#random midnight posting

[pinkcreamypeach]

Basically me trying to find all the shows/movie/games I watched or played as a child. (It's a lot more than this).

Already getting major flashbacks 😭

[duckiefishie]

flowers

Since @neal-illustrator has rejoined tumblr I thought I’d share this drawing of their character, Bryn, from Covenant 13 because she’s my favorite character from the comic

[heartofaspen]

perhaps somewhere beyond the dark, love can be recovered ....

[mxmorbidmidnight]

[onthewaytosomewhere]

okay kiddies am i queue-ing this up in the middle of the afternoon for a midnight-ish post - yeah probably lolz

okay so for this batch of sentences on sunday we are going with some from one of the fics i'll be posting this week for @ficwip's hey, sweetheart - it's professors firstprince with some chocolates involved and in a complete twist not smutty - just a lil silly lolz

Alex moves closer, casually leaning against the edge of Henry’s desk, and Henry can feel the weight of his gaze. “So,” Alex begins, his tone light and conversational, “anything exciting happen today?” The question is innocuous enough—Alex asks about his day all the time—but Henry doesn’t stop to think about the intent behind it before he shakes his head no. If he did, perhaps he’d notice the faint gleam of curiosity in Alex’s eyes, the way his lips twitch like he’s holding back a secret. But introspection isn’t Henry’s strong suit, not when his thoughts are consumed by the chocolates hidden just a few inches away. He’s too busy crafting a plan to address the anonymous gift, rehearsing the speech he’ll need to deliver if he can identify the student. It’s a delicate balance to maintain authority and professionalism, and he can’t afford a single misstep. Alex doesn’t wait for a detailed answer. Instead, with a practiced ease, he grabs Henry by the arm and pulls him toward the door. “Come on, lunch break. You’re overdue.” Henry protests half-heartedly, but Alex is already leading the way, steering them toward the little café just off campus. It’s the kind of place that feels cozy despite its polished wood floors and slightly overpriced menu. The students rarely venture here during the week, preferring cheaper options in the cafeteria or the food trucks near the library. Henry wonders, briefly, if Alex chose this spot on purpose, if he knew Henry would feel more at ease away from the thrumming energy of student life, especially with them being a bit extra this week with Valentine’s at the end of the week.

okay tag ur it (in a no-pressure all that jazz way) @adreamareads @alasse9 @anincompletelist @basil-bird @bitbybitwrites

@blueeyedgrlwrites @cactusdragon517 @catdadacd @caterpills @cha-melodius

@cricketnationrise @dragonflylady77 @duchessdepolignaca03 @emmalostinwonderland @england-would-fall

@eusuntgratie @everwitch-magiks @faketrex @firenati0n @firstprincehornyramblings

@firstsprinces @iboatedhere @inexplicablymine @jmagnabo92 @judasofsuburbia

@kiwiana-writes @littlemisskittentoes @miharaikko @myheartalivewrites @ninzied

@orchidscript @porcelainmortal @priincebutt @seths-rogens @softboynick

@sophie1973 @sparklepocalypse @stellarmeadow @stratocumulusperlucidus @suseagull5914

@tailsbeth-writes @taste-thewaste @theprinceandagcd @thedramasummer @typicalopposite

@thesleepyskipper @thighzp @tinyarmedtrex @zwiazdziarka

[thedevillionaire]

come to me

His relief at seeing her is tangible, primal, as he quietly insists he’s just tired – the relentless intensity over the last week, or two, or even dear gods has it really been three finally easing up. Although maybe, in its own way, that easing was part of the problem.

He says it’ll pass soon; he knows there’s no hiding it but he’s hoping that’s the truth, and the last thing he wants is to worry her.

He doesn’t quite succeed.

