#It's late where I am

[thealicedoll]

Tried to recreate Madeline Hatter's earrings cuz I love making my own dangly earrings

#Ignore my greasy hair and pajamas #it's late where i am #i think they look cute #mytxt #eah #madeline hatter #ever after high

[feathersnek]

Feather, What On Earth Is Going On With Rays Names and Their Translations?

Why Neo-Eidyia instead of Neo-Idea and Idavoll instead of Isabelle? Why Baldr instead of Baldo as Rays JP spells it? Why have I seen you use Nazar previously but Nuadha now? Why does one name have 3 different versions depending on translation group? And why not just stick with how Rays romanizes it into English, since it's "official"?

Let's talk about why certain translations are chosen by me and parts of the fandom for names and terms in the Rays universe. I know many are confused by the many different interpretations of them, so let's split this into two parts.

First, I'll explain why I use the names and terms that I do as well as why you see certain translations. Second, we'll discuss why some are more loosely interpreted than others and why that's okay.

As it turns out, the intended names of Rays characters is usually very predictable, and aren't pulled out of nowhere. However JP doesn't always know how to romanize things. Not to mention romanization in JP media does not always equal proper translation. This'll be a long one, so I'll explain under the cut.

*Note: There will be Tales of the Rays story spoilers in some of these explanations

Part 1: Translation of Rays Names

So, why is Rays naming generally predictable? Because they often draw from mythology. Not only that but the vast majority of this mythology is Norse/Irish. And for Recollection, they've been pulling in a lot of Greek on top of the Greek we've seen in main plot. We've seen these themes over and over again in the plot, character naming, and character relationships. It's a joy to see how the inspired myths are woven into a new twist in the Rays universe's unique story.

Here are various examples:

Tir Na Nog: In Irish mythology, Tir Na Nog is "The land of the young." And in Rays, for the duration of the main story, Tir Na Nog's inhabitants do not age due to the capture of Chronos.

Fimbulvetr: Another name for the voidstorm in Rays. In Norse myth, this was the death storm that ended all life. In Rays, Fimbulvetr destroyed the original world, Nibelung, and continues to threaten Tir Na Nog.

Ix: Why is he named Ix? What does THAT have to do with mythology, Feather? It's as simple as it looks. Ix is the roman numeral 9. And 9 is a significant recurring number in Norse myth. (This is more of an interpretation than obvious name references, and the writer is ever mysterious in her intentions, but check out the significance of the number 9 in Norse sometime!)

Baldr: A god in Norse myth that was killed by his only weakness: Mistletoe. And in Recollection, Baldr introduces himself as Baldr Misteltein, his last name meaning Mistletoe.

Nuadha: The first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann (People of Dana) in Irish mythology, Nuadha of the Silver Arm. He lost the right of kingship after losing his right arm in battle, but later had it replaced with a silver substitute. That's right, Dana is also Irish. She is the mother god, who is further associated with the land. Considering Dana *is* Tir Na Nog in Rays, well... And not only does Rays Nuadha have a silver arm, but he gains his real body back at the end of Rays, matching the Irish myth where the king Nuadha also regains his flesh arm and takes back kingship.

Balor: An antagonist in Irish mythology that possesses the "evil eye" of destruction. In Rays, Balor's mirrite, Lugh possesses the evil eye and this trait is passed down in Balor's bloodline.

Lugh: In Irish myth, Balor's grandson that kills him. Lugh was said to wield a legendary spear and the battles between him and Balor were often attributed to thunderstorms, leading to speculation that he was a storm god. In Rays, Lugh is the cause of Nibelung's destruction, and therein Balor becomes a pillar god of Tir Na Nog. There is also a very important spear known as "Lugh's spear," and Balor is furthermore known as the "storm god" in Rays lore.

All this and so much more. The vast majority of Rays names are dripping with myth references and are fascinating to compare to how Rays itself nods to them.

