#rambles and brambles

[acetrainertabris]

it’s been two months and some change and I still dont get what da:tv was trying to do with mythal and solas’ relationship.

that dude is a spirit of wisdom, of knowing things. not loyalty, or love, or devotion, or faith, or anything else that would explain (to me) why he says “this is the worst idea of all time. I will follow wherever you go.”

what has she done that was deserving of such devotion. how strong was their worm love that he would override his very beings purpose for her hubristic quest for power.

show me the mythal solas sees when he calls her the best of them. the one who cared for and protected her people with the loving hand of a mother and the fury of a high dragon. show me the goddess of terrible bargains, who clawed her way through history to offer flemeth a Faustian deal.

show me the mythal that saw the path before her, who saw elgar’nan and the evanuris and the destruction that they had already wrought upon the world and thought she could gentle their hand. she could not change tyranny but she could guide his rage.

show me the mythal that knew how delicate this dance was. who saw the volatility of the first born, who could feel the temptation, the corruption always simmering beneath the surface of her best intentions. who knew she would need wisdom to keep from falling completely to the corruption of her new power.

show me the mythal that failed. show me how benevolence becomes retribution, and how wisdom becomes pride.

maybe this is just my disappointment with da:tv as a whole talking, but veilgaurd mythal is just so flat and lacking in any motivation beyond being solas’ tragic backstory that it undercuts the emotional payoff of his redemption ending for me.

sorry for the incoherent ramble, i just hate this game so much.

[the-one-that-weeps]

I'm tired of the Virtual Singers being the only ones who change from world to world. We barely know how Sekai actually work or how the kids magically teleport there. For all we know they could all be holograms upon entering the virtual world.

Let's get creative about it!

Imagine that upon entering Sekai the characters' bodies shift to fit in the world better, much like the virtual singers.

Imagine that, upon entering Wonderland Sekai, Tsukasa isn't only baffled by the presence of Hatsune Miku and talking plushies, but that he too has acquired some plushie-like stitches. Imagine that upon inviting Rui onto his stage, he actually begins to glow like a real star, no longer an illusion.

Imagine Mafuyu watching over the strings attached to her body like a marionette, only ever visible in this world, origin known a little too well. Soon enough Miku and other virtual singers join her, the Kagamines gingerly playing with the strings. She ignores them, the presence makes her ice grow warmer.

Imagine Kohane, mesmerized, looking upon the graffiti-like markings painted all over her, glowing vividly even through the darkest nights. Each song, each victory, creates a newer composition. All her teammates have similar ones, all resembling Vivid Street's own graffiti. After all, aren't they one and the same with the street that shaped them?

Imagine Minori vehemently retelling Miku how the little wings behind her back made her jump higher than usual during today's practice, how they grow bigger and bigger each time More More Jump reaches another person. Miku listens intently.

Imagine Ichika slowly guiding her friends' hands while they trace the blue constellations staining her back, scars of heartbreaks and whatnot, lessons learnt the hard way. They decide to show theirs too, all radiant colours of the night sky and ever-glowling stars. They hold each other close. They all know better now.

[youngchronicpain]

I'm honestly so tired of people telling me they think I can do more. I am already struggling to do what I am doing now. I don't think it is a compliment, even when it is meant that way. It feels like they are saying, "What you are doing now is inadequate, you aren't living up to your potential." When I feel as if I am just trying to keep my head above water as it is. I'm trying so hard, why can't they see that?

[bramblewhisker]

I wish warriors had leaned more into different clans having somewhat different naming conventions. Maybe they all do -paw for apprentices, but maybe ThunderClan is strictly adherent to your kithood prefix, whereas other clans might see your prefix change each time (looking at you, nearly all-white cat name Blackfoot).

Also also liked the idea that ThunderClan for example goes for honorable or very descriptive name components, but ShadowClan goes for "badass." That's why you get names like Brokentail: yeah my tail's fucked up you should see what I do to you if you cross me.

Tallstar's Revenge suggests that Deadfoot gets his name because it will make other cats underestimate him. That would make sense as a WindClan tradition, as they are runners and burrowers much like rabbits, so they could try to aesthetically play up "oh yeah we aren't a threat.... >:3"

[foullittleberry]

Your reminder that Xenosatanists and their allies have absolutely zero place around anyone advocating bodily autonomy, freedom of choice, and especially anyone advocating for paraphile rights.

You cannot, in the same breath, say "I want to normalize the right to do what you choose with your body, even that which disturbs me", and then "I want to violate your bodily autonomy with no consequences."

Good night, stay safe, and take no shit.

[kingscourthouse]

hold up i NEED to know more about your Xisuma Views thing.... I just saw the art with Joel and i'm obsessed

Well it's just how it sounds, it's Xisuma's view of the world. Unlike other players, he can't see the layers they have to hide.

Lemme put it like this. You're making a minecraft skin and have your second layer, yeah? That's their base layer. And then there's a second layer that's more heavily concealing.

Xisuma isn't from minecraft and his code is glitched, so not only do layers not work for him, but he can't see the layers either. Some people use only base layers to hide "actual forms" if they have one, and others use a second layer to hide scars or parts of their body that don't need a heavy cover.

So Xisuma sees people in a bit of a weird way. He thinks how he sees people is how everyone sees eachother. He sees their true character.

Skizz is a really nice guy. He's always looking out for people, tries to be there for someone, some people say he acts like an angel.

And so Xisuma never questions it. He sees Skizz as an angel, other people supposedly see him as an angel. Skizz is just an angel, why would anyone see anything else? It's just Skizz.

