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fyeahnix · 2 months ago

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Hiiiiii I love your blog and your writing so much.

I know you have a hc that Sevika is bilingual, can you elaborate on that? Who taught her Spanish? Did she grow up speaking it? Does she do that thing where she forgets the English word for something and has to make up something to describe it? Does she say things in Spanish when people ask her to tell them something knowing they don’t speak Spanish so she can go “what, I told you already?”

Also I would die if she referred to me as “mi mujer” 😭😭😭

Thank you, have a great day!

Hello, anon! Thank you for the kind words 😄

So, yeah I think I mentioned this in a random throwaway Sevika headcanon post and haven't ever elaborated on this. But yes...

One of my headcanons for Sevika is that she is trilingual, and that stems from her family. First and foremost, I don't play League and I don't know shit about League lore outside of the bits of research I did to write for some Sevika stuff. I do see that League lore is incredibly detailed and expansive (which is fascinating to me) but there's still a lot that hasn't been explained from what I can tell? It looks like there are multiple languages that exist in Runeterra, which makes sense considering how many sentient races and ethnic groups there are. So let's talk about that for a second so you can understand my thought process on this. Walk with me here.

First off, this is, of course, a fantasy universe so the concept of languages and the countries they come from don't exist in that universe in the same way they do here. For example, there is no country called Spain, and therefore, there is no language called Spanish. So how does that work in my head? Easy. Use an existing language as a proxy for a fantasy one ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean...are the characters speaking English in Arcane? Clearly no, because Germanic languages and the countries they derive from don't exist. They're speaking whatever local language exists in that universe. I figured why not add some other IRL languages for flavor? So with that being said, this is where we get to another headcanon.

If we're going by ethnic background, I like to imagine Sevika as Afro-Latino from her father's side and South Asian through her mother. Why? Her VA, Amirah Vann, is Afro-Latina (African American father and Puerto Rican mother) and speaks fluent Spanish. Sevika's name appears to be Indian in origin and I mean...like look at her lol. She is clearly meant to be, in our world, South Asian, most likely Indian. I obviously do not know what region of Runeterra this ethnic background would translate to. Maybe Shurima???

Given that background (and the bit of trivia about her VA), that's how I came up with her being trilingual. Learned all three languages growing up in the home. "Spanish" from her father, and a third language I haven't decided yet (Hindi? Urdu? Sanskrit? Punjabi? Don't know yet, need to research) from her mother.

Why? Well...why not lol. Truthfully, I thought it'd be interesting to make up some additional reasons why she's so fit to be Silco's right hand. Piltover and Zaun are port cities, and being port cities, you're going to come across a lot of people from a lot of different cultures who speak a lot of different languages. Basically the idea here is that Silco chose her as his second because of a variety of factors:

Multilingual, helps with gaining trust and securing deals

Trusted patron at The Last Drop

Same end goal of liberating Zaun

Loyalty

Can hold her own if shit goes south

Intimidating (she's fucking huge and can beat your ass)

Good at reading people

Surprisingly good at negotiation when she does bother speaking

And now that we know that Sevika herself was the one handling the majority of the deals (she said so herself in Season 2), I like this headcanon even more lmfao. Like here's an excerpt from an unreleased piece of writing I did that mentioned it:

The downside here ofc is that I, personally, only speak one language lol. I took Japanese in high school for 4 years and can't remember much except how to read hiragana and katakana (should have studied more!). I am absolutely going to have a lot of blindspots when it comes to things that only bilingual folks or folks who speak more than one language experience, and that is something that would be worth doing a bit more research on. Quirks like the ones you mentioned are things I forget that people experience 😅

That is a bit long so sorry for that, but I hope this answers your questions well.

Keep in mind: these are just headcanons. That's it. This is for fun. If you think something different, then do you!

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@ash-fall7 @the-anonmaton @peanutbutterprincess @thesevi0lentdelights @kylorey25

#Arcane #Sevika #Sevika headcanon #headcanon: sevika #sorry this isn't an actual fic but this does give some context for HCs I include in my Sevika fics

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confused-bi-queer · 22 days ago

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New Banner Sunday!

