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obsessedwiththedragonprince · 8 months

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Se4 ep5 thoughts

I am backk. Didn't really have time these last days but here i am.

As much as I'm interested in the main plot and Aaravos' era incoming, i first need to know what happened in the camp after architect put out the fire.

Honestly such a beautiful funeral? Simple and tranquil.

Rayla u can't come back after two years and act like nothing happened! I mean i know she says how much things changed but she really hurt him.

Our boy is cryingg. Random but we haven't really got an answer on whether she was unbanished? Also I need to see some Ethari. Like now.

I really like that even tho Soren is a comic relief most of the time, they didn't make him dumb.

I kinda don't get why Viren got so desperate to practically beg that creature? Only excuse i can find is his fascination and obsession with magic. Otherwise they just did it for comic relief I'm sure is coming. I just feel it. Building it up and then an anticlimactic 'surprise'.

Yep. There it is. Viren just being tired of their shit is so funny to me. He didn't ask to be brought back. Can't he just go back to being dead in peace?

I really liked Soren-Zubeia bonding moment. So cute?? And she appreciates his wit!

Ahhhh what happened with the elf??? From the camp? The arhitect is hurt okay but. Aaaa. Imagine just. Being him. And believing that your mother's spirit/soul is lost forever. I want answers! Also Amaya-Gren moments are always so wholesome i love them.

Dunno why but it's surprising to see Zubeia as an active figure. I feel like those in power are often shown as these really passive figures. Idk.

Lmaoo I'm loving these guardians/doormen or whatever they are. 'We accept your argument.'

Their guide is really givin me gollum vibes from Hobbit. Viren's exasperation continues.

'Infuriate him and...' 'You'll probably die.'

Love how Soren connects with everyone he spends two minutes with. I have a hunch which may be completely wrong but that this hole is the entrance?

We're back to the camp! Yayyy! Where. Is. The. Elf. That's literally all I'm asking for.

Soren being observant about people's emotions? Yes. Giving advice? I feel sth anticlimatic coming again. His lecturing reminded me of Zuko's silver sandwich.

Aren't they trying to lay low? A campfire? Really?

O.M.G. yes. It's not always just love trouble (even tho it's that also). Another PTSD moment. Honestly when he said 'You know, when he took over my whole body and used me like a puppet,' sounded like he was talking to every screenwriter ever. One of those posts on here or insta or just anywhere ranting about how there are consequences and ptsd after stuff like this.

Wish it lasted longer tho.

I kinda hope this lil dragon adopts Soren. He deserves his own animal companion.(did u notice everyone has one? Like Rayla has that monkey-y thingy which i shamefully forgot the name of, Ezran has Zym and regretfully passed Bait to Callum which not okay you can have two animals and share love equally?)

Oh Soren is captureddd. Myb thrown into the hole/may-be-entrance-hunch-thingy?

Do these drangons have like rattlesnake tail horns/antlers?

#the dragon prince #tdp #soren tdp #soren #tdp soren #where.is.the.elf.#some ethari desperately needed #viren is tired #he didn’t ask to be alived #viren wants to go back to being dead in peace #ptsd #smart soren #atla zuko #and his silver sandwich #soren deserves an animal companion

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hxuse-xf-black · 10 months

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Soren (OC): In fact, between your brains and my brawn, I'd say we make a pretty good team. Bellatrix: We do. But technically, I have both brains and brawn. Soren (OC): True, but I have the personality and the winning smile.

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polyphonial-old · 1 year

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@maileesque iblings......

[image id: two sketches of my ocs. the one on the left is cass, a girl with straight long hair and bangs. she has big round eyes and a button nose. she smiles at the viewer, her hair and cape flowing behind her. she holds a smiling mask halfway covering her face with one hand and waves with the other.

the one on the right is a bust drawing of ed, a guy. he has a nose with a bump, thin lips, a hooded eye with an eyebag under it, and a spiky eyebrow. his straight, slightly spiky hair goes down to the base of his neck and half of it is pulled back, indicated by a little doodle of his side profile. he also has a splash shaped scar covering the left side of his face and stretching down to the side of his neck and shoulder. his left eye is not open fully due to his scar. end id.]

