#this one was to vent some pretty specific frustrations
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lewdledog · 1 year ago
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The app!!! Is evil!!! >:(
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taffywabbit · 10 months ago
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every time dilbert gets mentioned in a conversation/post i think about how hilarious it is that scott adams turned out to be such a deranged alt-right fuckwit, considering the fact that his comics indisputably radicalized me against capitalism as a kid and probably did so earlier than anything else
like there IS some pretty iffy stuff in dilbert for sure (particularly a lot of casual misogyny and xenophobia), and it definitely increased over time as the author got more edgy and self-important. i don't think i read anything from later than like 2003 and it was already starting to get pretty unreadable by then - LONG before he started openly being a turbo-racist podcaster weirdo. but the earlier stuff (especially before there were a lot of established recurring characters or running gags) was largely just a satirical cartoon focused on how corporations are evil and exploitative, and how you'd have to be completely detached from reality to truly enjoy working for them, and how trying to climb the ladder of success is a futile pursuit within a capitalist society where the upper class needs to keep pulling that ladder up behind them to keep the rest of us in our place and maintain their own status. it was basically vent art by a guy stuck working in mind-numbing desk jobs, who barely knew how to draw but just wanted to get his thoughts out and reach other people who were frustrated in the same ways he was. it's really weird but also fascinating to compare that to how it (and adams himself) ended up in the long run
i don't think it was particularly funny most of the time, and when it did have actual jokes, they were often pretty mean-spirited and/or cynical. i don't remember more than one or two specific bits from the comic that actually ever made me laugh, and i read a LOT of them as a kid (my grandpa had a massive collection of newspaper comic compilation books at his house that he'd let me look through and borrow stuff from - this is also how i discovered garfield and calvin & hobbes). but i DO remember having it instilled in me from an early age that there was nothing really exciting or praiseworthy about grinding your life away for a company that profits off your skilled labor and gives you pennies in return - which is especially noteworthy considering i was also raised by mormons, who are famously all about that "nobility in suffering" and "work your way to heaven" type bullshit. i'm genuinely unsure how this happened
anyways i think scott adams would probably piss his pants and explode if he ever took a break from peddling his psychic penis hypnosis and killer burrito podcasts long enough to seriously think about any of this stuff. (and i hope he does. it would be funnier than anything he's ever written.)
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theesteppenwolf · 2 months ago
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SPOILERS FOR LUCANIS ROMANCE
So i finished the game yesterday and i have to admit that i am pretty disappointed with how they handled his romance.
It severely lacks in reactivity from him because it really feels like he doesn’t have a response written in to some of the flirting and just continues talking. He has very short scenes and very few outings as opposed to other characters so it never really feels like there is enough happening in the relationship and the moments he does get are very underwhelming save the end game convos and the “backing away from flirting” scene.
His lock in scene was very awkward I was surprised that was the lock in romance scene at all and after that you get absolutely nothing with him. One coffee scene that is about him and spite that has a minuscule ending thing about you and until the end of the game that’s all you get. Even his combat dialogue stays pretty much the same, the stuff added you can’t even tell are romance specific.
(I love Neve and am not bashing on here but it was damn annoying)
Now i love his ending convos but the way you get there is dissatisfying to say the least. I filled in so much with headcanons and I shouldn’t have to.
I have to say even without the romance i think his lack of content does him a great disservice, just comparing how much you can talk with davrin or harding is wild. It feels like outside of him liking coffee and being a professional assassin they didn’t really know what to do with him.
Now i would definitely blame the lay offs for this but the fact that they managed to write out his relationship with Neve makes me feel a bit otherwise. And Mary Kirby has stated that she doesn’t like writing romance but the build up to his character really leads to very little.
This is just my little rant because I really do love the game, and when his scenes are good they are REALLY good, i adore his ending conversations but man, it’s just disappointing and frustrating getting there.
There is so much potential and stuff to work with and they just… did nothing. I’ll headcanon a lot and think of the wigmakers job to compensate i guess.
I don’t like being negative online, there is enough of that going around but i wanted to vent.
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a-little-lostmoon · 5 months ago
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some LU headshots in my style for personal reference. subject to change bc drawing consistently is a bitch but overall i think i’m happy w them! (ignore the comic/writing idea in the upper right corner it may or may not be made into a full think idk yet—)
typed notes for each lu member + a little extra below cut
wild—
oval eyes
rounder oval ((ish)) face
amber earrings
healed scarring
androgynous
i tried to reference the boys’ canonical character models to individualize their features more. i love botw and totk sm but personally i’m not the hugest fan of the way the characters look for it? even so, i think the rounder sort of eye shape works really well for my wild
his colors specifically i drew to be a bit more sunset kissed/orangeish bc i was referencing a wild photo in which the time was sunset. thats abt it. but i think it’s really pretty on him so i’m probably just keeping that whenever i draw wild
warriors—
cheek bones/jawline
rounder ears
pointy eyes ((eyeliner that could stab a person))
cheek scar bc i felt like it
i stole away some of wars’ side fringes, forgive me i couldn’t decide whether i wanted them to cover up his jawline and chickened out. if anyone actually read the comic thing you’ll see smth abt the old man and wars talking abt how his hair parted to the other side of his face during the war. i made it to ‘vent my frustrations’ bc i drew his hair part referencing HW photos of link instead of LU wars and it’s now become my headcanon.
his hair color is vivid bc HW color pallet is pretty damn vivid and his eyes & earrings are a deeper blue to match his scarf. color coordination!
anw he’s a pretty boy so i made him pretty — that’s pretty much the rest i have to say abt that
time—
tired eyes
longest ears
(slight) rbf
both time & legend have half circle/oval eyes ((kind of. at least that’s what i tried to go for to give them a more worn/serious look))
i’m not the best with differentiating ages. i tried to make him look a bit more worn/oldest but i also wanted all of them to still carry some of that classic pretty boy link look. don’t have much else to say but he has the longest/angular ears bc fairy boy. let’s pretend four’s don’t look longer than his i drew him later and forgot
twilight—
<-takes more features from malon ((who i haven’t drawn yet so you don’t have any reference on that))
pretty boy face (wasn’t intentional but it is what it is)
twilight princess link is v pretty. twilights usually one of the more rugged (for lack of a better term) looking ones bc he’s among the taller ones/apart of the “adult” squad but i accidentally made him very pretty looking. oops. don’t know if that will remain consistent for him if i draw him more so we shall see
him and time share less features than i might’ve wanted? you can see a bit of time’s jaw in the way his face curves but overall they don’t share many features. again, he takes more after malon. but their hair textures are incredibly similar if that means anything
gave him jade studs bc they reminded him of midna and are practical enough that he can just keep them in the whole time (bc he will lose them or forget abt them if he takes them off)
sky—
rounder face
big eyes
lips
big ears
his hair color was a bitch to get right im not sorry i had to say it color is so hard to work with. in any case! skyward sword link has bigger looking eyes cus of the style and i just ran w that. his earrings are magenta to match sun’s dress but look red when the light catches them right (or wrong ig bc they look red in dim light too) just bc i realized his earrings were red to match his outfit/crimson.
sky and the next three (everyone sans wind) probly look the least off their character models
legend—
oval iris
full rbf
multiple piercings ((this is important for u to know))
longer narrow face & features
boy’s a strawberry blond bc i said so. and also legend purple eyes propaganda. i don’t know where exactly that originated but like i love it and im on board. he also has purple stud earrings he always keeps in — curious, isn’t it. he probably has more than i gave him but well, thats all i gave him. it gets the picture across. hc that legend realized he couldn’t get more fingers for his rings but he could get more piercings that could handle jewelry that did almost exactly the same thing. practicality!
also i couldn’t decide on legend’s hair length. its all hidden by that hat of his so i just… didn’t draw the back half portion of his hair. does that make my legend bald at the back of his head? you decide.
hyrule—
wide face narrow chin
freckles!!!
bigger earlobes
the earlobes is me projecting /hj but i tried to reference the og link’s face shape for him which idk if i like yet. he has freckles and more accent colors in his hair and eyes which is a subtle thing but a sorta maybe reference to his fairy magic. no piercings for him! i forgot them/didnt see them on og link and can’t really imagine when hyrule would ever get the time to pierce them so he and wind can do that together eventually to bond. legend will do it probly — he obviously has the experience and wild can’t be trusted (offered to pierce winds ears with a knife canonically)
wind—
big eyes
void eyes
big ears but rounder than skys
soft face
fluffy hair
wind’s 100 yard stare *does* things to the chain but none of them tell him that because he’d definitely use it to freak people out. i couldnt decide between going lighter sun bleached hair wind or bright blinding yellow toon link hair so i kind of meshed them together to create that. tried to make him the youngest looking
four—
symmetrical angles ((and then i drew a polygon quadrilateral bc thats the shape i used as a reference)) for cheeks and eyes
minish feather ((earring))
minish ears & nose
hime bangs
yk the picture of a minish that comes up when googled? thats what i used as a reference for his features. ears specifically, nose somewhat. four’s eyes are usually the greyish hazel color you get from mixing all of their colors together but i liked the split look for this piece more. his hair color is also wind’s but inverted so wind’s lights are four’s highlights and his darks make up the brunt of the base color as a slight reference to how it’s occasionally theorized/hc that wind is four’s descendant.
and the hime bangs were bc i wanted a little more “link side fringe” variation and i thought the sort of straight cut looked nice. hime bangs are not the right term tho bc he parts them to the side and doesn’t have that straight cut on his forehead but i’m too lazy to fight the correct term
— thank u for reading, go hydrate and eat if you have not <3
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miraculouslbcnreactions · 1 month ago
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Any ML characters that you do think are overhated?
