#but god i guess the twt bases are fighting

[chibishortdeath]

I do like other games fun fact!!! Darkstalkers is probs one of my favorite fighting games. One of the few I’m ok at lol (TwT ;). But yeah, I play as Lord Raptor and he’s a silly guy fr.

This is the whole Zabel page :3. I like to think Lord Raptor is like a stage name and Zabel Zarock is his actual name. It makes sense in the context that he’s a metal artist I guess. Also what is up with his birth year being listed as like 1889 everywhere? That does not make any sense in the context that he’s a metal artist 💀💀💀💀💀💀.

The next two are based on some of his early concept designs. Changed to look more like say alternate costumes for him cause some of these are wildly different not just outfit wise from the design that we got.

This one is by far my favorite, it’s him in that Midnight Bliss outfit lol. It looks nice on him. I actually have the midnight bliss figure of him :D (sadly one of his only pieces of merch dies in all of the characters I like have little to no merch)!!! I don’t see much fan art of his human-ish form, but then again I don’t see much fan art of him at all now that I think about it—

There’s some text in this zoom in spot! The top left one says “I’m fucking balling!”, the one below it says “Oi, wtf”, and his shirt says oh uh well um I shan’t say it (Cannibal Corpse song title 💀). There’s also one doodle on here that requires context cause it seems edgy for no reason, but it is based on an official art of him!!!!!! Aaaa I wish you could put more than 10 photos so I could show it.

This was an attempt at drawing a sprite of his but oh my god I cannot draw people looking up to save my life 💀💀💀. There’s some Le Malta doodles tho, he’s cool. Just a little dude! I like how Le Malta was technically employed by Ozom to spy on Zabel to make sure he wasn’t plotting against him (he very much was lmao) and he just totally was like “yeah I hate Ozom’s ass too” and decided to be friends with him instead. The Darkstalkers lore is great and hilarious I promise—

These two are just shitposts (the big dude in the background of the second one is Ozom btw Aka the guy that reanimated him). And the last two are just from playing around with one of those insert character/series text box generator websites.

Yeah anyway, great game, I should probably draw more about it, but the Simon and also that RPG Maker project I was working on have both taken over my life d(*´ω`*). (Also stress but yeah—)

#Darkstalkers #darkstalkers fanart #my art #art post #lord raptor #zabel zarock #the silly zombie guy #le malta #uh um uh yeah so uh #I never have any idea how to tag anything #fighting games #Capcom #yeah I guess that works? #anyway he’s fun to draw #also absolutely hilarious that like all of his lore is either completely contradictory or unexplained #80s metalhead? yeah he’s from the 1880s. #I have no idea how to explain the story of Darkstalkers in this short of a space #it’s wild everything happens #the first one is like big alien guy crashes in the ocean and local vampire man decides he’s gonna punch him for some reason #the second one is like more where Morrigan ends up the main character I think I might be misremembering #it’s basically about monster politics in the third game mostly lol #jedah is really bad at being an emperor #there’s only really three games and then Capcom absolutely killed the franchise for no reason 💀💀💀 #if there’s anything I feel extremely strongly about in this series it’s that Udon comics SUCKS they obviously did not get the games at all #I HATE Udon comics all my homies DESPISE udon comics #Udon comics is essentially character misrepresentation/assasination central if you didn’t know #every page is a “’they would not fucking say/do that’ moment especially for Morrigan and Lord Raptor R.I.P. Morrigan fans honestly #anyway hehehe I made that red mark thingy on his chest top scars mwahahaha >:) I have the power to do anything— #(keeping that tag towards the bottom so there is incredibly low risk that family members see it eee aaa oof)

[veintrry]

soukoku, chuuya hates dazai, its on a plane, them just being them. 1.7k wrds

an: i wrote this bcs my friend wanted chuuya to throw dazai of a plane bcs they hate dazai. the end. that's the plot.

tw: knives, heights (dur), stabbing.

@/sakai_30 on twt

"If you want to die do it after we're done here, I don't want to have to drag your damn body back to the base." They were back to back, not left with much space in the walking path with formal clothed men approaching from both sides. "I'd rather not have you touch me, I don't want my last moments to be ruined." Chuuya rolled his eyes, scoffing at the other boy's words. "Whatever, I don't need you messing up my clothes anyways. Now, focus." "I think you should take your own advice." A smirk came onto Dazai's lips, pushing into Chuuya before striding forward to attack his enemies.

God, he hated him. Chuuya loathed that boy, he really did. He caught himself on his right foot, quickly turning and lifting his left leg to hit the man before him, hitting the side of his rib. There was an incredible strength to it, so much so the man choked blood out of his mouth. Why must he always be so damn annoying? The ginger was managing to take on the men with no trouble, brows furrowed as he dwelled on his anger towards the executive.

Dazai was enjoying himself, only a tad bit of course. He was getting along fine, he was no martial artist, but he had his tactics, and sometimes... they get a bit out of hand. Grabbing onto a man's wrist pulling him down and shoving his knee into his stomach, he swipes the blade from the victim's hand, turning it, holding it tightly and slashing through the blinded man's neck. Followed by a stab into the abdomen of the man behind him, dragging down the blade and letting his stomach lay wide open. Leaving it as is as he allowed the man a slow useless death. Osamu glanced at the hooded boy, watching him fight. He could tell he had really hit a nerve beforehand, but it seemed like Chuuya was getting away with a good stress relief session right now.

Thanks to the Executive being so busy admiring his work, he surely wasn't aware of the still bleeding man dragging himself towards him, his back completely defenceless. Reaching for another blade in his pocket, he quickly holds his arm up and is about to slay the man, finally achieving a great accomplishment for their union. But suddenly, he ducked, and the man could feel an intense amount of pain, one so horrible it was numbed almost instantly after it landed. It caused him to fly to the opposite side of the plane, only ensuring his death comes quicker.

"You shouldn't try to hit your senior, Chuuya." Dazai spoke with a smug look as his partner's foot was at his left, hovering above his shoulder. "You're damn lucky I wasn't aiming for you." Dropping his leg, his foot hitting the ground, he tucked his hands into the pockets of his hoodie, looking over to the other with blood splattered on his bandages and dark clothing. The tall teen threw the blade past Chuuya, a gouging sound coming from behind the ginger boy. "I guess we're equal." The Ex-Leader only eyed him unimpressed.

"Seems like we're all done. This was a real waste, why must I always babysit you just because you're new?" The boy in grey immediately turned and walked up to Dazai with intent. "Babysit? I'm the one who has to fucking make sure you don't go trying to pull one of your damn suicide fantasies!" Fury burned ablaze in his eyes, but the brown ones that met his looked disinterested. "Who told you to do so?" There was a pause, a moment where he just stared at the taller boy, feeling his brows arch closer to one another. "Excuse me?" "Who told you to do so? I didn't." Chuuya seemed to be on the brink of loosing it, and rightfully so. Until, he stood up straight, blinking at Dazai. "Yeah, you're right. You didn't." He began walking forward, and although originally the bandaged man didn't budge, his partner began to step so close he had no choice but to begin to move backwards.

