#pretty people!!! heh that's a win on my book!!!
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seariii · 9 months ago
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Im feeling sick again... But have to do something for an hour...
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dragon-watcher03 · 11 months ago
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Mk men x Masked!Empress! reader
Flirty intro dialogues
Ft: Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Johnny,
Note: Female reader. The reader is implied to be insane. Reader is the Empress of a 7th realm called "Draconum" and has a assistant named Carnage. Reader is implied to have a unique eye colour. (Reader is also very implied to be insecure about her looks-)
Liu Kang
Liu Kang: I hope the people of Draconum aren't making too much trouble for you.
Y/n: If you're a good Empress, you shouldn't have problems like that.
Liu Kang: If Carnage ever causes any more trouble for you, let me know...
Y/n: Overprotective much, Lord Liu Kang?
Liu Kang: I still do not see the purpose of that mask, your beauty shouldn't be hidden.
Y/n: Taking off the mask will make you think otherwise...
Y/n: I still don't get what beauty you see in me.
Liu Kang: If your eyes are already so breathtaking, I need no reason to think so.
Y/n: You got a thing for psychos or something?
Liu Kang: Not unless it's you, my Empress.
Y/n: I may be no God, but you surely worshipped me like one last night~
Liu Kang: chuckles And I would do it again, my Empress.
Scorpion
Scorpion: Your people think of you highly, Empress.
Y/n: Sindel should ask me for lessons on ruling...
Scorpion: It saddens me to see you have no confidence in yourself...
Y/n: The only thing intriguing about me is my sanity.
Scorpion: Are polyamorous relationships common in Draconum?
Y/n: Are they so uncommon in Earthrealm that you needed to ask that question, Little Flame?
Y/n: How's Harumi doing? Still kicking, I reckon?
Scorpion: She asked when you'll accept the invitation into our relationship, dearest.
Y/n: Heh, you want me, a psycho, to train the Shirai Ryu?
Scorpion: Your guidance would be much appreciated, Empress.
Y/n: You're heating the room up on purpose, aren't you?
Scorpion: Any excuse for you to lose some clothing is a win in my book, dearest.
Sub-Zero
Sub-Zero: You would be a valuable ally for the Lin Kuei, lovely.
Y/n: Prove to me that the same can be said about you, Bi-han.
Sub-Zero: That mask irritates me sometimes...
Y/n: chuckles maniacally Awe, is the urge to kiss me that strong?
Sub-Zero: Is that shivering of excitement or frostbite?
Y/n: I don't get cold, Grandmaster~
Y/n: Y'know, I've been looking for a worthy man to be my consort...
Sub-Zero: Is that an invitation, Empress?
Y/n: You get off to me killing? Heh, and I thought I was insane.
Sub-Zero: You'll see just how insane I am for you after this, lovely.
Y/n: Your name has quite the reputation, Bi-han
Sub-Zero: I'll make sure you'll be screaming it when I'm done with you...
Johnny
Johnny: Wow, just, wow.
Y/n: You got a bit of drool on your chin, Cage.
Johnny: Y'know, all that armor would look better on my bedroom floor.
Y/n: ...Yeah, Kitana was right about you.
Johnny: They say a woman's craziness is equal to her hotness.
Y/n: giggles maniacally How adorable...
Y/n: I guess opposites do attract.
Johnny: Damn, you must have 0 confidence if that's the case.
Y/n: isn't wearing her mask Don't get used to this, Cage.
Johnny: Can I at least praise the masterpiece that you've been hiding?
Y/n: You've started calling me "pretty girl" now?
Johnny: Uh, have you seen yourself? Especially after last night~
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crazyforbarbatos · 1 year ago
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Obey Me! Brothers take care of their baby while you’re away
Warning: possible heart attack from cuteness
Y/C/N = Your Child’s Name
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you know, his baby was pretty well behaved
but was pretty restless after you left
a day without you was lonely
not just for your baby but him as well
you just always knew what to say and do
“I know you’re not going to want to sit with me at my desk for hours, so let’s go find something that you’ll like.”
honestly he would try different things to see what your baby seemed to enjoy
cats? anime? reading? sleeping? different foods? money? shopping?
he was a bit prideful when his baby seemed to relax when he put on some music on his record player
“A fellow Mozart enthusiast? Excellent taste.”
he also realized that his darling child also really adored Cerberus
and Cerberus really was fond of Y/C/N, even lifting them up when they stumbled over
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it was never a fun time when you had to go somewhere
it wasn’t that your baby didn’t like him, it wasn’t that
just why do you have to go? can’t you take them?
they miss you, come back
like father like baby
but the credit card teether seemed to calm them down fine
honestly Mammon would try to find something to keep them busy for the day
“Why don’t we make something for mama/papa?”
and just like that, the two would spend the day finger painting or coloring with crayons
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Luckily he was prepared for this
not to mention he’s played lots of games where you had to take care of a baby
not to mention your whole theme for this baby was them being your player 3
he would have a box of toys in his room for his baby
he always made sure that his prized collectables were no way in reach or had the possibilities of falling
He would pull up a nice game like mario or sonic and set them on his lap
he would give them their tiny baby controller and he’d have his
“You’re the expert, Y/C/N, ready?”
he’d be watching their tiny fingers hit buttons and would play accordingly to his baby’s playstyle so they’d think they were really playing
but he’d also help them win
“Woah, Y/C/N! You’ve beaten my highest score!”
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honestly you going out gave him the opportunity to take his baby out of a father-baby day
he would have his baby carrier strapped to his front and he’d be carrying a diaper bag full of everything that was surely needed
he even had a guide to babies for dummies daddies
he knew what he was doing, but just in case
he would take his baby to a cat café and then to a local library where he could a picture book about cats softly
“Which kitty do you like best Y/C/N?”
he might even been conned into getting a kitten for your child
as if he could resist the hopeful eyes and charming smile
“Y/C/N, do you wanna go prank Lucifer after this?”
he would only get a devilish giggle from his child, but he knew that it was a yes
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SHOPPING TRIP!!!
his child was in need of the latest fashion
and frankly so was he
“You’re the best dressed in the whole world, Y/C/N-besides me of course.”
he would even ask his child what shade of certain makeup he would think fit him for the day
honestly this trip would be a great way for people to see him
and lord does he love the attention
and luckily for him, his child did too
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Beel would be on a mission to make sure that his little one was entertained while you were gone
breakfast together and then it was off to say hello to the other uncles
he got a baby book from Satan who he’d asked to get for Y/C/N
he asked Levi to sew Y/C/N’s favorite teddy back up after being used as a teether
a brief nap with Uncle Bels was needed as they had a long day yet
he would take them to the park so they could play on the swing or go down the slide
he would be grateful to Mammon when he agreed to come along
“Y/C/N? Want some ice cream?”
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heh
he would feed his baby and change them if need be
he’d change them into their little cow onesie & wear a matching one himself
and then it was off to have a bit of a rock in the comfy rocking chair
if they were lucky, they’d sleep right there and wait for you to get home
if his baby was as restless as you, he would sing to them softly and cuddle them in your shared bed in the attic
when you’d get home, you’d find both of them snuggling together on your pillow
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spahhzy · 1 year ago
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SET IN MOTION (SICKNESS) -
Jaune was watching the entire city of Vale from a balcony on a really tall building that Roman owned and would usually use a safe house, leaning against the rail.
???: Pretty nice, huh?
Roman walked in from the balcony door before walking over and leaned with his back against the rail with Jaune.
Jaune: Eh, if you have the taste for it.
Roman: That's right, you were country bumpkin when Neo and I came across you, huh? Can't enjoy the fine taste of city life huh? Is it better out their?
Jaune: Well, for one, fewer people...
Roman: Counter to that-few people, less to steal.
Jaune: Hmm, counter to the counter, Fewer people means less law or problems on our back. Less people wanting us...well dead.
Roman: Heh, you know I didn't think of that, I'll have to get back to you on that one, but go ahead with a second reason.
Jaune: Heh, can't let me win, can you?
Roman shakes his head.
Roman: And give you an ego? Nah.
Jaune rolls his eyes with a smile
Jaune: Well, second reason...
Jaune points to the sky.
Jaune: You have a much better view of the stars without all the other lights in the way.
Roman: Huh... you know what? There is no counter to that.
Jaune and Roman both chuckled a little and sat in a comfortable silence and watched the city
Jaune: Hey Roman, I've also been wondering something about you.
Roman: Oh?
Jaune: Yeah, I always see you look outwards toward Mt. Glenn, you look sad...why?
Roman: ...
Jaune: Roman?
Roman still remained silent and was about to say something when the door to the balcony opened up, revealing Neo.
Neo: 'Was I interrupting something? '
Roman: Nah, me and Jaune were just having a small talk, but I can see that Jaune's 'star' has arrived.
Jaune just blushed as Neo looked at them, raised an eyebrow, and shrugged before moving toward the balcony before standing next to Jaune.
Roman: With that, it's my que to leave!
Jaune: Wah-hey, we didn't finish!
Roman: Until next time, love birds!
Roman already closed the balcony door before Jaune could get a word out.
Neo tilted her head at Jaune, who just sighed.
Jaune: That guy... always trying to be cryptic.
Neo: 'What was that all about? '
Jaune: I just asked him a question...
Neo: 'Which was?'
Jaune: ...Mt. Glenn, or rather why he stares at it for so long.
