#or makes you ungrateful or “less good of a fan

[okiidokii]

The thing that's pissing me off about the dolls is the monster high g1 dickriders smoking the largest pack of cope by saying "but it's giving g1!!!c, and like, yeah! As in its giving LATE G1/ g1.5, or g1 on a budget.

Like I feel this fandom forgets how good some the g1 dolls were

Hell g1 (and even g2!) Had much better designed but cheap-material dolls

[going-fanfics17]

You're enough ( Jeon Wonwoo * OC )

themes - angst , emotional abuse , trauma , fluff .

Summary - it was never enough for your mother . No matter what you did. She always found a way to victimize herself and make you the villain make you feel as if you are nothing compared to others . It just worsened and now you do not know how to deal with all those feelings , until one day Wonwoo gets to know about everything and steps up to make you feel better .

It all started since middle school . But to think of it , it was always there . The comparing , the snide remarks , the expectations that crossed the limits . And it was all due to that one girl . Hyein . Hyein , the apple of your mother's eye , Hyein the girl who could never do anything wrong , Hyein the girl who was always better than you , who got better grades than you , who excelled everywhere and was overall an all rounder . Sometimes it felt like your mother wanted you to be Hyein . It was infuriating , suffocating .

You were not allowed to have any free time because Hyein didn't . She went to competitive class and participated in competitive exams . You had to be like her and if you weren't then it just turned into a lecturing session .

If you got second prize at dance , you mother pointed out that Hyein got first prize , if you scored 93% then all your mother could say that it wasn't enough or good because Hyein got 99% . No matter what you did , it was never enough , it was always a competition , a ruse to save her own face and satisfy her own ego . It took time , time to realize that your mother was a narcissist . And if you pointed out all the comparing , she would guilt trip you and say that all she had done for the past 15 years was look after you , cook for you , buy you clothes and took you to tuition classes , forgetting that that was her basic duty . She signed up to be a mother knowing that it comes with all those responsibilities but it didn't matter . You didn't matter . It didn't matter if you poured your heart and soul and worked twice as hard to score good marks , your hard work didn't matter , Hyein mattered . First she said that you don't study enough , then she said that you are not as hardworking , then she said that you are dumb , then she said that she wished you had died and then she would not be stuck with a useless and ungrateful brat , then she used your insecurities against you , then she brought up the fact that you didn't make it to the first list of any college . But guess who did ? Hyein .

You had enough of it so you moved out at 18 and cut off contact with your mother . Moved cities , countries , to get away from her and you started to get better . Started to appreciate yourself , wanted to believe that you were enough , your efforts were enough . But it was hard . Years of emotional abuse cannot be wiped out in months . That's impossible . You graduated college in the US and got a good job . Then one day someone bumped into you . A guy , an extremely handsome guy . He begged you to help him hide from some obsessive fans , so you took him into a library and hid with him in the corner section that was always empty . After sometime he introduced himself .

" Hi , I am Wonwoo . "

" Hi Wonwoo , I am Mi-Hi ."

And that is how a friendship began to blossom. You found out that he was a kpop idol and soon enough , after six months , you two started dating . Wonwoo was smitten by you the moment he saw you . The way you spoke , the way you helped him , the way you were confident , it all attracted him to you . You helped him realize that he was a human and that he deserved a break . He never felt so loved . It was different , different from the love that he received from his brothers or his parents . After a year of long distance , you quit your job and moved to South Korea with him . Moving back to the place where you had experienced such trauma made you a bit withdrawn from Wonwoo , you got less enthusiastic as you walked down the familiar streets , tears in the corner of your eyes as the memories and harsh words came back . But the dam just broke one day .

It was Seventeen's 8th anniversary and you were invited to it . The boys had decided to go to a small restaurant that served the most delicious food . It was simple but authentic .

" We ate there nearly everyday when we were trainees " , Wonwoo told you as he drove to the restaurant with Mingyu and Woozi in the backseat and you being his passenger princess .

" Noona , you have to try their kimbap , I swear it's the best " , Mingyu piped up .

" And the seafood stew " , woozi added .

" Sure guys " , you said with a half smile .

Wonwoo noticed it right away . He had been noticing it for a couple of days , you looked miserable and he was determined to find out why and make you feel better .

He reached for your hand and intertwined his fingers with your and gave them a light squeeze as he snuck a quick glance at you to make sure you were alright . You squeezed back and then resumed looking out the window .

The party was going well , half of seventeen were drunk and that included Hoshi , Scoups , Minghao , Joshua , Dino , Seungkwan and DK . Minghao had even got up on his chair and started to dance . You were having fun , momentarily forgetting about the memories until your phone vibrated . You looked at it , there was a message from an unknown number .

You opened it and the tears resurfaced , it was your mother . She had gotten a hold of your number and contacted you from a new number as you had her previous number blocked .

It was a picture of Hyein with a gold medal and a certificate in her hands indicating that she had completed her PhD . And just below that was an article of you and Wonwoo , you two were on a date .

Then , there was that message that broke you . " Hyein would have been a better partner for a talented person like him . i don't know why he would date you , you do not have even the half the brains as Hyein "

It felt suffocating , you couldn't breathe , your hands shook as you stuffed the phone back in your bag and quickly stood up and rushed out of their . Holding on the side of the car you tried to take in deep breaths but it wasn't working . It was hard to focus and all you could do was sob .

" Sweetheart " , Wonwoo came up behind you . He was worried , the team were worried . They all loved you like you were family , you were their sister . " Baby what's wrong ? "

You just shook your head as you gasped , the tears pouring non stop .

" Shhhh Shh , it's okay , its okay . I am here ,I am right here " , he took you into his arms as you sank to the floor of the parking lot and cried your eyes out while holding onto Wonwoo like your life depended on it .

" Don't leave me , please don't leave me , I am sorry that I am not enough , I will try my best , I promise " , you kept on repeating .

" Sweetheart , why would I leave you ? And you are enough . You always have been . Where is this coming from ? " , he asked concerned as he gently wiped your tears .

So you told him your life story and also showed him the message .

" It is so exhausting to always be in a competition and to never be enough , to have your hard work ignored because there is someone who did way better than you " , you hicuped . " I hated it . Living with her was such a chore ! "

Wonwoo was beyond angry , you were hurting for so long all because your mother was a cruel and evil person .

" Listen to me " , he forced you to look straight at him . " Listen very carefully . You are none of those things that your mother you are . You are not worthless or ungrateful or a brat . You deserve all the love in this world , you deserve all the best things , you deserve to be treated with respect. You are enough , your hard work is enough . Do not bring yourself down or compare yourself to others . You are you and you are unique . I know its hard to not compare or judge yourself but trust me , you are the love of my life , you are my everything . I will never leave you because I love you . I love you because you are awesome , I love you because of who you are and one day I will make you my wife . So please , don't shed tears , that evil witch is not worth it .You have a huge loving family who will fight tooth and nail to keep you safe and happy . I promise . You are enough , you don't have to be somebody else and you don't have to prove anything to anyone ."