So, now that we know Rays certainly consistently references myths, particularly Norse and Greek. Finding the intended namesake is often simple. Because these mythological names already have established Japanese spellings! So, if we were to say, plug in the JP spelling of the capital city in Recollection, Idavoll: イザヴェル, you quickly find the Norse myth it's referencing, and it's *not* Isabelle:

In Norse myth, Idavoll stands where Asgard used to be after its destruction in Ragnarok. And built in Idavoll is Gimle. In Rays, Gimle is Liwanna's family line.

So why Neo-Eidyia? A couple of reasons. While it's true the JP spelling references the philosophy of "idea," there is already another term in Recollection, the "Idea Value" that uses this. Using Eidyia separates them and fits more properly as a kingdom name. Also both the philosophy "idea" and the myth "Eidyia" are of Greek origin and carry the root meaning "to see." When looking into Eidyia's Greek lore, there are many themes resembling those in Recollection. Of course, the theming of "idea" is also very intentional.

Which brings us to another fascinating aspect of Rays naming. The seemingly intentional double meaning of names. While only Miyajima knows if these are truly intended, they have occurred multiple times now. And we'll talk more about it in Part 2.

This is a case where translation is a bit touch and go with decisions! It won't always make sense 1 to 1, so some flexibility is needed at times.

Akin to how the word "Kimin" 棄民 didn't quite translate right as "outsider" or "refugee" in Recollection's world, so I decided on "wastelander." And in the case of "wraiths," I chose it because the actual term 幻影種 directly translates to "Phantom-type" or "Phantom-class" referring to a type of monster. So wraith gets this across more clearly! Not to mention, these are treated as special bracketed (quotation marks) terms in the script and specifically defined in narration.

For better or worse, languages are different from one another, and words often hold various connotations in their original language and context used, (Kanji can do a fun thing where sometimes one spelling can be swapped for another. While the direct translation of the word is the same, the *meaning* is different, which is why the more common/other character was switched out, so using the same word for both versions in English might not turn out quite right) so translation isn't always going to work 1 to 1 or as normally expected. Alas this is a whole topic of its own, so lets leave it at that here.

I want to touch on JP romanization. Do you really think that Ix was supposed to be spelled Ickx? Or knowing what we do of the intentional references, Baldr was supposed to be Baldo? You'll find that even in official content, the JP romanization of names differs.

Off the top of my head, in official JP Rays content, Baldr has been spelled as both "Baldo" and "Bardo." Now that's a simple case of L vs R, but what if I told you there was more? The official Rays JP spelling for Karia N is "Nevan," but do you know what spelling her filenames use in the game? "Nemain." Which is the old spelling of Irish "Neamhain", the myth her name is derived from that the fandom uses this modern Irish spelling of. Phillip has also been "officially" spelled multiple ways in Rays JP.

Unfortunately JP romanization spellings are just not always accurate. Though sometimes they are! Whether that is because they manage to pin it down early or because they're in contact with the localization team and keep them is a mystery to me, and it just seems to depend on what sticks over there, correct or not. This haphazard spelling holds true for many names in many pieces of media. Of course, it is still understandable to lean on them when there is no official translation, which we'll talk about in part 2.

But why does this happen? Because the languages are different and romanization is not necessarily translation! It's simply the romanized version of the Japanese spelling! Let's take a look at a fun spelling in Rays. The spelling of Balor's name. In JP it's spelled バロール.

As we can see, this is truly representing the Irish myth of "Balor." But how is it spelled in Kana? "Barouru." Now, Balor in Irish myth *is* properly pronounced as "Bah-Lor" (akin to Valor starting with a B, but with more emphasis on the "lor" part like how you would pronounce the word "Lore") which is the pronunciation you roughly get in the JP spelling! This is another reference to the intended name. However, if you were to romanize that rather than translate it, you may not necessarily get the proper spelling of "Balor."

What does that mean? That the spelling of a foreign word in JP is often spelled based on the sound of the word rather than the origin spelling! So when you reverse it from JP... you end up with the spelling of the sounds! And this is what we see in the romanization of Baldr as "Baldo," because the JP spelling of the sounds is Barudo. However, the proper translation is nonetheless Baldr.