Jaune expected Neo to bop him on the shoulder for being rude, but to his surprise, Neo just leaned on the rail as well as a silent sigh exiting her.
Jaune: Neo?
Neo: 'Mt. Glenn has a lot of memories for us... good and bad moreso for Roman'.
Jaune: What happened?
Neo: 'Grimm, people, jealousy and greed.'
Jaune knew that the city was abandoned after the Grimm over ran in. Well, that was what the history books always said any how.
Neo then stood up from the rail.
Neo: 'Roman really loved Mt. Glenn, it was a city his family helped build after all.'
Jaune widened his eyes at that as he looked at Neo with a curious expression.
Roman's family had a hand in Mt. Glenn's construction?
Neo: 'That's enough dribble drabble. You owe me an ice cream date!'
Jaune: Oooh, did you say date?
Neo: 'Did I sign that? Slip of the hands'.
Jaune chuckled at that before standing up and pulling Neo into a hug and kissing the side of her head before he took her hand and guided her back inside.
Still, he couldn't help but think about Roman and what happened with Mt. Glenn.
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Jaune groaned as the bull head got them closer and closer.
Stupid motion sickness!
Yang: Pull yourself together, VB! You don't wanna throw up in Ne-I mean Baretta's lap now, right?
Jaune opened his eyes to see Neo in her Mint disguise, now named Baretta, staring back with a look that said 'Barf and you die' as she ran fingers roughly through his hair.
Roman: Oooh, children, do please be on your best behavior for your leader, please?
Roman, now named Rip Van Winkle, wore a nice white button down and with a sunflowerly plaid vest with a pocket watch, going with some matching black pants and boots, his eyes hidden behind a red contact lens. he still wore his signature bowler hat and kept his hair cut and clean.
Yang: Well, Winkle...
Jaune: God that name is stupid.
Roman: My genius is sometimes frightening Jaune its okay.
Yang: Any who, what's the plan?
Roman: For now, act normal, no scoping out anything until we get situated into the four man team, that means NO RUNNING OFF.
Roman looks at the pair of Neo and Jaune, who both just whistle.
*Now arriving at Beacon Academy!*
The four arose from their spots along with everyone else inside as the Bull head docked at its station.
The doors opened up as Jaune took Neo's hand, who squeezed it. Yang smirked, ready to see just what this illustrious school had to offer and why her mother wanted her faaar away from it.
Roman just glared at the main tower before looking to his most trusted group.
Roman: Guys, welcome to Ozpin's Magnum Opus. Beacon Academy.
Together, all four stepped off the bullhead.
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mysteryshoptls · 2 years ago
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SSR Cater Diamond Bloom Birthday Personal Story: Part 1
"Happy Birthday"
Part 1 (Part 2) (Part 3)
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[Heartslabyul Dorm – Birthday Party Venue]
Cater: Ah, it's almost time for the interview. Let me adjust the angle of my hat one more time… Okay, ready to go.
Cater: If I remember right, the presenter was chosen by the "Magical Pendulum." I wonder who's gonna come today~
Floyd: Wassup~ Hanadai-kun. Happy Birthday~
Cater: Aah! You just showed up out of nowhere, you scared me. Wait, you're telling me that you're my presenter, Floyd-kun?
Floyd: Yep, yep. 'Kay, gonna start the interview.
Cater: Right away!? But, okay, it's fine, I'll answer any question you throw at me no problem ♪
Floyd: The first question is…
Floyd: "If you could use flight magic to go anywhere, where would you like to go?”
Floyd: You don't gotta think about how much magic it'd take to get there.
Cater: Travel using flight magic, hm… Ah! Then, I want to go see this waterfall that's been showing up a ton lately on Magicam!
Cater: The water falls from so high that half-way down it turns to mist, and when the sunlight hits it, there's this gorgeous rainbow…
Cater: And if you're lucky, you'll get to see a real pretty sight of a ton of rainbows!
Cater: Whenever I check the hashtag of this waterfall, it's got a ton of posts with thousands of likes.
Cater: If I post a picture or video, I bet I'll also totally go viral!
Floyd: But other people're doin' the same thing, right? If you just copy 'em, I don't think that's gonna draw anyone in.
Cater: You figured that out quick, Floyd-kun. Yeah, of course, I've also given that a thought too.
Cater: The reason why the waterfall I just mentioned is even making its rounds in the first place is because it's not some place that can be reached on foot.
Cater: It's a spot where only those who book an expensive tour and take a helicopter there would be able to take these photos…
Cater: And because the helicopter's flight path is fixed, and there's only so close it can take you, most of the pictures are all the same.
Cater: But, unlike a helicopter, a broom would be more maneuverable and let you choose your own course, right?
Floyd: Aah, I get it. So you'd be able to take different kinds of pics from everyone else.
Cater: Yeah! If I had a broom, I'd be able to go behind the waterfall, and down towards the waterfall basin too…
Cater: If I got a video of any of the places the helicopter can't go, or of me flying under the rainbow on my broom, that video'd totally take off!
Floyd: Wooow~ You really thought of everything just to take pictures.
Cater: Heh, that's because I'm always researching into photogenic spots. I have plans where I think, "I'd like to take this kind of video here" for each place.
Cater: Honestly, though, I haven't been able to go anywhere~ I bet once I actually get a chance to go, the buzz would have died down.
Floyd: But wouldn't it be better to take the pictures when that buzz is gone and there's no people in the way?
Cater: I mean, as a Magicammer, I want to have my pictures go viral so...
Cater: If everyone else has already gotten bored of it, there's really no point in going.
Floyd: Hmm… So you're saying, as long as it can go viral, you don't care where you go…
Floyd: Then maybe I'll take you to the Coral Sea sometime. I'll show you some out of the way spots that no one knows about.
Cater: That's… a crazy rare chance! Yeah, you gotta take me there, Floyd-kun!
Floyd: You got it. I think you'll reeeaaally enjoy it~
Floyd: Oh, yeah! I forgot to mention, but we might get attacked by sharks along the way!
Floyd: But, hey, if we get there safely and in one piece, the pic'll definitely go viral, so win-win, right?
Cater: A… A SHARK!? Wait, did you mean… like we'd be swimming underwater instead of going there on a boat…?
Cater: …I think I'm going to have to pass after all. My phone might break, so.
Part 1 (Part 2) (Part 3)
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Requested by @azurus-world.
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cerastes · 2 years ago
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for some reason I feel that thing about movie romances is the fault of the medium itself, and the fact that directors have to just direct people to act certain ways to make the story hold together even when it’s clear people Do Not Act Like That. Regardless of who you put behind the camera, it takes real skill to realistically capture people falling in love, and it’s probably even harder to capture people faking it convincingly
That's a good point in regards to the medium in itself, especially since movies have a short runtime, so they have to get things going and doing in more of a hurry than most other artforms. Where I think this doesn't hold up too well, however, is on the realism part of what you said: I don't think anyone with realistic expectations wants a realistic depiction of falling in love in the runtime of a movie, with all the flesh and meat that entails -- you go to other artforms with longer runtimes for that, like books or games -- what I think people want is anything that isn't the whole "Male Main Character annoys and forces himself onto Uninterested Female Character until she gives in" thing. There's definitely WAY more ways in which romance can be shown, in which romance should be shown.
I'm going to run a very different, yet comparable situation by you: The Denko situation.
If you're not familiar with the Denko story, good ol' piece of netlore, it's about a guy without social or romantic skills, well, stalking a girl because he considered her his girlfriend just because he'd sent her a truly absurd amount of texts with small talk in them, inane stuff like "do you like the new McDonald's burger?" or "I wear my socks two days in a row, by turning them to the other side" or "what a nice weather!". When people in 2ch. asked him if he was trolling or if he was seriously thinking they were a couple, the guy answered he was not playing around, and then someone else mentioned "this guy thinks real girls work like dating sim characters" as in, just by talking to them a lot, about whatever, you win them over, and if you don't win them over, then they are heartless bitches that play hard to get, and you have to talk to them more.
The Denko story is about a lot more than that, but that's the part I want to focus on for the purposes of this: Moviebros feel much the same, and it's a pretty fucking sorry state of things having to see yet another article in the newspaper being like "THIS POOR ROMANTIC PLAYED PIANO OUTSIDE GIRL'S HOUSE SO SHE WOULD ACCEPT HIS FEELINGS..." sympathizing with the guy and not with the girl. Sympathizing with the guy! The guy being a public fucking nuisance that doesn't want to take no for an answer because Popular Mainstream Media taught him that a no is just a yes waiting to happen if you try harder and taught the general populace that these constitute romantic gestures and not stalking and harassment. He's suddenly not a creep that doesn't know when to back off, he's an underdog. We root for him.
And we should not root for him for the same reason we should not root for the Denko Guy: Because That's Fucked Up! And Women Deal With This Shit A Lot!
In the end, it's all part of a bigger Alpha Male Fantasy of "pulling yourself by the bootstrings" that a lot of the mainstream film industry seems to have a raging veiny throbbing hard-on for because a lot of them are narrowminded fossils: "The girl hated me at first, but through MY perseverance... Heh, well, I ended up winning her over!"
And it's that part that I think is really bad: That's not perseverance, that's just self-aggrandizing baby behavior. It's such an easy, basic, generic, digestible plot device to sell, despite how bad and silly and overused it is. I don't think anyone wants realism, I think what we want, is not that.
