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legionofpotatoes · 3 years

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we decided to watch all story cutscenes from the new resident evil village videogame on a whim, since it’s not really our cup of tea gameplay-wise but seems to be this massive zeitgeist moment that made us morbidly curious. And I know how much everyone cares about my thoughts on things I know very little about, so. let’s get into it huh gamers. and yeah spoilers?

for context, I’ve only played resident evil 4 and a small portion of 5. I also read the wikipedia entry for 7’s plot recently. all this to say I was only vaguely aware of how tonally wacky the series was going in

I also completely gave up following the plot of the mutagens’ soap opera, so that paid off in spades here as you might imagine

anyway so that baby in the intro. that baby’s head is just massive. humongous toddlerdome. when ethan finds the baby’s head in a jar later on. there is no way that head would fit into that jar. bad game design. no not even game design. basic stuff. one hundred years in prison for jar modeler

if I see a single functional hetero marriage in video games I will cry tears of joy. I understand their misery is kind of The Point irt them badly working through the hillbilly romp trauma but like. sheesh. at least set that up as an emotional story goal the plot will help resolve. but nope they start off miserable and it goes nowhere

I know I know the mia thing has a huge wrinkle in it but like. not really in terms of dramatic function?? set up a happy end to the re7 nightmare (miranda can keep up appearances for all she cares) and then take that all away from angry griffin mcelroy for manpain. it will still absolutely work to set up the dramatic forward momentum. why throw in this cliche Hollywood Tension in their marriage if you’re not going to address it oh maybe because it’s normalized as automatically interesting because nuclear families are a self-propagating pit of a very narrow chance at emotional happiness relying on social stigma to preserve their empty function oops my baggage slipped in yikes abort mission

I called him griffin mcelroy because I saw his face on twitter and. yeah. I will continue to do this occasionally. my house my rules

... fuck the reason I’m hung up on this is specifically because the rest of the game is so tonally dexterous (which is a shining point to me! more on that later!), and yet they felt weirdly compelled to create the aesthetic trapping of a family-at-odds trope without following it through too well. a sign of both the good and the bad stuff to come

but listen the real reason why I wanted to talk about any of this is to nitpick the fascinating backwards-engineered nucleus of the entire thing; in that this game essentially creates a melting pot of just SO many disparate horror tropes and then makes a no-holds-barred unhinged effort at weaving thick lore to piece them all together. it is truly a sight to behold. like straight up you got your backwoods fright night situation, your gothic castle vampires, your rural-industrial werewolves, and don’t forget your bloated swamp monsters over there, with then a hard left turn into robotic body horror, and the entire ass subgenre of Creepy Doll writ large, and the bloodborne tentacle monsters, and a hellboy angel bossfight, which rides on the coattails of a mech-on-mech pacific rim bonanza, and just jesus henry christ slow down

almost all of these are textural hijack jobs that don’t really get into the metaphor plain of any of those settings but the game sort-of makes an argument that the texture IS the point and revels in it. It is kind of admirable almost. The same reason why the intro felt boxed in and unmotivated is also why the rest of the game just blasts off of its hinges to the point of complete and self-indulgent tonal abandon. I kinda loved that about it. lady dimitrescu made sure to hold her hat down as she bent forward in mahogany doorways and then suddenly she’s a giant gore dragon and you settle in your temp role as dark souls man with Gun to take her ass down. Excellent??

this rhino rampage impulse to gobble up every horror aesthetic known to man comes to head when the game wrestles with its FPS trappings in what is the most hilarious solution in creating visceral player damage moments. Since most cinematics and the entire game is in first person, that leaves precious little real estate for the devs to work with if they really want to sell griffin’s physical crucible. To wit. This dude’s forearms. Specifically just the forearms. They are MASSACRED throughout the story. The poor man lives out the silent hill dimension of a hand model. by the end cutscene he looks like a neatly dressed desk clerk who had decided to stick both his grabbers into garbage disposal grinders just a few hours prior. like in addition to everything else it manages to rope in that tinge of slapstick violence into its general grievous genre collection except this time it IS for a lack of trying! truly incredible

but wait his miracle clawbacks from everything his poor paws go through are retroactively explained away, yes, but far too vaguely and far too late to console me as I sat and watched everyone’s favorite baby brother reattach an entirely severed hand to his wrist stump by just. placing it on there. and giving it a lil twist ‘n pop terminator-style. and then willing his fingers back into motion right in front of my bulging eyes. this game just does not care. it does not give a shit. and boy howdy will it work to make that into one of its strongest suits

cause generally speaking resident evil was THE premiere vanilla zombie content destinaysh for like a decade, right? and as the rest of the world and mainstream media started encroaching and bloodying its blue ocean it went and just exploded in every single conceivable horror trope direction like a smilodon on catnip. truly, genuinely fascinating franchise moves

yeah the big vampire milf is hot. other news; grass... green. although I do love the implication that her closet is just identical white dresses on a rack. cartoon network-level queen shit

apropos of nothing I’ve said there’s also this hobo dante-devimaycry-magneto man, and I can’t believe this sentence makes sense. anyway he made that “boulder-punching asshole” joke referring to chris redfield and it was probably the only easter egg that really landed for me and boy did it land hard. I have not seen him punch the boulder in re5, mind. I had only heard about how funny it is from friends. and here this dude was, probably in the same exact mindset as me, trying to grapple with that insane mental image. with you on that ian mckellen, loud and clear

