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timeisacephalopod · 3 months
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Part of being Canadian is how similar we are to the US, and honestly not a single person on earth I think could genuinely pin point the difference between Canadian and American culture but the average Canadian. Americans assume we're the same as them (we aren't), even a bunch of Canadians think we're Americans, especially around voting seasons, and about half our cultural identity is "we're Not American!" but there are some cultural differences and if we all spoke French equally we could have had a language distinction but nooooo. Despite not being America unfortunately such a fuck off massive country right below your teeny tiny ass country (population wise) does result in a cultural avalanche from said fuck off massive country. Especially when you share a language.
The war of 1812 will forever be funny to me though because Americans were like "hmm maybe Canadians would also like to tell the British to fuck off, we will invade to show them!" And Canada was like *burns down the white house* and we've been tentatively chill with each other ever since lmao (even when we probably like. Shouldn't be cool with America but like. We could not risk that implosion politically or otherwise it'd be suicide).
#winters ramblings#apparently americans think they won the war of 1812 and you did not. you did not achieve your goal#and a bit over 100 years later canada would nicely ask sempi to be free and britian decided yeah i guess#you guys did a vimmy ridge in WW1 i guess you can be yourselves#and native people- still unable to vote and would be ineligible for another some 50 years or so- were probably like ??!!!!?!!!#REMOVE these pale faced demons!! and i cant say i blame them for that even if my settler ass does not mind being from here#no fucked up spiders very few fucked up bugs ok seasons amd weather where *I* live anyway#i cant complain too much aint no spiders the size of my head OR fucked up weirdo beez on steroids that look like some feckin#HUNGER GAMES ass shit and not an earth bug. if i lived on either coast though my opinion would be different#especially the east coast FUCK their ocean-y assed winters lake effect is bad enough. the SNOW BELT is bad enough#i cando without that shite too although outwest aint better especially in the praries but still no fucked up bugs so 🤷🏻‍♀️#anyway i do genuinely believe if youre not canadian you wouldnt even know the difference between America and Canadian culture#OR the difference of history and even CANADIANS dont know our voting system isnt the same#like we dont even have half the shit Americans do like an electoral college and canadians STILL think we need to vote#as if we're in a 2 party system. we arent. arguably were in a 4 party system but 3 if you reasonably dont count Greens#its fuckin weird though because youll see people talk about canada and america interchangeably#and like i cant evenblame em when even some canadians get confused or WORSE actually WANT to be america#usually conservatives who like deepthroating boot#although i do think this is somewhat odd as a phenomenon because America doesn't have ONE culture#what canada is near idential to is NORTHERN Americans like the south is a whole Thing with a textured history#like obviously the north is too but culturally i get that more than what the south has going because you could even argue#the south have MULTIPLE cultures and in the north you could at least argue the coasts are distinct culturally#like they got terms like pacific north west we dont have ANY of that we are an EXTREMELY small rural country#its strange to confise it with America but at the same time like. yeah that makes perfect sense to me. and not all at once lol
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grimescum-2 · 1 year
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OURRIGHHH today i am so tempted!!!!!! ive had self shipping on the mind for a while now and ive been wanting to make like. a cool sideblog dor it. but EURGHHH ITS SO SCARY
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meowsgirldrawing · 1 year
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Obey Me Next Generation Idea(aka-My au)
What about poly Au with the bros? I assume with demon culture, MC having kids and the bros all being the dad wouldn't be too surprising as I think monogamous relationships are seen just the same as polyamorous. Like neither really matter honestly in a "oh this is a big deal/drama!" Sense.
Plus its the 7 lords, they can do whatever the fuck they want
I know MC is mostly human but I think having kids is still possible as they got magic plus their pacts with the bros might make them stronger. Plus, historically, woman have been able to have multiple pregnancies, like more than 4 at least, so still- not impossible.
Just let me have my next gen shenanigans
ONTO THE KIDS PLEASE AND THANK YOU
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Varya (1st Born) (she/her)-25
Daughter of Mammon
Is more demon than human, possibly the most demon out of the kids.
Holds a very smiley but deadly aura around her.
Seems the opposite of Mammon in behavior but you can tell by her subtle acts towards her family, shes his kid alright.
Is the type of person to shake a person's hand but hold a knife in the other.
"Looks like a cinnamon roll, can kill you"
Lights up at the mentions of crocheting, dogs, and weird but oddly alluring creatures around Devildom.
She does have a small habit of gambling when out with Mammon, but is actually able to keep her wins because no one expects it through her gold-winning smile.
Mess with her family and its on sight.
Lilith the 2nd (3rd born-1st triplet) (she/her)-21
I headcannon Lucifer to at least be the only one to name their daughter after their sister. Not to replace, never, but to honor her.
Is in a strange middle between Half demon-mostly demon
Sweetheart by default
That big sister you can always talk to and she wont judge.
Will make passive agressive remarks when peeved off.
Definitely denies acting like Lucifer yet can do the stance-arms crossed and glare- exactly like him.
Even does the whole hand chest like him too. Shocked look and all.
Calls all the brothers papa but Lucifer father, not as a distance way but thats just how she's always been.
Theatre kid- almost always lead.
Anna from Frozen vibes at times.
Hopeless romantic too.
Basically Lucifer if he actually showed more emotions.
Daddy's girl 100%
May or may not be in a secret relationship with Diavolo's heir👀
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Rhomb(2nd Born) (he/him)-23
Son of Leviathan
Named after the Loch ness Monster
A nice balance between human and demon
But has "mutations" that make him have scaly patches on his body, his tail out almost 24/7, and bad eyesight.
Stern attitude most of the time.
Big bro protector
Tallest of all the kids
Softer on the younger kids but will smack a bitch if they act up.
Cant play video games much cause eyes so turns to more physical games that include puzzles.
Likes games with strategy to follow like War tanks, or chess. Is the type to make a DnD game the best cause he makes amazing stories too despite not reading much.
Likes mystery shows too and tries to figure it out before the answer is revealed, could go on rants about why. Gets it right 11/10 times.
If Leviathan wasnt his biological dad, people would believe he was Satan's kid.
Doesnt like cats tho.
Quinn (4th Born- 2nd Triplet) (He/they/doesnt care) (21)
Asmo just thought Quinn was a pretty name so picked it lol.
Also a nice balance between human/demon. Tho his wings stay out constantly.
Very much vibes from that yellow bird in Rio.
Laid back personality but is an outgoing dude.
Also very protective of their siblings, and will not hesitate to cut a bitch.
Isnt as flamboyant as Asmo but does have a just as great fashion sense.
