#quirkiest

[urfav-r0ckst4r]

I love how he makes me want to kill myself, that's so quirky of him

[weeblmaodotcom]

Not letting her drink blood and torture small animals is a quirkiest micro-aggression sweety 💅 , Meme by Weeblmao.com

[fruzmig]

Quirkiest EarthBound Inspired Tournament - ROUND THREE

Main round three post

Round three matches:

DELTARUNE vs In Stars And Time

Yume Nikki vs Ib

PS wishlist my yuri game (～￣▽￣)～

[xx-sketchy-xx]

@gooseworx beautiful little accidental extinction entity, Mr.1999!

[telffiin]

"duke is just the most normal one compared to the rest of the bats!" you're trying to cover your ass and failing miserably!!!!! you look stupid!!!!

[loveaankilaq]

Tumblr libs talk in the most annoying way and they arent even aware of it I think. "*blank* would like a word with you" "hi! what the fuck *long winded poorly researched point*" "no! you know what? fuck you!" shuut the fuck up.

[koschei-the-ginger]

I still very clearly recall having this conversation in 6th grade with my pretentious not-like-other-kids friend who tried soo hard to make me watch Breaking Bad because of how adult and intellectual it was and I was like do you know Futurama though? It's better :)

[tani-b-art]

“Beyoncé, girl…honey, listen….”

A’ja’s manifestations do come true! Beyhive, let’s make this happen!!!

[notmoreflippingelves]

Hi! I just read your post about Mateo recently. If I may, can you give me any specific instances in the narrative of the show where Mateo isn’t called out as heavily as they should have? I’m just curious?

During the Shuriki returns arc in particular, Mateo makes some pretty glaring mistakes that I feel like he should've gotten much more flack for (and based on what we see elsewhere in canon, I feel pretty confident that if Gabe, Naomi, Isa, or Esteban at least --and possibly even Elena-- had made these mistakes, they wouldn't have been swept under the rug nearly as quickly as they were for Mateo).

While it's unfair to completely blame Mateo for Carla's manipulating him during the "Rita" arc, I feel like it's reasonable to hold him a *bit* accountable. He did after all blab highly confidential information (on more than one occasion) to try and impress a pretty girl with how clever and important he was. (Something tells me that if any of the others had done likewise, they would've been called out for it. But because it's "beloved" Mateo, we don't even get "wait, you told Rita how to get into your workshop? And you've known her for only a few weeks? What were you thinking, Mateo?") Moreover, he never even apologizes for this or promises to do better/be more careful with such important, sensitive information in the future.

Even more aggravating is his behavior in "The Scepter of Night." Mateo is so eager to play the hero and claim all the glory for himself that he twice (!) disobeys a direct order/abandons the plan and goes looking for the scepter piece on his own. This directly leads to Fiero and Victor finding the scepter piece and (temporarily) stealing it. And it's really only due to luck and very conveniently-timed infighting amongst Shuriki's allies that Elena and co. are able to get the scepter piece back. While Mateo does receive some (brief) criticism, it's nowhere near the level that it should be.

Also noteworthy Elena doesn't really get particularly "mad" at him (especially considering how angry we see her get at other characters even for more minor things) . She's not truly, actually angry at Mateo (and Gabe and Naomi are only a bit angrier); she's just a little frustrated and disappointed at him in the moment. And apart from a (very short) little "do better next time" speech, Mateo doesn't face any real consequences or lingering resentment unlike other characters who do.

When Isa obeys direct orders in "Sister of Invention," she has to face consequences (Elena grounding her). Similarly, Elena holds a grudge against Esteban for days (if not weeks) after he interfered with the Feast of Friendship (a much lower stakes mistake than Mateo's imo). Moreover, it's possible to interpret Esteban's staying behind in Avalor when the others go to see the Norberg Lights as a punishment (either self-inflicted or imposed by Elena) for his actions in the previous episode.

In contrast, Mateo just gets a brief "I expected better from you" speech from Elena and Gabe jokingly assigning him push-ups as punishment (which he immediately takes back when Mateo tries to do them). I'll give Mateo a little bit of credit for actually apologizing this time (which he doesn't always do). But it's still frustrating that everyone is so ready to forgive and forget Mateo's missteps immediately while this same courtesy is seldom shown to others.

