#which was very unintentional but it's funny

[sunshine-and-her-ikevil-stuff]

It's hilarious that despite not caring for Jude, my bond level for him is so high because he's one of my only 5* cards and Cybird won't stop giving him events

[moeblob]

OK I swear the reason I'm showing you this will have context in a couple days! But also, the fact B&N has a section dedicated to "well he may be a ten buuuuut" and included my current crime of "he's blonde" is like. Dang. Called out.

Didn't help I saw this with a guy and I said "oh no, my blonde enjoyer crimes called out!" and he said "better than redheads" and I'm like. "Sir, I have to inform you of my previous crime." and he was not pleased as he said "Fish... why....."

[tentacleteapot]

the more I think about it the more the Barbie Movie was just one of the biggest monkey’s paw situations I’ve ever experienced in my life

[dustykneed]

thoughts on sticky rice??

🍚 hmm... yeah why not?

[carbonateddelusion]

I love making evil people actual people like mm yeees Chuck has a huge soft spot for his mother and he's afraid of fire and he has a sweet tooth and he gets scared of Edgar sometimes because his stature reminds him of Vincent

[hungry-hobbits]

finished watching a long ass playthru of re:rev w @traumanatrix last night and even tho i've played the game and am replaying it i am now a parker/raymond truther

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

miss in sonic adventure 2 when the animal characters had varying “skin” tones. like i know it was a lighting bug but it’s the mental image of them in my head now. rouge and shadow both having dark muzzles, knuckles being slightly lighter but still dark, sonic being tan and amy being pale are just ingrained in my head. that’s just how they look to me i have to blink at actual official art of them.

[enjoytheglow]

Victoria: Mae, it's freezing, does the thermostat really need to be on such a low temperature?

Mae (lying on the wooden floor, the back of her hand on her forehead like a 1930s Hollywood actress): I feel like I'm in a furnace.

Victoria: You can't lay on the couch? I'm worried I'm going to step on you.

Mae: You wouldn't be the first. It's cooler down here. This happens every now and then, since before I met the three of you. It'll be gone in a couple of minutes, it's a withdrawal symptom or something.

Victoria: You haven't smoked reefer in years.

Mae: ... A long-term withdrawal symptom?

Victoria (realising): You're menopausal, Mae.

Victor: Pre-menopausal, she's still young.

Mae: Thank you, Victor.

Lily (to Victor, joking): Suck up.

Victoria (to Mae): What you're experiencing are hot flashes.

Mae: Call them what you want, they've got nothing to do with my age.

Victoria: I give up. Lily, did you want to try? (gestures to Mae)

Lily: The only thing I'm certain I understood was Mae's in denial again.

Mae: What's with the emphasis on again? Name one time I was in denial.

Lily: Jack.

Victoria: Your hallucinations.

Victor: Your mental and physical wellbeing.

Lily: The increased discrimination of minority groups due to the anti-drug campaign you started.

Victoria: Reefer in general.

Victor: A lot of things, actually.

Mae (slightly annoyed): Alright, you've made your point.

Victoria: Victor, do you want to try to get through to her?

Victor: I... would... rather not. Not because it makes me uncomfortable or anything but... it's a-a woman's thing, I doubt I would be much help.

Victoria (to Mae): Well, then I'm really sorry to do this, but it's for you own good. *switches the thermostat off*

Mae (whiny): No, I need that! It's a hundred degrees in here!

Victor (softly): It's sixty.

Mae: What was that?

Victor: I-it's sixty degrees. In here. That's why most of us are in sweaters instead of sweating.

Mae: Well, it feels like a hundred degrees!!

Victor (smiling sympathetically): *giving her an awkward pat on the shoulder* Sorry. *follows Victoria to the dining room*

Mae (hurt, reaching out to him): Victor...

Mae (once Victor and Victoria are gone, hissing): Lily! *gestures for her to come closer*

Lily: Look, Mae, I know it's not what you want to hear but my parents are probably right. I'm sorry that you're having hot flashes.

