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"Cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am. I am AM."

The hardest line ever delivered in the history of the universe.

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Happy Father's Day daddy <3

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The tag crashed on me so I’m normal now. Might be more in the queue for later

[amorchai]

𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑.

this is a repost from my old blog. original post was 1,959 notes.

pairing(s): dad!tangerine x female!mum!reader

words: 948

warnings/tags: established relationship, female!reader, r has a daughter, mentions of smoking.

there was no amount of breath spray or cologne that could deter the cigarette smell clinging to his tongue and navy suit. tangerine had wished he kept to his own. the promise to quit smoking for his daughter while he was away on grab and go mission, failed, and tangerine knew she was already too smart in her young age to not notice.

a quality she carried from her mother.

it had only been a week, him and lemon away to venice for an anonymous job, light and easy like tangerine had asked ever since you and him had your daughter. his own father was never in his life, like hell was tangerine allowing your own daughter to be left the same.

clementine; can be given to the name of a girl, meaning gentle or merciful. or the name of a citrus fruit quite like his code name. you and tangerine had rolled your eyes in disapproval when your daughter’s godfather, tangerine’s annoying but lovable brother lemon, had suggested the name.

but after she was born, tangerine was looking at the bundle of joy in your arms, kisses to your temple while he stroked the soft baby’s skin that glowed the same colour as yours and tangerine agreed to the name, you swiftly after.

she was the light of tangerine’s life, the daughter he always wanted, with his gorgeous girlfriend he has loved ever since he laid eyes on you. so, he stops spraying his cologne or tugging his fingers through the knotted strands of his hair while looking at the front door, unable to keep himself away any longer.

the warm aura that came with entering the house nearly made tangerine’s eyelids waver, he was tired, so very tired. and now he was in the comfort of his safe home with an awaiting you and clementine, he could fall asleep comfortably tonight.

“my love? i’m home!” tangerine calls into the quiet household, dark night sky keeping the lighting minimum apart from the many lamps emitting warm light throughout the expanse of the house. tangerine shrugs his blazer off his shoulders and fidgets with his cufflinks in an attempt to remove them and push his sleeves comfortably over his elbows.

“it’s daddy!” he hears the precious voice from the kitchen, and kicking his shoes off with an uncontained smile, tangerine ushers himself through the living-room where your daughter meets him halfway with a toothy grin.

tangerine leans down to her level before lifting her swiftly into a hug, standing straight as she kicks her feet and giggles. clementine squirms within her father’s embrace when he pulls back to place a load of kisses upon her cheek before moving around her face.

“missed you, my lovely girl,” he mutters happily, contently when he pulls away. he takes a moment of staring at her, taking in her gorgeous features that’s all you. there’s dimples beginning to sit at either side of her cheeks, a detail that wasn’t as noticeable when he left only last week.

her hands clumsily fall atop his moustache and tangerine wiggles it to pull a face before she’s leaning to kiss him. after, her head falls into his neck as she hugs him again, the effects of him being gone catching up to her.

with her frame hidden, tangerine locks eyes with you, who stands under the doorframe to the kitchen with a dish towel wiping flour from your bare arms with a smile. “hi, baby,” tangerine starts, walking towards you as you hug into the side of him that’s not overtaken by your daughter and he leans down to press a soft kiss to your lips in greeting.

“we’re making cookies,” you say against his moustache as he chuckles in a murmur before pulling away to move his chin so his lips press against your forehead. his free arm on your lower back to press you further against him.

“that sounds lovely, you’ll have to hide them from your uncle y’know,” tangerine’s head tilts to glance down at his daughter when he can feel her sniffing his neck, the collar of his shirt beneath her nostrils and he tenses in knowing.

giving you a wide yet tired smile, tangerine pats your back affectionately before ushering, “right. why don’t you both continue that while i get a quick shower before i join you? yeah?” when you go to pull clementine into your arms, she pulls back from his neck with pulled eyebrows, “daddy smells smoky.”

“why, you little—” with a sigh he stops himself from cursing as you look at him with warning, clementine begrudgingly landing in your arms and away from her dad, “you’re worse than your mother, d’y’know that?”

“no cookies for you,” you say, but the serious tone is matched with a small, contained smile, eyes glimmering to your boyfriend in a teasing manner that he can’t help but lean over to kiss once again. two little hands press against his lips, tangerine’s eyes reopening to his three-year-old pushing against him in protest, “no! no kissy mummy!”

tangerine rolls his eyes, fucking hell, this girl! he thinks, but holds his laugh when she proudly giggles to herself, a far too infectious sound. “you really are a little sh—” before he can continue to mutter to himself, you’re interrupting him with his name, short but enough to shut him up as he glances back on his way out with a quipped smirk and a wink.

he’s ready to work the quickest shower of his life before returning to his two girls, tangerine is more than happy to be home. and each time, it only makes him not want to leave ever again.

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[including : sanzu, hinata, hakkai, draken + emma]

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— SANZU! ♥︎ “you’re makin’ me a boy with luv.”

platinum hair falls onto your pillow as sanzu stretches. you watch from your vanity, lips pulling into a small smile as he sighs. his phone chimes - a frown scrunches his face immediately.

"what's with the frown, hm? your friends are waiting for you."

