#now i gotta edit things and... i didnt think about that

[decathectbloom]

moonlightviigil --> decathectbloom

[illidan]

me omg im death knight!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[purpdrawsthings]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

special birthday post 💜

[very long yap incoming 💥]

Edit : this was supposed to be released on midnight yesterday right when it turns 20th in my country but I didn't have time so yeah, kinda upset <=[

IT'S MY BIRTHDAYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!

By the time I post this my phone will be well, closed and I will be unable to access it since it's past 9 and it'll turn back on at 7 in the morning.

This was made one day before the bday btw I did not prepare 💔

Anyways..

Todays the day I turn ▒▒ years old! Oh. Why would I tell my age? Gotta keep that a secret!

Funny fact, the 20th of April is also the same date as when the prophet of Islam Nabi Muhammad was birthed! Crazy amirite?

But anyways, I've gone through so many things. Both sad and also wonderful. Life sure is full of possibilities isn't it? I'm in a fandom about beans and suddenly I'm in a fandom about a Saturday morning cartoon mario shitpost? Never thought that would happen but it did, somehow.

The thing is, you'll never know what ever happens next! Prepared or not, you'll always be hit with the most unexpected occurrences. And that's the wonder of life! It's what keeps us interested and curious!

It's okay to change. I used to promise to myself that I would always stay in the among us fandom! But look where I am now. I used to think that I was a bad person for doing that, but now I realize that, it's okay! It's not like the end of the world happens when you leave a fandom you've been in for 3 years!

Looking back at old things may be cringe to most, but it's always nice to feel that nostalgia that you haven't felt in a while! It really shows how much you've grown for the past few years!

I used to be really terrible with animation. Like- really ass. But since 2024, my animations have started to become much better! It just takes time and patience. Thing won't always go your way and you shouldn't rush everything! [ Ironic considering that I always rush stuff 💀 ] Taking your time slowly but surely will pay out and you'll have a good result in the end!

Now those few past paragraphs I literally said earlier made no sense whatsoever considering I just talked about life but in a non rearranged order. So I'm sorry for that one 😭

But anyways, all I wanna say is, thank you. For everything. To everyone here! Involved or not, I could NOT be here if it weren't for you all! You can't BELIEVE how much it has impacted me! I sincerely love you all! 💜 <=3

Being in here for less than a year and having this much is crazy! Like I didn't know you guys liked my stuff! I'm just a silly girl who just draws that's all 💜

For the last part, I'd love to say a few words to some people that I love/admire the most 💜 [ the words I'm about to say may be a bit similar to the ones said in the Christmas special so yeah =[ ]

Neptune - You were my first friend, friendo and best friend. We don't interact a whole lot anymore but I just wanna say, you are an amazing person. You were so supportive and amazing! You always made my day back in amino. And I won't ever forget about that. You've improved so much on your art too! I'm glad to see youre improving so much on your art, and to that, thank you Nep. Thank you for being my friendo. 💜

@rr3d2y - My first friend in the SMG4 community! I WANNA HUG YOU SO BAD IRL 💔 you are seriously such a kind and wonderful person! GENUINELY LIKE YOU SO COOL!!!!! We got along with each other so well like, I didnt know you were that chill smh??? I LOVE YOU AND CHERISH YOU SO MUCH A FRIEND!!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING FRIENDS WITH ME YA SILLY!! 💜❤💜❤💜❤💜❤💜

@mikchi8 - Pulls you out and hugs you and shakes you affectionately. YOU TOO MIKCHI. YOU TOO!! YEAH WE DON'T TALK A WHOLE LOT BUT GENUINELY YOU'RE A COOL PERSON!!! LOVE YA YOU FUNNI PERSON!!! 💜💜💜💜

@superluigiglitchy - I will make art of Oliver soon I'LL GET TO THERE SIDHOSHSKDKDHD 😭 PJ I love ur art and the stuff you do like- A LOT! Like that vanellope AU and also the squib! THE SILLY HIMSELF!!! No seriously how'd you make him so cute siudidjdodjdojdodhdidj /silly we don't a talk a whole much as much as we used to but I'm always interested and up for what u're cooking! Love ya ^^ ! 💜

@jmaknavigr @markboyblue - You both are so kind and sweet like JMA YOUR AXOLOTL GIFTS ARE SIYDIDHDIHDOFJF AND MARM YOUR COMPLIMENTS THEY'RE SO SIHDISHDIDHDKHDKSJS I'LL GET YOU BOTH!!!!!! MARK MY WORDSSSSS /silly /jk /nsrs /lh I'M SORRY FOR NOT HAVING ANYMORE TO SAY BUT JUST KNOW THAT I LOVE U TWO 💜💜💜💜

@tiredsmashbros @strange0-0storm @cookiepopcat @its-a-me-mango - You four have been like my main source of inspiration like HELPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!! YOU ALL ARE STILL VERY COOL TO ME. All of you fours contents are just so unique and well made?? Man that what I really strive for tbh 😭 all I wanna say is you are all creative in your own separate ways and I'll continue praise you four for that, 💥💥💥💥💜💜💜💜

@libbytwq @bear-boi-5 @coralalala64 @4thwallbreakerdraws2 - OKAY I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE FRIENDS/MUTUALS WITH ANY OF YOU. SERIOUSLY 😭. LIKE UH... HOW? You four have like, really cool stuff and people should really see that because y'all are cooking some rlly good art in that kitchen right there 💥 interacting with like all four of you has got to be one of the goofiest and silliest things. Like- sure it's not that chaotic but it can get rlly silly at times and I'm glad for that do what you four do XD 💜💜💜

@michaelscorneroftheinternet @grinnames @dorriostareyes - OH GOD YOU THREE ARE REALLY COOL TOO. Micheal and Dorrio, you boths writing are actually like top notch WHAT ARE Y'ALL COOKING UP WITH CHANGE IN SCRIPT PUT THAT GIF WHERE SOMEONE IS WRITING AND IT'S ON FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Grinnames you too I know I said this before but ur Godbox au is so interesting very excited to see how that like.. Event... Thing.... Ends =D! You three are all obviously very cool and deserve more recognition 💜💜💜

@alelathedragon - Hey uhhhhh wasn't expecting this huh? I KNOW WE HAVEN'T INTERACTED A WHOLE LOT BUT I GOTTA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME LEND A HAND ON THE COMPETITION!!! I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT AT ALL LIKE WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT MY DOORSTEP ALL THE SUDDEN!! Honestly I love broken star like he's such a silly goober AND LOYBOO TOO. HE'S SUCH A CUTIE!!! Man you so cool. Yeah this is what you get for interacting with me muahahhahaa 💥💜

@eliscz @meg-girumi @theclosetcreature @fbanjex @jovialoddity @bidinonsense @h4ppysoki @dakaakula @icedbeverageenjoyer @jibrilthethingart @stargus0k @hplonesomeart @scimagic @the-masked-astro @yasmin70 @fenicearts420 @mrtophat518 @alex-dolmatescu2-0 @change-name-later - YOU ARE ALL REALLY COOL MR PUZZLES ARTISTS IN YOUR WAYS!!!!! SERIOUSLY YALLS IDEAS FOR THIS SILLY MAN ARE REALLY COOL LIKE THE WAY Y'ALL DRAW HIM, HEAD CANNONS AND THE STUFF Y'ALL DID WITH HIM, ARE ALL JUST REALLY COOL!! Will adore you all till the ends of handsome tv man 💜💜💜 /silly

And these are the list of people that I'd like to make messages to but I simply don't have the time and energy to do that so yeah 😔. Just know that I enjoy you all as equally as everybody else before this!! 💜💜💜

@opossol @shygirl4991 @theartistisme24 @art-parasi-te @fruit-sy @dictatortirah @corgibuttdraws @smp-eclair @psinkaaa @rat-n-atty

And for the last bit! A recap of alllllll of my digital drawings since I interacted online! Enjoy 💜

And that's it!.. There was supposed to be a bit where I yapped more but with my real voice but that got scrapped.. =[

Anywaysssss yeah! Thank you for whoever read this far smh ig you have a good attention span 💥💥💥💥

Have a great day every body and most importantly, happy purpday to me 💜

[spinchip]

I stopped watching ninjago when I grew up, but I introduced my friend to it and she got obsessed even though she doesn't have any nostalgia. She annoyed me for like a year to rewatch it and I'm on season 6 rn, and I'm dying. I love zane so much. I've been thinking about him constantly. I made fanfic, I never write fanfic. I'm this close to picking back up pencils and drawing. How do you deal with obsessions with that robot? Because I do not believe that staring at an old minifig of him for half an hour while zoning out is the behaviour I want going forward

youre doing it, my friend. Write that fanfic. bust out that sketchbook! He's infecting your brain? Time to make that everyone else's problem too. inflict blorbo onto others. Knock Knock, hello, have you heard the good word? About character froim my shows?