#olly scribbles #oc tag #ty for indulging me <33 i've had these laying around for a while djfkhjfgd #their full names are cassiopeia and edward and they're sooo.#like. they are all my anguish over siblings in media condensed into two characters #they're basically opposites but so so devoted to each other and. ohhghg #! lore dump from this point on !#ed is so smart but he can't do magic and cass is a magic battery but she's always depended on him for magic theory #she's super extroverted and very emotional as in. easy to anger easy to calm #he's not that much of an introvert he just kind of hates everyone lol #very closed off and bitter and he will keep his promises and grudges to his grave #short story long is that she joins aurelius (the villain) and ed follows her but surprise surprise! the evil suspicious guy is evil and #basically later kidnaps ed's crush (kai) to do experiments on him and ed helps break kai out and runs away himself #so. think claudia and soren #it's more complicated than this but he and kai also have a sort of percy-nico pact in which kai promises to save cass #but ultimately (spoiler) he has to kill her. which. um yeah.#ed has very complicated feelings about everything but he's justified in them is what i'm saying #also did i mention ed's a cane user. and that he gets to beat people up with his cane? bc he does #sorry for rambling SO MUCH jksdfgkfhjkdkj i am unwell over them. as you can probably tell

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mell0bee · 1 year

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ok i dont want to maintag but just finished s4 of tdp and is it just me or was it kind of wack??? (spoilers in tags)

#like i love terry. i thought viren was pretty good. ezran was great and soren was pretty good too #but everyone else just like???? felt completely ooff #which is so weird bc i feel like this show usually has such a pulse on these characters #and as someone who didnt read any of the tie in novels i felt completely lost re: rayla and callum which is. wack.#the last ep or 2 also lost me. so much deus ex machina for no reason.#why is there a lemur.#the season is called the mystery of aaravos and yet hes barely in it #and it feels like there is hardly any payoff for anything #also i feel like they did claudia so dirty like she was such a compelling character so why did her motivations change to be completely wack #in that scene with soren #i liked the amaya and janai plot but it felt so disconnected from everything #idk man i havent rewatched it in a while but s1-3 were just. good. tight writing and characters. the humor pretty much always fell flat #but thats finr #but like. ?????#wack.#bee post #the last episode is almost comical with how many fakeouts and deus ex machina there is like im sorry but i cant take it seriously #maybe i really am too old for this. watching a show at 15 wont be the same as watching a show at 19.#but like part of why i liked tdp so much was bc it never felt like it was talking down to its audience???? it told it how it was!!#like it treated the audience like it was smart and it would catch onto nuances and here its just #cheap tropes and characters that are all over the place #am i going insane???#ok anyway give me a few days to be salty about it and then i will calm down probably

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vote2 · 1 year

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i love when ppl draw/write soren as a kid having joined the mercenaries and hes already doing tactics work and running their books and logistics etc like griel and titania just handed that shit off to the first autistic 13 year old that showed up and showed he could insta kill ppl w magic

#in my heart sorens like 13 shows up and griel and titania are stuck looking at this branded kid #asking to join their mercenary group for just food and board looking like he just walked #10 miles to meet them like wtf do we do w him. okay go run off w the other kids that keep showing up :)#like def they had him help esp when they realized how smart at that all he was but like at first week one like <3

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lunar-soren · 1 year

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newly classed up dark knight sylvain is here wrecking everyone’s absolute shit

#soren plays fire emblem #blue lions 2 electric boogaloo #sylvain jose gautier #i love him as dark knight #yes baby. get smart and wreck shit

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toadsrbutch · 2 years

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it really shouldn’t bother me every now and again that my dad’s parents don’t love me and yet 🤔

#hopefully I never see them again lol #and at least this is not a new development- they always liked my brother more because he was smart and artistic #meanwhile I was a ‘hard worker’ (ie it took me 7 years of speech therapy to be able to talk) and I liked animals. which he did too lol #and after I came out. LOL #soren if you read this it isn’t about it this is a rambling rant about them™

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devildome · 2 years

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duh dumb brain here i can post solo stories from my rp server here as my portfolio of sorts

what the fuck thatls so smart

too bad i work 9 fucking hours tomorrow

#personal #and this place can work as a database for stanli's+harlow's+laurel's+soren's stories #god im so smart #i don't need a separate blog for all that

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thelastairsimblr · 2 months

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Family Pack #4

I’m happy to share some sims with you all today! In this post, you’ll find 12 households (40 sims total), each with their own stories and biographies. All of these sims have additional Everyday outfits, skills, bonus traits, Likes and Dislikes, sexual orientations, pronouns, family dynamics, and Lifestyles. You can find them all on the gallery under my Origin ID: TheLastAirSimmer or in the tray files linked under the cut! As always, feel free to tag me if you end up using them.

