#obviously this novel isnt canon for anyone

[witchail]

making a dumb decision by reading the r2 novel using google translate and learning new things like :

cc and vv's code has their own nature / ability

the novel explanation of r-cells and c-cells.

marianne being bat shit insane, and allowed nunnally and lelouch to be experimented on as infants.

marianne being obsessed with bloodlines of kings and their geass capabilities. she was extremely happy to know lelouch, who was given r-cells, had a very high compatibility in receiving geass and nunnally who was implanted cc-cells had a much stronger 6th-sense.

oh she also wanted her kids to have kids in the future so that the bloodline will be evEN MORE POWERFUL. ( no im not joking marianne definitely WAS OBSESSED but it also links to the mobile game re: code where those "genetic children of lelouch exist. )

marianne was well aware cc did not approved any of these experiments and hid it from her. this caused this two to start drifting apart.

it also explains why cc in the beginning was searching for lelouch, because marianne told her that lelouch has a very high potential in granting both her wish and geass.

and there was a brief exchange on how suzaku came from the kururugi bloodline, who unlike the britannian royal family, possessed the "guardian bloodline". and originally they were connected to the geass order in japan ( ex : renya of darkness ). they aren't compatible with the r-cell and thus cannot receive geass. however, their guardian bloodline is sworn to protect the divine --- and in this case, the code bearers are considered the closest to the divine. this also explains why suzaku has such high physical prowness.

also schneizel lives rent free in marianne's head. that woman absolutely hates him for being a people pleaser.

[doctorwhoisadhd]

auauguaughgh assignmence

[asterefflores]

totally random but i saw the one guy who asked "who is orig cale to you" and im just a lil baffled lol. like... i didnt know that there were people who didnt consider og cale to be... og cale??? like... it's a transmigration novel. obviously kimcale isnt og cale??? thats the whole premise of the story???? unless they're talking about how the author hinted that kimcale's original name might have been "cale barrow" bc white star stole his body???? idk, i just didnt know there was anyone in the fandom who thought like that and im just a lil baffled and im wondering if someone can explain it to me cuz i cant quite wrap my mind around it LOL

cuz like...... we all know in literally chapter 1 that kimcale's real name is kim rok soo??? and we're reminded several times throughout the novel???????? like...... how do you read the novel and not notice that kimcale's name isnt actually cale????? (even with the ws thing, its totally possible that "cale barrow" isnt the name of kim rok soo's stolen body but rather the name that white star had back 1,000 years ago. which only makes sense when you consider "barrow" so like... kim rok soo's original name before his body was stolen is actually probably not even cale???)

its not really important who has which name in my opinion tbh, they could both be named bob for all i care, its just a bit weird to me that there are fans who dont know this??? idk, maybe they're the type of fan who's never read the novel but enjoyed the fandom so they just dont know?????? cuz like.... its just canon??? like not spoiler information??? this is literally chapter 1 information????????? im just guessing now. idk why this is so stuck in my head LOL sometimes i just fixate on shit and i cant quite turn my brain off. can anyone explain to me how this works???? or did i just misread the ask. im kinda focusing on the part that says "for you" which insinuates that there are people who call kimcale as orig cale and im like.... ??????????????????

Well, sorry I find this funny, wasn't expecting it lol, anyways,,

I was also confused at first but thought maybe they assumed I was the one confused and mixed ogCale with kimCale or something xD

Some in the fandom don't get me when I say ogCale and then post an art of Cale in Krs body, and apparently to majority, ogCale is Trash Cale or young Cale, while to me ogCale is just the same whether young Cale or Cale in Krs body later.

Or maybe they simply phrased the question wrong by mistake or as you said, enjoyed the fandom and hadn't read the novel or the Manhwa.

[epistemofili]

Yeah dude that novel called idk. "A Court of Blades and Roses"(made up name) is so fucking cringe. Do you see how cringe and bad that name is? The story is also sooo bad and cringe and wow nowadays women people can't write anymore! Media literacy is dead! If you read those stuff you're obviously dumb and can't have any good Literate(tm) opinions!

^this is the sort of person im talking about.

Get normal about shitty YA. Its not killing anyone. Yes the fact that people aren't using critical thinking nowadays and everything is deemed problematic and many books are tiktokfied with ao3 tags and tropes is alarming. I do think that criticizing and debating those things are important

But also at this point these discussions stopped being discussions and now are excuses to shit on people. Let people fucking enjoy their things.

Those problems dont start and end with YA books being this way nor reading/writing "bad literature" makes one's opnions worthless. "Bad literature" is still literature, even if the books has shallow writing and characters! Those things don't take away its literacy! And also! "Bad art" has its worthy, because it's important to someone, because some teenager outthere who just started reading books will find those stories amazing and will inspire them to read more and even write a book themselves, because there is someone who really needs some escapism and a shitty book might be what they needed. Heck, it doesn't even need a deep reason- these books are entertaining to someone and that already makes it worthwhile.

Ok the tiktoker saying its highest piece of literature might be annoying, but hear me out: the first time you read a book in your life- especially a fantasy book or romance- did you never thought it was the most amazing best thing ever? Did you never felt an entire universe opening to you, did you never felt extremely marveled? Isn't that a canon event to every reader? Maybe you will find out that that book is actually pretty shitty and avarage but that's something everyone goes through and more importantly: without that shitty book you might never actually got to read other better books.

And also- many times those posts aren't even actually critizing certain books- the op might never ever read them. At all. They simply see the generic title and stock image cover, see young girls loving it on tiktok and then just straight deem its bad. Without fucking reading it.

"Oh but of course its not misogyny! After I am queer who reads Actual Literature and also those books are made by white women. So its fine to dunk on them!"

Forgetting that 1. That hey many YA books that fall into the stereotype are also made by WOC and 2. Putting the "white" adjective just to have a justification to dunk on what women like and act like they actually want to be abused for reading those stories isnt a verg feminist thing to do, yes even you're a woman yourself. You arent magically free from internalized misogyny.