I advocate vehemently against the shallow pursuit of hyper photorealism in art direction but I gotta admit it works really in favor of immersive horror like this. the european village shacks especially gave me super unchill flashbacks to my rural countryside retreat in western georgia. I could smell the linoleum dude. not cool

faces are weird in this game. can’t place it. nice textures, good animation, but the modeling template is... uuh strange? and the hair. it has that clustered-flat-clumpy look that harkens to something very specific and unpleasant but I just don’t know what. sue me

griffin’s mental aptitude to take all this shit in stride and end every seemingly traumatizing bossfight involving some fucking eldritch being yet unseen through mortal eyes by essentially throwing out an MCU quip is just. What the fuck dude? I mean that was funny how you casually yelled the f-word at a god damn werewolf that you considered a fairy tale an hour ago but are you like, all right?? it was swinging a sledgehammer the size of a bus at you, ethan

oh oh the vampires are afraid of cold and your last name is winters. I get it haha

Pro Gamer Nitpick: boss fights seemed a bit unnecessarily long?? idk why the youtuber we picked decided the ENTIRE propeller man fight counted towards the vital story scenes he was stitching together, but man mr big daddy lite there really had some get up and go huh??

why are they saying dimitrescu.. like that. is it really how you say that word or is the english language relapsing into its fetish for ending every single word with a consonant at all costs

I’m not saying it’s a dramatic miss of a twist in context of all that’s going on, but the “you died in the last game actually and have been DC’s clayface ever since” revelation is low-key. it’s. it’s just funny to me, I dont know what to say. century-old god-witch fails her evil plan after she mistakenly removes heart from what was definitely NOT just some white guy with eight fingers after all

chris realizing he’s about to become the player character and immediately swapping out his tsundere trenchcoat for the muscletight sex haver sweater

the little bluetooth speaker-sized pipe bomb he taped to his knife was nuclear?? really??? I must have missed something because that is just too good. I buy it though I totally buy it. chris just got them fun-sized nukes in his car trunk for, you guessed it, Situations

anyway this is all for now just wanted to briefly touch on how unexpectedly funny and tonally irreverent this seemingly serious game turned out to be. did not articulate any cathartic story beats whatsoever but my god it had fun connecting those plot points. he just fucking put his severed hand back on his stump and it Just Worked todd howard get in here

#text #another one in my bulleted review series with no rhyme or reason #sorry resident evil fans this could be a painful read pls turn away #i know almost nothing about it but i am gonna be super fake familiar and critical of this one hey ho

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fruitbur · 4 years

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(bursts into inbox) thAT ASK MEME WITH ALL THE OCS U TAGGED (or just pick and choose but i genuinely would love to know all of them if u want afhdsgjsdhdjd) - darkwarfy

i'm going to start with the easy ones and end with the ones i haven't even talked about to you.

Red-

Full Name: Aaron Cupid Williams

Gender and Sexauilty: Male (trans) and Demisexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Ethnicity/Species: Tribrid of Fae, WARLOCK, and Demon.

Birthplace and Birthdate: His birthplace is unknown to HIM so therefore it won't be stated. he was born on Halloween but the year is also unknown.

Guilty Pleasures: Dancing and Singing. his mother never allowed him to do anything fun when he lived with her (besides reading) so he hides that side of him.

Phobias: Spiders, water, and the dark.

What They Would Be Famous For: besides being the only one of his kind? his singing, there is just something about it.. i wonder what?

What They Would They Be Arrested For: destroying prisons and freeing wrongly captured supernaturals.

OC You Ship Them With: No one, Red is too young to date throughout most of the stories he is in.

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: Iris (his mom) or Icarus

Favorite Movie/Book Genre: Favorite movie would be Shark Boy and Lava Girl, he loves kids movies. Book genre is sci-fi or adventure stories.

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: For movies it has to Coraline and book cliche is the hero or hero's lover/bestfriend dying for the greater good.

Talents and/or Powers: Talents would be as i said before his dancing and singing. his powers? jesus Red has a LOT. He can do basic magic, he can light himself on fire in a blue magic flame before it spreads around himself. telepathy, teleportation, and "invisibility" (that's more lore stuff) not really a power but he can control his appearance (his was born with baby blue skin and light purple hair but his mother taught him to hide that side to blend in with humans) he has a ribbon spell that he can call them to wrap his wrists and his controls them (i.e pulling and wrapping up his targets) he has another spell that does the same thing called flower power (this with rose vines) that he uses to hurt someone if need be. okay this is getting too long but he has more.

Why Someone Might Love Them: He is such a sweet kid and lights up the rooms he is in. you can't help but love him.

Why Someone Might Hate Them: Red can be a little troublemaker and cause chaos for fun. which gets annoying when shit goes down.

How They Change: Red always thought he was just a weapon, a tool for a war that was never coming. as he grows up and lives on his own with Angel, he changes to be someone full of love for not just others, but himself.

Why You Love Them: Red was my first ever OC. He has been through so much changes and growth and i think i finally love him as he is now.

Angel - (i'm gonna shorten the questions so this doesn't get too long)

Full Name: Nope- that's lore and i wanna tell you that Later.

Gender: Female (Trans), Lesbian.

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: loosely based on the mayans, a necromancer, and a clockwork angel necklace.

Birthplace: Her village in that universe's Tulum. Birthdate... she's existed for over 2000 years, who knows how old she is truly.

Guilty Pleasures: Gardening and painiting.

Phobias: the water. just- the water.

Famous For: bringing the dead back to life with ease.

Arrested For: Killing witches who mess with Red.

OC Shipped: I ship her with Niko, two crazy girls who just want bodies.

OC Murder: Iris again, or Lexi (not doing her, she isn't too important rn)

Favorite Movie/Book Genre: she doesn't watch movies that often because she is ya know.. trapped. but when Red can watch something other than kids movies, Angel finds herself loving romance movies, hasn't picked a favorite yet. Books though? cook books! she enjoys learning about food even though she can't eat.

Least Favorite: Horror, just like Red. or anything with water. nothing against mermaids or wildlife, but she's seen enough of the sea for 10 lifetimes at least. Cliche would be evil necromancers, screw that.

