#thoughts and theories

[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.

[nocandnc]

Something interesting I noticed from the Aira + Evil Eye omakes, now that I’ve seen the Japanese text…

In the previous EE omake, he refers to Aira as ‘onushi’ - this is an archaic way of saying ‘you’, as EE speaks in a very old-fashioned way. It’s not rude, but not endearing either - just kind of neutral.

By the next EE + Aira omake, something’s changed. He’s following her around and switched to calling her ‘kisama’ instead of ‘onushi’.

To modern ears, the word ‘kisama’ is very rude. Aira tells him to not say ‘kisama’ - probably because to her, it sounds like he’s using fowl language to address her…

But here’s the interesting thing: ‘kisama’ was originally a very polite form of address!

The ‘ki’ comes from ‘kimi’, a fond way of referring to someone, and ‘sama’ from… well, the highly respectful honorific most are probably familiar with.

As noted above, Evil Eye speaks in a very archaic manner - two centuries have passed since he was alive after all. So given this context, it’s entirely possible that while Aira took it as him being rude, it was actually the opposite—

The Evil Eye could have been trying to act politely instead!

Following her request to not say ‘kisama’, Evil Eye switches his form of address once again, now calling her directly by name. Bluntly calling her ‘Aira’ isn’t exactly polite, but I do think it’s noteworthy that he respected her wishes at all. Rather, I’m a bit surprised he even knows her name lol

He calls Okarun by name as well - his surname Takakura to be exact. That’s another interesting point - the fact that he’ll call Aira by her first name and not Shiratori.

Maybe it’s because Jiji calls her Aira as well…?

Well, just some interesting food for thought in any case ^^;;;

[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~)

[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.

[daydreaming-allday-everyday]

We're being too hard on a girl who carries the hope of humanity on her shoulders, lost maybe her entire family because of it and chose her own kind over a group of apes she met 3 days ago. We're always on the side of the apes because "evil humans" but at this point the saga shows us several times that both species can be good or bad, and apes are also bad, selfish and treacherous, and they could also destroy the world just like humans did.

She chose his kind over everything, IT IS THE SAME THING that many people say Caesar should have done even if it meant sacrificing innocent people

[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.

[korgbelmont]

Just had a reply informing that All Of Us is the LGBT book where the MC and Love Interest will be the same gender. Really glad that there is a book like that being done. Looking forward to seeing what it will be like!

[reignsserene09]

2.6 patch "The End of the World" and theories about it

listen to me, my sleuths!

knowing Bluepoch, giving story titles after releasing trailers in CN for their next patch is now a usual thing but what should we expect in this seemingly innocent patch?

well for starters, this could mean our friends will be in Antarctica since it is the literal "end of the world" or the title can suggest a world ending scenario or in worse cases, a death of a beloved character

some people's thoughts jump to someone dying (specifically Sonetto 🥺) to give flare to the story or just to make a point but for me? it might just be about them exploring Antarctica or something

killing a main character (Sonetto or whoever the fuck it is) can happen but for now, it's all just theories and speculations...

we'll wait until they actually show us peeks for that and I'm sure to be here to talk about it

BUT IF THEY DID HINT OF SOMEONE DYING THEN I WILL BE THERE LIKE:

[prismatica-the-strange]

So Royal Prep is teaching royals sorcery. Specifically how to transform mundane things into precious gems...

Yet while this is happening the common folk seem to think only certain people can perform magic, and are taught science instead, something the royals aren't explicitly taught.

Not only that, but it seems the sorcery school has a long running rivalry with Royal Prep.

So like... Are the Fairies and Royals trying to push out the idea of Royal Sorcerers?

Teaching the royal heirs magic to turn rocks into wealth, getting rid of royal sorcerers, and keeping the common folk ignorant of how magic works, would make the the royals and their bloodlines incredibly more powerful.