Zane is a carbonated soda trapped in the shaken up plastic bottle of my mind. he makes me want to explode. i gotta unscrew the cap and teensy bit ever now and then and let off the pressure.

But theres also something so special about Zane that makes people crazy. i've had my Ao3 account for EIGHT years, the first 3years i wrote 11 fics total for several different fandoms. in 2020 i discovered ninjago and have published TWENTY THREE ninja fics to Ao3 (this is not counting the things ive written here and never cross posted !) My second longest fic i've ever written was for ducktales 2017 with 7 chapter and a total of 12,000 words.(unfinished. rip)

The fanfic that surpassed that? Never the Dark. A ninjago fic centered entirely around zane with 19 chapter and a total on 109 THOUSAND words. (Will be finished.) im not joking when i say i used to be so certain that i didnt have the dedication to write long-form fiction. I used to think i couldnt do it. Zane ninjago changed my brain chemistry !

you gotta get him out of your head you gotta man.

seriously, make that art. write that fic. post 100 million text posts or edits or whatever about your obsessions its the only way to survive.

when you post your first art or your fics you should absolutely send it to me. we'll celebrate the obsession together.

[devbox]

Hi!

So i might have wrote ABO AU stobotnik fic as i was sick this week. Like it just poured out of me.. its not finished quite yet. And its not edited just drafts with typos all over. But i wrote a hella lot to now. Like 81 pages with it...

Im no writer but i tought maybe i could try to release some here to see if people like it?

If you dont know what ABO is this wont make sence im sorry.

Chapter 1: Gotta do what i gotta do

"Remember to take them Ivo..." The doctor stared up at him hard not letting the packet go from his seat.

"Jezes! Quit nagging me! It happened one time!" Robotnik sneered back. Trying to snap the packet from his grasp and get the hell out of here already. 

"Thats a lie and you know it.." The doctor said with a glare. 

"So i forget sometimes! Its not like its a problem fore anyone.. Im locked in my lab most of the time, no one gets a scent.."

"Ivo your health.." The doctor sighs and closes his eyes, before opening them again filled with concern. "Going through heat alone...You know i have advised you to get a mate.. And didnt you confide in me that you suspect there are some who might know. Your superior Benson who tried to overpower you at his office?".

"Hah! Like i would be outsmarted by that ape! Alpha scum... I scared him so good he doesnt dare to look at me in the eye any longer.. He wont try anything again..".

"You were not in heat then Ivo! What if-"

"I think i had enough really..". Robotnik said low and menacing. "You calling me by my first name is making me.. Want to do bad things..". He took the packet and tisked at the pitiful gaping bouffon before he turned and left. Then made a mental note get his own inhibitors from now on. Nothing a little dabble on the government web wouldnt fix..

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Back in the lab he tossed the packet in his *locked fore idiots and the like* drawer. Not like many people came by, but better safe then sorry..  And you never know. Maybe that snooping beta would dare to try steal from him. Agent Stone never gave him caution fore distrust, but Robotnik knew better.  Opportunity makes a rat. 

Speak of the devil... Here comes the patter of the opportunist.

"Doctor! Your back!" The agent smiled one of those weird grins at him. Like he was happy to see him. Liar...

"Yes, All is tip top! Never better or whatever.." He grumbled as he turned to his console. 

"Wonderful sir!"

"Lets get back to work... Go make me latte before you postpone the next meeting with those pentagoons as far as possible. I got the email last night..."

"New meeting? But the launch is imminent, what is this abo-"

"Ugh! something about safety, precautions, bla bla bla.." Robotnik waved his hand, hoping the dramatics would stop Stones yapping. 

"Right away sir". The agent replied dutifully. Leaving Robotnik to his precious toughts. He studied the blueprints fore default while he processed the last hour. 

Stupid doctor Williams.. Get a mate.. Who does he think i am? My work is my life... And i feel fine! Top on my game! Unstoppable! So what if i forget sometimes.. I get immersed! Caught up in my own genius! I can handle it anyway... Just lock myself up fore some days and sweat it out.

Get a mate.... Like anyone would- 

Robotnik knows what he looks like. Not your typical omega. To tall.. To masculine.. A oddity in the looks department too.  And the farthest from a meek and docile personality alphas love..

Maybe someone would try take him down a peg. Wipe the smirk of his face.. But thats it.. never more. Painful experience taught him that.. 

But he overcame! Hard work and a brain like no other got him unlimited funding where he could plan his world domanation in peace. 

Except a beta bodyguard/assistent who tried to buddy up to him everyday...  How long has it been? 2 years? No 4.. Huh.. Has he really been here that long?

"Here is your latte doctor. With steamed austrian goatsmilk".

Robotnik took it but turned back to his blueprints with only a nod. 

Stone still stood there tough.. Instead of retreating like he used to do. AH! What does he want now..

"Stone?" He said clipped. Looking up at him barely.

"I just- I dont understand what Benson and Walters want? Didnt you go by every number last time?"

"Dont remind me... They said something about a possible problem with operations in the field. They didnt specify.. Im trying to predict it myself now.."

"Hmm.. you went over everything unoumerable times sir. Seems unlikely.."

"Probably just a try to cut cost..." Robotnik mused while scanning. "Did you postpone?"

"Yes... I only managed 1 day im afraid. Urgent was the message. They will meet you at the conference in Texas"

"Conference!? What-"

"Tied up they said... "

"Those mouth breathing imbeciles! Im perfecting my babies here! I dont have time fore tea, cake and chit chat! I have half the mind to-" Robotnik stops himself before he says something incriminating.. Stone is still a agent on the payroll.. He sighs and calms before he  faces his agent. "Gotta to do what i gotta do...Better pack fore a trip Stone.."

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"Why do i need to stay there one night? Thats ridiculous?!"

"They insisted sir. Something about wanting you attend to a speach at the conference the next day. They promised a small group..."

"They know i hate doing that... Its like they lured me just to get more clout at officials. The launch is on the way, why grovel anymore? Is there a problem with funding?"

"Nothing i have heard whispers of doctor". Stone said looking away in contemplation

"No matter.. Let them know il do it. They know i cant say no so near to the launch..." Robotnik said with defeat. Pack accordingly and lets get going. I want this over.."

"The flight is scheduled and preparation in order already sir. Your ride is waiting outside when your ready".

"Dilligent as always Stone.." Robotnik praised with a smudge of venom. His bad mood was souring everything..

"Thank you sir!" Stone beamed all the same. Always so eager to please Robotnik at every angle. Soaking up rare praise like a starving man. Kinda sickening if you thought about it. And Robotnik certainly didnt..

"And your shure, i mean, that you will be ok to take this trip? With your visit with the medical doctor-"

Robotnik got up swiftly. Looming over the smaller man. 

"What did you just say?" He got closer with purpose of intimidation. 

"Its just, i only-" Stone stuttered apprahensive. 

"You only what?" Robotnik sneered while staring him down.

"I noticed you havent been eating- more reclused than normal, a bit pale-" Stone managed like it pained him.

"You are my assistent Stone... Not my non existing mother! I can take care of myself!"

At that Stone fixed him with a stare that beg to differ. 

"There is nothing wrong with me..." He bit out. "Get it through your dumb scull already.. I am no liability, even though i know everybody wants me to be. Just waiting fore me to slip up... Including you i see .."