All that brought about another set of fresh tears . " Its okay , let it all out . I am right here my love . Right here . I'll always stay "

He rocked you gently in his arms till you had calmed down and till your tears were reduced to sniffles .

" Let's go home , you need rest " , he said as he unlocked his car .

" But , but - " , you tried to protest .

" No buts , we are going home " , he shushed you .

" I ruined the celebrations " , you protested .

" No you didn't . You didn't ruin anything . Okay ? Sit in the car and play your favourite music . I will let the guys knows that we are heading home early " , he kissed your forehead .

He then walked off before you could protest and came back 2 minutes later with both his and your belongings and settled inside the car . He kept his hands intertwined with yours as he drove home .

At home he helped you change into your pajamas and then after all the necessary hygiene actions he had you block your mother after he sent her a message saying that if she ever contacted you again the she would have to deal with the police for harassment charges .

He then took you in his arms and continued to whisper sweet nothings into your ear and kiss your forehead in intervals , reminding you that your were wanted and loved . He continued even after you fell asleep .

It was going to be okay . You had your family to protect you . You are , were and always will be enough .

[babydollmarauders]

MEDIA MANAGEMENT — JACK HUGHES (23-24 SZN PART 12)

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notes: short, but i’m tired and have a migraine so i apologize

y/ndevils00

liked by dawson1417, ehaula, and 273,528 others

y/ndevils00 HAPPY 1989 (TAYLOR’S VERSION) DAY!!! I HOPE YOU’RE ALL STREAMING IT AND LOVING THE VAULT TRACKS AS MUCH AS I AM!!!

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, AN INSANELY HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY TO MY VERY BESTEST FRIEND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, MY PUPPY, MY SWEETHEART, MY BESTIE NUMBER 1, DAWSON! YOU’RE TAYLOR SWIFT AGE NOW!!

oh yeah, and happy Devils game day too, i guess.

lucifer’s favorite children won 5-4 against the water buffalo’s tonight!

we got 2 great goals in the first period from Holtzy (not pictured because he’s being punished for his comments on tuesday) and my sweet swedish fish, Jesper! they served tonight!

and in second period we got the first out of two goals from Haula hoop! his second goal coming in the third period! my favorite uncle also almost got a hatty, but his stick broke :( criminal! it’s okay, he got the hatty in my eyes AND in my heart, and that’s the only hatty that matters! 🫶

and finally, before we got to holla for Haula-back girl’s second, we got a goal from my amazing, one-of-a-kind, brilliantly spectacular, so babygirl, the guy who stayed up until 2am on a game night and spun me around the house while we listened to 1989 (TV), everyone’s favorite, JACKY!!! this goal brought him up to 18 points in 7 games, which is 9 less games than it took him last season! i’m so proud of you, babygirl! you’re a star and you’re shining your light!

p.s. connor clifton, i am under your bed. seriously, i know where you live.

tagged dawson1417, jackhughes, john.marino97, jesperbratt, and ehaula

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jackhughes i love you, my beautiful girl ♥️ thank you for your praise and for being my biggest fan

y/ndevils00 oh? i love you too, sweet boy

jackhughes okay, good, now that that’s done, STOP THREATENING PEOPLE

y/ndevils00 YOU TRICKED ME INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY!

jackhughes i had to! you don’t listen to me!

y/ndevils00 :(

jackhughes yeah, i’m not nico, that doesn’t work on me

y/ndevils00 RATS!

ehaula i would like to get a real hatty

y/ndevils00 no! you get the hatty in my heart and you appreciate it!

ehaula i don’t wanna

y/ndevils00 you’re an ungrateful uncle

ehaula and you’re a bossy niece

y/ndevils00 I AM NOT! @/kristen.haula AUNT KRISTEN, TELL HIM I’M NOT!

kristen.haula she’s not!

ehaula i rest my case

user19 the last jack picture 🥹

y/ndevils00 that was the product of me yelling “SMILE FOR THE PICTURE, BABYGIRL!”

jackhughes i thought the picture would come out better

y/ndevils00 @/jackhughes i can’t help it, your smile makes me shaky

jesperbratt i got a goal and i served!

y/ndevils00 you got a GREAT goal! i wanna carry you around with me everywhere, do you think nicole would allow it?

jesperbratt i’ll ask!

jesperbratt she says split custody, you can only have weekends

y/ndevils00 hmm i’ll agree to those terms

dawson1417 ITS MY DAY OF BIRTH! THANK YOU, BESTIE NUMBER 3!!

y/ndevils00 DID YOU LIKE YOUR CAKE OF YOUR FACE?!

dawson1417 I LOVED IT!! IT LOOKED JUST LIKE ME!

y/ndevils00 I KNEW IT! I KNEW I DID GOOD!

john.marino97 that cake looked nothing like you?

dawson1417 @/john.marino97 shhh be nice!

john.marino97 i mean, that cake looked just like you! y/n should go into art!

john.marino97 okay, say it, i’m mentally prepared, i can take it

y/ndevils00 you did so well! i’m proud of you and your assist!

john.marino97 wait what?

john.marino97 that’s not what i was expecting

y/ndevils00 i’m feeling nice, don’t push it!

john.marino97 if you’ll excuse me, i have a quick call to make

y/ndevils00 to who?

y/ndevils00 MARINARA, WHY AM I GETTING A CALL FROM *HIM*

john.marino97 i may have pre-tattled

nicohischier i’ll be fine, y/n. no need to threaten!

y/ndevils00 THAT WAS A DIRTY HIT?? ALL THE NEED TO THREATEN!

nicohischier i appreciate that you care for me and my wellbeing, but i’ll be okay

y/ndevils00 but he hurt my slut :( you’re being targeted

nicohischier i’m tough, i can take it

y/ndevils00 no, you aren’t! you cried at finding nemo! i need to wrap you in bubble wrap!

nicohischier HE COULDN’T FIND HIS DAD

user84 so what were john and dawson talking about?

y/ndevils00 HOW MUCH FUN WE’RE GONNA HAVE AT OUR ‘BEST FRIEND NUMBER 1 BIRTHDAY SLUMBER PARTY’!

john.marino97 game plays

dawson1417 candy!

user27 the world may never know

lhughes_06 i can’t believe you laid on the floor for the first picture

y/ndevils00 i think i have gum on my dress

y/ndevils00 at least i hope it’s gum

lhughes_06 burn that dress. just burn it.

y/ndevils00 but i love this dress :(

lhughes_06 jack will get you a new one

y/ndevils00 okay!

jackhughes wait what?

[immaturityofthomasastruc]

You know, Thomas Astruc easily has to be the single most disrespectful, ungrateful director I’ve ever seen. The man actively insults his fans (I.e. telling them that they’re too old to watch the show), picks fights with fans regularly, drags other directors because he thinks 30 years of industry experience makes him impervious to criticism, and takes every single opportunity granted to him for granted. For example, him whining about his show gagging an animated movie with a budget of 100 million dollars, because he didn’t write it. The man has his show greenlit for another 5 seasons? Why, he acts like dragging the plot out in his show is some kind of achievement!