I the episode where Miss Nettle is "Sasha the sorceress" all the things she conjured and transformed were fake, but even the imagery and implication of all the wealth the transfigured rocks gives would still feed into the power they're projecting.

Look, I know it's incredibly unlikely, and they just wanted to incorporate some fun magical moments into the show, but the way they went about doing it makes the it all a little suspicious.

[wallflowers-in-the-wind]

Pink Diamond/Rose Quartz

An analysis with a bit of theorizing

For those who watched Steven Universe, Rose Quartz and Pink Diamond seemed to be complete opposites in every way. But when we got the reveal of them being the same person it seemed impossible. Learning this from at first admiring Rose to the slowly deconstruction of this perfect being was also very clever yet the shock still never seemed to fade.

Yet the one thing everyone seems to be focused on is if Rose/Pink were right in their actions. So many innocents were harmed, shattered, bubbled, or killed in a war that seemed needless. But what if it was the only option?

From what we are told throughout the show Pink Diamond is trapped in an abusive situation with the other Diamonds. They see her as a child that needs to be placated for shut up entirely. Casting her off to be other gems problems or creating best friends for Pink so she would leave them alone.

But that wasn’t what she wanted. Pink Diamond didn’t want to be cast aside she wanted to have a purpose for her existence, to do something grand like the others. This anger and frustration caused her to lash out against the gems given to her as a distraction or to serve her. Perhaps this is something the other diamonds have done to her when she goes to far in her demands to be treated equally and she just replicated it against those she could. It is inexcusable and the damage still affects the gems still around that served Pink Diamond like Pink Pearl and Spinel. We probably won’t ever know the full extent of the Diamond’s actions against Pink Diamond and the domino effect agaisnt other gems but from what little we do know it was inexcusably

However, their actions kept Pink Diamond naive. She didn’t realize what the other Diamonds were doing to the other planets until she got one of her own. When she disguised herself as Rose Quartz she got to explore the planet she owned her way with what she thought was her own authority. Seeing the effect the Kindergartens had on the planet and listening to stories from other gems may have been what caused her to change for the better. When the other Diamonds wouldn’t listen and gave her the human zoo to placate her again it must have been the breaking point.

This would lead to the rebellion. Perhaps it was stared to get the others to change their minds at first. If they wouldn’t listen to her then she would force them to listen to someone who fights back. Rose Quartz became a persona where she could act and say what she had been saying for centuries but no one listened. But I don’t think Rose/Pink meant for it to get out of hand to the degree that it did. It started out with just her and Pearl but when they met Garnet and so many other gems who believed in her and trusted her not because she was a Diamond but for what she thought it became much more that just her voicing her thoughts. But by the point she realized how far the other Diamonds would go to stay in the right, it was too late.

Her only option left was to leave as Pink Diamond and allow earth to be destroyed or to stay as Rose Quartz. But she couldn’t live as both without someone becoming suspicious, hence the fake shattering.

But sometimes I wonder if she ever had the intention of righting any of the wrongs she had committed against others. She had proven before she would never reveal her true identity to the other Crystal Gems. However, if she never fell for Greg would the events that take place in the show force her to confront her past or if she would continue to be Rose Quartz until the truth is revealed?

Pink Diamond and Rose Quartz are far from perfect. There are many things they never resolved that was left to Steven. But their reasoning while flawed is understandable to a certain extent.

If the show ever gets the chance I would love for a series to show Pink Diamond’s past and her time as Rose Quartz. While I know this would take away from the way we learned about Rose and her true identity I think it would be fascinating to see how everything happened and Pink Diamond/Rose’s thoughts and feelings so the fandom can understand her better.

[nocandnc]

I really like the implication that despite her reluctance on the matter,

Aira is the one who can best match Evil Eye in a fight

at least prior to Okarun’s training arc.

While Aira is lacking in raw strength and spiritual energy, she makes up for it with exceptional technique. Close combat fighting is like dancing, and that’s where she excels. She’s already capable of following EE’s 4-beat rhythm from the start.

