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arleniansdoodles · 2 days
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Yang is literally SO frustrating to watch
Dude. Guy. You have not known Yin for 8 years at this point. People change. ESPECIALLY if aomething that traumatic happened. At this point, Fajar and Kuroki DO know her better than you do. LISTEN TO THEM
And his refusal to acknowledge his own part in Yin's worsening mental state is the worst thing. I cannot see it as anything but pure denial at this point. He has done NOTHING to indicate that he wants to rebuild his and Yin's relationship and yet he gets to say that Yin doesnt see him as a brother anymore?? You arent even giving her a chance to see you as her big brother rn! Ahe tries to kill herself and after IMMEDIATELY attacks him how can he not understand that HE IS THE PROBLEM HERE
I need Sean to beat the sense into him genuinely
Jinfeng was my least favourite but yang is coming for her spot
(i love the way you write them btw its very complex i just cant sympathise with Jinfeng personally)
On the one hand, I feel bad that I'm putting my Sifu readers through Yang's infuriating shenanigans 😅 But on the other, I guess it means I'm writing Yang pretty well to get these reactions? So I'll take it as a compliment too! 😂
I completely understand your frustration though; don't worry, Yang won't stay this way forever! I knew he wouldn't be able to if I wanted Yin's happy ending to actually happen lmaoo (not saying that she can't have a happy one without Yang, just that I want her to have her family back 😭)
I feel like, out of all the bosses, Yang has probably suffered the most from his talisman's corruption, but he's also done his fair share of indulging in his own delusions and denial, so it's a mix of things. And speaking of that, one of the reasons why I wrote him like this is based on the virtue (from the Five Constant Virtues) that he's associated with, which is sincerity (or faithfulness, truthfulness). The basic definition of that is having your words line up with your actions, being in touch with reality, and not giving in to self-serving delusions. Each boss lacks their own respective virtue; I just amped it up to eleven for Yang loll 😂
And no worries about not sympathizing with Jinfeng! She's a tough one to like, for sure XD Plus, she and Sean will have their bits to say in the next chapter, so we'll get a closer look at what they think about all this! Thanks for reading and commenting, anon!! <333
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arleniansdoodles · 2 days
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What do think about MC's parents? Like...🤔.. how they met.....?
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Ohh that's a good question! Hmmm I like to imagine they met during a Kung-Fu tournament; like, Sifu was there as a Pak Mei disciple, and Simou (MC's mom) was a Shaolin disciple! Maybe they were both impressed with each other's skill; maybe Simou won against Sifu, but instead of getting mad, he decided to train with her so he could learn more! And they started developing feels for each other during those sessions, so they hung out together, maybe got some bubble tea and talked about shared interests, all that fun stuff XDD
Thanks for the ask! :D
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arleniansdoodles · 3 days
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Is could Thor and Odin be reincarnated into Ukko of Finnish Mythology like how the Greek Gods were reincarnated into the Roman Gods?
If you mean in a fanfic, anything's possible there XD Personally, I wouldn't consider reincarnating Thor and Odin into another pantheon unless there are some strong connections between them like there are with the Greek and Roman mythologies, y'know?
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arleniansdoodles · 3 days
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My Shield Maiden!Calliope au is clawing at its cage now after the last chapter 😭😭😭😭
It was so cute though, i cant wait to see more Big Sis Thrúd shenanigans
Hahaha our little Calliope is learning lots! She'll be quite a force to reckon with once she's older 😄 And rest assured this won't be the last time she hangs out with Thrud! XD
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arleniansdoodles · 3 days
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Calliope learning that warrior women are A Thing here in Midgard in this latest chap: 😍
and even trying fighting out for herself a little bit!!! I love that
Thrud is one of my fave side characters, love her portrayal here and love her dynamic with Calliope
Calliope (singing): A whole new woooorld! A dazzling place I never kneeeeww XDD
I'm happy you enjoyed it! 💗 I feel like Thrud would be the best person to teach Calliope; it just makes sense with Thrud's backstory, y'know? And this won't be her only appearance btw, she'll definitely return at some point later on! 😄
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arleniansdoodles · 4 days
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Ma'am this latest tPtW chapter fucked me up I was NOT prepared 😭 I don't even have words for this, man. I'm so worried about Yin dude. And Fajar! Holy frick, his guilt must have been absolutely crushing even before Yang said what he said! And YANG. How badly do you have to mess up to get to the point where SEAN is better at expressing his emotions healthily than you are??? Sean! Sean 'Unhealthy Expressor of Emotion' Liang is being more normal about things than you are rn.