Yall r simply being mean, assholeish and acting like those popular high school kids who want to be seen as cool and funny when you simply aren't and is more probably than not an actual adult.

When will people will get normal about shitty YA books?

[frigidfries]

how about chara for the ask game!!

chara. chara chara chara

favorite thing about them:

so. you see one of my FAVORITE tropes in media is that the narrator was a character all along. partially because- especially when i was younger- i would pay super close attention to narration and choices and diction in a game to glean anything like a canon personality to a silent protagonist. and the narrator being a person in the story itself was basically a 'you were right to pay attention! it is that deep!' to me. and my fondness for this predates undertale!

i know narrachara isnt canon-canon, but... man! if it is, then chara is easily one of the most complex characters in undertale by the fact they have the most "screentime"(?) to work with!

it means they're funny and bitingly sarcastic when they want to be, it means they have opinions on anime debates, that they like plants and fun facts, they're impatient, they have a deep sense of right and wrong, they think a heroine who can save the underground is the coolest thing ever, they know some DEEP CUT old video game references, they like obscure japanese novels about tea and kitchens and loss...

its just so cool to me that a character that barely exists in the narrative- only known through second hand stories and footage, even less than we know about asriel- is revealed to be the narrative. and so many emotional beats get to hit so much harder. its just... a nice idea, you know? that we get to meet something like the real them at all.

least favorite thing about them:

ah hmmm. hm. i have reached the point of "they obviously have some pretty severe issues i don't think were helped by the unknowing, well-intentioned pressure of their loved ones and the entire underground as one of the two only 'hopes' of an entire group of people, and they did and can do some really jacked up things, but also think about them as a catholic 12 year old and everything makes sense."

tldr; i love chara discussions but i think we can all move past totally black or white reads of them because that doesn't fit in at all with the themes and style of toby's writing. utdr simply doesn't have pure evil or perfect good

favorite line:

brotp:

sighs. sighs. i talked about them and asriel in his post but. augh. they were so important to each other. making edgy ocs- chara remembered the name of every single attack. they gagged over their parents PDA together. they... man. man. objectively not great for each other, but i think they desperately needed each other in their lives.

frisk and chara are also. just! man!!!! they get impatient over repeated checking but its impossible for me to not read so much of it as... painfully fond. it's you! you won! hey, you're not made of money. that's called a 'water sausage'. ...there's a lot there, i think.

otp/notp:

same digs with asriel i dont ship them with anyone, really!

random headcanon:

they knew dr. gaster when they were both alive/whole and they liked that he treated them as a Peer. An Intellectual Equal. (read: dr. gaster did actually treat them like a child he just did it in a way that made chara feel respected lol)

golden flowers are weeds. they choke out any garden they're in and are incredibly tenacious. chara likes them so much because have spent hours wistfully relating to them while looking out of their original city's library windows

fell in 2012 and has all the baggage and trappings of being a 11-12 y/o closeted nonbinary kid who was too online in 2012

songs i associate with them:

some excerpts from the playlist i made for them when i was 16

The Scary Jokes - Catabolic Seed

My Chemical Romance - The End

Rilo Kiley - The Execution of All Things

..... Panic! At the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is The Press Coverage

favorite image:

of course, offical and my own LMAO

[millimononym]

Sinedd’s canon design vs my fanon design

(god tumblr killed the quality)

explaining my headcanon design(as the name suggests, these are just my headcanons.):

-not chiseled(I MISSPELLED IT): i always found the chiseled jawlines weird tbh? like they’re 16 years old and i’ve never seen a 16 year old with a chiseled jaw. just a personal preference

-longer hair: i always found the idea of someone adapting depending on the culture theyre participating in interesting. What does this have to do with the longer hair? well, i believe that in the Shadows culture, the men are traditionally the ones who have longer hair, so Sinedd let his hair grow out a little(i headcanon Sinedd as trans so its him wanting to look more traditionally masc)

-yellowish, slightly fucked up teeth: neglected children usually have a harder time with self care and hygiene. dont worry his teeth arent that bad,theyre just a little yellow

-eyeliner: another Shadows thing. yknow how the shadows have the black thing around their eyes? i could never figure out what that was lol. at first i thought it was makeup but now i just think its markings (cuz i dont think EVERY SINGLE shadow would wear makeup). but i just wanted sinedd to stand out more clearly as A Shadows Player so i gave him something akin to it. so ig the shadows convinced him to put on some makeup because no, its not just a girl thing. he was against it at first but as time went on he started putting it on heavier and heavier because he realized it looked Very Gender ™ . now u cant see him without it

-cross: OH BOY projecting religious trauma onto characters in a universe where it isnt even clear if it exists! my favorite! nah but fr tho i listened to “Irreverent Girl” by weevildoing one time and was like: yea this is sinedd, he has religious trauma now i’ve decided. On my GF religion post someone said Dame Simbai said “for pete’s sake” аt one point, so christianity exists in the universe! its a valid point. the only explanation i have is Sinedds orphanage was lowkey a christian cult and the cross was important to him(maybe it was from his parents so he couldnt let go of it?). u might be wondering what this even changes. it affects the trans headcanon (discrimination) and is just projection. let me live

-not shown in the pic: i just think having a physical representation of the smogs negative effects on sinedd would be neat(while sinedd is being irresponsible with it, aka the entire series minus s3 because that plot point was dropped). i dunno what it would be though. i believe the novelization mentioned the smog running through Artegors veins at one point,and while thats obviously supposed to be symbolic, i honestly think it would be cool if non-shadows using the smog irresponsibly would just....have black stuff running through their fucking veins. like sir i dont think thats healthy. and just generally looking paler the longer they use it. if anyone has any ideas about it let me know i would love to hear them(along with peoples general headcanons!)