It's a lot of ajolotes because they're Mexican and a frog because that's a MalMage joke @erzbethluna and I have <3

Thank you for tagging me @monbons @orange-peony @thewholelemon @roomwithanopenfire @j-nipper-95

@nausikaaa @fiend-for-culture

I'm panicking because time is running out for me to finish my AU fic, but it's... going?? at least 300 words keep me consistently going:

LUCY

I started to wonder… Maybe he didn’t like something about me that other boys did. Davy has never been interested in touching, or doing anything related to that. I thought maybe he was with me for some unknown reason because he didn’t act like a regular boyfriend would. We figured out how to hack the spell of the gender wards to get me into Mummer��s, but it was never to be intimate with me; he genuinely wanted me to be there so badly he figured out a spell for it. But the look he’s giving me right now is making all those questions disappear.

The prompt said "no davy-hate propaganda" and i took that personally.

My headcanon for Davy (because... malmage shipper) is that he's a mlm gay man. But with this Davy/Lucy fic I'm starting to view him differently. He has such a lovely way of being with Lucy, and while I don't think he was in love with her the same way he felt for Malcolm, I truly believe he loved Lucy and that he developed lust as well. He had to, at one point. And Davy is such an 👉👈 type of guy, I enjoy writing him lusting for her. It's ridiculous, lovely and cute to look at him wanting Lucy. He's so lovely.

And speaking of Malcolm Grimm...

I'm having a ridiculous amount of trouble picturing him and drawing him. If anyone has any tips of how to draw long, slightly curly hair, help me. I don't know how to draw that, and I want to also draw more Baz, so the hair must be worked on.

And while it's slowly going his presentation card, I want to show Malcolm's music taste:

Vann is short for Vanora, his older sister.

I don't think Malcolm listens to music religiously, I think he does it more to share moments with those he loves and as a love language. (Also half of Malcolm's personality was made out of Davy; he has no Personality).

Thank you for coming today, see you soon!

Now tagging: @martsonmars @artsyunderstudy @aristocratic-otter @johnwgrey @cutestkilla

@noblecorgi @drowninginships @valeffelees @mooncello @emeryhall

@stitchy-queerista @pato-roldnart @brilla-brilla-estrellita @rimeswithpurple @imagineacoolusername

@alexalexinii @blackberrysummerblog @thehoneyedhufflepuff @theearlgreymage @hushed-chorus

@larkral @whogaveyoupermission @you-remind-me-of-the-babe @ic3que3n @ileadacharmedlife

@palimpsessed @bookish-bogwitch @facewithoutheart @letraspal

#carry on #carry-on #simon snow series #malmage #lucy salisbury #my six sentence sunday #sss #davy cadwallader #malcolm grimm

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lucky-clover-gazette · 8 months ago

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captive prince book 1 highlights & annotations

chapter 2

indented text is from the book. some quotes have commentary, some do not. some comments are serious, and some are definitely not. most of them will only make sense to people who have read the series. and, like, there are spoilers. so please read the books first if you're interested!

i'm going to tag these longer posts with "sam reads capri" in case anyone wants to read them all at once.

this is a google doc i wrote with overall content warnings for the captive prince series. it's not perfect, but i do think it's important to include.

‘What was the Prince’s mood?’ ‘Delightful,’ said Damen.

His blue eyes were as innocent as the sky; only if you looked carefully could you see something genuine in them. Such as dislike.

‘You have a cut on your lip. Someone hit you. Oh, that’s right, I recall. You stood still and let him. Does it hurt?’ He was worse sober.

‘We must have some conversation. You see: I have asked after your health, and now I am reminiscing. I fondly remember our night together. Have you been thinking about me this morning?’

laurent's main coping mechanism in vere is improv comedy. damen just won't commit to the bit 🙄

‘Maybe,’ said Laurent, his eyes widening a little, ‘you strayed after he fucked you.’ That idea revolted him so much, took him so unawares, that he tasted bile in his throat.

context: laurent has been frequently taunted in his court for being a little too close with his brother, so he’s using the same taunt against damen, KNOWING that he is both kastor’s half-brother and auguste's killer. 5d chess insult, he must have been working on that one all night

There was something obscene about someone with a face like that speaking those words in a conversational voice.

what kind of face? a pretty one?