Maybe there was a bit of regret within Dazai's heart, but he was mostly curious, curious to see what Chuuya would do. He hadn't just blown up on him, or hit him, he had been speaking in an awfully low voice. "And you know what? I'm sorry." His eyebrows relaxed, but he was still clenching his jaw. Sorry? Now that is a word he didn't expect to hear on this fine day. With each second passing he could feel something coming, Dazai knew it was going to happen but it was so exciting simply anticipating it.

"So please, let me fucking help you die."

He reached his arm out to grab Osamu's collar, successfully so, although it was apparent that Dazai could've leapt back before Chuuya's grip had captured him, and as he felt the boy's tight choking grip, he kind of wished he did. Opening the door of the plane with his free hand, Chuuya stood still in his spot, a moment of eye contact, then he held the coated man outside of the plane, his feet dangling in the air. It was difficult to breathe for Dazai. It's true that he also was an ability user but the gift he had was one that got him into many dangerous situations to do so much as activate it, and despite this being dangerous, Chuuya wasnt exactly using his ability. "Come on now, haven't you got anything left to say?" Dazai's face scrunched, an aggressive yet almost proud sneer as he looked up at Chuuya. He couldn't say anything, it was difficult with the tightness around his neck. "No need to get choked up." A cocky grin rested on the ginger's face, one of confidence and pride. It was a smirk fit for a god.

The man opposite of him, the man with no pride nor regard for that around him, merely sputtered out a snicker, the corner of his lip twisting up at the sight of the sapphire eyes that grew irritated with his antics. "Getting cocky just because you're looking down at me for once?-" Of course he wouldn't simply cower and give in, begging, pleading for safety. If he wanted to let go he could but the executive very well knew he wouldn't. "Shut up." His face stone cold, the only warmth that lived was the windows his eyes granted the maniac. "You should be grateful," His head cocked to one side, offering up a doubtless smile, with orbs filled with nothing but delight. "This'll be the last time I'll be looking at you, since you'll be too far down in hell for me to even acknowledge you."

"Ha, you're so stupid." The grip on his neck gets tighter, urging him to continue.

"Don't tell me you think I won't see you there. The only thing that separates us is time, Chuuya." And to that, he couldn't find a retort. It was an unfortunate truth that had left his mouth and was likely one of the rare times he hadn't lied, and one of the times Chuuya couldn't disagree with him. In fact, he agreed, and he hated knowing that. "Then I'll find a way to ensure not even time can intervene with this." "How passionate of you. I'll look forward to it."

To think a mission would result in this argument. Although, this had become a normality as wild as it is. Neither of them knew how long had passed, nor did either one even seem to care much for their positions even if they understood the logistical weight of it. "You are no better than Samael." Venom was laced in his tone, threatening to find its way to pollute the air around them and kill the man before him quicker than the fall would. "Oh wow, you think of me as an angel?" Dazai feigned flattery "One that is about to follow in his successors footsteps."

They gazed at one another, the only sound was the wind rushing past the body in the air, dangling off one hand. "Your final words?"

"I always said I wanted to die in a painless way."

"You shouldn't be too greedy."

"Neither should you."

Dazai's arms grasped around Chuuya's slim neck, the leather of his choker pressing up on his skin. The smaller figure clutches to the side of the door, attempting to hold himself still with the added weight. "Attempting to murder your executive? You do know I'm the Boss's right hand man. We wouldn't want you getting into trouble, Leader." The brunette was pulled closer to him, to the point their noses nearly touched. "I don't care what trouble I get into if it means I get to be the one who kills you." There was a spark that glimmered in Dazai's eyes brought out by the entertainment he found himself immersed in. So much so, he might even welcome the idea of being murdered.

A hand moves to wrap around the one over his throat, the other body is surprisingly warm for someone like him. "Chuuya," He started. "You may be capable of delaying time, but I'd never allow you the privilege of being free of me." It was getting harder for the mafia member to hold on, not because he was losing his grip, but because he felt his irritation seeping into his brain, having his mind work solely off of his emotions. "So this is how you wanna do this, damn bastard." Letting go of his hold on the metal that had gained den marks, he fully clutched the man's throat with both his hands, feeling his weight elevate down towards him till there was a shift in gravity, a familiar sensation, although still abnormal. He squeezed, strengthening his hold.

Dazai's fingers lingered to his choker, pulling him closer, his eyes seeming to challenge him with a question. Who'd kill him first, the fall, or Chuuya? And the ginger felt insulted; he dared even attempt to pose a threat to him. It seemed like he couldn't even care less about his situation, about how he was near death's door, how it was banging for him. And this is a shocking feeling that, for once, enabled him to understand Osamu. It is not frightening, but a careless feeling almost. A slight awareness exists, but not bothered by it, because it is not something you can avoid, you can change. It is a sensation that follows you like a shadow, haunts you like the ghost of your sins, crawls on your back like your regrets. It is all the wrong but there is no right to be found within it, not living nor death.

#bsd anime #bsd chuuya #bsd dazai #bungou stray dogs #chuuya nakahara #chuuya supremacy #chuuya x dazai #soukoku #dazaibsd #dazai x chuuya #chuuya bungou stray dogs #chuuya bsd #bungou stray dogs dazai #dazai osamu #anti dazai #bsd manga #bsd beast #bsd fic #bungou gay dogs

[morkofday]

fandom - the untamed! 👀

oh i haven't thought about cql in ages but i put on my playlist for it just for this so here we go. enjoy the ride! (i sure as hell did ♥)

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: Jiang Cheng i have talked about him a million times but i still find it funny how i didn't really like him at first. the donghua version of him felt like a total ass, and as the donghua lacked the ending back then and didn’t give me closure, only during the live action i grew fond of him. he has made his fair share of mistakes but i love how flawed he is and how much his character promises hope of growth ♥

Least Favorite character: Jin Guangshan bitch ass man can go burn in hell for all i care

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): XiCheng, WangXian, NieMo , SongXiao, Jiang Yanli + Jin Zixuan ♥

Character I find most attractive: Lan Wangji and Lan Xichen i truly cannot choose between the twin jades of lan. they are both just so beautiful. there's such grace in both of them and i love it how different yet similar they are. i could write poems about their beauty but also just about their characters and their bond.

Character I would marry: Wen Qing my wife ♥ idk if i would truly marry any of the cql characters but i wouldn't say no to her haha 

Character(s) I would be best friends with: The One Braincell Trio i would absolutely drink myself under the table with jc, wwx, and nhs. it would be so much fun. as long as we don't get sad drunk hhhh

a random thought: our juniors are just a new generation of leaders in the making and in my head, ljy will become the chief cultivator, mark my words

An unpopular opinion: uuuhh idk if i have any. it truly has been too long. i cannot get into details, am sorry. 