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lounaticm · 8 months ago
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🍄 (yes I did this on purpose)
🍬 (yes I am enabling you)
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🩷(not on the list just wanted to spread some love 😊)
🍓- How did you get into writing fanfiction? --- I kind of just... have always been doing so. From the moment I first started adoring certain shows or movies or books as a kid, I've been writing fanfiction. In fact, it took a very long time for me to even learn the term 'fanfiction' and realize "Oh. That's what this is. Neat!" (I believe I was very early teens when I first saw the term online.) From the moment I first started writing stories (which came about very shortly after I first learned how to write at all) there was only a short year or two time where I wasn't writing fanfiction. (Hell, my mom still has those short, one page stories I'd write back then. I don't know if it was simply a typo on my part or if I was just really morbid, but they almost always ended with 'And they died.'😂)
🍄- Share a headcanon for one of your favorite ships or pairings. --- (lol, of course you did. And for that, I'm going to give more than one heh~)
Well, I'm not sure if I've stated so here or not (I know I've certainly shared with my best friend over Discord) but I imagine the DA and Damien pretty much fell in love at first sight. And my rendition of the DA doesn't believe in love at first sight lol, yet still got steamrolled with it anyways, realizing what the feeling was just two hours after they met - but being in denial of it being anything more than a crush for months after. Clearly, Love At First Sight took offense to the disbelief lol
Damien's cane and mayor ribbon were a gift from the DA upon winning the election. The ribbon was just a cheeky joke, there was no thought or intent that Damien would go on to actually wear it beyond a few hours after having it pinned to his suit in congratulations by a grinning DA once news arrived that he'd won. Yet, he went on to wear it all the time - regardless of what few people moaned and complained that he was 'bragging' or the like. It came from his Little Monster, so of course he was going to keep wearing it.
As for the cane, it has a sword inside - but only Damien's close friends and family know of it. The DA gave it to him as a covert means of self-defense (though he never had any need to use it) as Damien learned swordsmanship growing up for fun. (Yeah, I'm not the first person to imagine that Damien's cane is a sword cane, I know. In fact, I used to not care for the idea, but it quickly grew on me lol)
🍬- Post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character. --- (Oh, I LOVE being enabled to talk about this ssfvsfvsfvf thank you! I don't know if this is actually unpopular, or simply not spoken of/depicted as much, but)
Dark is NOT evil, cruel, cold, or manipulative.
He is miserable and depressed and drowning in guilt over what happened to the DA (regardless of the fault not being his) and wants revenge on the Actor - though he's quickly lost most drive to actually track the bastard down.
Not once has he ever harmed the viewer character. He's been cryptic, yes, and a little creepy in Date (though I take that portrayal with a grain of salt these days, as he wasn't properly developed as a character yet, it being his first canonical appearance and all) but on that same point, he showed to care more about the viewer's feelings over having shot someone than Mark did. If you listen to his dialogue (or read a transcript) when he and Mark are trying to convince us who to shoot, nothing he says is a lie. In Heist, he seemed only to want to wake the viewer up to the nature of what was going on, stuck in the Actor's games. He nudged us in the right direction with the clues to be found at each ending.
And with the inclusion of the implications given at the end of ISWM, he may have set the entire string of events of AHWM in motion deliberately to get a chance to speak with us to try to help us. Why else would he very likely seemingly attach the warp crystal to that box, which we would then after go to try to steal? Why else would he then simply pull us aside - separate us from Mark - and speak to us, rather than use the opportunity to try to get revenge on the Actor, who was right there?
Being the "villain" has never been his goal.
☁️- What made you choose your username? --- Okay, so. My mom gave me the nickname 'Lou' when I was in my mid-teens. There's no basis upon my name at all for why she did so. Even she doesn't know why she gave me the nickname. (She's just rather silly like that lol) At first I hated it, asked her not to call me that, but it just kept happening and I realized that it would undoubtedly continue to happen - not maliciously, mind you - so I kinda just gave in and had the thought of 'oh, I could make it into a different spelling of the word 'lunatic'.' cause, yeah, edgy teen lol. And I became very fond of it, making it my username across many websites and accounts. I always pair it with either the number 13 or letter 'm', cause 13 is my favorite number and 'm' is the first letter of my birth name lol
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Oh boy, I get rambly. 😂😅 And you are entirely too sweet. 🥺😊 Thank you so much for sending in all the asks that you do, I really appreciate it.
Tagging @kiwibubbles5 because I figure you'll wanna see me rant about our boy lol... again...
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sentofight · 8 months ago
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' honour and glory is just the dream they sell you, isn't it? a beautiful paradisiac illusion, in which people love you, hail your name and your deeds. my father was a fighter, too. murderer, more accurately. you can only carry that burden, and decide what to do now that you're aware of what your actions mean. ' ( aaaand Zack, context whomst? )
Buster sword rest against his forehead, in his usual manner, the FIRST class mutters his now personal mantra after a successful mission. Mako infused eyes opens and darts towards his mission partner--a new one, a new Turk agent. A smile curls his lips after seeing how she just mowed down the enemies with ease.
"Wow, you got a way with these weapons of yours, eh?" the FIRST class twirled his sword and placed it on his back, amazed by the new turk agent he got assigned a mission with. She is fierce. He thought Tseng was the hard core one, looks like this new agent is the no-mercy type. Not his type of partners but hey, it's not like he can choose them--he wishes.
"Huh?" he crossed his arms, head tilted to the side with a confused look. "O-oh ... sorry for what happened to your father, but I am not him." he shook his head and of course, whatever 'strife' comes his way, there is always a smile to fight it back. "There is nothin' wrong with having a dream! Actually, mine is to be come a hero! It's not something just brainwashed it in me. I know I want to be one not because someone sold it to me. I mean, I did see how cool SOLDIERS were when I was a kid but being cool is not just the thing that made me chose this path--I know I can MAKE a change, ya' know."
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Nodding sagely, he walks in a circle and continues, "Your father chose his own path--whatever that path was, I chose mine, too. So, you did. It's about how we can face the choices we made, right? I'd like to think I'm pretty good with handling whatever comes my way. All I have to do is swing my sword and help people, right?" he flashed a smile at her. "I don't need ... a deep reason to help others, and besides, if my actions can get someone to change and pursue something they want then I'd say that's a win in my book, heh."
Hands rest over his waist, Zack took a moment, breathing in before turning back to his partner. "I get that we don't always have answers--heck, we can't even understand some situations we are thrown in, but I know we can work out anything if we just kept moving forward. Taking a break is dandy and all but stoppin'; surrenderin' is not an option in our line of work, right miss Turk?"
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i asked for an ask! thank you~ | @furiaei
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dezz111 · 2 years ago
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Do Or Do Not, There is No Fighting Disney
((For context, I wrote this for class and decided to share it here.)
Ron DeSantis, take your L and do it well.
The LGBTQ+ community has been parked pretty with our bucket of caramel popcorn and Mickey Mouse pretzels. Because one does not simply go against Disney lawyers and expect to win. It is as simple as do not or do not. There is no try. And by the Magic Kingdom, did DeSantis try?
Pardon my glee, but this is up there with Trump being indicted and Stacy Plasket throwing back papers on national television. (Count your blessings, Elon. You were supposed to be on my chopping block this week.) Now I can understand if I’ve lost you like DeSantis did. But give me a second to give you all the details of the royal smackdown presented by the House of Mouse.
Now, as some of you may know, Florida has become something a…. What’s the word? Joke. And a terrible one at that. With a “man” like DeSantis in charge, the state has become the subject of more memes and episodes of The Daily Show than any other. The increasing bans on anything that will hurt a Karen’s feelings or call out a Ken on his bullshit are slowly lowering the state’s IQ. No one wants little Timmy to feel bad about history or come home asking his parents the hard questions, so it's easier to make sure he won't ask them in the first place. Because guilty consciences usually fight the hardest. And heaven forbid the people in charge of serving the people follow the proclamations of the good book that they so claim to follow and wield as a weapon of self-righteousness. For why would they love their neighbor who has no bearing or effect on their personal lives when they could just as easily let their blind hate lead them by the nose? Because heaven forbid that a rainbow, a symbol of peace, love, and acceptance be used for just that. Let’s simply ban it altogether.
Let’s make sure no one can say, Gay!
Heh. No. While I normally don't support multi-billion dollar corporations, I will gladly give Disney my vote when they inevitably run for President. Because Disney most definitely said, Gay.  Especially with the main character of their hit show, The Owl House, being openly bisexual with a lesbian girlfriend. Let’s not forget the married gay couple and the non-binary representation in the show. The company simply told Florida that they will stay in their self-governed lane and say, Gay. 
DeSantis took offense to this and decided to make Disney his new campaign promise. Because nothing screams competency and a desire to serve your eg- I mean the people like squaring up with the House of Mouse. Especially when you're pulling books like Maus off the shelves because you don't want to acknowledge your own hypocrisy. Now, I would like to point out that this was the moment when most of TikTok knew that he fucked up. Because everyone and their blind cat know that Disney lawyers are paid too much to lose. Ronny Boy thought he had one when he was able to take away Disney’s self-governing status and turned Reedy Creek over to his specially selected board (Swisher). The plan was to basically gain all the money and royalties they felt entitled to and make bank off of Disney. That is not what happened. 
Instead, Disney pulled out the biggest UNO reverse and slammed several draw four cards with an additional wild draw four card.