Talents: Her painting are to die for. powers??? now this is going to be fun. Angel can bring back the dead, use her magic to move things and grab people. over the course of her time trapped, she has learned how to possess whomever wears her, which leads to some fun beat downs with both Red and Angel working as a single unit. oh did i mention Angel really loves to mess around with blood magic? she was the only one who was able to master it before the witches attacked.

Love Them: Someone would love her becauss how passionate and nurturing she is. also because she enjoys cracking jokes in the safety of the clockwork during the WORST of times.

Hate Them: the witches hated her for her powers and that she was "sick" in the head for enjoying blood magic.

How They Change: Angel had to learn to live as a soul for so long, slowly forgetting what it means to be a living person, that has to be bad for her mental health.

Love Them 2: Angel has become one of my favorites because of how much i've put thought into who she is.

Niko -

Name: she still hasn't came up with a last name, might just take Angel's :)

Gender and Sexuality: Nonbinary and pansexul

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: Biracial, Japanse and Guyanese, a life sized Drawing Mannequin.

Birthplace: a black market factory that makes life sized objects to be used by witches. Birthdate, before 2016, at least.

Guilty Pleasures: ripping the skin off of witches for shit and giggles. oh and grooming dogs!

Phobias: none, nothing phases her.

Famous for: her spine chilling laugh.

Arrested for: all the murders she's done, that is, if she was ever caught.

OC Shipped: Angel of course.

OC Murder: any and all witches, Lexi, Syd.

Favorite Movie/Book: nope and nope! too busy living in the moment to sit down in one place, besides not have real hands. so the next question is useless.

Talents: is flawlessly ripping skin off of a living person a talent? Niko would say so. besides just living, Niko can change her shape into any type of doll/mannequin drawing or otherwise to hide in stores.

Love Them: she is a funny gal! creepy as shit but loyal once you've gained her trust.

Hate Them: "she. skins. people." -Syd at least 20 times.

How They Change: goes from a manic doll to a somewhat a stable person with the power of lOvE.

Love Them 2: She is perfect for Angel and that's enough for me.

Trinity -

Name: Trinity Wither Lakes

Gender: Female, Bisexual.

Pronouns: she/her.

Eithnicity/Species: Biracial, Polynesian, and African American. Werewolf and Siren.

Birthplace: Kaneohe, Hawaii. 3/17/1999.

Guilty Pleasures: Running in the woods in the middle of the night.

Phobias: being half wolf, she fears anything with silver, oh and blood.

Famous for: her speed.

Arrested for: graffiti and other forms of vandalism.

OC Shipped: Abigail. (not doing her either, sorry!)

OC Murder: Lexi, Raph, her grandparents.

Favorite Movie: Twilight and The Twilight Saga. she loves quoting the movies and books to piss everyone off, making it her favorites. Cliche would enimes to lovers.

Least Favorite: The Princess Bride, she just doesn't Get It. Cliche would be anything with angry werewolves or evil sirens. "we aren't your tropes, humans" -Trinity everytime she reads or watches something with a sexy but evil siren.

Talents: all the perks of being wolf and siren, nothing to add really.

Love Them: she is headstrong and makes for a good leader for a rebellion.

Hate Them: too loud, doesn't back down from a fight. will not shut up if someone is wronging her in public.

Change: she goes from the sheltered girl from her family's home in California to the loud rebel in Texas.

Love Them 2: Trin is like me, i don't know when to quit. if someone wrongs me i will scream it from the roof tops before i let them get away with it.

Syd -

Name: Syd Brimstone Lockwood

Gender: Female, Bisexual.

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: Caucasian, human.

Birthplace: Boston, Massachuestts. 4/20/1999

Guilty Pleasures: shitty reality tv, she lives for the drama. also magic, she has always been skeptical of the existence of magic so she spends much of her time researching and tracking down sightings of magic usage.

Phobias: None that i can think of.

Famous for: her deadpan delivery and humor/her resting bitch face.

Arrested for: stalking "known" supernaturals.

OC Shipped: Ainsel.

OC Murder: anyone who she follows would kill her, mainly Lexi or Raph though.

Favorite Movie: IT (2017) or a Purge movie. favorite cliche would be any boring, human trope. so like a coffee shop au.

Least Favorite: Harry Potter (okay she really enjoys the third one but she'd never admit it), cliche, would be magic. (she doesn't hate it, just that she doesn't believe.)

Talents: breaking and entering. "that's a fucking talent and you know it, Ains! i've never been caught in my life." -Syd. she is human so no powers.

Love Them: over protective of the ones she loves. would fight anyone to save Ainsel and she'd win.

Hate Them: her skepticism makes it hard for her to make friends and tears groups apart.

Change: after she meets a certain someone, she finally lets go of her overbearing skepticism and borderline hatred.

Love Them 2: i just love her character.

Ainsel -

Name: Ainsel Raven James

Gender: Female (Trans), Asexaul.

Pronouns: she/her.

Ethnicity/Species: African American (she has albinism), human.

Birthplace: Middletown, New York. 5/18/2002.

Guilty Pleasures: painting on herself, walking in the rain with no umbrella.

Phobias: fire. "You can't control it Sy-Sy!!! what if you drop that match huh?! we could go up in flames! i don't want to burn away!"

Famous For: her looks, or her happy go lucky nature.

Arrested For: Jay walking to get away from a monster or someone chasing her and Syd.

OC Shipped: Syd.

OC Murder: Lexi or Raph.

Favorite Movie: Tangled. Cliche, a happy ending.

Least Favorite: Monty Python and The Holy Grail. Cliche, a dog dying.

Talents: Her impeccable timing, always seeming to get Syd out of trouble before she is caught. "Nuh uh! none of that miss "breaking and entering!"" -Ainsel. Again a human so no powers.

Love Them: her optimism and acceptance of magic and the supernatural. how she loves everyone so fiercely and stands for what is right.

