#this seems a bit rambly

[archer3-13]

Time makes fools of us all and ten years onwards i realize my opinions on awakening have marginally changed. a part of that is legit developing tastes and opinions, i can appreciate what works about it more and all that, even if i'll never quite be in love with it.

i think whats kinda more so shifted for me however is expectations of the series going forward. around when fates was releasing and awakening was still hot, three houses probably would have sound very appealing to me on paper. now and especially with the previous three years of fandom and discourse in mind

i think i just want something thats willing to poke fun at itself more, something that still tells a good story mind but doesnt feel like its so wrapped up in its own self importance like both houses and hopes do. cause houses and hopes i feel pretty clearly illustrate how that lack of self awareness, when your story is being incredibly fucking stupid, can really hurt a narrative.

#this seems a bit rambly #its cause its off the cuff so to speak #FEELINGS! #fire emblem #consider that pretty much every fire emblem tends to indulge in some of the patendly stupidest shit ever #regardless of their stories overall tones #PoR and the random ass pirates signing sea shanties in ch8 #the random generics saying the weirdest ass shit at times like mr boulder soldier and his puns #though the boulder soldier was a dubisim i believe #but still jiol asking his soldier to call for reinforcements #and then flipping out into a self serving panic when hes informed its the whitewings thats coming #how am i suppose to stop the rebels with a handful of-of winged ponies! #classic #houses and hopes on the other hand feels like its gritting its teeth whenever something or weird or stupid happens #part of why ive never bought the golden deer tbh they're more comedically driven sure #but its the lame kinda comedy that relies on catchphrases for the most part #so all their interactions come off as stiff and unatural but they also cant carry any of the gravitas they're expected to #whenever a dramatic scene comes up and all that #and i say this as someone who likes dramatic storytelling but houses and hopes just doesnt work #cause houses and hopes are also very 'no fun allowed' kinda games

[swordmaid]

brienne but she's wearing 1949 cocteau's beauty and the beast inspired fit!!! this is the inspo pic i used if ur curious.

gonna be posting more of this redesign thing (and also jaime's ver) some time in the future but i just wanted to share this one <3

#brienne of tarth #asoiaf #mine. #u know literally just as i finished colouring this i found that some theater made an opera version of this batb #and they made belle's dress BLUE...which is a win for me and also not bc they made it light blue #but here it's supposed to be velvet.. idk if it comes across as velvet but that's the fabric of choice lol. #but im gonna ramble because i really like the concept... i love brienne in pearls!! i feel like pearls will be her jewellery of choice #and i talked abt this before in some post but i think tarth regalia would have a lot of pearls just bc they're an island #and i think they would export pearls alongside marble lol #i love brienne in silver and pearls BUT the reason why the flower thing on her cape is gold bc in the film #the pearl chain was actually a gift from the beast. so she's wearing jaime's gift. and i made the cape more silvery white (leaning on white #to resemble his cloak so it's like... jaime gifting her his white cloak..... hihihIHIHIhhihihihihi...... #tbh i drew that concept before too BUT I JUST LIKE IT!!!!!!!! i want it to happen actually....please....thank u.. #also the feathers in her hair is bc i want to accessorize her in a brienne way BUT ALSO supposed to be like the plumes knights wore in thei #helm. she's wearing trousers in the fit btw only the upper half of the design is based on beauty but the silhouette mimics beasts' more. #but anyway i really like this design!! bc it's a bit ott but also not in a way that seems out of character for her? idk LOL

[beatcroc]

there's no way the bathroom at peppino's pizza is actually that big but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . hey ummm anyway.... i care them...... anyway there's a lil ramble on my take on fake pep's like psyche or whatever in tags on the og post if ur into that kinda thing :y

hey! it's a series! fake peppino world tour: [noise] [noisette] [peppino]<- u are here [gustavo] [gerome] [noisette again]

