#more honest and daring

[xbomboi]

thoughts about Epic Winter, & reconciling its place in Ever After High’s story as a whole

i wanna talk about epic winter because it—arguably more than any other aspect of the franchise—is definitely ever after high’s ‘ugly duckling’ piece of media, so to speak.

now obviously, a lot of it has to do with being the final big installment in eah’s main story, its premise being a side quest that sidelines the main protagonists in favor of new characters who are comparably far less compelling as the show’s actual leads, leaving the audience without any actual closure to the story which they were following.

in isolation, epic winter isn’t that terrible (though i think most would agree its better parts are the ones centered around already-established characters as opposed to the new ones), but in context it leaves a sour taste.

i entirely understand why anyone rewriting the series would either heavily rework it, only keep more important story beats such as daring’s arc & faybelle’s side plot, or completely remove the outing altogether.

in my case, however, deleting epic winter isn’t an option; my intentions are to continue where ever after high left off, and organically finish what they started. that means epic winter stays in tact, sanity be damned.

with that writing handicap, i can’t edit any pre-existing media in the ever after high animated lineup, which has forced me to brainstorm ways to recontextualize the purpose for epic winter’s place in the story and make the time spent on its story retroactively feel, at the very least, a little more worth it.

and the solution i found comes from viewing all that is introduced in the special through chehkov's gun.

(if you're unfamiliar, chehkov's gun is a narrative rule that everything introduced in a story must be done so with a purpose to serve. i.e. if you give a character a gun, they must shoot it.)

what's done is done; if we have to go on this detour following crystal winter and the top of the world, so be it. but let's pocket it like a tool that can be used later.

so here's my idea: bring crystal and the winter kingdom back into the story later down the line when the events of the story have reached a far more grandiose scale.

basically, i think the best way to use crystal would be when the story reaches a point of confronting and opposing the ruling powers in the fairytale world. having become the new snow queen, naturally, she'd be included in a gathering of the rulers of the kingdoms in the fairytale world.

i want there to be a moment in the story where the ruling powers gather together, and we see familiar faces return (including ones that we'd be introduced to after epic winter but prior to this), such as snow white, king charming, the queen of hearts, and of course, crystal.

with her outlook that would most reasonably be more aligned with the students at ever after high, she could end up being one of-if not the sole person-those present to voice opposition to whatever unfavorable verdict the rest of the rulers have made, as it would serve as direct conflict for the protagonists. she'd find herself outnumbered and ultimately her voice holding little to no power to sway the decision (especially being disregarded for her rather young age). afterwards we'd see her reflect on her frustrations with her colleagues and their rule of the system, thinking about it in terms of what kind of ruler she wants to be, before seeing her find determination towards something, though we aren’t yet shown what she actually decides to do.

the next time we'd see her would then come a little later, the conflict reaching the most dire circumstances. all hope is lost for our heroes; raven, apple, and co. would be down on their luck against odds they're unable to overcome. and that's when crystal would show up to offer her support, providing the numbers of her kingdom as allies to help better the odds. (she wouldn't be the only ally to show up, as this would be a 'getting help from all the friends we made along the way' ordeal. she would simply be one of said friends.)

crystal's help would ultimately play a part in winning the conflict. and because the audience would be familiar with crystal and the winter kingdom to a decent extent way prior to that point, the inclusion of it in the present fight at hand wouldn't feel like an ass-pull or a deus ex machina of sorts; it would make sense and feel earned for the most part.

and i think that's honestly the best thing to be made of epic winter's main adventure. we can't change it or fix it as it is, but we can create a payoff for it all later down the line. think of it like begrudgingly doing chores that lack any enjoyment factor, only to find that afterwards, you're glad you did.

so, yeah, that's my idea for how to give epic winter a genuine purpose. but i'm just spitballing.