Hate Them: how happy and full of light she seems to be.

Change: She starts to stick up for herself more and learns how to fight back.

Love Them 2: i love how happy she is, i want to be that comfortable in my own skin like her.

Sebastain -

Name: Sebastain A. Montague

Gender: Male, Aromantic, Asexaul.

Pronouns: he/him.

Ethnicity/Species: Caucasian, Vampire and Sorcerer.

Birthplace: Venice, Italy. 7/25/1462

Guilty Pleasures: Ballroom Dancing. Drinking straight from the pulse.

Phobias: the sun, even if he can walk in the daylight.

Famous For: his charm and "naturally" good looks.

Arrested For: a string of murders in the east coast of the US.

OC shipped: no one, the only thing close to a relationship he has is his friendship with Red long into the future.

OC Murder: Syd tries, but she finds it's hard to kill something already dead.

Favorite Movie: he has lived for so long, he finds his memories are better than what you'll find in those picture shows. he does enjoy reading poems by Edgar Allan Poe or any of Dickinson's works. (skipping the next question)

Talents: Dancing and cooking. Powers, compulsion (vampire mind control), and the basic skillsets a sorcerer has.

Love Them: his charm, though their love is misplaced, is appreciated.

Hate Them: he is a world class bastard who knows how to use his charms to get what he wants, you.

Change: He learns to be nicer to people and not view them as just a food source.

Love Them 2: he is one cocky bastard but i wouldn't trade him for any other bitch out there.

Irri -

Name: Iradeseca the Faithful

Gender: Genderfluid, pansexual. (in a poly relationship).

Pronouns: any, but mainly goes by she/her.

Ethnicity/Species: she's.. she's an alien boss. (oqjsgsyisha) anyways she is from a race called The Marked Ones. i'll tell you all about them soon. Irri is of the Shifter classification, and is the last pure blood shifter left.

Birthplace: their (the girlfriends/partners) home planet, in the palace of the shifters. (no date because lore reasons, this will be the same for her girlfriends.)

Guilty Pleasures: her partners 😏

Phobias (more like fears): explosions, drowning, losing her girlfriends.

Famous For: her shifting ability.

Arrested For: well... L O R E

OC Shipped: Betrix, Calenni, and Desa.

OC Murder: lore

They are aliens, so i'm skipping these questions.

Talents: her speed. she is a shifter, so she can shape shift into her true form (a ice fox) and into her more humanesque form. (having two arms and two legs)

Love Them: her mysterious but gentle presence

Hate Them: her special skill and the fact she is dating Calenni and Desa in particular.

Change: Irri changes from being controlled by an oppressive regime.

Love Them 2: She is my second oldest oc, she will always have a special place in my heart.

Betrix -

Name: The Stoic Betrix

Gender: Genderfluid, pansexaul. (in a poly relationship)

Pronouns: she/her or he/him.

Ethnicity/Species: The Marked Ones, Bender classification.

Birthplace: on their home planet, in a abandoned temple of the benders.

Guilty Pleasures: smiling and being happy.

Phobias: being alone and losing his girlfriends.

Famous For: her calm, unphased demeanor.

Arrested For: same reason as Irri and Desa.

OC Shipped: Irri, Calenni, and Desa.

OC Murder: WOAH WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, LORE!!!

Talents: being able to take everything thrown at him without saying a word (punches, kicks, fire, etc etc). bending people in half without moving a muscle. being a bender means she can bend spaces and minds with no difficulty, leading him to control the person's mind.

Love Them: No matter what happens to her, Betrix always gets back up with twice the amount of power and the same amount of complaints, zero. a man of little words unless he is with his partners.

Hate Them: WHY WON'T SHE STAY DOWN? STOP FIGHTING ALREADY!!! dating Calenni and Desa

Change: Betrix learns how to open up more and use her words because she is allowed to speak.

Love Them 2: She is a badass. who needs to speak when you can just knock the asshole over with one push.

Calenni -

Name: Calenni the Creative

Gender: Genderfluid and pansexual. (in a poly relationship)

Pronouns: she/her and sometimes called they/them by Betrix.

Ethnicity/Species: The Marked Ones, Creator classification.

Birthplace: On their home planet, on her family's estate.

Guilty Pleasures: being taken care of, not always the one leading things.

Phobias: bugs, filith, losing her partners.

Famous For: looking like a flower or a tiny pixie creature.

Arrested for: nothing because of lore reeasons

OC Shipped: Irri, Betrix, and Desa.

OC Murder: lore.

Talents: everything she creates is one of a kind and priceless. She is a creator so she is able to make whatever comes to mind with just a tap of her fingers. and is always changing how she appearance due to creating new shapes and forms.

Love Them: she speaks out against what was happening with the creators and risked her lives for her partners, nearly dying for them.

Hate Them: didn't sit back and be the little princess she was supposed to.

Change: learned how to be independent while being able to depend on her loves.

Love Them 2: Calenni said eat the rich even if that means eat me too.

Desa -

Name: Desa the Kind

Gender: Genderfluid and pansexual (in a poly relationship)

Pronouns: any but mainly she/her.

Ethnicity/Species: The Marked Ones, Destroyer classification.

Birthplace: on their home planet, in the woods far away from civilization.

Guilty Pleasures: creating stuff!!! being able to just live and feel love and acceptance.

Phobias: destroying the ones she loves. being alone, losing her partners.

Famous For: being understanding and not judgmental.

Arrested for: lore- but also just for being caught with Calenni.

OC Shipped: Irri, Betrix, Calenni.

OC Murder: lore, but anyone but her partners.

Talents: Her forgiveness. Being able to destroy whole planets by just being on them. Detroyers can eliminate anything in their paths with little to no struggle.

Love Them: ??? what is not to love??? she is such a friggin sweetheart who wants to spend all eternity with her sweethearts.

Hate Them: being born.