#ramble after realtags yeag. shoutout to serrangelic btw suggesting the silhouettes thing bc i would have Died otherwise #pizza tower #peppino spaghetti #fake peppino #gustavo and brick #arting #pizzaposting #so anyway i think fake peppino has like. a general awareness that he is supposed to Be Peppino and that he was Made to do that #and likewise he does generally try to...do that. the thing he does NOT realize is hes like really goddamn bad at it #not to be mean but like...c'mon. they are pretty distinctly different kinds of guys even beyond the physiology yknow. #he's neither on-brand nor fooling anyone dsjdsjjkgfsd. BUT! #since the rest of the cast generally likes him [at least as I play it] he thinks hes doing just fine #he's like 'oh they r happy with me so i must be getting a good grade in being peppino :)' #so getting told that 'yeah you actually really suck at that but that was never the reason people liked you' #and told that by og model peppino no less--yknow THE guy he's supposed to be living up to #who's already a bit intimidating for that and who ALSO totally wrecked him TWICE in the tower #making him acutely familiar with just how formidable the guy is and how much there IS to live up to.... #it's a Moment for sure. not really a sad or hurt one though. just... contemplative. #thinking abt people liking him for being the guy he's already naturally been being even though that guy is Not Peppino #i don't think he's gonna be super broken up about realizing he has a bad grade in peppino given everything else hes got now #nor do i really think he cares enough to go like reinvent himself or whatever after the fact #he seems to b pretty clearly having fun with it already so i think he just keeps doing that #and in some cases he still has the pre-installed peppino traits/instincts like to cooka da pizza. and that's fine #is this projection. yes. but if youve been following me awhile you know most of my character writing is ghdhfdgf #gonna kinda expand on all this in the gerome one which is...one after next. itll be a bit but man. #anyway peppino will never admit to anyone and especially not himself that he's gotten a little attached to the guy. hee hoo #pep tends to be kinda surly but he certainly has his ways of showing he cares. all of which are on display here #''that thing is not my son'' says man currently watching thing's antics with the 'bemused dad' arms crossed pose. yeah ok buddy. #gus is totally onto him already but hes not gonna say anything. #if u read all this ur prize is not having to go decode fp's rot13. his lines are ''meant to be you...?'' and ''wrong question.''

[kindlythevoid]

I have read Fellowship of the Ring more times than I have cared to keep count and every time I read Boromir’s, well, possession for lack of a better word, I have read it in fear, in discomfort, in horror, indifferently.

This was, I think, the first time I read it in pity. I looked at all the plans Boromir was making, how he would save his beloved city, how obstinate he was in his belief that the men of Minas Tirith would not be corrupted when wielding the Ring against Sauron —and I felt sad. He’s waving his hands and hollering and part of him is desperate just for the Ring, of course he is, he’s been traveling beside it with no hope for months, but he’s also desperate for hope. He’s desperate for a chance to save his people, save his brother, save his city.

Moreover, every time he calls out the Elves or the Wizards, you have to remember that he doesn’t know them. All he knows is that he traveled almost a full year to get their advice and they send him on, in his eyes, a hopeless venture. The one hope they give him is Aragorn, who promises to return and help save Minas Tirith with him, but even that all changes once Gandalf dies. They come to Lothlorien and of course it’s a welcome break, but they cannot, or maybe in Boromir’s eyes will not, help his people. And once they leave, Aragorn assumes his role as leader of the Fellowship in Gandalf’s stead more permanently and suddenly even that one, brief, uncertain hope of his is gone. Aragorn will follow Frodo. And it’s almost certain that Frodo will not go to Minas Tirith.

So is it any wonder, really, that tired, desperate, hopeless Boromir, out of his realm, out of his depth, already hanging by a thread when he joins the Fellowship and having been gnawed on by the Ring for months upon months afterwards, finally snaps once it’s clear that he will have to return home empty-handed and almost certain that somewhere far away Sauron is capturing the Ring and killing the companions that he had bonded with? Of course part of the Ring is making him lust for power, but it’s also his only “reliable” (in his mind) source of hope left to save his city.

And so I read Boromir’s (intelligent and thought out, mind you) raving and I don’t feel scared for Frodo, not after reading it so many times and knowing what ultimately happens, but sorrow for Boromir.

#hey yeah sorry if I keep repeating myself in this #I can just never seem to find the right words to properly express what I want to say #So I ramble on until I think I’ve thoroughly covered it #So sorry about that #but also friendly reminder that Boromir is an intelligent military leader #Whose fatal flaw was deeply loving his city a bit too much #And an inability to accept hope after so long being denied it #I’ll probably make a separate post after I read his death on his relationship with hope and how Aragorn “Estel” Ranger factors into that #but for rn it’s sad Boromir hours :/ #the lord of the rings #kiki re-re-re-reads the lord of the rings #just yelling into the void #boromir #the fellowship of the ring #minas tirith #aragorn #gandalf #frodo baggins #elves #the ring

[sp1resong]

some of y'guys use iterator forehead symbols like cutie marks

#i mean. im not judging. 'tis fun #but it's a bit funny to me considering that canonically (at least outside of downpour) #they seem to just kind of be a random image stamped on the iterator for decoration #spire rambles

[devkit]

i hope everyone who sees this gets some rest under some warm soft blankets with a nice hot drink of their choice. yes even you. i see you, thinking you don't deserve it. you do. everyone needs rest and warmth and it is okay to seek those things out and you deserve to have them.

