#anyone seen my heart

[idizzle22]

It's the way that Steph's teacher called her out, saying that she hoped she studied in front of the whole class. It's the way that Steph's father said that he wanted to have an intelligent conversation with her, so she should shut up. It's the way that Steph herself says, "I'm actually the smart one in my friend group, if you can believe it."

It's the way that Pete says, "She's smarter than she thinks she is" and "You're as smart as I know you are" (could be paraphrased, idk my digital ticket is gone) and got excited over a C+ with her.

Something something everyone telling Steph she's not smart so much that she believes it herself something something Pete seeing that she actually is smart

#nerdy prudes must die #npmd #lautski #npmd spoilers #nerdy prudes must die spoilers #if anyone wants to elaborate on this more eloquently pls go ahead #i just have yet to see someone mention this and it warms my heart #and if it's something already seen in abstinence camp uhhhhh it's been a while lol #stephanie lauter #pete spankoffski

[sloshr]

After watching through Side Order... I have a Few Thoughts.

[Spoilers ahead]

My Review of the Side Order DLC - Its little more than Gameplay.

Initial Opinion

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Overall; I like the gameplay mechanics initially, but the story absolutely feels lacking to me, imo. It feels like they were really banking on Side Order being Hard but... multiple of my friends finished it on their 2nd or 3rd run through the Spire.

That in itself isnt a problem! But... everyone felt sort of unsatisfied? There were no developments in the story, as we, Agent 8, were just assigned the task to Get to The Top of the Spire -> The Player Does That -> You beat a Boss -> Credits Roll (?)

On my watchthrough I literally said Please Say Sike 😭 because, dont take this poorly, but they were advertising Side Order as;

• Difficult (stated Multiple Times in basically every Trailer)

• Story Driven (You Uncover things as You Climb)

• Character and Lore Intensive (as shown by the trailers with all the concept art as well as promo art)

I dont feel like it was wrong to expect more based on how it was advertised.

But... if you complete the DLC in 1-2 runs, which is Very Much Possible, no buildup happens at all. The story was banking on the player struggling, and putting all the content behind repeat runs, which falls through and Doesnt really work/feel satisfying if the main goal is achieved in such a short time. I Feel like anyone who regularly plays Salmon Run will likely have a similar experience. And I feel kind of cheated? Because what we got was something that was Tell Not Show rather than the Show, Not Tell formula. And in my opinion, it really doesn't work as well at all. It puts all the major lore that the game has set up behind repetetive climbs (which never change btw, despite each climb being generated differently, its the same after a while) and you get about 1 Sentence of Exposition, with a Modlog from Marina if you are Lucky.

Side Order was (to me), after watching it all;

• Not Difficult, But Repetetive Gameplay (This easily runs people down, which would be fine if the tower had more than 1 setup or phase)

• Inital Story Setup with no complexities or stages. You climb the first Tower, Save Marina, Climb the Second Tower, Beat Order, and the credits Roll. In its most complex, you could fit what Side Order's Story is in 2-3 Sentences. Rather than Lore being revealed During the story, it feels Pushed to the Side as all of it is either in Text the player may never see (different climbs) or care to read (Marina's Mod Log)

• Use of Character Drops with no explaination / mention (The Agent 4 Boss, Anyone?) (This felt very Bait-y, with No Payoff)

Rating

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If I had to give Side Order a Rating

4/10. At Best.

I am a bit disappointed with this as I feel like I was promised more, Storywise, and honestly a bit gameplay wise. I think it fails where other DLC has succeeded Due to being Built in such a way where anything engaging is stuck behind barely changing gameplay. It is not built in a way where the experience cant fail to show you whats important to the characters and the worldbuilding. It relies too much on telling you whats happening rather than the world showing you. Its too Simple, and It Doesnt Work, personally, in a series that contains Octo Expansion.

Which is Sad to me!! It had so much wasted potential and I really hope this isn't the last we're going to see of the concept, we get to see ideas actually built into the story, and... maybe find Agent 4.

Conclusion

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Tldr; Side Order had a good concept, but failed in execution for being simple and gameplay dependent, which was ultimately disappointing due to it being advertised as something more for all involved.

It was an alright attempt. The experience will just be known to me as... well. Baby's First Rouge-like. Nothing worldbreaking.