No one really comes to mind. While I end up defending Marinette the most, I'm more critical of specific criticisms or the way the criticisms are handled than I am of the fact that people can't stand her or any other character. Almost every significant character has come across as pretty terribly at one point or another and I understand why some viewers can't look past those bad writing choices. Many side characters have also done questionable things. Off to top of my head, here are some flaws that are understandably hard to overlook:
Alya blindly believing everything Lila says and dismissing Marinette's concerns, especially after the reveal of Ladybug's identity
Nino outing Alya's identity to Adrien and never telling her (Rocketear), then doing it again in public without asking her permission (Illusion)
Adrien pushing for Ladynoir in spite of Ladybug's multiple requests that he stop
Marinette using her trauma as an excuse for her inability to treat Adrien as a normal human being
The entire miracuclass trying to force Marinette and Adrien to kiss while they watch
Everything Nathalie did - or more damningly didn't do - in season five
Any and all of these things are understandably off-putting. While I don't particularly like pure salt fics, I do get why they exist. Sometimes you just need an outlet to express your frustration! I do it via this blog, but I don't judge anyone for doing it via a vent fic instead. I just get concerned when the annoyance and anger leads to poor media literacy where people act as if these characters are real people doing real things. They're not. They're puppets controlled by poor-quality puppet masters.
Along the same lines, I also get annoyed when people pick and choose which jokes to take at face value, when people hold different characters to wildly different standards, or when people act like their favorite is the biggest victim of the bad writing. They're all victims at this point. There's no point debating who got it worse. It's not going to fix the issues. At this point, I don't think that anything can. The last two seasons made the flaws too deep. The only way to make the story work is a full reboot.
That's why this is a writing salt, character sugar blog. I'm not here to defend the writing or tell you that the characters have done nothing wrong. I'm here to defend the basic story setup and explain why the problems all fall at the feet of the writers. This isn't the kind of story where it is intentionally making you hate the characters. Outside of Chloe and Lila, you are supposed to like basically the entire cast. It's embarrassing how hard the writers failed at that assignment.
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solarpunkani · 2 years ago
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hi would like to make this clear that this is gonna be an unhinged rant about my college classes.
For context, one of my classes is a semester-long group project (hell) and I pitched the idea of solar powered community fridges to my group and we rolled with it. Here's a post i made on it previously. We don't have to make the fridges themselves, basically just talk about the problem our concept addresses (food insecurity in this case) and how we think this concept would work and how, in a hypothetical reality where we made it real, we would test to see if it worked.
Anyways we had to post the rough draft of our presentations so people in other groups could see what we were doing and comment on them with their thoughts and all. Yknow. Classic 'college class discussion board have to reply to at least one project with quality feedback' stuff. And
Man.
I am so frustrated.
Highlights:
My group keeps insisting that we should have an app for the solar fridges. I don't know why they think app design needs to fit into community fridges but they put it into the draft posted to the forum.
In this case they proposed the app would be kinda like Instacart? Where people who want to donate to the fridges but don't have groceries on them and don't feel like going to get groceries can put in money and then people will then go buy the groceries to put in the fridge. Or use the funds to help with fridge maintenance. And the fridges would have 'QR codes, links, etc. to connect community members for the common cause of helping tackle food insecurity in the community.'
Lots of the comments were pretty good! People liked the idea. There were some concerns about insulation and keeping things cool with low energy cost (the program is online but the college itself is in Georgia USA so many people are in Georgia) but yknow.
But the frustrating part to me I guess is that a lot of people seem convinced that people would use the fridges 'unfairly' and that we'd need to find a way to restrict how much food people can take out or how many times they can use it or something. Which frankly in my opinion defeats the purpose of it being a community fridge. Here are some examples of things people have said so far (comments are due tomorrow evening but I'm mad now so I'm venting now):
One student said "How will you know if the pantry is being utilized fairly?" and "How will the app work? In a dream world, this might be a way to help with tracking and accountability. (Just a thought…) Maybe folks would need to sign up on the app, they get a code… and the fridge acts as a sort of vending machine to deliver what they need. This would give you data to measure success. :)"
Which. I just. This feels completely antithetical to the purpose of a community fridge??? Or a community anything???? Little free pantries and little free libraries don't operate on a 'you get a code to access it once' vending machine basis?? We even mentioned community farm stalls/community pantries in the draft write up! And showed examples!
Another student said "Great thoughts. I am concerned about one person taking all the food for themselves. It might be a great idea to have them in an enclosed area with access control through the app that would log and lock out people who are overusing the resource. Perhaps a barcode could be added to Apple Wallet to track each individual's arrival? Possibly having a mechanized lock and opening mechanism that would only allow each fridge to be open for a specific time before automatically closing and locking? Each scan would only allow access once each 24-48 hour period, preventing "password sharing.""
I cannot emphasize enough that this is the comment that has brought me here today because with all due respect what the flying fuck do you think is the point of a community fridge! I'm already prickly about the idea of limiting access to the fridge itself to only people with cellphones, but to this degree?! Like maybe its because I'm the one who came up with the concept and I care about terms like 'mutual aid' and 'community building' and 'judgement free accessibility to food' but have these people not heard of the concept of helping people?!?! With no strings attached?!? If someone takes all the contents of a community fridge or pantry--which, seriously, how likely is that--they're probably hungry and need it! The concept of putting community resources behind a lock and limiting accessibility is just repulsive to me???
Like someone else commented with this excellent point--"As several have addressed above, I am also wondering how would you monitor use? If you use the simplicity of the honor system, it could easily be taken advantage of. However, I feel like if you were to create some sort of access code, how is it to say that they people needing the use of the fridge will have access to the necessary technology to get the code? It's a tricky situation to think about." For the purposes of this hypothetical assignment where we'd need to track how many people are using the fridges? Yeah I guess we'd need to be able to track how many people use it and when. But in reality??? In real life reality where people are living and struggling and hungry??? I just don't really give a shit!! Helping five people is better than helping none, and locking access behind technology everyone pretends is universal but really isn't is not the way to help!
And of course one of my groupmates is already commenting on all these posts like 'oh! I really like the idea of restricting access to a code! :)' even when someone said 'hey my family struggled with food insecurity when I was a kid and I think this would be helpful but not if you could only access it with an app some of the most vulnerable citizens wouldn't be able to access it I wouldn't have been able to access it' my groupmate was still like 'oh but that wouldn't be a problem today now would it? :) Maybe we should make a way to get a code without downloading the app :)' like maybe there shouldn't be an access code in the first place?!?!
Like am I crazy or like. What the fuck. Again I am here so I don't blow up on a bunch of masters students in a discussion post but like UGH
"you gotta be able to gague if the people who're using it are the people who actually need it" food insecurity can look so many different ways for so many different reasons and you can't always judge by appearances and income levels who is struggling to feed themselves or their families!! There are people who have nice jobs who are struggling because they're caring for sick family members or kids or dealing with student loans or ANYTHING! There are people with nice clothes who are trying to decide between buying groceries and paying rent! There are people living in their cars or couch surfing looking for jobs who also happen to own an XBox or a Laptop!!! "Sorry you can't access the community fridge because you don't look poor and needy enough to me. but if you do, good news--you can only use it once every 48 hours so make it last!" Bullshit utter bullshit.
I talk to people in my life about things like community fridges and little free pantries and mutual aid and the like and people are always like 'ok but theres gotta be strings attatched' BUT ACTUALLY NO THERE DON'T GOTTA!!! Maybe we could change how we view our fellow human beings and stop assuming that everyone around you are greedy little demons looking to ruin everything good and that you are the only holy and righteous saint on the streets who understands the concept of 'community resources' and 'sharing' maybe??? It's like that post about community fruit trees where people are like 'oh but what if people steal all the fruit' like HELLO? how do you STEAL a PUBLICALLY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE
I'm tired of this goddamn class I'm tired of this goddamn group project if anyone actually has the ability to make a solar powered community fridge you have to promise to keep it accessible and not put it behind locks and QR codes and limited access and facial tracking BS promise me promise me promise me
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remus-poopin · 7 days ago
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It seems like you somehow manage to have one foot in the marauders fandom and one in the snape fandom and I’m so impressed. How do you do it?
Also, since you get to see both sides of things I’m wondering what you like the most about each fandom?
Ok this is an interesting question! Honestly I think I’m able to do this, and do this enjoyably, because I really try to make an effort to not moralize. This hasn’t always been how I interacted with fiction in the past, so it’s been a tricky process of learning how to do this with consistency. But it is something that I think is very important for me to do, not only because I have a better time in fandom when I'm not moralizing, but also because it inspires a sort of self reflection and allows me to practice empathy in a way that’s feels more analytical than emotional/inherent. And in the case of navigating two fandoms that have a built in tension between them, this becomes especially helpful.
The tension between the snape and marauders fandom almost always comes down to moralizing. The back and forth arguments between fans are usually rooted in the idea that the other character is not only morally flawed, but more morally flawed than theirs. If you look at any anti Snape or anti James post there’s an underlying agenda that’s trying to prove one is worse than the other. This is pretty irritating to me because I find it to be very boring, silly, and just missing the point of the characters and themes. But this is also irritating because I find that it's ineffective in producing any real meaningful analysis on these characters. Because the goal is not to understand that character, but to condemn them.
(This doesn’t mean that I think you shouldn’t examine the behavior of the characters, just that assigning a moral judgment to that behavior outside the world of that character leads to heavily biased analysis (meaning making it personal and about your standard of morality leads to a messy understanding of the character and story))
Going back to the tension between these fandoms, I think when you’re busy trying to prove how shitty a fictional character is you have a hard time separating them from their fans. Because it’s not really about the character anymore it’s about you and your personal feelings and beliefs.