I understand that this show is important to him, but I have NEVER seen a creator who is THIS egotistical and THIS abrasive towards the fanbase that’s more or less keeping the show alive at this point. As someone who hopes to be a show runner one day, Thomas’ “holier than thou” attitude just really rubs me the wrong way.

The thing is that I genuinely believe that Astruc is a good person. I'm sure his family and friends love him, and that whether it's through his show or in real life, he's influenced a lot of people.

The problem, like you said, is how the man is just so arrogant, and it's hard to really see him as more than that. While I'm happy that he's been spending less time getting into arguments with fans online, he still hasn't completely given up with his attitude.

If Astruc just decided to stop using Twitter so much, I'm sure he'd get a lot less flak online.

[spoofy-drawings]

I have mixed feelings about Thomas’ new video.

On one hand-

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD EVERYONE SHUT UP ITS THEM AND I LOVE THEM ITS MY BOYS I LOVE THEM SO MUCH OH HOLY FUCKIN SHIT BROS-

On the other, I still feel disappointed in the fact that we waited three (nearly four) years for some more filler content.

On a serious note, it genuinely pains me to see such lovable characters get such little screen time nowadays. (Also, it pains me to watch the old videos and see how the sides would make fun of him for not uploading much because… Sir this speaks volumes-)

I don’t want to come across as ungrateful, because I genuinely enjoy all content Thomas uploads. MRIH is a genuinely good series and I cannot wait to see how far he takes it! RWR is also such a good series and it has such good visuals to pair with the lovely characters and wonderful story. Thomas’ content is in no way bad.

I just feel as though he’s trying to keep us satisfied and distracted with small things in hopes it’ll keep as at bay long enough. Although, I really don’t think it’s working with the influx of ts critical blogs appearing recently. People are getting upset, because we keep expecting so much just to get slammed down with ads and side content.

I will still watch Thomas’ content, regardless of it being SaSi or not, I just wanted to give my opinions on the matter after seeing other posts of similar nature.

That being said, I do not love Thomas any less, I am simply a little disappointed as a long time fan. I don’t speak for everyone, this is my personal opinion and it is okay if you feel differently.

[aisquaredchoco]

Yay...my internet's back! Erm, actually just switched to another provider because the previous one's been refusing to repair for months..

Also, a long message coming ahead. If you're not a fan of lengthy sentiments in the form of a wall of text I'd tell you to skip this.

Well here goes one last rambling...a lot of realizations came to mind during those days of inactivity so...

I realized I've been expecting too much from this community, when in reality I have not much of a place in it. I'll wholeheartedly accept that I'm only up to this point of achievement. Less expectations, less disappointments. No more whining, hopefully.

This is not a farewell post however, but just to let you guys know that I have decided to no longer put too much effort so as not to expect anything in return, and therefore will not be doing as much cc as I have been doing before, just so I would expect less from people and to make sure that the things I'd love to have in my game are the ones being shared publicly. One reason is that I was thinking that I might be doing things in rush that their quality might also have been compromised and that some of you might have been quietly critical of it (though I accept such feedbacks you know). Another reason is that I have to learn to not expect anything after giving something as I've said above, because I admit I had an ambition of becoming a 'household name' in the simblr community and thought one way of achieving such status is that you have to give something to the community so that they recognize you as someone who adds something useful in their games. I apologize for having this way of thinking, I only realized now how greedy (for attention and fame) I became after being able to learn making cc thinking these efforts should become recognized. I know I should rid myself of that mentality and as others have pointed out in some of my 'whiny' posts I must make things I want for my game and share them out of heart not because you're only expecting good feedback from people. And that might be the reason why I suddenly felt 'tired' from creating, because I've been stressing myself out from those said above.

But I will not completely disregard the good things some of you have said to me, reassuring that my efforts don't go wasted by telling me you love what I make and put them to use in your games (though I know I'm asking for too much if I was expecting them to be shown off on your game screenshots). I want to tell you that every like, reblog, and nice remarks that you were giving are very much appreciated. You have done so so much to me, although I admit I took them for granted. Apologies as well if I seemed ungrateful with how you show support on my works.

And also, because I also handle xto3conversionsfinds, I have a looooooot of backlog to catch up on so that will take a hell lot of time queuing conversion cc posts before making time for me to sim.

So see you around folks...even though I'll be just a lurker most of the time. I hope 2024 will be a better year for me, and everyone!

[ghelullu]

I don’t disagree with your point but I also think it’s perfectly reasonable for people to criticize the whole streaming situation. It’s definitely not Tobias’ fault personally but I haven’t seen anyone attacking him, just people expressing their frustration which is perfectly understandable. I think the whole “don’t complain about anything ever or else you’re ungrateful” thing is kind of ridiculous. People are allowed to vent their frustrations and criticize the marketing side of the band, it doesn’t make them “too negative” or less of a fan.

I totally understand it. I, too, think it's too expensive. I'm a minimum wage worker, I perfectly understand being frustrated over this.

I'm talking about how people are CONSTANTLY complaining about literally everything. Just a short list of recent things that my terrible memory can remember:

bitching about the non-release of the screening dates DAYS before the announcement of the streaming dates was scheduled

complaints that the movie wasn't screening in every single theatre in every single city in the world despite that clearly being not within their powers

complaints that vinyls are released in many different variations

Tobias' beard being "ugly"

movie ticket prices

complaining that the movie screenings happen on days/times that aren't good and it didn't run longer

panic over the movie not releasing on DVD/Bluray (which has been basically confirmed already and it's Tobias and Loma...)

all the Drama about the musicians (some justified, some just ridiculous) and how that's for some reason also Tobias' fault in some people's eyes; won't even get into this because unholy moly

the favourite Papa isn't on enough merch

former Papas not being featured in the movie and "misleading" marketing (aka...Secondo being in merchandise but not the film...)

accusations of him being "tasteless" for using the Napalm girl and other cruel real life footage of terrible things for the Film before it even was released, only based on the rating office's warning/rating list

I won't list any more, but you get what I'm aiming for: There is just so. much. negativity. all the time. People don't stop finding reasons to be so negative about everything that's happening. If they had put this thing on Netflix then people would've whined "why not Prime/Hulu/whatever????".

It's not just about being upset over the high prices of this streaming thing, but the greater picture, too. It's about the general tendency to panic and be super negative way too much.

And I'd like to point out that I at no point said it's making someone "less of a fan" or something, that's ridiculous.