(Side note that things like vowels also have pronunciations different than English! For example "i" in Japanese is pronounced "ee" (like the English letter "e") rather than the English "eye." Which further throws a wrench into romanization team's decisions, because it's entirely possible for a romanized name to use an i where you would normally use an e for the proper translation! This is the case for many sounds of various letters that differ between the two languages)

Part 2: A Case For Different Spellings

Having said all that, a lot of spellings are more up to interpretation or easier to lean on! In my opinion, some are less lenient than others, and I get a bit picky about those, but in cases like Nazar (in irl myth, a ward against the evil eye. i.e. referencing Balor's evil eye in Rays' lore) vs Nuadha (The Irish reference we've discussed), you'll notice both of those are appropriate. Nazar is also the romanized JP version, closer to what we hear in game, AND easier to spell. This is a name I consider more flexible.

This is one of those sneaky double meaning names that may well be intentional. Considering this and hearing "Naaza" in the voiced content, well, even I used to use it!

And when you don't know what the real version is, there's nothing wrong with using Rays' official romanizations either. Though I would hope some things are more obvious, such as Ix. (Of course that one was properly localized as well, but regardless.)

And translators are going to have their own quirks as well, such as my interpretation of Neo-Eidyia which could very well be translated to Neo-Idea instead.

For the more lenient names, many of us have gotten used to accepting multiple spellings, and I think that's fine!

In Conclusion

There's a reason for certain translations. And I value translations that are taken from proper research and consideration. With Rays we have plenty of basis to get proper translations from! However, some select names are sneaking around with double meanings, and regardless of proper basis some translators will still arrive at a different spelling!

Personally, I am moving ever more towards thoroughly researched names and further fitting the terms to match the story intent and environment, even when it strays a bit, such as wraith or wastelander. And I'm putting careful consideration into how I translate such things going forward, as I have some rather ambitious translation plans in the future, as well as a channel for video translations now. Of course, there may be times when the story proves me wrong later, or just terms that are more up to interpretation. Alas, translation isn't easy and often has no single right answer.

So when it comes to my own more officially line by line translated content, I will be settling on as consistent theming and carefully researched name translations as much as possible. As such, I've changed from Nazar to Nuadha and Nevan to Neamhain.

Why? Because the myths fit more properly, and when it comes to Nuadha, and likely many other Irish names, especially with no fandom settled version, I will be trying to default to the modern spellings where I can in order to differentiate Nuadha (prince Woden) from Nuada (the god) in my translations. This is because "Nuada" is the older spelling. Thus, both more god-like and a nice way to differentiate the two of them.

There are so many neat myths tied to Rays, so I do recommend looking into a name or two every now and again to check out the original myth! If you know Rays decently, you'll find some very cool references!

And if you ever want me to talk in more detail about why I choose certain spellings or anything mentioned here, feel free to ask! I tried to keep this post mostly focused on the big picture!

#Tales of the Rays #TotR #Feather Rambles #rays spoilers #I wrote this all in one go so please forgive typos or strange wording #It's late where I am #I'm not particularly going anywhere with this #I just wanted to talk about it #As always feel free to ask about Rays things #I never shut up about Rays and I will gladly talk about it

[awkwardalpha]

#do you know how difficult it was to find a frame from this scene where dream ISNT smiling? #sandman #the sandman #netflix the sandman #dream #hob gadling #morpheus #FORGIVE ME THE QUALITY the hour is late and i am stupid

[inverseaxolotl]

something very very stupid (and scribbly) (happy almost christmas)

#my art #ace attorney #almost christmas #phoenix wright #apollo justice #trucy wright #athena cykes #miles edgeworth #turnabout goodbyes #hopefully it's not (too) out of character ?? #fhsfhs #it's v v stupid #(it's already christmas where i am actually i'm just late to the party)

[h0ptimists]

Anon

I guess we have differing interpretations of that scene. But that's fine! everyone gonna come to there own conclusion but personally i'm loving this arc i hope you are to! Thanks for voicing your thoughts on it though! it was a fun read!