thats it lol its half just self indulgent bullshit and half actual design ideas because of worldbuilding. the perfect balance. again if anyone has any headcanons i would love to hear em 👀 👂

[starymintss]

Please enjoy an essay on why mitsukou has so much fucking potential and why they’re great together

by Elena~

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a connection like the one that mitsukou shares. This ship literally has true canon potential. I have hope and believe that we may be victorious in mitsukou becoming canon- I mean god dammit guys they are “SEMI CANON”-

kounene obviously won’t be endgame. In Houkago Shounen Hanako Kun (the spin-off series) they played a game in which the person who pulled a king card was able to get to command a person that was playing the game to do something no matter what. When Kou pulled his card- he literally decided he wanted his brother Teru who was there and Nene to have a romantic connection (hence- him saying and I fucking quote, “This will make senpai happy!”) He could’ve done it to his own benefit- to maybe earn a kiss or do something of his own benefit. But he didn’t, instead choosing to make his senpai happy.

Besides Hananene is basically canon already like what the fuck

As for Mitsuba he’s a gay coded character and hasn’t denied the guys aren’t his type. Some people who deem Mitsuba straight might use the scene where he tells Kou “Is this a love confession? Sorry but lame earrings aren’t really my style.” That still does not confirm that Mitsuba doesn’t swing that way. A really great piece of evidence is the bonus comics at the start and end of a manga- one titled, “Tell Me, Mitsuba Kun,” in which Kou asks if he ever had a crush on other girls- Mitsuba responding that there are simply no other girls cuter than him. In another bonus comic he says the same thing again when he tells Yokoo and Satou he wants to fall in love. When asked to name some girls he thinks are cute, he asks if it's possible that he was the cutest one of all. On the other hand, Kou has stated that he likes someone with a pretty smile (do I have to explain that) which is a pretty open explanation of his type (not denying or confirming he doesn’t like guys). Obviously as a Mitsukou shipper I can point out different actions that I’ll admit looks pretty gay.

It’s not the fact that it’s very common in manga like this that there’s the straight couple and then the other two people in the group are automatically paired together- they are so much more than that. They have a deep connection, and both Kou and Mitsuba are somewhat aware of that themselves. Mitsuba is willing to protect Kou from harm- he’s willing to stop him from getting himself hurt for others because Mitsuba cares, and he knows that he’s too reckless and caring and fearless for others in a way that isn’t healthy?

Kou likes to be everything for everyone and the reader can see in chapter 64 that Mitsuba really did try to talk to him about the behavior. Yes it’s weird to see Mitsuba actually show true concern to people--because it’s his character to be a jerk and an asshole, but that doesn’t mean Mitsuba is incapable of not having true genuine feelings for people he seems as his friends.

Obviously, Mitsuba trying to talk to Kou didn’t happen due to other events that occurred. But I think a lot of people agree that the moment would’ve been so beautifully written and truly played an extremely important part in Kou’s character development.

As for Mitsuba, Kou is generally a sweet guy. It’s stated he will give up his life for anyone, it was what he was taught growing up as an exorcist and a fighter. Those words do not fail his actions, and anyone can see Kou will die for literally anything which is really messed up. He’s 14 for fucks sake.

Someone against Mitsukou could use that as an argument but we see here in the manga that there’s simply something different about this said connection. Kou is first introduced to Mitsuba in chapter 30 something, and he remembers who he is after Yokoo tells him--what happened to Mitsuba that was ultimately the end of his life. Mitsuba does again by his rumor being changed, and being stabbed by Hanako- but it’s the fact he cries and loses sleep and just cannot let him go for anything that moves me. May I point out that he actually decided to process the photos even after Mitsubas death? He didn’t have to do that. Not at all. But he did anyways. It’s seen that Kou wants to find a way to help Mitsuba get away from Tsukasa and help him fit in more- he wants to be a friend. (Note: after he’s reintroduced to Mitsuba; this Mitsuba being a pure apparition with no memories.)

Mitsuba is deeply insecure about himself, and feels he doesn’t fit in. He’s lonely, and doesn’t have friends even as a ghost. But Kou is there. He’s there to be by Mitsubas side.

The deep connection the two of them have is strong and that’s especially shown in the picture perfect arc. At the beginning Kou first sees Mitsuba as a human and obviously it’s freaking him out because-he’s a ghost you know. But once him and Nene meet Shijima Mei, and are told they must kill Hanako (Amane) and Mitsuba, it’s disturbing to them. At this point in the series literally everyone know Hanako and Yashiro share a connection as lovers. I mean- its the couple that the series revolves around. But Kou is deeply disturbed because he doesn’t want to kill Mitsuba. Yet- Mei also reassured them that things will be alright since after all this is a fake world and there’s no need for hesitation. But it’s still affecting Kou and he’s carrying this information on his back as he learns beside Mitsuba in school and has fun with him while cleaning the pool. At night, when the two of them are walking on the school building and watching the stars from the window, Kou confronts Mitsuba about this (note: by now Kou knows that Mitsuba knows). Mitsuba goes on to reveal his true form, and uses his powers to show Kou the past. He tells him about how he learns about his past self. And he states to just feel so… “envious”

Mitsuba grows angry with Kou- because he can see how he’s looking at the true Mitsuba with such a gaze the fake Mitsuba knows he won’t ever get.

Things lead to one another and he smashes the window in fury. (“It’s that Mitsuba you want, right?!” And I dare you to tell me that doesn’t sound like a fucking quote from a bittersweet romance novel.)

Kou insists on getting Mitsuba out of there. And can I please just point out that Mitsuba says: “What are you doing?!” He asks Kou if this isn’t what he wanted- if this isnt the life they want to live from here on out where they can be happy together along with their friends. This reminds me of a direct parallel to Hananene, in which Hanako is confused as to why Nene wouldn’t want to stay here, and Nene tells him that this isn’t what she wants. Kou says the same thing to Mitsuba.

