#thoughts and theories

[nocandnc]

‪People have been clamoring for a ‘jealous Loid’ arc, and now we just might get it…?

Well, not quite - but I’d love it if Twilight picks up on Hemlock being an assassin before his own wife (love makes you blind after all)

“I have to protect Yor by any means nessessary… for the mission!!”

And then he starts like holding Yor’s hand everywhere they go or something lollll but it just looks like jealousy to everyone else!?

Of course, I’m fully expecting some sort of twist - maybe Hemlock actually really respects Yor and even loves her, but is pissed that she’s lowered herself to being a housewife. With that in mind, Loid might (correctly) assume Hemlock is jealous of him and get protective over his position in Yor’s life from that angle as well…

Either way, ‘jealous Loid’ odds are looking up!!

[sorinethemastermind]

As far as I can find, Soren has only cried twice in the entire six seasons of The Dragon Prince.

Once in Seasons Two, after he's paralyzed by the dragon.

"I was confused, and I didn’t want to do it, but I do want Dad to love me, and be proud of me."

And once in Season Six, when Viren is apologizing to him for all the hurt he's caused.

"Somehow you found the right path in spite of everything I've done. I'm so proud of you."

I've been thinking about this since the season dropped, so now you can too. You're welcome.

[keyintheeye-blog]

Well, character redesigns for that AU about Victorian fairies

Sorry, I was a little too lazy to paint Timmy(

(Especially for my dear Zephirum~)

[malewifemettaton]

Chapter 4 spoilers: what the hell is going on with Jackenstien and the titans??

I mean when I first encountered Jack I thought he didn't really fit in with the other Dark Sanctuary characters because while the others are extremely solemn while Jack is the complete opposite of that. Like the last NPC we meet before his fight (I forgot their name) represents the books in the church and their fight is all about correcting grammer/spelling, but Jack noticebly doesn't use correct grammar and spelling.. Not to mention his fight being really unique and noticeably using the SOUL in a new way, which I will talk about later..

The next time my brain made the Ace Attorney 'ding' noise, was when Ralsei said the Titans represent the fear of the dark and I was like isn't that what Jack also represents????. and now I'm playing it's fight and its the same concept, with the brightness of the soul and its ability to collect the yellow 'treasure' being the main way to gain TP and with enough TP the SOUL can 'Unleash' which is the main way of defeating them????.. like hello??! that can't be a coincidence..

Also I haven't had the time to think about it but what with the motif of darkness, and such I can't even think about what this implies. Also something about how Toby often makes some of the silliest funniest characters the most lore important. I think Jack might be some sort of misplaced(?) or something Titan .

Also Please don't spoil the end of chapter 4 for me, because I haven't finished it <3

[usagifuyusummer]

Berdly sketches I did because he is my boyfailure blorbo!

I was just figuring out how to draw Berdly here AND BONUS!!! MY SCATTERED INSANE THOUGHTS ABOUT HIM LMAO. Plus! some silly drawing I did for a friend on Discord. I guess I'll just share them here (special points go to the ones that get what I'm referencing about in the last image, lol).

I don't think I'll yap much this time. I'll probably yap a lot in another post related to this.

P.S. I did post this on the ibispaintx app, too. So, maybe some of you might have seen this.

[dramalove247]

Were we supposed to hate Ba Wu?

We keep thinking about how unlikeable Ba Wu was as a character and we are pretty convinced that was the entire point.

Yes, both boys hid their feelings, and both lied and made questionable choices. But while the series gave us lots of reasons to sympathize with Ji Hun (showing us how he was always worrying about Ba Wu or trying to make him happy, being completely misunderstood by everyone, Ba Wu refusing to believe his words and ignoring his direct attempts to communicate), it did VERY LITTLE to try and make us like Ba Wu. In fact, any sympathy we could have felt for him was crushed by the way he repeatedly and intentionally hurt the person he is supposed to love. It felt like they went out of the way to make him unlikeable.

they showed him ready to walk away from the friendship, so gave him nothing to fear losing and no reason to stay silent

they gave him many opportunities to be honest and communicate

he refused to believe ANYTHING coming out of Ji Hun's mouth

instead of honestly communicating, we got some childish game of "jokingly asking to date" which only made things more messy and confusing

it showed how he managed to hurt both himself and his friend over and over again through his choices

The only way any of this story makes sense is if we weren't supposed to feel sorry for him. It's wasn't the point.