I very frequently run into posts talking about “snape defenders” and “marauders defenders”, like this is some kind of battle where a side needs to be picked, and then picking a side is a reflection of your morality and politics (I’ve seen marauders fans imply that “snape defenders” are fascists or fascist sympathizers and I’ve seen snape fans call marauders fans “class traitors”, all in the last couple days mind you).
I’m going to be honest and say that whenever this pops up it’s gets pretty frustrating, frustrating because it feels like people are just using these characters as avatars for larger discussions they actually want to be having, but because these characters have specific stories, motivations, and complexities it makes this extremely messy (want to vent about the cult of conservatism that's growing all around us? Bring out the Snape Ken doll and talk about how he deserved his bullying (if he even was bullied)! Hate feeling the weight of capitalism on your chest while the class divide grows larger and larger? Call James “bourgeois scum”!)
(Or as @sideprince wisely said, it’s a way to be political without actually engaging in politics)
So yes I find this tiring, but I also really get it. I have done some form of this myself plenty of times. I am not immune to moralizing or having these same type of strong emotional reactions to a fictional character. In fact, I had this very recently when I watched “Girls” for the first time last month. Until maybe this week I felt a strong hatred for the character “Adam”. This hatred came from seeing him do something in a scene that I considered to be morally repugnant. The scene itself was incredibly graphic and triggering to the point where I had to stop watching the show for a couple days. The disgust response firing in my brain made it so I was incapable of viewing his character as anything but a POS, and all the complexities of him were lost because I refused to engage with them. So all his actions after that were viewed with a moral judgement from me. I mean even when he was being funny, sweet, or just interesting I felt incredibly annoyed because I desperately didn’t want to like him. However I was cognizant of the fact that I was having this sort of moral reaction to fiction because this is a show that is defined by its complex, complicated, and realistic characters, who have all done some very questionable things, and yet he was the only character getting this treatment in my head. So feeling frustrated with my own hypocrisy I decided that I needed to start approaching this differently.
So I made a choice to look at his action, the one that I found disgusting, and start breaking it down: Why did he do that? What was it saying about his relation to shame, power, control, violence, sex, gender, etc.? How else has he reacted to those issues in the show? I kept asking those types of questions, on and on, until suddenly I wasn’t just thinking about the disgusting act itself, but the character. The act stopped being about my own feelings and trauma and became about him.
That’s what I do with the marauders and snape, that’s what I strive to do with any fictional character, because to me that’s the most enjoyable way to engage with fiction. And I find that the fun I have in fandom is greatly limited when I’m pissed at a character, because it makes it difficult to interact with others who are their fans. If I see that someone is playing with that character, a little voice would go, “but what about my anger?” followed by a sharp sting. That type of anger, that moral anger, is personal, but this character is public, it lives beyond me and my feelings. My anger is mine, it never belonged to the public.
And I have at some point felt that same type of moral disgust/anger for both the marauders and snape. But I zeroed in on what specific action was making me feel that way, tried to understand why I had that reaction in the first place, and then went back to the action itself and tried to contextualize it within the character and story so it was removed from myself.
That’s how I’ve been helping myself with the moralizing issue. I’ll still have these reactions in the future, I might even have one on here, but I'll keep working on it. Because either way I love all of these characters and I want to continue to be able to exist in both fandoms without having to choose a side, or even lean a certain way. When you're not trying to win the war on which character was the Shittiest™ the pressure turns off and you can just enjoy these multifaceted characters with their many flaws and many strengths.
And as for what I like most about each fandom: I adore the snapedom because I've always felt that the best meta in the entire hp fandom came from there. Honestly the whole reason I love snape so much wasn't because I ever felt particularly identified with him, but because I read a billion incredible metas and analyses about him and truly came to appreciate his complexities.
For the marauders side I think I really enjoy the camaraderie, there are a lot of really sweet and cool people I’ve talked to on here and that's always been a blast!
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in-a-bucket · 21 days ago
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Project Eden's Garden CH 1 thoughts
hey so this probably isn't gonna be coherent at all cause i just finished the chapter and it took my like 12 hours to finish it so i have not slept but i just need to get my thoughts out lol
uh anyway major spoilers for the whole chapter you have been warned
so for the chapter as a whole i had a great time playing it! you can really see all the love and care put into this project. that being said, this chapter was CARRIED by it's deadly life/trial section, at least in my opinion. the daily life wasn't like terrible by any means it just didn't feel like a whole lot happened? the days felt really short, like the day you explore the new area is literally, wake up, meet in the dining hall briefly, explore the new area, and then go to bed. i was like ????? how is the day already done what. and then when the motive was introduced it was a bit lackluster, the concept was really cool with the pictures and the vague messages for the blackmail, but then we barely find out what anyone's information and the few people we do find out isn't super bad (expect for wolfgang kind of, maybe?), hell damon is not once concerned about the motive and none of the other characters seem all that concerned about it either which i think kinda brings the tension and stakes down. it's pretty evident when you find out the killer's motive as nothing to do with the blackmail and they weren't even concerned over their own blackmail so they have to create an entirely separate motive with the whole traitor perk thing, and it's not like that came out of thin air cause you're told about the secret prize from the get go i just don't get why they didn't use the motive they already made instead of revealing it all at the end of the trial from tozu.
ok whoops getting kind of off topic there but yeah daily life, it just felt like there could have been more, maybe it just has to do with the kind of guy damon is, but it kind of felt like we were dragging our feet from time to time idk maybe im just insane.
as for deadly life, holy shit they made some ballsy decisions here. can't really say whether they were good ones yet or not since we still have 5(?) more chapters but i have to respect the devs for who the first victim and killer ended up being (i'll get to them later). i remember thinking (man this is a pretty long investigation lol), although it probably didn't help that it took me forever to find the blood in the hallway i was genuinely so confused as to what i was missing I went back into all of the storage closets and like triple checked i had exgauhsted all dialogue, and then i was trying the move my mouse all over the place to see if there was anything else to search and then i finally found it.
the trial was so fucking fun, as devastated as i was due to who the victim was it was a ton of fun figuring out the crime and i genuinelly thought it was gonna be diana and i was gonna be done with the trial in about 2 hours and only to hit and intermission and realize i hadn't used like half my evidence yet. the mechanism of the crime was really cool too and i had a lot of fun solving it, even if i did start to lose the plot when it came to the stuff of the cord and the vent but that might've just been me being tired. I will say i did not enjoy the bullet hell argument whatever it's called at the very end, the artwork was really cool but it took me FOREVER to beat it, and myabe that's just cause i'm bad at video games but ti was so frustrating getting to stage 3 multiple times then loosing all of my health and having the start all over again. i think it would have been better if you run of of health you have to start from the beginning of whatever stage you died on but hey maybe i just suck at the game idk.
okay now on to some more character specific stuff, first of all WOLFGANG AKIRE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU GAHHHH
ugh i'll admit it, i'm actually devastated he died first like seriously thank god the trial was as good as it was cause i might have stopped playing if it wasn't lol. in all seriousness though i was so excited for how he'd handle someone killing and all of the reprecussions with that only for him to die first lol. i really hope that this isn't the last we get to hear about him though, like i hope he's not just like a passing thought in ch 2 and then never mentioned again kind of a thing like hopefully he'll be plot relevant in the future or something idk i just want more wolfgang he's my fav BRING HIM BACKKKK. maybe we'll get to learn more about him through grace cause i'm now like 99% sure they knew each other before this whole mess lmao i mean come on grace wanted to be roomies with him and she was so fucking devastated by him dying and didn't want people poking around his room like come on.
and just everything you find out about his situation in the trial is just devastating oh my godddd. i was really worried they were gonna pull the whole "omg guys wolfgang was killed in self-defense and he was actually terrible this whole time and you all should have believed me(damon) cause i was right all along memememememe" and they didn't thank god. just that whole scene where diana reveals their confrontation was just so good like that is one of my top fangan scenes of all time now. just all the stuff he was saying revealing stuff about his character that might NEVER BE ELABORATED ON CAUSE HES FUCKING DEAD NOW WTFFFF WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS. and the voice acting was fucking incredible holy shit NAD THE FUCKING SPRITE WORK OH MY GOD THAT SHIT WAS AMAZING. the sprites for wolfgang and eva (i'll get to her later) were so fucking good i mean just look at this shit
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LIKE THIS IS DEVESTATING TO ME LIKE HOLY FUCK BRO I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON IN UR HEAD AND NOW I NEVER WILL CAUSE UR DEAD UGHHHHHH
it's really funny cause i actually ended up doing all of his FTEs not knowing he was gonna die
now let's talk about eva cause holy fuck girl. i remember after the prologue she was one of my least favorite characters, cause it felt like her whole personality was "ooooo look at how mysterious and cool I am ooooooooo", but then you get the reveal that she lied about being the ultimate liar and you get her normal talent and she actually shows an actual personality and is a video game nerd i was like "omg yes i'm loving the p:eg team's take on this!" and she was moving up my character tier list ranking very quickly, and then she was revealed as the killer and she tried to pin everything on damon and then her reasons for killing wolfgang in the first place and she went right back down to the bottom LMAO. not because i thought she had bad writing or something but at the end of the day her motivations for taking the perk were pretty selfish and while i agree that wolfgang shouldn't have been trying to isolate her like that she kind of put a target on herself for no reason by lying about her talent like girl what did you think was going to happen lol. also her execution was fucking brutal, it looked incredible but damn was it brutal, she didn't need to go out like that omg.
as for some other characters, always gonna love my girls grace and cassidy they were a delight as always and i look forward to seeing more of them, diana went up on my tier list and i'm looking forward to seeing where her character goes from here, i'm also really loving jean a lot but he feels a little too helpful so i fear he might die next chapter lol.
i feel like there's more i have to say but im so tried lol so yeah have whatever this is lol. overall i had a great time playing and everyone did an amazing job working on it (even if i am really upset you killed my fav), i look forward to whatever the next chapter brings!