Kou drags out embedded feelings Mitsuba has as they fight, and he says quotes that are really important to their development. Things such as:

“But… who else is there?! Who else could grant my wish?! Even you, Minamoto- Kun!”

“You see… even you don’t care about me. It’s that “Mitsuba,” isn’t it?! I don't even MATTER!!”

“I’m Mitsuba’s fake, but let’s just call it real! This is a world where the “Mitsuba” you were unable to save can live happily! That’s good, isn’t it?”

“Even if it’s only in this world, be my friend, and stay by my side… I’m just thinking scary things. Over there, I’ll be jealous.”

I think the Picture Perfect arc really shows how desperate Mitsuba is to have friends- to fit in with everyone else and to just feel like he belongs and matters. Kou tries to tell him that isn’t true... he’s willing to do everything to let him know that he is so much more than what he deems himself as. He’s so much more than a “fake” of what used to be his original friend, there's so much more to do than wish wishes and hope things will just go the way you want things to go. There’s a better way than to look to evil to bend and defy the laws of existing.

There’s the famous quote Kou says- the “How about I die too. So that we can be together forever.” And how he decided right there this this fake Mitsuba- this apparition who very much will never become human- is worthy. He’s worthy of his life; this is more than the whole “I will die for every life” because Mitsuba is dead- he’s immortal as a ghost. But a human like him... in Mitsubas words someone who will never understand something as ugly and as horrifying as a apparition born from a real persons soul and lesser about to disappear spirits- Kou will give his life up just to know the hell he goes through. Even if it’s just a glimpse- even if it’s just for a second Kou will do anything to just fulfill Mitsubas wish for him to stay by his side. He will do anything for Mitsuba.

I think writing this out also makes me realize they both have their walls up. Kou has his walls up to try and hide his true feelings- his deepest fears and insecurities- feeling as if he isn’t good enough. Mitsuba has his walls up to do the same. He portrays himself as a guy that he deems will get him friends. He hides the ugliness in himself- hides the fact he’s a total fake; doesn’t belong anywhere and his deepest insecurities.

But the two of them together help each other in such a way that it’s unable to truly analyze every single moment they share together.

They help each other but teach the other to bring their walls down. That it’s okay to talk about your feelings and that you don’t have to be everything for everyone. That you don’t have to give up everything you have living- your health and your literal life- for someone. That it’s okay to feel like you don’t fit in. It’s okay to feel like there’s just no other choice of getting what you want and therefore doing the wrong things. That people will love you just for you; what happened in the past put aside.

Mitsuba and Kou are in love.

The end. 💖

[thoriffix]

Can you rec some media with canon queer characters 😌

ofc!! thisll by no means be an exhaustive list but idk what youre looking for specifically so ill break it into categories

my current favs!! if u follow me u know these already lol

the umbrella academy: netflix show abt dysfunctional superpowered siblings reuniting to stop the apocalypse. canon mlm character (pansexual according to his actor) w mlm romance, canon wlw character (lesbian according to someone on the show dont rmr who) w het romance in s1, wlw romance in s2 - this is one of my absolute fav shows at the minute in general its brilliant

the magnus archives: horror podcast abt the head archivist of an institute researching experiences w the supernatural. protagonist is canonically biromantic asexual, in a mlm relationship in s5, and there is another canon bisexual character, as well as (iirc) a canon wlw couple - yall know ive been so into tma lately its so so good, obviously if you dont like horror its not for you but if you do.. 👀

sanders sides: youtube series abt a gay dude working out his emotional problems via personified aspects of his personality. all the characters are gay cuz thas what thomas is baby! - i was hesitant abt putting this cuz thomas is a person not a character lol but if u haven't seen sasi i recommend it its like free therapy but theres songs sometimes

shows!

julie and the phantoms (netflix remake): musical show abt a teen girl rediscovering music after her mothers death w the help of three ghosts who were in a 90s band. canon gay character w a slow burn romance (not yet canon bfs but s2 lets go) - its very cheesy and the musical segments can drag on a bit but its p good overall

lucifer: detective show abt lucifer abandoning his rule of hell to buy a nightclub and beginning to solve murders w the lapd. lucifer is canonically bi/pan, as is his demon pal mazikeen, but queerness rly isnt a focus of the show its more casual rep - that being said its a good show overall, if a little predictable now n then (s1-3 on amazon prime, 4+5 on netflix)

kipo and the age of wonderbeasts: fantasy cartoon set in a future filled w mutant intelligent animals, kipo finds herself lost and has to get home w the help of her friends. canon gay character as one of the mains, canon nb side character - its a rly good cartoon! lots of fun, excellent soundtrack, and the main characters are all poc which is rly nice to see

the dragon prince: cartoon abt two princes and an elf assassin returning a dragon egg to its mother. canon mlm couple, several canon wlw characters, canon nb character - i havent seen the show myself but ive heard very good things abt it!

i am not okay with this: netflix show abt a teen girl discovering she has superpowers and hating it. protag is canon wlw (i THINK shes a lesbian but i havent watched it in a hot sec), developing wlw relationship - ianowt slaps! sad that s2 got cancelled but s1 is real good its a touch spooky and theres a bit of gore/blood so watch out lol

schitt's creek: sitcom abt a rich family who lose all their money and have to move into the motel of a town they bought as a joke. canon pansexual character and canon gay character w one of the sweetest mlm relationships - a rly good witty show w excellent character development for every character!

good omens: show abt a demon and an angel trying to stop the end of the world. every celestial character in it is nonbinary, + crowley and aziraphale have a nonexplicit (ie no on screen pda lol) romance - good omens is such a good queer show none of the characters care abt gender in the slightest lmao, plus the show in general is fantastic (the book is also very good)

movies!