Mae: They're not hot flashes and I'm not pre-menopausal. I'm fit as a fiddle. *tries to sit up, sweats more and lays back down*

Lily (standing up to leave): Have fun living in denial in the living room, Mae.

Mae: Lily, wait.

Lily: *turns around thinking Mae's going to admit it*

Mae: ... If you're leaving me here, can you at least get me something from the icebox to cool my forehead? Please?

Victoria (from the dining room): No!

[littlemisshyperfixation]

Jungkook Fic Recommendations Part 2

Here - have a kookie <3

a - angst f - fluff s - smut

part 1

One Shots

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS (s) (ft. mingyu) @hannieehaee ⊹₊⋆ being besties with two of the most popular idols in korea always came with a few rumors here and there, but what happened when one of your platonic besties suddenly started acting a little friendlier than usual? or worse, what happened when they both turned their affections to you?

never go to sleep angry (a f) by @just4koo ⊹₊⋆ one of the most important rules of your relationship was to never go to sleep angry. when the rule was ignored, it led to an argument and a huge misunderstanding.

Standing Next To You (s a f) by @back2bluesidex ⊹₊⋆ Your and Jungkook's relationship is all about dark rooms, shadows, rendezvous and secrecy. It pains you to even think that you can't claim him as yours in front of the world. But Jungkook is always there to set your fears free because he loves you even more than you love him.

How to Get Rid of Your Virginity (s f) by @strvngeweather ⊹₊⋆ You've always been the good girl who followed the rules but you're ready to shed that image and lose your virginity to the college's resident bad boy: Jungkook.

Butterfly (a s) by @ctrlhope ⊹₊⋆ he’s been watching you. waiting, stalking his prey. waiting for you to tangle your pretty little wings into his web. chasing you. hunting you. making you play his games until you realise the truth that lies behind your eyes.

Stardust (f s) by @euphoricfilter ⊹₊⋆ If Jungkook would have known an unintentional orgasm would have led to this, then he would have begged you to work out with him sooner.

PRINCESS TREATMENT (f) by @2hightocare ⊹₊⋆ Jungkook simply does everything to make you happy

daybreak (a f s) by @bbangtans ⊹₊⋆ One of your favorite things to do when you were in your early 20s was stay up late where reflective conversations eventually blurred into nonsense as the sun rose alongside someone you thought you would spend the rest of your days with… Now you’re stuck in New York City for one night due to a delayed flight with that very person standing there in his leather jacket and guitar case in hand across from you at the airport gate. See, fate is a funny thing and Jeon Jungkook could always find the humor in anything.

Is you is or is you ain't (my baby) (a s) by @ki-yomii ⊹₊⋆ after being stood up one too many times, you realize you're in love with jungkook. and that just won't do.

begging for mercy (s) by @jeonsalibi ⊹₊⋆ you hated everything. you hated his face, his hands, his everything. in particular, you hated the effect he had on you.

admiring from afar (f s) by @jeonsalibi ⊹₊⋆ you owed a friend a favour, a favour which entailed a blind date. but the catch, it was only blind on your side.

and my man, thank you to my man (s) by @aaagustd

[awkwardsonicphotos]

It’s hedgehog day again! And that means I’m back with more fun hedgehog facts!

I know it’s totally unintentional on Sega or the writers part but it is funny how they keep giving Sonic traits that are very accurate to the real animal. For example,

Hedgehogs are very mobile creatures. It is not uncommon for a hedgehog to move nests often. They may only stay in one home for weeks at a time before moving on. They can also travel up to ten miles an evening in search of food. Hedgehogs are very well travelled. Which is why in Europe some people make “hedgehog highways” by cutting holes in fences so hedgehogs can safely travel between people’s yards.