Has a hard time dating as people automatically assume hes just like Asmo so will try to date him for that reason only.
Love his dad but hates the reputation he gets because of being said son.
So he resorts to just sticking to his siblings or the few friends he trusts.
Besides MC, is the second most popular face to pop up on Asmo's Devilgram
Fucking adores axolotls for no particular reason, just loves them to no end which Asmo makes sure to get many axolotl themed plushes, shirts, etc. for him.
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Libbey(Liberty) (5th Born- 3rd triplet)(she/her)-21
Another balance between human/demon, maybe a tad more on the demon side.
Tho, also has "mutations" like very enhanced hearing.
Bookworm to the max
Loves reading dramas and fantasies, but seems to enjoy multiseries more than stand alone.
Very quiet and shy kid of the group.
Sometimes cant even talk so signs instead because earaches or headaches.
Likes cats but perfers reptiles more.
Has a small turtle in her room from the human realm, set it up beside her bed and everything. Their name is Casey after one of her favorite human novels she read.
But despite all this, isnt called the daughter of wrath just for nothing beside biology reasons.
Is like Satan 2.0 when pissed, she wont yell or scream but you can just tell from the drop of room temperature and the subtle tilt of her head.
Her eyes glow an electric green when shes pissed.
Had more anger issues when younger, but cause Satan knew how to handle his better now, taught her how to aswell.
Satan is probably the main one to understand her issues with such a problem, despite being more mellowed out now that shes older.
Is definitely a cryer when really angry tho.
Ryder(6th Born) (1st twin)- 19
Ngl, everyone was surprised that they had twins. Including Belphie himself.
But then again, they did have triplets before them so....eh?
Ryder is a tad more human than demon, but still powerful enough to have his own demon form like his older siblings.
His tail is seen smaller than Belphie's, and a bit thinner too.
The sloth genes affact him only so much, making him more likely just want to procrastinate then outright not do anything.
He honestly enjoys the human world more than Devildom, mainly cause everything is less..hectic per say.
Hes the type of brother/older friend that will cover for ya if you have to hide something but will subtly suggest how to fix whatever their doing.
Like one time Quinn came home slightly tipsy and past curfew, and he snuck them into his room. Though he scolded them in the morning, he covered for Quinn at breakfast, saying they ate too much sugar last night, thats why hes queasy and has a headache.
Quinn did fix that habit up quick after Ryder threatened to leave him on his own next time it happened.
Calls everyone bro or dude, no matter their gender.
Gen z vibes too in most areas.
Has a fixation with cow bells for some reason, likes the noise is all he can say.
If he were told what Belphie did to their mom/human parent way before they were born, he says "Cowabummer" while screaming inside.
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River(7th born-2nd twin)(they/them)-19
How is this Belphie's kid?
Too hyper, tad crazy
Probably has ADHD, who knows.
While Ryder is the slightly responsible twin, their the reason why Ryder needs to be said twin.
Their just about the same range of human/demon as Ryder, can have a demon form, but only uses it to fuck with people than to actually be scary with it.
They may have alot of power, but their personality alone can kill people.
Is the type of kid to crawl on the ceiling when they were 2.
Is also the type to hop outta window to get to the lower floor faster. Thank Belphie for their demon powers otherwise we'd have another Lillith situation.
Has scared even Lucifer at one point, has made him yelp out of surprise. Will not go on how, no matter how much Papa Satan and Belphie ask them. Just has a toothy grin when they ask.
When calm, is actually a pretty chill dude. They like odd patterns and get fixated on the most random things.
MC gave them one of those sand timers that you flip to restart and when she came down to tell them food was done about 2 hours later, she found them sitting on the table, holding it while watching the sand go down. They use it now to relax and focus on when overstimultated or just having too much of a fuzzy head.
Has spent nearly a how week with Leviathan because they got hooked on one anime with him. Now has frequent solo movie nights with him cause.
"They're tad confused, but got the spirit"
Literally had to have someone (Rhomb) explain to them what the LGBTQ+ letters meant. Legit thought it was just new alphabet pattern, was still happy to find out what it all means.
If you told them what Belphie did to their mom before they were born, they'd think it as a joke. Dont tell them otherwise or they will cry.
Frankie(8th Born)(She/her)-16
Everyone thought that she would be the biggest child when MC was pregnant with her, since y'know, it was confirmed Beel's kid.
Yeah, she came out small. Like scary small for a baby.
It was then everyone knew she would be the most human. Has a little demon in her, but clearly not enough to have a demon form nor mark.
Lucifer's wallet cried in relief.
She does eat a good bit more than the average human but overall, nothing compared to Beel.
She does adore sweets to the max, especially gummies. Give her some and she'll love you forever.
Sweetest little sunshine in the world, everyone adores her. If they dont, then they will soon.
Shes like Mirabel in encanto, kinda wishes she had more demon powers but is still overall happy with who she is.
When her a Beel are with each other- OH MY DIAVOLO, THE CAVITIES PEOPLE GET- TOO DAMN SWEET AND PURE
Like big papa Beel and his sweet little girl all smiley and pure. Best father-daughter relationship out of all the siblings and fathers.
Shes kinda like pinkie pie from MLP but like more hyper as fuck. Can and will speak so fast when excited that it just comes out as squeaks at that point.
Since her more human side, shes more likely to stay in human world when their mom is on Buisness there, so she has alot of human friends.
Shes in gymnastics, which definitely helps keep her figure more smaller despite all the sweets she eats. Does work out with Beel too.
Mess with her and you have a whole army on yer ass.
"Bounce to the beat of my own drum!"
You can just tell how much I love this dear. HA
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ang3lv3rm1n · 6 months
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Hi so i just wanted everyone here to know that i am unabashadley cringe in every way possible, not just that im scenemo. Im a furry, im a therian, im autistic with a special intrest in dolls and silly kids cartoons like steven universe, im nonbinary and i use neopronound and xenogenders and mogai, i have a typing quirk that occasionally makes itself known, i have pink and green hair i cut and dye myself, i dropped out of highschool to pursue the arts, i love clowns, i love to sing badly, i used to post massive amounts of bad sims content on youtube with shitty editing and dubstep music, i love my little pony, i collect plushies and dolls, i am very queer and i will not hide it, i like boys as a femenine trans masc nonbinary person, i am fat and i dont hide it and i dont want to lose weight and i dont eat super healthy im just fat and i love food, i grew up obbsessed with fnaf and warrior cats, i used to meow and lick my hands and hiss at people i didnt like when i was in middle school, and theres so so much more too and i just want evwryone to know that cringe culture isnt dead because I AM CRINGE AND I LOVE IT! Be as cringe and weird and internet obbsessed and furry therian rawr xd demon cat princess sparkle pants mary sue as you want because all that matters is that you are happy and having fun and loving life!
