#nothing informed by spoilers

[hinamie]

spiraling

[swan2swan]

HE HAS WHAT???????

[amanitacurses]

"Okay! Off to change the past, then!"

[makersruin]

i really like gulool ja ja and his role in the grand narrative and im not trying to slander my bestie like that but i think its not too far-fetched to assume he mightve been an absent parent. if cahciua can leave her kid at home to do adventuring, it doesnt feel like too big of a stretch to assume that gulool ja ja also had to prioritize running tulliyollal over taking close care of his kids. wuk lamat and koana might've been fine and understood that he couldnt always be present (and more willing to accept this, as koana often talks about being grateful to be adopted at all and wuk lamat had namikka for a mother figure) but zoraal ja's behavior just makes a lot more sense if i can imagine it being a product of feeling neglected in the way erenville did, especially since their insecurities both manifest as if they need to accomplish something to be worthy of their home and family. gulool ja ja and cahciua both obviously love and adore their children, but sometimes it just isnt enough if you arent there.

[ndostairlyrium]

[dragonologist-phd]

Don’t mind me just rambling about Ingrid and Solas

The thing with Ingrid is that from a very, very young age, she was always taught that it’s better to calm an angry spirit than to kill it and she took that to heart in every aspect of her life (using diplomacy options, talking people down instead of fighting them, staying calm and levelheaded in intense situations, that kind of thing)

Which means that ironically she and Solas would have gotten along great in Inquisition! But now she’s very hard for him to influence, because she’s treating him like she would an angry spirit- someone she needs to influence, not the other way around

Unfortunately for her it also means she’s inclined to try and find good in him, and after Blood in Arlathan she’s starting to let down her guard and hear him out more, which I’m sure will have no bad consequences whatsoever

[hauntingblue]

CAUSE THIS IS THRILLER (bark), THRILLER (bark) NIGHT

Usopp's outfit is so funny for reals

He got the whole squad laughing

Luffy enablers at it again.... (Robin.... I know.....)

The humor panels so far have been so good!!! God this arc is so funny

HE SAID IT‼️‼️

They look like birds 😭😭

It's just too good... luffy taking cerberus and zombies what can't he do

It's just banger after banger what can I say

Franky feeling for other people because of his guilt complex and sanji lying through his teeth and pulling out the women excuse to seem unaffected... yeah

Look at them.... look how they ate

Omg joyboy reference?? (No)

Sanji is rubbing off on usopp.... also chopper noticing that is sogeking's weapon akdhaksjak

ANOTHER SLAY!!!!!

Their priorities: I'm not strong enough, there isn't enough food, and nami isn't here

Franky going from wanting to kill brook for his jokes to making a joke like his after he hears his backstory... exactly (Robin was already enabling him before the backstory even fdagjsfha)

Sanji is altering his body and actually being on fire to communicate to us how fucking mad he is..... I need more of him going insane I do I do

My god what is he doing ALDJALAJALA

AHSAHAHQHAH THEY ARE THE SAME!!! naaah sanji wouldn't force a woman to be his wife

You cant see me but I am nodding my head in agreement over and over

You don't understand he altered his body to communicate to us how mad he is. He inploded himself and then reconstituted again. Those germa 66 genes are insane

You tell em usopp!!!! The first of many girls you've scared into defeat!!! Akdjqknql

Zoro zombie regressed to not trusting robin akdjaks he's still in there

ROBI-CHO SUPLEX??? HELL YEAAAAAH

There is zosa- [GUNSHOT GUNSHOT GUNSHOT GUNSHOT]

Super frapper gong.... he is doing combo shots with frobin... omg.... parents....

Everything is so fun I'm having such a good time reading.... and then zosan angst like damn I am being fed well here

[catcas22]

Reminder that if Jinx had just slowed her roll at the end of season one, Zaun would be an independent city governed in relative stability by Silco.