‘It’s so rare to see you at these entertainments, Your Highness,’ said Vannes. ‘I was in the mood to enjoy myself,’ said Laurent.

laurent's conduct in the veretian court bounces between "deadpan sitcom character" and "unrepentant sadist but only towards damen." like i'm pretty sure that prior to damen's arrival, laurent spent his time in court lounging around, scheming, and making bitchy comments that may or may not have gone over everyone's heads

The other, to whom Damen’s attention naturally gravitated, was blond, though his hair was not the buttercup yellow of Laurent’s, it was darker, a sandy colour, and his eyes weren’t blue, they were brown.

damen likes blondes mention #2. this time he compares a less blonde, less attractive person to laurent, who he despises. nobody asked him to compare this person to laurent. he just does.

‘Sweetmeat?’ said Laurent. He held the confection delicately, between thumb and forefinger, just far enough out of reach that Damen would have to rise up onto his knees in order to eat it from Laurent’s fingertips. Damen jerked his head back. ‘Stubborn,’ Laurent remarked mildly, bringing the treat to his own lips instead, and eating it.

he’s having fun.

He sat in a graceful sprawl, one wrist balanced on the armrest of the box seat. At any moment, he might contemplate his nails.

laurent lean #1

Only Laurent seemed immune. He was probably so jaded that this display did not even cause his pulse to flicker.

context: on first read, you’d assume that laurent is just deeply cruel and apathetic (which, to be fair, he sometimes is). but in a re-read, i know that he is disgusted by these kinds of displays, and would not have them in his court. his measured apathy is a coping mechanism while he waits to come of age.

Laurent had threatened to have him raped.

context: laurent despises damen. he most likely would have already murdered him in auguste’s name, if the regent hadn’t stopped him. laurent intends for damen to lose this fight, having previously drugged him. part of the motive, for laurent, may be retribution for what his younger self had to endure after auguste’s death. it is very, very personal.

this is an unequivocally evil thing to do, regardless of outcome or motive. laurent’s eventual apology is necessary and i think that the memory of this will haunt him for a long time. i'm not sure the story could have gone the same way, if damen hadn't won and ended that fight.

honestly, i kind of want to use a different passage to discuss this plot point, but it is what it is. that's what damen perceives, no matter what may have been happening in laurent's head. and the author must have used the word "rape" for a reason. maybe to make sure the reader thinks the absolute worst of laurent for the majority of the book, so they don't catch on to the fact that he isn't actually in control.

Laurent extended his right leg slightly, the tip of his well-turned boot presenting itself to Damen. ‘Kiss it,’ Laurent said.

“yes, and” improv response to damen fake-swearing his loyalty

‘Every dog can be brought to heel,’ said Laurent.

boot pun

He gathered the last of his strength to himself and said: ‘Do whatever you want to me. I’m not going to rape a child.’ Laurent’s expression flickered.

context: laurent legitimately did not expect this ethical stance from damen. he views damen as depraved and barbaric; he killed laurent's brother and keeps (adult) slaves in his homeland. damen's refusal to cooperate goes directly against laurent's first impression in a way that hits close to home, since laurent is a victim of csa.

again, pacat uses the word "rape," which is heavy. i think this is one of the main reasons i refuse to call the series a fetishization of non-consent or sexual assault; the author is honest about the brutality of veretian practices in no uncertain terms. (the one possible exception is the garden scene in chapter five, and i have written several very long paragraphs trying to reckon with that.)

Laurent was looking from Damen to the boy and back again. Frowning as if something didn’t make sense. Or wasn’t going his way. ‘Why not?’ he said, abruptly. ‘Why not?’ said Damen. ‘I don’t share your craven habit of hitting only those who cannot hit back, and take no pleasure in hurting those weaker than myself.’ Driven past reason, the words came out in his own language. Laurent, who could speak his language, stared back at him, and Damen met his eyes and did not regret his words, feeling nothing but loathing.

this is great, in terms of perspective. they both think the worst of each other here. damen assumes that by asking “why not,” laurent is admitting his own lack of reservations about doing this irredeemable thing. meanwhile damen’s refusal actually aligns with laurent’s values, which confuses laurent, causing him to ask for clarification. the interaction ends with damen thinking worse of laurent than laurent probably thinks of damen (in this specific case, anyway)

Damen heard him say to one of the servants: ‘Have my horse brought to the north courtyard. I’m going for a ride.’

that’s fair. go get some air, buddy

also... is this the last time laurent gets to hang out with his horse while it's in good health? maybe i'm too nice to laurent this early on, but this makes me feel sad for the person he becomes/is revealed to be. i hope it's a nice ride for them both.