It’s no problem and as long you have fun with reading the issue/arc, then that’s all matter in the end.

Anon #2

different anon, but Blaze is actually pretty immune to fire I think. Sure you could argue she's just forcing it away in that one level in Rush Adventure but. eh. Not really relevant to surge she still defo got overloaded.

I’m actually curious about that + do you know when that happens? (It’s been awhile since I played Rush Adventure so I CAN’T remember that ndfjndffd)

#OUTOFCREAM | OOC | #Also if I suddenly go quiet; it means I fell asleep dnfjdfjdf #It's late where I am

[inkskinned]

i keep thinking about hobbies and how i often spill over myself to pick up new ones. i have adhd, i end up trying something for like a month and then just getting far enough in it that i move on, satisfied.

and that should be fine; but it's never fine.

i am a pretty decent artist; but i can't just make art for my dnd campaign, i should be selling dnd maps and character designs and scene setting pieces. i can't just make my friends matching earrings, i need to get an etsy and ship them internationally and take bulk orders. i make pretty good props and decorations and use them to throw my friends parties - but i should be running a party planning business and start taking paying clients and networking and putting my skills to actual use.

for some reason, i never figured out the specifics of pottery. it was a fun class and i enjoyed myself - and still, i'm embarrassed, years later, that i put in all that useless effort. everything i make has to be stunning. stellar. i should have applied myself more. maybe i'm too lazy. maybe i'm broken and selfish and needy. actually creative people would have kept going; they would be bettering themselves at every possible opportunity.

we find ourselves in this trap, even accidentally: we need to commodify our time, because it is a commodity. if we spend our efforts and our time not earning, isn't that the same thing as burning free money? and god forbid you ever take up a hobby that ends up being more expensive than you thought. you sit in your car and you look at the receipt and in your head you hear a conversation that isn't even happening - your mom or your friend or your partner all saying oh great. not this shit again. it's always something with you, and it never actually means anything.

i have realized this horrible thing, recently - i'll get excited to start a project, pick up a new hobby. and then i just... stop myself. i start thinking about the amount of time it will take, and how it'll look in my monthly budget. what if i can't even produce a good enough final product. sure, it's exciting to think about how i could make my friend her own custom dice. but i'm just polluting the earth if i don't get it right. better not bother. better not try.

restless, i get caught in the negative space. the feeling that oh god, i want to create. and that horrible sense - yeah, but i don't have the time to just put to waste.

#hobbies #writeblr #what stage of weirdness to write about hobbies on my hobby writing blog #although i know OBJECTIVELY i am a creative person #i often forget to label myself that bc i don't feel im an ARTISTIC person bc i don't do anything like that professionally #writing doesn't even feel like a hobby i think that surprises nobody for me to be like #it would be easier for me to stop . like. breathing. #which feels cheesy and trite but listen im running late for a meeting and all i really want to say is like #i couldn't even consider writing my hobby bc it makes my skin crawl bc it makes it sound like it's not important to me #bc we really devalue hobbies. like entirely. #it HAS to be a job. it must #also idk if this is clear but i personally get stuck in this space where i CANT create bc i am putting so much pressure on myself #to make it RIGHT #and im like ... idk i only have an hour #so probably shouldnt get involved in this thing

[spkyart]

Life lessons

#kotetsu is such a menace to society why he is not getting any attention he is truly a funny character #mean comments on other artists reels where the main inspo for this one #i am super slow at drawing lately this thing took a whole week i hope at leasr its worth it shhsh #digital art #ibis paint #kny #kimetsu no yaiba #demon slayer fanart #demon slayer #hotaru haganezuka #haganezuka kny #kanamori kozo #kanamori kny #kny kotetsu #ssv arc #swordsmith village arc #tanjiro #tanjiro kny #tanjiro kamado #tanjirou #tanjirou kamado #kimetsu tanjiro #tHIS TIME I MADE HIM FAINT #dont ever try to educate the swordsmith villalge kid ever again

