#don't know if it actually sounds like that tho

[mystellenia]

ellie with a clumsy gf ୨ৎ

summary: how ellie cares for her clumsy girlfriend

content: nothing thats nsfw!! just ellie being a cutie concerned gf

notes: answer to this req!! SHES SO PUPU BABYGIRL IN THAT PIC I WANNA BITE HER JFWIBFJWKRJR. she's actually so beautiful i can't. entirely unrelated: idk how i feel about this... but i’m trying not to be like EW I HATE THIS FUCK THIS ITS SO BAD. like i dont even feel like that but we already know how i feel about this formatting. its growing on me tho

(wc 0.39k) so short i know guys i gotta dip my feet

constantly laughing but also concerned at how you manage to trip and bump and bruise yourself up on literal air

in apocalypse au, she's always been very aware of her surroundings bc of patrol and combat and stuff so she tries to keep you out of the way of things that she knows you'll bump into

always has an ice pack chilled and ready to go in the freezer in case you bump yourself real hard and it's sore because ice helps bumps not bruise right when you get them (looking at you guys clumsy ladies write that one down)

always warns you about things right as they're happening since you get into things SO FAST

like just as you're bumping into something or dropping an item she's blurting out, "wait! there's- a shirt on the floor"/"remember- that the washing machine door is open"/"baby, you're gonna drop that- just... like you did just now. you okay?"

always asks what you did to get a new bruise. she'll notice a new one and joke, "oh, what did you do this time?" and you'll respond, "i may have walked into the dishwasher while the door was down... but this one doesn't hurt that bad 😁" it's become like a little game

she's become sooo desensitized to any bump or bang sound in the house bc she knows its just you. not to say she doesn't care about you getting hurt--she immediately throws out a "you good?!" or "you need me?"--she just knows you know what to do: ice pack or heat compress. it's routine now.

read that low vitamin c levels make you bruise easily, so always has vitamin c rich snacks stocked up. oranges and strawberries and other fruits, always ready!

she's so stupid in love that she'll cut the fruits up into hearts or try nd make the most simple little animals with them from some mother of 3's tutorial on instagram reels and genuinely gets upset when she can't recreate them.

^ like you notice her absolutely maiming some apples and ask, "ummm why are you slicing and dicing that poor apple?" and she'll mumble, "it's supposed to be a stupid crab."

and for my ladies with darker skin where bruises aren't as visible or even just pale skin that just doesn't bruise easily, she's still just as concerned. and since there is no visible warning of a sore spot, she's hurriedly apologizing after pressing on a sore spot or laying on a tender patch.

@abbysbug @picklesarenice69

hello to my clitter critters. soooooooo erm sorry about going like basically inactive for like 2 weeks i got into the fight of a lifetime with my mother 😊 we still beefing 😊 dw tho when she's old and wrinkly i’ll have power of attorney and trust the cord WILL be plugged.

like i’m joking but as of now that bitch is an opp fr

but anywhoooo i’m back. and my dinosaur of a laptop had a health scare and i thought i was gonna have to plan a funeral for her but she went to the doctor (apple store) and she's all better. idk how it still works so well now bc my mom got this when obama was still president 😆 don't y'all worry tho this motherboard does nothing but purr we chillin (the fan turns on whenever there are too many graphics moving)

#mystellenia 𐑂°‧₊ #elle answers 𐑂°‧₊ #ellie #ellie tlou #tlou ellie #ellie the last of us #ellie x reader #ellie x you #ellie x y/n #ellie williams #ellie williams tlou #ellie williams the last of us #ellie williams x reader #ellie williams x female reader #ellie williams x y/n #ellie williams x you #ellie williams fic #ellie williams fluff #tlou #the last of us #the last of us x reader #the last of us x y/n #tlou x reader

[phynewrites]

Open Drabble 4

Hero and Villain stared each other in the eyes, none of them wanted to break eye contact.

Until Villain gave in. He eased the tension from his shoulders and walked away. He kept walking and walking and walking, not stopping until he was quite sure he was far away from them. The mist of the forest lingered in the night and cast a translucent veil on the trees.

Reaching the edge of the forest, he sat down on a lone stump of the tree. He looked at nothing but his feet while contemplating the rage, confusion, fear, and discontentment.

“Ah, I always hated to see you like this son.”

This voice. It was all too familiar for villain. It belonged to a person he deeply cared for and cared for him mutually, whose death was brought about by his stupid actions in the past.