"would rather be here," sanzu grumbles. he stands, chin settling on your shoulder as he stands behind the chair you're on. he lets out a groan, "would rather be anywhere else."

"san-" pearlescent eyes meet yours in the mirror, glaring into view. you digress, "haru. go be with your friends."

he lets out another loud, long groan that vibrates against your back. "whatever. i'll be back soon."

"and i'll be waiting!" you brush your lips against the top of his head. sanzu straightens up at the touch, pushing his face closer to you, for a better, proper kiss. you pepper his face with love, watching as his mouth curled up happily. "go have fun."

˚₊‧꒰ა 💌 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

— HiNATA! ♥︎ “you’ve got the best of me!”

you couldn't lie. not like this - not to her. hinata trembles as she stands in front of you, clementine eyes watery and swollen. the letter in her hand is ripped - torn to shreds by your own hand.

it shakes as she holds it - so tightly that her knuckles have changed colors. she sniffs, "you're not going."

it's not a question - it's something you both already know. you sigh, hiding your exhaustion and hoping she takes it for something else. "i told you i wouldn't get in."

"then i'm staying."

"hina-"

"we promised." her hands shake along with her voice this time. "we're supposed to go to the same school. same dorm. same- everything!"

hinata sucks in a deep breath, centering herself as she closes her eyes. she looks at you again, "you're staying, i'm staying."

your own lip starts to tremble as you look away from her. "i can't ask you to ruin your life for me."

"it's not ruined," her hand clenches yours now. "not when it's spent with you."

˚₊‧꒰ა 💌 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

— HAKKAi! ♥︎ “why are you shaking up my heart?”

yuzuha twirls her hair into a ponytail as she lets out a huff. you sneak a look at her homework - she's just as confused as you. her eyes roll to the ceiling before she speaks over her shoulder. "is there something you need?"

you turn, seeing half of hakkai. he squeaks once your eyes land on him, the rest of his body hiding behind the wall. you hold in a giggle, sending a wave his way instead. "hi, hakkai!"

"don't encourage him." yuzuha mumbles. there's shuffling, then mutters before hakkai is back in sight. his cheeks to his ears are a bright, rosy pink.

he clears his throat a few times. "for... for you. snacks." hakkai's voice is tender, quiet as he speaks. a few bags are placed in front of you, various flavors and treats being presented. hakkai lingers, gulping before he rushes off.

yuzuha narrows her eyes at the new treats, "aren't these all your favorites?"

"um," you double check them. they are your favorites. you bite your lip, "i don't think so! you like this one, right?"

seemingly distracted, she shuffles through the snacks one more time. you sneak a look to the other side of the room where hakkai has hidden in the doorway once again. you send him a smile, watching as he visibly tenses, face turning completely red now.

you let the grin linger, turning and grabbing something sweet from the pile.

˚₊‧꒰ა 💌 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

— DRAKEN! ♥︎ “mold a pretty lie for you.”

"what a day!" draken flops onto the couch with a heavy sigh. you bite your cheek, hiding your bitten and torn nails from his view. he looks your way, "i thought they'd never let me leave the shop."

"really?' your voice sounds warbled and tired - aching. you clear your throat, passing your steaming, half-drunk tea his way. "what happened?"

draken begins, speaking of picky customers ; unhelpful coworkers ; anything and everything above. you try your best to listen - try to swallow and gulp down your own bad day to showcase his.

you always admired his storytelling before. believed it would show emotions he usually hid - gestures he usually wouldn't do. but, now - today - every move draken made hurt.

he wouldn't notice your own distress ; wouldn't notice how overwhelmed you were. at no one's fault but your own. prioritizing others - making sure you and your feelings were pushed aside - it was something you were used to.

a bad habit you wouldn't ever change.

the mug was now empty - draken had finished his recollection minutes ago. he was watching you now - how you blankly stared, but continued to nod your head along to words no one was saying.

a hand settles on your knee. "doll," draken's voice is gentle, "talk to me."

your bottom lip wobbles and the dam bursts.

˚₊‧꒰ა 💌 ໒꒱ ‧₊˚

— EMMA! ♥︎ “for a better day, because we are together.”

she giggles as you brush a pretty, shimmery pigment over her eyelids. your own grin settles on your lips, though you try to scold her anyways. "emma! sit still!"

"it tickles," she whines. blinking her eyes open, the blond makes sure to pout as dramatically as she can. "and you're taking forever."

you mock her silently, brushing blush onto her cheeks now. "blah, blah, blah. i'm almost done."

true to your word, you're finished with her impromptu makeover moments later. emma smacks her lips together, fluffing her hair as she looks in the mirror.

"this color is nice," she speaks up. patting her cheeks in satisfaction, she nods to herself. "i need to use it more often."

"you look wonderful - you're welcome." emma sticks her tongue out at you before turning back to the mirror. "my turn now?"

"your turn?" emma blinks. you nod slowly, tilting your head. "aren't you already wearing makeup?"

shaking your head, you have no time to speak before emma is sitting on the bed in front of you. her eyes are wide as she sits on her knees, towering above you. "no way!"

emma lets out a breath that sounds like a sigh as she holds your face between her hands. "you're so pretty. that's so unfair. you- you're-" she lets out another sigh.

her hands fall down insync with her head falling to your shoulder. "how unfair. you're so unfair."