[narcissisticpdcultureis]

(Apparently I am crashing; this ask becomes very ranty/venty)

NPD culture is thinking a post you made is amazing and super cool and that it’ll blow up and get so much interaction— only for it to get like, next to no interaction. And you fucking crash because WTF I put so much effort into that?!? And the posts that do get more attention are ones you put less effort into and/or assumed wouldn’t be as popular. Like wtf!!! This is a personal insult!! I put in effort, no one likes it. I put in no effort, no one likes it either! What is the magical fucking recipe for people to interact with me?! I use the tags, I interact with other creators— yet NOTHING!!! I put ten times as much effort in as those other creators do, and yet they get so much more interaction than I do!!! Is the algorithm rigged? Is it because they have more followers and I’m getting overshadowed? Am I not using the right tags? Is it because they’re popular for the wrong reasons but I’m too good to stoop to their level and should obviously be the more popular one? I swear it happens every single fucking time, and it’s starting to really piss me off! I want to go rabid and maul those people I swear.

And while I’m still here— what’s with my followers never interacting?!?!?! The people who follow me NEVER like my posts. And that’s not an exaggeration! It’s been MONTHS people!!! You’re following me for a reason, right???! And then the people who DON’T follow me are consistently liking my posts a lot more. Like if you like what I make so much why not follow me?!?! Why are you stalking my blog (I’m flattered though). Just follow me and like all of my posts if I’m that interesting lol! Like it’s to the point where one of them liked a post that only has personal/organization tags on it. The chance of them naturally finding that post is RARE. I mean it could’ve just magically appeared on their For You Page— ORRRR they’re stalking my blog and/or follow my personal tags. Cute, but why not follow me!! I put so much effort into my work only for it to go unnoticed. People should admire what I make, yet they don’t!! I don’t feel like fetishing the gay ship I make art of just to be popular like the rest of them :)))) because I’m better than them!! I’m not here for your fucking pleasure nor something for you to get off to. I am above that and make authentic content, and they can’t seem to appreciate that. I keep telling myself the people who like my content will interact someday but it’s been MONTHSSSSS :)))))). Where are these people atttttttt huh? If they can’t appreciate my work, then they don’t deserve to interact with me ^^! I should’ve been popular-ish by now! No one else makes nearly as much content about the ship as I do— so where are these fans at?? I feel like I’m going feral at this point. I know they see my posts, yet they refuse to like them. Ungrateful fucking bastards. Look at all that I do for you, and yet you are ungrateful!! Why do I even bother to give you things? Worthless pieces of shit. They should like me, ME, not those other people! Quit interacting with those asshats! They’re nowhere near as good as I am. Why do you like them so much?? What do they have that I don’t?! Is it because you can relate to being a stupid fuckup like them? Is that it? Because I don’t see why else you’d like them so much. I have everything you could ever want, and yet you ignore my very existence. You will regret overlooking me.

-🐍👑

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[sir-subpar]

Just curious, what do you think of Fizzarolli from Helliva Boss??

Whoa boy, this'll be long, bear with me

I'll be honest-

I like him.

He's very charming and funny

Love the prosthetics

The writing for him has been off lately, one of the very least he hasn't been butchered like everyone else. He's still very charming and funny, and well it confused me at first, I do now find his Dynamic with Ozzy to be very Charming. To be honest, they're kind of the only reasons I hold out even a tiny sliver of Hope for the show. The rest of the show has become very aggravating but whenever those two were on screen at the very least I'm entertained

Having said that-

His outfits are terrible

He deserves better than... This

This outfit especially

The colors clash and are strange. Very unflattering, especially for a character as Charming as him.

And I will admit, I'm a little biased because I am an Alex Brightman fan, I think he's very funny and very talented

His dynamic with Mammon feels off.

Maybe it's because he's the only one of the seven deadly sins who actually acts like the seven deadly sins, or maybe it's because Mammon looks like a Christmas tree

Or it might feel off because.. it feels like he shouldn't be that intimidated by Mammon when he's got Asmodeus right there. I don't mind the idea of Mammon being a jester, because if I remember correctly, one of his many nicknames was the "Lord of fools"

And I don't necessarily hate his voice either. I'm not sure if it matches him or not. I'm still on the fence about it, but the voice itself is all right.

I feel like Fizz could have had a very interesting Dynamic with Mammon, especially if the whole "Mammon's the reason he became successful and met the love of his life" is what they're going for. But I feel like it gets ruined by making Mammon such a caricature. There's no subtlety.

If Mammon really views Fizz as an ungrateful brat that he gave everything to, I feel like that should be explored.

Getting back on track. While I like Fizz, I'd argue he's probably my favorite character, I have an issue with him. Or rather, how the show treats him

Maybe it's just because I'm asexual, so when things are overly sexual I tend to be less interested, but I'm really tired of just how much are the cast is hypersexualized 24/7

Almost every character that is significant to Blitzo's story (other than his relatives, thankfully) seems to have to be a sexual or romantic interest at some point.

Stolas, Verosika, Fizzarolli, Striker, Chaz, Moxxie and Millie, Dennis, etc,

Don't get me wrong, the idea of a character using sex as a tool to get what they want is interesting. And is not necessarily bad. Even if it was against my preference, I can see potential in it.

But it seems like the majority of the queer characters are either mocked or hypersexualized. (I'll give Ozzy a pass, since he is the embodiment of Lust)

Moxxie is a punching bag, Blitzo, Stolas, Fizz, Striker (in the harvest moon festival), Chaz is basically nothing but a sentiant libido, Glitz and Glam, Verosika, etc.

It's just dissapointing how it's lacking variety.

Fizz himself is great, I like him a lot.

Originally for my redesign/reimagine project, I wasn't going to do the seven deadly sins but I might have to do Asmodeus and Mammon since they are so entwined with fizz story-wise.

Also because their designs drive me up the wall, but I'll talk about that more in their posts

Long story long, Fizz is the best character in the show to me.

For the record, if any of you like the show as it is, great! I wish I could, I really do, but I just can't enjoy it as much as I want to. And yeah, reimagining the show has been really fun! I'm not entirely sure why, but it is. Maybe it's just a good creative exercise

At the end of the day, these are just my opinions, I'm sure all of you have your own reasons for liking or disliking it, my word is not law. Feel however you feel, and I will feel what I feel.

And all right, I confess, these two are cute.

[taloumina]

The Cost of Greatness

Izuku Midoriya/Female Reader

Angst, long after breakup

Spoilers: none for any season

Summary: Izuku's success will always make your heart ache.

Izuku is seriously one of my favorite characters to write angst for!

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It was Izuku Midoriya’s dream to become a hero. One who everyone could rally behind, look up to, and rely on without even a hint of doubt in him.

A hero who entirely fit the word, was deserving of it in every single way.

It described him perfectly, hero. He was the exact definition of one. Only eighteen, and he was already the No. 1 Pro, topping the chart for months upon months, with no signs of him losing his rank anytime soon. This, despite all his and your former classmates, along with those from rival schools and agencies, vowing to take that spot away from him.

It was friendly competition. You remembered that Izuku always welcomed it with open arms. He told you once that he believed in competition among heroes because it encouraged everyone to not try but do their best, grow stronger, and strive harder to be better than anyone else, never resorting to underhanded tactics.