Suddenly, shock and regret added to the burden he was already feeling in his heart and amplified the rage. Why did he have to show up?

He caught a glimpse of a white figure treading beside him and invited itself into the space he was not occupying in the rock. The ghost was a little more opaque than the mist. The warmth of the spirit touched his skin and it felt cold. Once it was settled, it said, “Would you like me to tell you a story?”

“I am not a kid anymore father,” he replied coldly

“I will tell you anyway because you are acting like one!” The ghost held its forefinger near villain as if scolding him.

“When you were a boy, a fortune teller went to our house. Your mother was very fond of them. When the lady held you in her arms, her brows furrowed, and looked at me and said, ‘By Golly, this one will give you a headache!’” The ghost chuckled upon remembering the memory.

“I said, ‘Don’t they all? Children and everyone.’ But, this lady, she was serious. She said ‘More than a headache. He will cause you great misfortune in life. Everything you’ve worked hard for will be gone-;”

“And she was right, ain’t she?” Villain interrupted as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. He felt that the presence of his father was only there to make him feel worse. Yes, it was him! The black sheep in the family of heroes who dreamed too big. It was he who didn’t care for any means, just to get what he wanted. It was he who descended into the darkness instead of accepting the light his family offered. It was he who planted anger and greed in his heart. I get it!

The ghost was taken aback. He laid a cold hand on villain’s back and answered him honestly with sad eyes. “She was. Even told me to abandon you. I didn’t”

By now, fury was reigning within the swirl of emotions within Villain. If he could only swat that ghostly hand and walk away. No, he needed to say this. Channeling his rage on the ground, refusing to lay eyes on his father’s ghost. His piercing gaze could burrow a hole in the earth. He screamed, “So I owe it to you because you didn’t abandon me?”

The ghost shifted in his seat and sighed with disappointment. He thought that this would be a long talk. “I did not say that, and I made sure no one said something like that again in front of you or the family.”

Villain was not having it. “Where are you getting at”

“We love you, son,” The father said tenderly. Villain felt it too and it made him jolt. “I, your mother, your grandfather, your brothers, your friends, even your mentors. We all do, and all we wanted was for you to see that and be content with it. We wanted you to know that no matter how powerful you are, or how rich you are, it will not matter when you are void of love and all you have in your heart is anger and discontentment.”

You had me in your first words, but you don’t get it. “I merely wanted to be happy. Contentment destroys it,” Villain said coldly.

The ghost lightly banged the brown staff he was holding. He rested his hands on its curved grip as he looked at his son with amazement. “And tell me, were you? I know you son. I saw how you were constantly worried and afraid.”

Villain, pride reigning in his heart and mind, didn’t want to admit that his father was right. He spent the past years of his life plotting the perfect plan and waiting for it to come to fruition. When it did, he was tormented by the prophecies told by his advisers and rarely got to enjoy what he had. He thought it would be enough if he had it all. Their power, fame, ambition, prosperity, alliances. He worried about his future and the prospect of Hero coming back what was rightfully his. While he got everything he wanted, happiness did not reign in his heart as he hoped it would. In the end, everything that he worked hard to get was stripped away from him by justice and fate. It was cruel.

Still, Villain held on to pride and said, “It was a small price to pay.”

The ghost sighed heavily and prompted himself to stand. He laid another hand on the Villain’s shoulder.

“You really are foolish.” The ghost said. It was not meant to insult him but as an expression of disappointment. “I guess you will never outgrow that, but if there’s one thing I want you to outgrow, it’s letting go of your pride.”

His grip on Villain’s shoulder was tightening, almost as if he had a physical body. Villain still sat motionlessly and refused to look. The ghost continued, “My son, you do not live for yourself. You live with others just as others live for you. Those who live for you out of love always desire your happiness and safety. You must desire these things for them too. We live in a world of give and take.”

His father’s words were starting to take effect now. He remembered how much they restrained him from his grand plan, how much they told him it would not do good. The one who urged him the most was the very person he is talking with right now. In the end, he could only see that they were right. Everyone was right and he was wrong. Tears started to swell in his eyes.

The ghost said, “Remember when I told you a while ago that I hated seeing you like this?”

“You mean miserable?” Villain said, voice breaking down from the tears flowing in his eyes. Finally, he was able to look up at his father’s eyes and see that they were filled with compassion and longing. How long had he seen someone look at him the same way? So, so long.