My Canon OTP: WangXian they are the epitome of true love, of soulmates, of star-crossed lovers, of everything that is good in this dark world. they have all the tropes in them i love. they are both such strong and independent ppl but find gentleness, warmth, and easiness in each other. they make a home. they have defeated death, and if that isn't enough, then idk what to tell you. 

My Non-canon OTP: XiCheng they are two ppl attempting to heal together. they are fire and ice, storm and calm, winter and summer. they meet between the river and the mountain. but i think what mostly attracted me to them was the promise of hope and healing and finding love when it had once been lost. 

Most Badass Character: Lan Wangji only based on how he looks when he fights like. hell. that looks stunning?? he was born to wield a sword i swear (honorary mention goes to his husband yiling patriarch bc will we ever get over those wonderful vibes? never)

Most Epic Villain: Nie Huaisang our master mind ♥ he and his intelligence astonish me. he's just so cool. idk if we can properly count him as a villain bc who truly is a villain in cql (other than like. wen ruohan?? who just got cringe with his emo villain aesthetic byeee) but he is our Big Bad Guy in the end. he is a villain - yet also some type of hero. and doesn't that just make him even more epic?

Pairing I am not a fan of: ChengYi there are actually several similar ships (like wwx and wn or lxc and nmj etc.) that i find kind of... weird? or where i can only see friendship or familiarity/family bonds instead of romantic feelings. but everyone can like what they like. more for you. (also chengyi bothers me when on twt i go through cheng yi’s (the actor) tag and suddenly i get jc x ljy porn thrown at my face like,,, god dammit)

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): The Women i guess we all will die on the hill that cql women deserved better.

Favourite Friendship: Wei Wuxian and Wen Qing i love their bickering and their care for each other and their companionship. i also love how wq is the only person on this earth who can put wwx in his place. that man needs to hear the cold truth sometimes which is that he's an idiot. the smartest idiot in the world mayhaps but an idiot nonetheless. also imagine if they had both been allowed to live, they could've ruled the world sigh. we support powerful besties in this house.

Character I most identify with: Jiang Cheng under the anger and him being a bitch, i do find similarities between us. we have insecurities that cripple us at times; we regard love and family most of all in complicated ways. we don't know what to say to those we care about and struggle with emotions. we suck at accepting gifts too, even if his case is a bit more extreme than my average gift received from a friend :'D

Character I wish I could be: Jin Ling i adore this tiny brat even if he is, indeed, a brat ♥ but imagine how cool it would be, all responsibilities aside, to be him: you are the nephew of half the notorious ppl of the cultivator world. any time you have a problem, you just call one uncle for help. you also have a lot of dead uncles and you're an orphan bc of some of them but :) let's ignore that pain. you would be the coolest amongst your peers. absolutely bonkers.

thank you for sending me this ask! have a very good day ^^ ♥

#this was wild trip ok #haven't thought about them this much in a while #and now am just feeling super emotional sob #thank you a lot tho!!

[days358]

Genshintwt and Mcyttwt: *fighting*

Me, playing fgo while watching streams in the background:

#mcyttwt #tw discourse #i dont actually know whats going on ive just seen screenshots i dont use twittsr anymore for the most part #but god i guess the twt bases are fighting #everyday im glad fgo is not mainstream in the western sphere #considering how fgo is itd absolutely have a toxic af enviroment in english twt if it was larger there #itd probably get cancelled actually #why is a gacha game fandom fighting mcyt actually and vice versa? #days speaks

[btsandvmin]

Ask: Reply - 2021.04.16

Time to answer some more of your questions. I have a lot this time, and still a lot left I’ll have to save to another post. You are all very good at being curious and asking interesting questions. There are also some asks that are replies to old asks, and then I’ll include the link to the referenced post.

This time the topics will be:

Ask 1 - About KTH1 and expectations Ask 2 - KTH1 spoiler with “Oh lady” Ask 3 - Vminies getting superiority complex Ask 4 - Not dismissing the bond between Vmin and the other boys Ask 5 - Other people’s words can influence your thoughts Ask 6 - Vmin not sharing rooms in Bon Voyage Malta Ask 7 - Has being a Vmin shipper always been so overwhelming with all the content? Ask 8 - “Just a friend” interview Ask 9 - The garnet necklace Ask 10 - Vmin in CMs Ask 11 - Taehyung uncomfortable about shipping/tae*kook? Ask 12 - What did Jimin write on his shirt in Run ep. 53? Ask 13 - Gina Maeng ask follow up Ask 14 - Vmin’s love is beautiful (and so much nice praise omg)

Today’s post is a long one... Enjoy!

Ask 1 - About KTH1 and expectations

Ok, so I did write a shit post about this... (I mean… This is literally all Vmin’s songs so far ), but I still think your questions are worth a proper answer.

Honestly I think speculating about KTH1 is kind of hard, and as seen in the shit post I am quite torn with my expectations... In general I am the type who doesn’t like to expect too much in fear of being disappointed. I rather be pleasantly surprised. That being said Vmin does have a track record of getting involved in each other’s songs. I mean a lot is just speculation of course, but we do have confirmed cases as well, enough to not be too surprised if they would keep it up and do something for Tae’s solo album as well. (Tae saying his mixtape would be named Jimin back in 2016 still haunts me.)

On the other hand, they have already given us a lot of collabs. Adding more would feel more like a statement, at least if it would be only Jimin out of the members on that album. The thing is that if Vmin would have something “real” or at least if they are a bit careful with how they come across... I am not sure they would do something too “obvious”. But where such a line would be drawn is impossible to know. I mean clearly they managed to write and sing Friends and it worked fine, even if they did get more attention as a ship.

We also know Tae has been quite loud about Jimin in ways that single him out, so maybe they would really dare push the boundaries as far as actually including Jimin in the album somehow. It’s also very possible there could be other members, and honestly we probably shouldn’t hyper focus too much on it and that it has to mean something no matter if anyone is on it or not.

I think one of the rappers being on it is probably more likely out of the members, but it seems Tae has shown an interest in collabs with people outside of BTS, so that’s kind of what I am expecting the most. No matter who in the group is on it I am sure fans will make a big deal out of it, and maybe Tae would rather have his own thing for his first album. I really don’t know how his thoughts would go.

But again, looking at how Tae and Jimin has talked about working together, and have had moments like Tae promising Jimin a song or Tae saying they will work together again... It’s definitely not impossible to get another Vmin song. I do feel it’s more likely for any connections to be vague and not instantly noticeable though (at least not anything romantic looking because we know what happened to the Christmas song). Especially considering how they have only recently revealed things like 4 clock’s inspiration more openly and had Friends followed by Sweet Night. My main stance for any possible real ship is still that they have reason to be careful, and yet another Vmin collab, on Taehyung’s first personal album would probably raise some eyebrows considering everything else we already have. But it could also be me over analyzing them, and maybe they just really like and want to work together. Tae for sure has after all been vocal about this preference and want to work with Jimin.