Reminder that Caitlyn has no way of knowing that Jinx is trying to turn over a new leaf, as far as she knows Jinx is plotting to hit yet another civilian target.

[lilacerull0]

this is about lila&tina btw.

[sssusuki]

Completely unrelated to anything I have ever said or reblogged but I genuinely love the way they handled Fontaine. While some things could've been made even better, the way they handled this was so good. The fact Arlecchino was a genuine threat and Furina actually fooled EVERYBODY (including me) about her true nature is fantastic. While I know Genshin is a game that makes good looking characters for the specific factor of revenue, this fits in Furina so well and also her struggles. 500 years of fooling everybody and the only thing separating her from the common folk was she was unable to die of old age or age at all. Like, that implies she has had to work to look like a god. To act like one and fool everybody is already hard, but taking into account that Furina has to upkeep her appearance while not only stressing over the prophecy and helping her people? She had it rough. She was a genius through and through to the very end that even now people are downplaying her smarts. Not only did she have to do all of this, but also the fact she had to regularly participate in trials and oversaw all of them? This means even more research and studying into her already packed schedule and the fact she can perfect her appearance so flawlessly despite all this stress is absolutely impressive. Truly shows her hard work. It really payed off. Anyways, Fontaine in general was such a good patch and definitely a refresher from what was previous.

When Genshin first came out and they released the trailer for all the nations and Masquerade of the Guilty showed up, I was so excited for that one because it made me imagine something similar to Piltover and Zaun with Rococo fashion inspirations. Ruffles and roses alongside gears and machinations and overall a very dark premise with oil and golden lights and very much French revolution viva la revolution kinda pizzazz. Of course it's not what we got but I still love both ideas. Also, I remember seeing an idea where Furina wasn't suppose to be the Hydro Archon and she was the youngest of three and the middle became what was the giant god killing machine we see at the end. Anyways, I had a lot of ideas and honestly? Both are great and I loved how they handled Fontaine, and especially their women in the cast because we haven't seen such good handling previously.

I love how they made Clorinde a very head strong person that can keep up with Wriothesley of all people and of course Arlecchino who does bad things for the sake of her nation (and also has questionable morality because of her while child soldier business but yeah). I could go on a whole talk about Clorinde because I really like how they handled her character and also the fact she is genuinely serious about the ongoings of her nation and not someone who just cares because it makes them look good morally.

Navia I was expecting to be a bit more noble in etiquette and kind of somebody who bit off more they could chew with trying to find out who murdered her father and it's kind of her coming to a realization and growing as a person but I like how they took her character as well. How I imagined her character was someone who was sheltered and had that bubble break when their father was murdered and despite her people's wishes decided to try and figure it out. It would make sense then why she would need help figuring it out because she doesn't have experience. Sure, she has good etiquette and knows her way around society but she has never dealt with this. This would lead to scenarios where the MC/Clorinde would help her with the case and getting closer while she helps them work around high society so they can achieve their goal. It'd end with Navia coming to a realization how naive she has been while talking with Clorinde because she blames her for his death. Anyways, Navia is super cool and I'd love to see them use Navia's upperclassmen status more because that can be so funny and also sosososo stressful. Especially in a place based off of France where the fashion changed every month or so and you had to play hot potato with your words.

Also, Lyney and Lynette were such good starts with the Fontaine story. They were introductions. Bright and beautifully talented people with a very dark heart beneath. I would've liked them to be more morally ambiguous because that would've been so cool and also bad moral intrigue to the story instead of definite evil vs good but I understand why they went that route. Anyways, I would've loved to see them develop Lynette and Freminet more as children part of the House of the Hearth as well as more lore on House of the Hearth in general because Arlecchino is very suspicious with her morality right now with it and I am loving it.

Neuvillette is probably among my favorite characters because Hoyoverse actually made a strong male character who is allowed to be vulnerable and emotional?? Woah. Anyways, Neuvillette is such a good character and the way they handled him is phenomenal. I would not change anything. Actually, I'd like to see him cry more in the story it's great.