Abreu

A respected food critic, Maria’s opinion is highly valued by all as the towns’ baked good connoisseur. Her husband Joaquin, a renowned pianist, is no exception; he worships the ground she walks on. Together, they project their creative outlooks onto their sons. Santiago, the eldest and a romantic, has the full support of his parents and wants to become a professional wedding photographer. Even though young Rémy feels he didn’t inherit his parents’ imagination, he still wants to make them proud.

Naval

Aparna owned her own restaurant while raising her two girls alone. Hema was able to help out when she was old enough, allowing Aparna to find success and receive critical acclaim by publishing her own cookbook. Today, Hema is focusing on her engineering studies while trying to find love; she’s very smart and sincere, but a bit naive. Ridhi is chasing a riskier path; she wants to be a famous musician. And while Aparna hopes that this is just a phase, she supports her youngest daughter anyway.

Monaghan

As young parents, Stefan and Marianne sacrificed a lot. Stefan became a cop to support his family, but still gets caught up trying to relive his youth from time to time. Marianne longs for the day that she can quit her job at the local diner and become a singer. Soren feels pressure to please his parents, but really just want to play videogames all day while Tatum and Aria constantly bicker, not at all concerned with their parents’ feelings or the wellbeing of Hunter, who just wants attention.

Larson

Quite the jazz singer in his day, Clive is desperate to find ways to stay relevant in the ever-changing music scene. Fiona, longing for the authentic soul who serenaded her years ago, knows she can inspire him again; she’s stood by him through a lot. But until then, you can find the melancholy art critic drinking to yesteryear at the bar. Jade dropped out of college to pursue a career in social media (much to Fiona’s discontent) while Candice is following the artistic path her parents paved.

Agawa

Ever the class clown, Yuto knew that he had a knack for entertaining people. This was only confirmed after he went viral on Social Bunny for the first time! When he told his parents that he wanted to pursue a life in the public eye, they saw it as further evidence that he couldn’t take anything seriously. He makes a decent living streaming video games and his eccentric personality is pure internet gold. Though to be fair, he should probably be a bit cautious with what he says and does online.

Hollifield

As a teen, Whitney’s future looked bright. But she forfeited a lot of opportunities to pursue a whirlwind romance with a boy who had a dangerous edge. They were happy for a time, but it didn’t last and the only thing she kept from that relationship was her daughter Emma. She now works a lowly job in fast food while taking classes at Britechester, hoping to find a career in social media. Her days are busier as a working single mom, but Emma keeps herself entertained by befriending her neighbors.

Catton

Following the loss of her son to avoidable circumstances, Dottie found herself in the care of his two children. Filled with regret for not doing more for her son, the college professor watches the kids like a hawk! She’s keen on using her connections to better their lives. Temperamental Owen does well to make her proud with his grades, but he has an artsy side that he only shares with those closest to him. His little sister Bonnie would rather spend time making friends than studying though.

Qian

After founding a groundbreaking app, Shirong found a place among the company of the rich and powerful. His charming wife Meifing, quite the schmoozer at elite parties, is constantly looking for funding for her next big venture (while also being the go-to-girl for all the neighborhood gossip). Nuo chose to move home after grad school to save money, but is ready to leave and start her own law firm. Her younger brother Haoyu adds to her restlessness by barraging her with his antics.

Sullivan

Atticus’ dad Clifford, a retired veteran, supported his sons’ musical dreams fully, having raised him alone after his wife died. While roaming the world, Atticus met Elisa; a fashion guru with a fiery disposition. The pair had three children and Clifford moved in to help with the newborn. Like her dad, Lydia also wants to be an artist (whether if it’s for her love for acting or a desire to be in the spotlight remains to be seen) while Malicia, afraid of being unseen, finds relief in her friends.

Kingsley-Ramirez

Jaime and Paxton met/moved in together before they could actually get to know each other, both having been new to the city at the time with zero connections. They found themselves compatible not only as roommates, but eventually boyfriends as well! Jaime always puts others before himself; it shows in the passion he has for social justice causes he advocates for. Meanwhile, Pax works a parttime job at a small coffee shop, but is intent on putting himself through school to become a veterinarian.

Tanaka-Murdock

Nigel and Shannon met at Foxbury and developed feelings for each other during study sessions. Though Nigel was the only one to graduate, he admires Shannon for making the decision that was right for her. He enjoys being the breadwinner while Shannon follows her artistic instincts, though he wishes he had his wife’s free spirit. Shannon is quite hard on herself and works tirelessly until she makes something she’s proud of while their son Kason, while a quick learner, really just wants to play.

