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The Girl Who Sees Smells (2023) - 我的对面男友 - Whump List
Whumpee : Xu Ming Chen played by Jia Yi
Synopsis : Lu is at the rock bottom of her life. Although she has the talent of absolute taste and the dream of becoming a sommelier, she can only do a job as a supermarket wine promoter. By coincidence, she saved the president of Anda Group, Xu Ming Chen. With an unexpected kiss, the door of their destiny opens - Lu's kiss becomes the only "antidote" for Xu Ming Chen's strange disease. (MDL)
Genres : Comedy, Romance, Youth
Warning! Possible spoilers below!
Xu Ming Chen
Ep 1 : Asleep/unconscious in a hospital bed, wakes up — Told he has not much time left to live — Suddenly in pain, leaning on a table, helped to walk, examined, concern for him, refuses to go to the hospital — Walking while leaning on the wall, chased by reporters, hiding in the bathroom, weak, passes out, concern for him, CPR, artificial respiration, wakes up, helped up — Has a condition that makes him grow younger instead of older, this will cause him heart problems
Ep 2 : Examined
Ep 3-5 : None
Ep 6 : Asleep, won’t wake up, concern for him, wakes up, coughing
Ep 7 : Pepper sprayed by accident, eye red, concern for him
Ep 8 : Feeling unwell, holding his chest, eye still red, worried for someone, falls down while trying to help
Ep 9-13 : None
Ep 14 : Has a nosebleed, concern for him
Ep 15 : Feeling unwell, holding his chest
Ep 16 : Told his health is deteriorating rapidly — Has a nosebleed — Looking tired, sleeping — Electrocuted, collapses (comedic)
Ep 17-18 : None
Ep 19 : Depressed, drunk — Has a nosebleed
Ep 20-21 : None
Ep 22 : Feeling unwell, holding his chest
Ep 23 : Looking really unwell, leaning on a table — Lightly slapped — Stumbles lightly, leaning on a table, taking medication — Told he can die anytime, concern for him — Dying
Ep 24 : At the hospital, unconscious, concern for him, examined by doctors — In bed a hospital bed, nasal canula, wakes up
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Nonsense Rant of the Day
recently watched a kdrama titled, "냄새를 보는 소녀" (the girl who sees smells). I took a peek cuz it had the trope i was currently writing.
The main female lead (오초림/최은설) can see scents due to the effect of her coma after a car accident. The main male lead (최무각) has analgesia.
I'm writing a character with analgesia, and this story has been in the works since 2018, so my research about the condition is quite... a lot. I've read tons of medical articles and various experiences of ppl suffering with it. So i was watching the drama while taking critical notes of the stuff around it.
I ended up disappointed. Not only because it ended in a "meh" way, but also with how inaccurate the portrayal of analgesia in the story.
As far as I'm concerned, analgesia is congential; meaning it has to be acquired since birth. It is also genetic and caused by a mutation within specific genes. It could be an absence of pain neurons or their disability. Basically, they already got that wrong cuz Mu Gak had it after a coma.
They also added in the inability to taste, which threw me off and had me doubting my knowledge about it 😭
After getting over the disappointment, i looked up congential analgesia again and hoo boy i learned more lol. I'm still right about what i initially know, but the difference is that i now know the specific gene and its phenotype that got mutated for my character.