So yeah, on one hand they have a track record that is hard to ignore... But on the other I wonder if they might want to add another “point” for ARMY to look at them and their songs. I also don’t want to assume that if there are songs on there that sound romantic that they automatically will be about Jimin. There will have to be legit possible connections for me to acknowledge them.

It’s tricky. I guess we will have to wait and see. I am kind of scared both that there won’t be anything or that there will be SOMETHING. Thank you for the ask, and I hope I shed some light on my thoughts on this subject. Either way I am very excited and looking forward to an album full of Taehyung’s own songs and the stories he wants to tell.

Ask 2 - KTH1 spoiler with “Oh lady”

I am not sure it is “lady”, since it’s a bit unclear in general. He also has a part that just seems to go “do be do” and I don’t know if the lyrics are even finished or if he worked with someone else etc. We basically lack a lot of information. But even so using lady/her/she etc. in a song doesn’t have to mean it is about a specific person or that the person is a she or that it is Taehyung’s own feelings (I know he said he usually sings about things he have felt, but just saying it doesn’t always have to be). 

Of course I don’t want to downplay it and say it doesn’t mean anything, but considering their fanbase is majority women, they live in a homophobic country and he has even been denied to sing a romantic song with a man before, it’s not impossible to add that to make it more “relatable” or less “gay”. God, that sounds terrible. I don’t want to start discussions where we don’t take their words for what they are, so I hope you might understand my point of view. That being said of course it could just as easily be to or about a specific woman in his life that we don’t know about. Or as you say, he isn’t actually in love but is simply writing love songs that could be inspired by non-romantic relationships or movies etc. as was the case for his inspiration for Winter Bear.

Tae also used “she” in Winter Bear, and that seems a bit forgotten. Or people try to say it has to be about his grandmother... Which we obviously don’t know, it’s just the woman people jump to since he used “she” and many people don’t like the idea of him dating a woman or writing about a woman we don’t know. Either way I think we need to remember that anything is possible and we don’t know them personally and how they think or why they choose to do what they do.

I think we need to remember that there is always going to be the possibility that ships aren’t real, that the romantic songs aren’t about Jimin and that either one of them could be in a relationship with someone else (all genders included).

Ask 3 - Vminies getting superiority complex

Hello! I want to address something that has been bothering me for a while now. I have been seeing some vminnies have a superiority complex just bcoz they ship vmin. Its very rampant among new vminnies and twt vminnies. I get that we all feel validated and happy when out OTP claim to be soulmates and bff. I feel that way too. But people have to remember that vmin are real people and their relationship is dynamic. Like they did grow from bff who used to tease e/o and fight alot to soulmates who are gentle and caring. Who is to say that one day they wont drift apart (i hope not and dont think thats gonna happen but for argument sake) so there is no reason to feel superior or look down on other shippers. 

If people think vminnies are superior bcoz they are not toxic they probably know they are lying. Lbr i have seen my share of toxic vminnies though may be a lesser number but they are there and its not the ship but its that particular person who is at fault. While i agree that some ship theories cultivate hate and toxicity there may be people among those ships who are just as sane and good as we claim to be. I just wanted to address this bcoz seeing some vminnies on twt saying locals thinking vmin were tgt after coway add is a validation kind of triggered me. I m sure there would have been similar responses to any other ship bcoz they all have been tgt for a decade and are very comfortable with e/o. I just wanted to talk to someone about this and i know you have discussed similar topics in the past. So yeah this was very long.

First of all, on request I won’t show your name, but thank you for sending me this and letting me know who you are. It’s always nice to know who is behind the question. But that being said I don’t mind people asking on anon, I totally get it being a lot easier to ask or question things when you don’t have to reveal yourself. Either way I am just glad to get interesting and important topics and I do think the things you bring up are worth talking about.

As you say, there is this thing when people start to feel and act superior for various reasons, and I too have seen some Vminies do this. Getting a lot of moments is sure nice. But honestly, just imagine if another ship came and mocked Vmin or gloated every time they got more moments. It has surely happened too, and I am sure it doesn’t feel very nice when on the negative end. Just be a decent human, ship moments will always vary and it’s great to be happy about getting moments, but there is no need to compare or look down on other ships. I say it again, shipping is not a competition, just enjoy your own ship and let others enjoy theirs.

As for feelings superior based on group behavior I think we really need to stop looking at groups and start looking at individuals, both when it comes to groups we are part of and groups we consider “bad”. I have said it many times, but individuals of other groups we don’t agree with won’t all be bad, or all stupid or young etc. We might want to tell ourselves they are worse, but it really doesn’t change much. 

Being “less bad” it not a merit and it shouldn’t be a competition. We all have our own selves to answer to and we should judge other people based on their actions and not based on what group they might belong to.

I think size and the toxicity of a narrative can lead to more people in certain groups behaving in toxic ways... But I think any person could happen to fall into these behaviors if not careful and aware. Often the change is gradual too, or you feel attacked by the other “rival group” and thus feel it’s justified to attack back, and so it escalates.

Vminies are at the moment as a group smaller, and thus have less “bad apples”. We likely also have a narrative for Vmin that doesn’t require as toxic mindsets, for example extreme jealousy or Vmin being forced to hide. But there for sure are still toxic Vminies, and there are also a lot of non-toxic shippers in all groups. Usually the louder ones are also the worst ones while the chill and nice will remain in their own lane and ship more peacefully. But being part of a smaller group doesn’t make you superior, your actions is what is important.

As for small moments getting noticed or other types of “validation” for your ship, of course it’s going to feel nice. However, what people see and think of any relationship in BTS is still just an outsider view and literally has no meaning for their actual relationship beyond it being a cute moment. That’s why size and popularity also doesn’t matter as any kind of “proof”. Interpretation will always just be interpretation, good or bad, if you like it or not.

Sadly I think we will get more and more toxic behavior from more ships as the fandom grows and as some things get more normalized within those ships’ communities. It’s about certain behaviors growing into a community culture... The more toxicity that is allowed the more others will follow. That’s why bringing up the problems is important, but trying to do so without shunning people so that they don’t go and create their own space where everyone else is the enemy. After all, being open and welcoming and understanding is much more likely to make someone listen and even change their mind than by attacking them.

I answer for my own actions. So does every person. I don’t want to be judged for everything every Vminie or ARMY or Multi K-pop fan etc. has done. Generalization is a huge problem in general, not just in fandoms or ship wars. I do try to be a positive influence, to not judge too harshly and to remember that being hostile won’t help any situation. But that’s about it. I am glad you brought up this topic, because talking about it is important, but sadly I don’t think there is a lot that can be done about it. Just try to be nice and open minded.