"What? Doctor no-" All determination slipped from Stone face. Replaced by confusion and hurt? A good actor to, Robotnik added to his skills. 

"I would never- my loyalty is with you sir!"

Robotnik scoffed disbeliving. No one had ever sided with him.. The rare times he got caught hoping, betrayal always followed. Never again he had vowed.. And even though Stone had slipped through the cracks and Robotnik deemed him tolarable as his assistant unlike many others before him, he held him at arms length. He had to.. He was a sheep hiding in the wolfs den after all.. 

"Whatever.. Lets just go, better to get it over with so i can get back to my real work. He let out a frustrated breath, tired of the human sherade that interuppts to frequently in his opinion. 

He was jolted back from his toughts when Stone landed a careful hand on his chest. 

"Doctor. Its true". Stone said in almost whisper. Eyes defiant and fond? 

A warm feeling spread through Robotnik at the touch and he felt his face heat up. That conniving litle-!

He took the hand in a crushing grip. "Dont ever.. Ever! Touch me again! You got that!?"

Stone eyes widened with horror. "Oh god! Im sorry sir-"

Robotnik let go and stepped back almost panting in rage. He could almost smell  his own sickening smell leaking out from other disgusting feelings flaring up. 

Calm... Or even a beta like him will notice..

"I only wanted to let you know im on your side- but i shouldnt-"

"My side.." Robotnik laughed mockingly trying to stabilise. 

"You think your different dont you? Well your not! Not to me... Just another ant in my way.. I believe you confuse my patience with attachment..  Dont make that mistake again.."

Stone looked gutted at the words. Like Robotnik had hit him out of nowhere and now he was lost. Robotnik could feel the pain seeping trough himself. He doubled down...

"I dont miss you when your gone.. Human beings are unreliable and stupid and i care very little about them. My machines are dilligent. Relentless. They are everything to me. No one else matters... You got that?"

Stone closed his mouth and there was tension in his jaw. He looked to the side composing himself. 

"Yes sir... Im sorry fore my transgression. Il be waiting in the car". Stone muttered and left.

Robotnik took a calming breath as the door closed. Why was he sweating? He closed a hand over his mouth trying to quiet his racing heart. The sycophant drove him to it.. But why did he look so sad about it? It seemed genuine-

Focus! Your goal is within reach. Decades of work! Dont let anyone or anything distract you now...

He took another breath before dragging his feet forward . Not noticing his lack of strength in them. And forgetting the important pills in the drawer...

[athenasdaydreams]

okay i should be studying for my bio final but i couldnt stop thinking of jj maybank asking kook!reader's parents for permission to marry you (still on s2 of outerbanks idk what happened after that....)

jj, at 23 years old, thinks its so archaic to ask your parents for permission to marry you. hes been thinking about it for months now. he would much rather pick you up and go over to a courthouse and get it done with. not a flashy type of guy. but, growing up rich, you had mentioned so many times about a dream wedding and who was he to deny his girl's wishes. youd mentioned it so many times, even going as far as sending him your wedding pinterest board after being inspired by sarah and john b's shotgun wedding (or rather in an effort to make sure jj didn't expect you guys to have a shotgun wedding).

sarah cameron wanted to be as much of a pogue as possible, while you were reluctant to give up your kook lifestyle of dior lipgloss and chanel handbags. that was exactly why after taking up a second job at the wreck, a loan from the bank, a third job cleaning some kook's boat, and another loan from the guy at the fishing store (he didnt know it yet but jj was sure he'd pay him back), jj stood outside your family's mansion with a gold band tucked in his back pocket, and some pictures of some houses he was looking at, ready on his phone. he felt like he'd been standing out there for hours. 'now or never, maybank,' he mumbled as he wiped his hands on his old faded blue jeans which had been paired with pope's white button up, knocking on the door.

the woman who opened up the door looked exactly like you, just about 40 years older. 'evening mrs l/n, i'm jj maybank, your granddaughter's boyfriend.'

after giving him a scrutinising once over, she said 'she's not here,' and attempted to close the door. jj made sure to tell her that he wanted to talk to your parents about something important, and she somewhat reluctantly let him in.

your mother was sitting on the couch, reading the latest edition of vogue (something he could picture you doing a few years in the future) while your father had presumably just gotten back from work, enjoying some expensive looking drink while talking to his wife about his day.

'mr and mrs l/n?'

both of them whipped their heads around and looked towards jj.

'jonathan?'

he was regretting ever telling you his full name, more so regretting letting you introduce him to your parents like that, during that one horrible dinner that ended with you and your mom crying and your dad and jj almost killing each other. as time passed, they stopped hating him so much, but some resentment remained.

'uh, jj is fine. listen, i gotta talk to you guys about something'

'you didn't get her pregnant did you?!' your father stood up, trying to intimidate him. what for, he didn't know.

'NO no i didn't! i promise!!' he said as he stood in front of them, reaching into his back pocket. 'I came here to ask for your permission to marry your daughter.' your mom looked like she was about to have a stroke and your dad was about to protest.

'listen, before you guys say anything, i want you to know that your daughter was the best thing to ever happen to me. i love her more than anything in the world and i would sacrifice everything, including my own life for her. i know you guys think i don't have the means to support her or give her the life she deserves and i agree. i'll never be able to give her the life she truly deserves but that doesn't mean i'll try. i've taken up 2 more jobs to buy her this ring and save up for a house- its really nice by the way, i have some photos-and i would take up all the jobs in the world just to give her the life she wants. so please, please let me marry your daughter,' jj said in what felt like one breath.

your father was shocked and your emotional mother was on the verge of tears.

"jj?"

at the sound of your voice, jj turned around to be met with your confused face. "i didn't know we had plans today... and why're you dressed like that?"

he turned to your father, who gave him the slightest nod, signalling him to approach you.

"i had a whole thing planned to do this, with dinner and candles 'n shit, but i feel like if i dont do this now im going to explode."

"jj, what do you mean? you're scaring me." you looked at him with concern, the poor boy looked like he was about to pass out.

he got onto one knee and held out the ring he had bought for you.

"from the moment I first saw you, I knew you were something special. you were unlike anyone else I’ve ever met. And now, standing here in front of you…I’m pretty damn sure that i wouldn't wanna spend my life with anyone but you."

your vision started blurring from the tears in your eyes.

"will you marry me?"

[johnathanthestupidpoet69]

sleep? no, this is self indulgent oneshot time

note: this is some kind of waffle duo/ scarian roomates sittuation (with a side of gembo and drag queen grian) very self indulgent and yassified of me.

mumbo sits at the kitchen table, doodling, beside him grian is pacing, thinking about how he's gonna ask scar out, because this, for some reason has to happen today

Grian: i just- how am i supposed to ask him? like what do i say? what happens if he says no? he stops pacing to look at mumbo how did you ask Gem?

Mumbo: looks up from his doodles oh-uh she asked me, actually...

Grian: and, well. what did she say?

Mumbo: i dunno mate, something basic and normal? look why are you so stressed anyway? i though you said you flirted with him and he flirted back?

Grian: well..technically Ari flirted with him....

Mumbo: mate, you said you werent gonna flirt with people when you were in drag anymore, come on man

Grian: i just- look i know, i shouldnt have, but he didnt catch on and i dont know what else to do

Mumbo: you could ask him out like a normal person?

Grian: i cant just- he's cut off by the sound of the front door opening, Scar's back from work

Scar: hey Mumbo, hey birdie. whatcha up to?

Mumbo: just telling Grian he shouldnt flirt with people when he's in drag

Scar: oh yeah, i always forget about the whole, what's her name? Carrie? thing. You know i think i'd make a good drag queen, i'd wear that red santa dress thing sabrina carpenter has.

grian blushes as he's met with a mental picture

Scar (continued): so who was your target this time?

Grian: well..he debates for a moment before just spitting it out. it was you, actually Scar..

Scar: what?

Grian: i- or well Ari, flirted with you the other night...

Scar: and you meant it? it wasnt just for a joke?