Miyake

Even if he’s never been the most social person, Kenzo is a loyal and fierce friend to those lucky enough to make it into his circle. A patron of the sciences, he cares deeply about precision and perfection. However, when it comes to raising his son Akira, he wants the boy to follow his own path, even if it’s not exactly the one he would choose for himself. Akira seems to be doing just that; far more sociable than his father, he never fails to leave a lasting impression on anyone he meets.

#the sims 4 #TS4 #sims 4 #sims 4 cc free #sims dump #sim dump #sims 4 vanilla #family dump

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sundownerrus · 26 days

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i realised i haven't drawn my evil cultist in a while now and had to correct my egregious mistake😌

i fucking love her omg she's such a fun character to both write and draw

i want to talk about her a little bit so here goes: Violet is most definitely a part of a cult, a mysterious unrevealed cause that she believes in whole heartedly. she's a go-getter, talented, smart and ambitious, she quickly gained favour with the higher-ups. everyone in her age group is jealous of the position and status she seemed to effortlessly gain. she loves fashion and partying- she knows she's hot and uses that. she's sly and has a haughty superiority about her, especially when talking to Soren's friends.

speaking of Soren- she is absoloutely obsessed. the chase is relentless, unending, and the most exciting thing in Violet's life.

she is also very close with the cult leader; Madam! Madam acts as a motherly mentor figure to Violet, who has a strained relationship with her own mother. she's as much a lackey to Madam as she is a partner in crime. they love discussing their superiority to other religious groups, the nature of humanity, deep philosophical topics like that.

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raayllum · 4 months

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Ezran is twenty-two when he kisses her for the first time.

Claudia stumbles back in a panic, lips burning and wide eyed. His office, her books stacked high on the desk they share most days, is so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

She touches her mouth. "Why would you do that?"

Ezran meets her stare evenly, although with something defiant about him, too. Like he's not sorry about putting this, whatever this is, out into the open, like he's daring her to make him feel ashamed for it. "Because I wanted to. Don't you?"

"It—Ezran."

Her eyes sting because the truth is yes, she wants. She has always wanted more than she should in all things, has never been able to let go of anything gracefully, has left claw marks on all that matters in her life. So she'd told herself this one time, at least, after everything Ez has done for her—he's the reason she's alive, he's the reason she's able to be here with her brother even when his had disapproved, he's the one who gave her a place to grow, and—

She wants him. She can't have him.

"I'm too old," she starts because it's true and because she swore a long time ago she'd never lie to him. She's not going to break that promise when she also has to break his heart.

Ezran frowns. "Claudia—"

"And I'm hardly respectable." Just the reformed dark mage and daughter of a dead, disgraced king, with no dowry, no tangible ties to Del Bar, and no prospects. It's a miracle she's not a prisoner. "And the court would talk."

His advisors want him to marry the younger sister of the king of Evenere or Del Bar, to solidify alliances, to ensure peace amongst the Pentarchy. A smart match that can give him heirs. She's just a few years shy of thirty and ravaged by dark magic, and—

She doesn't want to be a reason his judgement is questioned. She doesn't (heart pounding) want to cause a rift between him and his brother. Callum has only just begun to treat her as a friend again. What will he think if he finds out she's courting his baby brother?

"I don't care what they or Callum say," Ezran replies staunchly, and yes, there's the defiance. "I love you."

"No, Ezran—Ez." She dares to take him by the shoulders, marvelling not for the first time that she has to look up to meet him in the eye. "You're young," she reiterates. "And it will pass."

She is not going to ruin his life again—and certainly not let him ruin his life over an infatuation mistaken for love.

Because it is one thing to be his friend after she was his enemy for so long, and his high mage for half the year when his brother is gone. It is one thing to dance with him at Ellis and Aanya's wedding last summer, and to admire the way the light catches the gold beads in his hair, and hum to herself after they've gone for a castle garden stroll together, and try to make him laugh during droll council meetings, but she can't—they can't—

She leaves before she can do any more damage, before he can grasp her wrist and convince her.

The next day, after a terse breakfast in which Soren knows what happened because she told him in tears, he corrals them into talking.

Claudia doesn't get up to leave this time, when Ezran sits next to her on Their Bench in the gardens.

"You know," he says, not wearing his crown for once. "You never said you don't love me back."

Claudia can't look at him, focusing on steepling her fingers together instead, skin too pale and nerves still too frayed after so many years of dark magic. "I said I wouldn't lie to you."

Ezran exhales. "Then why on't you let yourself be with me?"

"Because I don't have a good track record with love." She and Terry still write to each other sometimes, and he'd help keep her sane those first few months back on this side, but... They'd been too much, and she'd been too prejudiced when they met, to ever have something work. She swallows. "And even worse track record with you."