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[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

a brief retrospective on Louis and Violet as love interests, Clementine's bisexuality, and the fandom's continued insistence on fighting over this

In December of 2019, I made a series of posts called "An Explanation of Why Louis and Violet are Both Excellent Love Interests" that explored my feelings on the topic after seeing a lot of fighting in the fandom over who's better; who is the "right" choice for Clementine?

The answer is simple: there isn't an objectively correct choice.

I compared Louis and Violet to the romantic options in other games, including Life is Strange, Persona 4, King's Quest 2015, and Catherine, as well as TWDG: A New Frontier. I wanted to show how much better TFS handled the romance versus those games, why we should be grateful for what we got since it could've been a lot worse, and how the fighting over who's "right" was a waste of time.

I suppose it's only fitting that I'd be driven to revisit this topic after seeing fans continue to argue amongst themselves over this years later in the trenches of a weakening fandom.

Just when I think I'm done writing pieces for TWDG, some random redditor writes an essay about how violentine only exists for "woke points" that grabs me by the throat and throws me down. Then another will insist that clouis is abusive since Louis voted against them in ep2 in their own essay and I'm dragged back here, kicking and screaming.

While I think my previous Excellent Love Interests posts about this are on the juvenile side, I do still agree with my main point: Louis and Violet are excellent characters who make for compelling love interests. The fact that we got them both, that we were given the choice, and that they're as well done as they are, is something I don't think we appreciate enough. Hell, I don't think we even appreciate that Clementine's a canonically bisexual protagonist as much as we should.

We're too busy trying to one up each other with, "Well, actually, clouis is superior because of this and this," and "no, you're wrong, violentine is actually better because of this and this," and sometimes a wild non-shipper will appear out of nowhere to slap down an, "actually, you both suck, singletine is better."

It's sad that this is what fandom inevitably defaults to, always. It stops being about the game we love, the thing that brought us here, and it becomes a pissing match.

Doesn't matter what fandom it is; we end up projecting too much of ourselves onto fictional characters, investing too much of our time into ship culture, hyper-fixating until it becomes part of us... and let's be real, sometimes it's in unhealthy ways.

So, when someone else attacks the things we're attached to, it becomes a personal attack... and when we feel threatened, we become defensive and retaliate... and sometimes, we take it too far and target others out of insecurity, to feel validated, even if it means going after someone who is just minding their own business.

Also, I think some people are just assholes who want to piss on everyone.

Because of this, I would like to discuss Louis and Violet as romanceable characters, why they're both important to TFS no matter who you choose, why Clementine being a bisexual protagonist matters, and the fandom's continued insistence on fighting over this.

For many personal reasons, I've always been trepid about being open with my sexuality as a bi woman. I've done a lot of reflection this year on why that is; internalized misogyny, the biphobia that lingers in the queer community, insecurities, regrets, how I tend to be harsher on female characters over male characters, why it took me so long to not feel afraid of engaging with queer media, admitting I was wrong about so many things I've said in the past, how it's all affected my writing, etc.

When TFS released and I made this blog, I had already accepted my bisexuality but was in no way public about it, not online or in my personal life. But playing the first two episode of TFS, being presented with both Louis and Violet as potential romantic partners struck something inside of me.

Yes, I picked Louis; we all know I'm a major clouis shipper at this point, and if you're new here, then now you know, too.

But it's the fact that Violet's also an option, that with just a few different button presses, Clementine could've fallen for her just as she did with Louis; that there's evidence in game that she shows interested in both of them no matter your choices; that no one in-game judges Clementine for who she chooses to be with... that meant something to me in a way that it hadn't before.

TFS wasn't the first game I played with a bi protagonist; in Excellent Love Interests, I compared Louis and Violet to Life is Strange's Chloe and Warren. I have a lot of mixed feelings about the first LiS game overall, but I've been quite open about my dislike of Chloe and indifference to Warren.

Chloe, to me, is everything I dislike in a love interest, predominately in wlw. 2023 was the year of "CJ dives into sapphic literature and it's a 50/50 chance of striking gold or gettin' hella eaten by disappointment, shaka brah." Meaning I've read a lot of wlw novels, and all the ones I hated featured a Chloe clone, sometimes done even worse.

And Warren? I'll be real honest with you- I couldn't even remember what his name was when I started writing this. I had to go back and check. That tells you what I think of him, no?

So, LiS didn't strike me the same way. Sure, I knew Max was a bi protagonist and that's great, but the choices weren't appealing to me. This was when I was a teenager still somewhat in denial of my sexuality, which most definitely contributed to me being uncomfortable when faced with a wlw relationship portrayed in-game, especially when I found myself wishing Kate was an option for Max... but y'know, "shhhhhhh if I don't acknowledge it, it doesn't exist."

When the first episode of TFS released, I was older, I was no longer in a not-so-great relationship, and had better accepted who I am. The first episode does a great job of introducing you to Louis and Violet, and giving you the opportunity to spend more time with the one you're interested in.

I actually really liked them both when ep1 dropped, but I've always had a preference for a character who is kind, deflects with humor, and tends to be picked on by the rest of the cast... so it was inevitable that I'd stick with Louis. Though I won't discredit Violet in ep1, or the rest of the game, just because I didn't choose her in the end.