Another fun fact that is accurate to Sonic is that hedgehogs are very opportunistic in where they make their homes. Often taking shelter in other animal’s abandoned borrows or nests. They can dig their own borrows too but sometimes they settle for just a nice pile of leaves. So Sonic constantly crashing at Tails’ many workshops is a very hedgehog thing to do.

[madseance]

As someone who made a morbid joke in like tenth grade that got me so relentlessly harassed, including by school administration, that I dropped out of school... boy howdy do I understand what you're going through, and it's astoundingly fucking shitty of everyone who's doing it. It's not YOUR fault in any way.

I know it seems like you cannot ever get away from it and that everyone is going to hate you forever, and you're not going to believe me when I say this, but you can and they won't—or, more importantly, you will and they're not your concern. Some of them have years of personal growth ahead of them before they'll be able to understand how shit their behaviour was and begin to feel shame over it. If they're very lucky, someone will be kinder to them then, than they were to you.

As for those people... Y'all act exactly like a bunch of ignorant, poorly socialised teenagers. Maybe some of you are! But there's no excuse for the way you dogpile people for even the slightest error of judgement. And you do it on behalf of people who don't need defending, and you trick yourself into thinking it's righteous and they'll respect you for it. But they won't. I promise you, either they don't notice or care, or they're appalled by how you're acting. There's no value in it—except to you, as an outlet for your urge to hurt other people and not have to feel bad for it. But you should feel bad. And you should use that discomfort as a catalyst to change your shitty fucking behaviour.

Every single fandom I've ever been has had behaviour like this, because every group of people inevitably includes some people who really shouldn't be socialising unsupervised yet because they don't know how to act. If you log on here every day and find yourself sending nastygrams to strangers and engaging in petty bickering and shaming people for enjoying a thing you also enjoy in a way you don't agree with: fuck off from the internet for a while and go learn to be a person, preferably with the supervision of a responsible adult role model. You're not having fun anymore, and you're ruining other people's. Work on your shit, on your own time, and get back to us when you can behave in public.

So i forgot not everyone shares my cursed humour, sent a joke ask by accident to @neil-gaiman , had it answered, now everyone thinks im a horrible person.

Time to delete my tumblr and im being serious im really scared and upset.

This is increadibly humiliating and i now have to cope with the fact that so many people think im an awful person now and im in tears. Im shutting my anons off and im going to either hiatus or just nuke my account and change my other socials names. This is too much

[azuremist]

Mainseries Pokemon characters who can be argued to be bisexual-coded (due to their implied crush on the player)

1. Shauna (Pokemon X and Y)

Kalos takes place in France, and Paris is the city of love. So, in the words of Junichi Masuda, "I wanted to implement some elements of romance with Shauna when playing as a boy and express a deep friendship when playing as a girl."

However, due to the VERY few dialogue changes between female vs male protags (as well as actions Shauna takes that are intended to imply romantic interest being the same across all player types, such as her staying behind with the player in the early-game forest), this can be argued to be unintentional bisexual-coding.

2. Lillie (Pokemon Sun and Moon)

Lillie is implied to have a crush on the player. When the player character is female, on Exeggutor Island, she says, "I want to become a Trainer, and learn all the things you know, Selene..." When the player character is male, she says, "I think... I'd like to become a Trainer, too. And travel together with you, Elio..."

Obviously, the difference between these two dialogues makes it pretty clear that they want her dialogue with Elio to be interpreted as more romantically-inclined. However, much like Shauna, Lillie's actions and dialogue varying VERY little otherwise between female vs male protags can be read as unintentional bisexual-coding.

3. Kieran

Kieran is the first character here to receive absolutely zero dialogue changes across player gender. Additionally, I'd say he's the character that we get the strongest hints regarding romantic feelings towards the player with.

Kieran has multiple moments where he's implied to feel romantically towards the player. These include, but are not limited to:

His sister saying that he's "been all googly-eyed over you" since you met, and that he "wouldn't stop talking about you - even at home. I seriously couldn't get him to shut up." Kieran reacts with embarrassment when she says this to the MC.