Grian thinks about it, he could lie, say it was a joke, pretend like he wasnt really into Scar. but on the other hand, he was really into Scar

Grian: yeah, i um meant it.. and i was actually wondering if you wanted to get coffee sometime..like a date?

Scar: are you kidding?! i'd love to! are you free on saturday?

Grian: yeah, yeah thats perfect..

this is gonna sit in my drafts now bc i gotta sleep

the above was written at 11pm last night by a very sleep deprived john, ive not edited it or anything, expect another trmw

[beesmygod]

Hello bea, I am planning on getting a steam deck, and want to play the Dark Souls series for real.

What’s the best way to git gud? Are the remasters universally terrible? Do I just start at 1? Help me twisted guardian of Dork Souls

hello friend pablo. congratulations on taking a chance on the dark souls trilogy. this is a long answer covering many things, sometimes even the things you asked.

BUYING THE GAMES: make sure to get them on sale! i think the prices are, frankly, absolutely bonkers. these games are so, so old and they still want 40 to 60 dollars for them?! they reliably go on sale every steam sale for a less hair-raising price.

if you end up disliking the dark souls gameplay, theres always sekiro, which is pretty different. or even elden ring, which is the slickest and most accessible to new time players.

REMASTER QUALITY: the remaster of ds1, which is the only version available, is actually good; my complaints about it come down to aesthetic choices i dislike that no sane person should care about. it comes with the dlc (you may have to look up a guide for this once you get deeper into the game).

ds2 has a huge problem: there are two versions, and no one can agree on which is better. they are also significantly different in weird ways, like the enemy placements and the amount of enemies. i would suggest "scholar of the first sin" edition, since it should include the dlc.

i dont like ds2 and have never finished it. the movement changes turned me off bad. i do not usually recommend it to people and it is not required to understand the gist of 3.

ds3 has only the one version. ashes of ariandel is fromsoft's worst dlc, imo. ringed city is fine. you might as well get them if they arent included.

people who love ds2 tend to hate ds3, and vis-versa. i liked ds3. its fine.

GAMEPLAY TIPS (GENERAL):

learning to parry is always worth it

dont use ranged weapons

use a guide when youre really stuck, utilizing collective knowledge is the backbone of DS games.

sometimes its better just to run past enemy mobs than try to fight them

its ok to die. its ok to lose souls. easy come, easy go.

it is always better to learn not to get hit than it is to pump points into HP.

the games are esoteric and opaque by design. [defensively] its bad on purpose!

use your upgrade materials on your weapons first and foremost.

NEVER, EVER EXHAUST YOUR STAMINA. PUT YOUR SHIELD DOWN WHEN NOT USING IT.

read item descriptions

being heavy is almost always worse than being unarmored

GAMEPLAY TIPS (DS1): ds1 is showing its age quite a bit at this point. start here, because going back is pretty difficult.

pyromancy is broken in your favor. pyromancer is a great class choice for a first time player

you gotta do a lot of running around in this game. like a lot of hoofing it to and fro. sorry.

getting the curse status effect is one of the worst things that can happen to you in this game. when you meet the npc who sells the curse breaking item "purging stone", buy one.

each summon adds a huge % to the boss' health. summon wisely.

look up what each stat does before putting points into them. some are basically worthless and every point counts.

talk to npcs repeatedly until they start to cycle through dialogue.

there are stretches of this game that are tedious and intentionally aggravating. it was novel and exciting game design back then to be told to fuck ourselves.

some starting gifts are better than others. its worth looking up instead of guessing, unless you want the authentic experience

didnt play da2 sorry boss. cant help ya here

GAMEPLAY TIPS (DS3): remember ds1? its that but faster and with way more quality of life updates.

all the stats do different things now so you have to look it up again

theres fast travel in this one immediately and the tedious bits of 1 are largely absent here, barring the ashes of ariandel dlc.

pyromancy is no longer broken.

unlike ds1, you can join any covenant with no consequences

and of course you can always ask me/commiserate with me here!! good luck, chosen undead!

[t0ast-ghost]

Star Trek II: Wrath Of Khan thoughts:

For this post if I could simply embed the entire movie and just write the word, ‘queer’ I would. Unfortunately you are all stuck with this, happy pride month!

Spoilers for the entire movie will be featured in this post

Going forth:

- I know what the kobayashi maru is so I know they’re not in danger but that’s some good acting Bones

- “‘Physician heal thyself.’” “Is that all you’ve got to say? What about my performance?” “I’m not a drama critic.” Thinking about this pose thinking about this pose thinking about thi-

- “Galloping around the cosmos is a game for the young, Doctor.” He’s feeling something and projecting

- “Aren’t you dead?” That’s certainly a way to greet your husband

- They’re so cute. And sad. And cute.

- tiny guys hehe. The boots got sluttier somehow

- McCoy got him glasses cause he can’t read the book without it and bring up that post that’s saying how Spock and McCoy’s gifts go together but McCoy got the logical thing and Spock got the emotional one

- Don’t quote me on this but the things I would do to that man… I wouldn’t.. but holy shit that outfit is killing me.

- hi checkov

- Carol Marcus? Doesn’t she have Kirk’s-? okay then I won’t spoil that just yet

- Creature in a jar moving under the sand

- BOTANY BAY????? Oh wait a sec I should’ve seen that coming it’s called wrath of khan

- Did they kill Chekov?

- hello Khan. That’s a very long and dramatic reveal he’s kinda hot tho

- Thinking about genetic engineering and augmentation and how they’re illegal but star trek presents cases where people now exist and it’s not the fault of the person that they are what they are so they have to question if an entire person should be illegal because of the actions of others… anyway I don’t wanna get deep into this right now, back to the movie

- Are they going to kill Chekov? (edit: not sure why I’m so fixated on thinking they’re gonna)

- WOW THAT IS CERTAINLY A SWEAT DROP

- brain worms… this sounds recently familiar

- HES READING HIS BOOK WITH THE GLASSES THEY DIDNT NEED TO SHOW HIM DOING THAT BUT THEY DID AND ITS ADORABLE OMG

- The conversation between Savik and Spock is so precious. And it’s in Vulcan. And she says “He’s more human than I expected” and it’s like that’s her commenting on Spock’s husband

- Kirk does not want to do this inspection

- McCoy does a little bounce

- “For everything there is a first time. Wouldn’t you agree, admiral” “mmhhmm” “Would you like a tranquilizer?” *Kirk shakes his head*

- I think this one has a more solid plot. I’m enjoying so far :)

- Does McCoy serve on this ship or is he just following along?

- (Had to stop watching around here because I left for the weekend so these thoughts are potentially a bit different)

- wowah! Cool ship!

- uh oh. Chekov on the monitor with the brain worm!

- khan is kinda- yeahh

- I LOVE SAAVIK! RAHHH! Also apparently Saavik is canonically half Vulcan half Romulan according to the trivia

- I like how Bones is just there :)

- Putting Spock in black… they knew what they were doing

- They’re husbands your honour. Spock knows Kirk wants to take command and isn’t to proud to get in the way of making his wife happy

- “You are my superior officer. You are also my friend. I have been and always shall be yours.” Kissing would have been less romantic

- George Takei’s voice is majestic

- “He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him. I’ll chase him round the moons of Nibia and round the Antares maelstrom and round perdition’s flames before I give him up.” Not obsessive at all.. nope this is something completely and totally normal to say about your nemesis

- “Uhura, have Doctor McCoy join us (Kirk and Spock) in my quarters.” Hmmmmm.. gotta inform the whole polycule about the shady government experiment

- lmao BOTH Spock and McCoy know who Carol Marcus is

- oh so terraforming… NEVERMIND REALLY FAST TERRAFORMING

- “Really, Dr. McCoy, you must learn to govern your passions. They will be your undoing.” Flirting, gentlemen?

- How and why does Starfleet continually put Spock and McCoy together? Like this alert would be sent out 24/7

- Spock and his awesome daughter Saavik

- falling

- Kirk with the breast flap down

- such a good moment… such a great moment (sorry for shitty photos)

- Kirk has to put on his little glasses <3

- Kirk does NOT fuck around

- Poor Scotty. He’s got so much emotion about his dead crew mate and the doctor apologizing to him 🥺🥺🥺

- Saavik making up rules to make sure the admiral is safe. Love her.

