#we got some more lumity in this one

[idolomantises]

What do you think of The Owl House? Like, I liked and respect Dana a lot for what she's accomplished, but I also feel like everyone is just pretending that the show doesn't have any problems, as I felt that the cast was always very poorly developed from the beginning.

I like the show, I don't love it, but i think it's pretty good. TOH has a lot of really cool world building and lore, but I also found a lot of the characters really lacking. Three of my biggest annoyances were Luz, the characters having altered personalities after one episode and the underutilization of Luz's friends.

I think Luz is actually a great protagonist, my issue is when the show really loves to tease her as this flawed and morally complicated protagonist when... she isn't? any time she does something bad, its completely accidental. It's funny when the show first came out and people negatively compared her to Mabel because Mabel actually did make a lot of selfish and careless decisions that she had to grow from.

The show also had a bizarre habit of giving characters new personalities after their first appearance, and I think Amity is the worst offender of this. Her first appearance she's the generic mean girl bully, and this is used to create conflict and for Luz to befriend Willow. But then after that, all of a sudden she's super "cold" and keeps to herself, and the characters act like she's just the popular quiet girl? and then the show has the audacity to blame a lot of the bullying Amity did on her friends and parents. I have no clue why the flashback episodes portrayed it like Amity just watched as her friends bullied Willow, SHE was a part of that! Similar issue with Hunter. Introduced as a snarky brat, and then his next appearance he's incredibly angsty and depressed so the audience could sympathize with him. Willow and the Collector were also ones that stuck out to me, but it was a change that was subtle enough that I didn't notice.

I don't know why writers do this. I like it when your characters are messy and flawed, give them unlikable traits so we can watch them slowly be better people. Don't tell me someone is flawed and then don't give them flaws and don't tell me to sympathize with a character by just giving them a new personality.

I think everyone is pretty aware of how poorly utilized Luz's friends are but there are seriously so many episodes where I was like "why aren't Willow and Guz taking Amity's place". They really feel like a studio mandate.

Also Lumity is kind of boring but honestly, I don't really think its as big of a deal as some fans think it is. Lots of cartoons have straight couples that quarrel, get together and their relationship isn't the most compelling in the world, but its still pretty cute. If anything I do wish Amity would work through her issues more than have what little personality she had disappear when she dated Luz.

With your point about how fans handle criticism, admittedly I think part of the reason why people don't want to admit the show's problem is because Disney fucked it over MASSIVELY and it feels like punching down (at least to them). I think there's a very common mentality of "is it fair to criticize a show that never really got a chance to fully find its stride?"

But I also know this is just a massive problem with shows that have queer characters in general. There's just this prevalent attitude that if you have a problem with a piece of media that also happens to have queer characters, it means you're "ungrateful" or trying to insult it on purpose. Though personally, I think TOH fans are a lot better at handling and giving criticism.

[set-wingedwarrior]

My most important sapphic ships post before Pride Month ends

What the title says, studying kept (and still keeps me) busy so we gotta go fast lol

Bumbleby (RWBY)

to the surprise of absolutely no one, they get first place (despite me not going in a particular order) because of reasons. They're perfect. Soulmates. Slowburn of all time. Yin and Yang. Eyes the color of each other's souls. Truest OTP to ever OTP in my book. ∞/10

Konosetsu (Negima!)

I already talked about them in their own post, this scene changed my life leading to my self-discovery and it still lives rent-free in my mind.

Kyosaya (Madoka Magica)

I'd also add MadoHomu but I'm trying to keep it to just one for each fandom. That said, they still make me mentally unwell. I love them, and I did for a long time now. I can't wait for the next movie to come out and suffer.

Ruby and Sapphire (Steven Universe)

These bitches had the first cartoon gay wedding and kiss DO I NEED TO SAY MORE???

Korrsami (Avatar)

Still down the queer cartoons making history path, these two made me insane back in the day because I still didn't understand I was queer and lots of sapphic couple were starting to appear in media, and I remember jokingly say how "lesbian ships were hauting me". All I can say now is "Thank you" lol. Anyway, they were incredibly important and all the people criticizing how little queerness there's in the show will never understand just how massive this scene was.

Catradora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Friends to Enemies to back to Friends to Lovers. Iconic. I still want a movie with their adventures bringing magic back to the universe.

Hollstein (Carmilla)

My third beloved blonde with a cat gf ship. I miss this web-series every day. Also, Natasha Negovanlis played an immense role in my gay awakening.

Ellie and Riley (The Last of Us: Left Behind)

Ellie and Dina are adorable and I love them, BUT I just will never get over these two. That dlc fucked me up. (also, they're in the same category with Korrasami as "gay ships that hauted me before I realized I was queer" lol)

Lumity (The Owl House)

I remember starting this show feeling it as the successor of Steven Universe, at least to me. We could say that at level of mistreatment from its parent company, it defenitely surpassed it, but at least I'm glad I was right and we got Luz and Amity becoming canon. I love these two and not a day passes without me yelling at Disney for what it did to them.

Bubbline (Adventure Time)

I actually watched Adventure Time fully only recently, but I always loved them even when I watched the show randomly when it appeared in tv back in the day. Getting to see the progression properly just made me love them even more.

Yasammy (Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous/Chaos Theory)

Incredibly recent addition, but I am so glad that I checked out Camp Cretaceous and got into it. It's a nice show and these two are a really cute couple, their confession and especially Yaz's internal turmoil were just so on point. I was really happy to see them go still strong in Chaos Theory, and I can't wait for next season.

Pricefield (Life is Strange)

These two caused me pain in the best possible way. I felt literal heartbreak at the Bay Ending, and I was just as emotional at the Bae one (Bae > Bay Forever) I hope the new game will respect their relationship OR ELSE.

Wow, this is quite the list. I do have an amazing taste, if I do say so myself, ahah!

Well, I guess this is it for now, glad I could make it before Pride Month was over! Knowing myself I might have actually forgotten some though, so keep an eye out for possible updates (what makes me even think that you'd care? lol).

That would be all, be gay and do crimes! Bye!

[lil-dragon-rawr]

TOH x DC: One-Sided Identity Shenanigans

Cause like...the Owl House gang didn't bother to make secret identities

Part One, Part Two, Part Four

Masterlist

Jason, finally finding an opportunity to talk to Vee alone during their volunteer shift: hi.

Vee, thinking he's going to blackmail and/or permanently silence her for figuring out his secret identity: *about to have a panic attack*

Jason: so I heard about vigilante bingo

Vee, who was expecting him to say something WAY different: ...huh?

Jason, continuing: I have it on good authority that Spoiler made a deal with Eda to help her win

Vee: ??? (when did Eda have time to talk to Spoiler???)

Jason: but personally I'm rooting for Luz

Vee, still processing the fact that she and Eda are now officially cheating:

Jason: also, expect the other vigilantes to start throwing their hat in the ring soon. They can be really competitive

Jason, patting her on the shoulder as he leaves: okay good talk

(Amity and Luz arriving at Barbara's apartment for girls' night)

Steph, answering the door with an evil glint in her eyes: oh, you must be Babs' new friends! I've heard so much about you >:D

(eventually, the topic switches to vigilantes, thanks to one meddling Steph)

Steph, trying to feed Lumity false information to stop them from getting more points in bingo: you know, I hear the only vigilante who's ever given out autographs is Spoiler

Barbara, also invested in bingo and trying to help her new sister win: *narrowing her eyes* don't listen to Steph, she doesn't know what she's talking about. Spoiler's never given an autograph before. Ask Red Hood

Steph, who knows Jason will absolutely give an autograph to Luz: *glares at Babs*

Luz, who doesn't know they know about the bingo cards: haha why would we want an autograph??

(Batfamily meeting in the cave)

Steph: well we can't all speedrun bingo!

Jason: oh yeah? Who's gonna stop me?

Steph: it was my idea to meddle! I can easily do all the tasks before you can!

Babs, trying to defuse the situation before someone catches a Batarang in the knee: okay, okay. What if we made rules about how much we can interfere?