Though the Skizz people actually see is his layers with the torn suit and brown hair. The layers also affect his interactions with people too. If he's around Skizz, he tends to squint alot or avoid looking in his direction if he's not in his armour. Skizz is blinding to Xisuma, so he has trouble looking at him. Though Skizz does have features, but he's too bright to see any of them.

Xisuma also has a type of layer as well, but it's not on him. He's too broken in the games code (that's a whole 'nother can of worms) for him to use layers. So what does he do? He adds a layer to everyone else.

Xisuma doesn't leave hermitcraft too often, so everyone outside it will see what he really looks like. In the server though? Everyone has a layer that covers Xisuma from their eyes. He's lucky his admin panel isn't from minecraft or else he'd be screwed.

What's fun with Xisuma seeing people's real forms is that (in my au at least) he's kind of a grey character. If there's ever a fight or spat between hermits, he can have trouble taking sides. Not all Hermits are angelic or aliens like Skizz and Joel. There's hermits who are monsters and beings who do or did bad things in the past. Not all Hermits talk about those things.

He can get better insights to people's decisions or just things about them. Joel has a habit to make things around bright areas or access to a lot of light. Maybe because he's made of it. Skizz only ever keeps one pair of elytra. Maybe because he's missing his second pair of wings that can't glow anymore.

He can see people for who they were. Keralis is an eyesore (literally) and can hurt to look at. Grian has too many evenly split scars across his body and Xisuma knows what's behind them. Doc isn't a creeper.

There's a lot to Xisuma's View thing and I do wanna eventually start drawing how everyone looks to him, but I'm indecisive and don't know where to start. So idk maybe I'll open ask box for hermit requests. Can be interactions between Xisuma and specific hermits (both ones seen and not) or it can just be their design.

Idk but feel free to ask about them, I have designs for every hermit, empires member and even everyone in the life series. So he's got plenty of people to show you.

[warning-heckboop]

We're not so different, you and I

Judged by the inexplicable magics at our cores

Or by how we strayed from the paths laid out for us

To live our own lives, and tell our own tales

I can only hope now that yours

Leads to a happier end than mine

((Wolf belongs to @bunnieswithknives))

[monstrousorchids]

as someone who grew up seeing the most ridiculous and melodramatic telenovelas from my country, and seeing the reputation telenovelas have in general, i have to say, hilda furacão being the first one to genuinely peak my interest -- what with religious guilt, biblical horniness, and the tormented pretty boy who is totally and rightfully beside himself over one hell of a woman -- feels like good luck on my end.

i mean, it's like the perfect timing to have heard of it in the last few months. because that angel who's translating episodes for free and uploads them every few days has me fully understanding the absolute madness of everyone who was waiting for the next episode of euphoria s2 felt!

like, i just wonder what the reception of the series was when it first aired. it tackles religion, communism, and sex work, just to keep it general. it took place in the 50s-60s, featuring real historical events. was it controversial at the time? was this the norm for many brazilian telenovelas to feature these subject matters? and how is it they executed 1950s fashion, hair and makeup better in the 90s than they do today? they rarely ever make hair look that flouncy and bouncy in period pieces today!

[bramblebrushbellies]

Haven't posted a prompt in way too long but whatever-

Preds who need a sip of water in order to swallow their prey

Bonus points if it's a super experienced Pred. They just can't swallow prey dry, even though they're a pred to their friends all the time. They just need a little sip of water to help the little guy down

Inspired by me struggling to swallow an Advil bc my uterus is trying to kill me (period cramps)

[elfroot-and-laurels]

General housekeeping reminder: I am not comfortable with anyone vagueposting about me where I can see it. If I see vagueposting related to me or my opinions, I will block to enforce my boundaries.

[reunioninn]

REMEMBERED THE DATE

[the-one-that-weeps]

I don't think we talk enough about Rui's directing.

Rui who rewrites stories,

Rui who creates a new story where the Ugly Duckling is accepted nonetheless,

Rui who creates a Red Riding Hood where the grandma shares the pastries with the wolf,

Rui who takes ancient tales of knights killing dragons and makes them friends instead. Not pets, not subordinates — friends.

Rui who takes all these gruesome stories about hatred and death that are supposed to educate kids about the Earth they live in and reshapes them into kinder, softer, more colourful worlds for all the world to see.

Where the wolf isn't a synonym for villain, where a child would never be abandoned, where innocence is neverland and never lost.

Where all that is broken can always be fixed and where Cinderella can kiss her princess under the moonlight with no worry in the world.

[amethyst-cave]

adam parrish truely is cabeswaters special little boy

PS: no spoilers pls i only just finished the dreaming thieves

[bramblewhisker]

The Clans don't have a "weekend" but I assume that good deputies figure out a schedule that gives cats regular days off from official duties so that they can a) hunt on their own prerogative b) pursue social relationships (which are important for clan loyalty) and c) get a little silly with the fermented berries and the herbs that make your head fuzzy. One reason why deputies know who's dating who is suddenly certain pairs of cats start asking if they can have the same days off.

[foullittleberry]

Idk if this is a common thought or not but I just saw the worst fucking take I've seen in a hot minute so;

No, "You can't fuck other people while we're dating" is not abusive. Nobody fucking owes you polyamory. It's not "nonconsensual", you entered into that relationship knowing the terms and conditions, and that person refusing to date you because you don't wanna do monogamy is not manipulation.

You don't owe anybody monogamy, either.

[acetrainertabris]

just played the crestwood scene for the first time and I gotta say.

finally get how this man could induce 10 years of truly cataclysmic yearning in y’all.