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bisaster-energy · 3 months
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you can tell me about your idea!!!
thank you so much 😭 it's kinda long sorry
SO i was listening to a song my sister like (Valerie, Amy Winehouse) and there's this line about ginger hair and it was just so specific ig it stuck with me? so im thinking man who do i know with red hair...DUH KUWABARA!!!
nearly every song i listen to gets assigned a character or ship or relationship of some sort idk why but yeah once i fixated on the hair i was able to expand on the rest of the song and a sort of idea settled in the back of my head about kuwameshi
we all know kuwabara is always the one getting left behind but what if while he's off doing his thing yusuke also feels that sense of loss? an absence even though it was his decision to up and leave. it makes no sense cos hey! you felt the need to go back to the demon realm bro but he cannot help how he feels left behind in some illogical sense. i made some notes 😤😤
centers round the time where yusuke goes back to makai after the whole sensui debacle and kuwabara is getting his education studying in prep for college (hell yeah boy !!) not sure if the timelines even match up like that but i literally dont care
i'm working under the canon divergence that keiko really did decide she's not gonna wait for urameshi like that but ofc she's still his bestie and he loves her sooooo much <3
so he's going back. he's a demon now so he feels drawn to the culture. it's a side of himself he's never known after feeling so othered ofc he's interested right?
i mean sure he grew up with other humans but almost everyone hated him/was scared of him ironically he was called a demon or monster or wtv
reactions like that are why he almost decided not to come back to life in the first place!! it wasn't a welcoming atmosphere and even his home didn't feel great cos his mom isn't exactly the mothering type
im all for deadbeat moms but the neglect will fuck a kid up. demon heritage or not
and he loves her and all but it's just all fucked up at home so he ended up wandering around a lot being mad about his shitty life and he likes fighting so that's what he did!
and obviously in makai this behavior isnt like. crazy or uncalled for
but yeah the only connections he's got to ningenkai is his mom, keiko (her parents by extension) and of course kuwabara; the only friends he managed to not scare off
anyway. you get it. so yusuke is back in makai and without his permission his mind keeps wandering to kuwabara who he hasn't seen in let's say. a year and some change? i'll decide later but A While
and like. last time he was in the demon world kuwa was WITH him yknow? like yeah the world was ending but it feels weird without him even if he is having a blast fighting with his new demon buddies and acquaintances
so he's a little distracted when he literally came here to fight he cant even focus on it
"how is college prep treating him? are the teachers there just as bad as middle school? did he make new human friends? a girlfriend?" basically he's spiraling over changes he might be missing out on this very moment
there's a bunch of talk in the song where the singer wonders if valerie dyed her hair if she's busy if she ever paid that fine if she sold her house if she got a man so that's where i got it lol
yusuke doesn't have to worry about kurama and hiei cos hey they're from here and have lived way longer and they actually do visit but who knows what typa shit could be happening to kuwa right now
ofc he can take care of himself he's really strong but yusuke can't help but remember that time he let kuwabara go when he shouldn't have and he almost died because he wasn't there and yeah. he's worried. sue him
so it's half worry half wistfulness and maybe some other secret third thing and when hiei and maybe kurama (depending on how the idea forms as i write) come to visit or maybe they're also participating wtv
he cant help but think well kuwabara could be here with us if he really WANTED to :/ he's got the jigen to down pat by now so...why hasn't he...
and those old but ever remaining insecurities resurface about how people don't wanna be around him they think he's a nuisance at best no good waste of time a trouble maker. keiko already dumped my sorry ass so who knows maybe kuwabara just...wisened up
hiei and kurama are like this bitch is back on his bullshit (affectionate)
they manage to weedle his worries out of him hiei ofc trying to act like he doesnt really care (he cares a lot) "you must not have much faith in kuwabara if you think he'd abandon you just from some time apart. and i thought HE was the oaf between the two of you"
kurama with his fox self is like "well yes hiei is right of course kazuma is too loyal to do something like that. but he is human...the only human of us now."
yusuke is like wth is that supposed to mean on the defensive even tho kurama is their friend and hasn't even said anything untrue and hiei narrows his eyes a bit maybe but is still acting like this doesn't really concern him
"i just mean that...from what i've learned about humans over the time i've spent with them...time feels different. we demons live such long lives that when faced with the human lifespan well...it can be laughable to some. that's why demons can be so callous about their lives."
yusuke just wants him to get to the point ofc "what i'm saying is we don't need a lot of contact with each other to keep relationships fresh and healthy but, kuwabara might be a little different. 3 years will do nothing to your bond but...i do worry about longer periods..."
and he seems to just trail off and it just gets quiet and a little sad and hiei isn't looking at them anymore
kurama starts again pretty cheerfully tho "well, don't worry! i'm planning on staying in the human world for quite some time once i'm done with this visit! i do have the company to take care of so i'll make sure to see kazuma all the time! i'll even send him a message from you if you want to say anything :)"
kurama has deliberately been using kuwa's first name knowing damn well urameshi doesn't even use it because this dude is not JUST a sweetie he's a fucking master manipulator. gaslight gatekeep bbg
yusuke is like okay yeah no new plan i'll just go see him now. no need for a middle man thanks anyway and then he's just gone. left the tournament early. like bruh that's what you came here for 😐
so yeah he's breaking into kuwa's house next thing you know and ofc he goes through the window not the door like a normal person and he just kinda stops short because he hasn't seen his friend in what feels like forever even though it's only been like a year or so but he just looks so different
and yeah a big part might be the hair he's never seen without that popadour, long soft copper coils, and he's somehow even bigger than when yusuke left him jesus when did he get so swole? when did he have time in between all those brainiac classes
yusuke knows he's bound to look a lil different too ofc i mean they weren't kids anymore really but like. when they hell did you go and grow up?