Steph, still glaring at Jason: ...I'm listening

[THE RULES:

1. The party you aid cannot be aware that you're aiding them - it must appear to be coincidence.

2. You cannot outright say things such as "Got any ice cream around here?" to prompt challenge completion - the subject of the challenge must be brought up by the party you aid.

3. Failure to comply with the above rules results in penalties including, but not limited to, extra patrols, public humiliation, and death by disappointing Alfred. Penalties are decided by Batwoman based on the severity of the rule infraction.]

Gus, on his first day as a news anchor: well folks it looks like we've got some quality rogues active in central Gotham today!

Camera crew, concerned about this kid's apparent apathy towards dangerous criminals:

Gus "I Was The MC For My Friends' Gladiator Match Against The Actual Embodiment Of Fear" Porter: Two-Face just made a move on Gotham National Bank - but oh? What's this? *listening to his earpiece* the temperature is dropping, grab your coats everyone because Mr. Freeze is here for six more weeks of winter!

Kevin the Cameraman, whispering to his coworker Beth: actually I think he's perfect for this

Signal, out alone and having to deal with both Two-Face and Freeze: I cannot live laugh love in these conditions

Gus, ten yards away in front of a camera, glancing back at Signal and winking: *mouthing* I gotchu fam

Real Gus, lying in wait behind a building while Illusion Gus MCs: *traps Mr. Freeze in a mental purgatory of his worst nightmares as soon as Freeze walks by*

Mr. Freeze, suddenly screaming and collapsing: Nora, don't leave me!

Real Gus: oops might have reawakened some trauma there

Signal, not one to look a gift horse in the mouth: *punches a distracted Two-Face and hauls both him and Freeze back to Arkham* don't know what that guy did to Freeze but whatever works ig

Hunter: *enjoying a peaceful night on the balcony with Willow*

Robin, manifesting: woodcarver.

Hunter: ??? Hello???

Robin: I would like to carve a palisman.

Hunter, confused: *looking to Willow for support with the stabby child*

Willow: *thumbs-up*

Hunter, finally getting Robin to talk about his emotions: what do you care about?

Robin, lore dropping like there's no tomorrow: I was genetically engineered to be the perfect combination of my mother and father. Growing up, I was expected to be the heir to both their legacies as the Demon's Head and the Bat. I always thought I wanted to take up the mantle, but it feels like a burden instead of some great destiny.

Hunter, making a few connections: ...you were supposed to fill the role of someone else?

Robin: yes, that's what I just said

Hunter, smiling: me too!

Hunter: though for me I was genetically engineered to be a copy of my former uncle's brother. And I was supposed to serve that uncle as the Golden Guard

Hunter, having a moment: ...and then I found out he was lying about our family and that he was trying to commit genocide

Hunter, spiraling: ...and then I found all the masks of the former Golden Guards...

Hunter: ...and realized he killed them all every time they - we - betrayed him...

Robin:

Hunter: ...and then he killed Flapjack...

Robin, prepared to go to war: let us kill that imbecile for his crimes.

Hunter, appreciating the support: thanks, but it's already taken care of :)

Batman, approaching the Clawthornes: Eda.

Eda: Batman.

Batman, actually kinda trying to help: King is fourteen, correct?

Eda: what's it to you?

Batman: that would place him at the start of high school. It might be good for him to interact with kids his own age.

Eda, squaring up: don't tell me how to parent my kid!

Eda, immediately turning to King: do you wanna go to school?

King: hmm maybe, I don't really know how human schools work and don't want to deal with what Luz went through...

Batman, who has a fourteen year old who also doesn't want to deal with school (but has to anyway to keep up appearances): we could get you a student liaison to shadow. If you want, they could be informed of your situation so you have someone to talk to

King: ...yeah sure sounds interesting

King, approaching The Bingo Council that night: is Batman getting me into school considered an almost-adoption? Cause I feel like if Eda wasn't there he would've adopted me

Eda, crossing her arms: I vote no. Adoption has to go through me and we have to fight for custody

Gus, who wants a point: I argue yes. We all know Batman has an adoption problem and Eda openly challenged his parenting attempts

Vee, off to the side, twiddling her thumbs and wondering if Batman is one of the vigilantes involved in Bingo Interference:

King, walking into class on his first day and seeing the glowering student liaison that everyone seems afraid of: *squints*

Damian: *narrows his eyes, waiting to see what King does*

King: *sips his Starbucks suspiciously*

Current Standings for Vigilante Bingo:

Lumity:

Huntlow:

An argument was made for "have a vigilante crash through your window", but since Robin never technically went inside the apartment, it was vetoed.

Gus and King:

Gus was awarded the "be a hero" square for taking out Mr. Freeze. The council agreed that more effort needs to be made on the "almost adopted by Batman" front. Should Batman try again, King will receive the point.

Eda and Vee:

Vee stewed in silence for the entire council meeting for unknown reasons.

[defendingtheowlhouse]

Have some thoughts and I wanted to hear your take.

While I do like lumity I personally think that lunter (luz x hunter) would make the most sense narratively speaking as it would highlight how wrong Belos was about the situation with Caleb. By having hunter end up with a human, it contradicts belos' point about witches being evil and the reason why Caleb left him alone. I also feel like it would parallel Caleb and Evelyn really well since luz was technically the one to kick-start hunters arc (you could say that willow and hunter also parallel Caleb and evelyn but I feel like you'd need more development to actually make a case for it).

Now if Lunter did happen I would pair amity with willow as it would provide some more depth to amity' character and her bullying. We don't actually see amity reconcile with willow besides maybe one or two scenes so it would be really interesting to see how a bully would act and develop after falling for one of their victims. I personally didn't really like amity's redemption because it seemed the writers retconned her bullying by having her mention that Boscha was the one bullying willow even though we see amity bully her in the first episode she shows up in. Willow would also be provided with some much-needed character development if amity really did like her after bullying her so much. (also when luz and amity got together all I would think of was imagining your best friend dating your former bully. Thinking of that I feel bad for willow). Understanding Willow is a decent episode when it comes to willow and amity's development but it also seemed like the episode was just hinting at Lumity than actually caring about willow and amity's bullying plot. After the episode I was expecting amity to try really hard to be willows friend again but we didn't really get much payoff when it came to this (now I might be wrong because it's been a while since I've watched the show so correct me if I'm wrong lol). Willows forgiveness of amity also seemed really rushed to me and I feel like we should've gotten an episode dedicated to their rekindling friendship.

Thank you for contributing to the discussion. If I sound mean it is not purposeful, it is simply passion burning too bright, I wish not to offended but the fires of disagreement burn bright.

1. I actually really dislike when people try to parallel ANY of the relationships to caleb and evelyn. Hunter is not caleb, and people need to stop acting like it would be better if he was just the caleb in the relationship. He's his own guy, and I think comparing huntlow or lunter to it is kinda silly and I dislike it. I find discussions of 'who's kinda like these dead guys more' irrelevant

2. It in no way contradicts his point. The reason he thought witches were bad wasn't because they took his brother. He hated them before that, him being abandoned is no way implied to have caused him to hate witches because he already hated them. He doesn't care about the motivations of grimwalkers to betray him because no matter what, they do their traitors. They can not make any point because belos is wilfully ignorant of their point of view, brushing it completely aside.

3. Hunter leaving 'for love' in my opinion completely cheapens his character arc and makes it become superficial. It makes him mirror the random dead guy, making him seem like less of his own person and makes it feel more like it's about hormones than the strong themes central to the themes of the show. Hunter's willful ignorance is taken from him, and he's forced to face the truth. Hunter literally thinks ignorance is the way people should be "this stuff is restricted for a reason" "they knew too much and got themselves hurt". Hunter is shown to be a well-meaning yet wilfully ignorant character. The episode makes a point of how it's about how those people need to be forced to confront the truth rather than cause more harm "maybe we just need something big to change their minds" which is so much more important to me than him leaving hormonal responses to the people around him. (And if it's after then that just feels like the devaluing of friendships because it would litteraly change nothing)

4. Why is it more interesting to see a bully catch feelings for their victim? In this case, is that why they change because that makes her feel like she has less agency in her willingness to change if it's motivated not by regret and seeing the error of her ways, remembering the old times and seeing how things change just for it to be replaced with hormones making her reflect on herself because she has feelings for her.