the old guard: a group of immortals fight an organisation that wants to capitalise off their immortality. canon mlm couple - another one i havent seen yet (i will!) but apparently very good

it chapter 2: horror sequel to It, w the main characters returning to derry to defeat pennywise for good. canon gay character in unrequited love - i only say chapter 2 because his queerness isnt referenced at all in the first film, again its big horror and theres no gay romance just gay tragedy but its a good film

love, simon: romcom about a closeted gay teen falling in love w someone over emails. do i even need to state the rep? - honestly if u haven't seen love simon yet what are you even DOING its so good proper fluffy queer romcom, the book (simon vs the homosapiens agenda) is also really good!! so is the sequel (leah on the offbeat) where the protag is a bi girl + it focuses on a wlw romance

the way he looks: brazilian coming of age film abt a blind teen boy falling for the new kid at his school. canon mlm relationship - this doesnt seem to be on (british) netflix anymore so idk where youd find it with subtitles but i rmr liking it a lot!

games!

night in the woods: 2d platformer abt a young woman (well. cat) dropping out of college and coming home to live w her parents + discovering spooky happenings in her hometown. canon mlm couple and i believe the protag is canonically bi? - i will recommend nitw to literally anyone who will listen its one of my all time favourite games, deals w a lot of mental health issues and its absolutely gorgeous w a brilliant soundtrack and rly good dialogue thats witty and serious and realistic (its on steam + switch for sure dk abt other platforms, abt 15 quid i think?)

tell me why: adventure game abt twins returning to their childhood home + findin Secrets. canon trans male character - i havent got around to buying + playing this yet but it looks really good! (its in three chapters + on steam, not sure on price)

other media!

the art of being normal: slice of life novel abt a young trans girl discovering herself. main characters are a trans man and a trans woman. - a good novel! trigger warning for transphobic actions including descriptions of a transphobic attack on the guy, and its certainly not without its faults otherwise, but i thought it was pretty good

the adventure zone: dungeons and dragons podcast by the mcelroy brothers. idk specifics but theres a lot of canon queer characters in it! - i havent listened to taz yet but i know a lot abt it, inc that its good and funny and has plenty of queer rep

theres several more i like that arent listed here but to keep this from getting just ridiculously long ill leave it there :] tried to get a range of genres and medias, hopefully theres something for you in there!

[khazadspoon]

001: mo dao zu shi, 002: chengyao, 003: zack fair!

HRMMMM

001: 

Favorite character: Lan Xichen and/or Jin Guangyao but for like... opposite reasons

Least Favorite character: Sect Leader Yao and Xue Yang (I am sorry everyone who loves him I just really dont) - ADDITION. I dont care for Wen Chao at all.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): XiYao, 3Zun, Jiang Yanli/Jin Zixuan, ChengYao, Jiang Cheng/Any Semblance of Happiness 

Character I find most attractive: LAN XICHEN. Hands down.

Character I would marry: Lan Xichen. Again. 

Character I would be best friends with: Probably Sizhui because he is so lovely and polite and kind, but it would probably be Yanli. I would be very very down to be friends with Lan Xichen even if he is far above my station in life. 

a random thought:  Does anyone else just really want to see more of Mian Mian being amazing with her husband and kid? Spinoff perhaps? 

An unpopular opinion:  I wasnt moved by the Yi City arc and dont have strong feelings for any of the characters involved in that besides the Juniors. And generally just enjoying Jin Guangyao as a character is unpopular I guess. Also the Wangxian relationship in the novel? Yikes.

My Canon OTP: Since none of my OTPs are canon it has to be Yanli/Zixuan (I like wangxian dont get me wrong but I dont get emotional over them)

My Non-canon OTP: XiYao and all the painful awfulness with that.

Most Badass Character: Jiang Cheng or Wen Ning. 

Most Epic Villain: Does Wei Wuxian count as a villain in his own story? Because he was the scariest at times. Jiggy was awesome but not Epic in that badass way.

Pairing I am not a fan of: XiCheng or the Yi City arc ships.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Wen Ruohan maybe? He did so little and could have been so much cooler and more villainous. 

Favourite Friendship: Wei Wuxian and Wen Ning FOR SURE. 

Character I most identify with: Jiang Cheng for the whole “I am not good enough and need to be angry/cry 24/7″ and Lan Xichen for the “gotta be impartial and not ruffle feathers if it can be helped”. I am an angry peacekeeper. 

Character I wish I could be: Lan Xichen. He is my answer to everything but he is beautiful, intelligent, kind, powerful, Tall and A Cis Man unless someone has kept something from me (my gay little short-ass trans heart beats wildly at him)

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When I started shipping them: Very recently when I saw someone displaying Jiang Cheng’s desires in a woman and them fitting Jiggy almost to a T. It just descended into madness from there.

My thoughts: It is just Pain as everything in Jiang Cheng’s life is, but given the chance it might have been pretty good, y’know? I mean... co-parenting, trauma sharing, clashing personalities that could balance out, the whole shebang is there. Also powerplay.

What makes me happy about them: THE ANGST. And the way you can just play on the unrequited feelings from other side characters. If things had been Less Terrible and if Jiggy had Not Been an Ultimate Shitlord there could have been some great stuff there.

What makes me sad about them: THE ANGST. The awful betrayal. The fact its obviously not gonna work out when there is Lan Xichen being the one person JGY didnt think about (directly) hurting. Jiang Cheng didn’t really stand a chance.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: There is very little so idk, the fact that there isnt more and I cant write more.

Things I look for in fanfic: TOUCH STARVED CLINGING. UNREQUITED SIDE PAIRING. Bonding with each other over Jin Ling. Also top-Jiggy stretching his mean muscles a little. 

My wishlist: More fic. The stuff above. A completely different canon where nothing terrible happens so it can all be fine??? No war crimes and betrayal please???

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: For JGY it is easy, Lan Xichen and/or Nie Mingjue (if there isnt all the war crimes and betrayal of course) but with Jiang Cheng I am really not sure. Forever alone. 