With a frown of concern, she watches him take his coat off, an unspoken exhaustion laced through his movement as he increases the hearthfire’s intensity, and she passes him the steaming cup of jasmine tea she’d made for herself only moments ago. He gratefully accepts its welcome small warmth with a soft thanks, love, and she doesn’t miss the edge of congestion in his consonants, nor the dullness in his usually intensely vibrant eyes, the encroaching hints of pinkness to his nose.

They take a seat together on the couch and he puts the teacup on the table, apologises to her for all his absences lately, sniffles at first softly then harder, sharper. At his catch of breath she passes him a tissue, and quickly another, as his expression crumbles in surrender to the recurrent insistent need he’s been unable to shake: urgent, unforgiving and imperative, the vestiges of his energy rip-torn ravaged as he hurriedly turns from his beloved, unable to fight it, sneezing in urgent, violent triplicate – heavy, throat-tearing, disorienting.

Her heartwarm blessing is a cherished sanctuary as she trails gentle fingers through his hair, drawing him closer, and oh she always loves his touch but he’s far too warm, the thickness in his breathing impossible to miss. She murmurs soothing softnesses, presses a lingering kiss to his forehead, and holds him a little closer as

“Ahh-HEHHTSShhuu!”

she’s not sure about this passing soon at all.

---

[mh-midnight-wanderer]

So I was thinking about Monster High 2022 cartoon showrunner Shea Fortana responded on Instagram while making the show in which G1 characters will be integrated and there is a handful of characters MH franchise team doesn't want to introduce to a new generation.

So I made a list...

Also, I'd like to point out that I could be 100% wrong. I don't work for Mattel and it's just pure speculation from me.

The first two tiers explain itself: Characters that appear in the show. Main characters that already have dolls and those who don't have dolls yet.

The "Cameo" tier: Probably Operetta will appear next year with Jinafire, Skelita, etc.

The "Unknown status" tier is debatable. In the case of MH live-action movie uses the character Jackson / Holt to make Mr. Komos. Who knows if they are going to use these characters later on.

The "Ties with other franchise" Tier: I don't know if C.A Cupid will never return because Ever After High.

The "Controversial ones" Tier: Isi, Gigi Grant, Whisp, Hoodude, & Jane ties in with sensitivity issues of their own culture.

I didn't know that Kjersti is based on a real person who caused controversy with Mattel because Becky's wheelchair doll couldn't fit in Barbie's Dreamhouse.

And the last tier: Are characters have bland designs that would be difficult to sell. Except for Wydowna but probably won't sell well because cost of molding and designing clothing specific for her. Most likely higher up thinks she's too scary for kids.

I know there more characters that have potential like Johnny Spirit, Seth Ptolemy, Spelldon Cauldronello

Like I said in my previous post. The problem with G1 is that a new MH doll line must include 3 or 4 new characters. And some of them don't even go to Monster High. Chances are getting less screen time or don't get development.

This is understandable for the business side of things that most popular characters will be introduced first and see which ones need redesign like Lagoona, Ghoulia, etc.

At the end of the day. Monster High cartoon is like any other show to promote toys.

If the Monster High 2022 show ended. The MH fanbase will live and stay here: creating fanarts, fanfictions, or even custom dolls of your favorite character.

[cupcakewebkinz]

Flawed.

♡ Some bittersweet Vee and Gi bonding, Shelly naps and a tad bit of lore. Sorry it's not funny, I probably will make some more funny twisteds stuff soon tho! ♡

ʚ Caretaker Shanon au is mine!! (So is Gi, from who's in two of my aus now) ɞ

♥︎ @soupiestzilla ty for the giggles, genuinely, that twisted joke fic was hilarious- @crayons-are-yummyy ty for also making me laugh today, I greatly cherish you two and I love how much you both make me laugh when I'm unwell (all love is platonic) ♥︎