5. While the phrasing of the scene implies that amity didn't bully willow "then you let your new friends pick on her for years" "I won't let bosha and her gang pick on you ever again" if you pay a bit more attention it seems more like clunky wording. We see tiny amity calling her names and if you take the often cited quote in its full "I CAN'T UNDO WHAT IVE DONE BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS I won't let boscha ad her gang pick on you ever again" it seems more like their saying that permitting boscha is another extra bad thing amity's done and another part of her behaviour she needs to fix. (Besides, why would romance need to be built up to to improve this scene)

6. Amity does try to make it up to willow after that. That's the entire B plot of labyrinth runners. They couldn't spare a whole episode with their time but they spared half of one

7. I cannot stress enough how much I enjoy willow's character arc which I think is often ignored by those who wish to pose it isn't there, i was almost going to make a post by myself about it. I love how she gains confidence and becomes more of herself, but despite this, she still needs support and doesn't need to be invulnerable to be strong. I love how its sprinkled in episodes not about her (it makes her feel more real to me). My favourite part of huntlow (which wouldn't change whether platonic or not, infer the combination of their names as you wish) is how both have inverse arcs about finding who they really are. Willow can be as strong as she is and hunter doesn't have to be strong. They together embody truth of the self outside of what others force you to be.

[rockymountainqueen2]

New TOH Content From Disney's Chibiverse Valentine's Day Episode!

Since the episode is both A.) Over 22 minutes long & B.) Features numerous characters from various Disney owned IP's; I will only be posting screenshots that contain TOH characters.

Now that's out of the way... Let's get started!

Considering how Lumity heavy this Chibiverse episode is, it amuses me that Hunter is the first TOH character to make an appearance.

He's manning the kiss cam! He takes the responsibility very seriously.

Lumity arrives! On... Stringbean... wearing outfits that they don't wear in Season 3. You know, the season Stringbean hatches in.

I suppose the Chibiverse never claimed to follow continuity, lol.

The episode has a "couples compete against other couples in a game show" set up. Luz and Amity are chosen as one of the couples to compete!

The Chibiverse episodes aren't really much more than the Chibi Tiny Tales shorts complied together, with some new animated content revolving around a wafer thin "plot" being used to connect the segments.

In this segment, Luz is riding a rollercoaster!

And now she's on a ferris wheel with Amity! Mere seconds after being seen riding another ride, lol.

Game show format.

Lumity tease another couple about how they're totally in love with each other despite claiming to be friends by mentioning that they also started out as friends. (And before that, enemies!)

Anyone else wondering why Amity's eyes have been half-lidded nearly the entire time?

Lumity being recognized and used in official Disney licensed content!

Amusingly, instead of it being called their "ship name", it's referred to as their "power couple" name. Lol.

This little point icon thing-y is adorable.

But I think that the little heart with their faces on it on top of it is even more adorable, lol.

Next bit of TOH related content in this episode, the Lumity Date Chibi Tiny Tales short!

I did not screenshot any of it because it can be found elsewhere online.

Question one for the couples: What's your partner's favorite food?

And Amity's favorite food is apparently fairy pie! This makes the fact that she made a fairy pie was Luz at one point even sweeter than it already was.

And Amity loves it! Luz blushes with pride.

More teasing!

Amity also looks weirdly like a cat in this 'shot, lol.

Second question for the couples: What is your partner's favorite color?

Turns out, Amity's is lavender!

(Also: Glyphs apparently work in the Chibiverse.)

Only that's actually... wrong?!

As it turns out, Amity's real favorite color is... periwrinkle.

Luz & Amity try to argue that lavender & periwrinkle are so similar that they might as well be the same color, but no sell.

Yet more teasing. This is the main running gag for the episode, and yes, by this point, it starts to feel like it's overstayed it's welcome.

And now it's time to watch The Amphibia House Chibi Tiny Tales short!

I don't know what this short has to do with "love" (Since all of the shorts are supposed to revolve around it in this episode), but maybe it considers Luz and Anne's new friendship to be a form of platonic love or something. Lol.

Time for the final question!

What does your partner want to be when they grow up?

We never actually get to see either Luz or Amity answer this question.

Because they tie with another couple and thus "win" the game show basically by default, lol.

But we do get to see them kiss on the kiss cam!

I literally just included this because Luz & Amity are both blushing.

Enough Lumity! Now let's get some eleventh hour Huntlow!

I love how this is how we finally got an official Huntlow kiss, lol. Hunter is about as shocked as I was to see it!

And that's all folks. Hope you liked my rundown!

[ditto180]

Pride month is ending y'all

So I wanted to talk to you about my favorite GAE ships over the years (when I mean the years I mean the time I was obsessed, it doesn't mean I don't like them anymore)

1. Jesskas (2017-2019):

So, Minecraft Story Mode. Yeah, we know this game.

We know the popular ships, Jetra; Lukesee; and Jesskas (Lukesee is FJesse). I remember being obsessed with this game, and they also were the first gay ship I knew tbh.

I was more obsessed with Jetra tho (that scene of S2 😭😭😭); But looking at them always made me so happy, they are so adorable together and all the AU's I saw made them even more adorable; AAAAAAAH.

2. Wrightworth/Narumitsu (2018-2022):

OH MY GAWD.

This ship, was (still being) my everything.

The tension; the lore; THE FUCKING FAN SERVICE (Capcom knows they're popular).

They were my first "Enemies to Lovers" (also Friends to "Enemies" to Friends again to Lovers lmao); my canonical event to realize how much I love this stupid trope.

I will never forget this gays (and Larry, gtfo Larry you're just a third wheel /silly); they changed my life.

3. Jyder (2021 (I think)-2022):

When I was obsessed with GLEE, I remember getting to season 4 and suddenly; I was shipping Jake and Ryder.

I don't know how it happened, but making them in my mind was so "cute"

Except the part where my younger and immature self made Marley Rose a YANDERE PSYCHOPATH for the good of the plot 😭.

WTF was wrong with me back in those years?.

They also were when I got Wattpad 😭 (I wrote a super cringey story that is now only in my drafts. And yes, with the FUCKING YANDERE MARLEY)

4. Grahamscott (2021 (I think)-2022):

They weren't as long as the other three.

But holy fuck the fanarts they have are so cute. 💜.

Also they are another red and blue ship (just cuz Nathan had that red jacket and warren used a blue shirt in one of the LiS episodes lmao).

5. Faberry (2020-Present):

YES. It started before, but they lasted longer, they still, I love this queens.

Annoyingsingingbitch x Pinkhairedprick my mothers.

THE LESBIAN SLAP>>>>> /silly.

6. OC ships era (A.k.a. when I shipped two Degrassi characters with boys cuz yea, they gave me bisexual) [2022-Present with the last one tbh]:

6.1. Zig and First OC (Lynn):

So. Aside all the vibe Zig Novak gets in S13, actually the version of him I used to ship him with Lynn was the S11-12 one. Idk why I chose him now, but I still consider them cute.

6.2. Sean and Second OC (Connor):

I won't explain to you the ANGST this ship lore has in one of my stories; but I tried to make a darker lore of how Sean got the "gangsta" style in S3 😭 (If I can explain it in some way).

But what I can say, is that they were besties back where Sean lived before moving to Hel- I mean; Degrassi; then Connor moved there; they reconnected and to what comes next.

Oh and shout out to Marco our gay icon ofc.

7. Cartex (2024-Present):

And last but not least...

Alexander Theodore Browning x Carter James Horton (yes, I say that his second name is James... It's just, It seems accurate idk)

They are the reason why I opened my Tumblr and is active.

They are the reason I decided posting a fanfic.

They are so cute and also they are the reason why I watched Dawson's creek lmao (Shout out to Jack).

They are maybe the luckiest ship to get my hands /silly.