The ghost placed a cold, gentle hand on his hair and caressed it. “I mean alone, with no one to give to and nothing to take. Now, are you content with that?”

In spite of this, flashbacks of his happiest memories were playing in his mind and they all had the same thing in common: people. His younger brothers whom he would endlessly joke with. His mentors, who would praise him when he would accomplish something. His parents and grandparents, who would show him that he is as loved as everyone in the family. Most of all, with Hero, his most trusted buddy before everything lead to downfall. Hero, who is now offering him a chance to change and be a hero like he was always expected to be.

The answer was clear. “No, Father.”

“Then go!” The ghost said assertively. “Go to them and help them, and they will help you in return. In this way, you will claim the happiness that you’ve always wanted.”

“Yes, Yes I’ll do it!”

“Now Go!”

The words “Go!” resounded in Villain’s ears as he opened his eyes and awoke from a slumber that seemed so deep. He was on that rock again from where he stopped, sitting alone. He thought of the ghost that sat with him and remembered the last thing it said.

Scrambling on his feet, he dashed back into the forest and disappeared into the mist.

#open drabble #my writing #writeblr #writers on tumblr #creative writing #writing #am writing #original writing #heroes and villains #hero x villain #not really just for tagging #writeblr community #writeblr cafe #worldbuilding #snippet #family confrontation #father and son #wholesome relationships #this sounds like heartfelt dialogue in my head #don't know if it actually sounds like that tho #ghosts #aparitions #villain's redemption arc #world building

[lunarharp]

if i just told you i love you would this world change

#witch hat tag #orufrey #these kinda suck lol i feel like i cant draw right now *irritated sigh* BUT I FEEL EMOTIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #if you are gay go watch good omens season 2 right now. NO YOU DONT KNOW THO!!!!!!!!! #i know being this affected by good omens is probably cringe. I dont care any more. the last 1 minute of good omens season 2 was #some of the most affecting acting i've ever seen in my life. sometimes someone acts with the force as if their entire career led to that #like during the credits part the very end im not even talking about before that. holy god #aziraphale i know everything about you. i know what you are feeling right now. i can see everything on your face. we're going to make it #ER.... NOT THAT THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS POST. IT'S NOT SPOILERS !!!!!!!!!!!!! #I JUST FEEL THOROUGHLY CHANGED !!!!!!!!!!! SHIT GETS REAL FROM NOW ON.. LIKE IN GENERAL! IN MY LIFE! #tormented gay love tormented gay love TORMENTED GAY LOVE TORMENTED GAY LOVE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #btw the first 3 images were drawn earlier with an entirely different feeling and an entirely different mood. #Why do you keep pulling away from me? #It is because i love you that i do this #the lyrics from one of my japanese orufrey songs (A SONG THAT THE CREATOR LISTENS TO!!!!) led to feelings #“あなたが知らない私を残さず見ててほしいの” but i'm not translating it cause it just sounds weird. if with his eyes oru's asking “WHY don't you want #to let me in? to see all of you?“ those lyrics are like ”I actually want you to see every last bit of the parts of me you don't know“ #oru you have no idea how much i want to lay bare my whole soul for you #maybe it's an alternate version of chapter 40. to me #i need to draw something really fucking good or i'm not going to forgive myself. i will not rest in this life #until i have made the orufrey that fully satisfies me nor until i have seen what the manga is leading to #NO STORY MEANS ANYTHING WITHOUT TORMENTED GAY LOVE AT THE HEART OF IT. THATS THE HEART OF THIS WORLD!!!!! #........... so Hi im normal :) haha *goes and finally makes breakfast*

[ryllen]

#mtas #my time at sandrock #mtas wei #mtas builder #fanart #i found my true love target ; v ; #the smiling type is the ones that truly snatch my heart #they bring me the utmost joy #as much ironic it is unsuur makes me unsure of the rest of the stage after confession #i just thought i marry him in case the builder parents come and there would be some kind of scene over it like in portia #till the very last minute my heart was somehow still half in about it #tho in the game unsuur is read very close as 'unsure' i actually pronounce it differently bcs it's close to something in my language #unsur : means element; i thought that's nice bcs it feels closely to rock related thing #https://translate.google.com/?sl=id&tl=en&text=unsur&op=translate #if anyone even interest the slightest on how it sounds when pronounced by me here's the google translate link #but yea i'm dying that it is literally being pronounced 'unsure' #pls help him he just needs to be given a chance to command so he can learn to do independent thinking from experience #like yeah probably there would be lots of mistake at first #but u're like a mom justice who decides everything for the child so when u ask the child they just be like don't know ask mom fshdshd #he needs to be put out there #or had that been done justice if so i am sorry ; v ; #but seriously i'm dying when i kept adventuring with justice and logan and unsuur was just told to wait like a puppy fhsdh #he needs to be taught how to decide things by himself seriously #it's honestly hard to write unsuur's character #like no matter how u tried somehow it doesn't feel as close as funny or as serious deadpan like the original #wei here is like a piece of white paper i can scribble whatever i want #it's unexpected #but i ended up liking wei