#positivity #sorry i am a bit drunk and a bit depressed but i am transmuting those emotions into something good #taking a longing for what i'm missing and turning it into motivation to promote those things in others and myself #there is warmth and light in this world no matter how far away they may seem #be it internet friends or warm blankets or ur fav food #or even a glass of water at 3am #even the smallest things can be full of love #anyway i am rambling #have a good night everyone

[daedrabait]

How does Brynjolf *really* know if you're rich or not

"Its all about sizing up your mark, lad" Yeah whatever I don't buy it

Yeah yeah he's a good thief and can tell if you're shifty blah blah but imagine if his process was more mundane

He slipped his hand in your pocket for sure. He definitely gave a lil swipe or something. Idk I think it's funnier that way

Or did he see a suspicious looking guy and he was like "I'm going to go and examine this creature" and then tried to act cool about it. What if he was randomly guessing and turned out he was completely wrong. I like these situations much better

#i like to make him a bit more pathetic in my brain #he seems so suave and smooth but actually he's winging it #brynjolf #thieves guild #skyrim #ilya rambles #tes

[biboomerangboi]

Thank all the gods of solace that Fig and Gorgug were like 15/16 when they went on tour because if they had have been any older Fig would have somehow convinced Gorgug to get married in Vegas for the bit and then they’d have to do the worlds most hastily secret divorce when Fig met Ayda.

#figeroth faeth #gorgug thistlespring #don’t worry I know Gorgug would have checked with zelda first but it was for the bit he’s wearing the dress #fig: ive always wondered about a vegas wedding #Gorgug: Yea the Elvis impersonator always seem to be a bad actor #fig and Gorgug not five mins later: 🤵‍♀️👰‍♂️ #fig faeth #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #dimension 20 #zee rambles

[holoska]

butterscotch cinnamon pie my beloved 🥧💖

#holoska rambles #the filling only looks a bit lumpy in the photo. it's been in the fridge for a few hours and seems to have settled #it's just too dark to take another photo with decent lighting now >:/ #but the crust turned out way better this time! still could be prettier but it's so much easier to look at than last year's ahah #now I just have to hope it sets in time to be able to eat a piece on my birthday. because last time it Did Not #birthday tag

[twanettee]

#reverse 1999 #necrologist #why? #because I like listening to her lines again and again #when she goes 说吧我在听 #您的愿望是……？ #not to sound overly dramatic but I wish more people would mean it when they say that #they’re listening #and when she apologises when she attacks #I think she’s very cute #she doesn’t seem like someone who’d enjoy all those battles #she also seems a bit lonely #like that line where she asks for someone to chat with her because she hasn’t chatted with a live person in a while #overall I like listening to her #I also like the one where she talks about the future being the same #I also like bkornblume’s lines #maybe I’ll draw her next #thank you for tuning in to your daily dose of rambles on random fixations #oh #fanart #digital art

[justmwahstruly]

I FINALLY FINISHED IT ASCIDBCH

blehp i kinda died on the patterns and the glasses

ofc the beautiful Will Wayward belongs to @kandavers

is jus molly an will vibin

#sooooooo #the song was happy by Pentatonix #idk if you think it fits him but he jus seems like a happy guy to me #so yea #anyways i cannot DRAW #idek how i managed to finish this i feel so unmotivated #bleeeehhhhhp #also i like to think he would be either a tenor or baritone #it seems like it would be scary hearing a bass note from him #im leaning a bit more towards tenor though… #think of it! he could harmonize with Basil! #i also think Basil would be a baritone lowkeyyy #THE HARMONIESSSS #it would be great #WAIT WHISKY AS A COUNTERTENOR TOO MAYBE?? #the harmony would just be so *chefs kiss* #ackh ive been rambling #excuise me and goodbye :) #wait nvm maybe the wetten dass..? medley would be better… #GAH TOO MANY SONGS I MUST LEAVE NOW #will wayward #molly melancholy #welcome home oc

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Barnaby has service dog characteristics, where he can sense distress and the beginnings of a potential stroke/seizure, and thus provides whatever support he can in response, change my mind—

i can't because i Literally Can't 🫡

#the thing my mind usually goes to when it comes to assigning solidly Dog attributes #is that barnaby is Not a dog #hes a dog shaped puppet #i know im guilty of givin him some little dog things in my scribbles but when seriously considering Him as a Character #from what we know he is very much just a dog in name and appearance #other than that hes a Guy! hes just a funny distinguished fella #he walks on all fours to be closer to his pals not bc its in his nature #you know? #i doubt barnaby would know how to actually act like a real dog if he had to.... #he knows the pun he knows the jokes the bits the Chasing the Mailman thing #but beyond that! he seems like just a guy shaped like a big blue dog! #thank you for listening to my teeny tiny lukewarm not-really analysis #rambles from the bog #i think thats a big part of puppets #theyre shaped like so many things but. theyre Not that thing. #puppets are made liars simply by existing

[slavhew]

Hello!