[bigboysteveharrington]

Steve lowkey earning himself a reputation for liking guys and girls before he even realizes he does because he keeps interjecting and giving his own answer every time someone tries to ask Robin about guys

At first no one thinks anything of Steve’s interruption and answer when Nancy asks “what even is your type?” quite clearly to Robin and Steve immediately answers “I like girls that are way smarter than me” and everyone just assumes he’s interrupting to hit on Nancy and not to deflect

Then later someone insists some guy was flirting with Robin and she should go for it and Steve immediately goes “Are you kidding me? Robin’s way out of his league. Besides, I had a class with him and he mentioned his stamp collection in it like eight times. Do you really think she wants to sit around and pretend to be impressed by hundreds of stamps?” Still no one thinks much of it yet and if anything they think Steve might be jealous or might just have standards for who they should set her up with

It’s not until it becomes a habit of him answering questions meant for Robin that people start to think there’s a reason, but it’s not Robin they’re onto

Like when they’re having a movie night and Max is going on and on about a shirtless character while Lucas is totally unfazed but Dustin complains and El says which character she liked more and then Max turns to Nancy to break the tie and say which guy is dreamier and Nancy casts her vote, then turns to look over at Robin and ask which guy she’d go for and Steve knows who the question is for but hey he’s sitting right next to Robin so Nancy’s looking in his direction and too and she didn’t say Robin’s name, so Steve doesn’t even hesitate before dropping the name of a character and making sure he keeps the focus off of Robin and keeps everyone distracted from dragging her into that debate by immediately backing it up by saying that Max is right and giving even more reasons to choose him

But even after that, that’s mostly forgotten by the time the older group is drinking and Eddie suggests they play a drinking game and normally Steve would be all over any suggestions, but he turns down truth or dare because he knows how uncomfortable Robin would be and doesn’t want her having to choose between awkwardly lying and deflecting or doing dares she’s not comfortable with or potentially outing herself so he at least manages to change it to never have I ever because that’s a safer bet when he knows Robin hasn’t done anything with any girls

But then Steve ends up drinking significantly more than anyone else while Robin and Eddie are hardly drinking so they end up switching games and somehow they end up playing fuck, marry, kill except Nancy has no interest in getting married or discussing it and she says there’s been enough death in Hawkins and it would be more fun to play with the options as sleep with, kiss, slap. And the game is already started before anyone can ask why marry got changed to kiss and before drunk Steve can figure out how to discretely convince everyone not to. The game goes fine at first with Argyle asking Jonathan about three girls from California. It goes alright when Jonathan asks Eddie about three girls. Steve gets a little concerned when Eddie turns his attention on Nancy that he’ll put Jonathan and him in the list right in front of Jonathan, but Eddie is sober enough still that he at least has enough tact not stir the pot and blow things up on her first turn by throwing them both in in front of them

But then Nancy goes to give Robin a turn and she’s looking right at her and lists the three guys there other than Steve (possibly because she believes Robin on the platonic with a capital P thing and possibly because she doesn’t want to find out if that would waver) so of course Nancy thinks it’s clear that she must be talking to the only other girl there. And before Robin can even try to think of what lie would be the most convincing and least likely to start any awkwardness or drama, Steve’s already jumping in with “Well, I already hit Jonathan and that didn’t go well for me, so I’ll give him a break. And this situation” (gesturing between himself and Nancy and Jonathan) “is finally starting to feel normal so I don’t need to make that awkward all over again by sleeping with your boyfriend. So kiss Jonathan.” And Nancy and Jonathan are looking at him so confused and Robin is grateful for the interruption and relieved but also kind of amused by the level of thought he’s putting into it instead of just throwing out names however. Argyle’s not fazed at all and just waiting to see what he’ll get. Eddie goes from deer in the headlights startled to leaning forward with his elbow on his knee and his chin resting in his hand waiting to see where this will go to abruptly sitting up again and trying to look less interested while his leg nervous bounces and he tries to figure out if Steve is giving a detailed answer to this as a joke or because he’s putting genuine thought into the idea of being with a guy