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quibbs126 · 3 days ago
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So because I saw someone like my initial post with Overdrive, for whatever reason he stayed in my brain and I was like “okay fine, I’ll attempt to design him again”
To be honest, I think generally he came out a lot better than last time, at least in the face. I’m not so sure on the rest, or more accurately, the arms
Drawing this I was like “oh dear god the TFO style is a pain”. Honestly I think my main issues are that these designs are some of the most 3D reliant with how boxy they are (like they’re some of the most toy-looking Transformers designs to me), and I’m not very experienced in that, and also I have this need to make the designs as simple as possible, even if the design ends up looking kind of plain, as seen here
Like I know generally how the TF One characters are built. They have a basic body of components and gears and stuff that’s all black, alongside a silver head piece (I don’t think there’s any outside of Shockwave or people with masks that have a non-silver face, but correct me if I’m wrong). Then on top of that they have pieces meant to cover that black skeleton, giving their body protection and making them individual. Like they’re thinner pieces of metal meant to go over their basic bodies. I don’t know how fully to describe it but I know how they work
I just don’t know how to draw that well. G1 is blocky but they’re made up of solid blocks, not pieces on top of a basic framework, and I struggle to figure out how it works
What was I saying? I think I got carried away there, sorry. Point is I’m bad at drawing Overdrive in this style and I kind of don’t like drawing it. It’s probably just an issue of me not being able to leave my comfort zone and being spoiled with TFA style yesterday
Unfortunately, Overdrive has to stay in this style because he’s specific to this universe
Anyways, moving on for real this time
So his design is now pretty heavily inspired by some Jetfire toys I found when looking for references to use (but mostly this first one)
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It’s also the main basis for his color scheme this time around. Admittedly I do still think the red and white makes him look oddly similar to Ratchet, but oh well. Admittedly his design is allowed to at least have some blue paint, maybe I should give him some
But also one of the main bases of his head design here was another design I was making on the original, when I planned to expand the canvas and draw more. Unfortunately I got frustrated with posing blocks so I never did more, but I do have that one new addition now
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His cockpit is yellow here because while I was testing out blue, I thought that with all the basis on Jetfire, he didn’t look enough like Starscream, so I gave him Starscream’s yellow. I ended up using the blue I was initially using on his eyes, which are the main reason they’re blue now
Not a lot of experimenting with the colors this time around, mostly since I didn’t want to lose the colors I was already using
Maybe I could have made his wing stripes black though? I’m realizing now that outside of his framework and vents, his design’s pretty much all reds and whites
I think his arms could probably do with more detail and refining as well. I just didn’t know how else to draw them
Now, as for other character things, I’ve settled on a few?
Like I think I’m gonna have him working on ground bridge technology. He does still work on going as fast as possible, but it’s more a personal thing. The things on his back are also experimental engines he made to go faster
He’s probably also banned from racing due to his technically illegal self-upgrades, which are at the very least illegal in the sport
But yeah, he’s on the bridge technology team, though admittedly he’s used more for his speed and general size. After the movie when their project can resume production again, he’s mostly used as the guy to scavenge parts and scout out good locations on the surface. Never mind the fact that he’s never really been on the surface before this, but he at least can make a quick getaway if need be
This is probably how he ends up encountering the Decepticons, or most importantly Starscream. They find him doing experiment stuff in the surface. My idea is that his team is trying to build a bridge portal up on the surface, given they know the technology works now. But also they’re kind of doing it in secret and possibly didn’t tell Optimus about it. But they’ve been causing stuff to happen with one of the Energon rivers up there for their portal (like redirecting it or making a dam or something, idk), which caused the Decepticons to take notice
Still not entirely sure on his personality, but I do know he takes great pride in his speed and no one being able to out-fly him. He also takes pride in his work as a scientist, both personal and professional. He may be a little too ambitious and intense on his plans for bridge technology, wanting to one day remote portal to distant galaxies, when they haven’t even tested if it can go to another receptor up on the surface yet. But he’s at least happy rambling about his projects
Honestly I think he currently reads as too Starscream, especially when Starscream has never been in his life, I feel like I need to add a bit more Skyfire in there. Just not sure how
But yeah, I think that’s about it on Overdrive for now. When will I continue? Who knows
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cassandrarebornanew · 1 month ago
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The Misfits pt2
cod x reader
2K words
Mild swearing, mentions of violence @harley101399
I played a bit with the formatting, so let me know what you think!
Enjoy :D
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Bang
“Reload!”
Click
Click
“Fire!”
Bang
“Fire!”
Bang
Ghost huffs a breath, impressed at the way you all move so cohesively. Price chuckles. 
“This is what I want from you buggers. For ya to actually listen to what I say.” 
“Good luck, Cap” is Soap’s only reply.
They watch the five of you shoot the targets again and again, all of you with impressive accuracy. Scope is leading in that regard, with you hot on her heels. The rest aren’t that far behind, but it’s clearly not their area of expertise. It has been a long few weeks of training, using a variety of weapons and attack styles, everyone trying to show their skills to the others. You step up to each and every challenge, just like the rest of your team, but you (as always) do it with ease, as if you’d been training for a hundred years specifically for this. You push yourself and those around you to heights that no one thought possible. Ghost’s pretty sure that some records have been broken so far, the majority by you - not that he’d say anything about that to your face. As the five of you finish up, your score tallies, and your team have a slightly higher total than the 141. Despite grumblings that there’s a fifth person on your team, and therefore it doesn’t count, you decide to take the win anyway. 
“Anything else you want to look at Price?” He considers your question, before shaking his head. “Alright then team, you know what time it is.”
Most of them groan, knowing exactly what you mean. You turn to the rather confused task force, before explaining that every time you do any training, there’s a mandatory stretching session after. It helps loosen and strengthen muscles, keep up flexibility, and reduce stress, all of which you need in this line of work.
“Want to join us?” You offer. Despite Jester vehemently shaking his head behind you, they hesitantly agree, and you all march off back to the gym. 
“Jesus fucking Christ.” Soap is sure that he can feel muscles where muscles shouldn’t be, and from the looks of it, his team are equally struggling. Jester shakes his head. “I tried to warn you, ya know? Every time this happens, the newbies feel like they’ve been run over, and look it too. They’re a real menace sometimes.” You chuckle at the strange but true analogy, before wiping your face with a towel. The 141 can’t help but notice how the rest of your team clearly felt the stretching, but it didn’t affect them nearly as much. You, on the other hand, had contorted yourself into some terrifying positions, and yet you are now walking around as if it was nothing. The way your body twisted, how your muscles flexed to keep you stable, the look of concentration on your face - they noticed all this and more. And, yes, it was hot, but it was also very impressive. Their curiosity is hitting an all time high, and they quiz you at every opportunity during dinner. Yet somehow, like the past two weeks, you methodically and expertly evade every attempt at discovering something personal. While they know a fair bit about your interactions with others, anything before the formation of your team is an absolute mystery, and it annoys the hell out of them. The frustration is vented and well expressed that night in the barracks: how the hell can someone be so secretive? 
“Not even Lt’s that bad! Come on, we at least knew your name when you joined us. Crazy.” Gaz mutters, rearranging his pillows for the umpteenth time. 
“I hate to say it, but he’s right. I did keep it vague, but you got some answers, whereas this one’s telling us fat nothin. Look. I hate to be the one to say it, and they seem real capable, and haven’t given us any bad signs, but can we really trust ‘em? I can’t help but feel like they’re holding out on us.” Everyone pauses to think about what Ghost said. Price sighs, rubbing the bridge of his nose tiredly. 
“I dunno Si, but I don’t think we have a choice on this one. The mission’s tomorrow, ok, so let’s just get it done and get them out the way. They’re too much of a distraction.” That last bit was mumbled rather quieter than everything else, but despite that, the rest of the team heard it, and agreed.
“Yeah. Let’s just get it over with.”
Tightening the straps of your uniform, you slowly and methodically attach all your weapons, before triple checking that your shirt is the specific one that doesn’t burn when you use your magic. You check up on your team again, and make sure the 141 haven’t got any new news or changes in the plan. As you all make your way over to the cars, the tension becomes palpable. Before every mission the mood will darken: that’s a fact. It suddenly occurs to the others that they could easily die out there, that this may be their final moments. Silence as you climb into the trucks, silence as you drive. Keeping an eye out for landmarks as you approach your destination, you stop just before a ridge, pulling over and getting out. As Jester cloaks himself and sneaks over the ridge, Ghost hides in the shadows and goes the other way. A few minutes pass and they come back. After a brief discussion of what they saw, you all decide to stick with the plan. There seems to be a gap in the security; it’s small, but it’s there, and hopefully you can use it to sneak in. Minutes crawl by as you move slowly over towards the window of opportunity, inching closer and closer. The fence is within reaching distance now, and Price uses his fire to heat the wire. One of his claws extends, and he slowly drags it down, cutting the links of the fence. Peeling it back, they start to crawl through. Any active magic from your part will trigger an alarm, notifying everyone that you’re here, so you’re keeping it to a minimum until necessary. Gaz is the last one through, but just as he’s halfway clear, his wings get stuck in the fence and he has to stop. You dash out from where you’re all hiding, hurriedly pulling the feathers free. The security guards are going to round the corner in a few seconds, and you can’t be seen. Hearts racing, you finally get the last one free and yank him through, practically throwing him at the others. You hurriedly bend the metal back into what you hope will hide the hole in it, before sprinting over and chucking yourself around the corner at the last minute. You all tense as the security guards pass, chatting away blissfully. Taking deep breaths to steady your heart rates, you make eye contact with Gaz and signal to ask him if he’s ok. One shaky nod and a dismissed thank you later, you can finally move on. Sneaking as best you can, Scope peels off in one direction to get into position, and Jester a few minutes later. Despite stopping every few minutes to hide from the oncoming guards, you all make relative headway, nearing the labs step by step. Jester finally calibrates the necessary machinery, allowing your comms to listen in on the chatter in the room you’re aiming for. Through the mix of scientific lingo and bubbling chemicals, you can discern the noises of four guards, shifting around the room and keeping an eye on the scientists. It’s hard to tell how many scientists are in there, but it seems to be somewhere between twelve and fifteen. Arctic and Crux, Ghost and Jonny, Price and Gaz, all heading in their separate directions. The plan is to flank the guards, allowing them no time to react or hurt anyone. A countdown, before you burst through the doors, and take down the guard whose back is to you. Hitting the back of his head hard, and yanking his knees out from under him, and letting him hit the floor hard. Looking up, you grin at the scientists.