- “Jim, be careful.” “We will.” MCCOY IS SO BITTER. Like ‘no wishes of luck for me, Spock? Fuck you!’

- The collar on that uniform is silly

- hehe McCoy got scared by a rat. OH HE ALSO GOT SCARED BY A DEAD BODY

- Kirk’s little disappointed “oh my god” as he finds Chekov in the cupboard

- “Suppose they went nowhere.” “Then this’ll be your big chance to get away from it all.” McCoy’s not leaving Kirk, but he still looks like he wants to strangle him sometimes

- Kirk not afraid to punch a bitch

- WAIT THATS KIRKS SON?!? Isn’t it?? I thought David was Carol’s brother. But nope!

- aww dammnit I knew they were still mind controlled :/

- Saavik saving David. Y’know it would be pretty cool if there was something about Saavik, David, and Johanna meeting and maybe serving on a ship of their own.. idk just thoughts.

- ewwww brain worm.

- OH THE ECHOING “KHANNN”

- mmmm Kirk without the jacket. The white turtleneck with sleeves… also McCoy and Saavik are slaying with their turquoise and orange turtlenecks

- “Food the first order of survival.” I bet the fanfic writers had a field day with this one (cause cause it’s a reference to Tarsus IV)

- Imagine this: you’re stuck underground with your husband, your other husbands adopted daughter, your ex, her son (who’s also your son), and your old Russian navigator who’s unconscious and tried to kill you while being mind controlled by a worm which came out of his ear

- David’s got Kirk’s curls <333

- Kirk has a thing for people who look good in blue. Change my damn mind.

- “I don’t believe in a no win scenario.” He immediately calls Spock afterwards cause he’ll never lose with his husbands around

- “You lied.” “I exaggerated.” Yep, he IS that bitch

- Saavik is learning so much from them

- They still just.. let anyone onto the bridge. Like David is just there now

- oh no Scotty! Well McCoy was miraculously there to catch him

- CHEKOV BACK ON THE BRIDGE!

- Once again. Kirk does not fuck around! He just killed those guys

- “To the last I will grapple with thee.” WOW. Okay. Well.

- Khan’s about to terraform this bitch

- McCoy stopping Spock from going into the chamber..

- “You’re not going in there!” “Perhaps you’re right. What is Mr. Scott’s condition?” SIKE BITCH SPOCK JUST FUCKING NERVE PINCHED HIM. McCoy you should’ve been tipped off by the fact he 1. Said you were right and 2. Gave up trying to self sacrifice so easily

- wait why’d Spock connect to McCoy’s psi points and say remember? Remember what?

- I like there’s just a sign that flashes the word ‘radiation’ in red letters

- McCoy and Scotty BEGGING Spock not to do this. Break my fucking heart why don’t you?

- Kirk’s little run to the engine room <3

- I know he’s dying but those boots are so slutty

- Solely watching Kirk’s face is already like watching 10 puppies get killed

- “Don’t grieve, admiral.” Has me crying already. Your closest and longest friend is watching your slow descent into death and you ask him not to grieve you. You want him to know your death meant something. It meant he’d be safe and that is nothing to grieve. I’m going to be sick

- don’t touch me I’m thinking about this

- SAAVIK IS CRYING OMG GIRL ME TOO

- Kirk’s voice breaking.. god. Shatter my fucking heart why don’t you?

- if they play bagpipes at my funeral I’m rising from the dead (violins would be nice though)

- NOO HIS CUTE LITTLE GLASSES BROKE

- “They’re just words.” “But good words. That’s where ideas begin. Maybe you should listen to them.” POP OFF DAVID ! Good line

- SON REVEAL! NOT CLICKBAIT

- There’s 8 minutes left of this. Did they leave this one with Spock dead?

- “He’s really not dead, as long as we remember him.” Good words McCoy. But perhaps maybe you might have some.. assistance remembering him?

- got distracted and drew Kirk but I love the last little Spock narration. Really brave to end a WHOLE MOVIE with one of the best most well known characters being dead

Well that movie did have its pros and… khans

…

See you next time

Masterpost

[lastfinalwar]

《How I Become a Turtle 💚❤️》

Hello, im a new turtle. I became a turtle earlier this year. It all started back in February 2025 i think when LOCH aired, the one XZ starred in. I didnt really know who is XZ back then, all i know is that hes one of the most famous actor in china, and the reason of why i watched LOCH is because me and my friend have no idea what to do and that was the only (decent) movie playing atm, lol. In the beginning, i dont really care who played in that movie, until my friend point out that the main character aka XZ is good looking, i mean thats true even though they tried to make him look miserable hes still good looking.

After i got out of the studio, i think that the movie was pretty good, and the characters are good looking that i wanna know who they are. So, i look up the movie on google to find out who starred in this movie, and when XZ's name pops up i thought this name is very familiar... so i look up what dramas he starred in and.. thats how i rediscover The Untamed. I used to watch Mo Dao Zu Shi a little bit back in 2020 when the LA is hyped but since i was a big weeb i watched the donghua ofc. I know that theres an LA but im not intersted, i even only watched like first 4 episodes of the donghua because i didnt know it was a BL lol, and i dont understand the storyline.

After i rediscover The Untamed... i thought, oh right this is that LA of that BL donghua i watched years ago, and the actors who played the main character is the two most famous actor of china (that i know of). After then, i sorta looked up LOCH and XZ on TikTok, that at some point The Untamed and Yizhan contents keep popping up, i began to be influenced to watch The Untamed, and so i did...

I watched The Untamed for the very first time in the end of March 2025, im so invested that i finished the whole thing in 2 days lol, my eyes hurts so much but its worth it. I really liked The Untamed even until now, the storyline and everything, i look up for The Untamed edits because im not that satisfied with those 50 episodes. And yeah after that, contents about yizhan keeps on slippin in my fyp. I thought, wow no wonder their chemistry in the drama is so good, their relationship off cam is also good, but i start seeing that their interaction is a bit odd to be just a friend, but i didnt really care back then, all i care is that i love seeing their interaction behind the scene.

That is until i discover 227 incident... i was so heartbroken discovering that incident. I mean... what do you mean XZ and WYB have no interaction at all after that?? Unacceptable!! 😭. I couldnt accept this fact so i tried digging in deeper. Cause why? U guys were so close, u were good friends, even more than that it seems to me back then. I look up turtles video about them, watching candies and cpn about them to cope 😔. After watching all of those candies i became even more confused of their relationship, what are they? Too intimate to be just friends, yet too 'brotherly' to be a lovers. I havent become a turtle yet, because im still not sure if theyre szd.

So after watching, reading, some candies, cpn, and rumors... i feel like its inevitable to not accept that theyre szd. I mean, its so obvious! The way they treat each other is so special, okay about that alone, maybe theyre just a really really really good friend. But there are also too much suspicious moments between them, and also the fact that they never denied any dating rumors between them and never shut down the bjyx supertopic. Also that tencent award 2020 incident where WYB peeking at XZ 🥺🥺. There are just too much coincidence and rumors between them, that at least one of those rumors gotta be real!

For now, i really hope that im right about them, that theyre szd. I hope theyre happy together and someday find the courage to be who they are, and live without pressure from the media. So.. thats my story of becoming a turtle, thanks for reading.