That's one of the best things about Louis and Violet as options; they're opposites, yet alike in many ways. They have their appeals and charms. They're flawed. It never feels like a "love triangle" situation where they're fighting over Clementine. Louis and Violet are friends who have known each other from before the walkers came. It's refreshing to have two characters who are interested in the same person but don't go for each other's throats over it. When they do argue over her, it's more to do with AJ shooting Marlon and whether it's safe for the group to let them stay.

I can't fault anyone who struggled to pick between them. When someone talks about who they picked and why, it's all about the player's preferences.

It's your choice to make, and no matter what, you're not wrong for it.

This season concludes Clementine's story, regardless of what some comics will say. It's the last fight. It's her happy ending. She and AJ finally found a home, a family.

I've played these games since S1 came out in 2012, over ten years ago. Clementine holds a special place in my heart. Not only did this important character have a great final season [despite Telltale shutting down and TFS nearly being left incomplete, remember] but she's also revealed to be canonically bisexual.

They didn't release the whole season and then as an afterthought be like, "oh yeah btw she's bi, she has oneline of flirty dialogue with this character so see? we did good rep."

Yeah, I'm side eyeing you, ANF.

They didn't try to hide it. They presented it to the player unapologetically and made a conscious decision to exclude anything biphobic from other characters... which meant a lot to me.

Biphobia is real and it's not that I don't want it explored well in media, but there's something appealing and safe about a game with a bisexual main character who isn't questioned about it negatively; "You're bi? Doesn't that mean you cheat on all your partners?"

To give a compliment to Life is Strange: True Colors, I had a similar feeling in that game, too. Alex is openly bi, she can date either Steph or Ryan and no one questions the "legitimacy" of her bisexuality.

Because that's always a thing on top of everything else, y'know? "You're a bad bi unless you're with the 'gayer option.'" "Bisexuality isn't real, you're just confused." "I don't date girls who've been tainted by a man." "Oh, you're into girls? How about a threesome?"

Violet never turns her nose up at Clementine for admitting she had a crush on Gabe. Louis isn't ever gross about Clementine and Violet getting close. It speaks volumes for their characters and how accepting they, and everyone else at Ericson, are of Clementine no matter who she chooses, if anyone.

That acceptance, even if it's just in a game, means more than words can express to queer players who don't feel that acceptance in their daily lives.

Which means it hurts all the more when it comes to the fandom's own display of biphobia; "You're bi but ship clouis? Why ship something hetero when violentine is right there?" "Well, MY Clementine's straight because she picked Louis! Stop forcing the gay onto MY Clementine!"

Clementine's important to all of us. Why do you think so many people are pissed about the comics to the point of spewing disgusting bile toward Tillie Walden? I've said my piece on that plenty times before, so allow me to say it on this; the representation of bisexuality in Clementine is beautifully woven through TFS in ways that are subtle yet impactful, and I thank TFS for giving that to us.

One argument I've come across recently against Clementine's bisexuality, and violentine in general: "blegh they only included violentine/made Clem bi for lgbt points." y'know... as if that's a bad thing.

It bothers me because A. saying "I'm not homophobic *but*-" and then making a homophobic argument against violentine while insisting that Clementine's bisexuality came out of nowhere and was forced is icky, and B. I know I've said similar things about violentine in the past. I know I used to argue that violentine's underdeveloped, yet the devs pushed it to the forefront over clouis to pat themselves on the back for doing representation, etc.

I don't believe that anymore; remember when I brought up people making arguments out of insecurity? Yeah, that and being lowkey bitter that violentine got more dev attention than clouis sometimes even though like... that doesn't matter? It literally doesn't matter. That's what I meant when I said you get so invested that certain things feel like a personal attack when they're not.

Some of the developers of TFS are queer people. They probably wanted a bi protagonist with a wlw option because that representation is important to them and they had the opportunity to express it, not because they were trying to get "points" with anyone. Go listen to the commentaries for TFS; they talk about violentine with nothing but positivity, and they didn't do that to shade Louis or clouis shippers. And if you do think they did it shade fans, then maybe stop and consider why; do you actually believe that or are you annoyed that your fave wasn't the center of attention?

On the flip side, I also want to say that gloating and insisting that violentine is the better/right choice because of these things is also unpleasant and untrue. It sucks when it feels like things are biased against you and it sucks even more when that bias is weaponized by other fans to beat you down.

But honestly? If you need this much validation on your opinions about fictional characters, maybe you should stop to think about why that is and what it says about you, yeah?

Truly, this whole clouis versus violentine thing is irritating at best, vile at worse. Thankfully it doesn't happen as much on tumblr given the state of the fandom, and everyone's at least agreed that no matter their feelings toward each other, clemricca is worse. So, that's something, I guess.

I think the best way I can put this is you don't get to dictate what other people think and feel. Being passionate is great until it becomes an excuse to be an asshole. Not everyone is going to agree with you and you need to put your big kid pants on and accept that.

I'm under no impression that the fighting will ever stop, even when this fandom is dried up with only bones and memories haunting its desert... but at the very least, I can point some of it out and ask that we do better than this.