I'm really motivated by spite, it's concerning sometimes. I had to remind myself that this drama is fantasy and i shouldn't take inaccuracies like this personally but yeah 💀
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#a-qing#xiao xingchen#A-qing's story kicks off so strong. You really get a sense that she feels strongly attached to xxc during the pre-empathy scenes#and that she has a strong sense of loyalty and perseverance with strong survival instinct#but then you see her before all the tragedy and you *immediately* learn she is a clever trickster!#She follows xxc not out of gratitude but out of a sense that this guy is her meal ticket.#xxc is kind and strong but most importantly *noble*#she can smell the self-sacrificing bright eyed hope on this stranger. She knows the mere fact she's a young blind girl means#he will protect her. The fact he gives her a little money doesn't hurt her justification but tbh she would have followed all the same#a-qing is *the* catgirl of all time actually. Follows you for the fact you provide food and shelter. Opportunistic. May grow to be loyal.#That's not even getting into the parallels here between these two characters and wwx (who is seeing these events play out)#the yi city trio are arguably the three split aspects of wwx: who he feels like (a-qing the opportunist) who he wants to be (xxc the noble)#and who he feels seen as (xy the vengeful).#one day I'll write a more robust analysis on that. prob in the tags though#(His a-qing parallels are also tied with the fact they both were street rat orphans who learned how to code-switch to be whoever#they need to be to feel safe. I have a lot more thoughts to share but augh another time...another time)
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the art&the artist
#hi#me#my face#leg day#cute girl#selfie#mirror selfie#sans shame#girls with tattoos#girls who wear glasses#girls who lift#pretty people#gym selfie#ya love to see it#and then the food#penguin socks#or sheep socks today#wombats#this isn't even for me but the food did smell so good when I was making it#be my friend#i need sleep#message me#i have so much to do#also attention women where are yall buying bras#I want a balconette and I'm struggling to find cute ones#hot girl shit#as usual#i love yall#love me#later taters
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I FORGOT TO POST THESE HERE!!! But please take the sillies that i did a while back while i work on other art stuff!
#i think they're really silly your honour#in MY hc/au they HATE EACHOTHER but they're also BESTIES!!!#olive oil capitalist vs mud cowboy anti-capitalist GO!#clodsire pastey wont hesitate to curbstomp arboliva joe given the chance...#...but at the same time hed give them a spare cigarette and listen to them rant about stuff that's on their mind while he fishes#speaking of which: Joe smokes on occasion but only when theyre alone. They're really good at hiding the smoke smell from others.#Unlike pastey who constantly smells like cigarettes gasoline and dirt (STANKY ASS!!!!)#also when they're pokemon joe is taller than pastey but in gijinka form pastey is significantly taller that's why the heights are different#bc in the au they can switch from gijinkas to pokemon at will#sorry for info dumping abt them they just make me kick my feet in the air like a little girl they're so goofy :]#more friendlocke gijinkas soon yall dw im just doing some other art stuff for now#maybe mmmm next month ill start working on the rest we'll see#friendlocke#friendlocke violet#violet gijinka au#saltydkdan#cherris canvas#also a lot of my saltydkdan related art consists of Joe being bullied I'm so sorry Joe I'll make it up to you
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who do i have to seduce at bioware to guarantee a moment in veilguard where lavellan gets to tell solas to grow up. just point me in their general direction and i'll take it from there
#the shock to the system it would cause might actually fix him. like when someone says ''girl get up" lol#and i just think its neat. 3000 year old man objectively detaching from reality out of grief. coping w it by seeing the world in abstracts#and metaphor and concepts. beautiful stylized murals on the wall#versus his 30-something/40-something ex who does not have the luxury of removing themselves from the world and who can offer a perspective#that is so much more tangible and honest and real that what he's prepared to entertain in his current state#i could say sooooo much abt how solavellan is such a sensory-focused pairing#touch/taste/smell/sound/sight are all so much more visceral and important and sacred to a guy who's spent millenia in a dream state#and the pairing being quite literally a REALITY check lol. solas girl get ur head out of the damb clouds !!! we ar efucking under attack !!
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A project graph of my favourite Minnie characters˙ᵕ˙because there r alot and this man, this beautiful man never disappoints 💅💃 and also he's so fucking underrated bro????!!!
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The girl who sees smell, Remember: War of son, Good Manager/Chief Kim, Doctor Prisoner, Hot Stove League, The Veil, One Dollar Lawyer, My dearest.