Change: girl has it ROUGH let me tell you. but in the end it'll all work out and a much happier, healthier Desa will make it out on the other side.

Love Them 2: "all i want is to love what i can not destroy with a single touch, then and only then, i'll be at peace" -Desa.

BONUS!!!! BONUS ROUND!!!!

Iris -

Name: Iris the Lurer

Gender: Female and Straight (😔)

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: Greater Demon (dark gray/light purple complexion)

Birthplace: in the demon realm, before mankind was created.

Guilty Pleasures: using her kids as weapons to orchestrate a war. oh and 90 Day Fiance on TLC.

Phobias: love and weakness from her children.

Famous For: her natural rainbow hair.

Arrested For: mass genocide.

OC Shipped: Icarus (two slimey bastards)

OC Murder: ANGEL AND RED LIKE THE BAD BITCHES THEY ARE 😤💯

Favorite Movie: The Birdcage. Cliche would be main villainess destroying the land.

Least Favorite: The Hunger Games. "so over rated and boring CGI, why do humans enjoy this?" -Iris

Talents: being the worst mother alive, making your child into a monstrosity to benefit your delusions. her powers are mostly mental manipulation and normal demon theatrics.

Love Them: being confident, commanding, and full of herself.

Hate Them: everything she has ever done after breaking free from the demon realm with Icarus.

Change: maybe if she gets murdered she'll finally change.

Love Them 2: i like working with a villain, morally gray character like her.

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evanthenerd83 · 4 years

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In The Corner

Corners are weird. There, I said it!

I’m wary of them. My bed is positioned so that my head lays right next to one, exposed to whatever ancient, eldritch evil is waiting beyond the confines of our first-dimensional world.

No wonder why I write what I write.

Let Me Sleep That Heavenly Sleep

I don’t really have much to say about this one. I just wrote it because the thought of someone dreaming, dying inside said dream, and then waking up in another dream is pretty cool.

Outside

If you’ve been reading my stories for the last few years, you’d have noticed that I love me some good ol’ fashioned nonsensical, surreal horror. You know. Absurd images, contradictory descriptions, metaphors used in a literal sense. And unexplained endings.

So many unexplained endings.

This spawned from an idea that I had a while back. I pictured a little girl (or a woman, as it turned out) running through the woods at night. Her nightgown is ripped and torn. Her feet are bleeding. Scratches cover her arms and face. Your typical final girl, running away from…

That was the problem. I didn’t know what. Or why. There was just this girl/woman fleeing from an unknown, unseen threat.

It could’ve been a masked slasher. It could’ve also been a rabid beast. A werewolf. A regular wolf.

Turns out?

It was the woods themselves.

Forgetful

I’m a paranoid person. I always lock the door at night, both the front door, back door, and the door leading to the garage. I always make sure that I’ve got a handy weapon at my bedside. Oh. Don’t worry. It’s just a big book.

Why am I this way?

I don’t know. And I don’t care. It’ll probably save my life one day.

On another note, the attic is a time-weathered cliche. Stories and films and shows depict a hiding horror, a ghostly apparition that attacks the protagonist and does unspeakable (and most likely, unseen) things to them in the darkness. And that’s great!

But sometimes, you’ve gotta do things differently.

Peace And Quiet

This must be, what, my twelfth story about shadows? I need to find another subject.

I just love the idea that our shadows are alive. I don’t understand why. It might be because the mundanity of everyday life is really a front for unearthly, unnatural things and everything we know is a lie.

Or maybe, just maybe, I’m lazy, and you can apply almost anything supernatural to shadows.

Nah!

The Old Library

I love libraries. I go to my local one every Saturday. I would spend all my free time at school in the accompanying branch.

The idea behind this story was simple. A bit ambiguous, but simple. It was that closed down libraries are places of suffering. Whatever books are left on their shelves feel abandoned.

And now, I’m sad.

Having Friends

Some of my stories feature children who come across some abstract horror, a representation of the dark, and lose their minds. The narrator of Having Friends is not one of them.

I’m still scared of the dark. Even if I’m 20 years old, I can’t stand staring into my closet, which is usually open (my little brother did something with the knob), when the light is off. The pure ignorance of what is lurking inside. The possibility that something is waiting for me to close my eyes, pressing against the barrier known as normalcy. It freaks me out.

And I’m a huge fan of anthropomorphism, especially if it’s for objects.

Flip Trip

Fun fact: Flip Trip was originally a deleted scene (or, is it a paragraph?) from the first or second draft of another story featured in this collection. I removed it because it didn’t flow well. I do that quite often. That, or just delete the iteration entirely.

I had second thoughts. Maybe I could reuse it, remix it, keep some stuff and change others.

And… as they say: The rock is always redder on the other side.

Nighttime Runners

Even though I’m 20 years old, I’m still scared of the dark. I’m not ashamed. I can’t ride a bike, or whistle, or blow a bubble, or snap my fingers. It just so happens that I can’t stand leaving the lights off either.

In A Dream

Imagine that you’re lost in a dream. You can’t find your way out, and the hallway never ends. It just keeps on going and going and going. Can you imagine how scared you would be?

Well, imagine that you need to choose between a red door or a blue door. And some creep with a top hat and wooden legs and arms, some creep who keeps smiling even as you’re crying, imagine that he is asking you to choose. Choose like your mind depends on it.

But you can’t.

You can’t choose.

You can’t stop crying.

And you’d stay like that, stuck in a dream, for the rest of your life.

Yeah.

That’d be horrible.

The Story Says So

The idea for this story came from multiple things. First, my love for urban legends and folklore, and everything that could remotely be true. The second? My intense admiration for storytelling. And the last? My distrust of anything and everything. All those elements combined into a single, all-important idea:

An urban legend that lies.

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definitelycanonharrypotter · 6 years

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The War- Part One

October 26, 1981.