Him saying, "You're...you're special," before pausing, then getting embarrassed and rushing to change the subject.

When the MC calls him a friend, he responds, "What?! R-really?! We're friends? F-friends... I feel all tingly and funny hearing that... Ehehe..."

After the MC changes into their festival outfit, Kieran says, "Whoa...", when seeing them for the first time.

The player can even seemingly flirt with Kieran; when Kieran describes letting Ogerpon move into his home, the player can teasingly ask when they, themself, can move in with Kieran.

These are all very common romantic tropes. I think Kieran is the closest thing that we have to a canonically bisexual mainline character at this moment.

4. Carmine

Carmine has a fewer number of specific moments compared to her brother, but she can still be easily read as having feelings for the player.

Her extreme reaction to Drayton asking the player on a date is the best example, with her bringing her hands up to her face, and saying, "A wha-?!" Once Drayton leaves, Carmine continues fuming. (This can also be chalked up to her general dislike towards Drayton and how he can be manipulative, but the fact that it's that request that sets her off specifically makes this also easily read as jealousy.)

And speaking of...

5. Drayton

While, like Kieran and Carmine, Drayton doesn't have any dialogue changes between if the player is male and female, it's not really clear how he actually feels about them.

He tells the player, male or female, that they can go on a cafeteria date to talk, which the game fully acknowledges as a romantic phrase via Carmine's extreme reaction. He also tells the player, "From one charming catch to another..."

This is very obviously him flirting with the player, but, due to his laid-back and just-a-liiittle-bit-sleazy nature, this more so comes across as him trying to tease the player character, rather than anything earnest.

If nothing else, he's at least confirmed to be comfortable with romantically teasing male classmates, which I would consider a win.

[lvndosnorris]

funny thought but charles and the reader trying to fix something they broke in his drivers room after the race, and all the people who pass by the door can hear is grunts and “you’re doing it too hard!” which probably leads to some awkward conversations when he leaves to go talk to the press afterwards..

okay but in the back of your head you definitely knew what it sounded like; charles on the other hand was completely oblivious. your eyes wide, mouth tugged into a dramatic 'o' shape as your clumsy boyfriend held up the handle that he'd somehow snapped off one of the drawers. eyebrow's furrowed he'd giggle a small "whoops" before the panic started to set in because the last thing he wanted to do was break something — let alone snap it clean off.

so you're trying to suppress your own laughter as you rummage through your bag for your trusty nail glue. the one that charles always made fun of because why on earth would you need to carry that around with you? only the smug look on his face was soon wiped from his face as you undid the screw lid with your teeth, letting it drop to your lap as you kneeled next to the wooden drawers.

"right there..." your conscious that your voice is probably a little too loud but you couldn't help but stifle the chuckle, making sure charles held the handle correctly as you lathered a stripe up the broken metal before instructing him to press it back carefully. yet his thumb slipped as he tried to place the handle back in the right place, his unintentional force making you elbow him playfully in the ribs as he'd groan in retaliation, "that was too hard! you need to be softer, gentler!"

he'd narrow his eyes at your choice of words but followed suit anyway — marvelling at his own handy-work as the chest of drawers looked untouched. unbroken. theatrically waving his arms in the air as he pushed the few strands of hair that had fallen between his eyes during the very small stress session.

and it was just by chance, of course, that you left the door ajar as he finally resurfaced, smoothing down his drivers suit as he prepared to share a few words with the press — a chorus of laughter and whoops leaving charles utterly clueless. only then would it click as he realised your exaggerated noises from the driver's room; how you exclaimed things that would make everyone else think that something entirely different was happening behind the closed doors. and how it definitely sounded like he was doing more than just fixing a drawer handle.

his hand stroking the nape of his neck awkwardly as he stuttered and tried to divert the questions away from what celebrations he was planning after the race — especially as there was no way he was going to admit to breaking something. so he'd fail to make eye contact with anyone, cheeks burning up uncomfortably, "uh... i think we'll just find somewhere nice to spend the evening— somewhere quiet so we can— what are your plans?"