Thank you for the ask, I hope you all understood what I wanted to say.

Ask 4 - Not dismissing the bond between Vmin and the other boys

Thank you. I really see no need for it. It’s clear as day that they all love each other, and even if one pair would happen to be romantic instead of platonic that won’t change. We don’t have to compare and we definitely don’t have to downplay the moments they share with each other. All shippers should at the very least accept the the things they do and say as mostly genuine. I trust BTS and what they show us, it’s that easy.

I know some also get influenced by toxic fans, but we really need to remember that no narratives by fans matter when it comes to reality and what bonds BTS share with each other. They are all great people and seem to have such love and respect for each other I frankly don’t understand how you can be a fan if you think any of it is played up to the point some claim.

Likely no ship in BTS is real, but if any is, to me I am sure the ones involved would be happy and supported by the rest of the members. That’s why it doesn’t really matter what ship would be real or not real as long as they are happy. We shouldn’t let our own views and sometimes want or hopes affect the way be judge their reality. This applies for things outside shipping as well.

Thank you for your kind words. :)

Ask 5 - Other people’s words can influence your thoughts

Indeed. The brain is a powerful thing. This is very obvious if you are a multi-shipper or a general fan, but BTS truly has a lot of questionable moments between all kinds of pairs. Focus is a interesting thing. If you like something you will notice it more, and you will also remember it more while you forget other moments. Likewise if something is “negative” like a rival ship you are likely to notice them more as well. This happens even if you just watch the general content and get your own bias. Imagine then how it might influence you when others keep repeating either your happy interpretations or things you worry about? You’ll get it stuck in your head and remember it more than other things.

Like isn’t it funny how we might gush about Vmin sharing beds, or worry about ji/kook or tae/kook cuddling while hope/kook literally sleep wrapped around each other in both Bon Voyage 3 and 4? Sometimes it’s all about perspective.

By now we need to realize that fan perspective will influence us a lot. And in particular if a lot of people say it or if it is presented in a way that makes it sound logical and intelligent. Words have power. 

I still think using “Vmin is dead” or spreading worry often in itself leads to people thinking it and it being somehow accepted as fact. In similar fashion getting to hear about certain ships or certain narratives will make us notice things in relation to that. My own words and posts too will have influence on some people that read them. That’s why I try to be so careful, and why I try to avoid using strong words or claims that might cement themselves in someone’s mind. (I’ll actually talk more about the power of language in my big analysis as well)

Thank you for your input, it’s definitely an interesting thing to consider and another aspect of why shipping mentality is so complicated. 

Ask 6 - Vmin not sharing rooms in Bon Voyage Malta

Hi and yes, I have answered this before HERE, but it’s ok. I know it’s not easy finding old topics amongst my collection posts.

Collection of asks - BTSandVMIN Collection of asks 2 - BTSandVMIN Collection of asks 3 - BTSandVMIN

In short I think Vmin wanted to share rooms but that Taehyung got fooled when Jimin stopped him from checking the upper room. Because it seemed like Jimin stopped him from walking into that room by saying he couldn’t peak Tae probably assumed it wasn’t Jimin’s room and that when Jimin said it was his room he was joking (his face was definitely something). So yeah, I think he just got fooled by Jimin’s statement about not being allowed to look inside the room before picking. There are other interesting things about this whole moment, but the one thing we should take away from it is how it is one out of now many examples that seem to show that Vmin have a preference to share rooms/beds. Thank you for the ask. :)

Ask 7 - Has being a Vmin shipper always been so overwhelming with all the content?

I wouldn’t say it’s something recent. I say it often, but we really do get very intense periods from time to time with many of the ships. For example in February 2017 with ISAC, fan signs and everything else we got a lot of Vmin too. I remember being overwhelmed myself, and that was coming out of BST era Vmin. We got many moments every day and that’s just one specific period I can remember. 

 Over the years sometimes we do get these very intense days or weeks with a lot of moments at once. Usually I get asks like “do you think something is up with Vmin lately” or “wow I can’t believe how much Vmin we have gotten lately” but really, it’s hard to tell, because it really does happen from time to time. I also still say we always get Vmin moments regularly as long as we get BTS content, but sometimes a bit more and sometimes less. I am sure there will be more times when we also get “Vmin is dead“ and worried people because we get less moments than they expect. It just happens, up and down and around it goes.

As for what ships are big I will definitely say Ji/kook and Tae/kook are the biggest, but that all BTS ships are big by now. Meaning as soon as we do get moments it will be seen online. Especially if you follow people who talk about it of course. I also think what platform you are on can result in some ships being seen more than others. For example I know ji/kook is by far the biggest BTS ship here on Tumblr while Youtube seems to have more tae/kookers.

Thank you for the ask. Let’s hope Vmin keeps overwhelming us. (But let’s not start to worry if they don’t) ;)

Ask 8 - “Just a friend” interview

Ah yes, I have a bit of a soft spot for this interview myself. I am not sure, but I think it might be from 2017 (since Tae wrote a birthday letter to Jimin in 2016), or at least that’s when I found it and saved it down. I haven’t actually tracked the original source. You can find the translation in the link shared HERE, credits to @95z​.

Seeing this close after the chaos of Let’s BTS and other letter confessions it really does seem very cringe for them to express sincere thoughts in these more formal ways. I can’t blame them. 

I do think this interview is yet another example of how much Vmin has tried to adapt to each other, learn and be more open with expressing how they feel. They literally inspire and learn from each other in how to express themselves. Isn’t it completely endearing? 

I also love how they get each other to feel strong emotions and how they are there for each other when in need. On a slightly more analytical note I also can’t help but note the “just a friend” vs “soulmate” descriptions and how they seem to have a hard time putting it into proper words. We already know this of course, but yeah... They really don’t have an easy time describing their relationship.

Thank you so much for sharing this moment. I was going to talk about it in my big analysis anyways, but honestly I can’t save everything for it, and you mentioned it so who am I to keep it to myself.

Ask 9 - The garnet necklace

Oh yeah, I know that JK wore it once and that the talk was that a fan gave it to all of maknae line. Not much was ever confirmed from what I know, but regardless it doesn’t change why I think it’s a Vmin/soulmate necklace and why I see it as special.

Here is the thing, when I use “Vmin thing” it really doesn’t have to be exclusive. To me it’s the context around it and how they have used it and even reacted to it that makes the garnet necklace something special for Vmin. In the case of the soulmate necklace Vmin wore it a lot. Almost constantly during a big part of 2017 and even a bit into 2018. They also wore it at the same time a lot. I find this very cute, and we all know “couple items” is something all fans enjoy even if it would just be a platonic relationship behind it. But if both of them wearing it was all there was, as a lot of Vmin sharing clothes (or BTS in general sharing clothes) I wouldn’t really think too much about it beyond it being cute. It could still be just a cute thing that Vmin did, but I personally see it as something beyond the normal clothes/jewelry sharing.