I love them so much and I'm so sure they are fighting the lawyers to see who is dad's favorite /silly.

Honorable Mentions:

Canon couples that I'm happy they exist:

- Narlie (Alice Oseman ty sm)

- Lumity (Dana ty sm)

- Brittana (my babies 😔✌️)

- Etc.

(crackship for laughs) Dawcy/Pason:

Yep. Dawson Leery and Pacey Witter. As boyfriends.

Just for laughs I swear.

Anyway thanks for scrolling down have a nice day bye and don't forget to smile 😁.

[roodles03]

Huntlow Grom Redraws (The Confession)

Huntlow Grom Masterpost

Previous: The Fear

Next: The Dance

Video:

Out of the redraws ive done recently, this one was by far the most fun to do. It's probably because I reused a lot of backgrounds from "The Fear," and didn't have to worry about lightening like in "The Mud," but oh boy, I'll have to worry about BOTH of those things in "The Dance,"

I think one of my favorite things in this part is drawing Waffles' expression. We got a live Waffles reaction everyone! I did have some trouble deciding what to do with her in panel 6. Due to her positioning on Willow's right, the angle she was at would make Waffles almost entirely obscured. Originally I had her starting to fly to Hunter in that panel, and she wasn't even in panel 7 due to that, but once I realized too much time would have passed between panels 6 and 8 for Waffles to be in that position in panel 8 (which didn't happen until the lining and coloring phase btw) I had to redo her in panel 6 and add her in panel 7.

I changed some expressions as usual.

In panel 1 Willow is angry at Grom for hurting Hunter.

The biggest one being in panels 5-7 I changed Willow's expression from Luz's happy one, to one that's more... well, pretending to be happy. The reason is because of the biggest difference between the Huntlow Grom and the Lumity Grom is that the feelings for lumity were not yet mutual at their first Grom. For Huntlow, they are, and once Willow saw Hunter's note, she was afraid Hunter might like someone else. Which is why she is trying to be supportive, but also a bit upset as she's now even more worried about her chances with Hunter. (Little does she know the note was for her all along) Hence, the expression change.

In panels 5, 7, and 8 I added blush to Hunter for no other reason then I thought it's cute.

Panel 9 I changed Hunter to have a smile determined expression, which continues into panel 10, while Willow is also determined, but frowning.

I might've missed something but that's all the expression changes outside of the obvious major difference that a palisman is there.

[aeternisprime]

Big Announcement!

Hello all! This is a bit of a departure from the TOH content I've been putting up recently, but I wanted announce this as well! So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce you all to:

TROLL: THE CULLING!

Welcome to Alternia, a distant grey rock adorned by its pink and green moons that drifts around a burning red sun. This planet serves as the cruel and brutal home of an alien race known as Trolls. The Trolls live in service to a tyrannical, world-spanning government, purpose-bred to conform to its rigid hierarchy. Those at the bottom are ground to dust, fuel for a societal machine that keeps those at the top in power so long as they stick to their predefined roles. It’s a system stuck in stagnation while trolls on either side of the spectrum try to change it in their own, fruitless ways. To put it bluntly, the world is broken. Get used to it.

Troll: The Culling is a Tabletop (T)Roll-Playing Game made to be use din concert with Paradox Interactive's Storyteller v5 system. Set on a version of Alternia where the reckoning never happened, the game aims to capture the political and sociological turmoil presented by Hivebent and Hiveswap with a bit of a darker tinge to it characteristic of the World of Darkness's systems. It also presents a bit of biological horror with its mutation/stability system.

This is something me and a friend of mine (Miami Swacket) have been working on for a bit now, and I'm really excited to finally be able to talk about it some. It's not quite ready for release yet, but we'll be starting playtesting in the coming months. I'll put an interest survey below, as well as link it in my Carrd and Strawpage, so if you're interested in joining a playtest session feel free to fill it out! Even if you're not familiar with Homestuck, World of Darkness, or even TTRPGs in general, any participation in the session/s is extremely valuable!

As far as release goes, we're planning on posting it to a GitHub repository so that anyone who wants to use it can, free of charge. This is something that we've been doing for fun, and we want it to be accessible to as many people as we can make it accessible to!

Anyways, like I've said, this is something that I've been itching to show off for a bit now, and I'm really excited to show y'all more of it as we get closer to playtesting and release! I'll be doing regular updates to talk about different aspects of the game, so keep an eye out for those throughout this summer!

This doesn't mean I'm gonna stop with my TOH content (I've got something a bit more traditional for that coming soon). I've been working on both projects in tandem, and I plan to keep doing that. I've got more TOH Character Intros to put out too. The next one, my Lumity fankid, comes out in 30 minutes. Troll: The Culling is just at a point where I'm ready to start showing it off!

If you've made it this far, thanks for reading! The interest survey is here, so, if you're interested, please do fill it out! Again, even if you don't have any experience in Homestuck, WOD, or TTRPGs, your input is still extremely valuable and we'd love to have you!

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OH. I WAS EXPECTING THE THIRD SEASON TO HAVE 22 MINS LIKE ALWAYS.

welp..the more, the merrier! lets get into this while my tears are still fresh.

spoilers for s3 ep1

you havent hugged your mom in so long. go ahead luz cry it all out.

i forgot about those secrets...honestly, theyre gonna be mad but it wasnt intentional. theyll understand that at least. none of what happened was luz or hunter's fault.

okay! lets like...let the wounds heal first? you guys need desperate rest time OH MY GOD ITS AN IMOVIE WITH THE NAME LUMITY PRODUCTIONS LUMITY ACTUALLY MENTIONED

awww the actual plot didnt have time for more lumity moments so they gave us these!!! how cute

luz pre-trauma.... :(

is this just a lumity reel or are we working on a portal back?

THIS "HI, IM BI" SLIDE IS MAKING ME DIE LMAAOAOAOAOOOOOOOOOO

ohhhh this was a "tell my mom i have a girlfriend" slideshow! well camila's super supportive like a queen so

not gus making illusions to wave bi flags, yes you go lil bro

also can we talk about the new hair luz has its beautiful and curly and i love it

gus, willow, and amity having super cool outfits while hunter chooses..a chicken onesie? uhh...great my guy. but DANG everyone slays

love the pride pin on mama camila's shirt btw

yikes hunter trauma. get better dude.

awww willow and hunter moment! dont know the name of their ship yet but ill figure it out someday

damn willow did a good job

love how the basilisk knows more about human life safety tools than the president of the has

sad luz :(

i love how luz carrying amity and twirling her around is like a trademark lumity action its one of my favorite things

okay love the lumity moment!!! but like...are they all in their socks? in the rain? simultaneously? eurgh

dang it luz cant do glyphs anymore!! but worse, school? yuck

new amity hair!! its lighter, she looks even more like a cotton candy haired goddess (i need to rewatch that episode soon.)

"i was the top student once" former burnt out gifted kid amit

"FROM THE SCARY OWL APP" IS THAT A RIP OFF OF DUOLINGO?????? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"i never expected to be a mother of 6" okay but youre doing like amazing and im so happy theres an adult to actually make sure these children dont die

wtf did your ravioli do to camila gus.

flapjack is such a smartie

willow and gus are an iconic duo fight me

im not sure why hunter is blushing but it might be because of willowwwwwww!

hell yeah bi pin

okay luz needs therapy

oh! tiktok audio! man luz's va is so good at her job

uhh..crusty old women? oooohhhkay, just gonna ignore that.

ooh! monster!

malewife hunter learning from a sewing machine, be careful dude

ah yes, the classic wolf obsession.

yeah..these are still kids with parents and families. i hope eda isnt too worried about luz.