Note: in advance, sorry for bad writing, and bad english 😄

[sleepyjump]

lightly edited from a discussion on discord about the term "thrall middle management:"

in my fantasies, i am the absolutely broken loyal obedient so-cutes right hand girl of some wicked leader. but then i'm in charge of breaking all the other thralls. y'know, the classic hypnotized hypnotist? i'm the one who shows up with completely empty eyes and a big smile to happily rebrainwash them. the secretary that schedules 1:1 meetings with everyone and casually drops veiled threats to get my way.

now, being a secretary-thrall means theres a constant tension between two contradictory orders: "do whatever the boss says" and "do what makes the company stay afloat and efficient." so theres all sorts of delicious opportunities for one side to threaten the other in that balance!

even if its with an Evil Overlord i still think this applies. being the right-hand minion of a capricious overlord puts you in a fucking impossible position where you're expected to keep the place running but also make everyone think your boss is the genius making it happen. and you're also managing the boss and their flighty expectations! you run the desk and brainwash the thralls and then your boss is like "im LONELY." and drugs your coffee so you'll nod your head when she asks you to hang out with her and its like. shit, boss, someone's gotta tell the legions to capture the heroes. guess i gotta lock the fuck in and brainwash them myself. i love you. you can cuddle me like a plushie as soon as im done kidnapping the weakest party member and replacing her with a robot of "your" design.

if you were an incompetent hero before, it's even better -- it raises questions of why you didnt lock in before. was your heart really ever in being good? finally you have something that really clicks with you, and it's writing a love poem to Her out of spreadsheets and calendars and tasks done and flowers on Her desk. it's getting up to go have an all-hands meeting so you can poison a few scones and take out some inconvenient henchpeople but the boss puts a hand on your shoulder and you feel a chill run down your spine and for a second wonder if any of this fucking matters when what you really want is to get back in that bed and stare into Her eyes and never get up again. but then you think about the next day and the day after that. your poem isn't done. if you lie back down, you'll feel Her heart beating in time with yours -- but if you do that meeting, She'll be proud of you.

imagine getting "freed" from your secretary role and the heroes are trying to deprogram you again and make you remember what you were fighting for but now you -- the silly one -- the one that always did it for the power of friendship -- can spot the threads. the flaws. the holes in the heroes' philosophy. all the reasons they might not know what they're fighting for, either. they didn't taste absolute white-hot dripping certainty. a headache thuds in their temples when their cognitive dissonance over doing something they're not completely sure about pours over and swirls into their consciousnesses.

and you don't feel that way anymore. you're not the punchline. you're not the heart of the team. you looked into a pair of eyes and saw through the window into a soul that was absolutely, impossibly, undeniably Right. why would anyone want anything else but to feed that fire? why wouldn't they shovel all those headache-inducing feelings back into that furnace and use it all to make that soul grow so bright the whole world'll see it?

maybe if you pretend that you're "in there somewhere--" that the you they're looking for, the dead you, has been "freed"-- you can lead them into a trap. you can hold their eyes open and show them that things can be better. for you, for them, for everyone. and who cares about everyone else? they'll see it, too. they're fighting for imaginary people somewhere distant that they can't name. they're fighting for the future. you're fighting for the now. for the animal comfort of having something safe and warm. they're striving for the tiny top of the hierarchy of needs and you're securing your foundation. shouldn't you put your own oxygen mask on before you help the person next to you?

[13tinysocks]

hai rea, sans from undertale (ao3 edition) here, i saw some talk abt thio and i feel the need to say ,,,,,,,

i fucking LOVED thio so so so much and i am going to kill the jack girlies with HAMMERSSSSS like jane and nat were part of my lesbian awakening. literally all i would think about (and i somehow didnt connect the dots fast enough ,,,,,,,,,) like, its dated, maybe not the best quality to you guyses standards, but thio is such an amazing fic, with a wonderful plot, and a tear-jerking ending (at least for me) its one of the few things i can reread over and over and over again and never become bored of, if i could erase my memory of thio, i would, but ONLY so i could read it again for the first time. do NOT let the internet put u guys off from writing the lesbian self insert of your dreams ,,,, if there are no lesbian reabees reader supporters then i am DEAD

anyway, which mark variant would hit that gummy bear surprise, i do not think tracksuit honestly ,,,, like hes a cigarette truther, probably thinks the yart is a little stupid

LENSLESS . on the other hand . hed hit that shit once or twice imo ,,,,, b annoying abt it too ,,,,,,,,,,,

(also oh my fucking god u guys update SO damn fast ,,,, LET ME FINISH MY FINALS MY GOD!!!!!!! I NEED TO DO MY CHAPTER DEBRIEFS!!!!!!! none of my friends are freaky like me abt mdgf :'[ they just cant eat leek with a freak,,,,, gotta eat salami with the normi(s))

Shit…. Sans undertle…. You’re so right. I’ve become so jaded I’ve lost my way as to why I made Thio in the first place- to lure “straight” girls in with a male love interest only to help them realize they are queer…

While I think the roster is full for mdgf I think if (BIG IF but I’m a #autismwarrior so….) I write another variant fic (which I have a loose plot and yn concept for but I’m making myself not think about it to focus on mdgf) I promise with my whole pussy we will get lesbian maskless. I am so sorry for becoming a het slop writer. One day I’ll make it up to you. Maybe. But for now…

[ganondoodle]

i know i said i wouldnt be ranting about totk anymore, but i realized i didnt really count the sage dungeons as story (dont ask me why) so i thought im gonna write a better summarized version of my opinion about totk (i have around 60% of the game, all lightroots, not yet all shrines (missing like .. 20 or so, know the reward), not all krogs (dont know the reward), not all mayoi (half know the reward?) )

(in no particular order)

good stuff (in my opinion)

the. MUSIC! god the music is good, it was good in botw too but now with much more different bosses it really is probably one of my fav soundtracks of all time (most fav are all three phases of the end fight, the pre-fight to that, the build up one before all of those, Frosgeira (wind tempel boss) the glorious mASTER KOGA and more tbh)

the build up and end boss fight(s) are fantastic, i dont think im ever not gonna have my heart racing when approaching it (despite now skipping almost the entire way bc i set a teleport thing right before it) just bc the build up is so well made and the music(again) is such a banger and the fight(s) itself is so fun too, tbh i keep wanting to play it just bc its so fun

i LOVE how many themes play into the music (endfight alone had so many layers, fav probably is ganondorfs classic theme and calamity ganons both in the same piece among much more, and daruks theme in the fire temple)

(edit) YOU. CAN. TOUCH. DA. DRAGONS!!!!

ganondorf

ganondorfs design (x3)

ganondorfs weapon designs

ganondorfs voice (japanese)

everyone elses voice (japanese)

all voices (german)

thE YIGA!!! i love everythign about them and am so happy they got to be more than just some mini mission

(edit) also the fact that they get zonau tech to work without any special ghost powers is so ????

(edit) koga can summon and use zonau tech unlimited?? hes so cool

NO stealth mission!! (as far as im aware)

bosses are very different from each other

main dungeons are not too short and not too long and mostly fun (mostly bc i personally didnt like the gerudo one), i love that you can still somewhat cheese them and do them your way

sages felt like they got a bit more involved

(edit) you gotta do more stuff before getting to the actual dungeons and i really like that, feels less like a fetch quest but that you are actually helping

(edit) each sage is actually there in the dungeon and is required for it, which is great!

each settlement saw a much bigger danger/change (tho that has more impact if you have played botw) and its problems felt much more real

shrines are well varied tho i think overall a little easy (only got stuck on two so far and later solved them easily bc when i first started them i was tired and exhausted, no brain left lol)

NPCs felt less flat + more bigger sidequests that felt like they had more impact

cool new monsters + designs

the underground was pretty appropiately creepy

the sages abilities are neat

you can refight bosses!!

stable points system is a neat way to encourage you using them

weapon fusing is neat

(edit) the forest of the krogs being corrupted like that is both creepy and a neat nod to oot

(edit) the vai gerudo outfit being gone!! (one) evil has been defeated

(edit) the health bar going so far off the middle in ganondorfs second phase is honestly just funny hnjdfdjk unfortunate that you only need the master sword and with a few perfect dodges his health melts like butter in the summer