"next time i come back is this even gonna be your house anymore? will you still wanna hang out with dropout delinquent demon urameshi?" he gets so insecure in so little time
anyway kuwabara didn't sense him at first cos yusuke isn't a threat and he never really thought he'd be coming especially not yet but when he does notice
kuwabara just gets the biggest goofiest grin he's like urameshi you dog when the hell did you get back in town you're early!!
and yusuke is significantly eased by this reaction but now he feels stupid cos he up a left everything just to what? bother kuwabara while he studies to achieve his dreams? yusuke has got no human world aspirations like keiko had. like kurama has. like kuwabara.
and ofc kuwabara looks glad to see him but he wasn't desperate enough to just show up like yusuke had just done and he feels like a pathetic loser so he pouts
he's like yeah hey man just uh. checking in. and i should probably check out hah you seem busy with your books so im gonna scram and he tries to retreat through the window
and ofc kuwa is NOT letting him get away
and there's that desperation yusuke had selfishly wanted to see. kuwabara had just grabbed him without thinking even though he'd promised himself when urameshi left he wasn't gonna just sit around waiting for his life to start when he came back
he remembers when yusuke took him into that headlock and he wanted to succeed like he said he would that day
but still he's just thinking about urameshi all the time and it's awful. he always said he was gonna beat him some day but he just wanted to be near him. but all he sees is his back, even right now
part ii cos it's too many words!
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good [insert time of day here] i realised i never thought to ask you amid my delight of you being the most interactive follower i have that isnt an irl friend do YOU have ocs or blorbos. i wish to know. for reasons.
OH hello yes thank you for asking!!! I have several OCs but most of the time I simply Do Not Explain on here; I have lots of ideas and doodles but I make it mostly for myself and don't think to share — doesn't mean I don't want to tho! exhibit A: this absolutely massive post I'm about to make lmao. putting it under a read more bc Oh Boy, the floodgates have been opened
most of my OCs are for two different projects I have: The Visitors and my D&D Dark Star Campaign.
The Visitors is just a lil worldbuilding project I've been chewing on for.... oh wow, over a decade at this point??? I love all the OCs I have in there very very much, but they're definitely never intended to go in an actual story, I just enjoy the speculative biology and character / world building process.
Val is one of my oldest OCs, and she's changed SO MUCH over the years! nowadays, she's a sort of insect/dinosaur mashup alien who uses gravity warping magic and a very large axe to hunt demons. a huge issue for magic users of her species is keeping cool, as magic generates heat and can literally cook you from the inside out, so you'll notice the multiple vent-like spiracles across her body for this purpose. she was born blind and so relies heavily on her best friend, Django, to be her eyes and keep her safe. fortunately, Django has Too Many Eyes. he's a dragon genetically engineered by those in Val's species to be the perfect vessel for storing and releasing massive amounts of mirror-based magic. this kind of magic gives him many abilities, including seeing around corners, creating illusions, or multiplying attacks when applied in different ways, and he acts as Val's seeing-eye dragon. in battle, she likes to get up in the action while he holds back and gives her cues on what's happening, only jumping in himself if she's in major trouble. she's very friendly and excitable, and loves to get into the culture of whatever planet they're visiting, while he's more interested in observing and snooping. there's a lot of espionage and hijinks.
these are some of my most recent sketches of them, tho I'm sure the designs will changes in the future. specific colors don't matter at all, it's all about vibes! not pictured in the halfway colored one is Val's big iridescent black cape thing that has a slit down the middle for her rigid tail, nor her weird arms since I wanted to figure out where the torso vents could go.
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Duke is another Visitor who visits planets and solves problems, but his path to get there was a whole lot different! I made him up as a coping mechanism when I was 12, and I'm still very fond of him.
he started life as a human video game speedrunner and modder prodigy. in a "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" situation, a devil (very distinct from demons!) struck a deal with him, challenging his gaming abilities with his soul as the stakes. he won despite the devil's cheating, but that's where the resemblance to the song ends. in this world, a devil winning your soul allows them to fuse with you and gain total control over your body, mind, and actions; but if YOU win, the control is reversed! and like any 14 year old who suddenly has the power to rival minor gods and a chaotic creature living in their head.... he goes off the rails for a while. Val and Django eventually find him and help him cope. his powers include electricity, glitching reality, flailing his glaive around, and being a menace to evil overlords.
you can't see it very well in this picture, but his eyes and the segments between his tail glow lime green! I'm not a fan of drawing clothes, but in my head he's relatively fashionable for a teenager and refuses to wear anything other than black. also, he decided to tell me he was trans a couple years ago, thanks for letting me know buddy 😂
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my other project does actually get to see the light of day, if very slowly — I'm running a homebrew D&D campaign for my irl friends called the Dark Star Campaign! none of em use tumblr so WHEEEE I get to post all the spoilers I want! there's a kinda staggering amount of lore behind it and a ton of minor OCs, but the two I rotate in my head the most are Anya the Timekeeper and The Master, aka Armageddon.
Anya the Timekeeper is a chronomancy lich from an alternate universe! she used to help Armageddon travel the multiverse and gain power, but she's decided she's tired of being evil, and now hides in a mansion on a tropical island where she breeds dinosaurs for fun. though she's now very determined to help the party, they'll eventually have to kill her past self to prevent a paradox. her familiar is a little archaeopteryx named Trix who steals hats!
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(I commissioned this art from @/goodlouse a while ago! highly recommend checking out his blog!!)
Armageddon is the BBEG and he's SO EVIL and SO MUCH FUN. he's an ancient amethyst dragon who, up until a while before the campaign's beginning, was steadily finding alternate universe versions of himself, killing them, and eating their souls to gain Unlimited Power™. unfortunately, his partner in time (hah) Anya told him to fuck off, so the quest for Unlimited Power™ has been kinda slow lately. fortunately, a D&D campaign started, and he cheated his way into existing at the players' table as The Master! my players can ask to talk to him sometimes, and I'll put on a mask of his head I made specifically for this purpose — very useful for not breaking character when the character is supposed to literally be the one sitting at the table talking to the players. I don't try to hide the fact that he's evil and they all know it, the fun is in giving them little hints and tidbits of lore to munch on. right now he's being very docile and helpful but things will get very very interesting eventually as more of his nature and plan is revealed..... =)
I'm still playing around with what he looks like as The Master, but I really like this recent design I did. his eye glows dark and menacing. I haven't found a design for his dragon form I'm really pleased with yet tho :/
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okay wow thanks again for the ask, I have many many ideas in my head and it felt pretty nice to get em out!!
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syncrovoid-presents · 2 months
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Researching for my hazbin fic (A Cannibal's Guide on Living Comfortably) has also made me realize that my adoptive family (and me in relation to my birth family) actually suffer from cultural loss. And this ties to my adoptive family being half french like Alastor.
This is sort of a personal ramble about my experiences and how it relates to cultural loss. Just thoughts I've been having that's making me rethink a lot of things from my life.