“Heya folks. We’re here to get you out. Please follow us.”
You’ve nearly made it to the cars. The rest of your team have split from you, stopping any guards from getting too close, and tying up loose ends. You move as fast as you can, slinking through the hallways with urgency. The scientists follow as quietly as they can, but you can’t help but wince at every creak and mumbled word. You’re all meant to rendezvous at the trucks, and get the civilians out asap. Helping them scramble up the hill and over the ridge, you hop over just as the alarms go off. Tuning your earpiece, you call for your team. The 141 are all here, as well as the scientists, but your four are nowhere to be seen. You know that they were meant to meet you here, as they had split off a while ago, but the sooner they arrive, the sooner you get out. You tell yourself that you’re imagining the pit in your stomach, the nagging instinct that something is wrong, even as you are met with nothing more than static and radio silence. With the scientists in the truck that’s being driven away by another agent, the 141 gather around you, listening to your one sided conversation.
“Misfits, come in. Misfits, this is Thanatos, do you copy? I repeat, do you copy?” 
You call their code names, switch onto the private channel, calling them over and over. Eventually, Price puts a hand on your shoulder, stopping you. 
“M sorry, but they can’t hear you.”
“What do you wanna do?” Soap asks, cocking his head in a concerned manner. You don’t reply straight away, thinking out your possible options. Static bursts through your earpiece, and you open up comms again. 
“Misfits, are you there?”
“Hello Thanatos.”
The 141 watch as a shadow passes over your face. This is the first time they have seen you and you aren’t smiling, and it’s terrifying.
“You have something of mine.”
“Do I?”
Everyone listens in horror as Arctic’s voice can be heard faintly.
“Don’t!
Don’t           we’re fine RUN!”
A loud blow, and he falls silent. 
“You’re right, I think I do.
Want them back?”
You don’t say anything, hoping that whoever has your team will let something slip.
“No? 
even if you did,
do you think
you would get them back 
sane?
However long it takes you to plan will be 
too long.”
Suddenly you’re smiling again. Not for joy, but because you’ve found a weak point. A predatory grin, sharpening your features. Deciding to play into it, you speak, not needing to fake the slight tremor in your voice.
“How much time do I have?”
  “Don’t be a
fool.    Not enough time.
I  will     break     them.
I have heard  about you.
I hear you’re  strong.  Not strong  enough.
But please.  Try to save   them.
I would like to watch you  fail.  Fall.    Die trying.”
“You’re kind of stupid aren’t you?” You can practically hear them fume, clearly not the expected reaction. “I’ll get them back. And people will die. But not me. Not them. You. I’m coming for my team. And I’m coming for your head. Start praying.” You yank out your earpiece, chucking it to Ghost before turning back towards the facility. 
“Wait! What are you doing?” 
You stop before turning back towards them slightly. 
“You heard what I did, right? They have my team, and I’m getting them back.” You turn fully, and they tense when they see your eyes start to glow an electric blue. 
“No
    matter
            what.”
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yanderelinkeduniverse · 1 year ago
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I'm not sure if you've been asked this before, but could you do the chain with a reader that is very much NOT built for the outside world?? (ie has asthma, hayfever, and all the works that werent an issue back in their modern world...) if the chain is too much, than maybe specifically just wild or twilight haha. thank you so much if this is possible! I'm a new fan, but these characters have infested my brain lmao
Oh honey they would be on you 24/7 and I mean that literally.
Admittedly, they’ll each be slightly irritated with this situation, they don’t hold any ill will towards you having someone who isn’t suited for traveling or combat accompanying them isn’t making their job any easier.
But as time goes on and bonding happens, when their blossoming feelings start edging into obsessive devotion, they have some…realizations.
For one, you’re just so delicate, even in your own world you were faced with specific burdens that others just weren’t. And while these burdens may have been alleviated by things from your own world, in theirs you struggle greatly.
So of course this sparks the already existing fear of you leaving because they’re smart enough to know that you want to go back. And they understand, why wouldn’t you wish to return a place with remedies you couldn’t find in theirs?
But where they once felt slightly burdened by your presence, now they are burned by your absence. You occupy every their every waking thoughts and at night they’re blessed with dreams of you.
At this point it feels like their hearts beat just for you.
Suffice it to say, they aren’t willing to let you go, not in the slightest. So they overcompensate by making it so you don’t have to lift a finger.
When in battle you are their first priority, protecting each other or themselves be damned. No hard feelings though since everyone is on the same page about this.
And lets say you get winded easily when walking with the group.Don’t worry, Twilight always has a spot for you on Epona and if on the off chance he doesn’t then he’s totally willing to just carry you.
A little too willing at some points since you’re pretty sure he nearly got into a fist fight with the Captain over who got to carry you one time…
Any and all chores you previously did as a part of the routine set up in the group have been pushed aside onto the other, more willing boys. Particularly Wind, Wild, and Hyrule since those three have always wanted to impress you and have you look at them and only them and say you’re proud of them, preferably accompanied by a kiss-
Plus, you’ll have a buddy in Sky who can relate to your issues and is always there for you whenever you need someone to vent to about your frustrations.
Sometimes you feel bad for pulling him away from the others to talk about your problems, but you don’t see the side eye he gives the others and the way his lips curl into a triumphant smile.
Whenever you share the former thought with him though, he always brushes off your concern and just says that he wants you to be happy and seeing you feel a bit more calm after venting makes him more joyful than you can imagine. You don’t owe him anything, just keep letting him hold your hands while you talk and he’ll be fine~
All in all, they just want you to see this world as more appealing than your own. You won’t need to worry about your health when they’re around to take care of you, nor would you become stressed because of job or school.
They’ll handle everything and take care of you, all you need to do is stay.
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wyrd-syster · 2 months ago
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Um, hi, thanks for your post about your inbox being open…I didn’t keep up with tumblr for a few days and now what on earth is happening?
a tumblr user (OP) got upset that they were blocked by a few haladriel accounts after claiming that people who like celeborn/are interested in seeing him join trop/multishippers were not real haladriels but antis in disguise. We've also been accused of essentially being "fake fans" who don't care about the lore, which is....so funny to me. **EDIT: I also want to add that I myself do not like Celeborn! But many of my friends do, and some of them write great Galadriel/Celeborn, and even Galadriel/Celeborn/Sauron fic! And while we disagree about this one fictional elf, I support their excitement and creativity!!** there were some responses made by multishippers in support of "ship and let ship" that did not reference the original post or name OP.
At the same time, members of a private discord were airing their frustrations with OP's post and subsequent reaction in a private channel specifically dedicated to venting. A friend of OP was a member of said discord and took multiple screenshots of multiple conversations, then coordinated a release of a handful of cherry-picked photos on tumblr to prove the discord members were "racist bullies."
The screenshots were both taken and shared in bad faith and the ones that "prove racism" were specifically from a conversation between members of color that occurred before OP's friend even joined the discord.
That's pretty much the sum of it. I feel awful that these screenshots were released, not only because of the severe violation of trust, but for those who may have been referenced in them. Venting is not bullying. These conversations were private with no intention of ever being made public because no one involved wanted to cause any harm. Now, harm has been done under the guise of — honestly, I don't know, helping? somehow? "winning" over shippers you don't agree with? — and there's no way to take that back.
And all over fictional elves!!!
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pumpkinsy0 · 4 months ago
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IK we hear a lot of Darry and Dallas probably clashing the most within the hang, but I could also see Darry clashing a lot with Two-Bit. Specifically I could see Darry unintentionally taking out some of his frustration on Two-Bit. Two-Bit like soda is emotionally intelligent, except as we see in the book he’s mostly an observer. He can’t comfort as well as Soda can or soothe someone’s worries. I just think there’s a lot of angst potential there.
NOT that Darry is bad by any means!! But I could see that Two-Bit’s calm demeanor to stressful situations would in fact bug Darrel to a certain degree. I think what would bug him more is Two-Bit just accepting the anger he throws at him. Not cause Two-Bit can’t fight back but rather cause he KNOWS Darrell needs to get it out of his system.
ALL THIS TO SAY: Hurt/Comfort HC’s of this??