If you're not too busy, would you mind listing some of the things you think count as death flags for Mr. Spender?

There's the obvious fact that he's the "old" mentor to group of young protagonists, but what else do you think would count?

OHH BOY ok so I'd think I'm a crackpot for this but since we're talking about Zack "Foreshadowing" Morrison. I have some thoughts

No harm in leading with the (chronologically) first thing that jumped out at me:

This one IMMEDIATELY made me antsy whenever I came back to it after my initial read, and considering Zack has referred to it on twitter in the past as one of their favorite jokes it's definitely not been forgotten about.

Second, the sheer amounts of near-misses, jokey or not, of Spender narrowly avoiding specifically lightning

Again, not much, but it's weird that it happened thrice, latter two of which had real gravitas rather than an one-off joke.

And third, Spender himself. He's repeatedly shown himself to be kind of a self sacrificing idiot, as well as prideful to a fault. Granted, it's both him and Mina trying to take on all the responsibility of saving Mayview and its inhabitants from their fate.. But Spender is exactly that right measure of doesn't-value-himself-enough (chest footprint aftercare or lack thereof), having an obscene amount of power (enables his loner act + pride) and poor judgement that has the capacity to put him at great risk. And it has!

Spender has not only shown low enough self-esteem to view himself as the de-facto scapegoat for the safety of the town, but also prideful enough to make very bad calls that end up in people, often himself, hurt (COUGH FORGE INCIDENT COUGH)

This is all conjecture, but it's definitely enough to make me worried about him :') Even if all this doesn't mean he'll necessarily die he's definitely getting (even more) seriously injured at some point. I love the guy but he's so far doing a horrible job of convincing me he wants to live bad enough to circumvent at least that

#not art #admin answers #paranatural #pnat #richard spender #pts-fic-notes-and-blog #before i continue on with tag ramble i just want to say tysm for leaving an ask! #none of my friends read this so ive been stewing on these thoughts for some months and i loved finally sharing them #this isn't exactly proof but the hijack possession seemingly being the final nail in the coffin for his and isabel's relationship. #idk it feels significant to me. thats one more tether to support kinda gone. someone who knows him well enough to know he's unwell #he seems not exactly content but fr incapable of not burning bridges as he is now. and considering how rashly he acts he REALLY needs those #to not do stupid shit all the god damn time with no buffer other than Lucifer. who for his measured approach to rick's hotheadedness #has honestly shown himself to be pretty lenient and kinda bad at controlling spender's more (self) destructive tendencies? so he dont count #to be clear i love spender to bits but he is dumb as rocks and has all the self preservation of a fruit fly. it needs to be said #also the lightning man... idk its WEIRD like especially on the reread its the thing that most consistently threatens him! it repeats #sure he gets chewed by a bat and banged up by forge but?? he somehow always comes back to lightning. catnine has it out for him #its something i didnt even really put together until i continued reading the flashback chapter AFTER getting this ask and went OHHHGNHF #which the only reason lightning is such a non issue is lucifer's powers. which belong to his sunglasses and not to the spirit in him #so its not like they can't be taken away he's just got a really good excuse for having those on all the time #TAGS GETTING SO LONG. ANYWAYS. i hope this is comprehensible lol

[yourqueenb]

As a continuation of this ask that I responded to, all the things I mentioned are just parts of the overall issue I have with Blades…. which is that, in the grand scheme of things, I feel like MC is simply a plot device for the other characters rather than a fully developed character who has a fully developed and satisfying arc herself. It’s clear that Nia’s is the story the writers really wanted to tell considering how intertwined her characterization/development and the overall world building are. They basically even admitted as much.

So my question is why not just make her the MC if that’s really what you wanted on the not so down low? They still could’ve incorporated the skill mechanic. Why create a whole player character just to have us running to solve everyone else’s problems/support them while acting like everything that happens to us exists inside of a vacuum in the meantime? So far, all we’ve really been doing in this book is reporting where the group needs to go, telling them what to do, having heart to hearts with them when they need help moving to the next stage of their development, and then being spoonfed information through the lore tablets, which are apparently more for the players’ benefit than MC’s since they barely affect how we respond in game anyway. I’m fine with being the leader or the glue that holds everyone together, but to me it’s unsatisfying that that’s all we are as the main character.