CUTE BABY LUZ!!

ohhh..mama camila lore...

sweet luz and camila moment! you better give the palisman a kiss too

what the fuck is that

oh man hunter is so obsessed with uhh....space circuit or whatever

i was so wrong it was cosmic frontier how did i get space circuit

i love willow's photography hobby! it reminds me of a certain flower boy. (basil...ifykyk)

hunter is falling so hard for willow

uhh...please dont end up fighting a creepy belos 2.0

the children are kicked out for their silly shenanigans lmao

AMITY! you good girl? yikes that was embarrassing

not the giraffes, anything but the giraffes

WHAAAAAAAT HAPPENED TO THE GIRAFFE

love the non binary representation!

vee is in LOVE

THE LOVE BIRDS LUMITY!!! are they just...going in with shoes? uh okay. also dang hunter howd you survive that

not amity with the shaky lines

MILKSHAKE!! (and amity turning into a tomato after)

aww they finally got some together time..but i have a feeling all this fluff is leading to something extremely traumatizing. DANA WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH MY BABIES

lumity cheek kiss!

WHAAAT WAS THAT SHADOW MAN

um. theres coffee flying everywhere. maybe keep the hand in place mama camila

THERES A MOVIE FOR AZURA? WOAH

"i could be the hecate to your azura" oooohhh ship parallels!

luz looks so tired and sad and when i think of her pre-trauma in s1 i feel tired and sad

ohh....dont cry. it wasnt your intention.

um. you know what you have to do? WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT MEAN.

LUZ DONT DIE!!!!!

OR DO SOMETHING DANGEROUS IN GENERAL!!!

hehe silly halloween decor

wha whats happening to hunter.

lmao gus saves the day

hunter and luz, two extremely guilt and trauma ridden kids. oh god i hope theyll be fine.

UH. HUNTER. WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE BELOS.

oh kayyy hunter is slowly transforming into belos 2.0 and luz is planning to stay on earth forever. that is not bad at all. (im lying, like actually im lying on the floor in a puddle of tears)

AHHHHHH LUZ..LUZ RUN

OK THE ANIMATION IS INSANE IN THIS SCENE DAMN

NO. FLAPJACK. FLAPJACK OH MY GOD NO. NOT THE PRECIOUS LITTLE BIRDIE

i dont recommend going into water where a bunch of dead people have been rotting but alright

the fluff is ending. NO.

FLAPJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

see! amity understands. youre not a bad person, luz.

ok! end of episode: i'm scared, im scarred, and im not ready to take this on today. but! in the meanwhile, theres some cute moments in the endcredits!

amity staring at luz

willow beating up gus and hunter (girlboss!!!!)

vee and masha!!

everyone but the actual humans/basilisks are freaked out. hell yeah movie time

peaceful not facing scary enemies hunter moment and flapjack...oh i miss him already

[sepublic]

I’ve seen Dana say they got news of the shortening before writing Follies at the Coven Day Parade, but I’ve also heard that Knock, Knock, Knockin’ on Hooty’s Door was the first episode they wrote after learning about the shortening. I’m inclined to believe Dana, or perhaps the three prior episodes were already written, but then rewritten in response to the news.

If K3oHD is the threshold, then it’s fitting that so many developments occur for our core trio, like going back to basics. It sets the tone for how the rest of the show is essentially a speedrun of the original plans, with some things still needing to be left out to make room for what’s an abridged version of plans. It’s like the first episode of the new, compact version of TOH the writers had to do; Just as the show’s first episode was about the trio.

This does make me wonder how long it would’ve taken for Lumity to get together, for Harpy Eda to happen, and for King to unlock his roar if it weren’t for the shortening. What was s2e8 supposed to be like, what did the writers initially have in mind? Would it have still followed the same format of the previous season’s eight episode, with three plots for each member of the LEK trio?

As it stands, for how packed and efficient the episode is it still works; People still thought it was normal, same for Eclipse Lake and Yesterday’s Lie. That could point to what Dana said. I guess part of it is that we just see S2A as one batch, so it feels right to assume it was done that way and the shortening only began to take effect with S2B’s first episode, Follies at the Coven Day Parade.

I can see the Raeda breakup flashback still occurring because happening right after the episode we see Raine, and getting further context to Eda and Raine’s dynamic there, feels fitting; A way to add to the tragedy of Raine having to be left behind… Speaking of, knowing the shortening happened right after Eda’s Requiem makes me wonder if the bindings Kikimora placed on Raine were originally meant to have more relevance, but were left as one-note because of the shortening?

Whether it’s ER or K3oHD that it changed, would Raine have been actually brainwashed? Or just outright incapacitated before the writers decided they did not have time to do that AND have Raine return and do things, it’s one or the other. Maybe Darius and Eberwolf were genuine enemies in that episode, and would’ve had an arc during the show’s run of becoming rebels; But since storylines had to be downsized or even removed, this was ‘skipped’ by having it retroactively be the case from the start. And with them, you can at least believe they were always on the same side, whereas an abuser like Alador would have to be addressed because it’s not some one-off misunderstanding.

Man; This being the break, the dividing line, it makes you look differently on either episode on either side of that writing threshold. How they were both changed, one in hindsight and the other in the writing process, to reflect how they’re the transition between different phases of the show. In the end, it’s the same never ending list of questions and What-ifs that will haunt us over TOH, some reasoned inferences and a few confirmations, but ultimately no answers unless we kidnap the writers and make them talk or course.

And even they wouldn’t know fully how the show would’ve turned out in another timeline, because they were still figuring that out and how to fill in and organize the broad strokes when the cancellation arrived and they had to fight for the S3 specials. Because without those the ending would’ve felt very rushed and/or we would’ve missed out on a lot of the buildup and other arcs on the way there, which would also feel extra rushed if not absent. Alas…

Reminds me of how shortly after the cancellations news came, Dana admitted in a 2020 Reddit AMA that writing for S2 was fun, that putting together plot lines was like ‘weaving threads’. Considering how so many things have to come together so efficiently and converge, I can see what she meant. Dana did acknowledge that working within limitations proved to be fun in some ways, and gave the show things it otherwise may not have gotten (such as the Collector); She even planned a separate Choose Your Adventure project based on the audience’s input for her Patreon, before Dana had to cancel it to focus on her career.

[sailormew4]

Happy Pride Month! Ship Edition

I want to talk about some of my favorite LGBT+ ships... there are a lot, these contain my main OTPs and one per series from 2013-2024.

Other Pride Posts:

Ship Edition Part 2 (Other LGBT Ships 2013-2020)

Ship Edition Part 3 (Other LGBT Ships 2021-2024)

Ships Contained: Bubbline, MadoHomu, Klance, Korrasami, Stomco, Catradora, Wrightworth, Viktuuri, KageHina, BakuDeku, Lumity, KomaHina, ItaFushi, Sashannarcy, WenClair, BonRin, Stolitz, RaeClaire, Renga, MafuYama

See you Next Year, where I add my 2025 LGBT Ships!

First up Honorable Mention to UsaMamo!!!

These are two bisexuals in love. Special Shout-Out to the SeraMyu where Mamoru is played by a woman so in my head I can somewhat imagine that its sapphic version of UsaMamo.

Now my first slowburn LGBT+ ship is Bubbline

I've always been obsessed with Adventure Time since it first came out and Marceline definitely was a part of my queer awakening. Now let me tell you, baby me ALWAYS knew there were vibes. One of them is how, in the comics, when Finn visits the future, the Candy Kingdom becomes the Candy/Vampire Kingdom. Is it casual to rule a kingdom together? When they kissed in that finale I never felt so freaking vindicated.

Next is MadoHomu!!!

Baby's First Doomed Yuri to the point I'm still obsessed with them eleven years later. You bet your asses I'm excited for the new movie. I need to see if they're still doomed or if they will finally be happy together.

Next is Klance

If you've seen me like what, 7-8 years ago, this should come as no surprise. God, these two will always make me go feral over the colors of red and blue. I still read about them and think about whether I want to write about them. These two have shaped my personality and shipping preferences in ways that I will NEVER recover from.

And here comes the same ship different font in Korrasami!

Remember how I said Klance shaped my preferences. Here's a direct example. I knew there were canons before I actually watched the show, but let me tell ya, these two were so good. Also lowkey underrated. How is it possible there isn't much content with these? I DEMAND MORE OF THESE TWO!

First up, my first poly ship: Stomco!

