#compare and contrast and all

[chaos0pikachu]

I was gonna write a big essay on why the film making for a lot of gmmtv shows I've watched don't do it for me as a larger reflection on why I don't bother with the studio at large and how I think they do their fans/audiences dirty

but I'm really fucking lazy and also idk if I want that heat

[canisalbus]

Happy birthday 🎂

Here's a little drawing of Machete (but I forgot to look up a reference for his clothes) :)

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[hyunpic]

december 2024 with hyunjin

[invinciblerodent]

Ngl, some people's "I wasn't allowed to be an irredeemably evil shitbird, ergo Veilguard is not an RPG" argument is extra funny to me, because I don't actually think there is a conceivable narrative in which, if your Rook did something as objectively amoral as selling people into slavery, they wouldn't wake up the next morning floating untethered in the raw Fade with Neve's bootprint on their ass, and the Lighthouse no more than a distant blip on the edge of their vision.

Like there is a lot to get into here that I just don't have the time or the spoons to go through, but I'd argue that one of the biggest strengths of Veilguard's writing is that the main cast are all very well-defined characters with their own sets of morals, ethics, and goals, and they collectively have more than enough of a backbone that if Rook did something that proved them incapable of leading the team to the story's climax and/or proved them to be of no benefit to them, they wouldn't fail their quest: they would just swiftly and efficiently get rid of Rook.

[dreadark]

so why is Luka obsessed with Hyuna anyway?

(mostly just trying to get my thoughts on Luka down before blink gone rewires my brain)

every pet human is extremely limited in freedom, but Luka's case is definitely the worst literally even his birth was by Heperu's design... he can't control any aspect of his own life, from his participation of ALNST (twice!) to what he eats on a daily basis

*translations all by whatafruit

humans have no power over segyein, and Luka doesn't even have any power over own his own body so what can he have power over, then?

other humans, of course

most obvious in round 5: Luka would've had an easy win even if he barely tried, but he goes out of his way to provoke Mizi anyway until she finally snaps... and he smiles as he's beaten

because this is his "power." he successfully manipulated Mizi into reacting, proving he has some control over the situation no matter how pointless it is in the grand scheme of things, this is all he can influence, so he makes the absolute most of it and this control is so important to him he doesn't care about his own physical injuries

it's Hyuna talking in this comic, but clearly reflecting Luka's own mentality

while for Hyuna it's likely just her love for singing and performing (whatever happens, they can't take this away from her) for Luka I imagine it's the ability to influence others from the stage (crushing his opponents, but also shaping his fanbase?)

...so back to Luka -> Hyuna

it’s mentioned more than a few times that Hyuna’s a really talented performer, but seeing their respective stat pages really drives it in

(think the “superiority test” Hyuna was put through relates to this also)

Hyuna doesn't seem to have been created in any special way like Luka was… she just has a natural affinity to performing. and that's enough that she’s considered a real rival to Luka—Luka, who was literally made for this, and put through constant hellish training on top (the pain of having your heart stopped...) to mold him into the perfect idol

to Luka… if he can’t dominate Hyuna, he can't even take pride in his own ability (that everything he's forced to go through amounts to something?). and power over other humans is all he has, so he needs to overpower Hyuna (also he likely admires Hyuna’s talents at the same time, which just adds to his twisted feelings)

so since his ability isn't enough... by making someone think of you, only you… that’s another way of having power over someone, isn’t it

“your life is mine” “I told you I only wanted one thing”

whatever exactly happened with Hyunwoo… well that certainly worked. both removing Hyuna's most important person and making Luka someone she can't not think of (oh and he doesn't seem particularly interested in Hyunwoo despite how similar the siblings are in personality? Hyunwoo was even the first to approach Luka, not Hyuna so it's likely because he doesn't have his sister's talents)

but you know how his intimacy(?) value for her is only 70% I figure that's because she escaped, so they could never actually face off onstage... maybe he's disappointed in her "wasting" her ability

what all this amounts to is that she did end up escaping his control, and he never even got to compete against her. so until he can somehow completely overpower her, he'll be obsessed with her