#nam goong min#namkoong min#Remember: war of son kdrama#The girl who sees smell kdrama#good manager kdrama#doctor prisoner kdrama#hot stove league kdrama#the veil kdrama#the veil#one dollar lawyer kdrama#my dearest kdrama#one dollar lawyer#Kdrama#kdrama recommendations#kdramadaily#kdramaedit#my post#Memes#he's so babygirl#i love him#tv shows#Men#Man#Sexy#Asian#Random#this was fun#my pookie#Diverse king
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AEMOND FIRED HIS MOTHER????!!!
#after aegon fired their grandfather aldjsoks#they do not learn#steffon what a man.... he will die but still#daemon would go insane if he learnt about this but he is going insane on his own so alas again#VISERYS!!!!!! simon akdhakdjaksksk#there he goes......#rhaenyra is running out of queensguards....#sylvie rallying the troops akdhaksn#she should slap more people often tbh#mysaria complimenting rhaenyra with her sword akdjaksbsksk#does aemond see thru larys....#lickspittles..... OTTO GETS HIS JOB BACK#NO LONGER UNEMPLOYED!!! YEAAAHH!!!#aegon poor bastard....... the ball......#the twins playing with a little dragon akdjskdjsksk#will rhaena tame the cannibal?????#otto missing???#BEESBURY AGAINST THE HIGHTOWERS?? FINALLY CONSEQUENCES#alicent feels so guilty godamn#alicent asking about daeron..... girl.....#SHE IS SO LONELY...... that was lovely...#they threw fishes to alicent ajdhaksjsksk#larys motivational speech to aegon akdhaksnsks#alys killed grover akdhakshsjs daemon is weeping of joy ahdkahdj#seasmoke is so funny ajdhaksj#STOP RUNNING. I WANT YOU 🫵🏻#rhaenyra smelling her neck ajdhsksjsks girllll YEAAAAHAAHHHHHHAHAHAHAHHHHH lesbianism??? in my house???? with my dragons?????#talking tag#watching hotd#but i wanna see syrax and seasmoke dancing..... like actually dancing and not fighting lmao while rhaenyra figures out who is riding him...
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#i jus think its Funny how 🤨#y’all didn’t hate an ‘aesthetic’ until the coquette aesthetic came along#n a lot of y’all might be mad by this but i Never Gave A Fuck#once that aesthetic came along all of a sudden instead of it just letting girls be girls without bein afraid to be that way n instwad#always worried about not appearing like ‘other girls’ in order to appeal to men#the coquette aethetic is a return to womanhood if u will#its not infantalising or sexist or demoralisng#its just girls being girls#the way they wanna be#so what if i wanna wear pink bows in m’hair?#so what if i see bunnies bein’ sillie on the internet n think to m’seld#bcuz that izzz so me#if u get it u get it#if u don’t u don’t#lik .#when the earth girl aesthetic was going crazy y’all didn’t say nothing about it capitalising off of indigenous/afro indigenous cultures even#tho it did#when ‘90s model was back in#y’all didn’t assume every girl who dressed n acted in that way was doin’ hard drugs n starvin herself did u?#so why when i want to wear short skirts n pink n layers of lipgloss n i wanna smell like a faerie that suddenly means#m jus ‘trying to submit myself to men’ n ‘infantilising myself for p——s’ or not being a feminist#like no.#this was never abt men n it never will be#if a man happens to compliment me wearing this certain aesthetic thanks i guess but its not for him#never was#this was for me#this IS for me#the little girl who adored being called princess by her mummy n papi#who had a tiara collection that gathered dust and disuse as the years went on.#who felt the need to lie about her favourite colour being pink after a table of her classmates erupted in laughter at that revelation.
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People on twitter acting like Shoma is gonna chuck Sota off the plane to worlds because he said the JSF’s selection criteria is bullshit are very ridiculous like it’s really not deep and their “criteria” has always been questionable and hypocritical.