Yin has never done anything wrong in her life, ever. I know this and I love her. #1 Yin supporter right here 👋
Allow me to give you all the hugs! Free hugs for all!! 💗💗 At the very least, you won't have to wait too long to see what happens with Yin, Fajar, and the rest XD Fajar's guilt was definitely off the charts in this one 😭 And Sean's really going through his emotional intelligence arc faster than Yang is lololl who would've thought? 😂
Ah she'll be glad to have your support! She deserves to commit as many atrocities against the bosses as she needs (and desires) ✨✨ I say she's earned it at this point! (jk of course, but still XD)
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arleniansdoodles · 4 days
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CALLIOPE IS SO CUTE A WANNA GRAB HER BY HER LITTLE CHEEKS AND SQUEEEEEEZZEEEEEE
I loved her interactions with literally everyone else this chapter. Her girl time with Thrúd was so nice and i like that Calliope is being taught how handle some kind of weapon besides just her ✨dubious goddess magic✨ ik your fic is mostly slice of life from here on but its a nice touch for any possible future encounters where calliope doesnt have access to her power
The flower crown moment made me literally squeel! Skjöldr is so sweet with Calliope. It does make me wonder if he realises she has a baby crush on him 🤔 i hope we get to see Danmǫrk again.
Semi-related question; will you be exploring Calliopes relationships with kids her age or is this strictly a "Collecting Family Members" kinda story?
Also cant wait for more Sindri i love how conflicted he is and can you IMAGINE the drama if he ever finds out Kratos was the one who killed Calliope? Also i wonder if he'll be bitter abt the fact that ATREUS got to keep is resurrected sister while Brok died twice.
Cant wait for next week!
YOU AND ME BOTH, ANON 😂😂 Calliope's just super duper squishable!! lmaoo
I'm happy you enjoyed this chapter!! Writing Calliope's interactions with Skjoldr and Thrud was a blast (as was writing her with the rest of the cast, which we'll see eventually hahaa) 😄 And I agree, it's good for her to have some sort of training in physical combat! I figured Thrud would be the best person to teach her, considering Thrud's own history with training and wanting to fight XD
Also, if you're interested, I previously drew some sketches of Calliope with Thrud and Skjoldr that inspired this chapter's scenes! You can find them here 💗
To answer your question, it'll be both! Calliope will definitely make some friends around her age (though not a particularly large group loll), while also collecting people for her found family XDD
And oh boy, you'll definitely see more drama with Sindri as the story continues! His bitterness will be off the charts!! 😂 We just gotta wait and see hehehh *rubs hands evilly*
Thank you so much for reading and commenting, anon! Hope you enjoy the next chapter! 💗💗
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arleniansdoodles · 4 days
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Did. Did we get 2 Of Atreus and Calliope chapter at once or did i miss a week?
I think you might've missed a week, anon; I only posted one A+C chapter today XDD But hey, now you have some extra content to gobble up! Hope you enjoy! :D
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arleniansdoodles · 4 days
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Oh my Crystals, seeing tears in Yin and Yang's eyes makes me wanna cry
Btw,out of curiosity, what do think about Sean's life before meeting Yang?
Awwww! Sending you hugs 💗💗
As for Sean, I imagine he met Yang when they were both kids; I don't have a lot of thoughts for before that, but I think he would've lived and trained in his father's wuguan, with a lot of pressure put on him by his father - or maybe Sean spent a lot of time trying to gain the elder's approval 🤔 I imagine he also hated bullies and fought with them a lot, while also being a loner kid because he wasn't good with making friends.