Steve looks between Eddie and Argyle for a moment, then focuses on Argyle and is like “Sorry, I hardly know you and getting dragged into hitting Eddie or standing around and watching Tommy do it without making any move to stop him is exactly the kind of douchebag bullshit I would have pulled in high school. So I guess slap you and have sex with Eddie.” Eddie’s drink goes down the wrong way when Steve adds “Plus, guitar players are supposed to be good with their hands, right?” and he tries to play it off and not react to the fact that Steve Harrington just said he’d have sex with him and that he thinks Eddie would be good in bed even if it was just in the context of some stupid game. Meanwhile Argyle’s just like “Nah, that’s cool dude. I get it. I would have slapped you too if the roles were reversed.”

After that, a few people start wondering a little more seriously if Steve is into guys too and had his guard down while drinking. But Eddie isn’t going to press his luck without clear evidence and everyone else isn’t going to push it so they just silently wonder a little more every time Steve interjects in the girl talk with his own opinion once again

#Steve later plays a game of FMK with Robin where the options are all girls when it’s just the two of them #I’m sorry but I am not rereading this to check for errors and autocorrects at this hour #I’m just gonna notice things later when I see reblogs and then cringe and edit too late on some other day #Also believe it or not this is a separate idea from the one or two shot I’m going to write at some point where Steve accidentally comes out #before he even knows he’s bi #Stranger Things #ST4 #Spicy Six #Fruity Four #ST #Steddie #Steve Harrington #Robin Buckley #Platonic with a capital P #Eddie Munson #Mine

[wikoymi]

17 february 2024 i think i hauve Despair Disease

#nagito komaeda #sdr2 #danganronpa #danganronpa fanart #fanart #art #wikoart #finished #im an so incredibly ill #i am adult #now #looking at this a couple days later why does he look so weird. it was late when i drew this #@ the person who rbed this saying he doesnt have brain cancer. youre right i cant believe ive been misremmebering for the past 4 months LMF #mixed it up bc he has dementia. brain thing #makes me wonder where exactly he has a lymphoma tho #replaying ch4 today i realise the irony in how he has both dementia and a tumor

[neutral-party]

i start thinkin abt them too much and suddenly my brain is going 🔁🔁🚨❗️⤴️↩️🚨↪️❗️🚨↕️

(click image for better quality!)

#the owl house #toh #raeda #eda clawthorne #raine whispers #yes i have seen the trailer and i am simply Not Looking at whats going on #im living in peaceful bliss where everything is fine #also rlly feeling this magenta..fuschia colour lately apologies if its rlly loud ahaha #my art

[cherrirui-official]

Awe yeah Hitman JD art (+ semi-unrelated doodle bc I wanted to put something over the cut)

!! Blood warning for the art under the cut !!

@lemony-and-zesty HI I stumbled upon your Hitman John Dory au while looking at trolls fanart and I'm SO NORMAL abt him!!!! I just had to draw him I hope that's okay

#HIS DESIGN IS SO COOL AUUGHJSJGDUS!! THE GUY EVER!!! #he could kill me and he should /j /lh #theres so many amazing john dory aus ive seen on here fr fr #hitman jd is definitely one of my faves tho #also yall forgive me i havent drawn trolls in uhhhhh idk how many years im a bit rusty #I was gonna say more put its late where i am and im eepy sorry chat #trolls #trolls world tour #trolls band together #trolls john dory #trolls chaz #hitman!john dory #cherris canvas #cw blood #tw blood #speaking of blood idk what blood color trolls have but id like to think it depends on the type of troll #(pop has pink blood. funk has purple blood. etc etc)