You weren’t angry that he’d finally done it. More than becoming a hero, he’d become—was—the greatest hero ever, achieving the dream he had since he watched that video of All Might saving people when he was younger. He’d been chasing after that dream for so long. To be living it now must mean everything to him, even if you never heard him say it.

Whenever he appeared on TV for interviews or special appearances with fans, talking about his career or signing autographs for every kid who wanted one, he never complained. There wasn’t an ungrateful bone in his body. He’d said it so many times now, how happy he was to be where he was at, to have family and friends and mentors, especially All Might, who always believed in him.

All Might.

The last time you saw him was even longer than the last time you saw Izuku. What was he—what were they—up to now, you wondered, besides the obvious? Was All Might still giving him sage advice? Were there any new scars you’d never seen or touched on Izuku’s body?

Did he ever think about you like you did about him?

He hadn’t stopped at his dream, at just being the greatest. To him, that was as good as nothing if he couldn’t continue stopping villains and saving people himself, as All Might had all those years ago.

From what you’d seen, he’d changed little after you left. He hadn’t allowed his rank to get to his head. He wasn’t arrogant or condescending. He was still as kind and approachable as ever to everyone he met, no matter their age or what their quirk was, if he knew, or whether they had a quirk at all.

He was so… happy without you.

But he wasn’t your hero anymore. What few knew, only people you and Izuku trusted, was that his greatness came at a cost: you. Your relationship with him was long over, four years lost because being a hero was more important to him than being with you. And you understood his dedication, you did, but that didn’t make it hurt any less to remember that, essentially, Izuku had chosen his career over you.

You could tolerate seeing him on TV, billboards, and magazines. Anywhere except in person. You never again wanted to stand across from him and look into his green eyes with fading love for you in them. Not unless you had to, for an emergency or hero meeting you must attend. But no more than that.

Because it’d be too much, knowing that Izuku Midoriya, the greatest hero ever, your ex-boyfriend, would never want you back.

[eddie-rifff]

ive pretty much had all of my wildest dreams come true as an autistic music fan and im still miserable. how ungrateful and stupid can one person be. (very)

really really feeling like im just never gonna be happy for more than a few months at a time. my brain fucking hates me. my parents should have never ever had kids with the history of mental illness on both sides and yet they had four, 3 of which suffer pretty significantly with mental illness. severe ocd in one, moderate ocd in the other two, crippling anxiety in all three, mild in the one that somehow made it out ok.

im not suicidal, im just very upset that this is how it is. i want things to be better. i want things to be different. but im afraid they just never will be.

and i want chris squire back. he was so endlessly kind to me. he made me feel like i was appreciated in the way i felt mattered, as a fan. i loved him so deeply and i still do and he saw that and basically said "i see you, thank you" in every interaction we had. the hugs. the kisses on the cheek and the back of the hand. looking out for me and making sure i was safe when he thought i was by myself. he was the only person that really, truly, mattered to me when all was said and done (he still is) and i couldnt have had a better relationship with him (when i say relationship i want to make it clear that i mean it in the way you have a relationship with every single person you meet, not that we were like. best buddies.)

and yet, somehow, i am still unhappy. its kind of impressive.

ive met rick wakeman, jon anderson, tony kaye, alan white, steve howe, bill bruford. i get into yes concerts for free. ive met carl palmer and steve hackett. i saw UK, twice, with john wetton, eddie jobson, and terry bozzio. i know what chris squire's beard feels like against my cheek. i have been so unbelievably blessed as a fan, again, the thing i feel most passionate about in my life, my Thing. what more could i possibly want? if none of that makes me happy, then what possibly will?

ok, take all that away. even without ANY of that, i have enough that would make 90% of other people happy as clams. my family loves me (i think). i live in a great house rent free. i have no bills. i have the most patient, gracious best friend in the world.

i oscillate between it being my fault for not being happy (ungrateful dumbass) and the fault of my genetics, and neither of those things are good enough excuses for me. and, most importantly, neither of those things will ever change. i mean, maybe i can learn to be less of an ungrateful dumbass, but i dont see how thats possible when, like ive said, i already have everything i want, and im still this way.

this feeling of hopelessness is soul crushing. i feel like whatever spirit i had has been stamped out, and every single time it lights up again it gets snuffed again and again and again and again and it will until i die. ill never be free. ill never be happy with what i have. i feel like i was just a mistake, i should have never happened. someone with this kind of brain chemistry, contributing this little, with this few redeeming qualities just shouldnt have happened.

but i am here. and i guess im going to feel endlessly sorry for myself because i dont know how to feel any other way.

i just wish it wasnt this way.

[takeachillpillshawty]

Help, I can't stop thinking about this Twisted Wonderland AU.....

Ok, hear me out.....every thing is the same.....Kinda.....but the Vice wardens ( plus Kalim ) Over bolt.....

Trey's family bakery gets a bad reputation from Riddle's mom....he's still Riddle's best friend, but deep down he held a grudge against Riddle's family from that day......

Events leading up to the duel between Ace, Deuce and Riddle.

Trey slowly gets overbolt

Slowly regretting his friendship between him and Riddle...

Watching Riddle waste one of his best pastries because of some stupid rule....

Having to see his parents business suffer......and having no power to help....

Hate having to hold his tongue when Riddle harshly punish a student.....

Him have to apologize on Riddle's behalf.....

Having to hold all that in......because his action will reflect on him as a person.....and his position as a dorm leader.

On the day of the Duel, Riddle was being a tyrant as usual......

But when the duel gets intense, him and Cater try to calm him down...... But Riddle never listens as always.....

Off with your head was gonna hit Ace, Deuce, MC, Grim..... That's when Trey cancel it out with his own magic...... Everyone in heartslaybul was stunned by Trey's action. Even Riddle was shocked..... But before Riddle could say anything

Trey loses it.

He tells Riddle off, he vents about all the things that happened to him caused by Riddle's action......that's when he overbolted....

I think Trey's overbolt form would resemble something similar to the Mad Hatter from Alice in wonderland.......from the Disney animated movie of course.....

After the overbolt, it takes time for him and Riddle to become friends again...... He understands that it wasn't Riddle's fault that his family bakery gets a bad reputation.

Riddle tries to be less strict with the rule for everyone's sake....

Similar thing with Ruggie. Gets fed up with Leona and overbolt, but it's different.

Leona makes Ruggie do his dirty work, he doesn't mind because..... Him and Leona are friends..... Right?

He doesn't understand...... Why is Leona not satisfied? He's a prince! Sure not a king but royalty non the less! While he has to play nice and hope for some scraps to be thrown....

Leona has EVERYTHING! he has NOTHING..... SO WHY?! WHY IS HE SO UNGRATEFUL?! PEOPLE LIKE HIM WOULD SEE THIS AS A MIRACLE TO BE PRINCE!