The series seemed to be calling out and showing the dark side of the secret crush/one sided love trope. In this story, it comes across as immature, blind, self inflicted torture that lead to unnecessary pain for everyone involved. They showed us again and again how misunderstandings and assumptions made things worse and hurt people. Unlike Ji Hun's pain, it made a point to show us that Ba Wu's wounds were mostly self inflicted. And the resolution only came about when Ba Wu finally got it through his thick skull that Ji Hun actually did like him.

There could have been a story there about Ba Wu recognizing this friendship was hurting him and no longer healthy, and choosing to prioritize his own needs and setting boundaries even if it meant hurting Ji Hun. It could have been about the exhaustion and hopelessness of a one sided love. And these things were there and we can understand why Ba Wu acted the way he did hurt people hurt people and blah blah blah. But they gave us much more of him being dense, refusing to be honest or communicate at all, and intentionally being cruel for him to be sympathetic. It feels like the whole point was to show that Ba Wu hadn't done himself or anyone else any favors by letting this crush fester into resentment.

There were also other things they didn't do, like an actual love triangle or Ji Hun realizing he was being called a stalker, that makes us think all the repeated scenes of Ba Wu's self inflicted torture were the focus and not filler. Someday we will rewatch it and see how all this lands. But for now, we feel pretty confident that we weren't supposed to like Ba Wu.

What do you think?

[daydreaming-allday-everyday]

I'm so sure Noa and Anaya fought over Soona at least once when they were kids/younger 😭

[sarah-king-in-yellow]

Malevolent part 53 spoilers

One of the strongest reactions I had during that episode was when they heard the bell and I automatically said out loud "but for who does it toll?" and minutes later it's confirmed that only they can hear it.

Lemme just pull this little thingy up to show WHY I think this has relevance...

So far we did get a lot of war imagery in this episode and the theming of this season quite literally is death and how it affects the outcome by existence in its entirety (aka Arthur and John having to save the day).

Plus, so far malevolent DID have a lot of poetry, music and literature relevant to it's story, (Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Nothing Gold can stay, Peggy Gordon, Faroe's Song, The King in Yellow, etc...), who's to say the book "For Whom the Bell Tolls" won't have relevance in the slightest?

Guys, on a scale of one to ten how cooked are they?

[anonymergremlin]

Let me be honest.

Carlo's memories, were in someway the biggest reason for P to deny giving Geppetto the P-Organ.

You see, P has a certain understanding of what a father is. Something I believe comes from Carlo's Ergo, but because of him not having access to his memories at the beginning, he didn't know that a parent doesn't always mean it well with you. In some way P is like a toddler at the begining, having a certain instinct for following his parent... But it's the experience that make us realize that general circumstances are not always the right/good ones.

Also, it can't believe I am saying this, in some way. Geppetto was a good father. He praised P, payed attention to what he did and wanted his well being, yeah in the end he only did it for Carlo... BUT it had the same effect as if he had meant it. Kinda sick, he did the right thing for his 'second' child only to fail once more.

Also another thing, for both neutral and good ending... I love how Geppetto mentions 'P got his personality and not his memories', after he denied giving him the organ. You know old man, that personality is also shaved by experience? And what do you expect from a neglected child who wanted your attention? Who wanted attention from the only parent he still has.

[matcha-chai-latte]

Some predictions about Yona

For me the chances that Yona will become queen are quite low.

I don’t really see Yona ending as the queen of Kouka. The crimson dragon king returning to his rightful place? I don’t think that was the story’s point. As we know from her visions, it was her original destiny. She would be the queen of Kouka and I am sure she would be a good one. However, the original future where she is the queen is rather dark. But that was before she changed the future. Now everything will go in a different way. Hak has already escaped his deathbed. On top of that, as she is quite dedicated to save Soo-won’s life, the chances that he will die have lowered significantly. So if he lives, I don’t see any reasonable motive for her to replace him, as she doesn’t want to become queen herself.