Wriothesley is certainly interesting! I was totally expecting him to take a more antagonistic role in the prison but he didn't. I would've loved to see him be more against the traveller and people above (Like Navia or Neuvillette for instance) to show that class gap because France and Fontaine both have those, do not @ me. Anyways, I would've loved to see Wriothesley go more in depth on the class divide in Fontaine as well as how prisoners are treated down there as well. However, he was definitely a good character and I enjoyed how he bounced off of Clorinde like colleagues.

I could go on on on and on but I will NOT and save it for ANOTHER DAY

[spark-circuit]

uh oh

[arlathen]

honestly i'm glad that the inquisitor had a relatively minor role in veilguard -- a lot of people were upset with how hawke acted in inquisition and i don't think there was ever a win for the inquisitor in veilguard that everyone would've been happy with.

but i'm looking forward to the realm of fanfic writing about the inquisitor being more involved in veilguard.

i'm specifically thinking of, like. the elgar'nan/ventatori/save the dalish quest i CANNOT remember what the quest title is. but like the inquisitor is With the dalish, tried to save them prior and got caught, whatever. elgar'nan knows who he has. solas intervening ostensibly to help rook -- but it's EXTRA important to him that rook succeed here and quickly. teehee.

[the-valiant-valkyrie]

i feel like there's something so beautifully, terribly, ironically unfair about the contrast between prism and solaris.

incredibly talented women, both swayed by the power and resources zoraxis could provide for them. both so desperate to develop their separate technologies they were willing to be swayed to the side of a backstabbing corporate overlord- despite not even liking them. undoubtedly risking their lives for the sake of their technology- knowingly or otherwise.

having the project they loved so much ripped out of their hands. watching sheets of metal and bolts and rivets so lovingly fastened come undone in the blink of a flaming, volatile second. watching a little piece of you get torn apart and die, and knowing good and well that you should have died with it.

prism wanted a legacy. something that could surpass her- live on for a lifetime after her... and even after the robot agent project failed, she still got that, in the end. because she had it all along, and she just failed to realize it.

but solaris' dream was to propagate laser technology. it was a goal she could not reach without zoraxis' assistance. she wanted to push the boundaries of the potential of her craft. and she did. the death engine was- according to the agency- one of zoraxis' most lethal inventions. it was solaris' crowning achievement. decades- or perhaps even centuries ahead of the current scientific standard.

and phoenix destroyed it in under ten minutes. and she will never get that back. her ties with zoraxis- as far as we know- are cut. her reputation is probably badly damaged after her public association with the company. she will probably never be exposed to the proper conditions to build anything even technologically close to the death engine ever again.

the culmination of her life's work was ripped away from her, and where prism was left with introspection, solaris was left with nothing.

[plottingalong]

I haven't relistened to nona the ninth yet so maybe this is unfair but it just doesn't seem to have the iconic scenes that the previous books do. gtn has the fourth house deaths which is just brutally well done, it has the thanergy field scene with dulcinea, and it has the pool scene. htn tops that with the soup scene, dios apate minor, and ianthe's arm, not to mention the AUs. (I'm sure everyone has their own favourites but those scenes really stand out to me as incredibly well written and intricately tied to the rest of the plot). And other than the scenes related to Paul (which I feel just speaks to the strength of Cam and Pal's characters, which aren't even established in nona) I can't really think of any scenes that I find iconic which is a shame because the potential was totally there if only an entire book wasn't written with the amount of information previously stuffed into three chapters of previous books.

[maxthesillyy]

i just think it’s a little odd/interesting that MAX was the one to suggest settling down in chicago,,, but she’s the only one between the two of them running from her past ?

[angry-glasses]

Valid reasons to kill someone, according to Tang Mo:

They attacked you first

To get their skill

To get their props (or just one (1) extra rare prop for the ML)

They're annoying

Apparently not valid enough reasons to kill someone:

They're quite literally asking you to???