okay i NEED to see full HD versions of all the new twst cards asap because i feel so stupid about the fact that i literally didn't even notice that idia was like... on a boat... until someone on twitter pointed out how similar it looks to the underworld ferry from hercules
Malleus sends all of Sage’s Island to sleep in Book 7 so that they might enjoy “unending happiness...without sorrow, where you will never lose a single person—not friends, not family.”
For Idia this seems to manifest as a dream world where human-Otho is alive and starting his first year at Royal Sword Academy, and Idia begins his third year at Night Raven College.
After a phone call with Ortho he enjoys an entire day of online gaming with Muscle Red.
We then see a recreation of Idia’s first day at NRC: he runs into Malleus in the courtyard just as he did in reality, but this time they have a conversation about Roaring Drago, and Malleus has not forgotten about orientation.
Originally Idia becomes flustered when Malleus seems to be mocking his anxiety and runs away to his dorm room, breaking a promise to robot-Ortho that they would attend the ceremony together.
In his dream they are joined by Lilia, and seem to all go to the ceremony together. Idia may have a vice-housewarden in his dream.
Both Idia and Leona reflect on how the ceremony was “as boring as ever” (Idia: “Nothing happening is the ideal scenario”), insinuating that neither Grim nor the prefect exist in Idia’s idillic dream.
Idia has another phone conversation with Ortho, commenting, “You’re an extrovert, unlike me…I’m happy for you.”
She was a lot harder than Lumina to think of fits for because I feel like her OG design is already VERY good- but I knew I wanted her in overalls and crocs 😌
Since the OP made their post unrebloggable (and blocked me. Both actions they are well in with their right to do)
I'm going to make my response it's own post because I think the point is important
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As someone who is autistic and has BPD and CPTSD and loads of trauma yes you sometimes need to change how you interact with others to keep people around
When I was 13 I hit the few friends I had when I was angry
I had to change that in order to keep those friendships
When I was in my early 20s if I was losing an disagreement with my husband I would threaten to kill myself. My husband told me it hurt him and was cruel and manipulative behaviour, because it was.
So I worked hard to change that to keep my relationship
It's easy to say "I shouldn't have to change for others" and that's true to an extent. You shouldn't change your interests or passions or dim your light. And you should have space to be imperfect and flawed and not have to pretend your ugly bits aren't real. But if something you are doing it causing other people harm you kinda need to change that.
That's called "living in a society"
People adapt to each other and make space for each other in their lives. You adapt to them and they adapt to you
You start being more diligent about throwing away the empty toilet roll because it really bothers them. They start warning you before they run the blender because you hate loud noises
I stopped threatening to kill myself because I was mad I was losing an argument and my husband stopped being so vocally judgemental amount media he personally dislikes
There is a certain type of person who heard the phrase "your emotions are valid" and took that to mean "my emotional reactions and my behaviour are always objectively correct because my emotions are valid and if you have an emotional response or react to what I'm doing negatively then you are wrong and you can't be hurt because my emotions are valid"
And that's a recipe for disaster
Your emotions are valid to feel. They are how you feel and there are reasons you feel the way you do
However, your reactions and behaviour are something you can learn to control and can be irrational
We live in a society and we as people change each other as we interact and that isn't necessarily a bad thing