(Technically I'm not but that's a whole other thing. I was found as a kid and never allowed to learn about my birth family or heritage so yeah. I'm just whatever people say I am. Means I have double the cultural loss, both from the people that raised me and my own! Yippee! <- sarcastic)
Both my parents are half french and grew up in small communities where there was very very high English vs French tensions. Both of my parents parent's decided that it would be best to give their children the easiest life they could so they raised them as English as possible.
They weren't allowed to learn french and were punished if they tried (both by family and the community. It was a lot worse where my mother grew up), and weren't allowed to continue any traditions, songs, or anything culturally French. Assimilation was the best chance at a future, but meant that they lost all ties to culture that wasn't acceptably English/colonial.
They were born a long time ago, so this was during the era of corporal punishment in school, my mother wasn't allowed to wear pants, my father was punished repeatedly for using his left hand, etc. They were also forced into churches because that's what The Good English Do, even though neither are religious now nor would they have been forced to if the hatred against the french hadn't been so strong.
The small town my mom grew up in had a segregated neighbourhood for the french, and her family fought to cut all ties. Her mother was french but was forced to only speak English and cut all ties to her family.
I don't know as much for my father, but it was his father that refused to teach or share anything French because of the hardships he went through growing up (he also ran away and lied about his age to fight in the war too young, so he likely faced heavy trauma too)
While neither of my parents are half english, they were able to pass as english at the expense of their cultural identity and connection to their family. I've spoken to my mother about it and she says white culture is genocide, but I don't know if she realizes how it hurt her too (not to say the french did nothing wrong. They were colonialists and took part in genocide as well)
It's weird to realize. I was put in french immersion and while my french isn't great, I've realized that my parents did that to give me the only opportunity I could have to learn about their lost culture. They learned a bit from me and would use french words and sometimes share translation quirks their parents had caused by learning english after french.
I grew up thinking that because I don't know anyone I'm related to that i had no culture. I've realized that part of the reason it feels that way is because anything non-English was forced out of people. The more you could pass as english the heavier the assimilation is. To join the oppressors is to sacrifice culture, history, and family, but that's a choice both my parents parent's made and it's one we all struggle with.
As far as I go, I don't know my precise ancestry, but I do know my birth grandparents fled from a country that was dealing with fighting for independence and a highly struggling economy. I'm not supposed to know that or know anything more, but from what I can guess and based on what people have said I look like (closest thing I got) my ancestors dealt with fighting against being colonized for centuries, their culture and history actively being destroyed and demonized, and the language borderline dead because of it (isnt the british imperialism great? <- sarcasm). A bit over a century ago it would have been the cause of much prejudice and hatred, but like my adoptive parents parent's they traded culture for assimilation.
It's.... weird. There's not much I can change nor not much I can do with this information movie forwards. It has helped me connect my experiences more with that of cultural loss, especially those felt by others who don't know any birth family. Because I pass as white (I do not know my genetics, so I'd rather say that than call myself white. Especially because what ancestry I do know I have weren't historically called white and faced discrimination by white folks) I previously thought these experiences could not apply to me.
As a side note, I do hold the belief that orphans like me, or others that lacked any family for much of their lives are part of a "hidden" minority. I faced a lot of extra difficulties, social pushback, and was treated worse than my peers because I am an orphan, as did different foster siblings I had over the years. Adoption means either never speaking about my life to pass as "normal" or speak about it and face the consequences. Every person's experiences are different when it comes to this, but it really changed the expectations adults had on me and forced me to be more mature, resilient, perfectionistic and less reactive to my peers. The expectation was if you acted bad you didn't appreciate having a home and therefore didn't deserve it. What others kids could get away with can be what loses your home when you grow up an orphan.
Anywho, circling back to my fic I'll be adding some elements of my experiences in there too. Not as the main focus, mind you, but some of the struggles of adapting/assimilating to the majority to avoid discrimination will be present (as well as some French (more focused on Creole French history. It was something a few of my french teachers focused a lot on) ). Just background info, I'm as of yet undecided on how much of a character study it will all be, but if it does go into it more then these themes will be present
#syncrovoid.txt#personal#ramble#delete later#to delete later#cultural loss#colonialization#british imperialism#at least mention of it anyways#tw cultural loss#tw foster care#foster care#actually orphan#idk if that is a tag but perhaps others can relate#ignore thos lol ill probably delete later and be sad i shared such personal information#also been thinking about this because my family recipes is just depression era food#literally got adopted and then had to eat like it was the great depression#and spent more years living in unfinished homes than anything else#electricity? a privilege. running water? as long as one faucet works that's good enough. heat? wood fires. food? stole some sometimes lol#upside is that i have a lot of skills and whatnot. downside is that SOMEHOW i grew up like it was nearly a century ago???#literally didn't get a phone until like 2 years ago#grew up spending most of my time in the woods too. modern world? nope! forest!#ALSO THR LOSS ONE FEELS WHEN THEY SEE PEOPLE TEAR DOWN THEIR FOREST IS REAL AND INTENSE AND THE WORST LOSS I HAVE#also while my adoptive mother doesn't practice vodou she is considered a spiritual healer that shares ties with vodou#it is a closed thing tho. either their own spiritual practice or a cult so. but it doesn't hurt anyone and aims to heal but can be demonized#obviously not the same HOWEVER the feelings of bring in that environment and then suddenly not and realizing that basically no one#knows anything about it? has insulted it at best or will think you're crazy for talking about it? having a different point of view on life#because of it?#like. obviously it isn't the same thing and i can claim not level of connection to vodou nor the history of those who practice#but is sorta get it. kinda. in my own way. it absolutely sucks
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ithink hearing that someone thinks liam would listen to cavetown caused me actual damage. like i feel like my hp just went down. this guy works in an office and listens to black metal and would apparently 'name a cat something practical, like Fluffy.' he feels like the epitome of the : | type autism . he would never listen to cavetown . i hope this ask isnt weird or silly but like i have a phd in studying liam . i genuinely study the source material soooooo much to make sure i mischaracterize him as LITTLE as possible and the amount that he is depicted as 'cute' by fans is like PAINFUL . i have 'obsessed w accuracy' autism so im like augh he would NOT fucking say that . i undeerstand so much (also sending this in an ask bc i agree with you SO much but i am NOT ready to put how much i hate ones fanon on my blog bc i feel like its batting at a hornets nest w how much people stick to it. you are so brave for posting abt it its unreal)
YOURE RIGHT THOUGH. idk what it IS but so many people. cutesify him?? infantilize him?? idk how to explain it. i dont wanna be too mean bc its usually just a young kid projecting onto a character they like but like. seeing people say liam listens to cavetown and lemon demon and likes kidcore and plays animal crossing and cries when people yell at him (which like this isnt even just a personal thing for me its completely against how he is in canon) and is a Sweet Soft Sensitive baby who can do no wrong gives me psychic damage. like I Know there are people irl who like these things. i myself like these things!! im not saying that theyre bad or its "cringe" to like them because frankly i disagree with cringe culture fundamentally. but these weird cutesy headcanons for him like he isnt a severely traumatized ADULT man (who is definitely neurodivergent dont even @ me) just feel wrong to me especially when they completely disregard what kind of person he is in canon. im not saying people arent allowed to have these interpretations but im just putting it out there that i dont agree with them and they make me uncomfortable sometimes 😭
and of course im not saying that *my* interpretation is the only right one. there are no right or wrong interpretations for characters its just that fandom has a very bad habit of flanderizing or stripping down their beloved characters and it's just as much a problem in the osc as well
also i need to be honest. there are so many character headcanon things that just list the same 3 bands that people think these characters listen to. and i mean this with no malice or resentment but yall have GOT to expand your music horizons. they cant all be tally hall and lemon demon fans /lh
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sinkableruby · 1 year
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mini meta
spoiler talk for monogatari up til zoku
i wanna talk about oddities in monogatari so im just gonna dump my current thoughts n developing ideas on it rq theyre like the big conceit of the series and i think the most common reading is of them as representing mental illness-- but i dont think it can be simplified to this so easily. they are also things like gods, myths, which suggests to me the idea of God/gods existing in the self. but also they are people a lot of the time too:
the series tends to humanize the oddities, giving them personalities and even often shifting to the perspective of one (noticing this a lot in the light novels esp). so they are subjectified. but at the same time they are objectified: they often act to fulfill a set purpose, what they were created to do, some kind of function, which can be most clearly seen with oddities like kako, the weight crab, the rainy devil. so they flow between subject and object... making me think they represent a kinda abject in a way. abject being something of the Other the "I" recognizes in itself-- and feels horror or disgust in that recognition...