#honest to god though i'm positive that had there been at LEAST one more special after epic winter #that shifted focus back to the already established characters and story #even if it was still inconclusive on eah's story as a whole #had it existed #epic winter wouldn't be AS hated as it is #it would most likely still receive a great deal of (deserved) criticism #but there wouldn't be the same amount of disdain held towards it #oh well #eah #ever after high #ever after high epic winter #eah epic winter #epic winter #crystal winter #raven queen #apple white #daring charming #faybelle thorn #ramble #duncontent

[daz4i]

ik it's not good to latch onto a mental illness as your defining trait but also. babe i don't have much else going on or any other sense of identity beyond it

#''you don't want to heal from depression bc you don't know who you are without it'' yeah no shit. if there's no depression there's no me #also i got the no sense of identity disorder!!!! so!!!! said disorder is just my only identity ig!!!!!! #ik this is why ppl look for labels and i am no different but all my labels hinge on being vague so like . not very helpful #others i know latch onto their nationality/religion/heritage etc. but i definitely don't feel pride in any of those #dare i even say i feel disgust. i am more defined by my disdain for being jewish than my actual judaism #ppl say to let what you love define you. but. i don't love. i mean i love my cat but i don't think that can define me #also maybe I'm just autistic but i don't really get how one can even be defined by what they love 🤔 #and this whole thing is so weird. bc in so many people's head there is this very firm image #and people tell me i seem confident and like i know how i am and that I'm being myself in an honest way #girl i don't even know what myself is!!!! i am more defined by my lack of definition than anything 😭😭😭 #or my worse traits like stubbornness and hypocrisy and obsession #wouldja look at that we just circled back to my bpd. see what I'm saying? #vent #ask to tag #sorry for all the vents today 🫡 i am at my worst actually and i fear i may lose it at any moment ✨️

[karinyosa]

okay the website of my local church w the pride flags out front actually really slaps they have like 5000000 choirs and a page on their specific beliefs that is pretty slay actually, unfortunately for the part of my brain that thinks choosing to do this is insane for me

#like to be honest it seems very tailored to the things i would like to get out of going to church if i were to actually follow through on #this #particularly their attitude toward doubt and sin #doubt is welcome and even an expression of faith? intriguing! #sin is a part of what makes us human? thats what i think! #i however relish in sin and this may make me incompatible with ANY church #perhaps their response would be that what i was taught was sin is not actually sin and we will see if that sticks to me or not #i dont really like the concept of sin regardless of whether god is forgiving about it or not but i guess that would lead me to the last tag #like if we can agree that certain things are bad then sure i guess theoretically i can get on board with the concept of sin #there are some reads of the bible that lean more leftist or queer that intrigue me but which i don't know much about #if anywhere's gonna be open to that it'd probably be this church #they've got a food pantry as well which is nice. like as a church you SHOULD be doing mutual aid i think but you know #i think i would always relish in being a little blasphemous though. thats the spice of life thats why im alive #im rereading this. who the fuck says relish #thank god for the industriously cautious part of my brain though because i'm doing so much fucking research before even daring to step foot #in there #on the sect and on the church itself #i think this would be very much a me reading the bible to shape it to my life and beliefs thing rather than the opposite #maybe the real reason i want to go to church is so i can dom god #karinyo.txt

[l0ganberry]

Why can't Dogday be our Glamrock Freddy in the game?????😭😭😭😭😭

That would of been such a great idea! He's been on screen for 2 minutes and DIED!! WHY DO THEY NEED TO KILL HIM!?!?

#Whyy!?!?! #We could of had so much fun with him. #i want to have a dog to stay by my side as I am on the urge of risking my life in the abandomed factory. #He can give me encouragement or maybe even tell me funny remarks about the factory. #I WANT AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CHARACTER!!! #WE ALL NEED ONE!!! #my mental health is shit and I know a crap ton of people on here are too #Don't lie to yourself #I'm being honest and so will you #I know what you are #but seriously #What was the point on killing him??? #He deserves more better #hell #He deserves the world #Not to die in the most gruesome death in the whole game #How dare they.... THEM MOTHERFU- #anyways #ranting #rant post #rambles #dogday #poppy playtime 3 #poppy playtime #poppy playtime chapter 3

[rainbowtie32]

this came to me in a dream

#shitty quality and all #i’ll be honest i made this in maths instead of doing work #and it made me laugh way more than it probably should have #beauty and the beast #gaston #phineas and ferb #dr doofenshmirtz #if i had a nickel for every time #EGGS. #anyway haha funny silly meme hee hee hoo hoo #funny #meme #make me tumblr famous i dare u

[thoroughlyfagged]

has anyone else noticed that ppl who present themselves as honest and ask for clear communication are not the ones who do communicate clearly and are not necessarily that honest

