#cryptic references

[bittertoxicity]

🚬💜Mr.Doe💵💛

[thatsbelievable]

[allblognamesaretakenso]

sorry but i’m so embarrassed for you goddamn shippers/ex-shippers/trolls/whatever tf you are. if you genuinely can’t understand why leaving shitty comments on luke's SISTER'S vacation video is wrong…then wow. you’re clearly very pathetic and truly damaged.

she’s literally a woman enjoying her holiday. and y’all think its okay to insult her brother in her comments? wtf? and what did he do? oh right. got a girlfriend. dared to go on a trip with people he loves.

the way i’ve already seen posts calling her fame-hungry, desperate, a hypocrite…it’s disgusting. she is his SISTER. like just say you’re obsessed with him and go. it’s giving deranged parasocial meltdown.

and if you still can’t grasp the difference between a mother sharing a photo of her child vs. random strangers doing it without consent… i’m honestly worried for the people in your life.

you freaks are in every post. every comment section. OBSESSED. it’s fucking pathetic. i pray for the day you find a better hobby and just leave him (and everyone around him) the hell alone.

[iridescentmirrorsgenshin]

this is a completely normal and nonchalant post about the camera angles used for alhaitham in the archon quest and his story quest

when we’re introduced to alhaitham the camera angles avoid allowing us a view of his eyes, which creates a mystery around alhaitham, his motives, and in turn causing us to question the validity of his words - is he a trustworthy ally or not?

Since this is a tactic used to reinforce the idea that alhaitham’s sincerity should potentially be questioned, i think it’s Interesting that this can be seen in the closing of the archon quest - after kaveh is introduced

the camera angle yet again reverts to concealing alhaitham’s eyes, which then acts as obscuring the truth of the matter - as well as alhaitham’s vagueness, which is an evasion tactic he uses often, and is even addressed in his character story 2. “It’s reason enough” is indicative that his stated motive - although actually, it is a presumed motive supplied by dehya - is enough of a motive to satiate everyone’s curiosity

the idea here is that there is an alternate reason he undertook the archon saving plan, rather than just to secure the job of the akademiya’s scribe. this points to another reason which couples into his “way of life” - so it’s telling that this is the same quest in which kaveh is introduced and is seen only in his interaction with alhaitham, in which alhaitham reveals that kaveh is his roommate

kaveh becomes inextricably linked with alhaitham’s “way of life”, and thus alhaitham’s contentment. This subtext created by the camera angle becomes surface text when interacting with alhaitham after the cutscene

Alhaitham attributes his enjoyment of the gathering to the genuine happiness that “the people” present in the grand bazaar feel - in this alhaitham indirectly links himself to “the people” feeling genuine happiness, as he, too, is present with the intention of celebrating

This discussion of happiness and overall contentment - first mentioned in alhaitham’s motive for maintaining his satisfactory “way of life” - is then immediately is followed by a mention of kaveh

Alhaitham mentions that he has taken “both” keys upon leaving the house, which references their living situation as roommates, but also refers back to alhaitham’s first mention of kaveh due to kaveh being missing from the archon quest, and therefore alhaitham had the house to himself

Kaveh returning to sumeru, back to alhaitham’s house, and therefore his key being present to take, is a premise explicitly linked with alhaitham’s happiness, and his general way of life - kaveh being present in alhaitham’s life IS the status quo which alhaitham wants to maintain, is the alternate reason behind “it’s reason enough”

Returning to camera angles, this is a little self-indulgent, but in alhaitham’s story quest, the deliberate choice to include kaveh in the frame when alhaitham mentions the importance of one keeping their priorities in check is interesting, not only in visual confirmation that, yes, kaveh IS one of alhaitham’s priorities, but also that it directly parallels the aforementioned scene in the archon quest with the frame “it’s reason enough”

In contrast to the “it’s reason enough” frame, alhaitham is outright expressing his multitude of priorities, which extends to beyond that of his job - with kaveh being explicitly in frame

This story quest scene ‘pride and prejudice’ literally mirrors the archon quest ‘a toast to victory’ in this regard, as in the latter, the camera angle focusses on the opposite side of alhaitham’s face, ensuring his eyes are covered as he makes allusions to more than one prospective motive, but in the former scene, the other side of alhaitham’s face is shown where his eyes are revealed and his words are less cryptic - solely because kaveh is in frame and can directly be linked to one of alhaitham’s motives, or priorities

Overall, kaveh is extremely important to alhaitham and the game tries every angle (literally) to convey this point. Alhaitham wants kaveh in his life, so much so that kaveh’s presence has become engrained with his “way of life” he seeks to maintain

(Update: For more analyses like this, the essay this is taken from is now uploaded! It can be accessed here and here as as a pdf <3)

[artgroves]

Things you can find on the fridge at Avengers Tower, probably

For the @dayoffzine

[0m3n-0f-d3ath]

Me possessed by a triangle

The joke is that I would act normal possessed

@frayedcircus thanks for wanting to see this! Lamo hope ya like it<3

[thecrypticdragon]

Finally got ahead to making Venn an In-game ref!

