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[delphi333]

art major suguru x physics major satoru 🙏

[asger-eerika]

Meow meow meow meow meow :D

[feliciadraws]

*WANDERSONG SPOILERS*

I wanna talk about Audrey, the so-called 'Hero.' Now I'm not that good at writing or posting meta but man oh MAN Audrey is actually so much more interesting than I initially took her to be; she's actually deeply insecure about not only herself but how the world perceives her AND has a skewed, dare I say, SUPERFICIAL, idea of what it means to truly be the hero. She primarily sees it as a role she has to play or fulfill, rather than something someone chooses to be, and while she "knows" herself to be the hero, she doesn't actually BELIEVE she is A hero in herself. Even further is that she WANTS to be The Hero but is so dyed in the proverbial wool in both her insecurities and her perception of her role as The Hero that she doesn't want to stop, she wants to fulfill the role she was given so bad that she broke her promise to the Bard when she said she wouldn't kill anymore Overseer spirits upon killing the King of Hearts because, how she sees it, 'that's how it is.' What was interesting is that Audrey spoke about her dislike of being told what to do and where to go when Eyala was acting as her guide, that she found it demeaning that she couldn't think or act for herself, but was that her interpretation of being told to back down by Eyala? After all, Eyala did mention to the Bard that when she warned Audrey, Audrey felt that Eyala was 'taking something away from her', and that something was the role of The Hero, without which she would still be a nobody that no one saw or knew or cared about.

She wants to be the Hero and is so attached to that role and the adoration it had brought her and wants to fulfill that role because she believes that what truly makes her and that without the title of Hero and the Sword and the powers, she can't be A hero. Her insecurities tell her that she can't be A hero outside of being THE Hero, and she can't understand not only how the Bard had gotten so far but how he continues to have hope, despite his own innate feelings of despondence and his own melancholy. But he keeps going because of his hope, hope that he can still save the world and that there is always another, better way, a way that one can choose. A different way to be a hero, if you will. And I personally think that the Bard's approach to being a hero, it's confounding to Audrey for many reasons, one of those being that he wasn't chosen by anyone or anything to be a hero per se, but he chose to be a hero HIMSELF, despite everything acting against him, including Audrey herself. The Bard admitted he's jealous of Audrey being chosen to be the hero and her sword and her powers, not knowing that his innate goodness and his CHOICE to be good make him a hero, without the need for a sword or a title or a higher calling.

I honestly love how Wandersong toys with the definition of the word 'hero', and not only subverts the typical fantasy RPG hero archetype with Audrey, right down to the outfit and the magic sword, but DOUBLE subverts her; she could have been a twist villain who was simply a villain masquerading as a hero, but even this was subverted by making her not a hero, but not quite a villain either, but an insecure girl who sees herself as a nobody and is so obsessed with fulfilling a role that makes her a somebody that she's going to end up destroying the world and herself (both figuratively and literally), but is blinded by her self-perception and insecurities so that she can't see anything within herself that's heroic, making her both a mirror and a foil for the Bard.

I'm not sure where I was going and I know Wandersong isn't the first game to do this but I love how it was done here so far (I'm starting Act Seven), not least because I hated Audrey at first but she's actually growing on me, as much as I hate to admit it, not least that she actually resonates with me much more now this revelation has come about. I was pleasantly surprised and now I want to study this girlfail mess of a human being under a microscope.

[jaguarys]

Hi

[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

i know the main-gauche is a dlc weapon but i kind of want arthur to have it as a starting weapon either in addition to or replacing the usual prisoner estoc. because. i think using a close quarters dagger would maybe be much easier than a giant precision piercing weapon for someone who can't fucking see their opponents.

[sculptambitio]

/ Everyone should reblog the plot meme or any meme so I can send u guys my j o j o s

[llawlieta]

I have no unpopular opinions because all my opinions are so popular because everyone loves me and my opinions soso much

[sasster]

you know like a little place they keep the people while they're still figuring out how to get them off planet/to their new home or while they're still making their new identities

it functions as a real hotel so it doesn't look like some sort of shell organization, but the real business is getting people somewhere safe

[asger-eerika]

I hate arcane, I hate that Viktor changed my standards, I want a crippled man with the intellectual prowess to have a good discussion with me, I hate you, you stupid beautiful man.

[justiceburst]

if goro had a palace, though, his cognition would probably have to be changed a LOT in the real world to fully navigate it. and maybe there's a chance of the entire theme and layout completely changing between visits due to how unstable his self-image is.

[n3rdy247]

shifting just to have a great pussy ❌

shifting to have a great pussy AND a great dick (you can choose one, both or even none) ✔️

[le-velo-pour-dru]

I wish it was easier for there to be more situations where people just Know what would help make you feel better and you don't have to figure it out yourself X'3

[voidfell]

Thinks about some OC Concepts I wanna flesh out:

Captain Jake - OC based off of Jake from Jake & The Neverland Pirates where I pull heavily from the lore but also just do my own thing with him (same category of OC as Gal and Hugo)

Stella - Starboy from Wish-based OC whose name I took from a 1580's sonnet called "Astrophel and Stella", literally translating to "the star lover & the star". I think Stella would be a cute name for a star.

Princess Asha - Wish-based OC. I have ideas for her but she'd probably be pretty closely tied to Stella and how I interpret him.

[glitchytrait]

wanna write some kind of beachy summery romance

[ollieverse]

i don't need to make anymore ff characters. and yet