Plus, I doubt she would be happy as a queen. Being confined to the palace, small talking with aristocrats and practicing hypocrisy with foreign ambassadors until the end of her days? Her freedom would be lost. It’s just not her role, it’s not who she is. She is a defender that prefers protecting her people on the front lines, with her own hands. And most importantly, she doesn’t want to defend just her own people, but anyone in need. She is not necessarily on Kouka’s side, but mainly on the side of those who seek protection and help.

If the dragon’s soul leaves her body and returns to the heavens, I also see a possibility of her hair changing color to black (like both her parents’), since it’s the crimson dragon’s soul that made it red. It always brought her in trouble, as it attracted unwanted attention and revealed her identity. Were she to be forgotten by everyone, or die and come back to life, a normal hair color would allow her to start a normal human life.

[dreamcatcheresss]

The Gods suffer - Thoughts about Record of Ragnarok and Loki

Thank you @hanaiikiki for uploading this picture. It made me want to share some thoughts.

Looks like he is used to rejection and still can't accept it. He wants to make it work finally, because love has never worked out for him before. It's like he hopes that finding love is the only way for him to feel accepted and wanted. He wants to have someone who he can be himself with. Apparently he is too scared to let his guard down around his friends and it's a general problem for the Gods.

Loki must carry a lot sadness and trauma, that he closed his heart so much. He has friends and still feels lonely, because he can't allow himself to open up to them. He doesn't trust even those who he loves. That's totally unhealthy. Finding love - ONE PERSON - who understands and accepts him must be his only hope to be happy and to heal his heart. He can't count on his friends, because they all have the same problem.

That's how I understand his obsession with Brunhilde. He doesn't want to give up, because it would feel like giving up on love and hope in general.

The Gods suffer. Look at Ares. At least he cried openly. But no one could go to him and simply hug and comfort him. Would it be weakness to do so? Would it put shame on Ares to treat him like someone weak? Maybe both is the case. But the fact is, that Loki really looked like he wanted to hold him tight and show some emotions... and couldn't. He couldn't show some love for his friend. Hermes couldn't comfort his brother. Zeus couldn't. Even after losing two beloved brothers and his adoptive son he couldn't mourn. We didn't see him allowing himself to be sad even in private.

The Gods have some huge problems in their society and we can it compare to toxic masculinity or the facade of aristocrats in our reality. Poor Loki wants to find a way to deal with it. It's no surprise that you can go crazy from that. He is under pressure and there is no escape. No, he has to deal with it by himself, just like the others. And judging from mythology he can do his best and society still doesn't accept him. So playing the role of the clown is the best way to get away with being the outsider. He tries to survive, even if he too proud to admit it to himself.

I remember what Poseidon said about what it means to be a God... I must say that it is a very sad existence. Sasaki was right about that. Sorry, I repeat a lot for sure. This is just my interpretation, also based on my own life experiences.

[nocandnc]

We got a pretty cute Fiona chapter today, and something about her apartment caught my eye!

We can see she has some flowers on display, both in her bedroom window and by the front entrance. That in and of itself isn't unusual, but the one by the window stuck out to me.

Unlike the full bouquet at the entrance, the window flowers are barely a handful. They're also placed in a plain cup rather than a proper vase, making it feel much less like an intentional setup and more like something that was put there at random. Why go through the effort - especially in her sleeping area where no one else is likely to see it?

All in all, the stray flowers seems like something she received at random from someone else, rather than purposefully gathering it herself.

Twilight noted in this chapter that Nightfall must be recovering from the mole incident, and run ragged from resuming regular spy duties. We know she's been visiting Franky for work purposes between then and now - seemingly pretty often too, if his deflated 'you again' response to her presence is anything to go by.

Franky is also known to have flowers handy for all kinds of occasions. Silly pranks, failed dates...

He may even be aware that Fiona is sick - he is an information broker after all. And so...

Maybe he gave her some flowers that were on hand as a get-well gift.

Maybe kind of sourly though, because he just got shot down for the nth time and they're just gonna be thrown out anyways so she may as well take 'em, alright!?

And in her fever-hazed state, Nightfall accepts.