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The toons were all in the living room, as they always tended to be after lunch. Shelly was curled up in a chair, like a little puppy, tail covering her sleeping little face as she dreamed happily after accidentally eating one too many dinosaur shaped nuggets and getting a tummyache. Vee was on the couch, tuning her guitar quietly, antennae twitching at every little snore Shelly let out. She seemed displeased by something, but didn't say anything as she adjusted her cozy, fluffy pajama pants so her guitar wouldn't slide off. Gi sat on the other side of the couch, deep in thought, buried under one of Shanon's blankets and sipping on some chocolate milk, watching the fish in the bowl on the coffee table spin and play with his favorite fishy toy. Then suddenly─

"Did you ever hate me for what I am, Vee?" Gi asked, quiet, thoughtful. Her voice breaking a little, as if it pained her to even think such a thought, let alone say it aloud. Vee froze, then grimaced as she put her guitar down.

"It's... Much more complicated than that-"

"It's okay if you did, I'd understand, genuinely." Gi quietly reassured, smiling a pained little smile. Vee winced.

"It's not your fault you were forced into a system that made you greedy." Vee spat, making Gi blink a few times. Vee was shaking a little, from grief or anger or sadness- she didn't know. But it was definitely strong, and a little overwhelming.

"It's not your fault you were forced to take from others- to sit there and fend for yourself 24/7- to do every little machine you found no matter what. It's not your fault you had to take food from us just to make yourself feel better. It's not your fault you had to collect ichor for someone who- who just used you in the end. It's not your fault you were built so..." Vee didn't finish that sentence, shaking as she sniffed, her hands now gripping her pants tight. Gi was right beside her now, hand raised to touch her- but it stayed in the air for now. Vee looked at it, then looked away, and Gi touched her. Hand on hand. Vee gripped Gi's hand tight, and Gi held it right back.

"It's neither of our faults that we both were created so flawed... Don't blame yourself either... It's not your fault." Gi whispered, as if saying it louder would break the sound barrier and kill off the entire neighborhood. Somehow. Vee nodded, sniffling.

"It's never been your fault, Gi. Don't blame yourself for what happened there, okay? I was never mad at you specifically- I... I was mad at the world. I was mad at Delilah- at Arthur- at Gardenview- I am so sorry I ever seemed mad at you Gi, none of it was ever your fault and I should've never made you feel like it was. I'm sorry... I'm so sorry-"

"And you're okay, Vee. I'm sorry it's been so hard for you, I'm sorry I wasn't there for you when you really needed me. I'm sorry for everything you saw, even if I wasn't there yet. It's not your fault, none of your flaws are your fault. Don't blame yourself either, okay?" Gi softly replied, gripping Vee's hand tighter with a smile as tears rolled down their face. Vee just looked back at her, tears silently going down her own face. They were shaking together, sniffling in unison, holding the other's hand like it was a lifeline. Vee soon chuckled a little, letting go of her hand just to offer a hug, which Gi quickly flopped into.

"I guess... We're not that different, huh..? We're both so flawed... And that's okay... It's okay to say we're flawed... It's okay... I'm okay..." Vee whispered, her voice breathless and quiet, as if someone had taken it away from her. Gi just nodded, latching onto Vee's sweater like it was the last thing on earth.

"We're both beautiful even with our flaws... I'm happy I got to meet you, Vee. The real you. You're an amazing toon, I look up to you- even with your flaws. I just... Always felt bad... For being what I am, ya know? Just... A replacement of your friend... A clone-" Gi softly explained, though she gasped when Vee held her extremely tight, not expecting that. Vee just sniffed as she held the other, protecting her from an invisible monster. One that she battled every day. One that she was terrified of letting anyone know about. Up until that moment, that was.

"You're more than a clone, Gi. You're my best friend. Please... Please stop doubting yourself... Please- don't let the anxious thoughts of never being good enough haunt you too. You're more than enough, Gi, you're flawed but you're beautiful, don't let the world take that away from you." Vee told her in the softest voice she could manage, then smiled as she let go just a little bit.

"I love you like family, Gi." Vee whispered, making Gi just smile and cling to the soft forest green sweater Vee wore tighter.