GOD THESE THREE! I COULD NOT WITH THIS SHOW! THEY INVENTED THE TERM FOR ME THAT STAR/MARCO/TOM HAS TWO HANDS! THEY'RE ALL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER! It was definitely the pipeline of Starco, then Tomco, then that whole Tom x Star, and eventually going "all three are in love with each other". Seriously, there are not enough fics with this ship. I will write for them if I have to!

Next up going back on the WLW Train is Catradora!

This show came the day before my birthday, and when I first had the Princess Prom episode, I fell in love with these two. I was SEATED FOR THEIR MESSY MESSY LOVE STORY! When they finally got together, let me tell ya, I nearly cried cause it was the first time I could see an LGBT focused love story have a payoff. They saved the Universe with their LOVE!

Following how RedXBlue will haunt me we got WrightWorth!

Okay, these two... I remember watching a playthrough with them, and once we got that iconic "unnecessary feelings" scene, it was over for me. I will always go back to them and watch them dance around their feelings. I'm currently watching Cyyu and Sylla play through the games again, and it's always so nice to see people watch them in real time on their romance. They're so canon yet not canon. Capcom, stop being COWARDS!

Speaking of so canon here we got Viktuuri!

I joined the Yuri on Ice fandom late, and I watched this for the first time with my sibling. And let me tell you... MY JAW DROPPED WHEN WE GOT AN OFFICIAL KISS! LIKE WHAT? THEY DID! THEY FR JUST DID THAT! I will forever hate Mappa for canceling that movie. Gosh, these two are so in love.

Keeping up with Sports Anime Train we got KageHina

My sibling got me into Haikyuu, and honestly, no regrets. These two were freaking adorable and seeing them being just such good foils to each other. My favorite scene of them is just anytime Hinata defends Kageyama. Like yeah, they'll argue like crazy but Hinata is the Number #1 Kageyama Defender. Also the dub? The dub Ukai calls them Lovebirds? Poetry.

Continuing the Rival Trend is BakuDeku!!!

Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. The CHOKEHOLD these two have on me has only ever been matched by UsaMamo and Klance. I remember really shipping them when Deku went absolutely crazy when Katsuki got kidnapped? Then the fight? Then the growth? The APOLOGY? THE NEAR DEATHS? THE REACTION TO DEATH? THE CHASING AFTER YOU? God, I will cry over these forever.

Next up is Lumity!

Have you ever shipped something before the show even started? These two were it! I saw one piece of art of Amity and maybe one clip in the trailer, and it was over. I knew I wanted them, Canon. And the way that they were just so casual??? Like, not the main focus, but still important? Love that for them. Every time I could see them falling for each and getting together I was CHEERING!

Now this next one will come a surprise for being so early considering my recent hyperfixation but.... KomaHina!

Look... Look, I fell into Danganronpa back in 2020, and because I got my GF into into recently, that's where the rise of content came back. Let me tell ya these two... they're so canon that it physically makes it ill that they're not official. Bruh, Nagito is in official art with Kyoko and Shuichi, ya know, the other implied love interests. In a Free Time Event, he straight up goes "I'm deeply in love with the hope that lives inside you," like okay buddy. Also, the Island Mode straight up tells Hajime he's going back to their room to their LOVE NEST!

On a less frustrating note we got ItaFushi

When I first got into JJK, I knew I was destined to ship these two. These two are literally so near and dear to my heart. Like, not even gonna lie, there are so many good flavors of ItaFushi. Fluffy ItaFushi, where it's in their S1 Era. Angsty ItaFushi of Itadori with his execution, Post-Shibuya, and well.... the manga.

Another Poly Ship: Sashannarcy

These girls were so cute in Amphibia! Their dynamics are all great. So many different types of ships in one big ship. They really mean the world to each other. They're the vein of "don't separate". I do wish I had gone through this show slower, but it's okay. I still love them.

Sorta topical ship we got WenClair!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THESE TWO ARE THE ONLY REASON WHY I'M STILL WATCHING THIS SHOW! I NEED THEM TO BE CANON SO BADLY! IF NOT CANON, WHY DID WEDNESDAY CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT HER IN A POSITIVE LIGHT IN THE NOVEL? WHY IS SHE THE ONLY ONE WEDNESDAY WANTED TO GIVE A HUG TO?!

Sorta in a supernatural pipeline we got BonRin!

Honestly, this was a surprise at how much I adore them. When I first watched Blue Exorcist, I was more of the Rin can be together with anyone with no heavy preference. But then, as one does, I read some fics, looked at art, rewatched it, and now I have a preference for these two. Also, Dub be wild for making Rin call Bon "babe" and having the canon nickname of "Princess". I got big fic plans for these.

Another demon one with Stolitz

GOD DAMN 2024 WAS CRAZY FOR THESE TWO! I DID NOT THINK I WOULD BE AS INVESTED AS I WAS FOR THEM! GOSH THESE TWO! THEY'RE SO INSANE! THAT WHOLE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AND THE TRIAL? INSANE! I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE MORE OF THEM!

Going from super known to lesser known we got RaeClaire!

THESE TWO ARE UNDERRATED AS HELL! YOU KNOW HOW I KNOW? CAUSE I HAVE YET TO SEE FAN MERCH OF THEM AT CONS! WHAT THE HECK? RAE IS SUCH A GAY MOOD! I might be especially biased because I watched this blind with the GF, so this one sorta has a soft spot for both of us. Gosh, SEASON 2 WHEN?!

Back into the sports anime we got Renga!

So, I'm not putting ships I got into during 2025, cause we're only halfway. But shout out to these two for their moments in the OVA! These two are so cute! Also the Dub be WILD adding more queer coding for the show with "Reki, my love... of skateboarding". These two are so canon and no one can tell me otherwise.

Now onto an actual Canon Ship of Mafuyama to end things off!

When I tell you I SCREAMED when they kissed. I SCREAMED! I knew it was gay when I turned it on, but the way it's just so good. The performance of Mafuyu lives in my head rent free. Also the Dub Cast being almost entirely an all LGBT Cast? Thank you, more please? I'm scared to watch the movie cause I just want more of these two.

[zememerr]

Mini analysis of Amity from an autistic perspective

Amity is a character in the Owl House that I was fairly neutral towards when first watching the show. I quite enjoyed scenes whenever she showed up, but that was mainly because I got to see her dynamic with Luz, who is my favorite character. Being neurodivergent myself (autistic and potentially/undiagnosed ADHD) I suppose I had some tiny worries that Luz dating a supposed neurotypical person could be conflicting in a real-world setting. But, that of course begs the question:

Couldn’t Amity be neurodivergent too?

And to that, I’ll simply say yes, I believe she is. The most popular headcanon on this seems to be her being on the autism spectrum, which I personally headcanon. Autistic Amity as a headcanon sees some backlash, but I mainly attribute that to people preferring to stick to strict canon information. Admittedly, when first hearing of the headcanon myself, I didn’t fully agree with it either, but it’s definitely grown on me a lot.

Amity stands out as an autistic rep for me because of her less appealing traits, from a traditional sense. The cultural perspective on autistic people has seen a sudden shift to this near fetishization of “quirkiness,” where traits like stimming and hyperfixations have been uncomfortably romanticized to some degree. I think a good example of this sort of “quirky autistic” archetype is Marcy Wu from Amphibia; she’s a classic adorkable character who wears her eccentricities proudly, almost seeming too good to be true (which obviously Amphibia leverages later to show us Marcy’s… True Colors.) I by no means think Marcy is a bad character, she’s easily my favorite character from Amphibia and I prefer her to Amity as an autistic rep. Nonetheless, I do appreciate what Amity represents as an autistic character a lot in how she differs from someone like Marcy presentation-wise.

Amity starts off as a bold, arrogant top-student with a rigid academic lifestyle. She’s not great at recognizing other’s emotions or communicating her own. She pushes past all of her inner worries to maintain her classic Little Miss Perfect persona for a time. These are not desirable/romanticizable character traits, but they’re among common autistic symptoms. Given her collected, “conforming” attitude most of the time, most viewers, myself included, wouldn’t suspect Amity is autistic on a first watch. In short, early season 1 Amity represents a masking autistic individual. We see Amity slowly deconstruct the toxic lifestyle her family has forced upon her, and make new connections and start to rebuild a broken one (with Willow.) In her own words from Escaping Expulsion, she’s becoming the person she really wants to be.