#I’d rather people be like oh I don’t like him thus I don’t like that he’s saying it#cause if it was anyone else people would not be acting this mentally ill#as if we all weren’t gonna burn the jsf down for leaving mai off the worlds team last year#having someone who placed second at nationals as a second ALTERNATE for worlds is disrespectful#their highest scorer on the junior men’s gp not even selected for junior worlds as well???#kao going to junior worlds after competing senior all season like girl#they just be doing whatever#but anyways#go outside and smell fresh grass#it’s Boxing Day go see your FAMILY#figure skating#jsf#shoma uno#japanese nationals 2022
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#tag talk#I feel so fucking great today. ironically I'm having trouble getting anything done because I keep just lying down to sigh contentedly#idk. I just feel so genuinely happy.#maybe it has something to do with the smell bout of random depression disappearing at least for now. no longer shitting out my guts either#and also I get to see the cute girl who also likes me back today so that's super pogchamp.#ugh do y'all have any idea how absolutely down bad I am for her??? like. seriously.#I know this won't be a long term thing but damn if I'm not gonna appreciate it for the two years I'm still living in this city.#like. I knew things would get better eventually. I was seventeen and telling myself things would one day be better#sure it's taken eight years but like... fuckin hell I'm self actualizing for real now.#mood stabilizers. adhd meds. hrt. I'm finally able to address the problems I've been battling my whole life.#and moving out from my parents has given me the freedom to figure shit out apart from the situation that's been fucking me up all my life#I just. fucking hell this is so nice.#YOOO I HAVE JIGGLY CALF MUSCLES AGAIN HELL YEAH#I've been a little wasted away for the past year but I've started working out again since since got adhd meds and damn#I don't like being so awfully skinny so it's nice to have curves and slight jiggles on my body again#calf muscles my beloved#I'm learning to love my arm muscles but I've always loved my leg muscles. partially I think cause leg muscles are associated with feminine#whereas arm muscles are culturally seen as masculine. so that kind of got embedded in my brain growing up. but I'm learning to love both#I also just love my body working like it's supposed to. the joy of a well oiled machine doing what it should.#ofc it's not always consistent. but it's nice when it's working as it should#also I bought a wireless charger for my phone since the charging port got even more fucked up and now barely works at all#so honestly that lifted a pretty big stressor off my mind since phone dying is a huge problem and a new phone is expensive#so I'm feeling more carefree with that at least temporarily fixed. won't have to worry about my phone again for prolly at least another year
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HOW DO YOU DO FELLOW HUMANS, HUMAN FELLOWS. How we feelin after episode 4? Feelin like uh, we have MAYBE seeeeeen a takeover of the North Pole before? Albeit very different??? Still missing our frosty mans?!?!!?
WELL GOOD NEWS. IT IS 12AM, I AM DRUNK, AND I AM HERE WITH ANOTHER PLUG FOR ANOTHER FANFIC I WROTE CALLED THE TWELVE YEARS OF FROSTMAS.
Frostmas? you say. I see it mentioned, in passing, in Crystal Springs, which I have definitely read since you pinned it and offered it to us in a trying time! You say.
That's sweet, I reply. You can be honest, it's okay if you didn't read it!
Okay good, you say, because life gets busy and I'm fucking tired and it's so niche. There's barely any B-Man! Where is the B-Man!
I get it, y'all are B-Man stans. What's a Jack stan to do in this economy.
THIS, APPARENTLY.
anyway.
LET ME OFFER YOU A FROSTMAS! WHAT IS FROSTMAS ABOUT, YOU ASK? SIMPLE!
FROSTMAS IS MY OWN PERSONAL TAKE ON HOW JACK'S REIGN AS SANTA WENT FOR THE 12 YEARS HE WAS SANTA-ING ABOUT, BEFORE SCOTT CAME BACK AND THEY D-D-D-DUELED!