"I love you too, big sis." Gi whispered back, only knowing that from hearing it on tv once, not really knowing what it truly meant. Vee however just took it and ran with it, smiling like she had just on the lottery.

"How about your big sister turns on the TV and puts on a good show to watch for now?" Vee softly suggested, letting go of Gi fully to grab her green remote. Gi gasped, wiping her tears away before excitedly smiling.

"Can we cuddle as we watch that one really funny one with the talking dinosaurs?" Gi asked, getting a nod from Vee.

"Snuggle up kid, you're trapped with me now." Vee casually stated, getting comfortable and turning on the TV before patting her lap. Gi quickly crawled onto it and got cozy, head snug under Vee's monitor and snug against her shoulder, arms around her torso, Vee's tail snug around Gi as well. Vee just covered them up with the blanket Gi was using before they had that conversation, turned on Dinosaur Train and cuddled with the gachapon gently. The two stayed like that for hours, Gi even falling asleep against Vee, which Vee was more than okay with. It was just another cozy winter afternoon, even more so when Shelly woke up just to cuddle right up on Vee's other side and knock out again. Vee had just pulled her close too, kept her in the blanket and everything.

"I love my life." Vee stated, as if the world needed to know.

Because it did.

Not because she needed to flex on anyone─ but rather to keep the thoughts of never being good enough away. She was definitely good enough, even if she was flawed. She was good enough for this world, and she wouldn't let anyone convince her otherwise ever again.

[roscoehamiltons]

LHFW 2024 graphics: Austrian Grand Prix

[monkee-mobile]

It’s back again! today’s the day! today is…

WEIRD GIRL WEDNEZDAY!!!

ALWAYS remember… just keep it in mind… that SHE ^ !!! (michael) ⬆️

is WEIRD.

a weird girl…

[annagxx]

[12chumtoadsinatrenchcoat]

i think it's interesting how people view Adrian Shephard as being generally nice and "one of the good ones" in the HECU because he works with the Black Mesa staff without, you know, murdering them, but we don't even really know who he is as a person because Opposing Force never puts Adrian in a position to actually show it.

He doesn't get the orders to begin with (not how that would work i think but it's there so whatever), and even when he manages to figure out what they were, he's never put in a situation that forces him to take sides. He works willingly with the other marines, most of which definitely got and followed the orders (and Adrian has to figure this out, and he works with them anyway), and they conveniently never cross paths with BM staff. And when he works with the Black Mesa staff, he's never forced to either defend them against the other marines or turn on them.

Like yeah, he could defect when he sees the Black Mesa staff murdered and start fighting against his fellow marines to defend unarmed civilians from being slaughtered. But there is an equal, if not much greater chance, that he would simply fall in line with the orders (he did willingly sign up for the US Marines after all). And we have no idea who he actually is as a person without facing that choice.

also worth mentioning his journal entries in the Opposing Force manual establish that he's impatient for a combat opportunity. Being super enthusiastic over being able to commit violence for the US military does not fill me with optimism about the choice he would make if actually presented with one.

[the-tortured-artists-department]

TS Red Carpet Madness: Round 2, Redemption Match

Some polls were so incredibly close during round two, so I thought we needed another REDEMPTION MATCHUP! The winner will return to the tournament. Be sure to follow tsredcarpetmadness for all upcoming polls!

I really appreciate all reblogs! It helps get a bigger sample size for each poll & always keeps things more exciting 🫶🏼

Looking ahead, the next poll series I plan to run will focus on TS performance outfits, most looks from tours will be included but feel free to send me performance outfits from award shows that you love 💜

[maccasbitch]

# basics .°•

🍎 name! -> freddy

🍎 pronouns! -> he/him

🍎 age! -> seventeen

🍎 religion! -> hindu (hare krsna)

🍎 status! -> taken <3

# favorites .°•

🍎 music! -> the beatles + solos. wings. joni mitchell. alice in chains. harry nilsson. pink floyd. steve miller band. travelling wilburys. tom petty and the heartbreakers. def leppard.