WHY DOES A PERSON LIKE LEONA HAVE THAT LIFE?! IT'S NOT FAIR!

LEONA DOESN'T HAVE TO SEE HIS FAMILY SUFFER! AND LOOKS FOR SCRAPS! HIS GRANDMA HAS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA EAT TOMORROW! NOT LEONA!

Ok I'm not gonna sugar coat it......Ruggie was gonna basically pull a Jamil move on Leona......

Try to ruin Leona's reputation by pinning the stair tripping incident on Leona.....well, I mean that kinda did happened.... But nevermind that!

gets confronted by everyone, lies through his teeth.....

That's when Leona calls Ruggie out.....and in a short story, said that Ruggie is a no good thief, that only befriend Leona for his status and wealth....

This was Ruggie 's breaking point........after all of this?........no matter what he does............ He'll always be seen as a no good thief in the eyes of other.....

Ruggie's mind went blank....... And he overbolts....the only noise that came from him was that Hyena like laughter....

Ruggie's overbolt would be inspired my the three Hyenas from the Lion king......his clothes are ragged and has bone like accessories on him.....

After the overbolt he tries to talk things out with Leona.....it will take some time for Leona to trust Ruggie again....... He understands why Ruggie did the things he did........he still cares for Ruggie..... But needs time....

( Sorry Jade lovers.....I don't know what could make this man overbolt....... Ummmmm.....ok........I got it........Azul gets tired of Jade's mushroom and throws them out.....Jade overbolts and Floyd beat the shit out of him......everyone is ok! The end)

Now.....the moment Kalim fans have been waiting for.....

How Kalim could have overbolt........

Now, as you see from the voice line that talked about him not being fazed about anything scary because of the amount of kidnapping..... Got me thinking.....

Jamil still used snake whispers on Kalim making him do some weird things........ And instead of manipulating just the dorm members, he manipulates Kalim too.....

Saying that someone here is using some kind of magic on him to make him act out of character.....An Assassin is in NRC......Kalim is fucking terrified, he thought that since he has Jamil with him and he's at a new school.....he would be safe..... No......no he wouldn't.......That's when the bolt starts....

And Kalim buys it......he slowly stressed out on who it could be.... He doesn't show it but becomes more suspicious of other students..... He sticks more to Jamil, he's the only person he can trust..........

Jamil slowly uses that paranoia and stress against Kalim, Making him lose trust in people...... When he met MC and Grim the lil sunshine was happy he can hang out with someone

And not worry about being assassinated.....That's until Jamil brought up the Idea that MC and Grim could be the assassins.....

Kalim didn't want to believe it........but he has witnessed lengths the kidnappers and Assassins would go just to get him.....so he commands dorm students to keep MC and Grim prisoners until the time being....The bolt continues....

When MC and Grim escaped from Scarabia and and came back with the Octotrio..... His opinion of the two changed........they're with students from NRC! They can't be Assassins! They're friends!....... Right.....

And for the passed several days.....nothing weird happened to Kalim! He was back to his old self!

That's what he thought when he suddenly found himself on the edge of the of the dorm lounge...... Almost falling to his death..... Jamil shout out his name to snap him out of it........The bolt is near its breaking point.

Kalim went running to Jamil..... Holding him tightly...... Crying.......he....he can't take it anymore! W..what if the next time he's like that.....he...he could.......

Kalim didn't want to think of that.....

And the Octotrio new what was up........and in the end caught Jamil in the act, with everyone witnessing his true colors.........even Kalim ...........

Kalim...... Was Furious, Betrayed, Relieved......so many emotions.......he can't believe it.......he trusted Jamil........ He could have killed him..........his own best friend........ Manipulated him......betrayed his trust......

The bolt is now over flowing......Kalim has overbolted

Kalim 's overbolt would most likely take inspiration from the Sultan from Aladdin......

After the overbolt, Kalim apologies to everyone....... But.....his friendship with Jamil is now rocky......... Like Leona....it will take him time to trust people again.........

( sorry for not writing for so long.......I'll do one with Rook and Ortho when I finish book 5 and 6..... And I'll even updated Jade's one if I could, happy 2023! )

[spongebobafettywap]

I know a lot of fans who were adopted into loving family that felt betrayed by the retcon because it threw Nightcrawler's foster family under the bus and completely undid the justified anger Nightcrawler had towards his biological parents. It's so rare to find adopted characters that are allowed to not want to deal with their biological parents after they willingly decided to be awful to them especially when the story doesn't portray the abandoned children as ungrateful or less than understanding and plain resentful. Because regardless of the mindwipe, Mystique used Nightcrawler's lineage against him many times. Regardless of the mindwipe, Mystique still exhibited moments of care towards Nightcrawler like when she told AoA!Kurt that in their reality, their poor relationship was because the World conspired against them. Regardless of any supposed windwipe and prophecy, you had entire alternative realities that stem from 616 where she did raise him from birth all alone. Regardless of the mindwipe, you had Claremont's second run on the X-Men where Mystique treated him better after she joined the X-Men. The windwipe was not a valid excuse for her mistreatment of him since she could have acted better towards him and HAS acted better towards him on more than one instance and world. Nightcrawler now talks less like his genuine self and more like a mouthpiece as he completely forgives what has been done to him by his new biological parents, which is so bad it somehow makes what Mystique and Azazel did to him pre-retcon better in comparison ironically enough.

It must be hard, I feel like adopted people are quilted into being open minded or forgiving towards their birth families when it's like no this has to be a case by case thing and sometimes there's no good reason for why they were out up for adoption.

Personally I think Mystique should be written as someone who didn't necessarily want to give him up due to her lifestyle. Azazel was unable to raise him as far as I'm aware due to be trapped on another planet. So whilst neither would necessarily want to give him up they just couldn't raise him but they're also evil so it's kind of a mix of feelings which would ultimately lead to Kurt disliking both of them but still having some love and being willing to redeem them but only under his strict conditions.

Marvel can make up for this mess by having a scene with Kurt crying saying "How come she don't want me man?" With Margali after Mystique leaves his life again and having Margali and Kurt hug. (Putting this idea out here so someone steals it haha)

[dearreader]

latam swiftie here

I'm not on tik tok so idk what's going on there. The math side of the easter eggs has got a bit out of hand and they don'tknow what they're talking about. And I agree with you on "not needing an announcement to make it special". I feel this is kind of similar to when ppl complain about the surprise songs they got. I would have never chosen Labyrinth!! And I got it and loved every second of it!! It's special because it was my surprise song, not the other way around.

I didn't believe we'd get an announcement tonight until her dancers started posting black hearts. But my favourite thing would be for her to just play foolish one.

I'm super grateful for the shows, I got to see the mashup, it was insane and I loved every second of it. I had been waiting for over a decade for this so it meant everything to me. I am not expecting her to do anything other than show up at the announced time and perform (as long as weather and health allows her to).