[moongothic]

You know when you think about it, like, yes, Crocodile was theoretically weak as shit when he got his ass handed to him by Baby Luffy in Alabasta. His sudden power-up in Marineford and current bounty feel kind of out of place for him, right. Like if he lost to Baby Luffy, then surely this man can't be that stronk, right

But of course, to be fair, by the time the two fought Crocodile had been sitting on his ass for over a decade in the middle of Paradise, never having to lift as much as a finger to completely overpower the weak haki-less pirates that would pass by Alabasta every now and then. It is an entirely fair argument that Crocodile was just straight up rusty and Luffy just gave him the first workout he's had in a decade (which he was not prepared for, at all) (Also Crocodile was overconfident, it's entirely possible had wasted a lot of energy toying with Luffy, and by the time he started to take things seriously he was already starting to get worn down. So like, he lost to hubris, his own overconfidence)

But also, considder this

The only person we know Crocodile's ever lost to (besides Luffy) was Whitebeard. And more specifically, Whitebeard, when he was young and spry and not dying of Old Man Disease. Crocodile lost to Whitebeard when he was arguably at his strongest.

So theoretically speaking, Crocodile's power level doesn't have to be tied down to his defeat to Pre-Gear Luffy, rather, we know his power level just doesn't reach Primebeard Levels. It's a scale

Regardless of wherever Croc might actually land on that scale specifically, Primebeard is just beyond Crocodile's max. Or at least was, when Croc was in his early 20s. He did spend over a decade lazing around, but he's also had a full timeskip to workout and get swole again, so who the fuck knows, maybe current Croc COULD sweep not just WB but also Primebeard

#Moon posting #OP Meta #Sir Crocodile #I am not SERIOUSLY suggesting current Croc would be strong enough to take down Primebeard #Like sure until Oda proves otherwise then theoretically but I HIGHLY FUCKEN DOUBT IT #I *AM* suggesting that Croc could turn out to be actually far stronger than anybody expected tho. Potentially. #Like he gets treated as ''the weakest Shichibukai'' but... yeah he could be just underestimated #God knows the story wouldn't have made such a Big Fucking Deal about Crocodile losing to Luffy if he had been TRULY that weak #Not to get all Power Scale-y #I am unironically wondering this more on a ''how the fuck does this man fit into the narrative'' kinda way #I just. I don't know how to put those thoughts I have into words without it sounding power scale-y

[arttrampbelle]

Damn shang your tsungs!

Shang tsung was best in mk11. Just saying.

No shade but it's the truth. Sorry.

(Mini vent in tags sorry)

#thirsting post aside mk11 shang tsung is fun to play even if you don't know how to play #mortal kombat #shang tsung #shang tsung mortal kombat #💚heart and soul🐍 #fr tho shang tsung in mk11 is far more enjoyable than mk12/mk1 shang tsung simply because of tagawa's performance #and the fact is alan lees shang tsung while fun and unique he's not a young tagawa he is his own damn person stop comparing him #alan lee stated he doesn't want to be compared to tagawa so plz stop saying he's a young tagawa #they don't sound alike alan lee has the smug infliction but its heavily exaggerated and lighter toned #cary hiroyuki tagawa's shang tsung in the mk 95 movie and him younger has a deeper tone and pitch #listen actually carefully to both of them and their performance they sound nothing alike #people who say that alan Lee's shang sounds like a young tagawa is delusional to themselves into thinking that the game is remotely good #that or they want tagawa back but they don't wanna admit that for some reason #like guys it's ok to like alan lees shang without comparison to tagawa #stop trying to say they sound alike #i swear people be parroting shit they see on x or yt comments ugh #but anyways have shang tiddies enough of my venting #mk11 shang tsung #mk11 #mortal kombat 11 #mortal kombat 11 shang tsung