The focus gets lost in the fighting, and that focus is Louis and Violet themselves. Y'know, the two this retrospective's about.

Remember when I talked about Persona 4 in Excellent Love Interests and how much it sucks when the person you want to romance isn't actually an option--?

Hmm? What's that? Ah, yes, right- @pi-creates insists I add that TFS and Persona 4 actually are the same because Aasim wasn't an option and they're still bitter about that... but this isn't about Aasim, that's a topic for another day. Sorry Pi, but thanks for the screenshots used in this retrospective👍

Anyway, TFS gave us two excellent choices, and it would've been worse off had it only given us one of them, or none at all.

Louis wears charisma as a mask and uses humor as a shield to deflect. Violet, for as quiet and standoffish as she first appears, has a heart she's both eager and reluctant to share.

Louis is warm curtains of sunlight seeping through the murmuring woods of green leaves and little song birds. A heart carved into the rustic wood of an out-of-tune piano. Music echoing in the early morning hallways.

Violet is the glow of a full moon that illuminates still waters so the stars can dance in its reflection. Paint smeared over finger tips to offer a piece of herself meant to be worn. Constellations of stars named in secret.

They're both lonely people, often misunderstood by the others at Ericson, and sometimes by each other. They want to be known. They want to be seen.

But fear is a powerful wall to overcome.

And that's the beauty of choice. You get the impression of knowing them in the beginning, but it rarely breaks surface tension; Louis is nice and funny but undependable, Violet's rude and reserved and a little awkward. Neither are outspoken about any issues around Ericson, content to keep their heads down.

Clementine has to make the effort to know them, and the game establishes this by asking you an unassuming question: do you want to go hunting with Louis or fishing with Violet?

Clementine either makes an effort to understand Violet's feelings toward Brody and why she's so mean to her, and try to help her through it... or she doesn't listen to what Violet's saying, is dismissive, and ends up making things worse.

When Clementine goes hunting with Louis, she has to make the decision to spend time with him or ignore him in favor of hunting, and should she choose him, he opens up to her just a bit.

Then comes the confrontation with Marlon at the end of the episode where Clementine has to make the choice of who to appeal to. The gravity of this choice is often glossed over, I think.

Marlon has a gun pointed at her head, and she pleas for Louis or Violet to step in and save her. Both are hesitant because of course they are! They've known Marlon longer, he has a gun, and he's using manipulation to scare them into submission; he uses his friendship against Louis, and Minerva against Violet.

But when Clementine gets through to them? They stand between her and Marlon in rather in-character ways; Louis eases in with his hands up, attempting to deescalate the situation while Violet pulls out a weapon and demands he back off.

They risked getting shot. They risked death. They knew what was happening was wrong. They didn't want Clementine to die, they didn't fully believe Marlon's bullshit but were too scared to step forward until Clementine asked them, too. In that moment she basically told them, "I trust you. Instinct tells me you are the one who can stop this. My life is in your hands."

This choice changes them, and this moment ripples through the rest of the season. It makes perfect sense that Louis would be upset over Marlon's death and feel unsafe with Clementine and AJ there whereas Violet sees the death as justified and Clementine and AJ shouldn't be kicked out over it. It's an overwhelming situation for everyone.

I've talked about ep2 and the vote until my lungs nearly collapsed and I saw the gates of Hell over the horizon... but that's fine, I can talk a little more about it and maybe this time the flames with cleanse me of my sins or something.

This is where the fighting really began, and I shouldn't have to say it again, but I will anyway: There isn't an objectively correct answer here, there's only personal preference.

Louis and Violet take very clear, opposite stances on this situation. I think they're both a little wrong and a little right; they shouldn't ignore that AJ killed Marlon, but kicking them out isn't the best solution either.

As a clouis shipper, I happen to like the way these events play out with Louis' vote. But not everyone feels that way. For some, Louis' vote is a deal breaker, making Violet the more appealing option given she voted for Clementine and AJ to stay.

Do you want a girl that's been by Clementine's side from the beginning and was vocal about keeping her and AJ here?

Great, Violet's the choice for you. Enjoy the lovely moonlight and constellation mini-game.

Do you want the extra angst of a boy who made a vote he comes to regret and then does everything he can to apologize and make it up to Clementine?

Wonderful, here's Louis. He'll play you a song he wrote and then name it after Clementine, it's very cute.

While on the topic of ep2, I also want to discuss the episode's final choice of saving either Louis or Violet and the consequences.

You know how in other games, say like massive RPG's with "good" and "evil" choices you can make that end up defining your character? You know how sometimes people question why developers even bothered putting those evil routes in since a majority of people will choose to be good? This isn't a new topic of discussion, but it's relevant to my point- they do it because the option to be evil makes the choice to be good more impactful. If you do choose to be evil, you did it knowing you could've been good and yet you decided chaos was the way to go, and now everyone and everything around your character suffers.

I don't think it only applies to binary "good" versus "evil" choices, either.

TWDG is great with its "You can only save one of them" choices, even if they usually fumble with the consequences in later episodes.

When I'm faced with this choice to save either Louis or Violet, I don't save Louis just because I like him more. Sure, initially that's why I saved him on my first run... but then the rest of the season came out and I learned the consequences of the choices I did and didn't make.