The Order sat around the cheap table at Godric’s Hollow. It wasn’t as if James and Lily couldn’t afford a better one. James had a fortune from his parents, and Lily hadn’t exactly grown up in poverty either.

Even if they were broke, Sirius would have loved nothing more than to purchase a hideous solid gold table or a horrendous one that would transform into a dragon if someone sitting around the table has told a white lie. He’d claim that they were doing him a favor, and that he needed a way to get back at the most noble and most ancient house of Black, and an amazing “fuck you” would be funding the purchase of a table to a disgraceful wizarding family and his muggle bride. Not to mention the Sirius would also faint from excitement at the chance to go do “muggle activities” with Remus.

The cheap table was practically destroyed at this point. James had an awful habit of carving his nails into the nearest surface when he was overwhelmed, leaving long, deep scratches, like those of a misbehaving cat. After all those years as Hogwarts, Sirius had also adopted this habit, after years of James screaming at him that he should not be slicing into his hand with his dull thumb nail whenever he was nervous. The table was stained with spills from various concoctions from years of use, leaving variegated splotches around the circle.

It had also appeared to develop some magic of it’s own, and stubbornly leaned away from Peter at all costs. Lily liked to joke that it could sense who was most likely to discolor it again, and was trying to run away from clumsy Peter and his proclivity for spilling things.

The room was tense and silent. With every meeting there were less and less of them, with members being killed or disappearing with every passing day. Dumbledore had specifically called them here today, for an unknown reason, but he wasn’t exactly the explanation type. The weather was a cliche, but fitting rainstorm. The lightning and rain pounded as Dumbledore rose from his chair to speak.

“Thank you all for being here today and for not dying yet.”

At the very least this sentence was bizarre, and alarming, but Remus couldn’t help but find it darkly hilarious. He glanced up, hoping to meet Sirius’s eyes, but his boyfriend was infatuated with restraining the Potter’s horrendous cat on his lap.

“You have all made your respective journey’s here today, because I have told you to do so. And for doing so, you all deserve a reward.”

Lily half expected Dumbledore to throw lemon drops or some other candy at her. Harry cooed excitedly as Dumbledore’s reflective silver robes swung about as he gesticulated wildly.

“The war will be over soon. Voldemort will be vanquished and we may all return to our respective affairs.”

Peter gasped, as if the world was going to end, and he needed to absorb all of the oxygen left. Sirius stood up rapidly and pulled Remus into his chest, reaching up to kiss him, forgetting about the cat, who hit the floor with a concerning thump. James began to sob and LIly put a comforting arm around him, but let out a few hidden tears onto the top of her baby’s head.

“But how, sir? Isn’t you know who the most powerful wizard of all time? Dark wizard-I mean. You are obviously more powerful, sir” Peter chattered nervously, resembling the pudgy boy from first year.

“Funny you ask that Peter. The thing is, my dear boy, is that we had all knew Voldemort- please refer to him by his name next time, Peter, was not alone. It would be impossible for him to be working alone. He simply knew too much. It would not be possible, but you know that, don’t you Peter? You know he couldn’t be working alone.”

James shot a confused glance at Remus who looked even more confused than he did.

“Did you find out who Voldemort’s spy is” questioned Sirius quietly. He didn’t want to look at Remus, he had his suspicions, and every night prayed he was wrong, but was so worried that he was in love with a dark traitor. It would be so fitting. Of course a Black would fall in love with someone evil. Someone who was like him. Bad. Rotten. Black.

“Well no Mr. Black. But by the end of the afternoon, hopefully they will be off to Azkaban. Now, I must apologize for doing such a thing, but it was for your own protection, all of you. I do wish to offer my most sincere apologies, for not thinking of this type of solution a bit sooner, but I was never talented at brewing potions, and this is not the type of thing I could leave up to anyone else, because even those with the best intentions can become a tad misguided. And I do apologize, but I believe I know who the spy is, but at risk of preserving relations if I am wrong, everyone in this room has now consumed an appropriate amount of Veritaserum, yes you too Moody, please finish your tea and we can get on our way.”

“But Sir!” Lily chattered “How do we know that no one has taken the antidote, or is resisting the Veritaserum by closing their throat. It isn’t exactly reliable you know, there are hundreds of stories of guilty wizards who were proclaimed innocent because they just didn’t drink the potion”

Sirius had another thought, a darker one, that he hadn’t intending on sharing, but the Veritaserum had apparently worked quickly with him “We don’t know if Veritaserum is effective upon werewolves. It is assumed that dark creatures could resist any sort of thing, so it may not be reliable if the spy is a werewolf”

Remus whipped his head around, hurt, and also under the influence of truth serum, “Are you fucking kidding me Sirius. How do I know that you’re not just returning to true Black instinct and going back to what you have inside. It wouldn’t surprise me. I knew you were dark from the moment you used me as a weapon, and dark people don’t change.” Remus clasped his hands around his mouth in an desperate attempt to keep the words in.

Dumbledore seemed unphased by their fight, and turned back to Peter with an angry stoicism.

“Peter, are you the servant of Voldemort? Are you the traitor to the Order?” Dumbledore asked calmly, as if he was asking a group of four third year boys if they had really charmed the Great Hall’s floor to become ice.

Peter squirmed, desperately trying to keep his mouth closed. The room fell silent as Peter twitched furiously, as if he was seizing. A moment of clarity reached him, and in seconds Pettigrew had turned into his rodent form, and was desperately fleeing to the door.

Everyone was frozen as they realized what was happening.