[pagesofkenna]

I just queued a post where I said this in the tags but I wanna say it again as a real post: shout out to the Neverafter production team for both a) including misophonia warnings in the trigger warnings list, and b) keeping the most common misophonia trigger sounds out of the actual episodes

I think everything they'd included a warning for so far has been SFX added in post, and only played for a few seconds. they've been things like fly buzzing and water sounds, things that can bother me (and perhaps did bother other people) but only if prolonged. there have been no prolonged gross mouth sounds, no squelching or chewing

and in a run of episodes with a recurring chewing gum joke!!! they literally faked chewing gum on camera, and the audio was minimized (if there was any sound at all; I don't remember) and the players' visual triggers cut short

(for context, I had to stop listening to one of my favorite actual play podcasts of all time years ago because the GM introduced an NPC who chewed gum. I usually only glance at the screen while watching Critical Role because there's often at least one player chewing something the whole game, and though you can't hear it sometimes the visual trigger is so hard to ignore)

I remember seeing Sam de Leve's name in the credits for ACoFaF, working as the set accessibility coordinator, and they're someone I know is aware of misophonia issues and takes care to limit potential triggers in their actual play work. they might've helped the production staff develop misophonia accommodations, or it could have been someone else, or maybe the team is just more aware of this issue now (I feel like misophonia awareness is at an all-time high)

not that there have been any particularly horrible misophonia triggers in the past (that I can remember), but. I just remember seeing misophonia listed as a potential trigger for the first episode, and being both excited to see it recognized, and nervous to have to need it, and then excited again when the sounds ended up being so minor. love having sound design work that doesn't actively punish me for wanting to watch their show

#I hope I don't go home and there actually is a major trigger sound in tonights episode tho!! lol #misophonia #dimension 20 #di20 #i'm curious if other misophoniacs have had a worse experience with this season? #i also know that i have my misophonia enough 'under control' (as much as it can be) that certain things that used to bother me dont #as long as they're not obnoxious about it. i can handle some trigger noises in moderation #but there have been multiple times this season where ive noted a warning and waited for it and been like #'wait... that was it?' #neverafter

[burymeinblack2022]

“i dont wanna be a soldier i dont wanna go to war” bitch you live in switzerland...u know....the country known for its NEUTRALITY ??? what are you going to war with. common sense ? 😐 😐 🙄

#its like 'yeah yeah ik ukraine (u know THE COUNTRY THAT ACTUALLY HAD NO CHOICE GOING TO WAR) #is hosting but how can i make this abt ME lol' #also i dont wanna play with real blood ... #as opposed to the fake one u were supposedly playing with?? what #this would have made sense if ukraine did it but switzerland its like. and what experience do u have with war. it sounds hollow #wow anna said something #again sorry remo u seem lovely this aint it tho #anna's shitposts #eurovision #esc 2023 #eurovision 2023 #Esc Switzerland #eurovision switzerland #eurovision song contest #esc #Edit: i think he says 'I don't wanna be a soldier“ but it still stands bc that's the message its a war song

[quirkle2]

pokemon au anybody

#qkdraws #suncaster au #suncaster warriors #the legend of zelda #legend of zelda #tloz #loz #loz au #zelda au #pokemon #scpkmn #pkmn #noivern #been thinkin abt this sm #i have like an entire world abt it in my head and i bother my qpp constantly w it #it's a more realistic approach to pokemon i guess. i love thinkin abt the logistics of it #prolly sounds boring as hell but one of my fav things abt pokemon #is actually the like‚‚‚‚‚ hypothetical biology of animals n shit #i LIVE for that stuff #i don't even know much abt biology or how animals' bodies function i just . enjoy it very much #and i also love thinkin abt the implications of everything. the laws that would be put in place in a world as dangerous as pkmn #more indepth stuff abt trainers n shit #it's very fun to think about :] #noivern is my favorite pokemon. so they get paired w my favorite boye :) #typhlosion is also on his team. one of my favorite starters #this pic doesn't show it but wars Does indeed still have his cheek scar in this au. due to ‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚‚ circumstances >:) #i haven't thought of names for many of his pokemon yet‚‚‚‚ i should tho #his gardevior Is indeed named Volmoir tho #i named my shiny gardevoir that in legends arceus and i am very fond of him #prolly weird name but i like being dramatic abt names and making them strange <3