We somehow become more competent due to the skill mechanic but no less clueless at the same time. We have all this terrible shit happen to us, but are only offered a few lines’ description of how that’s affected us. And then the rest of the attention goes to setting up the light vs. shadow conflict and our friends, who get to have personal and compelling conflicts of their own. I mean I feel like MC is more of an emotional support animal to them than an actual person with dreams, feelings, and a (minimal) background. Imo the only character who’s getting shafted almost as much as us is Imtura.

And all of this might make it sound like I hate Blades, but it’s quite the contrary actually. It’s still one of my favorite series and has a lot of fun moments and lovable characters. But I think at this point, its flaws have become too large for me to ignore. So that’s still affecting my enjoyment a bit and probably the reason why I’m so upset with how certain things are being handled. Of course I’m aware that Blades isn’t the only book that has some of these issues though. I think it’s just a little more disappointing because I expected more

#choices bolas #choices blades #blades of light and shadow #choices stories you play #playchoices #and again it’s not lost on me that a lot of my opinion is probably colored by being on Mal’s romance route alone #from what I’ve seen of Tyril’s route he at least seems to care a bit more #he even shows concern for MCs who have a purely platonic relationship with him #I’m not sure about Nia and Imtura #but even still I feel like MC isn’t being given nearly enough from the writers regardless of who you’re romancing #also I’m still not sure I’ve really explained my thoughts clearly #I feel like I just typed a lot and then decided to post bc I don’t have the capacity to try to organize this any further #so it just never would’ve gotten posted if I waited for that 🤦🏽‍♀️ #but either way I hope it’s semi coherent and doesn’t just sound like a lot of whining and rambling 💀😭 #choices #choices app

[treasureplcnet]

you think i can't keep talking about karl and esther you are so wrong btw episode four timestamp 34:40 he hesitates before rubbing her back, comforting her the way a parent or guardian might. the whole tube scene is karl finally deciding he has to do this ("i'm here, and i'm not going anywhere, i promise") he still HESITATES because he knows he's probably not the right man for the job. he's the man that got her stuck in this problem in the first place. but they've only got each other and he has to try. does it hurt that the moment he finally builds this resolve and determination to leave it all behind and to actually fight for something that matters to him and admit that, even though he hasn't known her for long, he cares about this girl like she's family, esther is murdered and it totally consumes him? does it hurt that he's then framed for her death even though he just spent the last 24 hours killing and taking revenge in her name? not only because he knows he's a dead man, but also because he's out of options to do something that matters, and what else can he do with his grief other than inflict it onto others? yeah it hurts a lot actually

#FUCK YOU NETFLIX FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!! IM FIXATED ON THE 8 EP MINISERIES!!!!!!! #excuse me everyone i am midway thru my second real rewatch #bodies netflix #karl weissman #sorry that this crypost is very similar to the previous one i wrote but it gets me #next up probably: meta about the lamp in the synagogue cause im still obsessed with how he glares at it #i think i should do a bit of light reading because i know nothing about any religion. so whatever i believe about this #(karl being at his lowest and bringing polly to kill her in a synagogue like a big 'witness this' to god) #might be slightly off. its ok. ill come back with slightly less than coherent rambling #dearheartdont who rbed that last massive wall of text left a tag on the other post: #'‘Karl seems to take a lot of negative actions against him as his due’ ‘but when it’s Esther it’s so so different’' #which actually i think sent me into some kind of spiral

[burnpyygmalion]

i think ppl who are super online or into fandom should watch/read/etc something without ever touching fandom discourse or making aus or shipping characters just like every once in a while

#this isn’t a diss at shipping or aus #i participate in that sometimes #and its fun #im mostly saying like #sometimes people seem to get way too engrossed in the idea of fandom to the point its not even about enjoying the source material atp #and it also seems to result in fans acting like the creators of things have some obligation #to keep in mind a fandom or how a fandom would feel ab their thing #and i think that’s a stupid mindset #a writer should not be like i better specify this specific thing so there’s not meaningless discourse about it on tumblr! #☀️🌈🔥 #i just think it’s not particularly good to get really into a fandom of anything and everything you consume #mostly bc of the way fandoms are nowadays #also maybe i’m a bit tired of seeing really good series/whatever turned into au/shipping fodder and nothing else #if you’re going to do that at least pretend you like the source material outside of the character designs #idk im rambling i might make this a more cohesive post later lawl