(edit) the music when dragondorf transforms sounds so sad .. its probably meant as a oh no world is actually ending sad but i like to think of it as a oh god what did he do to himself sad

the scene where rauru seals ganondorf kinda fruity

(graphic, animations and the overall world is still fantastic)

bad stuff (in my opinion)

everything zonau they feel forced into every bit of the world and its history (i know them being somewhat alien is intentional but not like that) it feels crammed into places they werent before and shouldnt be and it makes it all feel very artificial

the glyphs/dragon tears/memories really ruined alot for me, while it gave you insight as to what happened, it felt like it showed you too much and too little at the same time and i think it would have worked better if it was all in text for once if even at all, so the past stil stayed a mystery and youd be left wondering

timetravel .. really wasnt necessary and felt more like an excuse to get rid of zelda + make her the poor little sacrificial girl again + and to make her turning into a dragon as tragic as possible, like nothing but a stepping stone to the big reveal tm

shiekah tech being not just fully irrelevant but practically erased, wiped off the world (i know about the literally last guardian parts in hateno, it feels more like an oversight tbh, purah technically using it ... tho i dont think she ever calls it that, the purah pad is jsut the sheikah stone but worse), there being no good explanation, no remains, nothing as to why it would suddendly stop working and why even the titans and ESPEICALLY the shrine of life would be destroyed, if anything why wouldnt you enshrine it as a memento to history it was such a focus in botw and so well integrated into the world that it being fully gone, not even old overgrown, or visibly reused to build homes etc., or remains of how they built the og shrines in the underground feels like a HUGE missed opportunity (seriously it would have been so easy to make the ancient shiekah base their tech on old zonau tech, without stealign the gocus but buildign a connection)

all of the continuity problems, totk feels like botw didnt happen and the excuse of 'they didnt want to confuse new players' doesnt make a lick of sense in my eyes bc; its supposed to be a sequel, if you want it to be a standalone game then dont call it a sequel- if you start to play a game with the sequel instead of the first part its your own damn fault if you get confused; if anything, it would have been a good opportuntiy to make people interested in botw so theyd buy and play that one too

ganondorfs character is very flat, you basically get to know nothing about him (yuno even calls that out midgame but its never elaborated upon nhgfrdfhkk)

the zonau and their kingdom of hyrule is presented as this so perfectly good thing to such a degree it turns creepy, the end cutscene with mineru going poof was kinda uncomfy to watch tbh

the reward for all shrines being essentially a reveal as to who the hero in the tapestry was and it being, of course, some weird half zonau is the lamest answer to a mystery i didnt want an anwser too, it doesnt feel like it came naturally either (again my point of the zonau being forced into everything)

the shrines (zonau) feel so much more unnatural than the shiekah shrines, alien in a bad way and not in a good way + really are like a bad reskin of them, their sudden appearance and use is so much less logical

back in botw i was doubtful of if the shiekah tech wasnt going to far too modern tech and cause it all to feel like a bad mix of modern tech and medival fantasy, but they balanced it perfectly (tho the eponator zero was very much the limit imo) but the zonau tech .... oversteps that line i think, it really does feel, more than anything else, that it was just bc they wanted the stuff to be in there bc it might be fun to play around with, im not against that kind of stuff mind you im all for fun, but it feels a little like they thought of a box with endless stuff to play with first and a zelda game second (if you get what i mean)

quite a few quests or things in the game seem like they are more and then end in a dead end (the worst of all is impa saying she wants to go research what could help zelda turn back, and i was excited and convinced that shed give me a quest to find some mcguffin that would do that after i beat ganon but there wasnt anything you could actually do; less bad one but disappointing nonetheless the dongos were mentioned and treated like this big awesome thing from alot of NPCs all around the map and then when you find them they are bascially just gem vending maschines)

the way zelda turns back and link gets his arm back is incredibly unsatisfying, none of them even have something like a scar, or mark from it all, zelda spent thousands of years as a dragon (a transformation that was said to cost your soul but i guess that wasnt true) and link had his arm bascially eaten by miasma and he gets it back like it was never lost, zelda returns all intact as if nothing happened, getting blasted by some magic tm by two ghosts that were supposed to be long gone is the solution to all problems!!

(edit) link losing an arm wouldnt just be super intersting but also lend itself well to lead up into the next game where his prothesis is the focus and source of abilities

(edit) zelda got done so dirty, instead of her actual interests and character to shine she just gets shoved into yet another crisis surrounded by strangers in a world that looks like hers but isnt, and all she does is beg the ancient sages to swear to help link and sacrifice herself again (can you call that fridging? bc she sure feels like she got fridged) i like zelda and i dont like how much i didnt care about her and tbh im angry at the game for that

(edit) both link and zelda not even slightly changing in the years btween botw and totk kinda boring, like a haircut can only do so much

(edit) sonia really is the wife that dies to make husband sad thing isnt she? i get that gan had to get his hands on an enigma stone but i feel like there had been better ways to do that, the fact that she dies that easily is almost funny honestly, why does ganondorf even have weapons when he can just one punch people to death (tho i find it funny to imagine he can literally just kill people in one punch but hes too prideful to do it most of the time so he always uses weapons to look more cool)

(edit) so many new characters that you barely get to see or interact with, i really ... couldnt get myself to care much

(edit) zonau tech being so irrelevant to the games story while its also the focus is .. weird, its really just play doh for the players and nothing else honestly

(edit) monsters mining sonanium feels strange bc ... they dont do anything with it? the best thing i can think of is that they were told to do that so link cant .. upgrade his battery thignies? but then again you could just destroy the mines and remaining constructs to stop it .... also you really dont need anything zonau tech related to beat gan?

(edit) ganondorf beign so utterly uninterested in their tech is weird considering how he dealt with shiekah tech (and we KNOW it can get corrupted) he should be a tech nerd tbh

my twitch VoD of the first time beating the game getting muted at the credits despite me talking over it

nitpicks (in my opninion)

(edit) ganondorf should have a bit more of a boar inspired design, as treat, i think

(edit) the enigma stone wandering back to ganondorfs forehead even after transforming is? weird? i guess an excuse for da epic last stabby but still? (how cool would it have been to have to plunge into his mouth and break it there or something)

(edit) the underground gets a lil old after a while, the fact that its pretty much the same everywhere aside from some .. very strange flowing magma is a lil boring

(edit) ganondorf could have gone way more crazy with abilities and all that, imagine hed spwan multiple miasma arms on himself when you get him to a certain level of health

(edit) i miss unique weapons, there arent even normal axes around anymore, everything is about fusing really, i miss the cool shiekah tech weapons

(edit) the forest of the krogs being largely irrelevant is kinda weird

(edit) mineru being the sage of spirit still is kinda meh, the robot is neat but i thought tauro or purah would be the surprise sage tbh

(edit) the bosses were a little easy (i did boldo gohma rather early and did it without even getting hit)

you cant talk to koga normally :(

you cant find koga again after the last fight :(

you cant refight him (to my knowledge) :(

i find it very strange that yuno seemingly lost daruk shield, despite him having inhereted it in botw

the sage powers are not .. very great integrated, while its fun to haven them run around and help you fight, to actually use their powers you have to chase after them, something that in the heat of a battle is very annoying to do, constantly activating the wrong on or them losing their charge up when they get knocked over is like trying to herd a wild pack of geese while a three headed dragon is shotting laserbeams at you

some widlife just disappearing all of the sudden is very strange (like the rhino in hebra)

some new houses or settlements would have been cool, that the material things at the sides of roads are really only for you to play around with and not to build anything that lasts

you cant fight ganondorf (non dragon, even the dragon is locked to that evening sky) in the sunlight, night or rain, i would have loved to fight him at various times of day

their refusal to show any kind of blood is honestly turnign serious scenes into very awkward ones, sonia just getting punched and she dies with not even like, losing some spit from the force or something, or the fact when you defeat ganondorfs second phase he acts mortally wounded but doesnt even look scratched is just :/

amiibo stuff while neat being included its really mostly just bloating your inventory, if i wanted 5 vaguely different link outfits then i would have gotten the amiibo for it

why hide the -now-totally-not-phantom-ganon-armor- behind such a long questline and then .. have that NOT be upgradable

they put in a house building thingy and then not let you have a roof or a tree or something :(

at some point stable points jsut get you more and more of those free staying over night tickets that i maybe used .. once at the very start and now its just accumulating in my inventory

only one new horse coat pattern :(

satori now only being a thingy that shows you caves is kinda boring, i loved the mystery around it in botw (additionally, that it shows you caves you have completed already kinda sucks)

the end of the shrines isnt that cool anymore, speaking to a mummified monk that gives you essentially his last remains of life energy is so much cooler than a statue of the oh so awesome god king and his wife

the many references and reuse of old names is neat but together with timetravel etc. it easily leads to confusing and fighting among fans for who is more 'right' and its just .. tiring