Ezran reaches up and tucks a strand of dyed black hair behind her ear, lingering. "Well, you know I like to bet on long shots, at the horse races in Duren."

"You're young," she reiterates.

"My mother and father were six years apart, too—"

"And whole, and bright, and full of life, despite everything that's happened to you." She folds in on herself. "In spite of everything I've done. I mean it; you'll grow, and it'll pass."

That's how it worked for Callum, and for Terry.

"I just don't understand," he says. "Why not even try, at having the thing that you want?"

"Because the last time I chased what I wanted, the world ended." And it'd felt like it ended again, when he'd kissed her. Like it would end again because she never knew when to stop, she hadn't thought she was being selfish before, either, and... "It'll pass," she promises.

Not for her, but for him. It has to.

(It doesn't. He's twenty-three when she kisses him back.)

#claudiez #ficlet #fic #my fic #bc i Miss them #and ppl are cowards #canon crack quartet

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silverpelt3600 · 2 months

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Halo 2x6 Spoilers

Alright I watched the latest episode! Didn’t quite take notes like I normally do so this is more like a general summary/analysis based off memory.

- I think this episode was a really good look at John’s mindset now. He is on a warpath seeking vengeance on whoever he can. Obviously, it’s anger sourced, but I think it’s interesting to see how he still appears composed to a certain extent because of his background and training. Also shout out John for looking like a badass always especially when he’s breaking out and kicking ass.

- Also, Cortana! She is in a tricky situation for sure. But when he was able to talk to John it was really interesting to see how quickly he went back to automatically relying on her, even for something like opening doors. When she first talked to him it was crazy to see how his posture literally changed. He seemed more relaxed, there was actually a smile I think at some point?! He missed his girl. But I do think it was smart of Cortana to change his target to another person rather than an entirely new goal when trying to get him up and to the artifact. She quickly caught on that he was on a warpath and she worked around that really well.

- And before that sequence the scenes with him and Kai just broke my heart. Kai has always been really good at taking a given order and following it as best as she can, and I totally feel for her. She’s got her heart set on doing a good job but also John is her friend. I think she handled it as good as she could have given that there was a camera on her, and bringing it up later to Ackerson (I think that’s his name) was also a good move I think. She’s risked him not trusting his ability to control her and therefore her access to information is likely now limited, but she stayed true to herself to an extent. I do think she’ll likely run into John interacting with the artifact next episode and have a substantial conversation.

As for everyone else:

- Also I’m sorry but Halsey is just getting on my nerves lol. The cave sequence and the “can we just skip this part?”, like, alright miss unempathetic.

- Interesting that Soren is choosing to not tell his wife about the place’s connection to his history. Idk if it’s better to continue not saying it so she doesn’t freak out that her son is being trained to be a spartan likely, or to tell her the truth so that she’s aware of everything and risk her flipping out.

Anyways, that’s kinda what my thoughts are right now. I’ll try and make sure I get back on my normal format next week lol.

#halo tv show #halo the series #halo #john 117 #master chief #thoughts #stream of thoughts

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glasshcvse · 6 months

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⸻⸻ ﹕ HALLOWEEN SPECIAL ⠀ › ⠀ FREAK NIGHT.

❝ THE DARKNESS IS SWEEPING OVER GLASSHOUSE WITH NEW, BLOOD-CURDLING FRIGHTS LURKING ABOUT ! ❞

the time has come – GLASSHOUSE fans' favourite holiday of the year, aka, HALLOWEEN. the people have been waiting a year in suspense for the company's annual event, and they haven't been disappointed with this year's celebration. at the end of september, GLASSHOUSE posted on their official website a link for something they called FREAK NIGHT. just like the previous year, you'd have to pre-order the tickets, and the winners would be randomly picked, while those who haven't been selected would receive a signed album of their choice and a virtual fan meet.

the event was happening on an abandoned farm, where fans would be thrown into a extended maze and would try to escape it before their beloved idols "kill" them. the people involved would be randomly assigned into groups of five to seven, which would then have to work together to escape the FREAK NIGHT safe and sound. once the fans safely found an exit, they would receive a card with a mysterious link written on it. the link would then bring them to GOOGLE FORMS, where people had to provide proof they were at the event, write their address and favourite group / singer to receive a tote bag of goods, which would be filled with the [ CHOSEN ARTIST ]'s 2024 SEASON's GREETINGS ( SMART ALBUM VERSION ), an album with BEHIND THE SCENES of the event, FREAK NIGHT's official POSTCARD, CANDY SET which was personally picked by the [ CHOSEN ARTIST ], JIGSAW PUZZLE, official [ CHOSEN ARTIST ]'s HOODIE and a PERSONALISED LETTER, commemorating their time at the GLASSHOUSE's FREAK NIGHT.

the event proved successful not just for the fans, but also for artists from different companies who entered the fun maze, which was shared on instagram for the rest of the world to see! GLASSHOUSE was praised for their dedication during the annual holiday and the company was mentioned in various american magazines for such a cool and interesting approach to interacting with fans.