[tizeline]

Ahhh waiiit!!! Is this some really fun like foreshadowing stuff (though we already know the foreshadowed stuff) where you put Leo and Raph facing away from Draxum to symbolise them turning on his ideals first????? And like Leo is in the shadows cause I guess he‘s really formed his own opinion about Donnie and destroying the humans while Raph doesn‘t share his beliefs but still follows him!! And Mikey is facing Draxum symbolising that he and Drax are still gonna pursue their dreams of getting rid of the humans?? Is that what this is?????✨

You're like the third person so far to point out the potential foreshadowing in this panel, which lemme tell ya, is very funny considering it was basically entirely unintentional on my part! XD

BUT!!! I am a firm believer that the audience can find meaning in a piece of art regardless of whether it was intended by the creator or not, and I'm honestly loving your analasys because dammit it works!

That being said, I drew Mikey looking to Draxum for reassurance, while Raph remains more internally contemplative because I thought it fit their personalities. Then again, their differing personalities obviously also effect their actions later on in the story when they're forced to confront their flawed ideology, so in that way this panel kinda naturally parallels their whole character arcs?

NGL, I very much threw Leo into the panel last minute haha. In the panel before, he was still sitting on the ground-

-and the way I drew the perspective in the following panel led to Draxum blocking the view of him. But then it felt weird that he was the only one not visible so I squeezed him into the background right at the end lol (I guess he decided to stand up or whatever). As a result, he's not as clearly visible, but it does kinda work in my opinion. Both in the way that you pointed out, him being turned away from Draxum foreshadows to him turning his back on their mission. But my own thought process when drawing him this way was less metaphorical and more focused on wanting to portray Leo's current emotional state. Leo is arguably the most upset about Donnie rejecting them, which is why he after this starts acting so hostile towards his estranged brother, and while I'm not putting a ton on focus on Leo's reaction specifically in this part of the comic, I still wanted to include it. All of this is to say, Leo is standing with his back turned towards the rest of his family and obscured in shadows because he's being angsty. Lmao.

ANYWAY, that was my actual thought process while drawing this, but I want to make it clear yet again that I absolutely love that you guys are coming up with your own interpretations because fuck yeah!!!

[cocoreallylovesraiden]

Bi Han living with reader hcs

(bullet points and blurbs) THIS WAS FOR AN INBOX ASK BUT I DELETED IT NOOO SHAWTY IM SO SORRY!!! I HOPE DIVINE INTERVENTION SENDS YOU THIS POST TELEPATHICALLY UR A STAR!

-Unless it’s for marriage, you would only move in with him if it was a matter of your safety. 

-Otherwise he would just trust you to manage on your own since if you can handle him you can handle anything in the world 

-Let’s say during a moment of conflict where a large percentage of earthrealm was a risk, he would ask (more like order) you to stay with him with the Lin Kuei. 

-Going to his quarters is like walking into an expensive furniture store and being afraid to get your commoner hands on anything at all. 

-You are left to settle your meagre belongings yourself, with strict instructions not to wander into the training compounds without a guide (read: himself), and though there were the usual lin kuei members patrolling about, you still felt incredibly isolated. 

-But the feeling goes from loneliness to an almost childlike wonder. It eventually leads to you taking a museum tour around the place like DAMN! This is what rich people's shampoo looks like! It’s… not very used… which is a little gross. 

-He comes back from his duties and is surprised when you greet him! Not in a cute way, in the way that you have to dodge tree trunk arms being swung at you like baseball bats. 