We can see this demonstrated even before the music room training. During one of his transformations at Momo’s house, Aira's shown to be the most effective in holding EE back ‘till the hot water is ready.

I think that’s partly why she’s so cavalier about letting EE out in later arcs. I don’t think it’s just her being selfish or rash - some part of her must be thinking ‘I can take him!'

But, I also think there’s a level of trust to it as well.

Trust in herself to keep him in check, trust in Jiji’s ability to restrain him, and trust in the Evil Eye himself to be more than a just vengeful embodiment of human rage and suffering. She's gotten comfortable with him by this point in the story after all - enough to scold and kick him just as she would Jiji and the others.

Speaking of matching, there's also thematic connections to consider.

Aira’s abilities come from Acrobatic Silky, a poor ballet dancer turned urban legend after meeting a tragic fate. AcroSilky's fondest memories are of when she would dance and play with her child, whom she yearned to see even after death.

When the Evil Eye was a living child, his greatest wish was to dance and play with someone as well. That got twisted up after centuries of watching other children suffer like he did - but just as AcroSilky sought out Aira in want of her child, Evil Eye's core desire is still there.

So I think it would be very nice if these two shared a one-on-one dance at some point... even if it's under the guise of play-fighting ^^;;

[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!!!

[jenuinelycurious]

So, I have a couple of thoughts about the fnaf movie. Theories, if you will. Specifically concerning Vanessa.

This will contain spoilers. Proceed with caution if you haven't seen the movie, yet, or scroll past.

Okay, Vanessa Shelly and my thoughts/theories surrounding her in the movie verse. There are 3 (with some points in between).

1) Her name. I do not think it is an alias, I think that is her actual surname -- specifically from her mom. We don't know anything about her full dynamic family life as a child, except that her dad is William Afton. So, I think it's safe to speculate that, in the movie at least, William and his wife had a divorce. Vanessa's Mom won custody over her and changed her last name from Afton to Shelly, Mom's maiden name. Visitation or shared custody was still a thing that could happen after divorce, especially in the 80s and 90s by court order in some states so kids could have some semblance of having two parents in their lives (maddening, I know), so of course she would still have photos of herself and her dad. But, the main holder of child custody can enforce a name change, if they so choose. And, if the mother went thru a name change after the divorce, so too would have Vanessa.

So, at least for me, Vanessa really is Vanessa Shelly and comes from a broken family. We can see semblance of this when her and and Mike are talking by the water drain/river in his neighborhood. When he mentioned that before Garrett's abduction, his parents were the kind you'd see on television: have family dinner at the table, hold hands, and say grace. Vanessa's expression is one of pain, longing, and jealousy--her family was nothing like that, and she likely never knew what a loving family ever felt like. This is also the moment that she truly sees the outside perspective of the damages that her father had done: she'd *never* met someone from the families that had been affected by his evil. Until she met Mike. Her father *broke* this family, just had he had heartlessly *broken her*, his own daughter. This was the start of her turning point: meeting Abby, talking with Mike, and connecting the dots on what happened. However, she is still a victim of harsh, narcissistic parent manipulation: it is always going to be a long and hard road for her.

2) "He really fucked you up, didn't he?"

I think it goes without saying that Vanessa is as much a victim as the children, Mike, and Abby in this movie (as well as the countless security guards that died prior to Mike getting the job). However, a thought struck me that...well, I'll be honest. It's fucked up and broke my heart, but it also came about when I questioned one thing during the moment when Vanessa was telling Mike in further detail on what happened to the children that disappeared during the 3rd act of the movie on the Fifth night.

*how did she know the animatronics still holds the children's bodies, when no one found them to begin with?*

Here's my fucked up theory that I'm starting to believe: William Afton not only manipulated and mentally/emotionally hurt and broke his daughter--he brain washed her into helping him abduct those children.