I waited 3 years between 1989 and rep, im not expecting releases this often. No one was expecting 1989 tv right after speak now (I certainly wasn't expecting it until early next year the soonest). But she did announce it and it did happen. Thats just why it's not that crazy to think of an announcement this soon. It just hurts to see everyone calling us ungrateful. Over 17 years we only got 3 tour dates. And we're so so grateful for it, we tried to show her that with the "we will stay" fan project. I screamed so loud every single lyric I damaged my vocal chords and it took me a week to recover. People are still making edits, friendship bracelets, they're gathering in the parks and doing swiftie meetups, today I gave two fbs away on the subway!!

The reasons why I believe she won't come back are market-related and financial, but the whole T4F fiasco didn't help at all. The local producer (T4F) is responsible, not the stadium (Im saying this bc i saw this confusion a lot, here those are two different companies, I believe in the US it's the same one).

I understand and agree with what you said, I just want you to know we're very grateful for what we got. (and I didn't think you were rude). In all honestly, the feeling I got from everyone in that crowd was excitement and wanting to be a part of something this big. We didn't want to show anything other than support and love. I heard exactly 0 people complain we didn't get an announcement (but I'm not on tik tok so i might be wrong lol)

And no, we're not really a part of this whole thing the same way everyone (the US, Europe and even parts of Asia/Oceania) is. But I'm not gonna complain because at least we got tour dates. There are lots of places who got no tours dates at all (African swifties you're in my heart). I obviously understand she can't please the entire world and that there are financial decisions to be made!! She's a human and a business woman and I understand. But it does mean we get left aside (again! This is a world/capitalism problem where poorer countries get less chances in general and I'm not expecting Taylor to solve this).

Im sorry, this is so long. Im just trying to say that this is a reality (a sad one), that we understand it exceeds her 100%, and are grateful she toured this year. But that in the bigger picture, we're not a part of things like "the rest of you" and I believe thats where this whole rep tv thing is coming from. It doesn't mean we're not super grateful she took a chance on us and visited this year 😊

Thank you for reading and answering. I know you didn't have to. I really hope you enjoy the last show of 2023 :)

hi, please forgive me for a not good response as i’m tired and focusing on my breathing right now.

but thank you again for responding and explaining more about the financial aspect. and i’m so sorry if i ever implied latam swifties were ungrateful, i never meant to or ever thought that as everything i’ve seen has been nothing but overwhelming love and support from latam, and i really really hope she you’re there again because it’s clear the fans love her and i want her to just be able to be with fans and people who love the music. and the fact you guys are still doing friendship bracelet exchanges is insane and i love it!

and i do think she plans on releasing all of the taylor’s versions on the tour and she wanted to hit certain dates, which is why she announced speak now and 1989 so close together. i think we’ll get reputation sometimes early next year (late january or february ((but i think february is more accurate))) and debut a bit closer to the end of the tour.

and i’m not going and sit here and say you’re apart of this tour just as much as any other location is, because again i’m an american so no matter what i’m not going to understand what it’s like in latam. but i really hope it doesn’t feel like you’re apart if this differently than anyone else, this tour is a monumental moment in taylor’s life and career and the fact she’s able to go to so many locations (especially for the first time) is so massive and big in of itself. an album announcement is a special thing but it doesn’t make the tour or anything about the night any less special.

again, im sorry if this isn’t the best response, but i do hope that you have a good night 🫶🏻

[jewwyfeesh]

Recollections And Heartfelt Wishes 4

Writer: Mitsuki

Character(s): Oogami Koga, Kiryu Kuro, Nito Nazuna, Otogari Adonis, Mashiro Tomoya

Translated by: stcrfeesh

CN/EN Proof by: jewwyfeesh

Nazuna: You don’t wanna scare the kids away, right? Why don’t you try dressing up as a mascot?

Season: Summer Location: Amusement Park Stage

Koga: Whew… Playin’ the entire mornin’s pretty tiring too, huh. I mean, I’m not hungry, since I bought snacks while I was at it. I just need to look for a place to rest, that’s all.

Adonis: Hm. This place sells quality meat, I could already smell the fragrance from a mile away. I couldn’t help but want to try them all…

All the rides here are pretty interesting too. Whether it’s an adult or a child, anyone would enjoy it.

Oogami, thanks for inviting me here today.

Koga: Man, what are you even thankin’ me for~ ‘Sides, Kiryu-senpai gave me these tickets, and I don’t wanna be ungrateful, so let’s have some fun today, a’ight?

Lemme take a look at the map… right now, we’re probably near the stage area. There clearly ain’t any performances goin’ on up there, but a bunch of people are all gathered ‘round.

Adonis: Really…? But there’s nothing on the brochure about any performances being held at this time either. Could there be a different event?

Nazuna: …… ♪

Adonis: Huh? That guy below the stage distributing flyers to people, isn’t that Nito-senpai?

There’s a group of kids playing with the mascot next to him too. They seem like they’re having fun.

Koga: Well, no shit… We should probably go there and greet senpai, but it looks like that guy’s busy. He might not have the time to entertain us.…?

Why’s that mascot walking towards us? Could it be that someone else from Ra*bits is wearin’ that mascot?

Adonis: Based on the height of that thing, I wouldn’t say it could be…

Kuro: Phew… I could finally take a breather… this thing’s pretty hot to be in if you wear it for too long.

Oh, Oogami, Otogari, are the both of you havin’ fun?

Adonis: Kiryu-senpai…?

Koga: Huh… I already guessed that you’d probably show up today, but I didn’t think you’d show up like this, in a mascot… I think it’s a fresh look on you.

Kuro: Haha, ya think so? To be honest, I never thought that I’d be dressin’ up as a mascot at an amusement park either.

[An hour ago.]

Nazuna: Kuro-chin! Thanks for watching us perform today! I immediately spotted you from the crowd earlier, you know~

Kuro: Haha, you guys did great today, Nito. Who knew it would suit Ra*bits to perform at an amusement park? The atmosphere instantly became lively, even.

Nazuna: Well, we did practise for hours so we could do well on this gig. Just being able to see everyone with the biggest smiles on their faces, is already the best reward we could receive ♪

Tomoya: Nii~chan! Uhm, uh… could I talk to you about something for a sec?

So, you see, when I went to meet with the amusement park’s staff earlier, they asked us for an extension with promoting the special event they’ll be hosting this Summer since our performance earlier garnered a good response from the audience, and all.

The thing is, Hajime and Mitsuru won’t be able to stay any longer since they still have work scheduled for later. I was sceptical about accepting the job, cause what if it would be too much for just you and me to handle…

Nazuna: Hm… This side of the park is much more crowded compared to anywhere else, so it might not be doable if it’s just us both…

Though, this could also be a great opportunity to promote Ra*bits… We also attracted a bunch of people that could be potential fans during our performance earlier. If this is the case, then it would be better to go with the flow of things.

It might be difficult, yeah, but if we give it our all—

Kuro: Ah, I more or less understand your predicament. Your issue here is that you lack manpower. Let me help you out, then.