🍎 tv shows! -> righteous gemstones. vice principals. south park. dr phil.

🍎 movies! -> midnight cowboy. the thing. clockwork orange. heavy metal. the point. any beatles movies.

🍎 hobbies! -> sewing. cooking. baking. drawing. editing photos. random graphic design.

# socials .°•

🍎 pinterest! -> inkedstars

🍎 letterboxd! -> mccartneysbitch

🍎 roblox! -> inkedstars

[phoenixtakaramono]

ELDRITCH BILLY/ HOMELANDER THREADFIC

SUMMARY: I've written werewolf!Butcher/ vampire!Homelander threadfics before. Here's another ���� butchlander monsterfucking AU, this time with Billy essentially being a powerful eldritch god that Homelander wants to fuck.

CW: tentacle sex, oviposition (body horror if you squint but not really)

(The rest of the threadfic can be read here!)

If you don’t have a Twitter account, I have screenshotted the rest of the spicy half below the line break:

Q&A

You mentioned a couple times that a thread in Homelander's mind snapped. What does that mean? It's typical Lovecraftian eldritch mythos where if you gaze upon their true form, you lose your sanity. It's subtle foreshadowing of Homelander becoming more and more insane in Billy's presence. What’s the mucous-like substance the tendrils secrete? It’s like an aphrodisiac; I wanted to be funny and pay homage to the tentacle h3ntai p0rn tropes out there. It's my first try with this trope so please go easy on me, haha. What happened at the end? They destroy the world, plain and simple. This AU is short and to the point but the idea is that Billy provides revenge on Homelander's childhood tormentors. (All those scientists? Slaughtered or driven mad.) Even with Billy's offer to ruin everything, despite HL’s pettiness, there's still a shred of humanity inside HL that didn't want to see everyone dead (his logic: how can he be a god when there's nobody left to worship him?). With him being conditioned to depend on Vought and the corporation subliminally advertising himself as “earth’s mightiest defender,” HL charitably grants Vought “one last chance.” …But subconsciously he’s looking for a reason, any justification, any excuse to bury this rotten planet that’s been nothing but cruel to him (in his opinion). He’s waiting to be disappointed for the last time. He just needs that one final push to finally forsake humanity—because now it’s not his fault, you see? You did this. You guys have no one to blame but yourselves for dooming the rest of this world. (This is how, in his psyche, he avoids taking responsibility. Because he has “justification” on his side.) Whether it be Vought’s board of directors, his fans or sycophants, the constant paparazzi and public scrutiny, etc, it’s inevitable someone will piss him off the deep end. I wanted a somewhat nihilistic lovecraftian ambiguous ending and leave it up to readers’ interpretation, but you are free to imagine after Butcher's rampage and after returning earth to void, he takes Homelander who's carrying their eggs back to his realm. And they raise their half-Supe, half-eldritch terrors happily. I HCed Billy originally wanted to fill Homelander with a thousand eggs, but the human colon can only take so much. Most of the eggs end up duds and need to be pushed out/ pulled out (which, y'know, can also be fun *wink wink nudge nudge* I can't say HL didn't enjoy that—a lot), and they ended up with only a couple surviving clutch. The children can adopt a human form (with tentacles) like their papa (inheriting both parents' features) or revert to their true monstrous forms.

Thank you for reading! Hope you enjoyed!

[chibishortdeath]

Alright I’ve thought about, I’m gonna actually start posting some of my criticisms of Netflixvania starting with the first season. I actually have a notepad document on my computer somewhere that’s just various rants about it that I’m gonna take from lol

Rant under a cut cause it’s long, spoilers, and also cause uh tldr I do not like the show 💀

Ok let’s start from the beginning of the show, episode one.

The first episode isn’t terrible, it’s a bit rocky, some red flags here and there for what was to come, but that’s kinda expected of animations like this. It usually takes them a couple episodes to pick up and grow into their own, so I was skeptical, but not gonna knock it entirely when I first saw it.