OoOoOo rare two bit post, whats goodddd
•i think when it comes to two bit, ppl THINK he cant read the room and thats y he jokes, but its the exact opposite, he jokes BC he knows the tension in the room and is trying to settle it down, sometimes it just doesnt work/land, and that happens more so w darry
•when it comes to darry, i dont think two bit jokes???hes more so of a “look at the bright side” kinda guy, and darry can only take so much of that before he snaps, he usually just sighs and tries leaving but two but is always checking in on him and doing that over n over
•two bit knows darry holds a lot of things in, considering two bit is the oldest in the gang (darry canonically isnt rlly in the gang apparently, i just could him as an unofficial official member), darry doesnt rlly hold in his feelings near him, hes seen darry stressed out at the table n stuff, so he tries taking him out here n there
•atp sometimes thats where darry snaps bc he doesnt WANT to relax, he wants to do what he has to do first, darry never gives himself time to calm down, he has a pretty big “work first, play hard” ethic hes hard on himself for and thats what two bit is “attacking”
•darry does feel super bad when hes done being angry though, he truly doesnt WANT to snap at anyone, he just does at times, and its not like he says anything like, OUTRAGEOUSLY mean btw, hes not that kind of angry where he says something deeply personal unless u rlly pushed him there, more so venting about his own issues
•he still apologizes profusely and its just,,,,kinda sad to watch honestly, darry has his head in his hand (or hands) and looks like hes just crawling into himself, and its like, two bit CANT b mad at him
•two bit rlly doesnt take it personally, doesnt hurt his feelings either, of course hes a bit taken back, but he doesnt exactly argue back, he lets darry get it out of his system and THEN says what he wants to say (hes not called two bit for no reason he WILL add in his 2 cents) which is usually what darry HAS to hear
•two bit tends to give a heads up to anyone whos about to step in the house when darrys upset, mostly to guys space, but also bc he knows the others might take it to heart and fight back and just worsen the situation
•also!!!! if two hears pony talk badly about darry after an argument, he scolds pony for it, ofc he also sympathizes w pony, but theres this thing in the gang where sometimes they rub into darry for his anger bc theyre also angry at him and two bits the one to try and defend him, cause if he doesnt, who will (this excludes soda btw, two bit and soda talk about darry sometimes)
•nobody rlly, sees their outburst btw, the most ppl ever see is like, two and darry talking at the kitchen at most, and two bits just not his “up eat all jokester” self he looks genuine, but when they notice ur there everything goes “back to normal”
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bloody-peach · 7 months ago
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Penny for Your Sins: A BNHA League Of Villains x F!Reader series - Dabi
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TW: talks about trauma (specifically trauma from divorce and Dabi's own trauma)
Goodie Bag: a bit of fluff, grinding, cock rubbing (m receiving), vaginal sex, oral sex (m and f receiving), cum swallowing/eating, groping, hand holding [lemme know if i miss anything!]
Now Playing: Sing for Absolution by Muse, Pale Horse by Lesser Key
Chapters (not in any order, except intro/outro):
START: Intro
Shigaraki
Dabi (you are here)
Twice
Mr. Compress
Spinner
Toga
END: Outro
A/N: I tried to give lots of detail on some spots to make it even hotter, i hope it works! Enjoy!
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Dabi was an interesting mystery for you. You met him when he visited your apartment one night, venting about his frustrations over his father and his plans of revenge not going as he wished. You couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. He just wanted his father’s love and acceptance, but he never got it no matter how hard he tried. You tried to comfort him by holding him a few times, but when he would start to lean in to your warmth, he’d immediately pull away and leave. You weren’t sure why he didn’t want comfort, but you figured maybe one day he’d open up. Each visit pretty much played out the same, not too much change. It was the same for a few months, actually. You wondered when that would change.
One night, Dabi entered your apartment after a long and irritating day. He didn’t even greet you when he took off his boots and coat, sitting them on the floor by the door and on the edge of the sofa respectively. He just went straight to the sofa and grabbed the remote, hoping to see if anything was on TV to clear his head. You wondered why he couldn’t do that in his own room, but maybe he came here because you were here. Maybe deep down, he was seeking your comfort. You walk to the couch and sit next to him. “Hey...you okay?” He glanced at you as you sat next to him on the sofa. He remained silent for a moment, his eyes fixed on the TV screen before finally responding. “I’m fine. Just had a shitty day, that’s all..” He shifted slightly, his body language showing signs of exhaustion and frustration.
You weren’t sure what to do in this moment, you knew that if you made a wrong move, it’d be the same as lifting your foot off a landmine. All you did was hug his arm and rest your head on his shoulder, in an attempt to give him comfort. He looked at you, his eyes widening a bit as you hugged him. You expected him to push you off and leave again, but this time, he didn’t. He just leaned into the embrace, his head tilted to rest against yours. He let out a sigh, feeling a small sense of relief as he said in a weary voice, “Thanks.” “I’m sorry you had a bad day. Is there anything I can do to help?” Dabi’s gaze shifted from the TV to look at you, his usual stoic expression softening slightly as he took in your genuine concern. “There’s not much you can do,” he replied. “Just...be here, I guess. It’s nice to have someone by my side.”
He put his arm around your shoulders and gently placed a hand on your shoulder, giving it a comforting squeeze. You blush from his sudden closeness, but you smiled. You then decided to surprise him with a kiss on the cheek, to see how he’d react. He turned his head to you and just looked at you, his eyes widened as a blush crossed his face, a rare sight for someone so stoic and indifferent most of the time. He seemed caught off guard by your affectionate gesture. He chuckled and murmured as a hint of a smile tugged at the corners of his lips, “You sure are full of surprises, Y/N.” You looked at him and said, “Well, I’m here for you and everyone else, so I wanna do what I can to help you. Besides, I really like you.”
That’s when you realized you just confessed to him, your face growing red as the realization hit you. Dabi’s eyes widened more at your words, his expression shifting from surprise to curiosity. He tilted his head slightly, his crystal blue eyes studying you. “You really like me, huh? Even with everything I’ve done?” There was a mix of disbelief and intrigue in his voice as he asked that, his usual demeanor softening a bit. You thought about what he said, about all the things that he did. You remembered how he told you the lengths he was willing to go for the League and his plot for revenge against Endeavor, all the murders and arson and destruction. But you also knew why he did it, why he wanted revenge on Endeavor and why he was the way he was. He would come into your room and vent to you about it at times, after all.
You looked him in the eyes and said, “I know that you and your father have a really bad relationship. I may not know the same intensity of it, but I know the feeling of your own father using you then throwing you out when no longer needed or because you didn’t meet up to his standards.” You felt tears well up in your eyes a bit as you recounted memories of your family. Not due to missing them, but due to the trauma it brought to you. Your voice started to choke a little as you continued, “My dad was the same way. He used me as a pawn in a game against my mom during their divorce, the whole ‘I’m better than you because I got the kid’ thing. I loved my dad to pieces, so to know he saw me as a tool just to spite my mom, it hurt. So..I understand why you do what you do. You’re hurt. Very hurt.”
Dabi listened attentively to your words, his gaze softening as you shared your own traumatic experience. Seeing the pain in your eyes and hearing the pain in your voice, how you were so vulnerable before him. It was a rare moment for him to connect with someone on such an emotional level. He reached out and gently cupped your cheek in his hand, wiping a tear away with his thumb. The look in his eyes showed a tenderness you never expected from him before. “You understand more than most,” he said, his voice holding a mix of gratitude and sadness. “It’s true, I am hurt. And in my pain, I’ve chosen a path that others see as twisted and wrong...” He then smiled a warm smile and said, “But...knowing that you understand, that you still care for me, it means a lot.”
He leaned in, his lips gently pressing against yours in a soft kiss. You were surprised at this, but you kissed back softly, the kiss full of love and tenderness. Dabi responded to your kiss with the same tenderness. His lips moved gently against yours, his touch conveying a mix of gratitude and affection. He held you closer, deepening the kiss ever so slightly, savoring the intimacy with you. This moment, filled with warmth and understanding, was a rare refuge from the chaos and darkness of his existence. Every time he came to visit you, he felt comforted by your presence, a glimmer of light in his otherwise tumultuous life.
You wrapped your arms around him as the kiss deepened, letting out a soft moan in the process. His grip on you tightened as you wrapped your arms around him. He let out a low growl of approval, his lips moving more fervently against yours. Your moan only spurred him on, igniting a fire within him. His hand shifted, sliding up your back to tangle in your hair, deepening the kiss even further. His tongue sought entrance into your mouth, exploring and intertwining with yours in a passionate dance. The room echoed with the sound of the kiss, a symphony of desire and longing. You opened your mouth a bit to let the kiss get deeper. You pushed your body against him, showing him just how much you wanted him. He responded to your invitation with unrestrained hunger. His tongue delved into your mouth, exploring every corner, as his body pressed firmly against yours. He could feel the heat between you, the intensity of your desire, mirroring his own. His hands roamed over your body, tracing the curves and contours, his touch firm and possessive. A deep groan escaped his lips as he kept on kissing you, his movements becoming more urgent and demanding.
His actions grew bolder as you could feel him slide his hand up your shirt and into your bra, groping your breast and teasing your hardening nipple, moaning as he did. His touch was rough, yet skilled, his action aimed at providing both pleasure and release. The intensity of the moment continued to build, the room filling with the sound of your mingled breaths. You immediately got into his lap, straddling his hips, your groins so close to each other. You started to grind your hips against his groin, bringing more pleasure into the kiss. His breath hitched as you did that, the grinding motion sending a surge of pleasure through his body. He groaned softly, his hand gripping your hips to guide your movements. The friction between your bodies intensified, your groins rubbing against each other at a sensuous rhythm. He matched your movements, his own hips meeting yours with a desperate desire. You break the kiss and say, with your voice breathy and full of lust, “M..Maybe we should..get out of these clothes...” Dabi’s eyes darkened with desire as he heard your words. He nodded, a lustful grin spreading across his face. “Good idea,” he replied, his voice heavy with need.
With a swift motion, he stood up, holding you and carried you to the bed, laying you down with a sense of urgency. His hands moved quickly, undoing his buttons and zippers of his own clothes, shedding them off his body with a hunger. He then turned his attention to you, undressing you slowly, savoring every inch of exposed skin as he kissed your neck. Once you both were nude, you saw that his cock was an impressive size, with a Jacob’s Ladder along the underside, and it was already hard and throbbing. You reached out and started to rub it gently. He let out a low growl of pleasure as you stroked his throbbing cock. His body shivered with anticipation, craving your touch. He watched you intently, his eyes filled with desire as your hand moved along his length. His breath hitched, a gasp escaping his lips as he felt the pleasure building within him. “Fuck..you know just how to touch me, don’t you?” he said, his voice laced with a mix of appreciation and need. You lean to his ear and whisper, “I live only to please, Dabi..”