The same sentiment is also why trans Amity works so well as a headcanon, but maybe I’ll talk about that another time

Amity’s journey throughout the show is about unmasking her own autistic traits through the support of people like Luz. We get to see her become more sensitive (and I use this word as a compliment,) throughout the course of the show to her own benefit and as a boon to those she cares about. The Owl House is a show about celebrating nonconformity, and I’m glad they allow Amity to push away from her restrictive way of living to become her true self, an autistic girl who trips after getting scared in a library.

A common criticism of Amity’s character is that the Lumity dynamic linearizes her character down to the role of “Luz’s girlfriend” and 180s her entire identity. I do believe the show depicts Amity’s development away from her season 1 self more gradually than some fans give her credit for. The power dynamic between her and Willow has an uncomfortable imbalance to it still, and she’ll occasionally make regretful remarks like “I was top student once,” she’s still changing, at times not the most elegantly, and didn’t spontaneously decide to become a new person for the heck of it. On the topic of her focus on Luz, as someone on the spectrum itself, I do think it’s perfectly reasonable. I’m guilty myself of hyperfixating on romantic interests in the past to the point where they’ll become the entire focus of months of my life, I can’t say I blame Amity for having so much attention on Luz. The show does an amazing job at making their relationship healthy and not surplussing angst for easy story conflict (call me boring but I’m a big fan of unproblematic relationships who actually work through things.) Case in point, I think Amity’s common writing concerns work to her benefit from an autistic perspective, it’s allowed me to enjoy her character a lot more, at least.

One last point before I wrap up, I wanted to bring up one of my favorite lines from Amity and how it gives me major autistic vibes, being from Eclipse Lake:

You know, you were right. We do have a lot in common. I grew up thinking everything was an opportunity to justify… existing! But there are people out there who won't make you feel worthless. You just have to let yourself meet them.

I’m mainly interested in one specific word here: existing. The emphasis on “existing” is important given the general profoundness of the rest of her statement. Amity wanted this message to be super inspirational and meaningful to Hunter, but she gets flustered in the middle of it, she’s worried about Luz after all, and gives a superficial choppy ending to one of her sentences. No “opportunity to justify my parents loving me/being content with who I am etc…” just one word, existing. I appreciate this line because a lot of autistic people, myself included, have incredibly vivid, articulately-crafted dialogues within their heads, and when it comes time to actually say things out loud, it sounds a lot less eloquent to our own dismay. This line for me highlights why I enjoy Amity as an autistic character so much, being flawed in a realistic, relatable way that isn’t traditionally appealing, and that’s ok.

This is the first time I’ve done a Tumblr analysis like this before, let me know what you’ve thought of it, or share it around if it was of interest to you. I have a lot to say about other Owl House characters (and also Marcy,) so I may make extra analyses in the future

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In your opinion does "The Owl House" have any re-watch value? Does the story, characters, characterization, writing, etc. hold up over repeated viewings or is the show played out after the first time through the series?

So I want to acknowledge that this is actually an awkward question. Not with how you phrased it or anything just... Period? Because whether something is rewatchable will mostly come down to personal taste and enjoyment. Some people find Horror movies to be great fun to rewatch while others may not see the point because you already know all the scare moments or answers to creeping dread. Some might find action movies exciting to rewatch while others need the novelty of a first rewatch. As such, my answer is very much so is going to be biased by the fact that I ended up not liking the show.

But... I broke essentially on rewatch in a way. A lot of people have shattered on TOH essentially from having to reconcile what it says versus what it does. A lot of this because TOH constantly kicks payoffs down the line and hints at potential it will reach. It is constantly making the journey suffer for the promise of a grand finale. And, well... A lot of people have agreed that the shortening did not force their hand to break multiple themes in the finale, or take Amity's character or a bunch of other things that bloated the series and never got a proper payoff, such as the Collector.

This format of TOH I think is actually what makes it so hard to rewatch unless you are the ultimate fan of it who will notice nothing. S1 is labeled as boring, a complaint I even agree with as someone who mostly likes S1 still. It spends the most time setting up plot lines though in episodes that are a pretty safe seven out of ten, or worse. Amity episodes can escape this problem decently often, being fun in their own right, but that's why the fandom only acts like half, at best, of S1 even exists. Most of it is easily forgotten because it's very forgettable. Not like in a S1 of Amphibia way where it's all so much fun but also so much of it that they can blur and be hard to separate but just in a "I just wasted 20 minutes of my life watching an okay kids cartoon" way. The only thing that helped those episodes not feel that way was this idea that it was building towards something with these characters.

And... After the shock of things like the Lumity Kiss being real, I don't think S2 holds up for being the majority of those payoffs. Amity and Willow? One of the most explicitly kicked cans? Seen interacting on the same side before either addresses the "We're not friends' thing because of Eclipse Lake, so that's pre-shortening and they still didn't decide to address and then address it badly. Luz's magic is wrapped in a plotline she's not a part of and has no real reaction to even. It's just "Oh, we're just making bullshit up now instead of finding glyphs? K." Amity's parents are wrapped up, in the same episode, early S2, in a very similar way where Amity is barely a part of that episode but now her core angst and excuse for being a bad person? Dealt with and out of the way, at least until they randomly decide to try and say Alador TOOOOOTALLY wasn't a bad guy. That he hated Odalia too. Totally doesn't contradict literally everything that came before, something that would be much more sharply noticed on a binge rewatch. Like... It cannot be understated that by the point most plot threads in TOH wrap up, they were introduced and left to rot for so long that half the time, the fandom was starting to get UPSET during the runtime for the lack of any exploration or conclusion. Long hiatuses didn't help but at its core, even when it was running people were wondering when we would get satisfying answers to thing and rarely were they happy about it.

I think this is a core part of why ONLY the shipping community seems to have clung to TOH. That or people who are exploring the show's missed potential with characters like Belos or the Blights. The fandom has had to either commit to the one thing TOH did do well, its shipping (that comes with so many fucking asterisks) and its potential baiting. But the latter also means you have to recognize why it failed in the process of doing your exploration of the work.

So will some people enjoy rewatching it? Of course. There are people who probably like rewatching the AtLA movie though because the die hards are die hards. Do I think from a casual perspective you get much out of rewatching a random episode, let alone binging the series again?

No. I just think disappointment that the main series will leave you, which will eventually no longer be tempered by the reputation of it having been shortened, will only get worse. It is not a tale worth seeing again, so I hope I see you in the next one.

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Hi!! For the otp asks: 11 20 34 with Dipcifica or Lumity? (You don’t have to do both I just couldn’t choose XD)

Have a nice day!

Hiii! Have a nice day too! :)

I'm doing both because I can't choose! You know me, I'm too indecisive!

11. Who leaves notes in the other one's lunch? (Bonus: what do they say?)

Lumity: I think that's something they'd both do, we have seen them do it a few times in the show as well, but I think Luz would do it a bit more often. As for what the notes would say, I imagine they'd be either very cheesy (i.e. Batatas for my Batata! <3, Luz), or simple and clean (i.e. Love you!, Amity).

Dipcifica: I don't think they'd be doing this too often, but I like the idea of Dipper (who takes a page out of Mabel's book) doing it for Pacifica, especially when he had a feeling or knew for certain that it would be a hard day for her. I think he'd give her little encouraging notes like "You got this!" or "Knock em dead!" or "You're awesome!".

20. Who randomly brings home a stray puppy/kitten to adopt?

Lumity: Both. Amity brings mostly kittens and Luz mostly puppies. They end up becoming foster parents and making sure they all get sent to good homes (and they're always very sad when they have to say goodbye to one of the kittens or puppies).