My happily ever after for them: There isn’t one HAHA. But maybe they bond over being uncles (Yanli lives au solves everything), get close, help each other with parental issues, and work on their repression of feelings and develop healthy relationships with themselves instead of the messes they are.

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How I feel about this character: I love him and I was devastated when he died in canon... and thrilled at the prospect of him just being back again.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Aerith, Sepiroth, Cloud. Maybe Reno.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I liked his interactions with Angeal and the Turks in Crisis Core...

My unpopular opinion about this character: He is better than Cloud to me as a protagonist. 

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: Besides having lived??????? Just having lived would be enough.

Favorite friendship for this character: He had a great friendship with Aerith even before the romance so that.

My crossover ship: I dont have one........yet. Give me time. 

[arundolyn]

Feel free to hate me for this, but everything for Blazblue. I imagine you rb'd it for a reason?

i rb’d it cause i am Always Salty and it looked interesting tbh

What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?

taorag cause tao is baby

ragna/rachel cause rachel looks 12 and people are into it sexually + she treats him like garbage and its one sided

kagunoel is creepy

bang/litchi is weird cause bang is not really equipped for that kinda relationship with her esp cause of the stuff with roy and she wouldnt like. get over him that easily

kokonoe/kagura also cause like. “a woman wants to speak to you” “IS SHE HOT” kokonoe: hi kagura: never mind speaks for itself + so does “pay attention to who youre talking to before laying down your game” or whatever to that effect kokonoe says when she beats him even if its noncanon some win quotes are at least vaguely accurate sometimes

kaguhibi is Hm cause a) they might be related and b) hibiki only tolerates kagura

ragjin and ragnu and celirag and ragnoel etc etc etc cause theyre related you nasties

basically mori has a cast of 32+ (excluding mu izayoi and the kids) characters and barely anything is shippable and CERTAINLY not anything m/f cause its either weird or theres no chemistry

Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP?

makoto/kagura if thats even popular. she doesnt really like him like that anymore like she is Tired of him romantically

Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?

not that i can remember but probably. i dont think ive ever followed any ragjins besides like. one. but if anyone it would be a ragjin

Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?

ragna/rachel, ragjin, ragnu, and kagunoel are all equally all horrible to me

Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

i dont think so

Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?

uhhh i think not. i never really ship much and nobody really convinces me to ship anything. i either am indifferent or dont like it unless i ship it already

Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?

how people baby hibiki as if hes not a grown ass man and also an assassin and also reduce ragna purely to anger and being stupid when he’s actually fairly intelligent (ive literally been told i wrote him too smart) and emotionally complex

Have you received anon hate? What about?

MY PALETTES FOR SOME REASON?

Most disliked character(s)? Why?

rachel cause shes just kinda garbage pedobait, plat for the same reason but to a lesser degree cause she at least doesnt say weird ACTUAL BDSM SHIT but i can actually like. tolerate her unlike rachel. nu for ever conceivable reason possible. terumi is just a bastard man im legally obligated to hate him. susan is incredibly overrated

Most disliked arc? Why?

MU BEING SEPARATE FROM NOEL IN CF THAT WAS SO DUMB NOEL LITERALLY JUST ACCEPTED MU AS PART OF HERSELF AND NOW SHES SCARED OF THE POWER SHE JUST RECLAIMED TO PROTECT HER FRIENDS? FUCK OUTTA HERE WITH THAT. also everyone losing their memories in the embryo to cause unnecessary conflict AND everyone wanting to kill noel to cause even more unnecessary conflict cause mori obviously wouldnt let his fuckin waifu die so the tension is dead from the start

Is there an unpopular character you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why?

people tend to think celica and noel are really annoying i guess and like. idk i like them

Is there an unpopular arc that you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why?

fsr people hate celica being the sister that raised ragna and co but like. it doesnt bother me. i dont care about celirag. its weird to me cause thats his mom and nobodys gonna change my opinion on that tbh

Unpopular opinion about XXX character?

plat and mu could really wear more clothes honestly

Unpopular opinion about your fandom?

it is GARBAGE. at least the eng fandom is. i know this opinion is shared by my friends but like. im sure it isnt by the freakos who draw porn of rachel so like. yeah

Unpopular opinion about the manga/show?

translate your fucking novels mori and also the anime sucks

If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

i know this is like. not made for games but in the anime id change that weird scene that totally deviates from canon where ragna agrees to destroy everything with nu or whatever? garbage. id also change nu being alive in cf cause she doesnt need to be and it wouldnt affect ragnas lifelink cause they didnt die at the same time so shed just be in the boundary cause like. im sure he’s almost died before when he was fighting and she wasnt smelted yet PLUS people keep pulling her soul out of the boundary like its nothing so. yeah. also the scene where ragna goes black beast for no reason just so the embryo has a purpose. i would change a lot

Instead of XYZ happening, I would have made ABC happen…

instead of brotherly paradise getting TWO EXTENSIONS id extend the gag reel where kokonoe and relius bodyswap people instead of ragna deciding to save nu which makes little sense i would simply make him agree with hakumen and let him beat her to death. rip to mori and his waifus but im different

Does not shipping something ‘popular’ mean you’re in denial and/or biased?

not necessarily some ships just fuckin suck lmao

What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom?

the fixation on the female anatomy in the game and fandom is so tiring. esp transphobic jokes about mai

What is the purest ship in the fandom?

tsubaki/noel/makoto tbh

What are your thoughts on crack ships?

i jokingly brought up kagura/mustang fma so like. fuckin go for it its all in good fun

Popular character you hate?

SUSAN

Unpopular character you love?

kagura.....................

Would you recommend XXX to a friend? Why or why not?

yes because im fixated on it but no because its a mess u feel

How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX?

RAGNA DOESN’T DIE AND NU DOESN’T LIVE

Most shippable character?

kagura is the bi-est. makoto is a close second i think

Least shippable character?

rachel looks 12 and people want her to fuck. kokorach is the only valid ship cause theyre both old and tired of everyone so they can bitch about everyone together

[briarjay]

too much discourse *dies*

time for me to writer essays...great. 