The board, and by extension Florida, has inherited Disney’s billion-dollar debt. Not only that, but the board has zero control over any of the entertainment mogul's intellectual property and has no right to make any changes to its parks until “21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III, King of England living as of the date of this Declaration.” (Cho). This means until the last of the British monarchy dies out, Florida cannot touch any of the characters of influence that DeSantis oh so desperately tried to put his fingers on without the most cutthroat lawyers known to mankind coming for his neck. Disney tied its fate to actual royalty in a power move that will be taught in law schools for decades to come. 
In the end, DeSantis fucked around and found out. And Disney said, “You’re welcome”.
Works Cited
Cho, W. (2023, March 30). Florida gov. Ron DeSantis' board outmaneuvered in wrangling 
over Disney Special District Control. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/disney-desantis-
board-special-district-control-1235363643/
Gay, R. (2023, April 2). The Audacious Roundup. The Audacious Roundup - by Roxane 
Gay. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://audacity.substack.com/p/the-audacious-roundup
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Gregg, A., Rozsa, L., & Pietsch, B. (2023, March 31). Disney quietly dodged DeSantis's 
Oversight Board, appointees realize. The Washington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/30/desantis-disney-world-board-loophole/
Swisher, S. (2023, March 31). DeSantis' Reedy Creek Board says Disney stripped its 
power. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.orlandosentinel.com/
news/os-ne-disney-new-reedy-creek-board-powerless-20230329-qalagcs4wjfe3iwkpzjsz2v4qm-story.html 
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rainbow-universe · 2 years ago
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This is random but do you have any favorite aro characters in media? Or characters who give you aro vibes?
No pressure!!
Ack! Oooooh good question!
Ok so idk many canon aro characters (which is sad there needs to be more and i am finding more but alas we have not met yet) but i do know some!! as for headcanoning, honestly i need to headcanon more characters as aro lol. disclaimer,, i went around looking at other peoples headcanons and agreed with them and now i share them with you :)) but also like for these characters i just have vibes and no explanation, solely going off what headcanons i saw that made me go “oooh yes” with no solid reasoning
CANON
BOOKS/COMICS/ETC
Jughead Jones from the Archie Comics: an iconic aroace
Yelena Belova from the Marvel Comics: is canonically aroace afaik so go her, she’s fantastic
Georgia Warr from Loveless (Alice Oseman): is aroace!! 😭😭 her story devastated me in its relatability but it’s fantastic and i love her
Gwen from An Accident of Stars (Foz Meadows): an alloaro in a polyamorous relationship and has a kid. It’s canonically mentioned offhandedly but it’s NOT Her Entire Personality™️ !! Plus she’s a kickass character (And the whole book is filled with polyamory!!) i love Gwen, she’s a really cool character
HEADCANONS
BOOKS/COMICS/ETC
Garfield: i saw it. i liked it. fuck yah
Edmund Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia: yes. why not. yes. i saw the headcanon and just,, agreed with i.
Saiki K: haven’t watched the anime or read the manga but it’s on my list and therefore so is he. why not
Elatsoe from Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger): canonically ace, not stated that she’s aro BUT THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN A FRIEND OF HERS WAS LIKE “you can bring a friend or a zucchini” or something AND I SQUEED BC QPR’S FOR THE WIN !! that little mention made me really happy. anyways yah she could totally be arospec
Bruce Wayne from Batman Comics/DC: i mean,,, the fact that im pretty sure he’d never give up being Batman for anyone, like sure he’ll have relationships and w/e but like,, idk it makes sense to me
Damian Wayne from Batman Comics/DC: yes. aro or arospec Damian just makes sense for some reason. i would also go as far as saying arospec Jason Todd as well ….
Bakugou Katsuki from My Hero Academia: aspec Bakugou just,, i love aspec Bakugou. it just makes sense to me. and i love it.
Todoroki Shouto from My Hero Academia: yes. he just has them aro/arospec vibes tbh
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Natasha Romanoff from the MCU: ive heard this before and i agree w aro or arospec Natasha. just yes.
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Bruce Banner from the MCU: yes. not to mention the Hulk is green 👀 we love aro colours (and his purple shirts?? aroACE vibes !! 👀)
Loki from the MCU: absolutely. have y’all seen the amount of green he wears? and just his vibes. yes.
Tony Stark from the MCU: ya know now that im thinking about it, he’s got aro vibes.
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The Doctor from Doctor Who: yes. never watched Doctor Who but i did read that one tumblr post about aro characters being passionate about their interests and i loved the headcanons from it so The Doctor makes the list
Enjorlas from Les Misérables: from that same post so yes
Newt Geiszler from Pacific Rim: again the same post, and yes i see it (kaiju!!)
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Sherlock Holmes: as much as i love Johlock as a ship, aro or arospec Sherlock just Makes Sense™️ (and can still work with Johnlock heh)
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Elsa from Frozen: aroace or wlw (or both 👀)
Merida from Brave: yes. totally aro. i love her.
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Milo Thatch from Atlantis: The Lost Empire: from that one post lol. (and like,,, yes. yes.)
Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty: aroace icon. (we love villainous aroace’s lol /just as genuine as sarcastic) all that green and purple?? yessssssssss
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Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6: (i need to rewatch this movie lol) i saw headcanons for it and immediately agreed. i love aroace Hiro. it makes sense to me
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Castiel and Dean Winchester from Supernatural: ya know, arospec Cas and arospec Dean just seem to make sense to me. idk why couldn’t tell ya but it does
Luke Skywalker & Rey from Star Wars: they just have aro vibes. even if Rey’s in a polycule w Finn and Poe, she’s still aro or arospec imo
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gojuo · 1 year ago
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It's going to be a bit of a silly question, unrelated to any useful discussion about HOTD in general, but I was wondering: do you think that you would get along with Aegon if you were a character in that universe? Would he frighten you because of his position as King? Would you find him off-putting? Or perhaps beautiful in a very uneasy way? I need to know!!!!
heh this is a very cute and refreshing question, anon ngl 😆 hmmm... to be honest, it would depend on whether I get isekai'd into Westeros with my own body and soul intact or whether I'd be born as a woman in that world. if it's the latter, then I wouldn't even be anywhere near close to King's Landing or be in a position to evwr be able to meet him, because I'd be either a Dornish peasant or an Essosi one lol. and also #reverseracism would win bc death to targaryens and all that jazz, y'know? the spirit of meria martell would possess me fr
for the former ... well I'd have the upper hand of already knowing all about his traumas, his grievances, his insecurities, his deepest needs and wants so it would be pretty easy for me to figure out how to worm my way into his good graces. the issue is, would I do that though? yeahhhhhh... I wouldn't wanna get close to him. there are just too many moral lines I will not cross and personal beliefs I would never compromise in order to become friends with a man like him. alcoholics, addicts, philanderers/cheaters, sexual harasser (book) or rapists (show), the richest of the richest of the rich .... these are not the kinds of people I want to get involved with or have present in my life. our morals would clash, and if he were a real person right in front of me? I wouldn't respect him, at all, and you can't have any sort of positive relationship with a person you don't respect.
he's too degenerate and crass (I hated how he spoke to Baela, it was gross), and in the show he's a rapist now (literally why would I ever want a rapist for a friend) and in book canon he's described as having wandering hands. I don't think any woman can be friends with a guy like that, least of all a woman like me who has a zero tolerance for bullshit attitude with a background in kickboxing and a really short fuse. I'd punch him in the face if he ever tried anything on me and the next day I'd be walking to the gallows for having the audacity to put my hands on a prince of the realm 😭😭😭
maybe not the answer you were expecting considering how much I defend Aegon on here, but my like for the character does not come from the belief that he's a good guy or something (bc he's not) nor that he deserves better, no. the reason I like Aegon the character so much is because he was born to be doomed. from the day alicent and viserys married, he was doomed. he never stood a chance. his fate was already decided long before he was conceived. he had no say in his own destiny. and I love that type of character. I just really love characters who are doomed. it's a tragedy I enjoy seeing unfold and getting to see the human psyche unravel because of it tugs at my heartstrings. so I love Aegon The Fictional Character for the tragic fate he's doomed to live, but I would never get along with or want to be friends with Aegon The Person
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lightvsdark18 · 2 years ago
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Some responses to voicelines (Epel)
You and I are in this together, right?
Yeah, of course.
Why're you spending so much time with me, anyway? I'd be flattered if I thought it was because you thought I was so tough and dependable, but I'm guessing...not.
Why do you have to be tough and dependable just for me to want to hangout with you?
With this much power, I'll challenge the headmage himself!
You probably shouldn't challenge him, but I would totally watch you beat his ass.
I'm gonna get a lot stronger. You believe in me...right?
Heck yeah.
School Uniform
It was cold as a frosted frog back home. What? You haven't heard that before? It means it was, well...real cold.
My uncle said "it's a snow cone in a Phoenix" when it's hot outside.
Mah meemaw... Er, my grandmother sent me a shipment of apples. Would you like some?
Yes :3
Y'know, I'm startin' to wonder... Are you pickin' on me 'cause you think I'm a wimp?
No, I'm picking on you because you're a gremlin.
P.E. Uniform
Worn out? Heh heh heh. Mages need to keep up their stamina.
Well, I'm not a mage, so let me be weak.
I work out, but I never build any muscle. I wish I could bulk up like Coach Vargas...
Just don't become a meathead like him.
I don't think I'm the best dancer... I never really let loose at any of the hoedowns back home, so.
I can't dance in general.