Knowing that he'll get his tongue cut out if I don't save him makes me all the more anxious to choose him. And I know violentine shippers are gutted knowing that if they don't save her, she'll feel so betrayed that she turns on Clementine and in the end is blinded in the boat explosion, so they're just as eager to save her.

But all of us have to live with the consequences of what happens to the one we didn't save, too. We made the decision to save the one we love at the cost of hurting the other we didn't love enough. You can't save them both. You're forced to hurt one of them in order to protect the other.

And it doesn't even stop there. TFS isn't done twisting the knife.

Mere moments before you have to make the choice to save one of them, Lilly's standing over Clementine with her finger on the trigger... only to then be tackled by the person you didn't choose to spend time with.

They just saved Clementine's life only to be dragged away by their neck, and the game asks you what that's worth: They got captured saving you, so do you save them in return or do you remain loyal to the one you chose before?

And when you know the consequences of both routes, when you know Louis will have his tongue cut out and Violet will have her eyes burned?

Louis and Violet are good people at their cores who only wanted to be understood and loved, and no matter what, you have to abandon one of them for the other... and they are left physically and mentally traumatized because of it.

But wait, there's more. The one you didn't save will always survive to the end and act as a constant reminder of what you chose... but the one you saved? If you don't trust AJ, then you'll be forced to watch them get torn apart and eaten alive by a herd of walkers. The only way to save them is to trust AJ so that he shoots Tenn.

A child has to die in order for you to save the one you love again, a choice you indirectly made.

The ending shows you the one you didn't save, and it shows you Tenn's grave... and it presents a quiet question: was it worth it?

Would you make those choices again?

That's the power Louis and Violet bring to TFS.

That's why the choice matters.

We justify trusting AJ because we'd rather see Louis and Violet live over Tenn, knowing we're taking away the best friend AJ's ever had and allowing Minerva to get her way. We save Louis knowing that it breaks something inside of Violet and results in her permanently losing most of her eyesight. We save Violet knowing that we'll find Louis bloody and sobbing in the cell after having his tongue cut out of his mouth.

And we argue about it amongst ourselves even though it's all fucked. There isn't a true happy ending here, not for everyone.

Louis and Violet stand on their own as great characters, but you only get the true depth depending on how you play. They're excellent love interests because they care for Clementine. Through their relationship with her, they grow as people and find the acceptance and love they're starved for.

It's not perfect, but it honestly doesn't need to be. There was care woven into these characters. Both routes have a wide appeal. That means something to so many people.

I know we as fans often will say we wanted more, we wanted this and that, we wish this was different. It's not a dating sim where the main objective is to woo them. It's not a massive RPG with hundreds of hours to explore every nook and cranny of their characters. This is a Telltale game. It's a narrative with Clementine and AJ at the forefront, and it's up to you whether you want Louis or Violet to share that spotlight.

It's a story about Clementine finding a home, about molding what kind of survivor AJ comes. It's about Clementine meeting two broken people with glass shards at their feet, about her glass mixing with theirs. It's a game about choice; which glass pieces do you pick up, and which do you step on?

We should take more time to appreciate Louis and Violet. We should share our appreciation for the development team for giving us a bisexual lead with two great love interests, especially since we almost didn't get TFS in its entirety; we can hate Skybound as much as we want for the Clementine comics, but without them, this team wouldn't have been able to finish the game they were clearly passionate about.

We should have more self-awareness and try to understand why we like and dislike things without targeting others.

In conclusion?

I think they're both neat 👍

[writerastray]

Greenhouse {Chapter 4 - Finale}

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-> Word count: 2.8k

-> Relationships: Changbin/f!Reader

-> Rating: General Audiences 

->Genre/Tropes: Childhood Friends, Coming of Age.

-> Warning tags:Alcohol Consumption, Brief mentions of Bullying and Emotional Abuse.

No one should have homework to do on summer vacation. But here you are, finally on your last math exercise after what seemed like an eternity.

Mother told Grandma that you were allowed to play only after finishing all your homework. So, during the first week, you stayed locked in your room studying. 

You didn’t mind because Changbin wasn’t in town. His mom told you, when she came for a visit, that he was traveling with a friend's family and wouldn’t be back until Friday.

Today was Sunday, and you hadn’t heard anything from him.

Now, you sat on the porch, the math book open on your lap, debating whether you should call him or not.

You let everyone know in the group chat that you were free, and if they wanted to hang out, they could message you.

Some of them were already in town. Chan was the first to reply, followed by Hyunjin, who you had the hardest time getting close to. Felix and Seungmin wouldn’t be back until the middle of summer.

Grandma sat by your side. She was listening to her radio, playing an old song that you found boring, while eating some clementines. Her voice broke your thoughts. “If you miss him, you should go see him, Y/N.”

You hesitated. “Won’t I bother him?”

“If he’s your friend, then no.”

That was all the encouragement you needed. You jumped up, nearly knocking over the radio.

“I’ll be back before dinner!”

“Don’t go to the forest at night!”