My biggest criticism of this episode was the complete missed opportunity to introduce certain characters from this section of the series’s story. Imagine if they had shown Isaac and Hector in the background of the castle or something at this point for foreshadowing later, as they would’ve already been studying under Dracula at that time. Imagine if that old woman Lisa helped ended up being one of Lyudmil’s family members, cementing them as friends of her for later. Alas, Netflix just decided not to use most of the already written backstories for most characters. But eh, that’s getting into nitpick territory.

And then the second episode happens… I honestly genuinely hate the concept of the Speakers and it’s because they completely replace a much more interesting (especially for the tone and themes they were going for) group for Sypha to be a part of: The Church. In the game, Sypha is a witch, something that’s currently not very good to be at this time, however the church employs a bunch of male wizard soldiers. This is already a perfect opportunity set up and ready to go for them to make their points of the church being hypocritical, add some intense dramatic irony with maybe the audience getting to know Sypha is a witch before anyone else does and seeing her interact with a bunch of people who would have her dead if they knew, and create a super conflicted situation where these church soldiers all die during their encounter with the cyclops, but yet they scrapped it for uh random group of magic users that kinda exist entirely for a plot that didn’t need a new device to work. And Sypha just being all hood down and no hiding just takes away something interesting about her character, making her kinda bland in the process. Like it’s one thing to have the Girl™️ who owns the braincell trope and another to have a character with some actual immediate conflicts. They totally could’ve played up the “oh no if Trevor knew would he kill me” dynamic, especially with witches being commonly lumped in with ‘monsters’ in a lot of other media and Trevor being ya know a monster hunter. And already just from this one design choice she completely loses her symbolic putting the hood down scene for much later in the story to show that she actually trusts people and feels safe enough to not need to hide anymore because she’s got people on her side now.

Also the lack of Grant is just a crime in itself. Grant could’ve worked perfectly as like the everyman of the group. Hell, with his background of being a former noble turned thief presumably after hard times to straight up losing his entire hometown to flames and leading a revolution about it, Grant literally has like almost every common not magical vampire hunter person experience. He could’ve given the group any of those perspectives and been told the perspectives of the vampire hunting life he hasn’t had, ya know? And he’d help differentiate the personalities and humors of the group in general. I literally can’t think of a negative to having Grant in the group.

So we were robbed of character development for Sypha and the existence of Grant, what’s next—

The Bishop character is someone that could’ve been interesting if he was written with any kind of nuance, but instead he’s extremely on the nose and blatantly laughably evil. Otherwise this guy is pretty forgettable besides how lame it was that they used Blue Fangs to kill him instead of ya know an actually recognizable enemy. Like the Blue Fangs design wouldn’t be bad if it was in literally anything else, but compared to the designs of most Castlevania monsters it’s just really lame. I’d’ve even accepted a Warg or something, idk. Personally I think having Death walk in taking the form of Zead and going through that speech while eventually turning into the skeleton form we know him as woulda gone hard but for some reason Death isn’t a thing until seasons later which sucks.

I also absolutely hate Alucard and the Cyclops being in the catacombs! Hate it! The Cyclops kinda had like a courtyard area for it and made sense being there since it was standing guard on the way to the castle. Literally what it is even doing in the catacombs 💀💀💀. Standing guard for… eepy Alucard? Why??? And the whole sleeping soldier thing or whatever they called him is just so obviously an excuse to have him appear faster and make it seem like it tied into the plot. Alucard absolutely should not have been introduced to the main group this early on because again that robs him of a bunch of opportunities for background and character development. He got maybe the one oh no dad don’t commit mass death that’s bad scene and nothing else when they had plenty of time to show him initially following his fathers orders and eventually growing to stand against him. And again??? Missed opportunity for anything radio drama related??? Like if there’s any opportunity to get any of that story more known it’s in an animation? And besides, it’s less work to just use whatever materials and supplemental materials already existed for the game!