With that, you kissed him deeply as you kept rubbing his cock. Dabi returned your kiss with a hunger, his lips capturing yours in a searing embrace. He moaned in your mouth, the pleasure intensifying as your hand continued to stroke his cock. The taste of your lips fueled his desire, his body responding eagerly to your touch. With each stroke, he grew harder, his arousal throbbing with need. Breaking the kiss, he looked into your eyes, his voice full of desire. “I want you...I need you..” he whispered. You looked into his eyes and god he looked so beautiful... You smile and whisper, “You can have me...I’m all yours..” With that, he wasted no time, his hand gripping your waist as he positioned himself between your legs. With a fast motion, he entered you, his hard cock sliding deep into your wetness. A groan rumbled from deep within him, his body responding to the tight and welcoming heat of your core. He began to move, his thrusts deep and powerful, a mix of pleasure and aggression driving him forward. Every movement was a testament to his hunger and need, his body moving with an intensity that matched the fire within him. You moaned loud as he moved, wrapping your arms around him, one hand on the back of his head. You moaned out, “Ohh..it..It’s so good...more..fuck me more..!” His thrusts grew in pace and force as he heard your pleas, the sounds of your moans and the wet slapping of skin filling the room. He drove into you with a primal hunger, his body fueled by a mix of desire and raw emotion.
He gripped your hips tighter, his nails digging into your skin, his fingertips leaving mild burn marks. With each powerful thrust, he aimed to push you to new heights of pleasure, driving the both of you closer to the edge. You moaned at each thrust, feeling waves of pleasure course through your body at each hit. You felt his cock twitching inside you, meaning he was about to cum. “I..I want you to cum..please..cum inside me...I wanna feel you..” His body tensed at your words. He growled, a mix of pleasure and possessiveness, as he continued his deep thrusts. The sensation of your walls gripping his cock tightly, coupled with your plea, pushed him to the edge. With a final, powerful thrust, he came inside you, his hot seed filling you completely, causing you to cum at the same time, your orgasm causing you to see stars behind your eyelids. He let out a strained groan of satisfaction, his body shuddering with the intensity of his orgasm.
He collapsed against you, his breath heavy and labored, his heart pounding in his chest. He remained there, wrapped in your embrace, basking in the afterglow and the intimacy you shared. In that moment, he allowed himself to let go of his barriers, to let you in completely. You held him close and pet the back of his head as you kissed his cheek softly. A few moments later, you felt something touching your thigh. You look and you saw that his cum-covered cock slipped out and was still hard. That gave you an idea. You whispered in Dabi’s ear, “Why don’t we clean each other off?” Dabi’s eyes widened with surprise at the offer, but the excited look in his eyes and the smile on his face showed that he was down for it.
With that, you pushed him off to sit up on the bed. You moved your face to his cock and you started to lick up the drops of cum on his cock. A shiver ran down his spine as he felt the warmth of your tongue against his sensitive skin. A throaty moan escaped his lips as you licked up all the cum, the combination of pleasure and the lingering intimacy between you sending sparks of ecstasy through his body. His hand gently tangled in your hair, guiding your movements as you continued to clean him off. The room was filled with the sensual sounds of your tongue lapping and his longing groans. His cock twitched with each lick, aching for more of your attention. Lost in the haze of pleasure, he leaned back slightly, surrendering to the sensations shared between you. Once his cock was clean, you gave the head a kiss and let his cock slide into your mouth, then started to suck it as you bobbed your head.
Dabi’s breath hitched as his head fell back, a guttural moan escaping his lips as his body responded to the euphoric sensations. He watched you with dark, hungry eyes, his hand gently guiding your movements. With each bob of your head, he felt himself becoming even harder, the pleasure intensifying to the nearly unbearable level. His fingers tangled in your hair, his grip gentle yet possessive as he guided you deeper, craving more of your skilled mouth around him. The room filled with the wet sounds of your sucking, mixed with his desperate moans of pleasure. He couldn’t help but thrust his hips gently, seeking more of the mind-blowing pleasure you were giving him. Lost in the ecstasy, he couldn’t help but praise you. “Fuck, you’re so good at this,” he gasped, his voice laced with desire. “Don’t stop...keep going, just like that...”
You take more of his cock into your mouth and soon, you’re able to take the entire length, fondling his balls to amplify his pleasure. Dabi’s eyes widened in surprised and pleasure as your actions, his cock throbbing with delight at the sensation. He let out a low growl, his body trembling with the intensity of your skilled mouth on him. The combined pleasure of your lips and tongue, along with the gentle fondling of his balls, pushed him closer to the edge. His grip in your hair tightened instinctively, his hips subtly thrusting into your mouth, seeking more of your exquisite touch. He felt a knot of intense pleasure building within him, signaling his impending release. “Fuck...I’m close,” he gasped, his voice strained. “That’s it...make me cum...” The urgency in his voice was evident, his body driven to the brink by your skillful ministrations.
You sucked harder and moved your head faster, showing how much you wanted him to cum in your mouth. Dabi’s body tensed with anticipation, letting out a guttural groan, his hips involuntary thrusting into your mouth as the pleasure built to an unbearable level. The desire to release, to let go, consumed him. The sight of you so eagerly pleasuring him, your mouth working over his cock with such dedication, pushed him closer to the edge. His moans grew louder, more desperate, each breath a mix of pleasure and longing. He could feel the telltale signs of his impending orgasm, his cock pulsing within your mouth. With a strangled cry, he finally reached his peak, his body convulsing as he came, hot spurts of cum filling your waiting mouth. His grip in your hair loosened, his body relaxing as he rode out the waves of ecstasy. Panting heavily, he looked at you, a mix of gratitude and satisfaction filling his eyes. “Fuck...that was amazing,” he breathed, his voice filled with both admiration and pure bliss.
Dabi’s breath hitched as he watched you swallow every drop of his release, a mixture of amazement and appreciation shining in his eyes. You smiled at him as you took his cock out of your mouth, your eyes full of desire. “Now it’s my turn...” you said softly. You lay back on the bed and you spread your legs, showing your twitching pussy, covered in a mix of your cum. He nodded in response, a growing hunger evident in his gaze as he took in the sight of your spread legs, your glistening, cum-covered pussy beckoning him. He wasted no time, his need to please you matching your own desire. In one fluid motion, he positioned himself between your legs, his hands gripping onto your thighs, and buried his face in your heat. His tongue eagerly lapped at the mix of your cum and his, his movements driven by a combination of passion and skill. He savored the taste of you, alternating between gentle licks and firm, rhythmic strokes.
He explored every inch of your sensitive flesh, delivering waves of pleasure with each flick of his tongue. His own desire to please you matched his earlier intensity, driven by a primal hunger. As he continued his ministrations, his free hand reached up to fondle and tease your breast, his touch alternating between gentle caresses and firm squeezes. His hot breath washed over your sensitive skin, heightening the sensations coursing through your body. His flickering tongue and the sensations from his hands worked together, aiming to push you further and further, until you were on the edge of bliss. He reveled in your moans and the way your body responded to his touch, eager to bring you the same pleasure you had given him. You moaned at each lick and you put your hand over his which was fondling your breast. “Fuck, baby...you’re so good..” you moaned.
Dabi’s eyes flickered up, meeting your gaze as you moaned in pleasure. A mix of affection and desire filled his gaze as he continued to pleasure you with his mouth. Your praise only fueled his hunger, spurring him to intensify his efforts. He took your hand in his, intertwining your fingers as he returned his focus to pleasuring you. His tongue danced over your sensitive folds, delving deeper and curling against your clit. He varied his pace, alternating between slow, teasing licks and faster, more intense flicks of his tongue. As his tongue worked its magic, his free hand moved to hold your hip firmly, his fingers digging into your flesh. He shifted his position, finding the perfect angle to stimulate your most sensitive spots. His movements became more focused, more deliberate, as he chased the ultimate goal of bringing you to the pinnacle of ecstasy.
He listened intently to the sound of your moans, adjusting his movements to match your responses. He wanted to give you exactly what you craved. His tongue expertly traced the curves and folds of your pussy, his rhythm becoming more relentless and the hunger to devour you grew. Soon, it was evident that you were reaching the brink of ecstasy. “D..Dabi..I..I’m gonna cum..!” you cried out. A surge of satisfaction and pride washed over Dabi as he heard your moans grow urgent, your body trembling with the approach of orgasm. He intensified his actions, his tongue flicking and teasing. “I want to feel you come undone,” he growled, his voice filled with hunger and desire. His hand tightened on your hip, holding you firmly in place as he continued his relentless assault on your sensitive core. He focused all of his attention on your clit, flicking and circling it with expertise. His tongue delved deep, spreading your wetness and heightening your pleasure. With a gasp and shaky moan, you finally reached your peak.
Your body convulsed in ecstasy, pleasure coursing through every fiber of your being. Dabi’s tongue continued its assault, prolonging the pleasure as your orgasm washed over you. He reveled in the sight and sound of your release, savoring every moment. As your body gradually relaxed, he continued to lap at your sensitive folds, savoring the taste of your climax. Only when he sensed your satisfaction did he finally withdraw, a satisfied smirk playing on his lips. “Beautiful,” he whispered, his voice filled with awe and adoration. “You’re amazing, babe.” Dabi moved up to you, capturing your lips in a passionate, lingering kiss, eager to share the flavors of your pleasure on his tongue. You kissed him back deeply and tenderly, tasting the shared ecstasy on your tongue. “So are you, Dabi..” This caused him to chuckle lowly and say, “You’re goddamn right, I am.” Dabi settled himself beside you on the bed, pulling you into his embrace, his arms holding you tightly. In that moment, surrounded by the echoes of their shared pleasure, he felt at peace. And as he held you close, he knew he had found his sanctuary in your arms.