⸻⸻ ﹕ ARTIST ONE ⠀ › ⠀ STUPID CUPID.

CHESKA as THE QUEEN OF HEARTS

AIMEE as MISA AMANE

TOMIE as ZOMBIE BARBIE

JEANNE as THE NUN

VIVA as PETSHOP OF HORRORS' MEDUSA

⸻⸻ ﹕ ARTIST TWO ⠀ › ⠀ PRDX.

YOHAN as JOKER

LIGHT as CHUCKY

ADRIEN as JACK FROST

DASHI as PENNYWISE

MIKEY as TERMINATOR

CHASE as VOODOO DOLL

KOI as KANEKI KEN

⸻⸻ ﹕ ARTIST THREE ⠀ › ⠀ RAEVIL.

MARIE as CRUELLA

MILA as MALEFICENT

JUNKO as MOTHER GOTHEL

FRENI as JADIS THE WHITE WITCH

DEE as EVIL QUEEN

YAOYAO as QUEEN NERISSA

SOONYI as URSULA

⸻⸻ ﹕ ARTIST FOUR ⠀ › ⠀ JADED.

SAGE as JULIET ( matching with DØTT's GYEONGSU _ ROMEO )

SOREN as SPIDERWOMAN

CLEM as a FAIRY

YUKYUNG as MIA THERMOPOLIS

NAKYUNG as JAWBREAKERS' QUEENCARD ERA

PERLA as ICE SPICE

⸻⸻ ﹕ ARTIST FIVE ⠀ › ⠀ SOLOISTS.

MEW as CHER HOROWITZ

HERO as a CLICKER ( THE LAST OF US )

KAEDE as a CORRUPTED FAIRY

ROSARIO as AMANDA YOUNG

#ficnetfairy #⸻⸻ ⠀・。⠀▸ ﹕ GLASSHOUSE ⠀ › ⠀ EXTRA.#kpop au #kpop oc #fake soloist #fake kpop group #fake girl group #fictional oc community #fictional idol group #fictional company #idol oc #idolverse #oc company

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kazisgirlfriend · 6 months

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Came across a take on Twitter that the real reason people don't see Callum as morally dubious is because he's a nerd, Callum stans are insecure about being nerds, and therefore want to see him as perfect but are too much in denial to admit that.

Psychoanalyzing aside, speaking as a Callum stan, I actually think the inverse is true. People who are fans of Callum love that he's a nerd, and also love and appreciate that this isn't all there is to him. He loves books, research, and problem solving, but he also won't back down from a fight, isn't afraid of getting his hands dirty, and gets recognized by one of the top fighters in Xadia as having a warrior's spirit similar to his aunt.

Rather than brushing aside his complexity, we love that Callum pairs intellectual strengths with other admirable qualities.

Ironically enough, it seems like those who see Callum as morally dubious are unfortunately playing into old stereotypes about nerds. Physical strength is often associated with courage and confidence in fiction, whereas intellectualism is often portrayed as passive or expedient. Warriors are seen as having a code of honor, but nerds are too obsessed with cold hard facts to have that kind of moral fiber.

Or, to put it more simply: "of course Callum isn't anything like Amaya or Soren. He's too weak-willed to actually take a moral stance when the going gets tough. He's more like Viren and Claudia, because they're both nerds like him. And since these two are morally dubious, therefore so is Callum."

I think Callum stans recognize the issue here. Callum isn't morally dubious not because he's a simple hero, but because he's too complex to fall victim to negative stereotypes about nerds. He contains multitudes, just as real people do. He's smart and creative like Viren, but he's also brave and strong like Amaya, and even fights like her too (how many punching parallels did we have in s5 alone?).

I don't think people are wrong for not interpreting Callum's actions as morally dubious. A character can be flawed and complex without being dubious. But I also happen to think that a lot of people who see Callum as dubious only do so because they see him as just a nerd and nothing more. And as explained above, he's more complex than that.