I think it's worth directly comparing a few Mateo-centric episodes with a few more similar ones that focus on other characters so that we can see how there does seem to be a noted narrative bias in his favor compared to the others.

Let's start with two "feeling kind of insecure" episodes: "Spellbound" for Mateo vs. "Naomi Knows Best" for Naomi. In the former, Mateo expresses doubt that he's capable of rising to the occasion as royal wizard. No one (except Gabe and he gets over it by the end of the episode) blames him for not having reached his full level of confidence and potential right away and not being able to immediately solve the problem. And Elena in particular (and by extension the narrative) gives him so much validation and support. Whereas in "Naomi Knows Best" (and to a lesser extent "Finders Leapers" and the "Carla-as-Rita" arc as well) the narrative "punishes" Naomi for her feelings of self-doubt. We're told that *if only* Naomi had trusted her gut instincts and stood her ground right away, Elena and co would not fallen right into the trap and that Naomi needs to screw her head back on straight and embrace confidence ASAP to fix her mistake.

When Mateo feels insecure, the narrative gives him every reassurance about how capable and special he is, that he can learn at his own pace, and his insecurity isn't really such a problem after all. When Naomi feels insecure, the narrative encourages her to get over her doubts as quickly as possible because unlike with Mateo, there's "no time" for her to wallow in self-doubt and actually the fact that she even had said doubt in the first place is what "caused" the disaster.

On a slightly different note, Naomi is also called out for taking a little free, fun time for herself in "The Last Laugh" when the group needs her, and yet somehow I have a feeling that Mateo would've been allowed to take a day off if he wanted without any protest. He complains about long hours in "Movin' on Up" and Elena gives him the big royal wizard's chambers for him to relax and unwind in. Naomi asks for one (1) day off to spend with her childhood friend for her birthday , and suddenly it's big drama. (And at the time, Naomi asked for said day off, all Elena needed from her was help doing paperwork. The Team Ash stuff came up unexpectedly.)

Similarly whenever Gabe and Mateo get their little rivalry on ("Spellbound," "Party of a Lifetime," "Captain Mateo" and a few other examples) , the narrative either presents them as equally at fault or Mateo as the only one in the right.

When Gabe brings in Bronzino to train the Royal Guards in magic, it's specifically because Mateo failed to explain how and why he was training the guards in the way he was. If he'd just explained how they were going apply the seemingly basic exercise they were doing to real magic, Gabe likely would've allowed Mateo to continue the training at his own pace.

(Also like. it's super hypocritical imo for Mateo to get annoyed at Gabe feeling impatient/impulsive about their apparent-lack-of progress when Mateo himself is easily the second most impulsive character in the show after Elena.) Mateo feels entitled to keep important information to himself (or blab it to a cute girl he barely knows) even when its no one else's best interest. He's only okay with being "cautious and patient" when he specifically is the one setting the pace. And yet, Gabe is the only one who is called out for his behavior in this episode--even though he might not have acted as he did if only Mateo had trusted him and the guards with an explanation in the first place.

And then there's just a few other "dude not cool" little moments that never really get acknowledged/Mateo never apologizes for. For instance, there a two low-key terrifying Mateo moments in "Captain Mateo" that are not only not acknowledged but are also framed in context as Mateo being just "so funny and quirky". Near the end of "Should be in Charge," Mateo magically gags Gabe so he can't protest anymore about Mateo taking over as leader of the mission. And this is after having already enchanted one of the stationary suits of armor to come to life and fight Gabe. (Gabe admittedly does lightly shove Mateo out of the way during his parts of the song, but that's still a far cry from literally drawing a sword on Mateo as Mateo does via magic to Gabe.)

It's played for laughs (The Grand Council is just smiling happily in the background throughout the scene which is so yikes), so it's easy to overlook what's actually happening. Frankly, it's pretty horrifying that Mateo's natural instinct upon his experience/authority being questioned is to literally attack and then silence. (And attack and silence someone who is supposed to be one of his best friends and closest allies at that!)