SO....i just got 5  anon asks and they are all written in such bad grammar i have no idea what they are truly trying to ask me????

so i will attempt to write a fuck ton of stuff to explain things...

part 1 of my anon essays: 

i would like to bring the headcanon/speculation that matt just graduated, which makes him either 18 or 19. we dont know if the garrison is just like american high school where it goes from: 14-15 (freshmen); 15-16 (sophomore); 16-17 (junior); 17-18 (senior); and perhaps 18-22 for like the college level or whatever it would be. for all we know, matt was far ahead in school for being a prodigy or something, and therefore when he graduated, they picked him for the mission too (and it helps that his dad was there too, if i remember correctly). 

as for the second anon in that pic above, i could explain it again so it wont be “biased.” i could go into the other ships too, but i dont have the episodes or videos of the other ships moments (i have videos from youtube of klance moments from season 1 and season 2). 

complete no bias mode (since this anon didnt think i was unbiased enough):

How Klance makes sense.

  It is a common trope for two characters to start off not liking one another,  then they gradually-over time- learn to work together, respect each other, and care for one another; thus growing from rivals/frenemies, to true friends. this friendship will have ups and downs, since before they were friends, they used to bicker and not get along that often. then from there, the slow burn (which jeremy shada has referenced the slow burn effect before in an interview [i wish i could find things so i can source my sources...ugh]). 

in season 1, lance provokes keith due to his side of the rivalry (which is speculated to be a one sided rivalry because most of the time in season 1, lance is the one provoking a response out of keith). and in season 1, there are small scenes where a lot of klance shippers like to interpret that keith glances or looks at lance. there are instances in season 1 where keith attempts to be more friendly with lance in his own special way. such as when they are on the couch and lance is saying “idk if i can sleep tonight” and keith says “when my head hits the pillow, it’ll be lights out.” and the scene where lance says “i actually dont hate you right now.”

 and to UNBIASEDLY “analyze” the bonding moment scene. keep in mind keith has been a loner. the only person he trusts a lot is shiro. so when he actually connects to lance, he is experiencing something new. keith literally holds lance’s hand for that entire scene and they genuinely smile at eachother. putting the “bias” aside, what could this mean? it means that underneath his one-sided rivalry, lance actually likes keith as a friend or at the very least his trusted comrade; for keith, he smiles because he finally connected to someone and that someone being lance, who he only ever bickered with from time to time before then. so what does keith do when lance is in the healing pod? he is anxious and irritated because he wants to make sure his new friend is okay and he cant even go a day without lance being around and talking (since lance is talkative and loud). which is why keith is anxious and tries tapping the pod to get lance to come out sooner so he can be with his new friend (also the pouty face is a nice touch). so when lance DOES get out of the healing pod, keith smiles and is obviously genuinely happy to see him (we dont see keith smile that often, but he smiled at lance while maintaining eye contact. how nice for friendship, huh?). but what does lance do? he flirts with allura, making everyone irritated and this includes keith when he crosses his arms (an action that means he is closing himself off to others) and says “classic.” and it gets worse when lance claims to forget the bonding moment (which could be genuine forgetfulness due to his physical condition at the time; or just revenge for keith not remembering lance from the garrison). keith expresses his hurt, even getting a voice crack out of him, which is like a whine, which seems a bit uncharacteristic from someone as closed off as keith makes himself out to be on the outside. the point here? lance brings out all kinds of new emotions and expressions out of keith. to finish off season 1 moments- and when lance is cuffed to the tree, we see a more playful side to keith, something we never see since, i dont think... yeah, no that just adds to the bolded ^

so since all that went down in season 1, season 2 amplifies their friendship. when we see the lions get sucked into space, lance calls out keith’s name first, showing he does care. and to continue the point of lance actually, genuinely caring for keith: when the red lion is going to save keith, lance looks to allura and is worried and he obviously wants allura to say something to get keith safe. now, like in my previous klance post, i talked about how the elevator scene meant a lot more. this is what i mean. they still act a bit childish, since they are 16-17 in age and they dont want to get along 100% yet...they dont want to hang out at the pool together, but yet they still go in the elevator together. in the elevator scene, they work together. they have their bickering, but then they get the same idea and work together to get there and get out of the elevator shaft. then after, when they are summoned upstairs to help, they immediately work together better: they warn eachother of where the enemy is and keith goes in to help lance until their controls go away (”i got you covered! i-uh, i dont got you...”). like after working together in the elevator, they work together without bickering and help eachother. this is obviously building up their team dynamic because in season 3, they’ll have to work together nicely because shiro wont be there anymore and not only is shiro the leader--thus him not being there would mean someone has to take his leadership role-- but also because in season 1, shiro was the one telling lance to stop bickering with keith or for both of them to stop acting a certain way. with shiro gone, these two will have to work together even more so than before. 

How Sheith doesn’t make sense. 