#tdp #callum #amaya #rayla #ezran #soren #janai #viren #claudia #rayllum

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inflammatoryfandomblog · 11 months

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the fandom’s discourse around dark magic is pretty much just a manifestation of “people know what they’re upset with, but not the root cause/can’t verbalize a solution to what they’re upset about.”

people who are unhappy with how dark magic is treated generally understand how the narrative frames it. they are correct in saying that there is a problem, and that it somehow involves the setting and dark magic, and then say that maybe it could be fixed if the magic system were changed. but their prescribed solution doesn’t work. the deeper problem is how the narrative uses (or doesn’t use) dark magic.

(flashback reel effect here, basically entirely rewritten but the format still doesn’t work for a full-fleged post so i will keep this transition in.)

that’s what really kills dark magic in this series, right? the fantasy question, “was dark magic good to use and when should it be used, if ever?” should be a jumping off point to explore all the other ways in which people value and instrumentalize power (ie sol regem literally saying the humans are inferior because they are less powerful) instead of staying only at the shallow level of “dork magic is bad for you.” just because the elves don’t use dark magic doesn’t mean they are immune to this discussion. indeed, the very first episode of the show shows us the moon elves engaging in a ritual that can be described as blood magic--binding their limbs to the blood of their targets; is this supposed to be magic that is Pure and Good? is the base problem really just dark magic, or what it represents? and more importantly, is what it represents limited to its practioners? the early answer--especially that we see this stuff from the xadians and are informed of their implied failed genocide early on--would be “no.”

but the later answer is “yes.” this early promise of the show is undercut by the show’s babybrained morality re: xadia and the elves. it never really critiques power in general at all except if its dark magic. it’s all fine and dandy and fun and smart to dunk on the humans, but xadians? insensitive. soren is bad and stupid for making a bad tactical decision, but pyrrah is a Good Dragon Friend even when retaliating against a whole village. it’s not tragic when ezran (a dumb child king who just let this happen) napalms his own people, because they have already been de-personed by dark magic. how convenient!

and the story that dark magic creates--even if it is inherently harmful--is a great tragic story! the xadians, obsessed with power and how power makes you who you are, are stabbed in the back when some of the dredges finally discover a way to speak their language--and this doesn’t cause basically any self-reflection on their part. instead they basically go all out genocidal and no matter how bad dark magic is, this is extremely disproportionate. but the series still goes “but they are no angels!!! but they are no angels!!!” to basically one side only. for the xadians, the show (and even the supplementary material!) basically does backflips and contortions to show how they are nuanced and how humans should respect them, but there’s basically nothing the other direction.

you can say “oh good inflammatoryfandomblog!!! you’re seeing the point!!!” except i don’t really believe that the show has any intentions of making good on this initial promise. it has given me no indication of doing so, and its asymmetric treatment of the conflict basically does the opposite of the above. this problem does not go away if you change the magic system. this problem does not go away by simply noting the thematic potential of the setup of dark magic. ideas are cheap, though this is one that perhaps costs a nickel instead of a penny. the real problem is the execution.

#oh we spent four seasons trying to bamboozle you #the REAL twist is coming!!!#and if it's like #then it's too late #extremely frustrating that people just. intentionally decide that the problem is that detractors just don't understand the show uwu #people don't invest so much time hating on something unless it has disappointed them in some way #(or for clicks lol. but let's be real. the dragon prince is not a popular show.)#the dragon prince fundementally fails in its themeing and applying it across all the story and the actors in it #no amount of scrubbing away plot inconsistencies (or fixing them) can fix this #and the show is deciding to focus on the eggplant elf #you thought you could get away from aaravos hating?#you can't.#tied with ezran for being the worst character in the show #tdp #tdp critical #me.txt #begone thought

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cookisugarrdraws · 7 months

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Okay this is kind of a vent but am I the only one who thought s4 of The Dragon Prince felt really,, off?

Like it was good and well executed and all of this could very well just be a consequence of COVID and Netflix messing with season four's production but something about this season felt really weird. And, truthfully, it's kind of the everything that feels off.

A lot of the characters felt very out of character. I'm sorry but Callum should've been rightfully VERY upset with Rayla. She abandons him on the day of his birthday after he nearly loses her to the moon lake, after she makes a promise to stay with him and get through all of their shit together, and she DOESN'T COME BACK FOR YEARS. And when she does come back, they're suddenly just really awkward but still in love??? HUH??? Did I miss something?? Why are they still in their "awkward, before they get together" phase??? Callum should rightfully be extremely upset with Rayla if not furious with her!! You could have kept them amicable when Rayla comes back! She could be a bit distant but still hopeful that Callum will forgive her easily but realizes Callum is angry and is trying to be kind to her even though he's clearly not happy! Let him tell her off! Why didn't he do that??? You could still have him be nice but there's a bittersweetness to it.