[pizzaqueen]

Steve likes to think he’s the responsible one, that he’s totally over all that teenage stuff, he’s a man now, he’s Seen Things! But! It would be so easy for Eddie to talk him into doing dumb shit. So easy

#steddie #Steve x eddie #Steddie headcanon #pizzaqueentxt #actually this probably doesn’t fit his character but too late I’ve posted it #idk he’s got that easily cranky and world weariness about him at times but he’s also silly #like idk he’s quick to shut stuff down with the kids but…idk #where am I going with this? #anyway I don’t write enough of them doing dumb stuff is what I’m saying haha

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Izutsumi character study

#dungeon meshi #izutsumi #One of my goals for this year was to spend more time doing art studies. #What better way to start than with my favourite danmeshi character (not seen: a whole page of figuring out her features) #I feel like she is by far one of the most poorly understood characters in the series. Partially due to her 'late party member' status. #'She's abrasive and mean' - 'she's a picky eater' - 'she's a catgirl who acts like an asshole cat ' YES and that is the point! #Everyone in dungeon meshi is traumatized and messy about it but izutsumi is just less polite in how she tries to cope. #Izutsumi is a extremely traumatized teenager who has utterly lacked autonomy her entire life. #She is the epitome of a “If I can just have X thing then all my problems will be solved!” character. And the X is 'Freedom'. #Her epilogue was one of the best and wrapped up her character so wonderfully (WARNING: I WILL NOW SPOIL PART OF THE ENDING) #Because she finally gets her freedom! She can go where she wants to and she doesn't need anybody! Yet...it doesn't fix her. #She is so focused on doing only what she wants that she forgets her own needs. Sometimes you have to eat the things you don't want. #And sometimes you have to face the hard truths that you need more than just one thing to make you happy. #Life is not all about only seeking pleasures and avoiding pain. You need to be balanced in order to grow. #Eat your vegetables (including the metaphorical ones: I am eating more art veggies this year by doing art studies!!!)

[turtleblogatlast]

Don’t think I ever quite said what my LGBTQ+ headcanons are for the boys, so these are my current thoughts! Always changing of course but this is what I feel most strongly right now.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt headcanons #rise donnie #rise leo #rise mikey #rise raph #donnie and leo’s sexualities being practically swapped was unintentional but it works way too well #same with mikey and raph tbh it was a happy accident #anyway I kinda hc raph as the type who doesn’t care about physical appearance just if you fight lol #Mikey’s more than happy with friends and family #Donnie is a BIG romantic but he needs time to sus a person out fully before he gets the hots for them #leo meanwhile isn’t keen on romance unless it’s with someone he grows to really really REALLY trust #I could go on and probably will later (knowing me) but it is late and I am tired haha #turtle art tag #curious as to what everyone else headcanons #the only one of these I’ll defend forever is Bi (female-leaning) donnie and trans leo #all the others can change over time but I really like where they’re sitting right now #I hope these are the right flags too because it was kinda hard to find them #went looking for transmasc flag in particular but I couldn’t find a solid agreed upon version 😭 #ngl a big part of why I hc mikey as aro is because of a pun #my phone often misspells aromantic as aromatic and- and you get it- because aromatic herbs and- and Mikey is a chef do YOU GET IT #note that while I hc leo as bisexual (male-leaning) I still think he’s prob closer to demi in that as well just not as far into the spectrum #if that makes sense #headcanons are fun and hard to narrow down at the same time alas #I made this in like an hour can you tell djjdjd #I drew them all from memory so if there’s anything wrong…shhh #and if you’re wondering for April and Splinter #Both are Bisexual (female-leaning) but April is also Panromantic #I almost wanna make Splinter demiromantic too so Big Mama’s betrayal hits just a bit harder

[balleater]

i personally think character permadeath is one of the most interesting things that can happen in a dnd narrative, and the fact it was something actively chosen to be done by sam for such an insanely clutch move. i will never get over this. i am so excited for what comes next.