-The time you spend together is very mundane. Any energy he has is used on the Lin Kuei, which is understandable and honestly preferable because you get to be around a SLIGHTLY less high-strung bi han

-That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have the energy to be insufferably tungsten-like when it came to nighttime

It seemed as though he had long settled his belongings into the intricate bedside drawer. He had yet to answer your question, leaving you to wonder if it had been in bad taste. You nervously tilt your head, trying to get a better view of him. You see Bi Han’s broad back, blocking the blue moonlight in a way reminiscent of Batman standing above Gotham skylines. The thought makes you snicker, a sound that’s soft in theory but almost echoes in the deathly quiet room. It makes his tense shoulders jump to his ears, and you can see his dark eyes dart to the very corners as if trying to get a glimpse of you without physically turning around. He stays perfectly still, like if he just didn’t breathe he could melt into the fabric of the bedsheets. 

The realisation dawns upon you like a humouring punch to the gut. Was he nervous? The big, bad grandmaster of Lin Kuei, nervous to have his partner in his bed? You have to throw yourself to face the other way, hand covering your mouth like it was a hostage situation. Unfortunately, a few stray cackles manage to escape you and this time you hear Bi Han scoff out a ‘is there something funny?’ 

It’s uncharacteristically strained, like a defensive child having to explain their search history. My god, he was really thrown off-kilter by you! The unintentional ego boost goes straight to your head as you readjust yourself, using your elbow to prop yourself up in a position you could only hope came off as comedically seductive. The face you met with is priceless, a mixture of second-hand embarrassment and horror etched onto his sharp features. 

You let out a laugh that sounds more like a chicken squawking, one that’s unfortunately interrupted by a rock-hard grain pillow being hurled at your head. It lands perfectly, because Bi Han only ever does things perfectly, and the speed that you slump onto the bed has him wondering if he accidentally murdered the one person who tolerated him non-professionally. 

He barks out your name, and groans when he hears you laughing from under your potential murder weapon. It’s not as amusing to him as it is for you, seeing as by the time you’ve freed yourself he’s turned his back to you with the air of an unforgiving housewife. No matter how much you grovel and paw at his head and back he refuses to say anything, but you know he’s awake because he flinches whenever you poke his sides. 

Bi Han huffs like a guard dog when you stop pestering him (because common misconception, you did need to sleep as well) and right as you're drifting off to sleep you feel the bed shift, and the pleasant coolness of his body temperature a little closer. 

-He wakes up early in the mornings and I personally do not think this guy eats breakfast but he definitely drinks tea

-He wakes up early in the mornings and I personally do not think this guy eats breakfast but he definitely drinks tea

-You two can share the wonderful joy of standing shoulder to shoulder making your respective morning drinks and judging each other for it

-Bi Han have you considered that you are a cranky bat because you don’t have coffee in the morning 

-Haha. You are so Funny. Have you considered the fact that you are stuck in the bathroom for an hour in the morning because of it.

-Too far Bi han too far

-During his daily duties, like while he watches his little foot goons do their drills he sometimes spaces out and wonders what you are doing back in his quarters. 

-If he sees you walking around the compound, god forbid trying to get your 10k steps in he has to do a triple take, then storms towards you with the intention of an air strike. 

When he sees your familiar mop of head peek through the intricate pillars of the Lin Kuei compound, it’s like an alarm goes off in his head. Thankfully he had been alone, travelling from supervising two training grounds; so he has time to get to you personally. The way your face lights up almost qualms the lecture brewing in his mind, but then he remembers what happened the last time you were left alone with a room of his men (the lin kuei had never been so close to unionising. God fears the scorn of a charismatic woman.) 

“What did I tell you about leaving alone without a guide? I cannot have you wandering aimlessly like a lost child.” It’s a tirade that he’s gone through countless times, and it’s more of a custom than meaning any of the words. You also seem to know, with how you barely raise an eyebrow at his stern words. A cheeky smile carves your cheeks as you stick out an elbow, and even as he continues his rant he subconsciously goes to link your arms together. 

���I have a guide, do I not? And a very handsome one.” You sound collected and suave, but even he can see the way you high-five yourself for thinking of that pick-up line. He wants to frown, but the dopamine he gets from the flattery has him frowning happily, trying to bite back a snort.