Labwear
Is it just me, or is the curriculum here at Night Raven pretty hard? I can't keep track of all these medicinal herbs with long names...
Imagine how I feel, I have to relearn what plants exist and don't exist.
The school library here has books from all over the world. The housewarden tells me to read a book a week.
Read a book a week? I couldn't do that.
Have you ever grown a plant? ...Oh, I see. I could give you some starter seedlings if you're interested.
A sunflower, but the soil at home killed it instantly... Yes, I'm interested.
Ceremonial Robes
Did you know the hood on these robes is based on how the Fairest Queen looked in the guise of an old woman?
Really? I didn't know that.
The Queen was willing to take on a hideous form through magic to win her place as the fairest. By golly, that's amazin'...
("She tried to kill her step-daughter.")
The Mirror of Darkness is supposed to assign dorms based on the nature of a student's soul, but is my soul really suited for Pomefiore...?
*shrugs*
The makeup Vil put on me just won't wipe clean... Any ideas?
Sorry, I got nothing.
Dorm Uniform
Care for a sweet apple? You'll find it downright dreamy.
I'm always down for an apple.
I wish people would call me cool instead of pretty or cute, y'know?
What about gremlin? I kid.
I once got lost in the dorm and stumbled across an eerie basement cellar. I wonder what that gets used for.
I'm now concerned.
Don't tell the housewarden, but just between you and me, I wanted to get into Savanaclaw. They seem like the bad boy dorm. Is that cool or what?
They're a brunch of jerks, though.
Ramshackle Dorm's great. You get to fly solo and be totally free. That's the life, right there.
Not really if your dorm is deathtrap.
Suitor Suit
Even pretending to propose is nerve-wracking. Do you think I should, um, practice?
You have to be convincing, so it wouldn't hurt to practice.
Y'know, it's actually kind of cool how the Ghost Bride is taking the initiative instead of just waiting around forever.
Though, forcing someone to marry you isn't the best option choose.
One day, I'd like to work with my sweetheart and grow apple trees, make jam... Ah! I mean, I read that in a story once!
*teasingly presses X to doubt*
Whenever my grandparents get in a fight, they make up by baking an apple pie together. That's sweet, don't you think?
Yeah.
Halloween
Boo! Did I scare you? If you aren't careful, I'll come and startle you again! Ha ha.
And you're not careful, I'll pick you up and throw you in my cauldron.
Bwah! I tripped 'n mah cape again! If Vil saw me, I'd get an earful about how clumsy I am.
He would yell at you for tripping over a cape that's too long?
Riddle and I were just getting excited talking about all the candy we have to stock up on for Halloween. I have a major sweet tooth.
Same.
Halloween in my hometown isn't all that fancy, but I can vouch for the food, at least. I hope everyone can come visit someday and taste it for themselves.
I hope I can...
I'll scare the socks offa ya! Mmm, no, that won't work. Oh, maybe if I smear ketchup on my face?
You have to try harder than that if you want to give me a good scare.
What? You want candy? Well, sorry, but I gave all mine away already. I'll carve an apple for you later, so lay off the tricks, okay?
My trick is just silly string, don't worry.
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I agree with you about the actors - idt they really have the preference towards Khao that last anon said they did. If anything they seem pretty evenly split which is natural imo - like book is clearly closer to first than Khao, for example, but that’s normal in friendships. But anyways it’s so crazy you mention the gaipa crying scene because while I do think khaotung was INCREDIBLY amazing as gaipa I had the same level of shock regarding the reception to first as you did 😭 it’s especially strange looking back bc MLC is how I got to know Firstkhao and it was first’s performance as Alan specifically that made me interested in following them so I’m just?
About the directors - honestly, after seeing bts material it kind of feels like Nuchy is the only recent ish one who actually is aware of First’s abilities and what to do with them which is kind of sad imo.
On another note, I haven’t read the novel. Can you elaborate on the Kant thing? I’ve seen mixed thoughts but I’m leaning towards believing the bad reviews after the OF novel lol. If it’s rlly bad then that’s concerning - I was already hesitant about how he would be given Jojo’s general tendency to focus extensively on Khao but now I’m getting anxious LMFAO
That's hilarious because I would have said Book was closer to Khaotung if asked. But that said, I think that again, it might be because tumblr is where I live, and tumblr for whatever reason mostly brings me stuff about Khaotung. Can't see stuff if I'm not in the right places to look for it! But yeah I think trying to piece together who loves whom more in their personal lives is…a lot. I'm not going there. It's just none of my business.
I actually didn't say anything about Gaipa v. Alan, that was the anon, lol. I'm mostly pissed that Earth didn't get the credit he deserved for that series. The more I think about it the more it annoys me. I won't pretend I don't think that they tend to hand Khaotung the big, dramatic scene or scenes that tend to get people talking and win the awards and I'm not saying he's not good at them. What I am saying there's more to acting than that, and the fact that Earth's amazing, nuanced performance as Jim was not recognized makes me impotently furious. Like it's just a travesty what on earth (heh) is wrong with people.
This is not a diss against Khaotung, btw - I don't do that. His style of acting isn't my favorite but you'll never hear me say he's not good at it. It's just me lamenting that the style I tend to gravitate to seems to be considered if not bad, then less deserving. IMO Sand was a masterclass for First but most of what I saw while the show was airing was disparagement of either the character or the actor himself. It was a rough time for me, lol. I say again, people are really just casually really nasty about First sometimes and I don't get it.
I really can't speak too much to the director thing any more than I already have, but I keep bringing it back to being that for whatever reason, First's style of acting isn't it to them, and it shows. I don't know if there is anything that can be done about that.
Oh, the novel. The novel. Let's just say that finding out the author only wanted to do it because of Khaotung explained so much, lol. I got a little carried away, but in case you only wanted Kant spoilers I will post them first, with a warning about the rest.
And this should go without saying, but all these opinions and observations are entirely subjective, okay? Okay.
Kant: I wanted to like him, I did, but he's nothing. There's literally nothing to him. He could be replaced by a block of pretty wood and I don’t think anyone would know the difference. He has all the personality of a wet rag, and it gets worse once he "falls in love" with Bison. Has a little brother that he has two whole scenes with, one to establish why he needs money that he's being offered to track down and inform on Fadel & Bison and one that's mainly there to have Bison save the day and showcase how awesome he is. Please don't think I'm kidding that is it. And once he falls for Bison he basically just fawns over him and forgets how to be competent. Much is made of his skills as a thief but when it comes down to it it's basically Bison who has to do everything. The only emotion I could work up about this dude was rage that this is the character that my favorite actor is going to play. Feels like he's in the novel least but it could also be that he's such a nothing I've just forgotten times when he did show up. Block of wood, I tell you.  Khaotung's apparent obsession with this dude is incomprehensible to me (I still say he's attempting to gaslight us into thinking he matters at all).
And because I am on a roll, here' have impressions of the other characters, too. Feel free to stop here if you don't wanna know.
MORE SPOILERS BELOW
Bison: douchey in a way that I personally can't stand. Always made out to be the best and most interesting in the room, even when he's not. Also, not sure he even liked Kant much? Idk their dynamic bugged me. It wasn't the BDSM, it was just the way he thought about him and treated him. Once they get together Kant is fawning in a really cringy way and while Bison takes the praise he just seems to be like…above it, I guess you could say. Like he was there to be worshipped but not actually to return any of the devotion. In the end he turned out to be my least favorite character. I was relieved for the increasingly few chapters where he didn't appear.  Maybe he got better by the very end but frankly by then I was so done with him that I was just skimming to get to things I wanted to read.
Style: Fun but also…there are some questionable choices made about his character that got on my nerves.  His and Fadel's storyline is very school BL and parts of it annoyed the hell out of me. He is funny though, and I think if they tone down some of the more egregious childishness and relationship stuff, he will be a lot of fun. He's persistent and when he and Fadel really got going I liked the mutual devotion thing they were doing. Genuinely the one I would be looking forward to the most in the show.
Fadel: In the end, my favorite character. Funny enough I think that not being The Crush and not being The Designated Love Interest of The Crush really helped both Fadel and Style out, character wise, Fadel especially because thanks to being Bison's brother he gets more time devoted to him. I mean don't get me wrong it's still fairly shallow (as is everyone's, even Bison's although I'd say the author put the most effort into him), but he had a whole arc and everything, and his particular archetype is one of my favorites, I won't lie. I'm just a sucker for the dude who says he doesn't want a thing but it turns out he actually really does, he just doesn't think he can have it. I had the most fun with him and Style and if I were to watch (which to be frank I don't think is in the cards for me at this juncture, I'll wait to let my mutuals fill me in on whether First gets to do more than look pretty (he's so pretty but I also love to watch him do his thing, you know) and maybe either play catch up if I get intrigued enough or binge it when it's over) it would probably be for them.
Maybe I am being harsher than I should be, idk. Sometimes I get mad and when I do, I can become a bit of a dick. But the novel is up, you can read it for yourself. You tell me (and if you do read, please make sure to thank the person who translated it. They did it super fast and it was just a lovely thing for them to have done). Also apparently more extensive reviews than my ranting are coming in and they're…not favorable, although I haven't seen any myself.
Whether you think the show will be like the novel really depends on how you feel about everyone involved (I am a cynic from a long line of them, I am going to feel free to assume that while the story beats might not be entirely the same and while it will hopefully be better written, the care paid to the characters probably will be very close. I absolutely think we're in for The Bison Show, guest starring Fadel and sometimes Style. I don't really think they've been subtle about this lol).