I think those are all the ideas I have for Sean's childhood? Maybe I'll come up with more in the future XD Thanks for the ask! 😊
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arleniansdoodles · 6 days
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(Warning this is super long I'm so sorry) Absolutely mcfreaking reeling from that charged backfist of a chapter. I have no words. Yang what. What is wrong with you. He really slaughtered five schools' worth of students and masters, killed his adoptive father, orchestrated the murder of his little sister, secretly went back and raised said little sister from the dead, decided to let her wake up ALONE IN A POOL OF HER OWN BLOOD SURROUNDED BY THE BODIES OF HER FAMILY, left her to fend for herself at the ripe age of 11, and then fucked off to the mountains to be a super-doctor. BROTHER. Like yes Yang, it was really cold of Sifu to not let you save your family with the talisman, and your feelings of heartbreak and betrayal are absolutely valid (I would even excuse the attempted theft of the talisman honestly, he was just trying to save them!) especially when he saw you as a son, BUT HOLY SHIT YOUR RESPONSE WAS TO BECOME A MASS-MURDERER! Yin and all those disciples didn't know anything about the talismans, you could have just killed the masters in a slightly less public way and have been basically fine! Jinfeng literally has Infinite Money Glitch: The Talisman, you guys can pay off anyone! I'm so flabbergasted at Yang I can't even express it fully. How do we come back from this bro 😭 I know Fajar actually did kill Yin and now they're besties, but Yang literally left her in a wuguan full of bodies!!!! She could've died or gone insane and Yang just allowed it! How tf was she supposed to turn away from vengeance when that's literally all you left her with! And the fact that she managed to do that anyway and you're just???? Punishing her for it in every way besides physically attacking her????
You know what? I'm gonna go fight Yang a bunch until I get an achievement or something, he deserves it!
Hehehehehehhh XDDD This was me while reading through your message lmaooo:
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That said, I think you're probably the first person I've seen who's gotten this angry at Yang (aside from a few other characters in the fic)! 😂 Game-wise, him reviving Yin in the prologue made the most sense to me out of all the other theories (not that there are a lot imo), and it also works with the implications of the post-credits scene, so I was more than ready to add it to the fic with maximum angst! XDD
Of course, this all means Yang is an even bigger douche than before 😅 There were a million other ways he could've gone about stealing the talismans without ruining Yin's life, but ah well, I had to stick to that part of canon for this fic 😂 I personally think he didn't have this mindset eight years ago; like, how much of his current thinking is actually him and how much is part of the talisman's influence? But even then, it was still a horrible move to make, especially where Yin was concerned (hence why I came up with the Dawn!AU where she lives! hehe). And his entire arc overall was one of my struggling points while writing, because how DO you come back from this? How do you have the happy ending with all the fluffy rainbow and unicorn feels?? Would a happy ending for this even be happy for Yin and Yang's relationship after all he's done to her? So that was quite interesting and tricky to work with XDD
All in all, I'm happy you enjoyed this chapter!! Though I'm sorry it got you worked up loll 😅 Hopefully beating Yang to a pulp helps! 😁 And no worries at all about the long messages; I really appreciate you taking the time to write all this!! Thanks again! 💗💗
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arleniansdoodles · 6 days
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A Sifu AU I came up with where, instead of unaliving MC, Yang takes her with him to become his heir and also to complete his revenge against her father (a daughter for a daughter, so to speak XD). And from there, he and the bosses end up raising her! I call it the Dawn!AU after the name of Yang's group :'''D
I had two other sketches for this that I wanted to include, but they're not done yet and I really wanted to share this one, so the others will have to wait for another time XD
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arleniansdoodles · 7 days
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Would half of Kratos’ ashes fade from his body or they stuck forever?
In the Valhalla DLC, if you switch between the Norse and Greek versions, you'll notice that the ashes have certainly faded a little from Norse Kratos' body, no doubt to represent his redemption journey; so I think that means the ashes won't be stuck forever (and that also goes for him in my fic, even if I end up not mentioning it loll)! :D
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arleniansdoodles · 8 days
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Hi!!! I just want to say I absoulutely adore your Atreus and Calliope fanfic, it's given me personally so much inspiration for my own writings, god of war related or not (although I mostly do just write mythology related stuff lmfao) and I really admire your writing and want to get as good as you someday!!!
While I was scrolling on your blog, I saw that you also write a lot for Sifu (which is a game I THINK,,,) and I've been hearing about it for some while from other friends and been thinking about checking it out. Could I ask what it's mostly about??