#critical role #cr spoilers #sorry i keep making posts abt how excited i am abt it LMAO #i just cant stop thinking about it #and for it to happen this far into a campaign!!!! #tbh ive never stopped wondering what wouldve happened if fjord permadied in ep 98 bc of how late in the game it was #so actually getting a time where it happens!!! and it was an Incredible death!!!! #(< thats also part of why i wouldve been Super cool with seeing what happened if chetney died tbh)

[lenaellsi]

it's honestly a bit odd to me that so many people have jumped on the 'aziraphale will be pulling all the strings and playing politics in heaven' train. like I think it's true that the metatron is underestimating aziraphale's intelligence and ability to disrupt the second coming even while separated from crowley, but I also think the idea that aziraphale is going up to heaven with a clear idea of how he's just been lied to, an understanding of how much danger he's in, and a plan to stop it is a huge reach.

frankly, aziraphale is very vulnerable to manipulation. I'm thinking now of neil’s post with the diary entry from before the edinburgh minisode where he was duped by two humans, the whole thing with the nazis in 1941, and his sponsorship of shadwell's various obviously fake agents (sergeant milkbottle, etc.). he's not nearly as savvy as fanon tends to portray him. he takes people at face value, especially people he thinks of as Good. (that's not a dunk, btw--I find these things endearing, and a sign of aziraphale's innate wish to see the best in people. I just think that sometimes the BAMF protective aziraphale of fanon overshadows the slightly more naive aziraphale of canon. and honestly, I also think TV aziraphale is just a bit softer than book aziraphale, though he is capable of stepping up when it counts.)

and he's a bad liar! I know it's a meme in the fandom that aziraphale lies all the time, but he doesn't like it, and he's bad at it. he gets nervous and comes up with terrible excuses and the only reason he ever gets away with it is because the people he's lying to are idiots (gabriel), have their own agendas (god, the other archangels), or trust him to be honest (crowley).

aziraphale's real strength is his ability to take sudden, completely unexpected action. that's one of the things that crowley admires most about him. "he's unpredictable," is what he says to nina, and it's true! aziraphale's greatest moments of rebellion have always come from spur of the moment decisions, not intricate plans. (if anything, crowley is the planner--the arrangement and the thwarting of the apocalypse, their two longest cons, were both his idea.)

aziraphale gives the sword away because when he is forced to make a decision under pressure, he tends to land on the side of rebellious kindness. shielding crowley from the rain in eden, lying to gabriel to protect job's family, defying the quartermaster and returning to earth via possession during the apocalypse, blowing up his halo--he does these things because he's following that same impulse. when aziraphale has time to over think, he frets and fusses and is paralyzed by indecision. (or worse, he falls back on what heaven has taught him.)

TL;DR: I don't think aziraphale has any sort of grand plan other than a generalized "make things better," and I certainly don't think he is planning to betray heaven. he might try to come up with a plan once he figures out how bad things are going to get, but my bet is that what will actually disrupt the second coming is an absolutely bonkers off the wall decision that no one, crowley included, could ever predict. and I think it’ll happen, as it usually does with aziraphale, just after he accepts a difficult truth that fundamentally shifts his worldview—in this case, his final rejection of the idea of “good” and “bad” people, and of the entire morality system of heaven and hell.

#good omens #good omens 2 #good omens meta #final fifteen #aziraphale #long post #been in a meta mood lately sorry #to be clear people can write whatever they want. playing with characterization is fine and good in fanworks #but also I do wonder if the fanon built over four years between seasons is seriously impacting the way people read the final fifteen #and because I suspect it will come up: his smile in the elevator reads as Aziraphale’s denial smile #the one where he plasters it on as a ‘this is fine this is what I want I am a Good Angel’ reaction #‘I’m not trapped in here with you you’re trapped in here with me’ is not a thought aziraphale would ever have about himself #he doesn’t think about himself that way #crowley thinks of him as a force to be reckoned with for sure. but aziraphale is not that sure of himself