In TTYoF, commonly referred to here at SafyreSky Industries as Frostmas, Jack poofs to the moment the sleigh descends (because I said so) and starts his reign as Santa, the long way round. Of course, when he arrives, Bernard (YAY!) is like "well this is fucking WRONG" and summons the Council.
Unfortunately, Jack grabbed the coat; so now he's Santa. But then...who'll be Jack Frost?
Well, his Legate (remember that? From the Crystal Springs plug?) of course! His lil sister! My OC, Jacqueline Mother Fucking Frost!
AND ENTER JACQUELINE! WHO IS TELLING US THE STORY OF JACK'S REIGN AS SANTA FROM HER PERSPECTIVE! IT'S FIRST PERSON LADS! AND JACQUELINE IS ONE HELL OF A NARRATOR!
Seems good for Jack, right? He's Santa, Jacqueline is taking care of his old job? WRONG. BECAUSE MOTHER FUCKING JACQUELINE FUCKING FROST REMEMBERS THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE
AND SHE IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.
Join her retelling of Jack's reign as Santa, which she has dubbed "The Twelve Years of Frostmas", and watch how Jack takes the Workshop from tradition to CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE! Watch as he slowly descends into "maybe we should get the guillotine" territory, and how the Workshop we know and love comes to be the capitalist hellscape we see Scott disassociate in in the film.
AND MAYBE a narrative in which an unhinged woman gets a villain arc and becomes her worst fear, while the not quite a foil foil (I forget the other word ): realizes that this isn't at all what he wants, and watch how it all unfolds! Wow!
this isn't a good sell but it's 12:30 am and I've had like, the equivalent of 7 shots and APPARENTLY 7 shot Dani is like, wow, i am a wordsmith. everyone should read this shit. wow.
TL;DR: I WROTE A FIC CALLED THE TWLEVE YEARS OF FROSTMAS THAT EXPLORES JACK'S REIGN AS SANTA AND HOW WE GET FROM WORKSHOP TO SANTA DISNEY LAND, FEATURING AN OC THAT TELLS US HOW IT WENT FROM HER PERSPECTIVE. AND ALSO DID I MENTION THAT BERNARD (YAY!) IS FEATURED PROMINENTLY? YEAH BERNARD (YAY!) STANS, I'M TALKING TO YOU!
So, in conclusion. Reasons to read The Twelve Years of Frostmas by safyresky:
Jack as Santa
Jacqueline Mother fucking Frost gets to be unhinged and maybe a bit antagonistic (a lot if ur Jack)
Bernard's there! (YAY!)
Also, Bernard is there! (YAY!)
Did I mention Bernard? (YAY!)
Reasons to NOT read Frostmas:
none
(i kid)
it is 1st person perspective and also features an oc prominently, so if either of those things aren't your thing, please disregard this long post and go about your midnight happily not reading 1st person or OCs
tho idk why anyone wouldn't like ocs
they're a whole bucket of fun!
[We here at SafyreSky Industries would like to give viewers and potential readers a warning about the Frostmas Effect, which may affect you if you choose to read. Frostmas is a bop, however, it is massively, massively long because our CEO, SafyreSky herself, is a slut for aesthetics and one chapter is always one year. The word count goes from 4-5k, to 8-10k, and suddenly 20-30k. Please use Frostmas wisely. We recommend frequent breaks. Please see a doctor if prolonged use of Frostmas keeps you up at night. We here at SafyreSky industries waive any and all responsibility to your emotional wellbeing after you embark on your reading journey. thank you for your time, be safe, and enjoy the descent into madness that is The Twelve Years of Frostmas.]
