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[asfodeltide]

[mandatory-blog-stop-asking]

spoilers for great ace attorney i want to talk about sholmes

I really think there is something so beautiful about how incredibly hard Mikotoba matches Sholmes's freak.

I know people say in retrospect that Sholmes and Yujin's performance at the SS Grouse establishes beyond a shadow of doubt that Sholmes was simply testing Ryunosuke and Susato in every previous Dance of Deduction, but I think that ignores an important part of Sherlock in canon *and* Herlock in TGAA-- the character is extraordinarily awkward around people.

While Herlock is a lot more charismatic and boisterous than Sherlock ever was, it's still the case that no one else is in his speed-- not because it's fast, not because it's slow, but because he works different. He talks at people as much as people talk at him and there is a genuine disconnect between other characters and him that is usually played for laughs, but that makes characters startled when they actually see exactly what he means every once in a while, because they realize how far out he usually is from where they're standing.

Even Iris, his daughter, can't always tell what's on his mind or explain his behavior perfectly. His mood swings, ideas, plans and ultimately social life is entirely his, and no one else's. And he does it like a pro, but it is still a profoundly lonely experience.

So when Mikotoba comes back to Britain and they get to do the Holmes & Watson bit like they used to, it's staggering how in sync they both are. Yes, Sholmes doesn't always make himself understood by Mikotoba, but Mikotoba treats him like no one else treats him-- they're finishing each other sentences, they trust each other completely, they are dancing around these cases and it's the most fun they've never had with anyone else.

It's the kind of nuance that I think fandom sometimes doesn't grasp super well when the subject is relationships: let's not get it twisted, it is TGAA canon that Iris read Mikotoba's old notes and went on to dramatize them as the most homosexual relationship in British magazines at the turn of the century, there is a lot there, they're obviously more intimate than friends usually are. But it's literally more profound than simply them being gay for each other, they have no one else in their lives who they can be these people with.

Even if Sholmes was 100% committed to treating the legal duo as equals, Ryunosuke is still a stick in the mud, Susato is still a fangirl, even Kazuma is too focused on himself and his mission to really give him what he wants. To Dance with them he had to use training wheels and change the dynamic; what will they do if I'm wrong? How will this go if I push this way? And, yeah, he was alright with it, it was just another moment in his life where people around him don't quite get him, and he took advantage of it, but...

Like, shit, I think it says something enormous that tap dancing is Mikotoba's instrument, and only really comes in when he's around, and it compliments Herlock so well. He can't have this anywhere else. No more games, yeah, because they're on the clock and there's a lot at stake, but no more games because finally he can just be himself, with someone who's not gonna think he's weird or too much or not enough.

I'm sure they'd make a great couple, that goes without saying, but they make such perfect soulmates that it really got me emotional to see them solving a mystery together. Sherlock's aloofness is not an act and Mikotoba sometimes has just as much difficulty dealing with his whims as everyone else, but they match each other's freak perfectly, and that kind of connection is iron clad on a Gilgamesh-and-Enkidu-first-story-ever-told level for us. That shit is so rare and I think the writers did a phenomenal job in illustrating it.

As a guy who keeps writing about people feeling complete after suffering a lot to get there, it really got to me that to truly feel complete, all Herlock needs is for his best friend to visit him and indulge him in his interests.

[elendsessor]

btw if any game journalist or reviewer once vengeance comes out does that whole “it’s persona without the heart” shit ever again and use the bench as a way to back that up since “it isn’t like the social links” they should explode.

the protag and aogami’s relationship is a highlight of 5 and should be given more time to shine. vengeance seems to be doing this with the devil’s backyard thing but i’m also hoping there’s even more of those relationship development moments in the main plot. the trope of robots turning into father figures/actual individuals especially because of the protagonist is a god tier one. please let there be more of this in the future instead of some dating sim side mode just to get one ounce of character depth that never shows up in the main game outside of their introduction.

seriously i never got the argument when modernsona actively butchers the main cast in the main story unless it’s the main protag and the antagonistic force there was never the same amount of heart journalists claim there is

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than rules

Working on Modified Set 2.0! I've made some commons today and the ally-color archetypes are:

Auras

Modified

Equipment

Supplies

And Enchantments

A lot of these probably really need the context of the enemy-color archetypes to make sense, but this post is already long. One little hint: Red also gets Resonance creatures, but Differently.