Peter. Their Peter. Sweet innocent Peter. The boy who had been through it all with them. Who had given up so much and was always a constant. He had never stopped to complain, and never asked for anything in return. The boy who sat with Sirius the first nights of Hogwarts when he had knew his life would be destroyed for being in Gryffindor, when he couldn’t sleep and didn’t want to cry in front of new people. Peter had brought him a snack and listened as he cried, just so he wasn’t alone. He was there through the pranks and the secrets and the drama. He was there every time James asked out Lily, and was there every time he got shot down, and pretended it didn’t hurt. He was the first person who Remus and Sirius came out to, each on separate occasions and was supportive and helpful and didn’t make them feel ashamed of any such thing. He was there every single morning after the full moon, and every night after he became an animagus. He would compile the notes taken by James, Sirius, and himself into something usable, and take them to Remus, and sit with him until he felt like a person again. He was kind and dependable and an amazing friend.

Dumbledore didn’t look surprised. He calmly lifted his wand and snatched Peter, bringing him back to human form. He cast thick ties around his arms and legs, attaching him to the chair and seizing his wand.

“I have yet to hear an answer, Pettigrew.” Dumbledore said quietly.

An evil grin crept across Peter’s face, so menacing and confident it was hard to believe that Peter had produced it.

“Yes I am. I am the servant to the noble Lord Voldemort. He has given me power, and he will control all. Kill me, send me away, it’s too late. You cannot stop such a wizard.” Peter grinned manically.

The entire order was stunned. No one moved, no one knew what to do.

James heaved himself onto Sirius who stood pale with rage. All joy had left his eyes, as he stared at the man who had destroyed so much. Remus was stunned. Out of everyone he would have never suspected Peter, it was hard to believe that Peter was even capable of it, and it surprised Remus that Voldemort had a use for him.

Dumbledore cast a patronus and in seconds a fleet of aurors had arrived. Wordlessly they took Pettigrew away, who was now manically laughing. Everyone else had assumed a seat. Some people were crying, but most were silently staring at nothing in particular, unsure of what to do. What now? What’s left? How do you move on?

Remus wordlessly sat next to Sirius. He grabbed his hand and gently rubbed his thumb against his palm, reassuring and apologizing and trying to fix everything. Sirius gave him a gentle smile. There were a lack of formal apologies during the war. There was too much to say, and so much pain. Some things were easier left unsaid.

After an unknown amount of time, it may have been five minutes, but there was an equal chance that is was three hours, Lily asked, “Albus, what do we do? Voldemort is still out there. We aren’t safe. He no longer has a spy, but what do we do? Is Harry safe? We can’t know how much Voldemort knows?”

James pulled her into his chest as she collapsed into tears. In moments they were both sobbing, the exhaustion and pain of the war finally hitting them. The goddamned war had taken almost everything they, and all the others in the room had. It was too much. Too much. Too much.

“You are all safe for now. The war is not over, but will soon be. Get some rest. Live to fight another day. There won’t be too many more days. Goodness will be restored.” Dumbledore said with a twinge of sadness to his voice. “The hard part is over. Take comfort in your safety. Take refuge in your life. You existed another day, and that is a win in and of itself. We will win, even if we do it one day at a time.”

BLESS YOUR HEART FOR READING. YOU ARE ASTOUNDING AND I LOVE YOU. I AM SO UNBELIEVABLY SORRY FOR UMMMM NOT WRITING AT ALL, BUT WE BE BACK Y’ALL

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cielospeaks · 2 years

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apparently its almost req rerun time for eng go so

thoughts on it kinda.

-tbh i do really like that it gives marie negative qualities, and shows/elaborates on them more than before. prior to req i always thought “marie is so sweet i get that she was ignorant of people’s suffering but shes so kind to everyone and funny and down to earth i think shes redeemed herself and she just didnt know before” but imo in req it really shows her kinda.. selfishness? lack of empathy? shes kind to a person who essentially validates her/gives her a sexy evil outfit/ect. and even tho that person was cruel to her brother’s friend and her son and killed both of them she kinda overlooks that in favor of “she gave me this cool thing abt myself!” i dont hate marie, in fact i like her more for actually having flaws, and i think it fits her personality that shed have this flaw, but it makes me mad bc it isnt a good design. they just gave you the most generic cliche “evil is sexy” and not even in like a cute/endearing way like n w h or a dramatic memey way like jojo, just a boring, thoughtless way. but yea this was supposed to be what i liked so

-i also like that sal tries to kill the main character. gosh im so sick and tired of every character being all like “ohh person reading this swoons i love you”. characters like izou who dont trust the main character, who threaten to kill you if you abuse them, chefs kiss i love you. and sal wanting to kill the main character is so good. he is literally not having it. murder cat i love you.

-this is just me being an angst fan but in a way i do kinda like the angst it gives. i think i dont have a problem w a plot where sals in trouble, or even suffering. but its more the reaction to it. the story has a fit when rhyme gives up the werewolf card and gets turned into a coin, but doesnt fucking bat an eye at everyone falsely accusing sal and having him executed in game. and its not some funny amongus thing either, its straight up execution. mozart being the werewolf and being a troll is in character, but youd think at least the main characters would acknowledge “hey (free character) thats fucked up what you are doing to sal (and cordy, and whoever else was killed in the lovers. deon maybe?)” but no. theyre not a cute baby child so they dont fucking matter (and rhyme gives up herself, so its not even like evil marie or anyone did anything to her)

-to list everything i hate abt req would be too fucking long. its frustrating bc i should have liked all the characters. a dinosaur, the fucking voyager spacecraft, even like essentially a demigod with ryomas spear. but the dinosaur is “passive sad uwu lady backstory” and took the place of my son. the spacecraft is a shameless apologist and also a literature character for no reason than the person who summoned him liked that book. (like excuse me how does that make sense. sal shows up in a fucking jojo cosplay bc i like jojo? i dont think so). i do like e rice for being an accurate depiction of a teenager, and i dont mean that as in “cringey” or whatever. i mean someone who irredeemably hurts others with selfishness and a lack of control over emotions, and who lashes out at others bc she is suffering, causing them the hurt that she feels. bc thats how people react to suffering, esp ppl who dont know better, and agewise kids just, for the most part, are less experienced with it so they have an excuse (some adults still do that ofc, and some kids have good enough intuition not to, ofc). apparently its become a trend to romanticize teenagers creeping on people/ect. and thats pretty fucked up imo. like if youre gonna romanticize “cringe” do it in a way like this, the reaction/reading aside. show that its a part of growing up, and not knowing consequences isnt a bad thing, but you have to be responsible for them (again why am i reminded that fucking spiderman of all things does this better than literally anything else)