#dani speaks#the santa clause#the santa clause 2#the santa clause 3#the santa clauses#(alcohol mentions in the tags as well. be warned!)#no fr guys. it's so long. please pace yourself#IF U READ IT OF COURSE. NO PRESSURE. i just. wanna promote my shit u know??#(yells like iron giant guy) A R T#anyway sorry for when you see this sobered up dani. or not?? we'll see if there's regretti spaghetti#bc lemme tell u. drunk dani rn? having a bit of that pasket#but that's what u get when u have a cocktail with tequila and then one with vodka and then a coffee one with liqueur#beer before liqueur never been sicker! which i've never been but all i smell is tequila and that shit is NASTY#every time i order a drink with tq in it im like. ah yes. it wont be that strong in it#IT FUCKING IS. EVERY TIME. I PLAY MYSELF.#ANYWAY for new followers hi! drunk dani is an irregular occurrence!#my gal pals here in my town i live in missed my bridal shower so they treated me to a girls night#and u know. it's free food. and drink. :)#no offence to those who do like it and yes you can make fun of me for being like ick! tequila! i deserve it lmao#alcohol mention#bc i did mention it in the text once or twice#ANYWAY BACK TO SCROLLING I GO AND THEN BED??? BUT IM WIRED#shakes fist at coffee liqueur#oh right and also!#long post
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Will I ever get over garp's scottish accent....
#i also think its kinda funny how they do a close up of zoro when they enter the baratie and its like he can sense sanji being there already#he can smell his pheromones....#nvm its because some people there seem to know him... like sanji knew him before he met him....#zoro sitting with the swords like that akdhaj that was funny#he literally has taken them off his waist before but some people looked at him funny and hes now on high alert#fullbody... your wig....#i cant with this sanji i need to stop every 30 seconds... it makes me retract from the screen#and he is SPANISH#mihawk has such a cunty voice akdhaj#and he is wearing cowboy boots....#zoro looking away when sanji gets the bill ajdhakshsksjsks he can't stand him!!!#zeff saying OIOIOIOIOI ajdjqjwk#why is nami spilling ajdhajshska girl....#also patty looks so good akdhskns#you know what i really appreciate zoro and nami moments my guy zoro cant talk with luffy about his grandpa but sees nami weird and#CANNOT leave it alone.... damn#also garps backstory must be really fucking devastating for me to even accept what he does like damn. not even related to opla just thinking#like forcing his son and grandsons into it and being SO HELLBENT ON IT YOU LET YOUR OTHER GRANDSON TO DIE#and still be kinda rogue from the marines like damn how does this work. not that that started before ace but....#imagine being zoro rn... half drunk just had an open feelings session with this girl you met a week ago and here comes your other#friend you met two days ago who is full on drunk and he brings fucking mihawk best swordsman in the world with him. imagine.#and now you have no option but to fight him and die. like that just hit him#also this being another instance of zoro protecting luffy akdhaksj. that is so good#but luffy washing plates and not breaking all of them is OOC!!!!!!!#nami trying to stop him bc they are bffs now..... yeah.....#netflix i hope this dynamic DOESN'T FUCKING DISAPPEAR. FIRST WARNING#look at this fake cynic. i saw you worrying about zoro before you made your bag to get out of there akdhaksjsk#how much time do you think mihawk stood there#he likes luffys hat.... GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL#watching opla
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people being more upset about a woman breastfeeding her husband over the dude eating raw meat on my strange addiction is.....hilarious.