(At the very least you can remember Vmin did this while people thought their relationship was dead, which doesn’t make much sense to do if you hate or dislike someone.)

The things I find more noteworthy about this necklace is the fact that the fandom picked up on it and because they wore it so much and so often at the same time it was dubbed the “soulmate necklace”. Possibly knowing this Tae also brought specific attention to the necklace at two times, as if wanting to show it off. Interestingly enough, in one of these times Jimin seemed to ignore Taehyung who was bringing attention to it on purpose. For me it came across as another thing Taehyung wanted to show off and that Jimin was a bit more careful about. 

Of course I could have read it wrong, maybe Jimin just misunderstood. But even so, Tae did bring attention to it in specific relation to Jimin. You can watch the clip HERE. (BTS Tell Us What They Love About Each Other & An Update On Tony & Nate From America Hustle Life) 

The other time was in Run ep. 39, right after Vmin talked about being in school together and showing off their school uniforms. If Tae is the one to try and highlight something, I feel it likely has some meaning to him at least.

Either way the necklace is basically a symbol of Vmin’s relationship and the fact that they liked it so much and wore it together during a long period I think they liked wearing it not only because they both happened to like the design but because they both had it. If JK also had one and didn’t use it of course it could include him, but I will still say it remains significant for Vmin’s bond with each other.

As for buying a necklace together they haven’t talked about this one in particular, but Tae did mention he bought his tiger necklace with Jimin in NY, so maybe you are mixing the two things up?

Ask 10 - Vmin in CMs

Thank you for loving my blog and for the ask! :) I am not sure if you perhaps meant in a lot of BTS own photoshoots/units as well, but I’ll focus on CMs in this post since that was your direct example. I might go a bit beyond here, but I saw it as a good chance to revisit some Vmin ad moments.

I wouldn’t personally say we have gotten “way more” but I do think because of their Friends unit they got to do some more interviews together and some CM stuff too. I also think we have gotten more BTS commercials in general now, likely because it’s an income alternative to touring during the pandemic. So that obviously means more CMs, and more chances for them to be paired up. They also have gotten paired with others of course (like in the Bodyfriend CM or Baskin Robbins), but most commonly they aren’t divided in smaller groups at all.

We also have gotten Vmin paired up before, both in photoshoots and in CMs. Of course we saw some great ones in 2016 with Puma and NUGU, but I don’t think we got that much more in 2016 and before than in 2017-2019. I think what we can see is BTS having more endorsements after Covid.

Like honestly, the Puma adds are iconic. Of course the original one, but also the revisits from 2018. Puma definitely seemed to like to pair Vmin in particular. (There are so many good examples from Puma that I’m not including)

We also got a snippet in the Hyundai one, also from 2018.

Another snippet from the Coconut Chicken ad from 2017.

I mean, I don’t know if I should count the snippets at all, like from BTS x VT cosmetics in 2019, but I feel sometimes just being seen in the same frame seems to get attention as being paired up so. (I decided to not include being together when it’s at least a third member in the frame)

And guys... Have you ever watched BTS and the milk song?

What did we get so far more recently? In 2020 we had the Hyundai interview.

And the hyundai #PositiveEnergyChallenge

Fila provided a nice one, also from 2020.

Samsung gave us a snippet recently.

Coway was basically couple goals and like the best one in my own opinion (besides Puma because it is going to take a lot to beat Puma).

But other than that? I don’t think we have seen it that much, have we? I am not complaining or anything, like I am happy with what we got, but I don’t know if it’s that much. I might forget some obvious ones, but these were the ones I had top of mind. Feel free to add ads if you can think of more recent ones that I left out.

So I think we have gotten more BTS ads in general, also more where they are not all of them or single focus, and that we have seen maybe Vmin getting paired a little more after Friends. But to me there is such a small difference I can’t really say if it is anything particular to Vmin or just BTS doing more CMs.

I mean, I don’t have a sheet of who has been paired with who and how many times over the years. But either way I don’t think we should look too deeply into things like CMs or even photoshoots units. Thanks for the ask though, I hope you enjoyed this mini collection. :)

Ask 11 - Taehyung uncomfortable about shipping/tae*kook?

So this is a thought sent in after THIS ASK though it really brings up a new subject, which is that of Tae possibly being uncomfortable with shipping. As for Tae saying that to a tae/kooker in particular I think we have to remember it could very easily just have been in the moment and we can’t know why he decided to reply to that person in particular.

The Vmin post was not invasive and it wasn’t romantic. I mean, I do think Tae keeps showing again and again that if there is any person in BTS that is special to him it’s Jimin. But the difference in the posts also likely matters, but we can’t know how much. We don’t know if Tae would feel annoyed if a Vminie wrote the same thing as the tae/kooker did, and we don’t know if it was just in that moment that he got fed up with the shipping discourse in general, or if it was because it was tae/kook.

Honestly any shipper, regardless if a ship would eventually prove to be real or not, should not go and invade spaces where the boys get exposed to it. We don’t know if Taehyung would have reacted in a similar way if it happened to be another ship.

Personally I don’t think tae/kook drifted apart as a result of shipping, because honestly they still kept being pretty intimate physically and engaged in fanservice on stage etc. If they truly were uncomfortable with the idea I just don’t think they would “feed it” much at all. I think as they said in ITS they just, kind of changed and it became harder to talk. I’ve talked more about tae/kook and my views on their bond in THIS POST and a little in THIS POST as well as about BTS possible stance on shipping HERE.

I also think all of BTS has a pretty good distance from hate and fandom speculations in general. I think that because they know about shipping and partly also feed into it they probably expect crazy people to some degree as well, even if they probably don’t like it. Hetero shippers as well, or solo stans etc. have very toxic behaviors at times, but I think BTS can recognize that it is kind of “bound to happen” with their popularity, no matter what they do about it. Not saying they would like it, and they could definitely feel awkward or annoyed because of it, but it doesn’t seem to bother them too much as I think they can detach themselves from it pretty well.

I also think “fan opinions” in form of rival shipping wouldn’t really harm a hidden couple as it first would likely be a sort of “shield” and second because they have their relationships and are likely comfortable with them on their own terms. What fans think is probably secondary.

It is possible that they could get annoyed or frustrated at times, but again, if they truly felt bothered by it they probably wouldn’t do a lot of the things they do. Because I am sure they are aware to some degree that fans scrutinize their every move and ship moments. Both Tae and Jimin are some of the most physical out of the members, and also some of the members that seem to like to initiate fanservice moments... So I doubt they would have much problem and can feel secure enough in their relationship no matter what fans think.

Ask 12 - What did Jimin write on his shirt in Run ep. 53?

Hi, I guess you got curious after I talked about this episode recently in my post Ask: Reply - 2021.03.30 (Ask 8 - Going down the rabbit hole, micromoments and shipping vs believing).