Rather than the narrative acknowledging that maybe it's a bad idea to immediately grant power to someone to someone who is so retaliatory against fairly minor criticism, the Grand Council just gives Mateo exactly what he wants and doesn't even offer a "maybe next time, let's not gag or attack our friends, okay?" alongside it. I mean sure Mateo does step down as captain at the end of the episode, but it's very specifically presented as his and Gabe's voluntary choice and not an order from Elena/the Council.

[keepthedelta]

can't believe there are actual journalists out here calling charles leclerc quirky while nico rosberg is playing limbo with a german popstar at an electric car charging point 😔

[mochie85]

Happy Fanfic Writer's Appreciation Day! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Whenever you say you were inspired to write because of my series I am always shocked because your writing is so fun and fantastic that I can't believe I could have inspired it. Your series always have fun premises that I want to drop what I'm doing and get into them (but work and school get in the way too often). Your fluff is tooth rotting and your smut makes me look around my empty apartment to make sure no one is reading over my shoulder 😂😂

Also no related to fanfic but you also create fantastic headers/moodboards/visuals! I love the one you made for Charmspeaker it's truly my favorite and I think everyone would be lucky to have one made by you. You're also a good friend and a sweet human, and I'm sorry I haven't been as active or talkative lately. I hope your busy summer has been treating you well and we can talk soon ❤️❤️

💖I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU! 💖

My dearest Cas! I miss you so much. 🫂

I was down on myself earlier because I'm not on [Tumblr] as regularly as I want to be anymore, and I miss the connections I've made on here. And you were one of the few that came to mind so quickly. My whole Tumblr/AO3 experience wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for you and your wonderful stories. Your Charmspeaker series struck a chord in me and has been singing ever since!

I can still picture your words in my head very well! The scene where she was singing "Kiss the Girl" in the kitchen and Loki overhears her and wants to kiss her! [OHMAHGAWD] It's my roman empire!

I honestly didn't know fanfiction existed until maybe five years ago- A story where my favorite characters got to live out different lives? I mean I daydream about these scenarios in my head all the time. But writing it down? That was a new concept for me. And I'm so grateful that you were one of the first to introduce me to this wonderful world that I bask in now. I will forever be grateful for that! And I can't thank you enough for being there for me and stepping up when I needed help. You're such an amazing person. You're like that ray of sunshine that filters through the dark clouds 😊

I hope life is treating you kindly! I hope that you are surrounded by love and affection. and I hope that wherever you are, know that you will always have a friend in me 😘

[tom-whore-dleston]

Hello my love! I hope your birthmonth is going well ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️! Could I request VIP access with my beloved trickster?

VIP Access: mutuals only! send me your fave hottie (doesn’t need to be on list) and I will create a ship moodboard based on how I imagine your relationship with them

Your relationship with Loki is literally sugar, spice and everything nice! He spoils you with the finest wine, dresses, jewels with the wave of his magical hands. In addition, he has a way of sweeping you off your feet on the dancefloor and then leading you to the bedroom ;) Loki adores how mischievous you can be but he isn't hesitant in putting you in your place. Lucky for him, you enjoy it as much as he does hehe

celebrate my birthday with me!

[bitchfitch]

not wanting to base a character on my personal issues vs the realization that a Shawn Spencer (psych) style detective with severe memory issues would fuck like hell, Fight.

[fruzmig]

Welcome to THE QUIRKIEST EARTHBOUND INSPIRED TOURNAMENT!

By request of a few people I'll be hosting a Tumblr version of Nekobot's quirky EarthBound inspired tournament from Twitter.

Rounds will last 1 week and they will begin as soon as the previous round ends, results are separate from Twitter's (meaning that there may be different winners in each version).

May the quirkiest win. (～￣▽￣)～

Round one matches:

OneShot vs DELTARUNE

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley vs Omori

In Stars And Time vs Misao

Corpse Party vs Mogeko Castle

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG vs END ROLL

Yume Nikki vs Rakuen

Toilet in Wonderland vs Knuckle Sandwich

Ib vs Mad Father

[itsadragonaesthetic]

Most blessed image I can see in the mirror is Tucked In Buttonup With The Sleeves Rolled Up Real Nice

[akkivee]

i guess since kuukou took his pose earlier, hitoya resorted to using his thumb as his second finger lmao