theres also a really interesting aspect to how oddities r connected w the idea of deviant identities-- ppl who are different from the norm and subvert it simply by virtue of being themselves, and are thus Otherized and demonized by society and shunted under the system. clearest example that comes to mind for this is ougi. ougi represents a deviant existence, as they are an "unknown" that gaen sees as dangerous and seeks to get rid of. not to mention their genderqueerness. but i think also notably, they are created as an entity of critique, and as such represent a critique of the norms of society. they r also an oddity composed of ALL oddities (bc of the whole thing with shishirui seishirou), so this is suggesting to me that monogatari is definitely linking oddities with the idea of a deviant or norm-defying identity. i think this is part of why i like them so much. i think this is also where the idea of the darkness could come into play, as a kind of symbol of societal norms and dominant culture subsuming everything. it exists to uphold the Rules but those Rules kinda suck ngl. it absorbs and subsumes everything as a 'nonexistence--' but it IS there. society isnt smth u can touch but it certainly has a heavy impact on everyone. and the oddities have always been societal, existing within people, so it makes sense that the darkness as the judge of oddities would be connected there too. this is kinda another point for ougi in terms of representing identities defying the norm (and therefore, for the idea of oddities in general representing identities defying the norm). ougi is a quasi-darkness, and imitates the role of the darkness, but obv they do not acc share values with the darkness. so in imitating the role of the darkness but not the values, it serves as a critique of the darkness. which is followed up on during ougi dark, where she faces the disapproval of the darkness but ultimately survives the encounter. their whole existence, then, subverts the darkness and critiques it-- literally by continuing to exist it is a statement against the darkness that would have had them erased. in being a quasi-darkness they are a critique of the darkness And a better darkness Than the actual darkness. kaiki is that you lol but that kind of subversion of the norm, of the Rules and Laws, just by existing, is simply incredibly queer. ougi, who in a way represents oddities in general, being this super subversive person and being suggests to me that oddities in general represent the 'oddness' inside a person, the oddness that disrupts the conventions of society.
and that also kinda gets back into the abject too. people are not like, things to be fit into boxes. people are fucking weird, and even if they try to fit into the boxes dictated by their societies, meeting the oddity is undeniable proof of the Other, the subversion of the norm, the deviancy within them. its too late in other words your gender has been transed not my fault! sorry i was too gender for you i guess lol!
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for the Nai pet-name ask, my immediate thought was what ive read on/off from Avatar fics (im not into the blue people but i have a friend who has NO ONE else into it and, again, im also not into it; but she knows im always down to read fics for fandoms im not in, bc 70, 80% of my joy for fanfics comes from how well-written they are over who theyre about or how in-character they are. so, bc i love her and i love good craftsmanship, i read whatever Avatar fics she likes (off-handedly, youd probably like "daddy issues" by makoodles on ao3, thats one if the Avatar fics my bud has sent me and it seems like your vibe if youd be into that fandom/reading fics regardless of if youre in the fandom or not)) and the reader in the fics ive often have been sent, when she is being romanced by someone like Tsu'tey who was born one of these aliens (as opposed to the dreamwalkers with "demon bodies" who were originally humans (some can switch back and forth still, but Jakesully and Quaritch only have their alien bodies now. but, still, originally human so they wouldnt call a human!reader the insults someone like Tsu'tey would). but yeah the Avatar people fucking HATE humans as a species generally (which. fair. considering the context) hence why im looking at them for the human-hater that is Knives) will go from insulting them to gently calling them the insult as a term of endearment. it usually is "my human" (or "my sky-person" since thats a synonym for human for them, but that isnt applicable here) or "little demon" which, idk, im always weirdly soft for Weird Nicknames Of Endearment esp when they start off as insults but then become full of affection
but yeah i just think thatd suit Nai too, maybe not the terms themselves (tho i can see him using "(little) demon/devil" bc of the Christianity thing tho, i will admit) but rather the concept of an Insult He Would Use For Any Human then becoming a specific term of endearment for the reader. itd be like an illusion of control over his feelings. hes still insulting them, he still hates the reader/all humans, see?? hes insulting them still (pay no attention to the fact that its become less and less insulting over time and spoken with more possessive affection as you take less and less offense to it. maybe the reader has one back for him. (the only time i saw the reader in the Avatar fics ive been sent was in another one by makoodles, where the reader called Tsu'tey "big guy". idk if thats a befitting exchange for someone on the level of Nai tho lmao rip)