Want to keep reading? You can check it out on my AO3—just click this link to continue: Greenhouse🖤

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[tree-of-growth]

I kind of never understood this arc at all but it was still fascinating to watch. I wish you all the best and would love to see you pop up from time to time if that’s something you’re interested in :)

(Also I can’t believe how little I was paying attention to this side of the croakerverse considering how much I relate to oranges/clementines. I have a tattoo for fucks sake.)

to be fair there were a LOT of blogs to keep up with but i think we were mostly just doing our own thing having fun and it was great! i’m gonna miss it a lot. thanks for reaching out !

i think most of us are retiring since apple is, but i know a few blogs will be sticking around - there’ll be a post coming soon highlighting who will and won’t be.

as the like, overall cult account i think it would be best for me to stop posting with this arc so i will be doing that soon, but im sticking around a little bit to tie up some loose ends and answer questions.

the fruit god smiles down upon you for your love and dedication to fruit and in their honor i officially name you clementine :) if you’d like to have a fruit name, that is. i’d love to see your tattoo!

i also happen to have a few other blogs up my sleeve so you may or may not see me around <3

thanks for the kind ask, i wish you the best as well!

[tfemlamb]

@clemsresources ; dividers, pixels, etc!

@cbnxiii ; nicolas/klaus' side blog? idk i think its for deadcore shit idk what they r up to

@pitifulcherub ; angelkin/angelcore side

about:

adult, 22y. sept. libra. gemini moon && sagittarius ris

the garden of eden, or edens lambs. currently known as clementine/clem, eden, calliope, or sigurd.

autism, bpd, && protogenic system; introject && nonhuman hvy. visually impaired, dyslexia && hoh. cane user.

shi/hir, fae/faer, it/its, lov/loves, ang/angels, baa/baas, thon/thons, e/ewes, hy/hymns, moo/moos. pretty much any angelic/bovid neo. + some others (ask!)

absolutely no they/them!

gender nonconforming. mulosian. nondysphoric cistrans androfemmasc nonbinary agender girlboy-thing. queer abro gaybian. futch twink. i have a hoard of 600+ identities.

taken by my awesome gf on 11.11.21 🩷🪽

otherkin && fictionkin

stuff i like:

vikings, vikings valhalla, the last kingdom, god of war, percy jackson, the magicians, supernatural, resident alien, rick & morty, criminal minds, turn washingtons spies, the umbrella academy, zelda, a series of unfortunate events,

angelology, premodern religion && mythology, archaeology, palaeontology, anthropology, crocheting, cryptids && globsters, linguistics/languages, speculative evolution, aliens, the medieval era

DNF/BYF

queer exclusionists, antis, harass over ships, think fiction and reality are 1:1, against good faith labels, against mixed origin or endogenic systems.

i am pro palestine, pro queer, profiction, etc. idk what else to say i feel like ive covered most of it?? will add to here if i need to

[bottledupcomic]

Ok. I've been around for a while. I keep popping in, but I could use a refresher on characters and such. Do you have a master post or something?

I DO NOT! I SHOULD. I am working on making proper Bio Sheets and making one for each character. And once the comic does come out of its hiatus, I will make a general "what-the-hell-is-BUP?" post and all. But yeah, the main cast currently is Marian, Whinter, Logan, Vadelma, Clementine, Tanrine, Taloupe and Angelo. Important side characters so far include Mico, Maxwell, RGB, Kirsikka and Whinter's family (Martin, Jaycob, Cloud and Garlen).

You can check character's name tag on this blog to find all the art of said character.

[clementine-side-blog]

I cannot stop crying wtf is this? This is 100% something Edward Nashton would send you. It would be 50% joking, and 50% serious.

[t0yofcl4y]

Heya Gorey boy! Just popping it to say keep up the swell work, you unhinged bastard ♡

If you can find it in your cold, cruel, evil little heart to entertain a pixie's curiosity, does the name Clementine have any meaning to you? She's looking for a fella you're awful close to, after all. I've been running these wings on full throttle since she sent me out a-searching for him.

Thanks for your time, pookie!

*depending on response, the pixie will either leave naturally, zipping from the area OR will dissolve into orange blossom petals and glitter shoukd she be struck down. Dealer's choice*

((As an aside - OP, you're doing great, honeybee ���♡♡ make sure to drink water, eat if you can, and do what makes you happy and comfy within moral parameters))

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//thank you ^.^ I'm trying my best so it means a lot that ppl actually enjoy my silly lil gimmick blog,may both sides of ur pillow be cool tonight

[arctic-space-penguin]

✨Sparkly Masterpost✨

Emoji Fic Rating System

Destined To Be AU Main Post

Rules:

no oc shipping

no t-cest

no apritello

no disrespecting

if you don't like my aus or fics, go somewhere else

lgbtq+ supporting blog

My BTHB Card Fics:

Gave Up Too Soon Attempted Murder "You're Safe Now" Severed Tendon Mutilation Painful Transformation Mistaken Identity Prank Gone Wrong Sound Torture Thrown Down The Stairs Hiding An Injury Locked In A Freezer (SOON!!) Disproportionate Retribution (Planned) Comfort Object (Planned)

A.O.D.K.T.H.B OC Event:

Day One: Saki Day Two: Kaede Day Three: Tauri Anex Day Four: Apple Day Five: Diego Day Six: Hope Sterling Thorne Day Seven: Aaron Day Eight: Lilymoor Day Nine: Ada Day Ten: Ace Yarrow