we do not have keith and shiro’s backstory as of yet. where did they first meet? why is keith only trusting of shiro? why does shiro put so much pressure on keith when he knows keith is too hot headed and rash to be leader so soon? STILL me putting bias aside: it is obvious that these two know eachother from before the garrison or at the very least from the garrison. this is why keith only trusts shiro and why he goes to rescue shiro in the first place in the first episode. the biggest reason why this does not make sense: shiro is 25 and keith is 16-17 and that in itself is unhealthy and not to mention against most country’s age of consent and who is considered an adult. anyone under 18 is not a legal adult in the united states of america. not to mention an age gap of 9 years is a bit of a stretch since keith still isnt even 18 which makes it worse. now, from a relationship stand point, keith looks up to shiro almost like a big brother figure. he even says so in season 2, which anti-sheiths really like to cling too. aging up keith or making shiro younger still doesnt matter or count in the canon universe where keith is canonically a child and shiro is canonically an adult (mid-twenties too i might add; which is worse because he’s midway to being 30!!!).  a mentally healthy adult, such as shiro, would never be with someone who isnt even legally an adult. keith is a child. he is is 16 at the beginning of the show. he acts immature (such as whenever lance provokes him into an argument or competition) and also he doesnt think before he acts which is an immature tendency due to his hot headed nature over all. he isn’t at the same mental maturity as either shiro or allura. the reason why anti-sheiths like to rub the “you’re like a brother to me” scene in sheith shipper’s faces is because it’s basically “sibling-zoning” someone which is aligned with “Friend zoning” someone as well. once you view someone as a sibling, it is very unlikely for it to change into something romantic later on-- which in itself is doubtful just due to the almost a DECADE age gap between the two anyways. the way shiro gives keith advice such as to not rush head first into a situation (i forgot the exact quote); it is very brotherly like and mentor like. someone keith looks up to, which is why he trusts shiro above the others (heck, even above allura due to keith’s disinterest in saving allura in season 1). 

How Kallura is an...enigma? 

I truly do not know what to make of this anymore because in the past voltron series, this pairing WAS canon and as far as my knowledge goes, the only romance in the old shows (correct me if im wrong. i dont know a lot of the old voltron series). in the remake, voltron legendary defender, this doesnt make sense. 

How Kallura in VLD doesn’t make sense. 

so in VLD, keith and allura dont even interact. the thing with making couples end game (which means despite everything in the series, at the end of it, these two characters will get married, etc.) is that you need to establish something from the VERY BEGINNING. 

for example, i will use shikamaru and temari from the Naruto series. their introduction to eachother is a bit off since they end up having to fight eachother during the chunin exams. their initial dynamic isnt very nice, but in shippuden (basically naruto part 2) it is established that the two get along after the time skip and they now work together. it isn’t a main character couple, but you still get to see them working together often enough and in shikamaru’s novel, it goes over the relationship more (and in the shippuden anime, in the last couple of episodes, we see it play out for ourselves and temari has an interest in him given how much time they HAVE been spending together over the course of shippuden). so in summary of this comparison, ShikaTema has that background of once not getting along, but later they just simply work together now and its a better developed dynamic. 

in VLD, keith and allura hardly ever interact one on one, or even in a really big scene with all the main characters, keith doesnt say anything to allura in season 1 that stands out. it is common in shows that if a guy is into girls, it will be made a bit obvious: a comment about how a girl looks, a blush when around a girl of interest, a small remark about said girl, anything small like this, etc. But in VLD, keith doesn’t show interest in Allura. And even when Nyma was around in season 1, keith doesn’t pay attention to her either (a case could technically be made that since lance was all over nyma, keith didnt want to compete with him at that time, but this isn’t what i personally think). and instead of Nyma, keith talks to the male alien instead (whose name i’ve forgotten. is it Rolo?). and like i’ve mentioned numerous times, keith didnt even want to save allura in season 1. he was angry about it and if i remember correctly, the only one to protest against saving allura. what i was saying in my previous anti-kallura posts, was that if keith even had a smidge of interest in allura as a boy, then he wouldn’t have protested and would instead be working hard to get her back and agree with lance (putting his rival aside to get the girl, sounds about right to me if you think kallura should be a thing). 

in season 2, it is the same here. there are no implications of keith even liking allura. instead of keith having moments with allura, it’s shiro, which is why shallura is a bigger thing than kallura is. who showed concerned over alluras well being in season 2? shiro did (the scene where he holds her hand and reassures her). who is allura’s true second hand man when it comes to missions and stuff? shiro. keith has yet to step up and be a leader like shiro and as shiro wishes him to. 

the whole purpose of allura even hugging keith was for her to accept keith’s galra heritage, which is an important lesson to learn so she isnt ignorant or discriminating towards “all” galra (*cough*not all galra...*cough*). it was a sort of development just for allura’s character. it is already hard to accept that her whole planet and species is gone, but to accept one of her paladins who just so happens to be part of the race that destroyed her planet? it’d be hard for anyone to accept something like that, especially since the galra are here sole enemy and keith happens to be part galra in some way. and again, anti-kallura people who do believe keith to be gay, we bring up the scene where he has allura in his arms. if the crew WANTED to set up kallura, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PRIME OPPORTUNITY. show keith even likes girls by making him have an embarassed or blushy look on his face when he catches allura in his arms! make keith act nervous around her as he puts her down on the ground after catching her! SOMETHING. but where is the kallura set up in that prime opportunity? it’s no where to be seen. keith’s facial expression tells all: he doesnt care about allura in that way. he’s not as close to her as shiro is. just because it “wasn’t set up in season 2″ doesnt mean they can or should just suddenly make keith act different around allura in season 3 now that shiro is gone. if anything, season 3 will teach them to be closer friends given how close both of them are/were to shiro (shiro being keith’s most trusted friend; and shiro being allura’s second hand man in battle, etc.).  just like i said in my other posts: you can’t build something out of nothing. that PRIME opportunity to build the foundation of kallura passed without keith even batting an eye that a beautiful young lady like allura was IN HIS ARMS *AND* SHE HUGS HIM TOO. 

=putting some bias slightly back in just to make a point to another anon= 

and to that other (separate) anon who said “keith never showed interest in men either” then why did he let lance hold his hand for a long time as they smiled at eachother and stared into eachothers eyes? why did keith show SO MUCH EMOTION when lance didnt remember their bonding moment--a moment that could possibly be a huge thing for keith since he only ever bonded with shiro--? why was keith very happy to have lance out of the healing pod, only to show some form of jealousy or hurt when all lance wanted to do was flirt with allura and not even acknowledge that he bonded with keith? why would keith make it a huge point to say “i cradled you in my arms” when in season 2 he has a GIRL in his arms and his facial expression just screams “idc”? 

idk how to end this post, but i am done for now. my inbox is open if you wanna ask me anything.