Heyo anon!! Ahh it's an honour that my GoW fic could help give you an inspiration boost 💗💗 And I'm happy you're enjoying the story so far! I wish you all the best of luck and good vibes with your writing; gosh, I feel like I should be giving some expert advice, though I'm no expert at all loll 😅 But hey, keep practicing and write what makes you happy! All in all, the most important part imo is to have a fun time 😊💗
You're definitely right, anon -- Sifu is a video game! Specifically a Kung-Fu "beat em up" type of game where you play as the unnamed protagonist who goes on a revenge quest after their father is killed by five assassins XD I admittedly haven't played it myself (though I'd love to), but I've watched a lot of it and read up on what other gamers have said about it. The game puts most of its focus on its combat system rather than the story (though there is a story, you just gotta dig a bit deep to put the pieces together loll). It also has rogue-like elements where you replay the levels to improve your skills; and imo that's the main part to remember: that you as the player are meant to practice in order to master the art of Kung-Fu!
It's also quite a hard game, hence that part about replaying the levels to improve. So if you do give the game a try, don't feel down if you get beat up a lot! Just remember, you'll become a master in no time with discipline and practice 😄 (And I'd also recommend starting on Disciple difficulty, which is the original/only difficulty the game had when it first released. But only if you want to, of course! XD)
Hope this helps, anon! And thanks again for stopping by!! 😊
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arleniansdoodles · 8 days
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LMAO ROAST HIM ANON! In the spirit of dunking on Yang (just a little - as a treat), I give you both this meme I have forged with my own two hands:
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Also I'm glad that Yin is no longer completely convinced that everyone is teaming up to murder her, and that her and Sean are getting closer! We love grumpy older brother and sad little sister (well not so much sad little sister, but you know what I mean)!
Lol I love him but he deserves a little embarrassment. To loosen him up you know? I have only his best interests at heart.
HAHAHAHAA OMG 😂😂😂 This meme is awesome, thank you so much for making it!! Heck, now you're making me want to try my hand at memes! Yang's really getting bullied now, isn't he? I almost feel bad for him loll though I know he could use a good dunking! XDD
Jokes aside, I'm happy you enjoyed the Yin-Sean development! 💗 Grumpy-sunshine for the win!! Though Yin's quite rainy right now loll And there's definitely more to see with their dynamic, so I look forward to hearing what you think of it! (if you feel like sharing, of course XD)
In the meantime, the next chapter will be a bit, um, tangled with quite a lot of characters! loll 😚✨
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arleniansdoodles · 8 days
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Do you think Yang ever stubs his toe and yells expletives at Sifu because CLEARLY this is HIS fault (i have not recovered from anything thats happened in the yang arc so far help)
lmaooo he definitely would! 😂😂 Everything that goes wrong in the Sanctuary is Sifu's fault; didn't you know his ghost keeps stalking Yang everywhere and tripping him up? XDD And he's also the reason why Yang's been stuck with beard stubble for eight years - once you become the Earth talisman's Guardian, you gotta lose some facial hair (Sifu sacrificed his hairline for this and didn't tell Yang lololl)
Happy to hear the Yang Arc's been keeping you on your toes, anon! 😆✨
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arleniansdoodles · 8 days
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Would Calliope have her own version of Spartan Rage considering that when Atreus uses his, he turns into an animal
I haven't really touched upon Calliope's potential Spartan Rage; I honestly didn't think of it while writing my fic loll so I'm not sure how it would look "officially" ... But I did give her an ability that I think could work as a Spartan Rage power, and it looks quite different compared to Kratos and Atreus' Rage. It'll come up eventually, so keep your eyes peeled! :D
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arleniansdoodles · 9 days
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Yin: visibly depressed and terrified of spending time with yang, semi-regularly call out for her big brother
Yang: is this... Sifus fault?... Surely me not being emotionally available or even trying to act like a big brother will not affect her psyche... Hmmm more clinical treatments it is...
LMAOO that's them in a nutshell! 😂 Out of all the bosses, Yang's honestly the biggest piece of work for Yin to deal with (and for me to write too!) XDD Though, she won't be the only one trying to wrangle him as the story continues hehee *rubs hands*
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