#i realise that i don't describe myself as honest but I can't really lie soo also when I'm confused again it clearly shows and i never #assume that I've understood a situation if I have to rely on assumptions #and ive ended up respecting ppl who are ironically more honest by not self advertising as honest and good communicators bc surprisingly #they are more willing to admit when they fuck up #i guess they're more willing to admit they didn't communicate clearly or even that they lied bc it doesn't interfere with the image they #have for themselves #like i don't mind being called out #but dare call a gOoD ComMunIcaTor out and they'll lowkey gaslight you yes i hate the overuse of this word as well but you know what i mean #realised*

[loftwinglullaby]

wow thank you so much

#this is aoa's official youtube. it has 20 million views. :') #also this is the performance version of 'ai wo choudai' and like. God the choreo is . ooughw :( #it is So bland. this is one of The Songs Ever to me. and the choreo is giving Nothing. #it's not even... a decent sexy choreo. bcus this is so rooted in the era of kpop girlies either give cute - sexy or badass #yeah i Know it released in 2016 but aoa stayed true to their roots to the end lol. and 2016 was the tide changing anywya. #honestly the trichotemy was pretty bad but i tended to enjoy anything that fell under the 'sexy' label. the BEst bangers came outta that #(exid i lvoe you. sistar i love you. stellar i love you. fiestar i lvoe you. hellovenus i lo) #and. oh i feel terrible saying this. i would rather have the miserable trichotomy than most groups giving #~feminism~ through the lens of misogyny. it's like. Feminism but make it marketable and tell young women this is Fine #also softcore queerbaiting. #like every Knew the trichotemy was misogynist af. i didn't have to read posts saying that blackpink gave women rights #okay actually. wait. people were genuinely saying things like hyuna's red were feminsit anthems weren't they. okay nvm #i think the bar for 'progressive' is so low in kpop that it is in hell. to be honest. #like we have and have had more progressive thigns in music videos and lyrics in mainstream kpop #mostly from soloists or solo work from band members #moonbyul's shutdown is. clearly about having sex with a woman. #brown eyed girls' abracadabra is okay.... YES the angling is steeped in male gaze #but having a clearly wlw relationship in the mv Was iconic for the era. still is mroe brazen than most mvs dare to be. #also that sistar one where they kill a man together and run off being fruity. #one mroe day! that one! #so yknow. shoutout to the actual icons. #loftwinglullaby rambles #kpop

[hannibalismos-jaaneman]

is it just the cogs of my brain whirring wildly or was bedelia kinda sorta in love with hannibal too?

#raj shitposting #i mean there must be a more concrete reason than just purely the fact that she got to live with hannibal that will hates her so much right? #idk sometimes it seems like she deliberately does what hannibal tells her to and deliberately lies to save him some amount of trouble. #her accompanying him rather than just killing him on the spot in antipasto is tantamount to her being acquiescent. #or as she put it for will... cooperative. her choosing to spare him in that moment was not wisdom it was foolishness. #and we've only seen two people being that foolish besides her. alana and will. jack was ignorant for a long time but he came to his senses. #and to be honest alana only got the threat of death because she dared to take away hannibal's dignity. ONLY because she was rude to him. #she really didn't have to “obfuscate” for him. she could have simply told jack that hannibal was fucked up when he asked her the first time #i think i realised that bedelia probably had some latent feelings about hannibal when will asked her why she lied for hannibal so much. #it was because of will that i realised that she perhaps along the way lost a “professional” perspective towards her relationship with him. #they were obviously friends before that but when she corrected hannibal once by telling him that they were not friends but colleagues... #my brain had already started working up on that she was trying not to fall for him and maybe that was the only way she thought she wouldn't #but she did anyway. and maybe that's the reason why will hates her. i mean he would know if she were in love with hannibal right? #it sometimes does feel like she wants to save him. she was kinda salty that will let hannibal surrender like that in their sessions. #i mean she was probably jealous of will which was why she was such an asshole to him. i don't find any other reason for her to act that way #i mean she is a psychiatrist you wouldn't expect her to lose her shit like that at someone. but she does. that too at will. like- #-it's too much of a coincidence to let it go. she could have ratted hannibal out any time but she doesn't. even though she had leverage. #i'm thinking too much about this man... sighs anyway #bedelia du maurier #miss will graham #hannibal #hannigram

[snowyvoid]

every time a hlvrai character gets woobified and turned into something even vaguely human a angel dies