I don’t know hangul, but I do know what “Jimin” looks like. On Jimin’s shirt from behind the scenes of Run ep. 53 you can see he’s written his own name “지민” Jimin followed by what looks to be “ 님 “ which is nim. So basically the text on the container in the picture says Sir Jimin.

Jimin seemed very keen on writing his name on both his own shirt and on Tae’s and even tried on JK’s. He failed of course, but he sure did try. 

Thank you for the ask, and isn’t Tae cute?

Ask 13 - Gina Maeng ask follow up

Glad you liked my reply. :) (From Ask: Reply - 2021.03.30  Ask 4 - Idols dating members of the same group). Yeah I get what you mean, talking about it openly I suppose isn’t so normal. But since it seems to be more and more fans who assume it happens to some degree maybe it’s not so strange if it starts getting more talked about as well. I’ll take it as a good sign, even if the information is nothing new in itself, being more open is going to make it easier for fans to realize it’s possible for their idols to be LGBT+ or have hidden relationships.

As for K-Population it doesn’t seem to be too well known, but it’s one of few actual examples to be found. So yeah, interesting that we know it has happened, and also that it shows what risks it could mean to get involved with a group member. I think the risk of a falling out is something a lot of shippers tend to forget. Anyways, thank you for your reply. ^_^

Ask 14 - Vmin’s love is beautiful (and so much nice praise omg)

Oh my... I am not sure I have ever been called sweetheart by anyone ever before. Thank you! You are making me blush with all the praise.  💜💜💜

But really, we can all just watch Vmin in awe and be happy they have each other and feel such immense love for each other, no matter what that love is. It’s kind of amazing. Like even if they are platonic their relationship is so wholesome and they put so much love and effort into it that it’s truly inspirational. I love when we get bombed with moments like this with a very intense period of great Vmin interactions. As you, me too never fail to feel all soft watching them together.

95z is love and what a love they share. Truly wonderful. 💜

You take care too, and really, thank you so much for this lovely message. it means a lot and is very heartwarming.

And with that sweet ask I’ll end the post. There was a lot of very different questions and I feel I could have written more about many of them, but alas I need to remember I can’t write full essays on everything or I would never get anything posted. Thank you all for reading and I hope you found my thoughts and speculations interesting. ^-^

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[skzfairies]

4,7, 8 for yuri!! it’s aries aka filmyoongs

hi aries !!! thank you for sending in an ask <3

4. has your oc ever done anything that would result in contract negotiation? why did they do it? what was the result?

“oh lord. im suprised that JYP and KQ never terminated my contract, in fact JYP was the one terminated their own contract because they fucked up. i did a lot of things that could cause companies to kick me out....whoops. when i was in JYP i...well um i dated a lot of girls, to say the least. but the longest relationship i had was with chaeyoung of twice.. . but we had to break up because i was leaving. back in jyp i would always get in a lot of fights with girls i shared a dorm with because they were just straight up rude. they would say shit to the younger trainees...and do you expect me to stay slient about that? hell no. i think a trainee even told a staff about it but i don’t think they believed her lol. im a lesbian, and i was surrounded by girls daily did you really not expect me not to fall in love with any of them? anyways. in KQ...i dont think i did anything bad tbh. although i did curse out a girl backstage after an award show because she was talking shit about my brother. the CEO scolded me but then he agreed with me after i explained what happened. he just told me not to do it again. im the ceo’s princess so honestly i think i could get away with anything. i’m not gonna risk it though because i really don’t want to face the wrath of hongjoong and jae.”

7. if given ultimate creative freedom over a release (solo/group/collab/etc), what would your oc produce?

“i already get a lot of creative freedom...but there are some limitations i guess. if i could release anything in the world with no consequences, i would probably release all the love songs i wrote about yuqi to be honest. but i would never tell people who i wrote about because i gotta keep the suspense!!!! and then i would be labeled a gay icon because i would release gay anthems left and right 🤞🤞. either that or i would release something like layin low by hyolyn, god i would LOVE to dance to that song on stage. queen hyolyn i wish i could move like her 💔.”

8. what is your oc's relationship with their fan base?

“ATINY <33333 i love atiny with all my heart omg. MY LOVES <333. they are like....my besties yk? please whenever we did fan calls pretty much all it was was atiny flirting with me <//3. they are adorable omg. and yk. i made them flustered asap what do you expect ??? and they are so funny lord. the memes they make are straight on and hilarious. and they always get shocked when i mention a meme that is going around in atinyville, like did you really expect me not to have a private twt acc??? i gotta scream somewhere about my girlfriend duh 🙄”

#◟♡ ˒ ⊹ ݁ ִ ۫ you drew stars around my scars / yuri asks

[asksku]

Hi! I'm a new Stay and I've learned the basics but I really want to get more into the fandom, understand all jokes and everything. What should I watch/read??

Hi there! Welcome to the fandom, we hope that you enjoy your stay 😉here!

I mainly suggest watching skz ‘crack’ videos (this an example), along with videos that are “things that stray kids said that seem like fake subs but aren’t” (an ex here) because a lot of fandom jokes stem from the moments that were put into the videos lolol. Perhaps any “iconic stray kids moments” that you see on YouTube could be helpful as well! 

Koreaboo isn’t my favorite source to read articles from, but sometimes they write articles about funny/popular skz moments if you ever want to read something. Also, just looking up any “stray kids meme” threads on twt could work as well!

I put a read more bc this part is going to get a little long lmao. But here are some inside jokes that I can remember off the top of my head to help you start out!

- “Alright so basically, we’re in the bus and we’re on our way to the Busan fansign and guess what we see? :D We see snow!!”

-Jisung and Hyunjin used to fight a lot when they were trainees (they talked about it during their Two Kids Room episode that you can watch on vlive), so if you ever see any jokes about Hyunsung fighting, the idea probably stemmed from that moment lolol

-Jisung stans like to refer to Jisung’s cheeks as “jeekies” or his lil feet as “jeeties”. Jisung stans also call themselves the “jult” and they sometimes speak in “J language” which is basically just replacing the first letter of every word you write with the letter ‘j’. (Ex: jisung jis jo jute/jisung is so cute)

-Hyunjin isn’t Australian, but so many fans like to say that he’s basically apart of Aussie line because he… I have no explanation for this I forgot where this joke came from. 

-Seungmin (who’s fluent in English) once said “Seungmin in the building :D” and now we all just have to keep that up.