Yes, he was the one that did the evil deed, however, what better way to have a child that is a stranger to you be trusting and calm and not fight back when you're a 6 ft, adult sized animatronic/rabbit suit?

Have another child close by.

Vanessa was there to either lure the kids away into the back, and/or was there to keep them from screaming or running away. This also means that it's very, highly likely that she saw her father in the spring Bonny suit, kill those kids and hide their bodies. Remember, every time she talked about Freddy's and had that haunting look in her eye, we the audience heard her thoughts: screaming children.

She not only witnessed the events, she was a brainwashed participant to them.

3) "You may have forgotten your loyalties..." -- the way William said this line was filled with years of discontempt. Not just from her holding a gun at him and telling him to stop. Like, he wasn't surprised or this wasn't the first time they've seriously, seriously stood on opposing sides.

Honestly, two things on this bit: 1) Vanessa having chosen to become a police officer after knowing everything her father has done physically shows the amount of guilt she's carried into adulthood. She holds herself partly responsible for what happened, and has chosen a job that will allow her to enforce protection and safety over harm and manipulation. 2) The last thing I'm sure William would have wanted was for Vanessa to become a police officer. It puts him at danger of likely getting caught, after years of careful arrangement to prevent that from happening. When he found out that she joined the force, he was most likely livid. Scared, but livid. However, a narcissistic manipulator will never share that--instead, he most likely either blackmailed her to stay quiet (the whole "if they find out about me, I'll make sure they find out about you" spiel) OR he manipulated her. I'm more willing to believe that it's the latter, considering what she says to Mike: "If I go back and he's there... I will be useless to you. Trust me." And she said that with fear in her eyes and voice--she was aware of the power that he had over her. He's had years to break her down and become his puppet. She didn't want the chance of endangering someone that was already a victim to her father once before.

She wouldn't be able to handle that guilt.

3) "You knew!?"

So, we all know that William abducted Garrett. But like my previous points, it was something that Vanessa said that made me mentally double take:

"I didn't know when we met, but after we talked..."

**What**

After she and Mike talked about his brother, *she knew*. With only a name and some semblance of clues. Reminding here--he never said that Garrett was taken when he and his family were out camping, and he never shared a picture of Garrett to anyone, especially Vanessa. He only shared that when he was twelve, he was supposed to watch his brother and he was taken, and that he was trying to figure out who did it by way of dream theory memory retrievement. She was the one that mentioned the Nebraska pine forest poster during this talk. **Because she knew.**

Vanessa knew because she was there.

Remember when I said that I theorized Vanessa was brainwashed to help her father abduct children? Garrett's abduction would have lined up with the children disappearances at Freddy's. Mike was 12 years old when Garrett disappeared--and he's most likely in his early-to-mid twenties, most likely having been 13-15 when Abby was born (giving a three year gap, cause we don't know how their parents were with each other during that time) and Abby looks like she's somewhere between 7-10 years old, putting her birth year between 1990 and 1993. Meaning, Garrett was abducted the summer of either '87 or '88 (I'm willing to bet '87, because that's a significant year to the franchise).

It is very likely that Garrett was the first victim, to test whether or not the daddy-daughter duo that William had built by manipulating his own daughter could actually work. That she would actually follow his instructions without question and, in a heavily public setting, be able to kidnap a child from their family without struggle. Why didn't we see her in the memory dreams? She could have been sitting in the front passenger seat--Mike would not have seen her.

Again though, these are just my thoughts. These are just my theories. Decided to share them in case anyone else may have had the same thoughts--and also to get them out of my head. They've been burning holes in an already soupy brain (busy season at work--yay).

[daydreaming-allday-everyday]

My biggest theory is that

Considering the chronology of the franchise and the end of Kingdom, it is very probable we will see time travelers in the next movie. What if Noa and Mae (maybe Anaya and Soona too) travel to the future like in "escape from the planet of the apes"? What if "making humans talk again" Mae meant changing the past?