[robotnuts]

thinking about washchurch. need to talk to someone more intelligent with me about washchurch. 

[oldtreeinanalley]

i went to a bookstore today !! :D

[lieutenant-amuel]

Another day of me realizing that the Avaloran Royal Guard system makes no sense.

[pisshandkerchief]

allow me to indulge my gay theatre nerd side for a moment. now if i'm being perfectly honest, i normally don't like jukebox musicals. they usually feel too forced to me and i prefer a musical that actually has songs, y'know, written specifically for it and isn't just trying to fit songs into a story they weren't made for. it just feels more creative to me. if i wanted to listen to preexisting songs, i'd just listen to them at home without the extra story. i don't need a musical for that. HOWEVER. if anyone wanted to write a jukebox musical using fall out boy or mcr songs i would eat that shit UP no questions asked. in fact if i had any talent i'd write one myself 

[lizluzz]

In celebration of 30 days (!!!) till we get our beloved pirates back, I wrote a series of very short letters, to (hopefully) post daily until airing day.

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Dear Ed,

I found the crew today on a small island. Some of them are pretty angry. I assured them there must have been some kind of misunderstanding, and that you will explain everything once we meet again. Pete is convinced you are caught in an epic battle with "badass pirates" who failed to recognise your new flag, and that you will be back as soon as they are defeated. I hope it's nothing of the sort. I know you are much stronger and cleverer than any other pirate out there, but I hate to think of you facing even the smallest amount of danger without me by your side.

Oh Ed, there's so much I need to tell you. I cannot wait to see you again.

Yours,

Stede

P.S. I'm very curious about the new flag. The crew is tight lipped about the subject for some reason.

P.P.S. Roach was very insistent that I tell you juggling is his special skill (I admit I saw no evidence to this claim, but he is certainly very eager). I understand it has something to do with a talent show? What a marvelous idea to keep morale high in my absence!

[aro-culture-is]

aro culture is the song “diamonds are forever”

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[absolutelybifurious]

one day i'll make an actual tumblr post for my new chapters of the pacrim au. maybe tomorrow. hopefully.

[dailybakudekusong]

Today's Daily BakuDeku Song Is: Follow You - Imagine Dragons

Call you up, you've been cryin', cryin' all night You're only disappointed in yourself, alright Taking those, taking those losses if it treats you right I wanna take you into the sunlight If the world would only know what you've been holding back Heart attacks every night Oh, you know it's not right

[prosebushpatch]

fully aware that a night of sleep might be enough for me to realize it's garbage and still majorly lacking BUT I JUST WROTE A QUERY DRAFT FOR MY MERMAID STORY AND I THINK IM FINALLY ONTO SOMETHING. IT ONLY TOOK, WHAT, 5 YEARS TO FIGURE OUT QUERIES?!?!?!

[void-kissed]

"Heard the cry, the cry, the cry of the constellations - leading me to you!

Heard the night, the time, the sky like a satellite station - our fated, starry-eyed rendezvous!”

This is my first ever selfship render that I've made for my selfship with SOLARIA!! It's based off of one of her songs, Dawn by CircusP, which I can highly recommend listening to because it's a really good song!! The specific lyrics that inspired this piece are the ones in the caption ^-^

Tag list: @dragonsmooch | @sol-rbs | @bugsband | @sunlight-ships | @winds-beloved | @friezaforce | @starlit-selfships | @pvssinboots | @stargazer-sims | @detective-with-one-arm | @deepsea-loves | @nahiraya | @artificervaldi | @thatslikesometaldude (To be tagged in my work in the future, please see this post!)

(Anyone is welcome to comment on or reblog my work if desired, as long as my DNI is respected!)

[marklikely]

the results of that "is fanfic a book" poll have shown me one thing and its that this site never graduated past that absolutely insufferable phase in 2013 where everyone acted like every book is the single most sacred thing on earth

[onewholivesinloops]

Speaking of which, I feel the same way about the scene of Satoko standing up to the bullies then telling the victim that she's very admirable for hanging in there. It kinda ties into how Satoko is, for better and for worse, a really resilient person who always does her best to endure her suffering on her own, as well as her ability to bounce back and find positivity in life again following trauma (e.g. her transformation from the depressed and empty girl in 1982 to the caring, kind and strong girl in 1983 with the help of Rika)