-”No no Changbin no” 

-In case you didn’t know, Changbin, Chan and Jisung are apart of 3Racha (a predebut group) and they once wrote a song called “Wow”. At the beginning of the song, Jisung rapped “저기요 누나 혹시 남자친구 있어요/jeogiyo noona hokshi namjachingu isseoyo?/Excuse me noona do you have a boyfriend?” and that line was so cringey that fans will not let Jisung live down that line 😂. Some fans even went onto Omegle and started every conversation with that line. It went crazy all over Twitter and Tumblr (I was apart of that agenda lmaoo)

-Woojin god. Self-explanatory. Fans will promote Woojin as Woojin god a lot

-During the beginning of Stray Kids (like survival show), there was a whole debate between the fandom called the “cereal debate”. The debate was based on what do you pour first in the bowl: cereal or milk? (Chan said to pour milk first so that’s the only right answer now :D) 

-Minho and Jisung are really really close, so Minsung is a popular ship. During their Two Kids Room episode (on vlive as well), Minho asked Jisung if Jisung liked Minho in that way. Jisung was confused and was like “What way should I like you?” 

-Changlix is also a popular ship. During the survival show, Felix dared Changbin to kiss him on the cheek (it was an adorable moment ngl :’)

-Jeongin can scream so loud it sounds like a dolphin (he is dolphin boy)

-Since Chan was a trainee for so long, he trained with a lot of people and he knows a lot of trainees as well. So it’s a joke to say that Chan knows the entire kpop industry (because he sort of does anyways lool)

-Chan was a blonde for so long, fans thought that his hair was “fried” because it was so. blonde. for so. long. 

idk what else to say hahah if anything, you can always look up “stray kids inside jokes” on Wattpad or Amino if you want to read but YEeeEAH hope this helped and have fun watching/reading :’)

-admin m 

#this was a walk down memory lane for me :') #have fun anonie #i hope that you find that stanning skz is 100% worth your time <3 #replied #anon #admin m

[liyuesbian]

Ok tumblr decided to erase half my ask so here we go again 😔

I kinda forgot about ei’s friends after her teaser dropped ngl 💀 you are so right that they should’ve been there, like how both Zhongli and Venti’s quests had a “let’s pay a visit to our dead or dying friends” arc /hj in hindsight I also wish there was one of those cool 2D PVs for Ei as well hhh it would be Epic to see her three friends like that!! Ig they thought it was covered by her teaser/demo or something? Since that had way more lore than usual, idk though. still hoping for a second quest about her hh

I’m kinda the opposite about lore digging but it’s probably just me lol, I tend to read lore in game only, but don’t have many of the artifacts/weapons that contain the lore I want to read. But disregarding that, I still want some of the worldbuilding to be put in like a story quest or something, since it would be interesting to see what other characters think about the stories in the artifacts and stuff (do different mondstadters have different opinions on their history? What do they think about the white knight or the gladiator? Also I wanna see Eula interacting with the noblesse oblige set. same with Liyue folk and all the Morax Legends lol. I digress tho)

Big same with the La Signora gripe. Shame on me ig but I didn’t read the crimson witch lore before I did the quest so the spoilers I saw didn’t mean much and there was no shock value during the big reveal in quest 💀 yeah I hope we’ll see or hear about her in Snezhnaya!! Her side of the story would be infinitely more interesting (pls not another artifact set tho-)

About Xiao, Ganyu, and Zhongli: this is why fix it fics exist I guess 😔 I’ve adopted an AO3 fic’s retelling as my version of canon (or at least something the traveler didn’t see)

Mm true it’s strange because I think he said thanked the traveler for being his companion while he was testing out his human life at the end of the archon quest (iirc) maybe it’s just because Liyue’s supposedly a big city so one new person doesn’t really matter to most people (fhdksd if something contradicts this, do tell) I think the fake death was still kinda necessary, at least for normal people to accept that Morax is Completely Gone so that the Qixing can get ultimate authority and total acceptance/respect (that npc who said Zhongli will always be in true control since he’s a god and the Qixing are mere mortals and stuff), but agree to disagree 😌 they’re all shady in some way in the end

I saw you are on genshin twt how is it 😔 (sadly I am on it too but I hate the timeline format because I keep missing posts) the amount of discourse of “whos bad, good, which problematic characters and ships need to be canceled”, and the amount of dissing that goes on there scares me

LITERALLY YOUR 2ND TO LAST PARAGRAPH that was what was missing from the archon quest. Where is my group effort guys?? I missed seeing the resistance… I hope the people speculating Kokomi gets a nice story quest are correct and that we’ll actually wrap up the loose resistance threads there… (also a lot of people are saying morally gray Kokomi? Is there any canon(derogatory) basis for that? I’m just curious because with the way things are going I feel like she’s going to be purely nice dhdkskf)

Im so sorry I think these just keep getting longer and longer aaa anyways, signing off! -mystic

noo i hate it when tumblr does that :((

(2.1 spoilers)

LMFAOOO maybe friendship is not magic after all ahaha but srsly, i agree w you i also want a 2nd quest for her !

ah that's fair enough if u don't have all the artifacts. and it would be easier if it was told to us through a quest of some sort. hmm i never thought about that 🤔 it's a shame that there's so much lore and the genshin universe is so beautifully worldbuilt but players will only notice if they personally read through the archives etc. and go out of their way :( hmm yeah maybe like a historical back-to-the-past type thing with the three clans and they all interact with the noblesse set? or even just diluc/eula/jean tbh

ah i read the lore for crimson before but i didn't remember it fully during the signora part so i had to read through it again after. the way it clicked in my head when it said "crimson witch of embers" and i was like ".....wait a minute....." AHAHA and it was only after that her lines during the fight like "don't call me a witch" or smth made me :'(((( the pale flame piece too 😭 sad hours

yeah at this point, the fanfiction writers should take over the genshin writing lol jk jk

mhm i guess the fake death would've been better and easier for closure ! (and woah u remember so much! i can't even remember that npc... it's been so long 😔 haha)

ah i think on genshintwt i'm usually more on the good side (? if u can call it that lmao) i do see quite a few discourse on ships, western vs. eastern fandoms and other yikes stuff but for genshin, it's mostly art that pops up on my timeline :] i follow wayyy too many artists but they're all so talented and they make such pretty art it's so 🥺 oh do you mean ur timeline isn't organised by latest posts first? if it's not, i can share how to make it that way!

yeah the resistance... :(( mhm! i was rly counting on a morally grey kokomi !!! LMFOAOO THE "canon (derogatory)" took me OUT PWAHAHA (i may reuse that quote ;D) that idea was mostly based on ayaka's last sentence (was it in the 2.0 archon quest?) where she said smth along the lines of the resistance having ulterior motives... and also how baal and co. defeated orobashi, the god they worship (like maybe kokomi was out for revenge?) but no sigh she's ur average good person :( idrc either way but i rly wanna see a morally grey female character where they appear good but are actually super dodgy and evil, that would be chef's kiss. but yeah, after that quest, she's definitely gonna be purely good :')

#ngl i actually rly love reading ur long msgs (and long msgs in general!) #it kinda reminds me of when i used to write penpal letters :< #and they way u sign off aw it's so cute and rly adds to the penpal-like experience LOL #btw sorry for the late response ! #phi rambles #answered