warning, this has lore pertaining to Genshin Impact that might spoil you if you are just starting or have yet to play. proceed with caution
this event has some scattered lore throughout the world, but one of them relies on you not teleporting at a certain point, which most of us did. I was able to use my second account to record it, though!
other places you might want to check out *wink wink*
explore the ground floor of the mansion, there are 3 other locations besides the one the quest sends you to
the rooftop of the Favonius HQ, by the door
inside Jean's office
at Albedo's campsite in Dragonspine
someone is at the outdoor table of Angel's Share (hints- try at night... it's an NPC, but not Stanley!)
the objects will all sparkle! the people, obviously, will not.
deeply refreshing to see someone critical of Swift who also like, genuinely likes her. Like i'm neutral to positive on her, but the online discourse has been absolutely rancid. flipping between "Taylor Swift has never done anything wrong ever and she's a fucking genius" and "Taylor Swift is the worst lyricist of all time and also a bad person" is exhausting, so thank you for like. nuance or something lmao
not to make it serious for a sec but i genuinely think that being able to like things that are bad is really important. like I think that it's an important skill to be able to look at something and see what you personally enjoy about it and then take a step back and acknowledge that objectively it's flawed. and to also be able to acknowledge that liking something isn't necessarily an identity or a moral stance. and i think that fandom space in general could really benefit from more people taking the time to learn how to do that. it's okay to like things that are bad
Cat hybrids twins headcanon is my favorite not only because cats are super cute and awesome but also because I adore the mental image of them purring in satisfaction or joy while threatening or killing people
incorrect star wars: anakin whenever he has to account for his latest war crimes “I shouldn’t have to ask you to lie for me. I shouldn’t have to ask your permission to put you in my lie. You know why? Cause you’re my best fuckin’ friend, bitch. That’s your job.”
His affection might a bit rough and definitely loud (e. g. "I LOVE THE WAY YOU MAKE THEM!!!"), but it's genuine&heartfelt none the less. Introducing on a Happy fingers in his mouth Friday: The Nose-grab.
The only reason I make silly comics as digital art is honestly cntrl+c/+v. So damn nifty for a slowpoke like me. :P
I don't have a problem with a lot of fan content focusing on shipping honestly even stuff that's generic and out of character or clearly so far removed from the original the op has fundamentally just made ocs inspired by certain characters. People harp on these things a lot but I feel like overall shipping is just not necessarily solely responsible for other problems fanbases tend to have and probably doesn't deserve to be seen as THE thing wrong with fanworks, because you really can just avoid it if you don't like seeing it. The thing I have a problem with is that so often people who are only really interested in shipping have to go out of their way to create an alternative version of the source material to make this make sense and then will get mad at YOU for not agreeing that a bunch of hypothetical shit they just sort of made up is an interpretation of the actual text. And because they only care about shipping they kind of have to discard everything that gets in the way of that, creating entire nonexistent character traits and arcs or "fix it" fanworks that fundamentally alter the entire story so that they can creates scenarios where characters can kiss.
When we're at a point where the story itself comes second to having two characters to pair up, and you literally cannot attempt to interpret any part of a story other than deciding what character's you'd like to see paired up, you are not doing "character analysis," you're barely even Watching Shows. It is fine that you like romance centric plotlines, and I think it's great if you like it enough to make fan content of it, but you NEED to be able to separate the thing you do for fun (shipping) from the actual narrative you are engaging with and stop getting so defensive when people just don't see what you see. You are a member of an incredibly niche hobby subculture, most people who are interested in analysis of narratives and characters do not do it the way you do and will find your disregard for the text in favor of irrelevant romances and smut shallow, because it IS shallow. And it's fine to be shallow and have fun in a way others find bland or distasteful, but even so, this behavior is degrading your ability to engage with and understand media. It's making you WORSE at the thing you supposedly like doing.
You don't need to engage with things you don't enjoy, but I think you'll find that if you just stretch out of your comfort zone a little bit and just put the ship goggles down for a second you'll see a lot of value in what you find.
"I hate making clickbait thumbnails but it's what works in the algorithm" like I get it but also how does it feel to be contributing to the age of misinformation and flattening of nuance
I know this isn't the place to cry and whine but I just need to let out of my chest that I've been trapped for a while in a neverending chain of disappointments, and I feel like I can't take it anymore. But that's a lie, because everytime I think that, I can take another one.