(PS, this isnt meant to be mean spirited or overly critical, I just love the Splatoon Series so I give it Tough Love. This is just my personal view on the DLC)

Thank you for Reading! Feel free to share or add any thoughts!

#This is Just my opinion but Ive seen a couple people with similar experiences to me and wanted to make a post to see if anyone else #feels the same about the whole DLC #if anyone has any experiences to share feel free! id love to hear #sorry if this seems mean spirited or overly critical - i really do love the splatoon series with all my heart #its tough love #splatoon #review #Side Order #Side Order Spoilers #Splatoon 3 #Nintendo

[romansmartini]

informative flowchart i made

#jillian.txt #succession #the deal #michael sheen #the thick of it #this is a glimpse into my sick and twisted mind btw. #does anyone love me #i could have gotten deeper with this but i got tired of writing and i have to leave my house soon. you’re welcome #and you’re REALLY welcome for not doing a thing that goes ttoi -> peter capaldi -> doctor who -> david tennant -> back to michael sheen #with a heart in the middle. but know i sort of did in my mind #if you’re reading this btw and you haven’t seen everything in this flowchart well. that’s a sign

[chloecherrysip]

I'm telling you, everything's gonna be all right as long as we're together!

#mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario bros #super mario bros movie #super mario bros movie spoilers #cherrysip edits #i've seen so many screenshots and a few scattered gifs but it doesn't seem like anyone's actually done a proper gifset SO #I AM SO NORMAL ABOUT THIS SCENE. SO UNBELIEVABLY NORMAL. I DIDN'T WATCH THIS CLIP 60 TIMES AND CRY EVERY TIME #YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING #but seriously it is unbelievable how sweet these brothers are. i am SO grateful that the movie is actually giving a lot of emotional weight #to their relationship! i just can't get over how mario is wholly focused on soothing luigi because that's what's important to him #and how luigi does relax and smile because he trusts his brother wholeheartedly #PICTURES TAKEN SECONDS BEFORE DISASTER :( :( :( :( :( :( #i also love how you can tell mario genuinely did not know that luigi was sucked in too (this is confirmed in the newest tv spot too) #and so he's kind of in quiet awe of where he is and then HE SEES LUIGI and PROTECTIVE BIG BROTHER MODE activates instantly #their reunion in the movie is actually going to end me. i will leave my mortal body behind and rejoin the sea. IT BETTER BE GOOD #but after this i don't see how it CAN'T be. this relationship is clearly the heart of the movie - if it's already emotional in this scene #then they've got to pay that off at the end!!! it's the law!!! otherwise things will just fall flat. i believe in u movie don't let me down

[squishedegg]

Waiter! More Soldier x Demoman x Zhanna please!

#the day I find soldier x demoman x zhanna content is the day I will truly be happy #we need more polyamarous representation dammit #soldier x demoman x zhanna #since I haven't seen anyone w/ this ship I'm going to name it lol #boots and coats #I'll probably come up with something better later #soldier x demoman #soldier x zhanna #zhanna x demoman #grrrr in my heart they are all happily in a polycule and in love #I'm posting this at night because I remembered about this lovely ship of mine #I need to spread the gospel that is this ship #tf2 #tf2 ship #ughhhh I wish they were canon #update: I have found boots n bombs n brawn content #I love the ship name #boots n bombs n brawn #squishedegg

[black-and-yellow]

Last Window if it was awesome

#They're best friends your honour #you'd think it would be a bit awkward if your old best friend killed your new friend's best friend #but fortunately for Kyle his friend is Louis Denonno #the human equivalent of a medium sized dog #hotel dusk #kyle hyde #louis denonno #tony wolf #last window #I actually do like Tony #I've not played Last Window but I've seen a playthrough #and Tony was my favourite character #but Louis would hate him #Tony always struck me as more malicious. Which is probably an unfair judgement since he's going through his character arc in last window #but he's definitely more violent #Tony has a history of aggravated assault. Louis has a history of picking pockets and being a bit stupid. he's a good boy at heart #I made all 3 of them in the Sims and Tony stole Kyle's vinyls so. I'm just saying Louie would never do that. #but yeah if anyone has fun little Last Window If It Was Better ideas I want to hear them. Housemate shenanigans my favourite.