#no benry would NOT fucking turn human oh my god #and bubby designs have a very large lack of “yeah this guy was built in a tube meant to be the perfect human” #and. i cant say much about tommy. tommy designs are surprisingly good other than the fact that people make him look like a child. #that man is 37 #AND DARE I SAY. gordon designs are kinda fucking boring sometimes ok #like yes alright hes human but hear me out ok? hed be more fucked up gmod charactr looking than benry. have you seen what he looks like from #an outsider perspective. its so fucking funny but also gives me so many ideas for character desigbs #he is a vr headset and a set of controllers. tell me why i dont see more cool stuff with him #this is not at all dissing anyone specifically. i am just TIRED and having a moment because i looked at how awful my old hlvrai art was #if im being honest its dissing me more than anyone #sorry for being a hater on main. it will happen agaib #im so fucking tired of seeing trans [character] tags on fics and then seeing the most blatant transphobic woobification on earth. kills me #he would not fucking say that #these characters killed people ok. #not maintagging this

[toxictac]

I wonder if there will be any more reboots of saint seiya sure i hated the netflix show and i pretty sure there was a live action after wards (i think) but like im suprise nothing caches on the main stream (tho maybe it just my buyest towards the series

like the netflix show despite its flaws had an intersting idea to use a similarish concept with the steel saints + black saints like there is a lot of drag over the beging parts of the storie, that why the remakes try to get pass it to get to the golden saints arc but like i feel that anyone who tries to rework it either goes either bonkers and change too much or change too little, but little change how the battles actually play out (which is not the best part of saint seiya)

#txtalk #saint seiya #to be honest the series hits me in a soft spot so i would love a remake that tries to be more daring #hell even more i would love to have some different interpetracions of the main characters #without having to change their gender to be more “gender conformitive” #i still feel like hyoga or even ikki would have a better genderbends #because like the og series lacks diversity in the gender aspect and some of the writing decitions doesnt help #same with combat and how the mythological aspect is handel #still love the show btw just kinda wish it had a trigun stampede type of remake

[syrinq]

whenever there's emperor "empy" bg3 discourse anywhere, on teh interwebz, in your mom's asshole, on many hills to be died on etc. etc. etc.

#something something GET BEHIND ME EMPY #when empy's supposed to radiate red flag extraordinaire but the twist is actually that he keeps to his word and doesn't betray you <3 #some events could've been written or executed better or at least based on approval (you know the scenes im talking about) #i turn into the joker when no one bats an eye about astarion killing 7k spawn just so he can have a little more QoL in daytime #but everyone loses their shit when one (1) unwarranted 'mercy kill' attempt is refused out of self defense purposes <3 #blah blah. the meta of people having double standards in terms of appearances and dare i say race (hopefully unconsciously but still yikes) #blah blah. i hope to dear cheesus christ that this behaviour doesn't (unconsciously) bleed into real life for these bitches <3 #double standards. double standards and the most insane outlandish takes i've read everywhere (turns into buzz lightyear) #like fr i'm gonna be honest i'm glad empy actually just tells it to you straight regarding his methods to gain trust #every time a fictional character is reduced to simply 'GOOD or BAD HURRDURR' an angel loses its wings. forever #many such cases. sad! #sy.txt

[cacaitos]

only respect for the girlies and their devotion to images and ideals and their ego-destroying sisyphean pursuits.

#txt #like the dependence of their identity coming from exactly one exact person that placed them out of their insignificance and gave them value #through *their* ideals. sure fine very wide description average is it manipulation in its origin discussion etc etc. idc about that. #moreso the more key element here is any sort of. idealization? whatever the nature of that ideal is. it's admiration #and as ideas tend to be. they can't be reached or fulfilled in their entirety because theyre not real. so that in combination w identity #dependence ultimately leaves them stuck in a loop of perpetual dissatisfaction with themselves. #and with ideals i mean of people. constructions based on incomplete perception of them. made willingly (tho unconsious) or externally #and like what they want isnt grandiose or existential but just recognizal and understanding #and like what they want isnt grandiose or existential but just recognition and understanding. and dare i say love sometimes as an extention #of those two (not applicable to everyone. kinda unlikely in fact). thing is that the learned way to recieve the indulgence of recognition #they have to feed the ideal or unintentionally end up doing it. but ironically like that all they end up #doing IS building up the hill for themselves. most of the time (more like the ones im interested in anyway) this problem is self imposed #did they not hold the unaproachable perception of the other (formed by a poor self steem let's be honest) they could engage each #other in more equal and genuinely constructive terms #but thats not fun so tragedy it is #LB

[arcadequeerz]

m.

