW TREVOR SMILING AFTER LOOKING AT DEREK’S FUCKING ADORABLE

• Are Ana & Logan really betting on who’s sleeping outside

• FUCK YEAH HANNAH SAVED HERSELF

• OH SHIT LYNDA SAW ANA’S ADVANTAGE

• uh oh, Spencer’s offering a vote to Lynda

• “We got this Spencer! Spencer?” HELP THE WAY SPENCER FELL OFF HIS SEAT WHEN IT PANNED BACK TO HIM

• “Isabel & Zaid win Red Team’s first immunity in what feels like centuries! Eons, even! I cannot believe Red is actually winning something! OH MY GOD! DEREK, QUICK! COME LOOK!” TREVOR, RELAX

• “Guess you could say I— I was you saving grace!” “You’re quite the miracle worker, little lady.” Ngl Isa & Zaid have a good dynamic :v

• DAMN SPENCER ANGST WITH HIM BEING USED TO BEING VOTED & STUFF??? OK

• MORE YURI TENSIONNNNN

• WELL FUCK, LYNDA & SPENCER REALLY ARE GONNA VOTE TOGETHER

• DAMN WE GOT ANOTHER ANARISSA MOMENT

• MORE ANASTASIA BACKSTORY POG. ALSO W SUNSET BACKGROUND

• ANASTASIA BEING INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY MAKES SO MUCH SENSE

• “I’m too busy being in front of the camera to take time to shoot my own photos, but… there’s something so special about capturing a given moment of time… I’m being silly, aren’t i?” “Not at all. Maybe one day we can take some photos… together.” MY HEARTT

• ALSO THIS IS THE SECOND FUCKING TIME I THOUGHT Y’ALL WERE GONNA KISS. HURRY THE FUCK UP

• Ngl, Richard & Nat’s convo was really sweet. Love me some gay trans solidarity

• I’m scared for this elimination ngl. I DON’T WANNA ANY OF THESE GUYS TO GO. LYNDA GREW ON ME LAST EPISODE

• Well shit, bye Spencerrrr it was nice knowing you

• wait

• WAIT WHAT THE FUCK

• ARE YOU GUYS ACTUALLY FUCKING SERIOUS

• NOT MY FUCKING YURIIIII

• WHO THE FUCK VOTED HER

• SPENCER YOU BITCH

• YOU TOO LYNDA, WHAT THE HELL? I WAS JUST STARTING TO CHANGE MY OPINION ON YOU

• OH MY GOD THIS IS LITERALLY TOM’S ALL STARS ELIMINATION ALL OVER AGAIN. THEY LITERALLY HAVE THE SAME COLORS IF YOU SQUINT

• “Ana, It’s Ok. At least now, I have time to figure out my next steps. Thank you… for always being by my side.” “But I don’t want you to go!” “Hey… this isn’t goodbye. We’ll see each other again.” “We will.” Y’ALL COULD’VE KISSED MAN

• Jesus fucking Christ, Spencer. You’re a great character & I still like you, but seeing you’re elimination’s gonna be so therapeutic

• Natalia :(

• AVENGE YOUR GIRLFRIEND ANA, I BELIEVE IN YOU

• Yeah great episode as always, besides… y’know

• Anyways elimination devastation ranking

5th - Amelie

4th - Ted

3rd - Alessio/Diego

2nd - Marissa (yeah)

1st - Tristan

[adachimerica]

quick lq lounge

aka im deliberately ignoring how its past midnight because i like my lineart a lot for these past few posts so fuck it

anger ribbon this time.

more behind the cut

hoooooo boy, back to HQ classique.

it was really fun to get to draw classic hq after all this time - cool to see how he looks now in my style after like, a bajillion years. (fr tho at least 5 lol)

anger!! i like how his cape kinda looks like fire, its very dramatic. his nose also immediately starts bleeding, as part of his sort of regression into his past state....

lq being like 'oh jesus christ i thought we were done with nosebleeds', jokes on you asshole its always nosebleed oclock in lq land

i had an extra face edit i didnt end up using:

this was going to be for a small aside of 'ok y'all don't be fuckin weird about this' to the audience as hes about to do a forehead press, but ultimately i figured they're kinda in their own world rn and idk how much lq remembers the audience is there

and then, of course:

i.... no joke, really really like how this one came out. drawing LQs profile has always been exceedingly difficult for me (there are some, uhm, faces out there on his blog that are.... bad lol. wack) but i feel like it finally clicked for me a bit? shrug

also i like how this is very much a visual metaphor for LQ where he was before, and now LQ where they are presently. also i like their little speech at the end, and at last the reveal of what tf lq was doing in the field.