(edit) considering how much of the advertising was about the sky islands i wished there were more and bigger ones, the underground (that was a little one sided after a while, it all looking the same rly) could have been alot smaller if the sky was bigger instead

(edit) i wished there was more of a sense of .. lost life in the ruins you find, from all races, the ancient ruins are jsut some bridged and ceremonial stuff and i wished there were more like .. houses, like people actually lived there and it not being all around beign a platform for you

(edit) the fact that the half zonau hero exists mean either rauru and sonia had kids but those were clearly not important enough to ever show nor mention, or there were other mixing of them before they all mysteriously died out the fact that the ancient hero was half zonau means their genes survided till then but somehow it never came up? the tapestry still exists and impa and purah say like its a well known fact that the hero looked like that (not at all close to any modern species) when you talk to them while wearing it (the fact that the hero armor thingy is very reminiscemt of ganondorf is like some backtreading bc we were theorizing about the hero having been ganondorf once and they wanted to stop that .. but the more funny thing is the HC of its a descdendet of rauru and ganondorf nhjdfknhdgkfnhkfd) (edit to add to the HC; the game being a big battle about child support is funnier than it should be idk if nintendo knew what they were doing adding details like that)

all in all it just feels like missed opportunities, lost potential, and more a game build around some game mechanics they really wanted to get into than telling a neat story, espeically so bc they called it a sequel, most of my complaints wouldnt be there if it was some alternate thing instead

i probably forgot stuff but if i think of more i will add them later with a little note that it was added in an edit (sidenote, i find it funny how much more nuance that whole conflict would get if rauru and ganondorf were bitter exes bfdrjfbdfndk)

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me when i go to write more of my musical but end up spending two hours editing formatting and revising, anyway all old chapters are updated :) also i dont think i posted about posting scene four (bulletproof heart) so yeah! thats up!! Biggest change is the song list, RIP Tommorows Money but it got cut because it did the same thing for the plot that Boy Division did so it just made the scene a bit too long. BUT Surrender the Night and Mastas of Ravenkroft got added to act 2!! this helps balance out the acts and helps with the side plot i'm developing! gotta say going from light behind your eyes to mastas is crazy whiplash but I swear it makes sense in the show. welcome The World is Ugly (Instrumental) to act one!! i cant wait to post this scene (soon!!), its a whole no dialogue segment that i just love, it makes for the thickest block of stage direction in the whole show but trust! im pretty proud of it!

structure of whats considered a "scene" got changed a bit, like scene two starts after destroya instead of before Character list got re-formatted, notably "city ensemble" and "droids" are now "battery city citizens" because ive decided that most droids have human soles trapped in them so I don't want to group droids together like they're different from people anymore. Cause there's a dialogue later in the show about how NewsAGoGo is still human, their soul just got transferred into a droid, and its implied that this is pretty common. this also means anytime it used to say "droids" in the first two numbers has been changed to "citizens" :) Other then that just some small revisions on formatting and dialogue :) didnt mean to write a whole like patch update notes thing but there ya go ig

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get to know your mutuals!!!

the post got too long but @capvers-my-love and @shrimptacodaniels ty both for the tag!! <33

what's the origin of your blog title?

the love of my life lucy frostblade <3

otp shipname:

augh thats so hard- atm polypalooza, jazekiel (always) trackerbees

favourite colour:

purple!!

favourite game:

clue or anomia or take five- fr any board game <3

song stuck in your head:

the horse and the infant from the troy saga or brendan you gotta come out from whimsy on wheels

weirdest habit/trait?

so much that i cant think of any rn

hobbies:

drawing, writing, games, general tv watching

if you work, what's your profession?

nothing exciting- box office moniter

if you could have any job you wish, what would it be?

if i can work a job just for funsies without worrying about paying bills, librarian

something you're good at:

making pancakes!!

something you're bad at:

most things

something you love:

drawing + watching stuff/ watching stuff with friends

something you could talk about for hours off the cuff:

librarians or d20

something you hate:

homework. also most college classes.

something you collect:

posters/ general wall decor, lil dragon + dino figurines, dice

something you forget:

so many things. due dates. birthdays. things about myself.

what's your love language?

quality time, physical touch or gift giving!!

favourite movie/show:

the librarians, leverage, d20, pibe, jurassic park

favourite food:

chicken strips!!!

favourite animal:

dragons or leopards!!!

what were you like as a child?

id love to tell you

favourite subject at school?

art or theatre

least favourite subject:

math or science or english (yes i am an english major no i wont elaborate)

what's your best character trait?

loyal or like always down to hang out?? idk

what's your worst character trait?

forgetful

if you could change any detail of your life right now, what would it be?

id have money

if you could travel in time, who would you like to meet?

im not fucking with the timeline. also no clue, can i just teleport to like see my friends?? (EDIT OH MY GOD ID GO SEE DINOSAURS I CANT BELIEVE I DIDNT SAY THAT)

no pressure tagging: @starstruckodysseys @blueskiesandstarrynights @ike-mcswains-mortician @disdoorted-crows @wheelsupin-azarathmetrionzinthos @gayforjessmckenna @offbookkeeping @skunksintheportal and anyone else who wants too!!!

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episode 3 liveblog lets go

i want hector to survive this so baddddddd

the opening still goes so fucking HARD though. fisks hand wearing his wedding ring also shattering...

OH SO HE JUST FULLY GOT AWAY WITH KICKING THOSE GUYS ASSES HUH i mean im sure this will come back at some point but STILL

....... they forgot to give him his braille reader? hes just has a laptop with nothing else??? not even earbuds for a screenreader? whatever

"the best cure for a black eye is fast hands" oh you cunt i love you so much

cmon cherry we canNOT lose another pivotal witness this is fuckin season 3 all over again i really dont want them to do the same plot again

YES THANK YOU HE LIVED

goddammit okay i guess its fair that it wouldnt be that easy. oh hector youre so fuuuuucked

noooo oh cmon matt dont say hes white tiger! i guess he felt he had no shot otherwise?? but he had a shot! kirsten is gonna be so fucking pissed at him. GODDAMMIT MATT

YEAH YOU SHOULDVE ASKED HIM FIRST

matt voice: yeah yeah none of what anyone is saying feels like a personal attack on me at all even a little bit dont even WORRY ABOUT IT

hector youre great and i love you but you are definitely going to prison. but if so youre gonna get broken out later so dont even worry about it buddy

HOLY FUCKING SHIT NOT GUILTY WOW

oh he was always gonna go back out fuckin immediately lets be real. okay so white tiger is gonna be part of whatever triggers the return of daredevil ig? also this is gonna go bad for him if hes out he maybe wouldve been better off inside

WOW OKAY THERE WE GO HOLY SHIT! GUESS I WAS RIGHT

W H A T!!! FRANK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FRANK GODDAMMIT!!! WHAT THE FUCK MAN

damn okay i cant wait to hear what franks reasoning was here. because he never wanted to kill daredevil so he doesnt have a fundamental issue with masked vigilantes, so its gotta be about hector personally. maybe he thinks hector actually did kill that cop? but that would be stupid because all he has to do is ask matt about it then hell be like "oh shit he was innocent well my bad ig". which would be weird for a character who is so staunch about never taking innocent victims by accident.

or theres some secret third thing that we dont know about? because if the punisher killed an innocent person, its because either a) he didnt think he was innocent, or b) his moral compass is now fucked. and the latter would be stupid because his code is what makes him compelling as a character.

so my guess is theres something else going on, maybe to do with why the witness changed his story? but that felt more like a plot point to force the white tiger thing. and if frank is after the witness, why kill hector about it?

but tbh, they can do whatever they want as long as they can sell me on it. it just has to make sense with the character.

also fucking lol for my first request being for hector to live

WAIT EDIT: IM A FUCKING IDIOT THEY DIDNT SHOW THE PUNISHERS FACE ITS JUST STRAIGHT UP NOT GONNA BE FRANK HUH