My Spookie April Art Writing Challenge Fics:

#13 - Epic The Musical char. #18 - Random-Fandom #16 - Ship Art #1 - Frog-Themed #3 - Char. Named Clementine #30 - Dynamic Pose #14 - Something Outside #26 - Your Fav OC #22 - Redraw Write Old Art

My Random Snippets:

Movie Night (Gone Wrong) Something To Be Afraid Of Remember Her (Non-Rottmnt) Hope and Leo Get Together Confrontation

Roller Coaster of Emotions Saga:

Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 1 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 2 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 3 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 4 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 5 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 6 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 7 Roller Coaster of Emotions Part 8 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 1 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 2 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 3 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 4 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 5 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 6 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 7 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 8 We're Not in the Apocalypse Anymore Part 9 Time Anomalies Part 1 Time Anomalies Part 2 Time Anomalies Part 3

RCoE + WNitAA Extras:

Family Spin-the-Bottle Night (post series)

Trapped, Stuck, Alone, and All of the Above + Sequel Series:

Trapped, Stuck, Alone, and All of the Above Part 1 Trapped, Stuck, Alone, and All of the Above Part 2

Donnie Angst Collection Series:

Donnie Angst Collection Part 1

Teenage Mutant Murder Mystery Series:

Intro Part 1: The Death That Started It All

The Point Where We Crashed (And Fell Back in Love) Series:

Part 1

You Can't Be Betrayed by Someone Who Was Never On Your Side:

Part One

Rise to Fluffy - Self-Insert/Ship One-Shots:

"We need to talk,"

DragonShell (Donnie x Jeremy) One-Shots:

one good reason it smells like learning and... crushes?

Casey Garcia One-Shots:

The Family at the Table Over

SSKMRLDS One-Shots:

Not Ready for Parenthood

Hope's Hypothetical Ships:

SpikedThornes (Raph x Hope) One-Shots:

The Start The Start Part Two What we used to do

FireSpark (Mikey x Hope) One-Shots:

(nothing here yet)

PricklyPixels (Donnie x Hope) One-Shots:

(nothing here yet)

Hope in Other Iterations:

(nothing here yet; saw a friend do this and wanted to try it too)

2012 One-Shots:

Mutant Mayhem One-Shots:

"Please, stay for dinner!"

Ace in Other Iterations:

(nothing here yet; saw a friend do this and wanted to try it too)

2012 One-Shots:

Mutant Mayhem One-Shots:

Neli in Other Iterations:

(nothing here yet; saw a friend do this and wanted to try it too)

2012 One-Shots:

Mutant Mayhem One-Shots:

Snippets Based from Music:

Mr. Brightside w/Raph, Hope, and Leo TiK ToK w/Hope Mastermind w/Hope and Leo

KPop Demon Hunters Fics:

Never Really Gone I [want to] see us holding hands again Pull You Back To Safety

My Analyses:

Casey Jr's Life Leo as a Tragic Hero

(TO BE UPDATED LATER, JUST WANTED TO PUSH IT OUT THERE)

[spacedlexi]

HEY LEXI FIRST OF ALL WANTED TO SAY LOVE YOUR STUFF ! ANYWAYSS umm so I've seen a lot of it recently here on twdg tumblr and I'm not too sure if you've ever talked about him, but I wanted to know what you thought of Duck Lives AUs?

I imagine he'd be just as happy as Clem and AJ to find a place like Ericson's, but do you have like a vision of how he'd be like? He'd be 17-18 so like... maybe who he'd get along with most, if he'd romance someone just as Clem does maybe?

ik its hard since hes just a kid in s1 but ig i wanted to see what some of my fav blogs think ! thanks and have a nice dayyy

i dont think a lot about [character] lives aus since so many of the deaths were important character and plot beats, as well as growth moments for clementine. ducks specifically being the one that made her begin to reckon with her own possible demise (lees makes it feel inevitable. and every death after just solidifies that idea). and is the catalyst for lee teaching her how to survive

THAT SAID i will indulge just for you anon

youre right that its hard to say since he was just a kid at the time. its also hard to take into account how major plot moments would have happened if he was around, and how he would react to those moments to turn him into who he would be at 17/18. how hardened would he have become? how much of that goofy side of himself would have remained? like in clems case i always forget Just how much of a baby she was in S1 like Oh My God... angel... (im not even gonna think about what impact ducks survival would have had on how clem turned out too like there are layers here)

so 🤔 i can see him remaining more openly positive than clem but still hardened enough by his life experiences to turn him into someone just as tired as clem is in S4. he would have had to do a lot of maturing, but him wanting to help lee solve that "case" shows he wants to be a help to the group so i dont think he would be adverse to it. he was a typical kid but he listened to direction without real complaint. like he was a good kid. if he were to survive to S4 i could see him being on a similar level to clem but i do think she would remain the smarter one of the two of them. i like to think he would retain some of his goofiness, or it would at least come back to the surface the way that lighter side of clem did

in regards to who hed get along with most, i could see mitch and willy. maybe louis too. and i just honestly dont care enough about romance to be able to make a call on that. maybe hed think ruby was cute, he might like her bossy nature, but still kind and a little silly herself

and thank you :) 💕!!