Dracula’s Curse and CoD have:

Two games

Two manuals

Three manga (TokyoPop and Preorder)

A couple game guides

Flashback sequences in a radio drama

Flashback sequences in SotN AKA: the game everyone knows

A ton of references in later games cause IGA is a big Dracula’s Curse fanboy

Pachinkos

That is plenty of material to make an animation based on, especially because most games don’t get half of that, especially not NES games. They were literally handed like the NES game to adapt lottery and decided not to scratch like half the ticket 💀💀💀.

Alucard also being able to levitate kinda negates a lot of things. Like what the hell is the point of having a bat/mist form and a double jump then? If he can just be flying vampire Jesus immediately or whatever people call him idk. And you can’t tell me Alucard wouldn’t be painfully embarrassed if someone ever saw him shirtless come on this is the guy that wears like 5 layers of clothing in every game he’s in to the point that even in the modern era he’s choosing a suit over casual clothes. Every action he makes in this introduction to him is obviously fanservice for the sake of fanservice with very little thought behind it, except I’m not feeling very served right now. And having Trevor kinda lose that fight is a reoccurring problem this show ends up having: putting down other characters just to make certain ones get the cool fanservice moment. Contrary to what the writers of this show may believe, it actually doesn’t make me go “oh wow, Alucard is so cool and much badas”, it just feels weird and uncomfortable that Trevor is getting cheated out of one of his canon achievements because the writers preferred one character’s tits more than him.

So, basically, the show starts out with missed opportunities, concepts and characters getting cut out, watered down versions of characters that did make it in, cheap fanservice, poor explanations for things, etc etc. this all culminates into a resounding m e h + dread for later seasons being worse (boy was I correct on that fear lol).

Here’s some other things for the first season I didn’t know where else to fit:

None of the humor hit for me at all, like not a single joke. The humor was either a no response at best, but definitely a physically wincing from secondhand embarrassment at worst. Related to this, I feel like most of the dialogue reads like either someone who just learned what swear words are and thinks they’re really cool and funny or genuinely forced. At times most of the characters talk with the same delivery, cadence, personality, etc, it’s really obvious they were all written by the same person or group. And that even goes for background and side characters, too. This is a criticism I’ve never seen said: I really don’t like the voice acting in this show. I’m sure it’s no fault of the voice actors at all, but there were times in this where I either could not hear characters properly or could not understand characters properly and I had to watch it with closed captions on. The clearness and volume of the characters voices varies A LOT even just between scenes sometimes. And that combined with all the characters having really similar speech patterns, there were a lot of times where if I looked away from the screen, I genuinely could not tell if it was Alucard or Trevor speaking cause it sounded like it could reasonably have been either of them (and in some cases it literally didn’t even matter that much which character was saying what). It’s an absolute tragedy that the color schemes in this show are not remotely similar to Dracula’s Curse too. I understand why some color combos wouldn’t make it for eyestrain reasons, but the pixel artwork in all the NES titles is beautiful. Same goes for music, like I am never going to forgive this series for using Bloody Tears for a Dracula’s Curse ‘adaptation’ and not Beginning or Aquarius or Dead Beat or Ghost Ship or Clockwork or— ya know? These are two things that the series are really known for so you’d think with some of the fanservice they did they’d be all kinds of ready to use stuff like that for more of it.

Anyway, past season one is when I started watching the series primarily through clips/episodes reposted on YouTube or elsewhere cause I had completely lost any interest in it. I’ll probably go through synopsises online again for season 2 just to try to better remember what happened in that one because I do remember having very little good to say about season 2 as well and I gotta do that research so I can hate things properly :3.

There’s a certain part of this where I just kinda blanked on things to even say, partially because Season one is kinda bland in general, but partially because I started getting sleepy while typing. So if I feel like I missed anything season one specific I’ll just put it in the beginning of the season two post. d(_ _ )