The plain cup, the odd placement - this isn't Fiona Frost adding to her interior decoration, but Nightfall sparing a lonely flower from the garbage can.

...is what I'll be imagining!!!

[keyintheeye-blog]

Victorian era AU

So, we can't delay any more! I have accumulated concepts and sketches on Victorian AU and I am ready to share them with you!!! YAY!!! FANFARE!!!

Let's start with the fairy flower crowns.

So, I thought it would be fun if there were flowers with meaning in the flower crown, and not just beautiful ones. And of course, there is more than one type of flower in the flower crown. To determine which flowers can be in the flower crown of Cosmo and Wanda, I used the "Language of flowers". The picture is signed with flowers and their meaning so that everything is clear.

I must say right away, yes, it's not that important, it's just a small detail, so if you are a person who wants to draw on the topic of this au, don't worry, it's not necessary to understand colors. Draw flower crowns as your heart desires.

Oh and hey! Look, I drew Jorgen in this Au

Of course, since he is also a fairy, he is just as sparkling shiny and with wings. And of course he cannot be left without a flower crown, but it is woven into his helmet. It seemed like a good idea to give him a Roman helmet. It suits him, because he is all so military, belligerent and definitely has some kind of dominant and protective role in this au. It's still in development, but I'll definitely think through this part more. Well, his wings are the wings of a large beetle, these wings suit him, it would be strange if he had butterfly wings like in the designs of Cosmo and Wanda, so yes, all fairies have insect wings suitable for them.

A little bit about Vicki

So, let's take it in order, otherwise I'm afraid that I'll get confused in my thoughts lol.

There is a manufactory/factory that is definitely owned by Doug Dimmadom (who else?). Child labor is used in this factory, because, well, have you seen children? Have you seen their little nimble hands? They are excellent workers to work with small details! So, Vicky, who is in charge of these poor children, also works there. She probably rose to this position, but it would be funny if her little one was noticed initially as a commander over the children lol.

What else about the Dimmadom family is there in AU? Well, actually not much. Doug is still a tycoon who owns a bunch of businesses, and Dale is probably also kidnapped by Vicky here. Why would she kidnap children for the sake of child labor if she is already in charge of children at work? Well, obviously, more money and power for a woman in this difficult era. We have not considered this in more detail yet

Other things

My dear co-author (@usagifuyusummer) also has good ideas for the storyline of this au! I think I can't reveal all these ideas, because well, work on them is still underway, but I can tell you a little about them.

There is already a pretty detailed idea of how Timmy got to know the fairies, and then got to know Cosmo and Wanda specifically (the first sketch). I don't want to reveal how it all happened yet, but after one situation Cosmo and Wanda followed Timmy everywhere in an attempt to help him (well, or have fun, we already know what kind of fairies they are) and after a long time when unexplained phenomena occurred, Timmy accidentally discovers these two fairies (yes, unsuccessfully falling into the bushes, with who does not happen)

Well, the second sketch as a reference to the work of the Urusami, lol. This art is gorgeous, if you haven't seen it, take a look. Personally, I was delighted with this picture!

And if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them, I will be happy to answer!

Thank you all for your attention!!!

[malewifemettaton]

girl what .

[usagifuyusummer]

"I'll keep you safe, Cloud! Aerith! I'm coming!"

"I'll protect you, Ven, you too, Terra!"

"Kris! and--are you hurt, Noelle? Kris! Are you okay?!!!"

Just a sketch for now. I'm just occupied with homework, lmao. These three are my favorite characters in their respective series.

They all carry such big and caring hearts that it becomes their burden, their hubris. Besides that, they walk alone (loners) most of the time, thinking that they are very capable of doing everything in their own efforts. Even though they all long for companionship and to share their compassion with others that they can connect with... All of them also take on so so so many responsibilities that contributes to their eventual downfall. They want to be heroes, to give the best to the people that they care about, but they have nobody that will do the same to them.

Nobody's gonna save them.

Well, at least, Aqua is in a better place now (saved by Sora's party), and Berdly's a-okay in the pacifist and neutral routes. Still, I can't help but see the similarities between them. Maybe this is just what I see, lmao.