-Hes not kicking his feet giggling when he sees you after a day of work… but hes not NOT twirling his hair and shuffling in place

-Gets mad when you don’t run up to him the moment he goes through the door

-Ok diva

[kittenintheden]

*dumps her random characterization and voice notes into your lap* here hope this helps

- Astarion speaks a little bit like a man removed from time and a little bit like an Upper City patriar, but not excessively so and not as a rule. Posh and embellished, but not completely avoidant of slang or casual swearing. Like a person who was once in a certain position in life, was ripped from it, and then spent a very long time in survival mode among people of lesser station/education. His mouth is often ahead of his brain. Many of his pricklier interactions are a direct result of trauma response. He longs to be in control, of his circumstances and of himself. His terms of endearment make subtle shifts from insincere and condescending to genuine and affectionate. When he feels threatened, he becomes distant and detached. He's funny, in both an awkward unintentional way and a very intentional witty way. He walks a razor's edge between a person who relies on his charms and an animal in a cage.

- Wyll is a deeply idealistic noble raised on tales of good knights and mighty heroes. His father was a soldier first, a noble second, and instilled in him a rigid moral code and high expectations for leadership. Those teachings led him to make a life-altering choice at seventeen years old that he was resoundly punished for due to manipulation and misunderstanding. Instead of becoming embittered, he cemented his dedication to his ideals and holds on to a sense of failure. He's eloquent and learned, with an abiding sense of chivalry and propriety. He's young, but not completely naive -- he has a firm personal code, but it's not immutable. Much of his conversation comes from stories he's heard or read that resonated with him. He is charismatic, friendly, and wants to believe in goodness. He's not above a cringe-worthy pun that he likely picked up from being around common folk.

- Lae'zel thinks non-githyanki beneath her, at least at first. Common is her second language and one she doesn't hold a lot of respect for -- she uses it to communicate and that's it. Her words are economic and blunt, but have a rich current of culture underneath. She is a soldier, but she is learned in the lore and ways of her people, and very proud of it. She does not deal in metaphor or hedging her opinions. She trusts her leadership and her queen implicitly. Her word is the truth (to her).

- Shadowheart is deeply mistrustful of people outside her cloister/belief system, which comes off as distance or aloofness. Her specific memories have been altered or removed, but all her core experiences and dedication remain. She's been raised in an environment that is very cult-like and spreads the idea that anyone unlike them is probably an enemy. Nothing is more important than proving herself to her parent-figure. Even so, she wants to connect. She wants to trust. Her communication is guarded and emotionally detached, until it isn't.

- Gale is extremely intelligent, but he's been removed from interacting with everyday people for a long time. His terminology tends to default to his book learning, which can come off as superiority. He has Gifted Kid Syndrome -- literally Chosen for his ability and knowledge, and experiencing a deep sense of, "Who am I if I'm not Chosen? What is my greater calling now?" He's used to his voice mattering, his expertise respected, but also internalized a sense of guilt and shame. He can err toward arrogance, but it comes from a place of wanting to make things better.

- Karlach was an Outer City street kid with what sounded like a reasonably happy home life and she ended up in the employ of a charming young entrepreneur who she completely trusted as hired muscle. That man betrayed her in an incredibly horrific way that she didn't see coming -- not because she's a fool, but because she wants to love people and he tricked her into loving him. She's spent a decade terribly lonely and literally untouchable by anyone but fire-immune fiends. She's cheery and optimistic, but it's largely a front to hide her hurt and sadness. Being a fighter is who she is, not only what she was forced to do. She believes her value is in her physical strength because she has no formal education or skills (she thinks). Her speech is casual, full of slang, blunt, crass, almost childlike (but she is NOT a child -- important distinction). There's a darkness in her she doesn't want to face, so she hides behind humor and affection. Still, when she loves, it is completely in earnest.