As for Damen, he had no idea what had just happened.

gonna have to get used to that, i'm afraid

‘You look surprised . . . were you hoping to enjoy that boy after all? You had better get used to it. The Prince has a reputation for leaving pets unsatisfied.’

laurent ethical W! pacat showing her hand just the tiniest bit after the chapter's earlier brutality. so many of laurent's worst threats are a form of personal revenge towards damianos; this line gives damen a hint that to anyone else, laurent would not be nearly as cruel. and like, there is no way in hell that laurent would have actually allowed anything to happen to a child, even if damen hadn't refused. after all, it had been audin's idea, not laurent's, in the first place.

#capri #sam reads capri #captive prince #damen of akielos #laurent of vere #mind the warnings pleaseeeee #these will get less intense in the other two books

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merrivia · 2 years ago

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I’ve finally read Pet and am kicking myself I didn’t read it sooner!

I’ve measured out the short stories like I’m nibbling on chocolate, Charlie Bucket style, and I was leaving this till last partly because of that, and partly because I didn’t feel that interested in Ancel (sorry Ancel, I take it back).

It’s fascinating reading about events that occur in Captive Prince but not from Damen’s POV. The idea that everyone has complexities under the surface, and that things aren't always as they seem, is only understood by Damen negatively in the first half of Captive Prince I think. Veretians are untrustworthy and slippery and Machiavellian. And that's not, not true! The Veretian court IS a pit of vipers. But people are also still human, and it's that extra step of understanding the humanity underneath even these acidic, performative snakes which is interesting. Ancel is sharp and smart (and really needs to be taught how to read forthwith). Berenger is morally admirable, and isn't actually sleeping with him. Vannes cares about Berenger in her own small way. Laurent emits a great deal of power and is "instantly commanding" to others (but not to Damen, which must have really infuriated him).

Here’s some more snippets of my thoughts in general:

Waxing is canon! So interesting. Why does no grown man ever shave in the books also? Why isn't attending, also shaving? I think we'll just have to accept that as Pacat's choice. Maybe the only blade she wanted between them was the ghost of swords from a long ago fight/swords in the present?

Isagoras the writer/poet- any connection to Isagoras the historical figure who was embroiled in a power play in terms of Athenian politics and democracy? Who Aristotle called ‘friend of tyrants’? Obviously he’s not meant to be that figure but is it a sort of irony and foreshadowing for the political choices Berenger has to make?

And Akielon writing/poetry is popular among men with status? Interesting. You wonder if Laurent approved a poem waxing lyrical about Ios, or really anything that suggested the Akielons aren't barbarians.

I feel as if Damen would know this poem, and read it to Laurent as part of courting him 🥺

Interesting to see a first impression of Laurent from the viewpoint of someone not instantly obsessed with him- severe and harsh, but no mention of his beauty till later.

I mean this nicely but Damen really has no idea how naturally arrogant and superior he comes across as in this situation, does he? I mean, it’s completely understandable if you think of Akielon society, and how he’s been raised and treated; in fact it would be implausible any other way based on his character traits too. He’s just so bad at pretending to be a slave even as his life is at risk if they find out he’s a prince 😂 oh Damen /pets his curls/. And oh, a *lion* you say....

Just really bad at acting servile, it's so funny. Love him.

Speaking of Lamen, it is a little unsettling how quickly Damen starts to fall for Laurent in Captive Prince and how Laurent truly does hate him, yet…is clearly on some molecular level, attracted to him, I think? It’s just a really heartbreaking and stressful dynamic. His "complete attention" on him...let's face it, if Damen had looked like Govart, Laurent wouldn't be fixated in the same way (I mean this nicely).

Oh my baby Laurent. You know this isn’t right. Are you reenacting a past trauma? Making him suffer what you suffered? Even if you aren’t, your flaw is letting your hatred and anger blind you to your morals. (Lucky a man is going to fall in love with you who is pretty much always on your side even when you don’t always deserve it…). Damen will help you be more honourable /pats blond head/

"Locked” is an apt word isn’t it, considering all that ties them together (and not to mention the gold cuffs and collar…) and oof, Laurent's sexual domination in this scene is quite apparent.

and…

I mean, we all know this is sex by proxy and so does Ancel, who just met Laurent and Damen!

And lastly, I am team Berenger. He's a Good Man and would probably get on pretty well with Torveld and Nikandros, the other dark haired, loyal and responsible men in the trilogy.

