#not tagging this with the character!

[getvalentined]

Honestly I really like your thoughts on Angeal and his flaws, and it sucks that most ppl and even SE want to sweep said flaws under the rug. Plus i can get why you dislike him as a person in-universe, his actions make everything worse for everyone including how he hurts and dimisses Genesis despite being childhood friends (and having a whole fandom excusing his bad actions while blaming your fav for daring to exist is Obnoxius at the bare minimun).

In any case, people keep asking for complicated morally gray stories yet can't handle the angelic noble manly guy not really being a good guy and the odd mean redhead not really being a bad guy. And that's the whole point of Crisis Core isn't it? Going in with Shinra colored glasses and then seeing the illusion crumble and get crushed beneath the weight of its sins, and how you need to free yourself of its lies least it drags you down with it.

Anyways, apologies if my ramble got too long, the point is that you get him aka he sucks and owes the mother of apologies to Zack, Gen n Seph

Thank you so much!

I honestly find Angeal to be a super compelling character—his story is a tragedy from the very start, not just because of how he was made but because of how he was raised, because of who he is and how he interfaces with the world around him.

They actually nailed it in First SOLDIER, which was a surprise to me after how he's been handled in the EC version of Crisis Core; he's arrogant, sanctimonious, self-important, and genuinely believes that he's right every step of the way because that's how he was brought up. You can see the pressure he had to prove himself to be as good as his mother presumably told him he was, and how it's shaped him into this person. You can also kinda see how people without a lot of personal interactions with him could end up viewing him as a self-motivated go-getter with a heart of gold, but it's just as clear that even a cursory focus on his actual behavior that he's terribly flawed in very specific ways even as a teenager, and those flaws only deepen with time. He doesn't have the gruff-voiced mystique used to cover up his demeaning treatment of others in the future, the facade is less comprehensive at this point than it will be by the time Zack comes into the picture, but you can see how he's building it up, and it's super interesting.

I don't like Angeal as a person, but I find him so compelling as a character—this is someone who was brought up by a woman whose entire history is a mass of grey to black morality without him knowing it, and rather than ever question that maybe this isn't how the world works, he decided that the entire world was wrong. That's what ends up breaking him in the end, and it's really fucking sad. If Gillian had been different, I think he'd be a much more pleasant character to interact with, but I honestly really like the juxtaposition between his abrasive self-righteousness and his perfect honorable good boy presentation.

My major issue honestly comes from fandom refusing to admit that his behavior is anything but what he insists it is. He's honestly kind of a bully, but he's "nice" and he says that he's honorable, so very few people ever want to discuss it. The standard claim is that the writing in CC is just bad and that's why he seems so inconsistent, but the same "inconsistency" presents in EC, nine years prior to his death in Modeoheim, eight years prior to Genesis defecting in Wutai. This "inconsistency" is consistent in how he's written, whether in CC or EC or even DFFOO.

It's not inconsistency, it's hypocrisy. He's a hypocrite, that's part of his character. Honor and responsibility and nobility are what he says they are, and only what he says they are, and if he behaves in any way to the contrary, it's still good because he did it and he can't be anything else. It's really interesting to see this sort of personality portrayed so well, and I wish more people were willing to explore it! This is part of what makes him so compelling! The tragedy of his own self-loathing being what tore his whole world apart! Amazing. Brilliant. I love that. He's terrible and it's great.

[bonesbunns]

Mel ✨

[kamikazeonwings]

characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

[mearchy]

my favorite genre of fictional character is like "i am terrifying to almost everyone, i'm very good at killing, i can endure anything, i've become exceptionally good at playing into my reputation, and if you try to give me positive social interaction i will react with confusion and cower in a corner like an abused animal. and i may try to shoot you. but there is also a chance i may imprint on you like a feral dog receiving its first loving touch! good luck."

[juunipupu]

Knight and the enemy within

[saszor]

Overview of some topics when it comes to drawing characters who are burn survivors.

DISCLAIMER. Please keep in mind that this is an introductory overview for drawing some burn scars and has a lot of generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. I'm calling this introductory because I hope to get people to actually do their own research before drawing disabled & visibly different characters rather than just making stuff up. Think of it as a starting point and take it with a grain of salt (especially if you have a very different art style from mine).

Talking about research and learning... don't make your burn survivor characters evil. Burn survivors are normal people and don't deserve to be constantly portrayed in such a way.

Consider supporting me on ko-fi if you find this to be helpful.

edit: apparently tum "queerest place on the internet" blr hates disabled people so much that this post got automatically filtered. cool!

second way more important edit: How are people seeing this post where I specifically talk about burn survivors being normal, real people, and still tag this as "TW body horror"? Not a single one of these drawings or pictures is a fresh injury. All of them are healed. How the hell would you feel if someone tagged a photo of you as "trigger warning: gore"?

Disabled people are not your fucking body horror. Grow up.

[pyroinfusedtiger]

Posting this everywhere til im not obsessed with it anymore

[ra3kiv]

sea, swallow me

[skyrim-forever]

big plans tonight

[color-ns]

Sometimes tweeter people know their stuff- this is the right kind of toxic angst I want to read.

[zzoupz]

my first actual contribution. hello mouthwashers

[beastwhimsy]

"I should draw Māori Miku!" I said to myself. "Just a fun sketch, it shouldn't take me long" I said to myself. Six hours later I come to with this in front of me and a wrist begging for mercy but holy fuck worth it. I love this trend this was so much fun

PLEASE DON'T REPOST ON OTHER SITES!!! ASK ME FIRST!!!!!

DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES ETC.... I'm Pākehā, meaning I am not of Māori descent. I hold so much respect for Māori people, for their values and traditions, and for the fierce pride with which kapa haka is performed. I thought if I was going to design a Māori Miku, it makes sense to dress her in a kapa haka kākahu, as her whole thing is singing and dancing!!! The moko kauae is not based off any real person's. I referenced the temporary moko kauae a lot of kapa haka performers wear!! Was tricky finding out whether or not depicting her with a moko kauae was a good idea, so I went the safe route- showing an aspect of Māori culture without stepping over any boundaries!! Brown eyed Miku is everything to me shout out brown eyed Miku.... I referenced like seven different outfits to put hers together!! I really hope this looks accurate or at least passable. Thanks to adorkastock for the pose ref!!

[wordfather]

*covered in blood* I'm literally fine guys. im still funny. Would you like to hear a joke Im going to tell you a joke

[syn4k]

would he fucking say that? let's investigate.

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again