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m4iya · 5 days ago
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ᝰ.ᐟ✮⋆˙ Matchup #8 @rinaland˙⋆✮ᐟ.ᝰ
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Hello! Once more I’m trying to regain motivation for writing! That might be the reason why these have been coming out so slowly… lol
After a while, deciding and ‘analysing’ I’ve decided to match you to Oikawa Toru!
Let’s begin with the hobbies c: I don’t think we know a lot about his hobbies in specific (other than volleyball obv) but he seems like the type to play video games in his free time, or just do random things in general. I think the two of you might play video games together, linking with each other in games and playing over call, or in person. Maybe something cozy, or an RPG or maybe even a shooter game where the two of you are in a call and he gets mad, insisting the people are ‘hacking’. He’d either suddenly go quiet and stop speaking out of annoyance, or become so frustrated that he yells at the console. He might even mutter the occasional “Ppft, whatever. I’d probably beat them in volleyball anyways.”
In a similar fashion, I can see the two of you wearing matching jewellery; something you made or something he bought. Maybe even matching lock screens, or his would be a candid photo of you. 
Since you mentioned keeping your interests to yourself until you get close to someone, I think he’d be the type to find someone like you pretty interesting. At times, he's either an open book, or super hard to read, so if he met someone like you, who (I might be wrong here, ignore if me if I am) is quiet and reserved yet still polite, open up and become flowery, beaming with a bunch of different interests and hobbies, might really keep his attention focused on you. 
One thing we (kinda) do know about Oikawa is the way he struggles with his perception of himself and his skills. He might find solace in venting his worries to you, noticing how you listen and provide an environment that makes it easy for someone to feel understood. 
He might tell you something, worrying and expecting to be scolded, but get the exact opposite. Maintaining a level-headed perspective on his issues, you might point out his wrongs but in a way that’s easier to digest than a lecturing session. To listen, but not be ready to attack at any moment. Because of that, I can see him being the type to ring you up at random times of the day, (mainly late night) and tell you about his day even when he had no issues or complaints. 
He’d ring you just when you were about to sleep, whining that the bread shop near his house was all out of his favourite milk bread. 
“…and get this, I had to get red bean bread instead.”
“Couldn’t this have waited until tomorrow?”
“Nope, I felt like you should know right now.”
Soon, it turned from venting worries to sharing the smallest details about his day. You’d smile and listen, and he’d feel understood. 
Here is a short story I wrote regarding outfits, gift giving and what not:
At last, he was free from practice for at least a day and you were able to spend some time together. Even if all the two of you were doing was laying on his bed, chatting and watching videos.
“This is so cute, isn’t it?” Turning the screen towards him, he squints.
“I mean, it’s okay.” His attention shifts back to his phone as he scrolls through training videos.
“I’m gonna check it out.” Pressing a link which led to the website, you search for where the store is located “It’s close by, wanna come?”
“Can’t we just stay here?” He groans.
“Come on, it’ll be fun!”
Slipping your shoes on, you step outside his house. Joining you after closing the door, the two of you walk there with your arms linked. On the way there, he stops by a juice bar, buying something for the both of you to drink. Even though he placed the order, after trying yours he repeatedly hinted at ‘how much nicer it was than his’ until you gave in and swapped your drink with his.
Once you reached the store, you began browsing, looking for the dress you saw online. Once you found it, you took it along with a few other things to a changing room to try on. Instructing him to wait on a seat nearby, you told him that he’d be the judge. With a sigh, he gave in, assuring you that he’d ‘do his job properly’
Outfits upon outfits, he’d give you ratings. Not on how you looked, but on how the outfit itself looked. After a while, he tapped on the door and told you that he’d be right back, and to wait for him before trying on the next outfit.
A few minutes passed, and another knock sounded on your door. Cracking the door open, you peeked your head through. In his hand was a satin, pearly light pink dress. The hem flowed down to the floor, and it adorned an asymmetric, one collar design with a pleated bottom.
“I thought you weren’t really into this.”
“Well, I did say I’d do my job properly.” He smugly replied. Taking the dress from his hand, you slipped it on with ease. Looks like he knew your size pretty well. Maybe all these shopping trips eventually paid off..
The changing room had spare heels situated near the mirror, so you used them to boost your height so that the dress didn’t drag behind you.
Stepping outside, you held the side of the skirt with a hand, flourishing the dress design.
“What do you think?” Truth be told, you loved it. The way it hugged your waist, but wasn't too tight, and the elegant feel of it made you wonder how you hadn’t noticed it on the clothing racks before.
“Well..” He tapped his chin in thought. “The dress is.. alright.”
Crossing your arms, you shot him a glare. “Hey, I’m not done yet!” He chuckled, throwing his hands up in defence.
“The dress is alright, sure, but it looks better with you in it.”
Ignoring the warmth flushing your cheeks, you gushed. “Oh, come on!”
“I’m being serious! Like, it went from a 5 to a 10.”
“I take it you’ll be paying then?”
“Sure, sure.” He sighed. He secretly didn’t mind spoiling you from time to time.
The two of you left the store with the dress as well as the outfit you saw earlier on your phone. Though, he made you to promise to wear that specific dress the next time the two of you went to dinner together.
The pink dress is kind of what i was trying to describe. The rest of the pics are things I imagined as the aesthetic!
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pink-pkmn-trainer · 8 months ago
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looking way too much into episode 2
ok, to start things off, pomni's dream. it was, in fact, a dream about abstraction. and may i just say that pomni's voice actor really did a good job in showing pomni's fear using her voice
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what ragatha says here is interesting, simply because it seems....out of character? she's being all sassy and stuff, so either pomni is a TERRIBLE judge of character, or....she thinks ragatha doesn't like her. which it would make sense for her to think that, considering she left her behind when kaufmo attacked.
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but immediately after the dream sequence, we see ragatha come to check on pomni, showing actual interest in her and asking how she is. so she does actually like and care about pomni, or is at the very least she's doing a good job at pretending she does.
ragatha reassures pomni that there's no hard feelings, but it still doesn't look like pomni believes her. poor babey :(
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aww, he does like bugs! how cute!
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now we've got some religious imagery. caine is god, i guess.
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oh, and jax likes violence. i'll talk more about why i think that is once we get to the actual violence.
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the way he just rests his chin on gummigoo's back, that's so cute
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knives. that is all.
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what??? what the fuck is the figurine thing???
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aww look at him he's so silly when he's trying to be helpful
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ragatha has stuffing inside her confirmed
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THE BACKROOMS
existential crisis time
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hholy shit. no wonder goose said we weren't ready for him.
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bucket
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her ass is NOT a handyman
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i love this whole scene. i wanna go in depth about it but there's not much i know how to say, i just like that she's trying to cheer him up
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also funny gummigoo screenshot
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seems like a pretty good time to talk about jax's desire for violence. this is still a video game, after all, and the way he's acting is pretty similar to how i sometimes play games; using it as a sort of "rage room" to destroy and vent my frustrations in. it would even be excusable if it weren't for the fact that the AIs are sentient.
now it's time to REALLY get talking
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silly man with his head in a bucket. he mentions caine here, specifically that they can ask him for help, and it wouldn't be a stretch to say he may have asked caine for help with things in the past. which, while not very important or significant, does create a cute mental image. goofy little ringmaster being helpful.
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what ragatha says here is SO important to her relationship with pomni. she thinks that pomni doesn't like her, while pomni thinks that ragatha doesn't like her. so they're basically stuck in a loop, a platonic "will they, won't they" where they both think the other hates them. this is the type of barrier that prevents a friendship from forming.
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kinger is unexpectedly very wise in this scene, and gives her some good advice. this is the reason i think that ragatha will attempt to pursue a friendship with our little jester later on, only for pomni to be skeptical because she thinks ragatha's just being nice. and pomni's fear of ragatha secretly hating her is going to end up being the only thing that stops them from being friends.
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it's also really sweet of her to immediately run up to her and check on her. i love these two :)
ok sorry for all the shipping propaganda let's get back to overanalyzing
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this is what i wanted to mention the most. even though the NPCs see caine as a god, he's a bit of a cruel one. he has no regard for their well-being and only really cares about the humans. but i don't actually think it's his fault. he's an AI and he's programmed to care for the humans, so that's his priority, not the NPCs.
caine is described as being a "rouge AI", but i don't think that's the case....yet. i think he's actually going to go rouge as the story progresses, and eventually realize how unforgiving he's being.
anyways, i still want to talk about some other theories i have. hopefully there's still room for a couple more pictures in this post.
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this line from jax in the pilot is my main base for this. obviously he's referring to the centipede he put in ragatha's room, but it's the fact that he says it right before he opens the door to reveal that kaufmo abstracted. no one in the circus knew he had abstracted until this point, nor did anyone mention seeing any signs that he was going crazy.
i think it's a hint. what's being insinuated here is that no one's going to know who will abstract next. there's no trick for for discovering the order they'll all abstract in, and there's no signs when it's going to happen.
(edit: i just remembered that kinger mentioned him acting weird but sshhhhhh it's still a good theory ok)
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as for the void, when caine realizes pomni wandered out there, he mentions that she'll get "totally spoiled". i think this means that looking into the void gives you visions of the future, and that pomni knows how the show is going to end; she knows all the surprises and twists, too. it would explain why she looked so angrily at caine (possibly now knows about how little he cares for the NPCs), and also why she seems so lost in thought right at the end.
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but hey, that's just a theory
A CIRCUS THEORY!!!
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