I wonder if this represents his final effort to that... ultimately, he values control over his own well-being, so if he can goad Hyuna into killing him, then doesn't that cement his power over her?

and maybe "saves" him from this hellish life too

kind of a tangent, but I really like how their designs contrast this dynamic Luka looks really angelic and androgynous, so from appearance he seems fragile and like someone to be protected (which even Hyuna seemed to be tricked by when they were younger) and Hyuna obviously looks the stronger one in comparison (very #girlboss (lol...))

but their relationship is one where Luka's trying to control her and Hyuna's trying to escape it... that "beautiful lady" line of ruler of my heart always felt somewhat uncomfortable, and then learning it's actually pitiful (가련한) instead of beautiful is... ...it's a very gendered dynamic, if you get what I mean. despite their surface-level appearances going against what's considered typical

[binary-bird]

Who is David sadek? Is he just hamlet? I'm so confused because they look the same, not in a same face kind of way but in a these are the same person kind of way. I haven't been here long please explain 😭

They look the same because they are the same person!

David Hammond is a theater kid OC who plays my version of Hamlet. When I post Hamlet fanart, it's usually him in costume.

David Sadek is an alternate universe version of Hammond. He's an anti-hero/vigilante who also happens to be in a metal band, making him significantly cooler than the original.

[firestorm09890]

man I love Hod she's so much more deeply fucked up and unbearable than I thought

also sorry for discord screenshots but here are my thoughts immediately after reading all of Hod's announcer lines

man. explodes

[tazmiilly]

sorry to be a hater for a second, but nintendo saying that totk was going to be darker than majoras mask really tells me they dont know what made majoras mask so dark in the first place

[not-5-rats]

(Had to repost this cause Tumblr fucked it up)

YV + House Drawing Thingys (of varying effort)

(Ogs under cut)

'The Breakfast' (one with my SB and one with our SB)

When Boo and Seth met summarised

[dear-ao3]

”i’d like to be my old self again but i’m still trying to find it” is such a baller lyric. like people don’t talk about that part of a break up enough. you can be over it all you want but the accepting that things are now different and you are not the same person you were at the beginning is sometimes the hardest part

[waela]

The most fascinating thing to me about the current aimros arc

Is realising that tr!Aimsey came back wrong, and is acting a lot like tr!Ros (cheerful, extra-energetic + the boops that they definitely didn't use to do before, "what a day to be alive", sudden bloodthirst where before they were the one talking tr!Ros out of murdering)

And at the same time, tr!Ros is acting a lot like tr!Aimsey (more subdued, quieter, almost lethargic + now poisoning themselves, a very un-Ros-like behaviour but a very Aimsey-like one, suddenly zero interest in killing people to get respect to the point of feeling a bit bad about killing Owen)

And without tr!Aimsey's behaviour, it'd be easy to write off the way tr!Ros is acting to grief (I certainly did to begin with)

But hey, remember that life transfer?

I can't help but wonder if something more than just a life was transferred.

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The World That Never Was

[deliriousblue]

THE HEART KILLERS (2024) episode three

(@hurlumerlu pointed out how similarly bison and fadel move in these two scenes...)

[catreginae]

I know there's a good chunk of the LU fandom that hasn't played the games that haven't seen a re-release in a while... but how many of you ever three-hearted a game? AKA best the final boss without ever picking up a heart container or more than three heart pieces? Is that a thing the kids still do?

One my friend in highschool challenged me and I managed to three heart Wind Waker, Ocarina of Time (on Gamecube), and Twilight Princess.

It's kind of fun because it means that the pig in Wind Waker can oneshot you and Ganondorf can't. Iron Knuckles can also oneshot you and I gave my friend massive anxiety whenever I fought one since I always dodged at the last second. I think I still got hit once though.

[anakindoodles]

I drew this the flare scene and then watched "the making of Guns for Hire" video where they talked about it being a Silco villain song so then I had to draw something for that too

[backjustforberena]

Rhaenys + gripping onto her saddle before each round of fighting. (Facing Criston and his troops, facing Aegon and Sunfyre, facing Aemond and Vhagar, and turning back to the battlefield after felling Vhagar)