#i NEEEED more fics about it that to in depth

[puhpandas]

it's so interesting how they know the potential the mimic as a character has with their human hero protags, and they immediately used that potential to make Cassie think her best friend in the whole world that she was crushed by the absence of and risked her life to save betrayed her when Gregory didnt. the misunderstanding is so much better than the actual betrayal ever could be

#i NEEEED more fics about it that to in depth #actually i dont think there has been one that goes in depth yet at all. #i need it either way #if only my brain could work enough so i can actually write it myself #pandas.txt #pandas talks #ruin spoilers #gregory #cassie #fnaf gregory #fnaf cassie #the mimic #grimic #ruin #thoughts #gregory and cassie

[helena-thessaloniki]

Hi! Love your fics, imo you're the best rivamika writer the fandom's blessed enough to have rn. I've noticed you also watched Arcane- could I get your thoughts (and/or feelings) on Silco and Jinx, if it's okay? Halfway through the show, I couldn't get the thought that Levi's bond with Mikasa might've looked similar to theirs if they'd found themselves in that sorta context, outta my head. maybe that's just me, tho. thanks!

oooh ooh oh. I love Arcane so much, it's my most favorite thing I've watched in years. I'm obsessed with so many of the characters and their various relationships with each other, including Silco and Jinx. Please forgive the enthusiastic rambling below.

and oh man. thank you so much. that's way too kind. I really appreciate it. 🖤(:

The amount of care and consideration the writers/artists put into Jinx is incredible. I mean, I can't believe the Get Jinxed video from eight or nine years ago has so many of the elements that came to life in Arcane. The devotion to the character is swoon-worthy and it really shows.

It's rare to see complex female characters written well in mainstream media, let alone teen girls, let alone teen girls as antagonists. When I read Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn was the first time I realized teen girls and women could be written with such moral ambiguity and darkness and depth, and I've only ever felt that impressed again with Jinx. But ten times more so. It breaks my heart into a million pieces, and fascinates the hell out of me, to see the way Powder's psyche and core beliefs and mental infrastructure are all so deeply embedded with her failure. The way that manifests into her childish yet keenly mature attitude, her reckless and fraught but intentional and strong disposition, is all so well-done. I think the creators wanted to explore a girl version of The Joker [Batman, DC Comics] and man not only did they deliver, but she's in a class of her own. She's fucking terrifying. She's so dangerous. She makes you hold your breath because you have no idea what she'll do; or, you do know, but you can barely stand to believe it. It's incredible writing. How do we have empathy for her despite her awful decisions? How do we hope she'll do the right thing yet know she'll do the wrong thing, all while having so much internal strife and shock and despair at her actions?!

The scene where Jinx goes back to their old home and tries but fails to beat Vi's record is one of the most powerful scenes in tv. I just love it so much. Like everything with Jinx, it hurts and it's shockingly awful and it's the most incredible disaster.

Enter Silco. The only one who gets her, who holds space for her, who makes space for her and her eccentricity and her mayhem. Who accepts her and wants her to be all that she is. Who doesn't 'forgive' her, because there's nothing wrong with her and nothing to forgive. That's the appeal to them, for me. Especially since Silco is ordinarily ruthless and self-serving and committed only to his own mission, but he makes allowances and exceptions for one and only person. He alters who he is and what he plans for one person. Jinx.

I won't say any spoilers, but my only complaint with the show is that they're under-utilizing Silco. I can't get enough of him and him with Jinx.

The things that are problematic in real life are the most violently delightful to experience in fiction. I devoured Jinx/Silco fanfics. I'll just leave it at that. It was the first underage or guardian/ward fics I've read but I neeeeded it and loved it. I'm sure it was triggering for people to watch the sexual tension between them, I have no idea why it didn't trigger me or piss me off, it absolutely is problematic on so many levels to portray or to promote, ... but I was into it. I'm into it. I need to go and reread fanfics right now just thinking about them?! They're addicting to watch and experience.

As far as relating them to Levi and Mikasa, I hadn't thought of that but I can totally see it in a dark, twisted AU version in which they were both orphans who lost everything and everyone despite being so powerful and how severely that could have damaged them and led them only to each other. If you write it, anon, I'd read it in a heartbeat. (:

would love to hear your thoughts too!! <3

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