#This will be deleted in a lil bit probably #but m. am i allowed to use mobility aids at like grocery stores- #because i feel like. i need them. but then i tell myself that i'm just lazy and dont need them and shouldn't #take it from someone who actually needs it- #like if i am Completely honest i never leave my house or go anywhere because I know I cannot handle #the walking at all. and its probably because of my weight but also because of my back always fucking hurting #but mm. dont like people staring at me and looking at me and the few times i Have #dared to use one of the scooters i've had people give me Pissed off Looks or even laugh at me. #and I hate having people stare at me and look at me and it freaks me out so i just kinda don't do anything or go anywhere anymore. #not sure if I am allowed to call myself disabled because i Dont Want to Piss people off who look at me #and tell me I'm Not because maybe i am Just Wrong. #chocking this up to more things I need to talk to a therapist about #but thats if i can ever get one which is seeming less and less likely. #not to mention how i havent seen a doctor in probbly like. 2 years? maybe 3. idk im not good w time. #i still think 2019 was a year ago sometimes.

[astro-inthestars]

GUESS WHOSE CLASS WON THE CHEER CONTEST!?!?!?!? LET'S GOOOO

#rennikorambles #as much as i was a BIT worried #i didn't dare doubt we would win. like honestly our routine was just SO GOOD to be honest #like the other two classes were just as good but like ours felt more like a cheer dance #one class felt like an interpretative dance and the other became more of a social dance #and WE had proper recycled material in our costume and props #and we had much more focus on the non-smoking and drinking topic so <333

[izzy-b-hands]

Cancelled the in person interview for today after discussing phone interview with Mum and Housemate last night (and the numerous red flags and cost of the lyft there and back for a job that ultimately the place wouldn't be able to convince me to take if offered, bc the general consensus was 'this is literally likely to be as bad as the current job BUT with the added cost of lyfts back and forth that they wouldn't be paying enough to offset, why on earth would you (me) take this job lmaooooo')

Which works out good bc the ongoing Mum trauma stuff is hitting hard as soon as I've woken and maybe I can get the Big Cry out today. Or write down any of the memories that have been playing on repeat in my mind

(with all this said, yes, I still asked and do legitimately care abt my mum's opinion and experience with jobs despite this; yes it feels weird; no I don't know how healthy that is or not lmao but I'm gonna lean towards Not Healthy bc im discovering that the work my previous doc did certainly uncovered this codependency and trauma which absolutely was a great help but like...we didn't actually really untangle any of it so I could try and untangle myself from my mum, even from 1600+ miles from one another. So. probably not healthy.)

#text post #Housemate was the far more helpful one of ae and mum tho and im very grateful ae took the time to talk over the interview with me #to help me figure out if doing the in person was worth it #mum did kind of help in that she pointed out several dakota eye like red flags from the employer that in retrospect yeah #were flying right in front of my face but i just. want to find better work so it's hard to ignore the red flags sometimes #until someone else goes uhhhhh hey maybe not this job no matter how desperate you feel #which is what it boiled down to more or less in discussion with both of them last night #it's just a weird thing of mum was still helpful and im glad i had a call with her but also it was low key triggering #and part of me wants to call her back and ask if she knows that she's a major part of why i struggle to say no to anyone #who feels even vaguely an authority figure over me no matter what my feelings are or if im being hurt #because id rather be obedient and pleasing than independent and honest (& possibly disappoint ppl with the latter) #but let's be real she wouldn't have an answer. it's beyond her to even think of this stuff #she'd be upset and offended and I'd be groveling like usual to try and make up for daring to question any part of our relationship #the same groveling i do on autopilot for any potential offense because it doesn't matter even if i asked & was given permission #im still always finding there's something i need to ask her forgiveness for anyway #but i love her and am incredibly grateful for her and how much she's given of herself to me as a single mum #idk im gonna shut up abt emotions for now and figure out what on earth im doing with myself today

[ssimay]

louis put crack in lucky again.mp3

#dare i say....his best one #so excited for lt2 #i think its gonna be a lot more honest (sound wise) #its gonna be more louis than walls is i think #yknow what i mean lol #s