Speaking of Rayla, she felt off too. Idk she just,, wasn't distant enough. You'd think after being alone for years on end she'd be a bit less trusting of others, even the friends she knew. But people change! She shouldn't have been sure how much Callum would've changed. Also her lemur doesn't look right. She noticeably stands out amongst the other characters and creature designs. Bait, although he looks a bit like a plushy, works because he feels like a unique creature to this world. Rayla's lemur just straight up looks like a doll. She doesn't look right. Also she's just a lemur with extra limbs. That's it. And she's kind of purple. Why not get weirder with her and mash her up with another animal? Like a squirrel or maybe a hawk? Idk she just doesn't look right.

Claudia also feels,, very strange. Like yes she's funny and dorky but her antics felt really amped up this season. She feels dumber somehow. And Claudia isn't dumb. She's very smart actually but she can be oblivious sometimes. But I dunno she feels too comedic this season which creates such a whiplash for me. She's the villain and brought her father back from the dead. So why is she so,, dumbed down? Also her boyfriend,, he's fine I suppose? But why would Claudia be dating an elf? HE'S AN ELF. He also doesn't like dark magic?? Huh?? Wouldn't it be more of a novel concept for him to be an elf who also wants to do dark magic? Shouldn't he be in favor of that? Why was he against it? Terry never feels like a proper villain. And outside of dating Claudia, he has no motive to stay with her or her father! He doesn't like dark magic so why is he with Claudia? How did they meet? How did they become friends? What made her like him?? CAUSE HE SEEMS THOROUGHLY ALIGNED WITH THE ELVES in terms of worldviews on magic! Terry also feels out of place in terms of his comedy. The fart joke thing got old fairly quickly for me as well. I get it, it's a kid show, but I dunno it felt a little too much like writer's weird fetish in certain places.

Ezran feels fine though in terms of writing. He still feels in character and like he's evolved. He's wiser and has been ruling as king for a while now. And I like that they kept the friendship with him and Zym the same, that was nice! I just wish Zym could talk now that's he's older. Also, shouldn't he be a bit bigger? Tbh I always thought dragons grew super quickly as adolescents. Ah well, not issues with them. Also Soren. He is still the loml and I can't ever hate him. I do wish he could've bonded with and kept a wyvern though. That would've been cool as hell.

Now for the animation. It was too smooth for me. I love the choppy uneven Spiderverse inspired look of the second and third season so much! But in s4, I could barely find spots where the animation wasn't super smooth. The colors of this season are also way off. We spend a majority of the time in (what I am assuming is) Earthblood elf territory but the colors don't look right. They don't gel together very well. This is especially noticeable in the cave scene towards the end of the season. All of those crystals were so deeply saturated and NONE of those colors looked nice together. Especially on gray speckled rock. It was hard for me to see what I was supposed to be looking at! Emphasis and focus were two aspects which this show really seemed to struggle with this season in terms of visuals. The updated character designs look nice though, I don't have any qualms there (aside from the lemur).

Except for the Earthblood elves. WHY DID YOU TAKE AWAY THEIR COOL TREE BRANCH HORNS CONCEPT ART. They had moss and leaves on their shoulders and bodies. And cool swirly carvings. Why did they take that away :(

This season also feels like it's missing a LOT of setup for a LOT of lore and plot points. Especially the plot point with Callum being possessed by Aaravos. WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?? HOW CAN AARAVOS DO THIS?? THIS BEGS THE QUESTION WHY AARAVOS DIDN'T FORCE VIREN SO CUT HIS HAND AND DO THE CATERPILLAR THING WILLINGLY. AARAVOS SHOULDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO AFFECT THE OUTSIDE WORLD RIGHT?? AM I GOING INSANE?? AND WHY DOES AARAVOS EVEN WANT TO POSSESS CALLUM?? BECAUSE HE CAN DO MAGIC?? HE ONLY KNOWS SKY MAGIC AS OF S4. I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING INSANE.

Idk maybe all of my issues with this season will be remedied by s5 which I still need to watch. Just needed to vent this out. I still like this show and I'll keep watching it but man, it's gained some problems for me I can't really seem to ignore. Especially since the first 3 seasons were so well paced.

#the dragon prince #tdp #rayla #callym #rayllum #claudia #lord viren #tdp terry #ezran #azymondias #vent/rant

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