[tethered-heartstrings]

i am not on any other social medias besides tumblr, but a mutual showed me a screenshot of someone on tiktok asking for hannibal fic recs and someone replied not with just one of my fics but recommended all of my work and i am at a loss for words and trying not to melt into a slobbering pile of goo. whoever you are, THANK YOU SO MUCH <333 AHHH

#literally i dont see as many fic recs on tumblr as much anymore and hearing people love my work enough to recommend it makes my heart SOAR #literally this made my day and my week and my month i can't even explain it #sorry if this was weird i just. have a lot of good feelings percolating under the surface rn #again ty to whoever recommended me and anyone who i havent seen recommend me #and tbh anyone and everyone rbing my fic posts or leaving comments or reading my fics #any and all forms of engagement with my fics is very special to me so ty <3333 #the speaking clown

[thatharringrovehoe]

#Billy Hargrove #trash can of my heart 💖 #i love that gay rat and i will throw hands with anyone who says he deserved what he got #antis can kick rocks #harringrove #like OF COURSE he's done awful shit #obviously #but who he truly was could have been the greatest character development seen since Zuko from Avatar #but i guess we can't have that #thanks suffer brothers

[americasass-rogers]

something something Ballister touching Nimona's glowing monster heart with his chopped off robot arm to calm her down something something cinematic parallels

#nimona #no but for real #like him touching her glowing heart while she was in her big monster form to calm her down with his robot arm #like the thing that keeps reminding him that he is seen as a monster as well in the eyes of these people #they are one #they are together #i am not okay #like it is something that i cannot explaine so someone please put this into better words #idk if anyone pointed this out yet but yeah #netflix #nimona netflix #netflix nimona #nimona ballister #ballister boldheart #they are my favorite duo

[calamarispiderart]

i dont usually write out my personal story interpretations and headcanons of things (i like to draw out the concepts and hope it comes across--most of my words are kept to discord and such) but ive been thinking on my interpretation of hearts blindness and figured its worth sharing here! especially because, from what i understand my view on this is perhaps not in the majority.

ive done a comic relating to this (which ill reblog for further reference) but i personally see hearts blindness as something actively and willfully chosen and caused by heart himself--metaphorically, representing his own avoidance and distorted perception of the reality they live in. a mix of him not wanting to acknowledge it all (consigning himself to apathy) and something like rose tinted lenses... but the lenses are instead a fuzzy, tunneled and dim vision that doesnt provide him the full picture.

a key aspect of my interpretation is that heart actively chose to alter his vision (perception) in this way, AND that it is a permanent shift. its something he learns to work and function with. (this also represents how you cant undo change; you can only learn to live with the new shift in your being). i personally.... really dislike the idea of his blindness being a punishment, and thematically i find him choosing to blind himself far more in line with hearts motivations. hes the sort to do something like that without thinking through the consequences because it helps him cope in the moment.

when it comes to the way in which hearts blindness manifests, i personally hc him having a mix of tunnel vision, light sensitivity (exacerbated and aided by the blindfold), some blind spots (i cant remember the exact name but... spots of vision that are just gone) along with visual snow and floaters. the last two are mostly because i have those and i want to project B:•P

umm but yeah! those are my thoughts on the matter, feel free to add to thoughts if you guys have any!

#calamarispeaks #chonny jash #heart #umm also if anyone has any criticisms about this just let me know! #i see cccc in a very metaphorical manner rather than pure and clean story which comes through in a lot of my interpretation of things #im also very much aware that there is. a number of issues in the way hearts blindness is seen in the community. #i very much have criticism for the ableism people are (presumably unintentionally) partaking in #but i may also be doing the same here without realising. and if thats the case i will correct myself on the matter once its noticed #ill go find that comic now -u-c

[greenforestflowers]

Can you imagine if, seeing Sindri so broken, after the funeral, Kratos had had the chance to quietly tell him that he also lost a brother? A brother who he deeply loved. Who he loved so much he wasn’t able to name his child after him, because he couldn’t bear being reminded of Deimos every time he thought of his son. A brother who he had also looked for and tried desperately to save, only to lose him forever.

In fact, they both lost their brothers twice. They both thought they had found them again only for it all to be ripped away.

Kratos understood exactly the kind of grief Sindri was going through, how heartbreaking that he wasn’t able to tell him so.