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now, the ask could end there. but, in case you dont like any of the above but do like the idea of "insult to endearment" pipeline, i do have a list of "pet-names" in my notepad app for character inspo so lemme look through my insults section (you might get lucky looking for something Christian-specific tho for Knives but, alas, i wasnt ever raised with that religiok so i only vaguely know it via pop culture osmosis. maybe something with "sinner" or "infidel" or "nonbeliever"?? maybe "angel" in a wholly sarcastic/mocking way, but that feels more modern!Knives than canon-universe!Knives) idk. anyway) similar ones i know that are unrelated to those fics for a fandom in not in would be: hellkite (its a regency era insult im super soft for, for absolutely no reason lmao rip), spitfire, princess/pretty boy, speck (it was a shortened form of "speck of dirt" that became affectionate, kinda like "squirt" but less kid-oriented. i came up with it for a story ive since abandoned for the Male Lead to call the person he has a slowburn hate-to-love relationship with and felt very clever lmao), baby (ive laughed so hard at the "baby"/"now is not the time for pet names"/"im not doing that. im insulting you. you are such a fucking baby" misunderstanding meme as soon as i saw it ages ago), tornado, harpy, nerd, idiot/jerk/dork/pansy/bonehead/dummy/twerp/blockhead/dimwit (aka some of the Schoolyard (Common) Insults though theres others in this list that could also qualify to be here), asshole/bastard/bitch/fucker/dickhead/smart-ass/jackass/dumbass (aka the Includes A Curseword (Common) Insult), heathen/scoundrel/cad/cassanova/rake/ruffian, airhead, pervert/perv, deadbeat, bugger/git/prat (The Brittish Variety), freak, weirdo, coward, scavenger, chicken, missy, hermit, walnut/peanut, punk, porcelain, doll/dolly, charming (as a shortened form of a sarcastic Prince Charming), wannabe, my toy, pet, livestock, furball, poppet, stringbean, flower, kitten/kitty-cat, cupcake/muffin, ladies, canary/parakeet/mockingbird, pretty, carrier (kinds like of disease, to carry a disease, a carrier. could similarly work with an actual illness, like calling someone "herpes" or "pneumonia"), ladybird, morsel, meatlet/meatbag, maggot, sonny/buddy/bestie, "feeble turtle duck" (which is what Eska refers to her "boyfriend", Bolin), Bambi/Mickey Mouse/Minnie Mouse/Seasme Street/Cinderella/Sniw White/Rapunzel/Ugly Duckling/Little Red (Riding Hood. similarly, "Big Bad" or "Mr Wolf"/Princess and the Pea/White Knight/Muppet, pest, colonizer/squatter/settler (close companion ideas that i dont want to attach but also dont, bc the following would only work in a sci-fi sense: planeteer/terraformer/parasite and i tried to think of some more plant ones for my own purposes (tho maybe Nai would call his human something closer to an antonym of a plant, idk) so heres the related listing i came up with for my own devices for your in tandem needs pollinator/weedling/harvester/reaper/uprooter), my little monster, mastercard (as in "my little wallet" kinda sugarbaby talk or something idk), bossy girl/needy thing/runner boy/errand dog, lamb/lamby (as in "sacrificial lamb"?). i hope something here is either to your fancy or inspires you to something that would be ♡
if you want my vote for what i listed that i can at knock my head around and see Nai using as an Insult Of Endearment, id pick from my own wordbank the following: (beside the Christian or anti-plant ones i already mentioned. i think anything here would come to be attached with a possessive "my" inbtime tho) "my human" (maybe also "my mortal"? idk), little demon/devil, spitfire, speck, "my toy", "my pet" (bc i can see him initially rationalizing his attachment to his human as like that between an owner and a pet, or as a plaything of his, or something like that anyway), pest, parasite (this one i specifically like bc he would use it as an insult against all humans but then, in time, it would come to allude to how he wants your existance to depend on him, need him, to survive), livestock, squatter, morsel, meatlet/meatbag, harvester/reaper/uprooter, little monster, needy thing, lamb, canary/parakeet (in a "caged bird" way anyway)
tangentially, if he picks an insult like "my little monster" or "my pet" or something, i can imagine him also becoming obsessed with you allowing him to put his fingers in your mouth as an extension of how hed like controlling you, whether thats to look at and mock how ineffective your mouth would be to defend you or because he wants to be a pest and pull at your tongue. just him going "bare your teeth for me" or "open your mouth" and grazing his fingers along your canines with contemplation (at first to mock you but, in time, to worry how defenseless you are and allow himself to poke at his own bruise). idk. anyway)
ill still make a vote in your poll to my favorite of thr listing but im too shy to reblog yet, forgive me, but i thought you might like this consideration via anon if nothing else considering how skittish i am otherwise with attention. i hope thats okay, and that you have a good day!!
gonna put this under a read more so it doesn’t get any longer!!
firstly anon thank you so much for taking the time to come to my inbox and give me all your thoughts on this i appreciate them greatly 💕💕
now to get into it!!
so i’ve never seen the avatar films….i never saw the first or the second. i know very little about them actually LMAO. however!! i could absolutely see the similarities that you’re pointing out and i think it’s so lovely that you support your friend and their obsession and i think it’s great fun that you’re drawing parallels to other fandoms/thoughts/etc.! that’s what it’s all about baby!!!
(side note: i believe i have read makoodles my hero academia fanfic back in the day and they are a wonderful writer!!! i have a bit of a harder time getting into fanfic of characters/stories i don’t fully know but i’ll absolutely take a peak still!)
okay okay now onto the actual pet name portion of it. first of all your roster of them is crazy expansive. and kinda wonderful to have on hand!!!
also like i think you hit the nail on the head with the idea of a name given as an insult sorta becoming one of endearment over time for nai?? i like that a great deal. i think it’s pretty fitting for him too. if the reader is human, ig!! i have toyed with ideas of a fic where the reader is another independent? bc i think there are others….? elendira the crimsonnail is one right?? or a hybrid of some kind-? and for that reader i definitely think he’d have something a lil more reverent? i could then see something closer to “little one” “dove” or following the religious theme of “angel”
continuing on that note…i was unfortunately raised roman catholic and went to a catholic school most of my life SO. i do have a wide knowledge of this hfksjska i think “lamb” really stood out to me. i could also maybe see (and everyone feel free to boo me and drag me off stage call me crazy etc. etc. BUT)….like a scornful Biblical “child” as in, “Bow your head, child.” that sort of speak.,.,that sort of demeaning version first where he’s trying to assert that he’s older and wiser and better and that you have much to learn from him and then softening later into a gentler term of endearment. but idk i’m not as obsessed w that one it’s just a Thought.
i do like “lamb” quite a bit tho. i am….TUCKING THAT ONE AWAY.
