Guess who has a signed Heartsteel poster in their room? 🧡🩵💚💜❤️💛
Yep, I was definitely in Seoul for World's and got my poster signed by the boys and definitely wasn't in my bed in Ohio watching the show at 3AM.
For real though, I thought it'd be fun to print myself out a signed Heartsteel poster since all of their signatures are online.
Here's the poster! Sorry there's some pixels around their names, I didn't feel like trying to remove ALL of that. I hid some of it using their respective color's (which was a cooler idea than just black marker anyway). And uh you can say the extra white pixels reflect their glitchy hacker aesthetic or something.
Also I wanted to try and show all their personalities a bit. Sett covers himself up like a goof ball (would have done his face but wanted it to look good still). Aphelios' is just kinda there, basic, like his print signature, it's quick. Ezreal wants his name on him but not covering up too much of himself. Kayn is close by but not covering any of his beauty, ego too big. Yone's is sleek and neat. K'Sante's actually looks like a professional's in both placement and look.
Ok time to print!
Uh so, I ran out of ink. So that sucks. I have to wait 2 days to get some new ink so long wait for a hyperfixated mind. Actually writing this draft to keep me sane. Anyway, I'm also getting some glossy paper for the final too!
Anyway here it is on my wall! Yes it's shittly hung up with tape. It reminds me of the way I'd hang shit on my wall when I was younger, and their splash art reminds me of early 2000's boy bands.
I'll miss the era of Heartsteel. It's definitely my favorite thing League has done in awhile (maybe ever)! But luckily they gave us Hwei as compensation! Really excited to play him!
yknow as much as I like more overtly and covert queer representation in league of legends I am not happy with the usage of our historic symbols in co-opted make-a-company-worth-billions-worth-more-billions. Rewriting our existence through commodification of a language and culture lost over and over again is...g r e a t
K'Sante, Hwei, and Heartsteel really get under my skin for different reasons
I want these symbols and stories to matter in a way that inspires young and old queers alike to remind ourselves that our culture is not insignificant nor something to use for the sake of profits. It's something that should be seen as sacred and overwhelming resilient in the face of negligence and genocide. The same goes for the queer sub-cultures like punk and poverty fashion symbols; I hate that we have to compromise for our morals and self-identities to feel "seen" by our favorite corporate overlords.
This is me seeing MeChat matches in HeartSteel. For those who just play League of Legends and don't know what MeChat is then just type it in with cgs to know what I mean.
This is me just typing what they would say if they meet.
Jasper looked at Aphelious "cool headphones." He commented. Aphelious took out his cellphone and type a message to Jasper saying "thanks. I like your mask." It said. Found out that Aphelious can't talk and wasn't being one of those cool guys who don't talk that much.
"Look! I found my long lost twin!" Dare shouted to Drink and Dance. He took Sett to meet them. "My little brother's home!" Sett grinned. Dare looked at him "little brother? I'm a bit older to be little." He said. Sett looked at him "how old are you?" He asked. I don't know how old Sett is but for now I just think he might be younger than Dare since Dare and his friends are spirits.
"Wow! Amazing pics! Not to mentioned awesome parties!" Ezreal looked at the pictures that Social took when he was attending parties. "It's thanks to my honey(the mc of Apocalyptic Gang) for making it happened." Social smiled. Ezreal asked for his contact number so that they can hang out more. Social obliged and gave him his contact number.
Shion and Kayn stared at one another. It was hard to tell if they are itching to fight one another or just sizing one another before they can have a normal conversation.
Yone and Nathan stand next to each other. Not sure what to do "so, I'm guessing that you are also a mother to your respective group?" Yone tried to start a conversation. "Well, I suppose you can call me that. After all, I am a teacher teaching future strippers." Nathan chuckled weakly. Yone looked at him "you a stripper? I don't see it." He was surprised "I don't blame you until you see me on stage...wait, I don't perform in strip clubs anymore." Nathan said.
Sorry K'Sante. He doesn't remind me of anyone in and outside of MeChat but I know that will change.
Okay, I lied, I'm not done with the whole "K'Sante can bench press Sett" thing.
Is it phrased that way because they are using Sett relatively to show just how strong K'Sante is? Like, because we already know Sett is this ripped dude, so it's like the equivalent of saying that he's so strong he could literally do reps with Sett.
Or has he ACTUALLY done this?
And, if it's the latter, I demand the context because there are many ways to play this game. Was this a funny challenge between two gym bros, and Sett fully consented to become a human (half human?) barbell?
Or was this something that K'Sante did out of nowhere, unprompted? Maybe it was even in response to a similar challenge to the above, except Sett got all flustered about it because-- I mean, he's big and he's heavy and no one has probably been able to pick him up off the ground since he was a kid--- so he was rightfully a bit taken aback by the fact his band mate can legit lift him repeatedly over his fricken head.
And we haven't even DISCUSSED the flip side where I need to ask if SETT is able to bench press K'Sante, or if K'Sante is actually stronger than Sett.