#🐇#I get it I enjoy the smell of raw meat but like I've had salmonella before girl so no thanks but my issue is the way he speaks about it#talking about how much he loves raw organs. eating adrenal glands and how he learned to cut and crack open a skull to get the brains#out without damaging it and learning how to remove eyes with a complete dead look in his eyes was truly bone chilling to watch#and this is even more so than the lady who was slowly cannibalizing her dead husband#but then there was a doctor and a therapist who were both like is breastfeeding your partner the norm? no. but it's fine#this is like last week or whatever on 90 day fiance when everyone made sure to scream on twitter about how they were NOT okay with jasmine#and gino's piss kink and how disgusting it was like grow up!!!!#anyway I'm not condemning the raw meat guy either I mean the doctor said e.coli is completely ravaging his body and he says he thinks it'll#be fine but like whatever makes you happy dude I just hope I don't see you on dateline any time soon#anyway once again I'm begging you all to be more normal about sex
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what i really like so far abt 2 is that they put in a lot more little details. the sprites still have the paper doll thing where sometimes you need to approximate an action thats too complicated to animate but way more stuff DOES have custom animations like particio pulling out a bag or throné doing the little knife flip at the end of battles, and also it seems like the protagonists you havent picked up yet have different dialogue depending on the party leader who talks to them which is great. most importantly though i really like that they have dialogue that react to each other in combat though, like giving them all lines for when specific party members do a good job or are in danger is really sweet
#c.paradisi#octoposting#octo1's weakest point to me was that the party members just did not interact with each other enough#the travel banters were good(i mean. the good ones were.)#but having them talk to each other in battle which you do a lot more of does a much better job selling that these ppl are like. friends#hopefully in octopath 3 they have onscreen gay sex but for now ill take all the girls taking turns telling throné she smells nice#also i dont wanna praise the game too much before i see the clerics route#but hopefully this game wont have the problem where like#if in-character a lot of the ot1 protagonists shouldve fucking hated each other. but theyre not actually allowed to fight#like primrose and alfyn shouldve been at each others' throats.#<- like if u do have characters who have mutually exclusive moral codes thats not bad . but in that case i want to see blood and biting#either i want the characters to make sense as buddies OR i want them to have clashing personalities that actually clash#the best im hoping for from the cleric is that he will be blandly inoffensive#idk if youve picked up on the incredibly subtle undertones but i was not a fan of ophilia#ideally he would be actively terrible and so a bunch of characters would have interesting conflicts with him#BUT i will settle for him just being There and not much else
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It kinda bothers me how people are so hyped up about the Barbie Movie™ that they keep framing it like the dolls were the best thing to ever happen to little girls. Like the creator's 'original intent' for her daughter or whatever doesn't stop it from being a capitalist venture that sculpted the toys isle from being for kids in favor of strict delineations between toys for boys and toys for girls. Believe it or not, but toys are more gendered now than they used to be, and that wall of pink in the toy isle is at least like 70% Barbie stuff. And like does anyone else remember when Barbie was like the antithesis of feminism? feminists used to rally against Barbie for being a toy forced upon girls that chipped away at their self esteem. GOD the damage Barbie has done to kid's body image over the decades. The amount of eating disorders that have come about bc girls were told to idolize Barbie's impossible proportions. And like Barbie in the 90's that said 'math class is tough', like THAT is Barbie history, and if you gloss over it with stuff made in the last 10 years of Barbie's woke facelift you're ignoring what Barbie MEANT for most of its existence.
like I'm not saying don't have fun watching the movie, but don't rewrite history about the doll
#Like they have made progress in introducing more body shapes and female professionals#and the 00's had some good movies#but treating Barbie like it was a universal good for girls is just so grossly incorrect#I remember when I joined tumblr there were posts about how if Barbie were real her proportions would make her not able to even walk#and it's just such a dramatic shift I'm getting whiplash#and seeing ppl have the attitude that 'oh finally women can wear pink again' is just like 🙄🙄#Idk I have a lot of thoughts about the doll#I can't say anything about the movie cus I haven't seen it. So I'm sure there's better more modern messages in it#but retroactively changing the impact of the dolls makes me cray cray#growing up girls got Assigned Barbie At Birth. And even someone like me who was a tomboy and barely played with em u still were Barbie#Like I had a couple specialty Barbies like the rockstar that I liked but mostly my mom forbade my relatives from gifting me Barbie#and even with that the world around me still assigned me Barbie#My first bully sang 'jingle bells Barbie smells' to taunt my tomboy ass bc to him no matter what girl=Barbie#so like I couldn't escape it being forced on me even tho my parents tried to prevent it#idk#I'll end my rant here#barbie#barbie 2023#barbie movie 2023#barbie doll#My posts#my additions
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