#oh my poor heart :( #if he ever sees sindri again #maybe he will one day be able to tell him #because no one else knows that pain like he does #twice trying to save your brother and losing him all the same #a brother who you desperately love? #Kratos understands that better than anyone else that sindri knows #also #(I’ve edited this because a couple of people have pointed out it’s not really that ooc and on reflection I agree) #Kratos #sindri #brok #Deimos #Atreus #god of war #god of war ragnarok #also the bit about names apparently comes from Cory himself #but i haven’t seen or heard it firsthand

[thefreshprinceofjunes]

reading about kh3 gameplay mechanics on the khwiki (cuz i didnt do shit fuck with 99% of them when i played it) and like

the shotlock for oblivion is called ‘dawn eclipse’ in japanese, while oathkeepers is ‘sunset bright’

and i realized

kairi is associated with sunsets, which in kh (and in real life) are symbolic of endings

while riku is associated with dawn/sunrises, which are symbolic of new beginnings

also, dawn eclipse? like the dawn being eclipsed by something?

and sunset meaning the loss of (day)light, while sunrise means the return?

#kingdom hearts #soriku #destiny islands trio #kh3 #kh3 spoilers #re:mind spoilers #riku is the light #kh meta #ali's kh meta #gif #ali's gifs #ali's kh gifs #long post #image heavy post #i actually only realized the night on bald mountain + riku parallel while typing this up n i dont think ive ever seen anyone else mention it #anyway the kairi and pooh parallels continue to absolutely blow my fucking mind #like what else would they be there for except to say sora and kairi NOT endgame???? #its not an accident. the writers devs artists etc CREATED those scenes. they werent just birthed into existence by nothing #popular

[alexcabotgf]

not to be true crime posting on main but i think i'm falling down the wm3 rabbit hole again

#xenia.txt #when i tell you this case keeps me up at night to this day #not even the murders themselves as much as the general public's reception to and opinions on the case 3 decades later like #i get why it;s always been so divisive especially after the pl docus came out (lots of opinions on those btw none of them are good #from the bottom of my heart fuck you joe berlinger and bruce sinofsky) #but it's truly baffling how no one is willing to do the research on what is arguably THE most well documented true crime case in recent #history like. everything that's ever been released to the general public is available online and i mean everything #you can find all the court files trial transcripts depositions interogation tapes aerial photos you name it it's out there for anyone with #internet connection to access at any and all hours of the day #and yet people are still foaming at the mouth fighting on reddit abt their innocence based off nothing but a couple of movies like #bffr with me right now!! almost every point the innocenters make can be easily debunked by scrolling through callahan for 15 minutes #'but they've been pushing for dna testing since their release so they can't be guilty' baby the case is closed! #it's been closed the second they took the plea. they can be striking under that courthouse and it still won't change a thing and they knowi #that's why they're pushing for it in the first place but that's just my opinion #^ and i say they but it's really only echols which makes a lot of sense to me personally #and if you want to talk abt dna testing let's talk abt the one that was done in 2011 and how the defense hurried to propose the plea as soo #as they got the results! let's talk abt those cause no one's ever seen them and i would very much like to #braga share the results the people want to know!! #makes me wonder which pieces of evidence they even submitted for that 2011 testing because if i'm remembering correctly #there was one that would've closed this case instantly and maybe that's why the results were never disclosed and the plea was rushed #but that's also just my opinion #and it's also interesting how the majority of people who have in fact deep dived into this case #(and i'm not talking abt big true crime youtubers as i'm very sceptical abt their research abilities) #all collectively lean towards guilty. much to think about #i was hoping someone would make another ~actually~ unbiased documentary for the 30th anniversary and go over all the case files #but i don't think that's even realistic at this point seeing as everyone and their mother has some sort of an opinion on this case #hbo deserves another lawsuit for this. they should've never won the first one in the first place #true crime tw

[napstawantstosleep]

Eret when he became a scientist to look at strange things idk haven't seen the show

#eret #eret fanart #the eret #eret art #mcyt #mcyt fanart #Scientist? More like therapist because I know y'all need one (I'm y'all) #But I'm upset I haven't seen any fanart about this and this picture has been running miles rent free in my mind #Thank u cg5 for giving us a bop and unlocking a new Eret fit from the bottom of my heart #Btw sorry for the inactivity my living schedule keeps changing everyday and whenever I wake up I play genshin eat and go to sleep #My nights are long and by long I mean between 10 and 20 hours #Sometime I straight up forget to wake up ig 💀 #Renting in the tag when really I should just go to sleep #I have no idea what god put in me to make me so unfunctional. Is it because I'm gay?? So homophobic of him... /j #If anyone see these tags no you won't #But IF hypothetically someone were to see them and wanted to rb this post write 'going to therapy with op hand in hand' in the tag and #We'll go on a therapy date <3