Look at her!!!!

[raykat]

PSA

[of-time-and-space-itself]

“near death experience”? :o

Shhh...........No spoilers! :)

Teehee!

The only thing(s) I'll say on the matter is that it wasn't intentional! And trust me when I say "near death experience" barely even comes close to the right term for what exactly happened.

Post-incident Snatcher is much more affectionate towards Hat Kid, hence the small note that she, "liked him better before".

[bbsouthwind]

Lökken are withdrawn creatures, found in the deepest part of the woods. The part of which you can't go any further without leaving the forest. Lökken all have something to do with Fortunes; gifts of fate they are capable of bestowing upon others. They can see the in-between lands, a place of existence between the material and metaphysical planes.

This Lökken, along with her wish granting abilities, is capable of extending her mane to resemble hair or an extra appendage to grapple with other creatures. It is unknown how she does this. She is also classified as a "seeker" type. Fortune seekers are always intrinsically searching for what life means, how the wheel of magic intertwines with others on this planet, and how their gifts will permanently alter those who dare accept.

[sagilsnonsense]

I made a doodle to show you all what he looks like from spring to fall (right) compared to his winter weight look (left).

He's very unhealthy and underweight most of the time since he hardly uses that form unless it's winter but it's against his will as the transformation is caused by high amounts of anxiety and depression.

Bonus doodles of cryptid Milo being a sassy shit below V:

Starring his confused/uncomfortable grin and his snarky attitude when he's feeling particularly bothered by people.

This is not yet Canon to Milo or his story as he is still unable to control this form.

Aaaand here's a close-up of his freaky face.

[outlying-hyppocrate]

i have officially returned. ask me anything.

[seaslimes]

Thinking once more about the F/F AO3 stats issue. Really struggling with the urge to write "issue" there too, LOL.

I know that call-to-action doesn't always go well, and that I exist as a drop in the bucket compared to millions of Tumblrites & AO3 users. But the curse of seeing yet another post which discusses how horri-bad these stats are, when the differences within the individual fandoms is often so manageable. It drives me insane.

There's a couple versions of these "wow, M/M fics are more popular and that's bad because of X issue" posts that have screenshots of laughable disparities. Stuff like 500 more M/Ms than F/Fs. That is a genuinely amusing number, because with the help from a fraction of the thousands who share any post like that, this very scary gap would cease to exist.

So, anyway. I'm considering some sort of fandom roundup wherein I have folks vote on a fandom with F/F to M/M "disparity" which I will then run a "break the ratio" event on. Encouraging people to write fics until the ratio evens. IDK, is that something that people would be interested in? I could be crazy but this rubber room squeaks and I think the rats are talking about me.

[badlydrawnbabydirk]

life aint all cookies n cream lil fella.

[ Lil fella..? ]

[The cadence feels familiar, like someone you should know. The feeling is fleeting though — quickly drowned out by more important thoughts. Like what you should name this tiny creature. Maplehoof feels right. ]

[chaotic-aro-incarnate]

I'm obsessed with Touhou Mystia's Izakaya lately but I also know next to nothing about Touhou Project at all (I thought it was an anime but I did do a cursory google search and it's a fighting game? I think?) which is giving me a fun experience tbh. I know literally nothing about the characters outside of the game and I'm starting to wonder if I'm getting a skewed perspective on what Touhou Project is like lol

[gomzdrawfr]

Hi!! I love Raven so much 😭💐💐💐 I was wondering if there’s any reason why Raven’s face are obscured most of the time…and I hope this isn’t too rude to ask 😓 I just noticed her face is usually covered most cases either by the mask, hair or something else! (Also the latest one with the fic—SXREAMING PLEASE LT THEM BE HAPPY 😭😭😭😭)

Not rude at all! And the answer is rather simple:

Idk how to draw her face 🫶🏻

Also yes price and raven are going to be fine after this they’ll go fishing and catch crabs and more feelings