But also, I think that there will be a lot of people who will like the show I am expecting. There are people who have already said they only want to watch for Khaotung, or are mainly here for JoongDunk doing a new thing, or to see First simp, and those people I think will be happy, and good for them, honestly. It's awesome when something you are looking forward to gives you exactly what you want. If the show felt like it were going to give me what I wanted I'd be there with bells on.
But since I don't feel that way, I can just not watch. Simple, easy, effective. Although I will be sad to lose my Wednesday watch.
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alphonseelriic · 2 years ago
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Hi Sofia! ❤️ How is it going? Sorry I'm a little late! So much to do and so tired recently 🥲
Hope you enjoyed a bit of your free time!! When are you done done with finals? 👀
Gonna confess, Im a glutton for food so always happy to hear people talk about their fav food too 😆. I know pannettone!! But I've only tried the Italian version, not sure how different they are (but I'm also sure the homemade ones are always the best!). Do you cook/bake too? :O I love empanadas too but I think I only know the fried ones! I had to Google the other two, BUT Locro looks so hearty to have omg and the alfajores looks so soft and good?! I wanna try them! 🤤 Just talking about it makes me so hungry right now... I do hope you'll get to eat all your favs this holiday season!!
Hmm I like a lot of different food too! And trying different countries food is always exciting to me so I like a little of everything. My favs is usually Japanese dishes or asian ones but specifically—I LOVE duck (the chinese ones in particular but also the seared foie gras), grilled meat 😅, sushi, udon (noodles are usually always a win), korean fried chicken or karaage. Randomly, I also like al pastor tacos, a good sandwich (roast beef is my go to ^^ ), samosas, hot pot, most potato things, cheese in general esp. gouda or goat!... I'll stop now hahaha. Btw do you have any favorite drinks?
Aww Im glad you enjoyed getting to where you are now! Asjdkkdd I'm not sure if my field fits me, there's definitely times I question it but it's what I do for now 😂😭.
The books—I'm familiar with the first few (jane austen books we had to read those in school!) but not the rest so I'll have to look it up sometime!! I had no ides howls moving castle was also a book! I'm sad to hear reading for uni took away reading for fun 😭. I honestly haven't picked up a book in ages so I feel this tho. These days I just read fanfics, I wonder if you were ever into those? 👀
Ahhh please!! I too love a lot of the scenes you picked as a fav! OMG AL 😭 you make me want to do a rewatch again of fmab...and the train scene with ed/winry and that line he says totally has my heart. AND THE MOB PARTS!! When the OST came on for both of those scenes? It was the most perfect beautiful ones and that song is one of my favs! That's when I knew I /loved Mp100 haha. HQ ahh so many good moments right...hinata growing is always so heartwarming, but so are the rest of them 😭. Honestly I want to rewatch hq like at least every year LOL... the sxf ones too, I love bond and I didn't expect to love Damien but it's growing. You picked such great favs ahh, let's see what Santa can do with those. 😉
Btw I haven't mentioned this yet, but went through your edits and you have such pleasant sets. So I want to ask! Do you have a favorite kind of style either that others make or that you lean towards? What inspires you to create?
Thank you for indulging me again and talk soon!!
- Animanga 🎅
So nice to see you again, secret santa ❤️ please don't apologize!! I hope you're doing well despite everything you need to do :')
My last final was the 6th, so I'm already on vacations for a while! I'm actually with my family at the beach rn hahahaha
Heh I totally get you! I honestly have no idea if there's a difference between italian panettone and the one we eat here 🤔 Empanadas can be either fried or oven baked!! They have a lot of variations between each southamerican country, in places like Colombia for example they always eat them fried, but here it's more common to have them baked as far as I know! Yeah locro is really comforting, carefully crafted to eat during winter >:) the tradition is eating it on may 25th, one of our two patriotic dates. Alfajores are heavenly!! I'm pretty sure they aren't very easy to find in other countries but if you ever stumble upon them and you're craving something sweet, I couldn't recommend them enough!
My mom is a baker that works from home (studied it professionally and all) but I admit I'm not much of a baker/cook myself 😅 I do enjoy cooking and if I'm given a detailed recipe there's a good chance I'll do mostly good, but for some reason I'm not very drawn to the kitchen. I do want to start cooking more tho, I just don't have much initiative. What about you?
Ooohh I think I've never tried duck now that I think about it 🤔 I want to try it now!! I haven't had the chance to try a big amount of asian dishes but I loved the ones I did try <3 i also love sushi and noodles!! Ohh korean fried chicken sounds delicious! I went to a korean food fair a few weeks ago with some friends and my favorite were the tteokbokki and the bulgogi 🤤
Oh I also adore tacos and anything with potato and cheese in it LMAOOO honestly idk if i have favorite drinks, I mostly like cappuccino and hot cocoa. When it comes to cold drinks, I'm fine with water or diet coke. I also like freshly squeezed orange juice 🧡
Oh you read Jane Austen for school?? Lucky you! We didn't read anything remotely similar in my high school, and then in uni my english literature teacher didn't like her books so we didn't read them 😭 I ended up reading pride and prejudice for another completely different class later on, and now I'm reading sense and sensibility by myself!
Oh I do read some fanfics from time to time, but definitely not with the consistency most people on fandoms do. Once in a blue moon I get obsessed with a character or a ship during like one evening and then spend the rest of the night searching for fanfics. I have bad luck at finding ones that actually catch my attention so I don't do it often.
HAHAHA I'm glad you liked the scenes I chose! Resisting the temptation to rewatch fmab is a constant struggle really 😖 same for Haikyuu! Oh yeah mob's soundtrack also takes the cake, wouldn't be the same without it 💕 Damien also grew a lot in me! His crush on Anya is so adorable. Can't wait to see what Santa does ;)
Awww thank you! My edits mean a lot to me so I'm very happy you like them 🥹 ohh that's such a hard question!! I find all editing styles or technics to be great on their own right, but I personally lend more towards gifs and graphics with soft colors, with subtle patterns and textures, carefully put together quotes and well placed panels! Maybe my explanation is a bit abstract so these are some examples:
https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/romancegifs-romancegifs-10k-followers-celebration/u4wogp3dgfbe
https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/meqistus-look-at-me-i-will-never-pass-for-a/gbfxrdxw73fz
https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/mazusu-assassination-its-the-family-trade-we/6o0wy6grzd58
https://at.tumblr.com/alphonseelriic/suzouyas-grand-king-oikawa-tooru-%E5%8F%8A%E5%B7%9D-%E5%BE%B9-for/891elmqmjv49
Obviously this doesn't mean I don't like sets with stronger or vibrant colors!! As long as there's harmony between them, any color combos will be great :') I also love gifsets with big, clear and crispy gifs! You see a lot of them now that tumblr has updated their size limit lol
What inspires me to create is mostly the process, which I usually enjoy a lot (unless I'm creatively stuck, then not so much hahaha). I also love looking at other's creations and seeing if I can make something as beautiful! The challenges from animangacreators are also very helpful when I wanna make something and I don't know what ;)
That was a very nice talk!! See you again soon, my santa ❤️
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maxthesillyy · 16 days ago
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i bet everything i own that if i push the look button max is gonna say smth quirky and funny— wait no. we cant look at anything… UNCOMMON DE WIN
nope nvm she looked at thefucking santa hat NEVERMIND. and the table sign… and. a bunch else. okay…..
still soso cuirous bout rhe polaroids
literally just watched safi tell her to pull the trigger and is still absolutely fine with her.. okay
LORETTA!!!!!!<3
OH SHIT YAY i was hoping wed get a “max fucks up timelines” moment :3
loretta y r u like rhis… freak<3
the talk to the future/past thing is so much cooler now considering
not even an animation for the “change his grade” thing??
SORRY PLANT I JUST DIDNT WANNA RISK GWEN FIGURING OUT I WAS THERE
gwen hates max in my play through so much 😭
oh straight up? nice
“whyd u do it” “IT WAS HARD AND I DONT REGRET IT”
safi…. safi im so curious
MAYA MENTION MAYA MENTION MAYA MENTION
amberprice vibes? parallels i guess?
so clearly the call was safi learning the book was cancelled
max never fucking stops 😭😭
people who want to romance gwen r projecting themselves WAY too much into maxs place,,, maybe its just me but this is like. exhausted parent and rebellious teenager 4 lack of better words
NO RECORDS OF ALDERMAN??? this is so cool
oh hey firewalk poster in gwens office
stop mentioning explosive shit ur scaring me
THE RINGING IS SO ANNOYINGGGGRGEFFEFEF
oh???????? timeline fuckery???????? i dont think shes lying she looks way too chill.
“everyone seems to have a different opinion of Maya” I AM FED UP WITH THE RACHEL PARALLELS!!!!!!!!!! WHERE IS THIS GOING 💥💥💥💥💥
“because she (safi) trusts you. and i (yasmin) trust you.” staring staring staring. something something ‘pull the trigger.’
I DONT WANNNA TALK TO VINH OH MY GO
me and all the homies (except ky) HATE VINH
AMANDA JUMPSCARE HOLY SHIT like that genuinely startled me. just seeing her stand in the corner like that LMFAO
MAYAS WAS A STUDENT?????????? I TAKE BACK EVERY AMBERPRICE STATEMENT MY BAD MY BAD
im trying so hard to care about the npc sideplotlines. would be easier if i could engage in the conversation.