Nice to see someone see commoners as people all year round (not simply when their villages are being massacred and their humanity is thrown into stark relief by it)!

#captive prince #pet #ancel #berenger #damen #laurent #lamen

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ggvannba · 1 year ago

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replaying spiritfarer after a year, glad to know it still turns me into an ugly sobbing mess

#vann speaks

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harukirai · 2 years ago

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Queer history of Final Fantasy

I am replaying all the old final fantasies(mostly psp psone releases), first time with english localization and not the original jp.

Now i get it.

It all make sense now.

I couldn't understand the wave of "why shove the gays in our face" backlash of 16(even though, the non homophobic felt it was lacking since they didn't want to 'push it in yall face'). Like apperantly moat of the implication or straight up fruity moments in the old game was completely removed, or changed to the point of it being a 'silly thing'.

So lets clarify -

*Cecil(iv), your homeboy- an Non-binary (language is the best indication, but yeah i think it was a decision made for both female and male players to be able to relate to them, but yeah funny outcome non the less)

*Bartz(v)- outright bisexual, they didnt even hide it- next person on this list gonna make it make sense.

*faris(v)- an ftm transgender( at least in the original version, i know in some new iterations they scrapped the whole concept, but left it in in others?)- mainly speak about himself with (ore/boku- which is conventionally usally by male speakers), after finding out soem of the cast either use a female pronounce on him, but bartz constantly either avoid it or use male pronounce(or the nonbinary version which is usually reffered to kidz) but yeah, bartz was crushing on faris where he thought he was a cis male and unlike the other guy didnt shy away.

Lets jump a bit to 8-

Irvine(viii)- even though considered very handsome to the point he could get with any girl hed want, was even flirted with by selphie i think i need to remember, but he usually brush it off.

If anything he is either asexual, or gay(its very subtle, but its what called queer coding, and well see that allot from now on cause japan caught up to westerns norm on media)

Quina Quen (ix)- literally, a nonbinary- but i think they kept it in eng as well cause they are not human, but like black mages they have no sex, but unlike black mages they are 'genderless' and dont care for human norms.

Kuja(ix)- either gay/intersex/both.

Look at him.

Seriously that character confused a whole generation sexuality.

Like sephiroth, but unlike sephiroth he also have effeminate mannerisms, and until it was revealed by text it wasnt so obvious.sephiroth in jp have a confusing language because he himself is possed by jenova, so evem though i love this headcanon, sephiroth isnt trans actually.

Auron(x)- ahh yes, your favourite broody guy and probably where im gonna get tons of hate.

Auron is very subtle, but once you notice it its hard to deny.

I think Auron is gay, unlike jecht or braska- he did not have kids, denied arranged marriage, and followed jecht to dream zanarken just to save jecht only son- it was pretty obvious that auron loved jecht. He also loved braska but not as much, and it shows- that for auron it was more than friendship. You can see it with his attitude towards yuna vs tidus- with yuna he is nicer, politer. Liem you act when you babysit your friends /cousins child.

But to tidus, he is a full father figure.In their journey together they grow, and i think if he wasnt the boy of the man he loved he wouldn't treat tidus as his own. With all the scoldinngs in mind.

Paine(X-2)- qlmost forgot her, but yeah she's pretty gay for riku

I dont remember much though because if the mission structure of the game.

Larsa(xii) - ohh i see you boy, i see u. He is sus as hell. He is a kid so its pretty innocent(and relatable to us queer kidz)

Its pretty obvios that he is crushing on basch, innocently though. I know some ppl who shipped him with penelo, but canonically by spinoffs at least she and vann are an item.

Also they made sure it was obvious cause japan have this thing that a young character is crushing on a teacher,mentor , older characters in general(aka cc sakura- her friend crushing on a teacher, syaoran & sakura crushing on yukito, also happens in tons of pop culture media at that time, so im not surprised, but im happy this time its one sided, THANK GOD)

But yeah if you reached the ending its pretty obvious.

Fang & vanille(xiii)- the first lesbians couple! Terra(VI) was supposed to be the first but they were afraid it will make her less marketable so they scrapped her gf. They made them clear, but at the same time they tried to make sure pple wont be fetishizing them(they tried, at least).

I want to explain their story more but i think ill mess it up since i tend to mix up 13's lacie, falcie and all that jazz.

