sometimes i want to cry bc for yeeeaaarrrssss i had the suspicion that my grandma (not actually grandma but i consider her my gma) was gay, mostly bc she never married or had kids. and today at lunch my dad started talking about how the only man that my grandma actually liked (instead of tolerated) was her dad... he said that he thought she might have had some trauma with men or something, which is entirely possible. he also said she might have had like an inferiority complex or something at her size (these last yrs she was pretty overweight, and when she was younger she was also on the chubby side). but the fact that he considered that she had trauma w men or self-doubts about her image instead of thinking she mightve been a lesbian....... like ok
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i think what gets me most about aoki’s death is that it is the perfect allegory for how rgg treats its antagonists: even if the antagonist is willing to change or implies they’re ready to start over, even if the protagonist is ready to accept them and help them move forward, even if it’s the very last second before the start of their redemption can begin, rgg has to throw in the BIGGEST Fuck You and stop any kind of progress from happening and kill them off before they can either change for the better, or justly face the consequences of their actions and get their comeuppance
ironically it’s like a stab in the back- like even if you want to change for the better, you’re doomed to the path you set out on and there’s nothing you can do to stop that now no matter how earnest you are in wanting to change and no matter who’s there to guide you to a better future (or at least get you to jail)
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ANYWAY now that ive gotten my firefly rant off my chest and on a more positive note about the story overall; i Really liked it!!!! and character-wise specifically the biggest surprise for me in a huge W way was actually acheron??
& given i was actually somewhat committed to pulling her anyway (well. initially as kafka replacement to pull my first lightning carry after losing 50-50 but. Well. she had mercy on me at the v last moment thank goodness 😭😭) so actually ending up liking her character this much just cemented that resolve for good too. cant wait for her!!! like i am still meh on her base design not bc its that bad by itself but simply bc seeles existence just cheapens it so much like. Why are they so similar. but its not bad lmao
anyway to her actual characterization. first of all. the VAs delivery omg yall beidous english voice is already one of my all time favorites in genshin and shes doing an amazing job as acheron like. she started talking and im just INSTANTLY warmed up to her just from that KDJSKDKJK i love love love her attitude and energy!!!!!
n personality wise too??? like ive seen others mention a similar sentiment but its just the way how. even after getting the warnings from now Two separate characters that shes up to no good. im just like. "nah id win" abt it SHSKDKSI like throughout the story she comes off as so damn likeable and grounded and realistically friendly (as in not like. too open n aligned w the player from the get-go to feel believable for the character as opposed to a plot contrivance) that i just. even if shes bad news im team acheron truly.
she has genuinely funny one liners too ??? like not necessarily jokes outright but the kinda comments she says are just . very realistic in that dry witty way that comes off as natural and entertaining shes so charming!!! i love her. the more contemplative stuff she says too
but also like. girl whats up w the ominous red text ily but are we cool 😭😭 and the whole shredding us into thin slices on first encounter in the dreamscape like. Ok uhhhhhhhh ik i said nah id win and team acheron forever but this is kinda. worrisome
BUT that just means im so fucking excited to see her go apeshit too lmao like. oh shes an emanator here to do murder and spread death? COOL i hope she has fun!!
(and ik i said firefly rant over but. what the actual hell is that post firefly merk dialogue option where the games like very heavy handedly implying ur supposed to be blaming ACHERON for "letting it happen" in some emotional frenzy???? bro what 💀💀 0/5 moment i would never. n even if she plausibly did im just. dude her being cold towards firefly is just a plus for me when the narrative has just railroaded the TB into being sooo charmed by her magical presence lmao i Liked that acheron was suspicious n cold)
overall Definitely wasnt expecting acheron to establish herself as such an instant favorite for sure but. shes here now and im v happy abt it im super looking forward to seeing those more dubious goals of her come to the forefront in the future like. im so curious about whats up w her and her memory and that red text and everything
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got back in touch with some friends from high school and after looking through their profiles im feeling a little bittersweet. its cool to see them again but i guess i also feel a little like i missed out on so much with them while theyve all stuck together. theres definitely a lot of unresolved trauma and conflict from high school that ive never gotten closure for or healing from so its a little difficult to know how to feel about everyone...
im feeling a little i guess... bummed and its hard not to compare myself to them. they have jobs and some even have kids and spouses and theyve all been doing great and having people to hang with all the time and i havent done anything since i last saw them except have a job for 6 months and then be disabled and alone for the rest
im sure the feeling will go away once ive settled back into knowing everyone and i know i probably just feel like this bc so much time and change has happened and its scary and new (and i have not had contact with anyone except one person in my town since high school so the Hermit Habits are hitting pretty strong)
but on the more positive side, i found out 2 of my friends are trans now too, and theres even a new friend in their group who is a nonbinary guy like me (:> and they seem cool with my unconventional gender stuff bc they found my pronoun page, which has far more on it than what i usually share with anyone irl. they said theyre not even surprised about the catboy stuff, which is kind of relieving because i dont share that part of myself irl. im also really hoping to be able to hang with some of them again. i miss them a lot more than i realized and now that im an adult i can hang whenever i want!
anyways thats all, i dont really have anyone i can share this with at the moment so i wanted to share here
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Idk sometimes after spending weeks stressing and stressing and wondering if you should even end up bothering you do actually manage to pull the threads of your old internet community back together for a 10 year reunion and it's like. Wow. Okay. The passage of time almost always makes us kinder. Remember how you were an embarrassing, angry, lost teenager? Well here are nearly a hundred people who understand. And it got better. Look at how all of it got better. Look at how when you told them about getting together to reminisce they were overjoyed to have that chance. How they found people you thought no one had contact with anymore. How all of these almost complete fucking strangers saw what you were doing and said "oh my god this meant the world to me too".
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