i do like wretched readers and a more specific nickname nai might give them…..wretched little thing, needy little thing, brat, etc. etc. the caged bird is quite intriguing too…songbird, canary, etc.
now finally…..that lil snippet at the end ab nai putting his fingers in your mouth?? oh i’m ILL. i’m SICK. yeahhhh i fan absolutely see that. i think he thumbs at your dull lil canine teeth. and absolutely calls you pet while he does so. THIS IS A GOOD THOUGHT ANON. it’s gonna stick around in my head yup yup yup
ANYWAYS THANK YOU!!! for all your thoughts and ideas 💕💕 i appreciate them greatly and appreciate you taking the time out of your day to message me 💕💕 hope you have a good day as well 💕
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For modern au!bully the fatui-- weird shit/abilities they develop because of their rich kid upbringing or just general rich kid-ness
Diluc: godlike sense of smell
I feel like hed have this because, even if he hates the taste of wine and alcohol in general, he still has to work and do his job as he is expected to take over the family business. He has to keep quality control and help with the making of new wine and even cocktail recipe books and food guides to pair or mix the wine with. And all of that has to do with taste. But the thing with wine is, it has to be smelled first before tasting to really get the full flavor. And Diluc, who is as stubborn as a mule and so set on not drinking wine, just-- starts training his nose from early childhood and even until now so it can basically act as a second tongue just so he doesnt have to taste the wine. His sense of smell is so precise that he can tell the acidity and quality of the soil used for the grapes, the age and quality and even the damn sPECIES of grapes, fruits and whatever is used in the making-- god he can probably even tell the grape tenders life story from it-- mans basically kamado tanjiro from demon slayer and akira hayama from food wars fused together and specialized for wine smelling.
Ayato: obsure culture and history facts, and a really precise eye for detail
Mans entire job is to be an event planner for any and all important and/or cultural events. If he gets even a SINGLE THING WRONG, hes probably gonna get fucking dragged. So to combat this, he just-- absorbs all of the history. Half, if not, most of his work sched is literally just him reviewing historical events, documents, etc. and interviewing and talking to historians and cultural experts to just brush up and even update his mental archive. It got to such a point that he actually studied a wHOLE OTHER COUNTRYS ENTIRE CULTURE AND HISTORY BECAUSE HE WENT LIKE "oh shit, for this event, this country had a thing with this other country and fUCK I NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT TOO--" and thomas just in the background like "sir, you dont have to-- that country isnt even involved with the history of this festival--" and ayatos just tearing thru his archive and aggressively googling like "bUT I NEED TO MAKE SURE--" so now hes a history and culture buff. Literally. This man can slice you in half while monologuing about the cultural significance of fucken..... toilet paper.
Yelan: green thumb and plant nerd
Yanshang Teahouse was a teahouse first and foremost before it became a casino under Yelans leadership. Of course to respect and keep up the ruse of it still being a teahouse sorta, yelan had to quickly learn and pickup tea culture and history, much like ayato. But unlike ayato, yelan wasnt raised to take over the yanshang teahouse and therefore only had like what? A couple months or something to pickup and master the craft before she had to update their business from "teahouse" to "teahouse and casino" like how resorts world is both a casino and mall. So most of her waking hours spent in the acquisition and integration of the company was her just speed running "how to tea for dummies 101", during which she actually got a bit of an obsession over tea after having aquired the taste and tried to blend it with her spices. First attempts of mixing tea with spice was a fail. So, she got it into her head that-- if she cant put the spice into the tea, what if she put the tea into the spice?? And started bREEDING TEA VARITIES WITH CHILLIES. Its more of a hobby as she is still learning more and more about tea culture and hasnt stopped learning and teaching herself ever since the acquisition, but you bet your ass once she gets a good mix, she will snort that shit.
Lol wanted to add yelan having insane sleight of hand skills but thats to be expected when you own a casino AHAHA
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They have been together so long they've been learning each other's skills. Like Diluc loves to garden with Yelan and he helps her with the smell cause he can tell how the soil is. Yelan will actually tolerate Ayato's history lessons and planning. And Ayato just like drinking well Diluc goes over the smell. It's all great
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pun-ishment888 · 1 year
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sometimes on the internet I feel like people's way of determining wheter a fantasy element is problematic or not ends up being quite shallow and while well intentioned, kinda starts and ends with "it is based on a real life culture/ethnicity/group and thus is bad”. which, again, its well intentioned, but ultimately ranges between ineffective and harmful. yes, yes, Im here because I had a talk with someone, “epically owned them in the market of ideas” and now Im making a text post to share. Basically the conversation was about wheter or not “dnd monks as a class is racist” and went as following(tldr):
"monks should be cut from the game, they are racist"
"well they are based on a culture, but they arent badly handled. if thats the line we'll have to cut a lot more. like paladins, druids, arguably clerics."
"well yeah paladins too. crusaders werent exactly great."
"ok what about tieflings? I mean. they are blatant stand ins for "people born weird", and literally are fiend people."
"thats a bad faith argument"
which, brought us to the point, are tieflings problematic? anyone who played the game will say that it is quite a blatant and ham fisted metaphor for “weird people”,  wheter that is neurodivergents or lgbt people or anyone else who wishes to get under the umbrella of “treated as an outcast due to things they couldnt control”. And going beyond that, they are literally fiend people who are like that because of fiendish influnces. so we have our case shut, they are blatantly about real life groups and are blatantly demonizing said groups. Its not hard to imagine a bigot going “yeah those NDs are inhuman weirdos like those tieflings”. so we should remove tieflings.
Right? anyone wanna remove tieflings? the fact is, despite all the above being true, tieflings have been beloved. In fact, Id say they are the community favorite, the community that is made up of people that the tiefling represents and demonizes. Because, ultimately, the way the community and the writers handle the tiefling is not in a malicious way. And the details are hard to describe, much like how it is hard to describe the line between banter and mockery, beyond “there isnt any maliciousness behind it”. tiefling having the above traits are not portrayed as a way of attacking people or mocking them.
for a second example Id have to disclose where Im from which I dont like doing, but basically know that one of the “evil enemy” races is fairly blatantly based on us. and no one I asked here has problems with it, because they are written cool and not in a mocking or demeaning manner.
what people should understand is that, wheter or not something is problematic, relies heavily on how a thing is handled, and how the audiance treats it. something being based on a real life group isnt bad, by itself its neutral at worst and will make people go “hey thats us lmao” at best, and even when that something at first glance has questionable traits, those can end up being quite irrelevant depending on the audiances reaction and treatment.
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