Nazuna: Huh? No way! How could I possibly make you do that? I invited you here to have fun, not get you to work with me!

Kuro: You don’t have to worry about that. I could visit the amusement park anytime if I wanted to. What isn’t acceptable is turnin’ a blind eye to a friend who’s clearly in need.

Nazuna: Well, if you say so… thanks, Kuro-chin! Uhuu, I really don’t know how else to properly thank you…!

Kuro: Haha, ‘sno problem. Anyways, why don’t ya tell me what needs to be done?

Tomoya: I already talked things through with the staff, would you mind if we did things like this?

Kiryu-senpai, you and I would be stationed at the opposite ends of the plaza distributing balloons, and then Nii~chan who’s got more experience with this will handle the distribution of flyers and answer any follow-up questions the people might have about the event.

Kuro: A’ight, roger that. Don’t worry, I’ve got this.

Nazuna: Everything’s settled, then! Let’s do our best, everyone ♪

Kuro: (Usin’ balloons for promotion… that does make sense. After all, kids would probably prefer cute things like these over a flyer.)

(If that’s the case, then it shouldn’t be a problem to strike up a conversation first, would it?)

Hey there, bud. This blue balloon’s for ya, I hope you have lots of fun today.

…Oi, don’t run backwards! You might… fall…

……

Nazuna: Kuro-chin, you don’t seem to be into this… Don’t force yourself, okay?

Kuro: …Sorry, Nito. I don’t think ‘m suitable for this type of job after all…

I really tried my best to put on the kindest smile I could muster, but in the end, no one wanted a balloon from me… Hell, I even scared a kid to tears.

His parents assured me and said t’was all good, but I still couldn’t help but feel awful.

Nazuna: No, no, you don’t have to feel bad, you did nothing wrong. It’s actually my fault for not thinking things through…

(No, I won’t have it! I can’t let Kuro-chin leave here with a bad memory! He’s the kindest, most gentle guy I know… how can I make everyone else see that…?)

…I’ve got it! We could try that!

You don’t wanna scare the kids away, right? Why don’t you try dressing up as a mascot?

Kuro: So that’s how I ended up lookin’ like this.

A’ight, I should probably go back to help ‘em out. It’s still quite early, you guys should go around and enjoy the park.

Adonis: Are you really going to be alright, Kiryu-senpai? You’ve barely even rested.

Kuro: Haha, don’t underestimate my strength, buddy. This thing’s got nothin’ on the intense trainin’ I always do.

Though, I dunno what’s goin’ on Mashiro’s end, he seems to have more balloons left to give away. I’ll try to check up on him and help him out in a bit.

Koga: Oi! If it’s manpower you need, then you already should’ve just said so! I literally have nothin’ else to do!

Promotin’ shit’s a piece of cake to me! Either way, me just acceptin’ those tickets from ya, ain’t sittin’ right with me.

Adonis: Oogami’s right. Many hands do make light work, after all. Besides, I want to help senpai out too, so please leave this to me.

Kuro: Haha, you guys are pretty insistent, huh. Well, if you guys really insist, follow me.

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[ideahat-universe]

It's still Halloween right?

Lets talk about Twin Peaks inspired stuff. There's this game called "Who's Lila?" that gets it. Twin Peaks inspired quite a lot of people to create very weird and off beat stories about small town America but almost none of them, even the complete ripoffs really get what's going on with it. I mean to be fair, it was only a few years ago that someone made a really huge video breaking down what Twin Peaks was actually about with references and sources galore. Without that you could be like Jay Bauman and just consider the existence of the series of a fun novelty that is barely worth thinking about.

Almost treating a highly influential show as if it were some shlock that you watched for an internet retrospective.

So what do people get wrong? Well, the whole point of Twin Peaks was that the murder is the hook but the town itself is what causes you to stay. It's not that Laura Palmer's death doesn't matter, in fact it's the opposite. Laura Palmer's death is so substantial that you don't want to move onto to the next murder, you want to get to know the world that Laura left behind and who Laura was when she was alive.

David Lynch hated the fast food style murder mysteries were being written and wanted to make the ultimate anti murder mystery.

And, he failed. But not because he's a hack fraud writer. Both fans of the show and the producers wanted a resolution to the murder case. Once they did that Laura could be discarded mentally and the show declined. He made Fire Walk With Me to reignite value in knowing and caring about Laura Palmer but David Lynch is a moon man that doesn't want to spell things out even when it would benefit him greatly to do that maybe like once? Ya know. If it would save his entire franchise?

But no. After many years a season 3 is made but it's just Lynch killing his franchise as a way to curse those who were just too ungrateful and blind to see his vision.

Twin Peaks inspired media make the same mistake but without even knowing what David Lynch really wanted from the show so you get weird quirky middle America stories that either have a weird mystery cult or goes from one murder to many murders (and in the case of Deadly Premonition it's both).

And it's not all bad. In fact most of these things are good. Gravity Falls is probably the best show to ever do the face value aspect of Twin Peaks right.

But only Who's Lila has managed to capture the meta of Twin Peaks and what David Lynch was trying to do with it.

A user named Flawed Peacock has made a 7 hour video breaking down the game (oddly enough about as long as the video breaking down Twin Peaks) but you can play it for yourself if you like ARGs (and you have to if you want to figure out everything for yourself). But if you just want me to tell you now....

Who Lila is, is a meta question. Lila is a character whose motivations and actions and all the stuff that feels like Twin Peaks is in the game, but WHO LILA IS, is just an idea. The game morphs from the story about a murder to it really being about how a memetic idea is created and takes on a life of its own and exists only in our minds.

Lila exists as long as we think of them, they are an idea that feeds off of people's interest in what it is. Once you stop thinking of Lila, Lila exists a little less but idea's never die so Lila not only exists perpetually in the game but in the real world as well because all it takes is reading the word "Lila". Thinking about Twin Peaks inspired media, maybe even seeing the psone graphics or the art design or the sound design. Maybe just seeing this face

Or thinking of a murder mystery, or the demon Lilith makes you think of Lila and just like that Lila is back.

A demon is in your mind absorbing your thoughts and even though you played the game and you watched the 7 hour break down of the game and you are writing an article on Tumblr about Lila, you can't get rid of Lila.

And this is why Who's Lila is the best Twin Peaks inspired story to exist yet because all David Lynch was trying to do was sanctify the art of film media through the death of Laura Palmer, Laura Palmer was his Lila and the audience was supposed to keep asking who Laura Palmer is but they didn't care. They just wanted to find out who the murderer was and move onto the next case, but no one who plays Who's Lila will be moving onto another case. Sure, once you do absolutely everything, you can come to a conclusion you can settle with but by that point Lila is pretty well cemented into you. She's not a jumping off point for throw away content. It's the heart of the world her story takes place in.

Perhaps now that I understand and have seen this stratagem in action, I too can make a true Twin Peaks meta story....