Dipcifica: Pacifica. I highly doubt her parents would allow her to have a pet in the mansion (ponies don't count, they have stables), so when she moves out, the moment she sees a cute fluffy stray it's all over. She picks it up, takes it home, gives it a bath, feeds it the fanciest treats she can get her hands on and before Dipper can say anything, she announces: "We have a dog/cat now." (With cat being the most likely, I headcanon her as a cat person).

34. How do they cheer the other one up during sad times?

Lumity: I think for both of them this is how it would go: 1) Give the other some space and not pressure her. 2) Let her open up when she feels ready and intervene only if it gets too much. 3) After learning what's wrong sit with her and hold her gently. 4) Offer possible solutions or distractions (depending on what made her sad) and do what she wants the most.

Dipcifica: I think first and foremost, Dipper would try to do something to make Pacifica laugh if she was feeling down. He would tell her a joke, or do something silly (usually related to whatever made her upset) and then they would talk about it together. Pacifica would probably try to do the same sometimes, but I think she'd mainly comfort Dipper by just listening to him and offer a hug and some advice (and plotting to sue whoever made him sad).

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Hello owl fans, I wanted to give my critical breakdown on When I first watched Owl House, now rewatching it, looking back at a well known character in

This very 3 part topic focusing on

Everyone's fan favorite Amity who I like to call

(Little Miss Self Insert) Amity analysis & why she’s popular

Literally the same (Real) hair color as the creator

DISCLAIMER THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK ON THE CREATOR But a Critic that could benefit the show & educate viewers, POC, BIPOC (Bi meaning black indigenous, Person of color) REP,

(don't Hate appreciate), if ya can't Face different opinions or anyone with an open mind who can critic just being nasty/policing people, There's the Portal Door to outer space.

Ok aight Lets start to this 3 PART topic post

I indeed love my run of Amity as a character because she made an impactful LGBTQ show great, along with her endeavor on how she developed as a character. ( Also Green Hair AMity is Better.) because she had great drive melding her into the person she is, having to face her parents, falling in loving with luz.

Due to the high demand being a lgbt character at times, (even though we been starved and wanting more rep) has at times repercussions and flaws,if the writing, narrative & pacing is compromised in the show which shown after rewatching the series ANOTHER TOPIC.

I'm fully aware that she's a well-known fan favorite character ever since the show's green light along the panel interview with Dana Terrace hyped her up during the debut panel of the other shark cartoon she worked on, DOWN BELOW

After Rewatching the show I felt there was more to her then just being luz girlfriend,

(like other characters to never get there titular moments at time like the Hexside students.)

and how she was written in a one-sided straight forward manner which people overlook cause we had proud lgbt content to gush over, googling, blushing eyes and the creator saying no romance in the series yet we have a two girls hogging peoples potential and spotlight?!

which contributed to her name trending more & talked about compared to our main POC character (which I find weird & Staggering at times.)

Theres proof from a Good post on here THATS IMPORTANT BELOW

Now we got that outta the way 3 major reasons LETS GO

The Favoritism

I feel the favoritism in fandom really says about how the show reacts TO OUR favorite characters, yes a world and great characters can be executed in titular episodes or moment you can let them see shine,

but diving into the season 1 of the show had its Rocky start till they started the real action in season 2 not to mention the kiss scene which put everyone on good edge however hogged (a titular poc spotlight.)

There's proof on how poc people in real life are depicted in media as something negative and gross yet caucisian people are giving everything handed to them in a silver spoon.

so here's a article ill bring up cause these types of behavior says in how poc see ourselves

Heck thats how we got that lumity controversial pic

(IF YA KNOW YA KNOW)

ill pull up with article on black media effects real life

I truly did feel the intent on the show at times was made selfishly at times,

Which there's a link about a unique article that sheds some light on this situation on how it treated Amity and why she was made into a self inset character. Showing relationship run throughout the show.

you can be able to write a good cartoon series and make an impact on fans, spilling your life on the show you care being in there shoes,

However don't let it sacrificed the many aspects excusing plots, and narrative with tonal whiplash & poor characterization.

Hope Your here with me now lets get on to

Shipping discourse

these girls took over the whole world by storm, to the point the fandom only cares about these girls, nothing beyond,

(social media numbers don’t lie on searched characters and many aspects on the owl house.)

if not them but solely for Amity herself. which I felt really was a selfish writing move. Cause I really did love the character until she was written good however shoehorned to being a hollow shel of herself and discourse did no favors.

It irks me to no end cause we have a prominent poc character said previously, who gets not talked about a yet amity is the one y’all favor to? At the point y’all really don’t show y’all don’t care about black, Poc, or BIPOC and there contributions to media.

it pains me to see a show like this has been nothing but a whole show of contradictions and ill-pacing,

And i know why we stand with the ship or any sexuality reveal with any character to gain a following or popularity for that matter is this a good term of how we gotten lgbt media uprising

(which I understand we crave years ago. )

PERFORMATIVE SEXUALITY (Article & Term HERE .)

Not to mention the celebrity worship yall put onto amity herself which is responsible for it

Where gonna make this quick so last session and hoep you have a good one afterwards thanks

The Colorism Issue (Glad fans are speaking out)

Its just facts that we see white or white-passing as something to be congratulated and praised for compared to what poc go through cause we POCs & myself have to work tens time harder for what we want, (one issue for another session is?)

WHY IS THE NOCEDA FAMILY HAVE DIFFERENT SKINTONES?!

FIX IT Titan

For media especially Disney has treated Poc if not BIPOC IN live action if not animation to an extent is degrading, you have kids on jessie acting any way without severe repercussions such as how they Treat BIpoc Characters with utmost disrespect. Which is shown throughout our favorite shows. (also shows how the show loves it kids cause it suffers no consequences.)

Now May wonder why i put in Princess & The Frog

We do see great chemistry to the show and movie example

The similar girl dynamic that will be is Tianna and charlotte

There relationship is done better, I do feel there was little bit of colorism played into this and alas not to mention tiana poc friends characters being black but non existing, however I do feel to a agree they really stretched on how we should have diversity in a negative way which I’ll get into in a sec.

Its at this point charlotte is the sweet spoiled girl and felt amity was favored cause of how she was written that way, they tried to make her favorable because you guess or see she’s WHITE.

Which shows not only poc characters are secondary in animation or forms of media, also how Luz is written in a white space, but with amity

She was gonna be depicted as a favorable one cause of how she was written LIKE CHARLOTTE

(To the point people started seeing charlotte as the main character form princess & the frog.)

Having the cultural representation & also inconsistent characterization shine to the point where we could’ve had great characters shown and debut yet

Have two girls take over the show as a whole really?!

oh reminder the diversity happen yet being sacrificed for a shoehorned lgbt content and activism to the degree it over whlems the show with

amity being a type of reverse mammy to make her look better for luz to counter her spicy latina ways, like a unruly tomboy to kiss the white favored girls booty, knowing full well the fandom will police anyone saying otherwise.

The article I’ll show about gearing our diverse audiences which I feel Disney needs to do a lot better on cultural representation, and harmful stereotypes as this.

ARTICLE ON HOW STEREOTYPES CAN BE IN MEDIA

Hoping I said it well, since there's so much to add to this however hope we can be reasonable on the comment section, so hoping we can have a civil discuss on about this topic thanks for reading this far you have a goodnight and great day where you are

with love kyoko cane

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I had to do at least one drawing of Felony Carl and Globby for Pride Month, and since we got to see them do some minor dancing in"Krei-Oke Night," I thought doing a redraw of Lumity dancing (which is another beautiful LGBTQIA+ couple I love so much ^_^) would be cute. ^_^<3<3<3 Hope you like it. ^_^<3<3<3

*Sorry that I didn't get all of Felony Carl's right arm. I ran out of room and I wasn't keen on the idea of erasing everything to resize it smaller. :( I also debated about adding Nega-Globby exploding in the background to match more of Lumity, but since the drawing was already off-centered, I was like never-mind. :/

@spyrkle4 @enbydemirainbowbigfoot @gelatinous-globster They're both such amazing couples. ^_^<3<3<3<3