YAY

[quixtrix]

could the niji 6 theoretically function as a kpop group?

i found out last night that apparently the niji 6 is a group that while, yes they do commit war crimes and murder, they also are a performing group. the art book states that their moves are choreographed to at least some extent! now that begs the question;

could they rise to the top of the charts and become korea's eden's top group of the century?

let's find out! let's begin with each member and how they're presented: - the captain, red. bombastic and arrogant - the tank, blue. silent and a tank - the sass, violet. snarky and quick-witted - the go-getter, black. excited and a bit too prepared - the smarts, yellow. knows bullshit and keeps the team on track - the green one. has a gun we have a lot to work with, obviously! now before we start, im going to say that we're going to ignore their canonical piles of bodies and child soldier endorsements they have under their belt! anyways, the main things for a kpop group to thrive, regardless of vocal talent, are coordination, visuals, and personality. starting off with coordination, we clearly see that bodily there is a lot of coordination! they get into perfect poses for their team intro stances AND they move as a perfect unit. it's honestly admirable. they even make a satisfying idle position. it shows off their personalities well!

you can tell there is personality to each of them! from the imposing stature of blue, to the spotlight hungry red, to black ready to fire, it's clear this was practiced to exemplify their greatest personality traits! so for coordination, i WOULD give them 5 stars, however, clearly red's own desires override the entire group's objectives as whole, throwing off the whole balance that the niji 6 would have. so for red, 3 stars. he got them blown up for fucks sake talking about personality, unfortunately red really takes up all the space for it. we get snippets of it with the dialogue that they all (as in four of them) exchange with each other, with red being the most memorable. we do see a few bits within black, yellow, and violet though. black is clearly all too excited to fight against gay people, pink is teasing with the 'i was just asking myself, can i get the arm?' and yellow with the clear callout to his leader's ego. in fact, violet's personality seems to clash with red a lot, as when red is being cocky about taking care of the vr facility, violet is the one to say "thats fucking bullshit, you could barely handle rayman." the two of them were in fact about to get into an argument before yellow, clearly the voice of reason within the group, calls attention to dolph. so there is some entertainment value within the group dynamics, and there is thankfully a mediator of sorts. i would say they could possibly be a good group, but would have plenty of drama. if they can find a good balance between drama and friendship, they'd thrive. as they are now, i'd say 3.8 stars. lastly, visuals. i'll begin with the men, as they (of course) have the greatest visual variation. we get something for everyone here! to take from the ouran host club, blue is the silent intimidating broad body type, yellow is the cool and collected slightly skinnier type, and red has a big ass. no im so fr he has a big ass. why does his ass matter? let me tell you about monsta x. it's a group that is sadly disbanded but one of their most popular members, wonho, is known for a lot of things. his vocals, his charm, his big fucking muscles

like holy fucking shit??? genuinely we dont get kpop stars like this he's on the uncommon side. thats why he's renowned. it's insane. women and gay men alike adore him. also idk if hes really that renowned im a casual kpop fan but TRUST. that man has millions of followers on instagram and i guarantee not all of them were monsta x or kpop stans. ik im not a monsta x fan but i still follow him now if we take in the fact that the ENTIRE niji 6 is built, then we could reasonably come to the conclusion that visuals? banger. the women are also definitely muscular as well. like wlw are the strongest soldiers the kpop industry have. they'd buy the shit out of every bit of niji 6 merch. so i'd say a tentative 4 stars, because what if they face reveal and the general population finds them ugly??? the allure is a major factor, but it goes away when the mask is gone. now, i would say that yes, absolutely, the niji 6 would thrive at the top as a kpop group. however, the bigoted nature of red would have them cancelled by the first promotion. so unfortunately, since red can't shut the fuck up, the niji 6 would be eaten alive by the kpop stans. at least their fan chant goes hard