So ill just say that basically there are 2 world in 13, pulse and cacoon. Pulse is basically earth and cacoon is the moon. There is a god for each world called a falcie.

Few of them but ine for each major ones. Our main gand from cacoon, branded by a falcie to be slaves(lacie) vanille and fang are from pulse, and slaves of pulse lacie, so basically they are with the task of creating Ragnarok which is like the end of time and but limw they dont know cause the gods in this game is like 'yeah imma give you a mission but wont tell you beside weird non undersandable feaver dream and you need to figure out and fast or youll become this universe version of zombie, and if you do complete it you become a ceystal living forever but like, sleeping beauty style. So lose lose situation.

The focus of them both is different from the gang, caus the falcie of cacoon is evil so he gove them focus destroying cocoon while if fang& vannile mannaged to ruin that falcie and bring ragnarok theyll become a crystal, and they used it to save coccon from falling and crushing killing all the people in it, basically became a pillar in eternal sleep when they hheld each other.

But they are saved in later game only to... Lightning return which we wont talk about cause i hate timers.

I love the story of xiii, big part of it is vanille & fang, i havent played in english yet, but i will say, their story is one of the more meaningful on this list, very well developed and i will do it disservice if id try to explain it in few sentences - so do yourself a favour and play or watch the playthrough.

Ignis& gladio(xv)- here is when localization ruimed it. I know cause i palyed on jp dub with eng sub and heard the differences live- first of all gladio and ignis are completely different in jp, as individuals and as a pair- they were supposed to be the first dion& terrence moment, but it got scrapped and they went the vannile& fang route, only that bec they are men, the localization team missed the mark.

Gladio got pissed at noctis in the train because of ignis.

In jp its clear their bond is beyond friends, and not mention the fact that their AI is always stuck together, and that gladio isnt a womenizer in jp at all, and there is no fiancee/girlfriend.

In jp he said suggested there is someone he wants to be with but bec of the state of the world and them both being constantly in the battlefront he couldnt ask.

(and ignis clear his throat when everyone is like oh great, very subtle but it was leading to that)

Every stop of the train or erea post blindness gladio was with ignis not leaving him .

Also tabata san also said that they are more than friends. So there's that too.

But its no secret 15 localization is tereible, the massacared prompto, he is so cringy in english, in jp yeah he is funny but like he says more stuff then random pop colture references, he breaks the 4th wall occasionally but not on the same level of the localization. Also, jp noctis is a little shit because he can and will, in localization he is more relatable while ignos and gladio are kimda mean. In jp its the other way around and up until chap 13 (when he is alone) noctis is a bratt. He has some moments when he is nicer, but when struggle shows he is a bratt about it- and its done purposely since he is a spoiled pronce who never done anything alone in his life.

Thats why in chap 13 he has a change of heart, because he was alone and learned to appriciate his friends when he was stuck alone in the dark with no weapons and i think it was a good call storytelling wise, but yeah the english localzation ruined it and made the whole chapter pointless .

Those are the implied/canon gays of final fantasy up to 15(we got a kiss so its obvious).

The series has always been kinda Fruity and i know some of yall will be like, 'but there's no proof'. Well, japanese speakers(who arent homophobic at least) will agree with me that we tend in media that is not specified like BL or GL to make things subtle. So what in the west is called 'queer coding' is very common in japanese media and it comes in way more shape and forms.usually implied with a desper conncetion relationship or linguistics.its funny cause in the 80's and very early 90's gay pple wasnt hidden in jp pop culture (no kisses or anything but it was straight out told to the viewer/player)

And only later 90's there was a trend of removing us completely from the media, but around that time a specific genre was created so it wasn't out completely.(like yaoi/yuri as erotic mangas existed aince the 80's but usually only love stories or main gay characters were mixed in with the straight media, kimda like what netflix does today, but around 96, 97 the shounen ai and shoujo ai genres rose in popularity(mainly cause of clamp) and things got seperated. In games- because it became a bigger deal in the west square took caution with how clear they gonna make stiff not to piss of the christians after the backlash of Pokemon (idk how it was really but through japanese media and news it seemed at the times that the american patents were pissed so game companies started sensoring their games from all things might piss off christians/monotheistics ).

*also i dont live in japan but i am mixed so i grew in a jp speaking house and family from there always sent games on holidays and birthdays+nhk was always running in the backround to check on the motherland😂

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