STOP BEING FLIRTY I DO NOT CONSENT‼️‼️
OH! DIAMOND AND MOSES.. or just diamond?
the audios weird again
the chapters feel so much longer… but that may just be bc i dont know what to expect next unlike previous games.
oh. damn. i liked lucas,, idk whether to trust vinh but. idk.
hell yea not cashing in on the favor he owes me
safis like a force of nature when shes angry. this reminds me of no one.
ugh i guess i dont totally hate vinh
HELP MAX I WAS JUST ABOUT SAY— not another pedo teacher please 🙏
wow <3 love this photo of lucass family. definitely not a pitch black screen for some reason.
OF COURSE THATS WHERE THE FUCKING THING TO PROGRESS THE STORY WAS
OH SHIR HES A THEIF
i like that DE has more achievements other than the collectibles
SAFI TIME
these chapters are SO LONG
“safi, hey!” said too casually
dude im scared of safi now
WHATS GOING ON?! IM SCARED!!! /reference
maxs number 1 talent is pissing off pretty women
MAX PRE DE POST HELL WEEK LORE
THE CHLOE SHIT IS GONNA MAKE ME GO INSANE. WDYM U WERE ALONE FOR SO LONG. WDYM CHLOE IS PROBABLY PARTYING. WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHLOE WOULD PICK UP FOR YOU BUT IT ISNT HER JOB TO YAKE CARE OF YOU. YOURE GOING THROUGH HORRIBLE TRAUMATIC SHIR LITERALLY CALL HER
UGHGSGEGFFRGGEGGEGGRGFFAHHHHHHH
OH WAIT LETS FUCKING GO— max makes a parallel comment on lucas and jefferson i knew it was real
“heh…. thats the reaction im expecting at this point……” max shouldve been a teen on 2020 tiktok
ARO DIAMOND????? 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
i cant play this all night when does this chapter end?
so were calling polaroid max alternate max
safi vague vent posting LMFAO
max messing up timelines 😻
lowkey getting annoyed amanda’s One reaction to anything sad max says is “LOL EMO i refuse to respond seriously” it’s nitpicky
also the audio is weird again,,, WAY too loud music rn
“bitch shut ur dumb eyes!” same vibes as when someone tries to do the “be mean to friend jokingly and everyone finds it funny” way too early on in the friendship. clearly max doesnt think so tho so.
this reminds me of that one moment in the tlou dlc
this is not fun,,,,,,,,,, classic LIS dance scene tho! cant live without it
AYYYYY LETS THRASH SHAKABRAH MOMENT
ugh that wasnt fun but it was kinda cute + necessary LIS dance scene + max is happier now
PH THE BG MUSIC IS GOOD NOW?????? HOLY SHIT ITS LIKE. BTS LEVELS OF GOOD
oh yay amandas finally giving max a normal response
“why are you so nice to me?” MAX GUILT AND TRAUMA MAX GUILT AND TRAUMA
“shit,,, im doing it again” LITERALLY WHAT AMANDA. WHAT. LITERALLY WHAT.
“my therapist says i latch onto people too quickly…” SHUT UPPPPP FUCK OFF
okay sorry i officially dont like amanda. reminds me of way too many annoying people i know
“please dont vs that would be hot” 😕😕😕😕😕
when max acts cringy its okay bc its max but when AMANDA ACTS LIKE A NICE GUY ITS SO ANNOYING
I LITERALLY SAID SHE ISNR MY TYPE AND ITS A FRIEND THING STOP SHOVING HER AT ME— AT LEAST VINH IS RELATED TO THE PLOT.
“heh… i guess i just have a thing for emotionally unavailable women” FUCK OFFF I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WERE ALL ABOUT BOUNDARIES
“but dw you didnt feel the same way and i respect that” CLEARLY NOT???
okay the gwen is hot joke is actually kinda funny
whateva whateva idec
i wanted to like amanda so much but i CANT
oh hey trauma and guilt again 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
max was so excited to see safi too </3
MAX STOP FLIRTING WITH PEOPLE I DO NOT CONSENT /joke
“safi was obsessed with you” SAFI LORE GO ON PLEASE
anybody else waiting for More rachel mentions
stop making me not hate you vinh… this chapter has reversed me— like vinh hate amanda now
WHY ARE WE SMASHING OR PASSING STOP IT STOP IT IM TOO AROACE I DONT LIKE THIS GAME STOPPPPPPP
say safi so i can say smash
“my students are off limits” THANK GOD i was so scared they were gonna be dumb tbh
VINH BACK OFF NOW— BEAR SPRAY GO
OH FUCK OFF IM NOT KISSING HIM— NOT NOW OF ALL TIMES
“dont take this the wrong way—“ TAKE IT. TAKE IT THE WRONG WAY
please tell me were at the end please please please
YEAH I AM ROMANTICALLY DISENTANGLED THANKS FOR NOTICING— although thats. an odd achievement. but i can support an achievement that encourages you to not gaf about romance for two seconds.
SCARY TF
max canNOT get a break
close the door damn
WHAT RHE SHIT
WHATS GOING ON?!?!? IM SCARED!!!!! /ref
THEY WENT INTO THE DARK ROOM??? FUCK OFF
kitty!
OH HEY I REMEMBER— THE HOUSE BREAK INS THEY MENTIONED EVERY OTHER MINUTE
WHAT RHE FUCK WHAT RHE TUCK EHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
THATS SAFI IM CALLING IT— JK I DONT ACTUALLY KNOW? NO SHOT THATS ACTUALLY MAX?
THIS IS COOL AS FUCK DUDE
OH WAIT OR? MAYA? EITHER WAY THIS IS NOT MAX SHES ACTING WEIRD AF
NOT MAX THAT IS NOT MAX
OH MY GOD LITERALLY WHO ARE YOU
JESUS CHRISTTT
THATS WHAT??? CHLOE CALLED HER????????? SUPERMAX??????
OKAY SO. WHATEVER. WE WERE RIGHT. BUT NO NEED FOR HER TO HAVE CALLED HER SUPERMAX
WHAT RHE FUCK EVER
so!!!! that was fun!!!!!!!! ill collect my thoughts!!!!!! soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHAT I AM SO EXCITED AND DREADFUL
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adurna0 · 3 years ago
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Wheel of Time Forsaken Review
Inspired by @highladyluck’s Forsaken Rating post, I realized I really should make my own given how much I love them.
This rating will be based on the following 3 criteria, on a scale of 1-10:
Competence: the Shadow’s servants need to actually be credible threats.... or so one would imagine.
Style: Alright, so some of them may have missed the mark on Competence. But how stylishly did they do whatever they did? How much flair did they have?
Potential: In light (heh) of the tv adaptation, how much (tapped and untapped) potential do their stories have?
Spoilers for the entire series ahead!
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Ishamael/Moridin
Competence: 10/10 The undisputed Nae’blis, the leader from the get-go, the man who people thought was the Dark One himself, need I say more? Not only does he accomplish like a good 80% of what the Shadow does during the books, he’s also responsible for the chaos of the Trolloc Wars, the formation of the Black Ajah, Artur Hawkwing’s campaign against the Aes Sedai (and thus, indirectly, the Seanchan). If there’s anything wrong in the world at any moment, just blame Elan Morin Tedronai, chances are it’s his fault somehow.
Style: 9/10 Ishamael comes out swinging. Flaming eyes and mouth? Creepy dreams? Long-winded speeches? “I win again Lews Therin”? Excellent presentation. Not to mention that coming to gloat at your eternal rival’s house after he’s been driven insane by his own “victory” is absolutely ICONIC. His later stint as Moridin is a bit more subdued but he still crushes a goblet in his hand in rage and then laughs like a maniac, reduces a man to a pool of blood for having the misfortune of simply being in his vicinity, keeps Zo’mara around for no other purpose than to have really hot servants that are scary, the list goes on. Depressed Suicidal Madman is less of a loud style than Lord Of The Dark With Cartoon Villain Speeches, but it’s still a Style and I respect it.
Potential: 10/10 As far as Forsaken go, he’s one of those that reach their fullest potential. The only thing that would be better would be having him around for all the books. Imagine books 4-6, which are usually considered really good, if Ishamael was kicking around too. Flawless. Also, the nihilism? Mwah, chef’s kiss.
Notes: I may be biased here, but I love him.
Lanfear/Cyndane
Competence: 8.5/10 Look. She’s pretty competent? She literally opened the Bore, causing this whole Dark One situation to be a problem in the first place. She gets 1 point docked for dying to being pushed through a door (although who can mess with Moiraine really) and another half docked for like. Not really actually working for the Shadow for a while? Like she just kinda does her own thing. Which I really really respect, like the woman has guts, but she’s questionably effective as a servant of the Shadow at times.
Style: 9/10 First of all, her clothes. The woman has an Aesthetic and I give that to her. Her first incarnation as Lanfear is really a 10+, she pulls everything off effortlessly, she has her own brand, she sells Mat his iconic hat, the woman’s got it all. Cyndane... She tries. 
Potential: 10/10 Ok, ok, listen. Her whole crazy ex-girlfriend shtick is holding her back a little bit. Imagine a Lanfear unchained from that. Oh, sure, she could still be all over Lews Therin, but imagine if the story had leaned into her more as a free chaos agent, willing to defy the Shadow itself for her own evil goals. Yes.