[daz4i]

what if one day i actually properly recorded and produced my songs like professionally what then. would you listen to them 🥺

#fantasizing about the impossible (too scared and doesn't know how to get into actual recording) #i think! some of the stuff i wrote and recorded drafts of has a lot of potential #like i can hear them in my head almost. ik what they're gonna sound like even production wise #prooooobably gonna ask for a keyboard for my bday (again. i don't remember why i didn't get one last year) so i can record proper drafts #as it stands now I don't feel comfortable sending my drafts anywhere yknow? 🥺👉👈 #i kinda always wanna share them tho. but. i'm scared #anyway apologies for the ramble. like i said. fantasizing

[rawliverandgoronspice]

Hello.

You and gay-jesus-probably have successfully made me question everything with your view that Tears of the Kingdom is imperialist propaganda, so that's been fun.

Anyway, I decided to share this discussion with the Zelda fans on reddit, and perhaps unsurprisingly, a lot of them disagreed. Here is what they said (I'm Alarming_Afternoon44):

So what do you think? Have I and all these other people just been duped by the game's manipulative framing? Or do they actually have a point?

And if you'd rather not answer this, or would prefer if I censored the usernames, just tell me and I'll delete this.

Hey! Thanks a lot for reaching out, and I'm glad it made you think stuff through!!

Honestly, as I mentioned in this post, I am not super interested about in-world conversations about who oppresses who, because what can be assessed from the game is super vague and more vibes-based than evidence-based. Within the text, of course that the Good Zonais are good and the Bad Ganondorf is bad! But that's my whole point! The narrative has been deliberately crafted so that the zonais and Rauru (and Hyrule) are as blameless as possible (and it's not doing a great job at it overall to be frank; we would not be having these conversations about how offputting it all feels for a non-zero number of people if it did do a great job). More importantly, I want to focus on what sort of real-life narrative it all parallels. Because people make stories, and people live in the real world.

Not going after everyone's throat here, gamedev is hard and the hydras that are AAA game production do end up doing super weird stuff, especially since the thematic ramifications are absolutely never prioritized (and it's also always the same kind of people who make the final calls and push out what can and can't be talked about also). And as fans, we tend to have trouble stepping outside the lens of lore and take a look at the bigger picture sometimes; not as an attack on any individual part of that decision-making process but to just pause, stop, and question our standards, our priorities and the kind of reality (or skewing of reality) the stories we tell each other reflect.

Again: do we want to take videogames seriously or not? If we do, then we need to accept they are a vehicle for ideology, just like any other artform. And sometimes, you push out questionable ideology, sometimes without meaning to, because you didn't unpack your own biases as you did. And it's even fine to do it, nobody is perfect, a 300+ people team spread over 6 years certainly will not be that. But that it wasn't prioritized is, in my opinion, a problem. As a narrative designer, I want games (at least the narrative side) to be held to a higher standard than this. It's literally my job to work with the industry so it can hold itself to higher standards of quality --so the whole TotK situation is quite frustrating to witness from a very pragmatic, work perspective where I already spend my days trying to convince people that things mean things. I have a vested interest here in not having the companies I work for being given a free pass by gamers to do literally whatever as long as it's fun, especially when we're talking about a billion-dollars company suing its own fans left and right for any perceived slight. Nintendo are not underdogs here. It's fine to point out they cut corners and maybe promoted messy ideologies, voluntarily or not.

So long story short: no I don't believe anyone here has a point in regards to what I think is actually important, which is why these choices were made in the first place. If you look at an imperialist text expecting the text to tell you that it's imperialist instead of recognizing a framing used for propaganda by yourself, you're never gonna find any imperialist text ever, obviously not!! I'm sorry if I sound a little gngngn here, but I don't know why audiences have, at large, this feeling that lore and story beat decisions materialize themselves already formed and without any human bias, meddling, intervention, internal politics or approximations (it seems that people can only conceptualize this part if they have actual names to attach to the story, but without clear authors it's like there are no authors and so no bias, which is... a very strange bias in itself). I can promise you that it does not work that way in practice: every narrative department on every big game is a battlefield --some nicer than others, but all of them very emotionally draining either way.

So yeah, I guess that on these grounds, I disagree with every point raised here. Sorry Reddit :/

But thank you for the ask and sorry if I didn't go more into details as to why. The big Why I Dislike Rauru Post and the Gerudo Post might have some more specific rebuttals, but I am not super interested in debating small detail stuff tbh. I feel like it's no use if the frame of reference isn't being understood in the first place.