[welcometogrouchland]

Babygirl I can concieve of stephcass dynamics you couldn't even imagine (arospec Cass not understanding why "probably bi but has a job so she doesn't have time to think about that" Steph apparently needs a man (she doesn't, it would just be nice) and doesn't want to platonically settle down with cass in their old age)

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #stephcass #another sure to be no-notes banger #anyway I think steph and cass are both very. meh on labels #like i said Steph has a job (in my heart it's retail or like a fast food joint or something but in canon its just being batgirl/spoiler) #so she's not thinking about that rn #and cass was raised so outside of conventional society that she. technically understands why ppl want labels for things #but when you grow up in essentially a few rooms with just you and one other guy 90% of the time it just feels unnecessary in her heart #likewise she was raised so far from conventional romance and has such strong emotions about those she cares about #that she's just. not that interested in delineating romantic vs platonic feelings. She Likes You. Deal w/ it #steph on the other hand. oh boy steph #I'm not gonna say comphet I genuinely think she was deeply madly in love w/ tim and that's important to her character #but at the same time she's so. she's so #steph puts a lot of stock in her romantic relationships bc shes on a perpetual quest for connection and to be seen and appreciated #but. at the same time. she resents that part of her i think (at least early spoiler characterization does?- #-local girl desperately wants your approval and would rather be waterboarded than admit that to herself bc that's embarrassing) #so she's just kinda. acting like she's in it for the fun of it but that girl is searching for a soulmate #i genuinely think pre break-up she thought tim was the guy she was gonna marry. not consciously but if it were anyone it'd be him #and the whole ''married with kids'' thing IS something i think she wants. not every female character wants to be married/a mom #but Stephanie does imo #(also lets not even get into how much her breakup with tim SHOULD'VE effected her considering how it went down- #-and how that was never really gone into besides being hinted at in batgirls and kinda. dismissed in Tim's pride special- #-like on the one hand i get it bc of optics but on the other hands. he's really important to her! this should make her so much more upset!! #ahem. anyway #I'm not even the worlds biggest tim/stephanie guy i just think they're inch resting #and Cass. is close w/ Tim and Steph and should Get all of this since she's so adept at reading ppl #but like I said she's bad at categorizing platonic/romantic feelings in herself and doesn't totally Get it w/ steph #i should just write fic about this at this point these tags are too much

[kennyomegasweave]

I get why Heart doesn't talk. I'm hard of hearing. I'm not deaf, I just can't hear super well and it will continue to get progressively worse. I'm also loud af because of that. I've had people I'm out with shush me in public places because of it and, I get why they do it because everybody doesn't want to hear me yell, but it still sucks. Because I love to talk.

So for Heart, whose parents have completely removed him from society, most likely due to misplaced shame at his condition, there's a huge chance they haven't let him talk since. He probably did try to keep talking at first and I'm guessing they shut it down because he couldn't control his volume and tone. And now he just doesn't.

Which is a whole other level of heartbreaking to me. Deaf people do not owe it to anyone to speak. But people who had hearing, for an extended period of time and not just the first few years of life, are used to talking. That's how we've been raised to communicate since birth basically. And so when people take that away because we're too loud? It hurts. So much.

I don't think he'll start talking again, nor do I think he needs to. But the fact that he doesn't, when he was hearing and speaking for 12 years, and how it was most likely a choice made for him to not "embarrass" his parents? Or make them feel guilty he got sick? And how his parents also didn't even bother to learn sign either? It's just devastating to me.

#moonlight chicken #I love when deaf and hard of hearing characters exist #I relate more to the ones that lost their hearing after having it most of their life more #obviously cause that's my life #and so heart who has hearing for at least like 12 years #oh he's gonna break my heart because of how he's being treated because of it #regular clyde #this is just my wading in #because I've seen a lot of posts asking why he doesn't talk #and I've seen a lot of posts saying he doesn't owe anyone talking #and I think both are right things to ask and say! #and obviously I don't speak for like everyone #this is just my take on it #as a bitch that can no longer watch anything without subtitles #and has to get the assisted listening devices for plays #and can only hear lyrics if the music is real loud