Notes: I don’t even really like Lanfear but I respect her. 
Aginor/Osan’gar
Competence: 5/10 Sigh. Oh Aginor. On the one hand, he created the Trollocs and all the other freaky abominations of the Shadow, which really do all of the hard work. Like his Age of Legends work was a 10/10. He, however, did absolutely fuck all in the Third Age. Nada. Nothing. This brings him to an average of 5/10
Style: 1/10 Old zombie man to boring dude in the background. Just boring. 
Potential: 7/10 So “evil mad scientist” is a nice concept, if a bit overdone. Would have liked to see him in his comfort zone in the Third Age. What new monstrosity could he have cooked up? What new ways could he have found to break every code of ethics in the sciences? Could be some cool stuff there. Bioweapons, anyone?
Notes: Meh. He’s not even incompetent in a fun way in the time of the books?
Balthamel/Aran’gar
Competence: 3/10 Balthamel was a spymaster for the Shadow. He was also a historian and a fuckboy. This leads me to believe he was that one dude in college that just knew everyone and everything. 2 points for that. 1 point for getting laid in the Third Age.
Style: 2/10 Marginally more stylish than Aginor. She did some hanging out at Graendal’s place, I guess, and seduced some people at Salidar.
Potential: 5/10 Spies are cool, a spy at Salidar is cool. She could have done more, but I’m unsure if that’s enough to justify an entire character.
Notes: I never know what pronouns to use, blame RJ, idek.
Demandred
Competence: 8.5/10 He’s gone for like 90% of the series but when he arrives he arrives. He came through on the Last Battle and it may have been for the best that he didn’t really actively participate in events before that because the drama and machinations would have eaten him right up. Still, he suffers from being that one person who waits for their plan to be perfect and by the time it is it’s almost too late. 
Style: 6/10 Dueling people one on one in the middle of the Last Battle is pretty stylish. Everything else? Not so much, sadly. Stop yelling for Lews Therin.
Potential: 10/10 A villain who’s undeniably a villain AND still sympathetic? Yes please. He’s smart, he actually gives a shit to a degree, he could have had it all and yet his jealousy and old grudge blind him. All the fun of a great villain, with a side of tragic.
Notes: He should have just stayed in Shara and been happy!
Graendal/Hessalam
Competence: 8/10 This lady did stuff. She probably singlehandedly fucked up as much shit in the Last Battle behind the scenes as Demandred did visibly. Her Compulsion game was on point. And really, who can blame her for dying when the Dragon just showed up and ultra-nuked her place? What’s a girl to do then? Points docked for being a little too caught up in finding pretty people.
Style: 10/10 She goes around in That Outfit. Need I say more? Graendal lives for the style. She uses people as her footrest. She conspires with other Forsaken, she gets around she is style personified.
Potential: 8/10 Ultimately, sexy villainess is a bit of a tired trope. Graendal does manage to provide a fresh take on it, being a former ascetic and psychologist who did a complete 180 due to philosophical reasons. Would be interesting to see her worldview contrasted more clearly with Ishamael’s.
Notes: She’s absolutely gross, but she’s fun gross. That’s all you need from a villain.
Rahvin
Competence: 4/10 He was apparently pretty effective in Ye Olde Days, but even then he was too busy staring at pretty women to keep doing a good job. Bringing a nation under your command by “seducing” (cough cough) the ruler is a good idea on paper, but the execution was shoddy. And you’d think that a person who favored diplomacy so heavily and had so much “charisma” (COUGH COUGH) would have accomplished much more.
Style: 4/10 He has a nice voice in the audiobook and is supposedly very handsome, so I grudgingly give him 4 points.
Potential: 5/10 The problem with Rahvin is that Graendal does everything he does, but better. A political manipulator is fun, but there’s nothing that really distinguishes him in that regard.
Notes: Gross, but not fun gross. Rest in shit.
Semirhage
Competence: 6/10 Ok, so. She singlehandedly pushes Rand down his darkest pit. But that also inadvertently leads to his epiphany moment. Overall like she had a lot of “good” intentions but they never came to full fruition. Points for effort and for being able to handle the terrifying beast that is the Seanchan, like have you seen them???
Style: 7/10 She’s the all-black-clothes to Lanfear’s all-white-clothes. A little bit derivative, I gotta say, but I would NOT say that to her face. See if she could handle the Seanchan it’s only because she’s even more terrifying than them. She gets points removed for being absolutely ridiculed by Cadsuane, although Cadsuane is a force of nature herself.
Potential: 7/10 The sadistic healer... And she never met Nynaeve? A shame. Would have loved to see more of her Seanchan chaos-causing behind the scenes.
Notes: Please don’t hurt me.
Asmodean
Competence: 1/10 He’s absolutely useless. Like, the man’s a musician. Who made him Chosen? All he does is look pretty and play music.
Style: 10/10 What he lacks in skills he makes up in style. Even at his most useless, even when he fucks up the worst, he does it with unmatchable flair. He’s the disaster bard we all need in our lives. Impeccable.
Potential: 10/10 A Forsaken who gets forced to serve the Dragon and teach him things? Who comes the closest to actual redemption? Redeem Asmodean you cowards! Let him come back to the Light!
Notes: That’s so sad, Asmodean play the March of Death.
Moghedien
Competence: 4/10 She gets led throughout the series in a wild roadrunner & will. e. coyote chase, complete with looney tunes sound effects. Not the most effective, but she is resilient and she is the only one who never died after all. 
Style: 3/10 Business majors have no style, I’m sorry. She gets all her points docked for her choice of profession, but some added back by how absolutely ridiculous she is during the books’ events with Nynaeve.
Potential: 8/10 She does nothing really useful, doesn’t do it with particular flair... So why give her an 8? Well, that’s because Moghedien’s role isn’t to be your typical Chosen. She’s the comic relief, of course! And she’s brilliant at that. She’s like that fucking squirrel in Ice Age, always so close to getting that one acorn, yet always failing in the most absurd ways. You kinda start rooting for her out of pity and maybe, maybe some measure of respect for the fact that she just absolutely refuses to give up.
Notes: I bet it takes her like 3 months to get the Seanchan to start making NFTs.
Sammael
Competence: 5/10 He’s just painfully average. Sure, he takes over a nation, but so does everyone and their cat these days. Does some plotting with Graendal but it’s clear she’s just playing him. Boring, but not entirely useless I guess? He did some stuff in the Age of Legends.
Style: 1.5/10 This man could not recognize style even if it hit him in the face. He’s just so dreadfully uninspired. Maybe if he’d spent more time listening to Graendal. He gets a 1.5 because I’m pretty sure those two had a Friends(???) With Benefits sort of situation going and that’s like juicy at a dreadfully minimum level.
Potential: 2/10 Another rival of Lews Therin, except this one is boring as fuck. He’s the jock that wonders why nobody cares about him when all he talks about is himself. There’s just nothing unique about him, nothing that he does that Demandred didn’t do better. Get over yourself man, it’s just pathetic.
Notes: He’s not even short. He just thinks he’s short. 
Be’lal
Competence: 2/10 He’s just kinda there. Beat Lews Therin at stones once but at what cost? Took over Tear and then died within like 3 seconds. Whatever. Gets a 2 for doing the bare minimum in the AoL.
Style: 4/10 He has... Some modicum of style. Reinvented swordfighting with Lews, got that distinguished older gentleman vibe. Not entirely terrible.
Potential: 5/10 He’s like Sammael, except less effective but also less boring in theory? If the story had leaned into his Eccentric Gentleman With Swords style, he could have been mildly interesting. Demandred still largely does all of that better though.
Notes: I kinda feel sorry for him. Swords are cool, it’s ok, don’t cry...
Mesaana
Competence: 6/10 She took over the Black Ajah, which, props for that but she just kinda took over from Ishamael. She was the Shadow’s propagandist in the Second Age, which is pretty useful, but I do wonder how much of the Black Ajah’s success is truly her doing. Alviarin did a lot of the work there. Still, not terrible!
Style: 4/10 She doesn’t care about style AT ALL and that is a style in and of itself. Distracted academic who appears as a shadow in people’s dreams is a passable look. Nothing to write home about, though.
Potential: 5/10 I’m not sure about the need to have both her and Alviarin around. She does so much of her work behind the scenes it’s hard to make me truly invested in her. Plus she always seemed like she dreamed too small to me.
Notes: I absolutely understand the academia-to-evil pipeline, I do.
M’hael
Competence: 7/10 This dude. He cripples the Black Tower for a good while, but really it’s only because Rand is busy being too much of a dumbass to do something about it. Does his part at the Last Battle, but he does not exceed expectations. Gotta respect that he made Chosen rank as a Third Age channeler though, I hear the hiring process is very biased.
Style: 5/10 His vibes are the worst. Like he might as well have an “evil��� neon sign over his head. Idk how he does that. All of his style points come from the “asha’man kill” scene.
Potential: 10/10 When you think about Taim, it’s so easy to forget the man is... 28 years old. A 28 year old channeler. A baby, practically. He’s been channeling since he was 18. How did he end up in the Shadow? There’s gotta be some juicy story of how he got recruited. Plus having such a young channeler rise to such prominence in the Black Tower while being a double agent for the Shadow is a great plot arc. If only he was written like, a little less ridiculously visibly evil from the start.
Notes: Cleanse your vibes please, sir, I beg you. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ (I love them all, they’re so terrible.)
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