#totk spoilers #totk #totk critical #thoughts #asks #yeah I just disagree with a lot of these in general but I just don't feel like going through them one by one sorry ;_; #feel like I'm starting to repeat myself #especially for a game I liked okay but will definitively not revisit in the long run #tho @ the last redditor: yes thank you for proving my point because do you actually know about afghanistan's recent history :)) #like... who funded the mujahideens' war not so long ago :))))) and for what purpose :))))))))) #everything said by that redditor is 100% far right propaganda it's not even a little bit anything else it's textbook applied imperialism #it's.... yeah how do you want to have these sorts of conversations when the real life parallels are unackowledged #I don't know it's just.... so frustrating to me that so many people have such a hard time to unpack external influences in media #or do not know how to pull apart thematic framings from in-world fluff #sorry if I sound a little dry but it's just... it's all a bit tiring honestly #I'm glad this made you reconsider things! or that you took the time to read stuff through even!! thank you!!! #and thanks for compiling the whole thing!! #I feel like it's a good way of showcasing well... the narrative doing a good job at defending itself #but not disputing that the entire framing is deeply flawed #at least in my opinion

[isekyaaa]

Alh*itham & K*veh relationship analysis (spoilers below)

I said before that Alh*itham holds a level of "resentment" for K*veh, but what I really meant was "contempt." It's the contempt you feel when you're pushed past the point of sympathy and pity. You see someone you care about that's in a bad state, but the thing is that they're ALWAYS in a bad state due to nobody's fault but their own. They go from pitying to pathetic and pitiful.

This line isn't because Alh*itham literally refuses to do good deeds. It's because giving into K*veh's nagging would only serve to enable his guilty conscience. K*veh's guilt is what pushes him to clean and do things. One would think that helping K*veh would help ease his guilt and ease his stress, but all that does is put a bandaid on a gaping wound. What K*veh needs to learn is simply to stop. Learn he doesn't need to clean. He doesn't need to do the errands. He doesn't need to be "good." He doesn't need to give. He doesn't need to DO. He can just BE and that's okay.

But K*veh doesn't learn. He doesn't catch the hint. He doesn't change. Then the thought comes, "Why should I care about someone that doesn't want to get better?" And the next thought, "But unfortunately I DO care, so this whole situation irritates me even more." Alh*itham can ignore K*veh for the most part, but the times he gets too much, Alh*itham's irritation and contempt begins to seep in and he gets more biting.

It confuses me why people pair these two together because they are not what the other person needs. K*veh needs care. He needs love. He needs reassurance. Alh*itham needs independence. He needs low maintenance. He needs stability. As of right now, they only make the other worse.

#analysis #kaveh #alhaitham #spoilers #i don't want to post this on my writing blog haha #feel free to reblog though #as for that last sentence tho some people just like dysfunctional relationship #so like that last paragraph isn't directed at you guys haha #it's at people that genuinely think they can be good for each other lol #as someone that has been and is now to a lesser degree in alhaitham's shoes i'd literally die than get paired up with someone like kaveh #the kavehs in my life are actually of the closest people to me #i love them very much #and yet their helplessness and addiction to self sabotage annoys the hell out of me #people are like 'why don't you help them and support them more???? aren't they your friend??' #and it's like... #why should I willingly drown trying to bucket out water from a sinking ship? #people like that take a heavy toll on your mental and emotional reserves #why would I do that to myself for someone who REFUSES to improve themselves and get better? #i'm not that altruistic #i know it sounds like i'm dissing kaveh a lot here but ppl like him are my favorite kinds of people #he (like the people in my life) are not the summation of their faults #however you can get your bottom dollar that that doesn't mean I'll pretend they won't exist HAHAHA #using caps for things bc i can't italicize on mobile browser

[just-aro]

y'all have no idea how much effort goes into trying to interpret and respond to some of the questions we get about aromanticism lol.

like kee does so much tonal phrasing to be nice about this, but. please. "what is aromantic?" i am not google. "i don't know if i feel romantic attraction." cool, i'm not gonna be able to tell you what it feels like either. "hi, what if I am a person and not one of the major aro stereotypes?" then you are a person who is aro and doesn't fit that stereotype.

