I know I said I was going to distance myself from this piece of media because of all of its terrible connections, but these two characters seem to have taken root in a permanent place in my heart, and I can't let them go.
Anyway, here's some character design notes below the cut for the one person out there who's obsessed with these characters as much as me.
Early DSMP: the era of childhood innocence
Bandanas: They sport each otherâs bandanaâs (theyâre hidden in the design for every era). I love character designs with complementary colors (and I love how red and green are also cranbooâs colors)
Disks: Early on, cat and mellohi represent the peaceful moments ctommy shared with his favorite people, but they went on to be a symbol of victory and independence from the people who have hurt him.
Flowers: Ctubbo collects flowers and tries to memorize the meanings and symbolism tied to each type of flower. He also collects them for his bees.
Lâmanberg: the era where children became soldiers
Horns: Ctubboâs horns start to grow in here.
Pogtopia: the era of an exile and a secretary of state / spy
You can tell I joined the fandom at the end of this era because I donât have many notes here or for the lâmanberg era.
Exile: the era of an exile once again and and a president too young
Hair: Ctommyâs hair starts to grow longer as he neglects taking care of himself.
Clothes: Ctommyâs clothes are tattered; one shoe is destroyed and he took to wearing cw-lburâs (f-ck ccw-lbur btw!!) trench coat.
Bandages: Ctubboâs wrapped in bandages from his recently earned firework burns. Heâs gone blind in his right eye, and heâs missing the ring and pinkie finger on his right hand.
Compasses: They share their matching âyour tommyâ and âyour tubboâ compasses
Hog Hunt: the era where one sought to kill the blood god while the other sought refuge there
Stolen goods: Ctommyâs has his antarctic empire outfit plus all the goods he stole from ctechno like the turtle helmet, golden apples, and the axe of peace.
Bedrock: Ctommy wears his counterpart piece matching technoâs from his ear.
Prosthetic: Ctommyâs right foot had to be amputated after he loses it to frostbite in the trek to cemeraldduoâs cabin. Ctechno gives him a simple prosthetic.
Disc Finale: the era of mended relationships and a final stand
Headband: Ctommy begins to wear a devil headband to fit in more, as heâs one of the few humans on the server. The devil horns were chosen to resemble cerynâs real ones.
Patchwork: Ctommy learns to sew, and he fixes his tattered clothes from exile.
Post Revival:
Devil horns: Ctommyâs devil horns (plus a tail) become real after revival, and he gets a white streak in his hair.
Prime cross: The bad things that have happened to them both that they survived strengthen ctommyâs faith in prime, whereas they weaken ctubboâs faith.
Sweater: Ctommy makes himself a sweater from friendâs wool.
Mechanical inventions: Ctubbo pursues his passion for engineering more as he makes mechanical bee drones and studies nuclear physics. He also makes himself prosthetic fingers, and he upgrades ctommyâs prosthetic foot.
Marriage ring: Ctubbo marries cranboo platonically and wears the ring on his horn. He also founds snowchester so he can have a place to protect his loved ones and raise his son. He grows out his hair to avoid eye contact for cranboo and to cover his scars.
Body type: Ctubbo gets chubbier and gains some muscle as he gets a bit happier in life.
Post DSMP:
The prison break and everything after it never happened. These are my OCs, and I make the rules because every actor/writer who played a part in their creation either abandoned them or turned out to be a terrible person. Cbenchtrio live happily ever after and begin their journey of healing while cdream rots in prison forever.
I feel like many people have a fundamental misconception of what unreliable narrator means. It's simply a narrative vehicle not a character flaw, a sign that the character is a bad person. There are also many different types of unreliable narrators in fiction. Being an unreliable narrator doesn't necessarily mean that the character is 'wrong', it definitely doesn't mean that they're wrong about everything even if some aspects in their story are inaccurate, and only some unreliable narrators actively and consciously lie. Stories that have unreliable narrators also tend to deal with perception and memory and they often don't even have one objective truth, just different versions. It reflects real life where we know human memory is highly unreliable and vague and people can interpret same events very differently
Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought Iâd post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.
btw if you ever have to work at home and make your own timetable and be entirely self-motivated, I can recommend the rotating schedule I came up with in my teens. Takes a bit of work to at first but it truly is a banger system
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO MY EUROPEAN FOLLOWERS AND OTHER TUMBLR DENIZENS FROM AN AMERICAN DESERT-DWELLER:
Climate change is a bitch and summer is coming. If you donât already have an air conditioner and/or fans, NOW is the time to get them.
THINGS YOU SHOULD BE SHOPPING FOR NOW:
âclothes made of cotton or linen
âair conditioner
âfans
âfrozen meals that can be cooked in the microwave
âpotable bottled water; you want five daysâ worth per person and pet in your household
âbottled fruit juices; it does not matter if these are sugar-added because youâll want the electrolytes
âelectrolyte drinks
âelectrolyte pills (you can get these online, I get mine from Amazon)
âpopsicle molds to use with fruit and juice
âice cube trays
ânonperishable salty snacks like peanuts
âone charger brick per adult in case of rolling blackouts or power outages; charge these at the beginning of May, and drain them via use once a month if theyâre not needed
YOUR TO-DO LIST:
âcheck your homeâs HVAC system if you didnât do it at the beginning of winter. Make sure all the filters are clean and replace them if needed
âcheck the seals on your sinks and bathtub in case you have to run water to handle shortages
âmake and freeze meals you can cook in the microwave or simply defrost. Remember to select light summer fare, not hearty winter soups and gravies
âpurchase and freeze lunch meats and cheeses you can defrost and use this summer for sandwiches when itâs hot
âassemble your check-in list: elderly, pregnant, disabled, and immunocompromised friends and relatives who may struggle to get things they need when the heat wave hits. Have this list posted and ready to go through daily once the heat gets high. DONâT JUST ASSUME YOU WILL REMEMBER. WRITE IT ALL DOWN.
âcreate a list of emergency contacts in case of fire, heat stroke, and other heat-related emergencies. This should include your local version of 911 (I think in most of Europe itâs 112, but donât rely on me as an American, LOOK IT UP NOW before you need it), your doctorâs phone number, and two emergency contacts. Keep it in a place where it can be easily found if someone needs to make these calls on your behalf.
âask your doctor for an additional prescription for any medications you take, and fill it now. Extreme heat can cause disruptions in the supply chain. Make sure you cycle these meds; thatâs to say, always use your oldest bottle first so you donât end up with expired meds in an emergency.
âstock your first-aid kit. If you donât have one, now is a good time to make one.
âif you own a car, get your yearly maintenance done now. You donât want to be dealing with an inoperable vehicle if you need to evacuate.
Staying safe this summer starts now. Get your prep done.