-anyways i am looking forward to a translation of sals scenes (a bad, inaccurate, clunky, hamfisted translation but a translation nonetheless) even tho i will cry during reading it

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merrigelblogs · 7 years

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(For the ask meme yes dlkkhf;fd) Agatha, Vivian, and Luna

AAA THANK YA FIDDLES! Just did Viv, so!! (Also puttin’ this under a readmore because BOY HOWDY do I like to yammer!)

AGATHA

Full Name: Agatha Roksana LockerbyGender and Sexuality: A gal! Same deal as Viv- also a child, also probably pan!Pronouns: She/herEthnicity/Species: Russian/English/American! (Her dad’s of English descent, and her mom’s a first-generation Russian immigrant!)Birthplace and Birthdate: Born September 19th in... The middle of nowhere, USA?Guilty Pleasures: Secretly way into vampire/werewolf/ect romance stuff à la twilight, though she’s loathe to admit it! (She honestly probably keeps anything that she considers below her level of intelligence/sophistication thoroughly hidden bc she doesn’t want to be seen as vapid or childish!)Phobias: Hummm... Tough one! Not sure, but I could see her being nervous about heightsWhat They Would Be Famous For: Pretty much everything about the concept of fame would be totally unappealing to Aggie- I could see her being a fairly well-known author thoWhat They Would Get Arrested For: Raising the dead in a public spaceOC You Ship Them With: Again, p much no one? I’ll admit I don’t do a lotta inter-character shipping lmao!OC Most Likely To Murder Them: Most likely whatever undead/infernal being she calls up without fully knowing what she’s getting into, dear, sweet childFavorite Movie/Book Genre: Horror/Fantasy, no doubtLeast Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: The sexy vampire, which she hateloves, and the wicked and unreasonably evil witch (Oohhh on the contrary tho, now that I think about it, I bet she’d love the witch in Into the Woods)Talents and/or Powers: Agatha is a self-declared witch in training! She can do some basic spells, but not without a tangible spellbook (Her magic is based on words and strength of will, and requires a lot of focus for her to not only connect WITH magic, but also to shape it to her desires!)Why Someone Might Love Them: She’s a clever and warm gal once you get to know her, and will give everything she’s got to defend the things she cares about! She’s also got great taste in niche media and can probably tell you what fantasy creature you would beWhy Someone Might Hate Them: She’s very closed off and puts up walls between herself and the world by the dozen- she can also be a bit selfish and too wrapped up in her own thoughts to stay grounded in the world around herHow They Change: After spending time with Viv, Aggie learns to open up and be a bit more trusting of not only Viv but also, the world as a whole! She loosens up and, while still being guarded, starts to let herself form actual, lasting connections with othersWhy You Love Them: Aggie is one of my oldest OCs and has undergone so much change since her creation, and she’s just! A really comforting character for me lmao! (And again, real fun to draw lmao, tho much faster than Viv!)

LUNA

Full Name: Luna WilliamsGender and Sexuality: Gal, bi/pan (sensing a pattern lmao!)Pronouns: She/herEthnicity/Species: African AmericanBirthplace and Birthdate: Born in the heart of Andalus city iinnn September 13th?? What’s with all the Virgos holy dolyGuilty Pleasures: Okay, now that I know more about the whole deal?? The Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise in its entirety, no doubt- I bet she has a group to watch new episodes with!Phobias: Ooohh... Probably afraid of spiders/large bugs in generalWhat They Would Be Famous For: Now that I think about it, I could totally see Luna having like, a really well-known youtube cooking channel?? She’s undoubtedly the best cook in her group and she’s got a super welcoming personality, I feel like folks would really be into it!What They Would Get Arrested For: Doing something less than legal to help a loved one, probably (which is actually! Part of Luna’s planned story! Not gonna get arrested for it tho)OC You Ship Them With: Hummm, none (she deserves better than her two options in her own OC group)OC Most Likely To Murder Them: I don’t.... None?? Roy’s most likely to drive her up the wall thoFavorite Movie/Book Genre: Big into romance and comedies! I could also see her getting super amped for like, Fury Road and stuff like that though omgLeast Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: The powerful black woman who doesn’t need anyone, let her LiveTalents and/or Powers: Great at cooking! Overall, has a talent I’m incredibly jealous of: Luna is just, really good at being a Goddamn Adult and taking care of herself & others around her (Which, again, is why her and Roy the manchild are kind of at odds)Why Someone Might Love Them: Luna’s fun and cool and a total mom- she’s incredibly passionate and driven, and cares fiercely for her friends and family! Knows how to make a person feel welcome and would be overall super pleasant to hang out around!Why Someone Might Hate Them: Luna’s not the type to make any part of herself or her personality smaller for other folks- she’s an incredibly determined person and if you’re standing between her and what she needs to do, she’s probably not gonna be your best friendHow They Change: I’ll admit I don’t really have any of this group’s arcs really set out? I could see Luna learning to like, be okay with putting herself first instead of constantly tending to other peopleWhy You Love Them: Luna’s this super cool and nurturing lady who’s got her life together in a way that makes me oddly proud?? I wanna be like her!! (Also, she’s got an electric whip, which I just think is super neat)

#ask #ask meme #oc #thank you so much!!#SORRY THIS IS SO LONG OMG;;;#fiddlebuns

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