and like, whatever, we deal with those fine. but the worst. the absolute worst. is the ones where the ask is more or less requesting me to speak for aromantic people as a whole, or - worse and more commonly - a specific subset of aro people who i may not identify with, and almost always insist they aren't trying to be bad, but have such a questionable mindset behind it that i feel like i need to start with "how to identify that you haven't unlearned shit, you just realized you have an identity and stuck your tongue out at the people who taught you that shit"

#aro #aromantic #actually aro #actually aromantic #i am trying. so hard. to answer things nicely #but also i am not google i am not representing every aro person and sometimes... you should research something #sometimes. if you listen to the group you have questions about and research questions via searches or asking for simple resources. #you will find out information without our system struggling with feeling obligated to respond nicely because we know the avg user is young #and we want to model that asking questions is good and that you can kindly say 'i'm not part of this group but here's what they've said' #and things like that #but. sometimes i get asks that make me want to delete aro-culture-is or archive it and just never open it again #and they're not even the bigots or anything #it's just that we're plural but one disabled body #and it's fucking exhausting. #but also we don't really want to go through the process of vetting new mods or anything like that #it sounds exhausting and frankly we've had enough experiences while running that blog to know #that people will find a way to be terrible and demanding #oh this is alexander btw #if you see salty takes it's probs me. protective fuckery is phoenix or axel tho #just... like bro please. please consider that i'm not hear to guide you through the baby steps of realizing you aren't actually #the anti-fascist rebel you think you are ur just queer and online. i am here because i wanted a space for aro people to be silly. #and everyone looked at my silly 'haha this is meant to be claiming silly things like games as ours' page #and was like 'oh! time to seriously discuss every experience of aromanticism i have :)' #but especially the ones against the rules :)

[jewishcissiekj]

Whenever I see the "that sounds like terrorism, Anakin" TCW frame I just I just I remember how the Onderon arc was like the closest thing TCW did to what the Jedi did in the Clone Wars in Legends. Yeah, they aided and trained local resistances against the separatists. It's not just a thing Anakin made up for one arc.

#also um #relating to the current world #but i won't speak on that bc i don't know the right words #sw #star wars #tcw #the clone wars #onderon arc was questionable bc of lux but i liked it other than that #sucks that steela got fridged tho that was weirdddd #i was listening to shatterpoint and went like #'damn that (what depa was doing) sure sounds a whole lot like the onderon arc' #but it's a complicated subject and you definitely need to be careful with it #legends vs. canon choices are always interesting to me idk #the amount of politics that go into that actual war greatly differs #the cestus deception is like half politics and some action #while in tcw you have maybe mon cala and onderon arcs #and they're also very action focused #i don't get politics really so idk how to talk about this #so just an observation for now

[muninnhuginn]

Ngl my favourite gag in mp100 is the one where Reigen will do something that causes those around him to just stop and wonder how powerful his psychic powers are. Because I know he has none of them but every single time there's around a second delay where I'm like "wait he has powers?" before my common sense kicks in. Like, was I wrong? Did he gain powers whilst I wasn't looking? No, no he did not.

#but ye it's just a silly gag and it cracks me up every time. I think best instance has to be mob in confession arc tho #because he's just gone on a full rant about this guy being a lying liar who lies and then reigen confronts him and he's like #“wait. I know I just said he has no powers but-” #mp100 #mp100 spoilers #mob psycho 100 #(also... I don't think teru ever actually learns reigen doesn't have powers? #as of separation arc at least his comment there sure sounded like he thought he did)

[katiehwang]

Look how little differences in translations change the impression completely! Like here, it seems like Gin might have some remorse over all the terrible things he's done, so he tries to forget it everytime:

Meanwhile here, it portrays Gin as a very cruel character who treat other person's live like toys, which is the exact opposite of Shinichi who values all lives, good and bad:

But ofc the second translation is the one closer to the original meaning or else we would have some Gin angsty take by now XD. Oh and because the first one is from manganelo, and the translations on that site are always so confusing!

#Just thought I should share this because damn that's funny XD #Like when I read it I thought wow Gin actually sounds pitiful here #Good thing I know about the weird translation of manganelo #Seriously tho that website is veeery messy I always have to check other site to confirm #Why I still use it? Because only the translation is weird. The ad control is better and it's easy to navigating between chapters #Anyway yeah take this and laugh about Gin's potential angst with me #Oh no Gosho you better not see this and get some ideas. We don't need another villain turned good #Gin #Black Organization #Detective Conan #Dcmk