#help this puppet man-

[blacktales]

The fuck-

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

if i had a nickel for every time alex turner told all of glastonbury he shares a bed with miles kane, i’d have two nickels. which isn't a lot, but it's still weird that it’s happened twice…

[krasytoonz]

Strawberry Ice Cream Soda-Pop or something like That!

[catlover4536]

I had to do it y'all.

[spareasterisks]

So, remember this from the Circe Saga?

EURYLOCHUS:

Captain, I have something that I must confess

Something that I must get off my chest

Until it is said, I cannot rest

Captain?

ODYSSEUS:

There's only so much left we can endure

Whatever you need to say can wait some more

Of that, I'm sure

Well the wait finally ended in the Thunder Saga.

EURYLOCHUS:

I've got a secret I can no longer keep

I opened the wind bag while you were asleep

I'm so sorry

Forgive me

[rakkuntoast]

really hoping for the last debate to let the international members to be able to talk in their mother language cuz admit it or not, its a HUGE handicap that they're not able to get themselves across as they'd like to cuz of the language barrier. they're trying their best and im glad the team is working to better the translator but my god, even if its more convenient for them to talk english its def affecting some of the candidates

this is mostly directed @ insaneduo cuz holy shit im so tired of people that keep missinterpreting them, they wont start a dictatorship go and actually watch their povs

[socksandbuttons]

there was so much drama

i love it

[angelicartemis]

Posting these becauseeeee why not-

Add another onto the list of babygirls ✍️💀 /hj

Apologies for the gayness- 💀

When I first saw Jack's playthrough of My Friendly Neighborhood, this bitch somehow had a little grip on me- 😭 I like his voice :D It's silly and I have 100% looped his voicelines constantly, because yes-

🎶Country boyyyy I loovee youuuuu🎶

[misc-muses]

Anon out here trying to stir up drama! Everyone point and laugh.

[throwawayasoiafaccount]

my fyp has been filled with tyrion love and im enjoying every second of it

cause FUCK anyone who thinks that this guy will turn into some mustache twirling flat lame ass villain. srsly. FUCK them

while tyrion may have hit rock bottom, none of this was for nought. cause in reality, him hitting rock bottom was his first true step out the door of the house that caged him that was filled with the people who lied to him, abused him, mocked him, and made him miserable.

this rock bottom has been his chance to gain a new perspective, to reckon with all the nonsense he internalized, and to seek personal betterment and genuine happiness away from his powerful abusers.

he’s finally cut off his puppet strings. don’t damn him to keep on dancing to tywin lannisters tune.

now, was this some disney-esque kinda journey? no. no, it wasn’t. tyrion has done some bad shit, but as a fellow reader of this novel series, i implore everyone to treat tyrion with the same level of compassion and the same amount of optimism that we have for most of the asoiaf characters.

the journeys been rough, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel. how bittersweet of george

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

so since chen zhongli didn't have a connection to raniya, would he have one with venti? they're traditionally seen more often together (i joined like ~1.5-2 years ago i think it's because of last years lantern rite they're seen together but they're could be more i'm missing) and they're dynamic is always so funny i think it'd be a shame if they didn't know each other somehow

(but also knowing venti he probably would've blown up zhongli's phone by now lmao)

also as a second thought what is going on in like inazuma and fontaine if it isn't too like spoiler? do they have something mirroring the sokoku decree since there's no visions? is ei still in government to help the closed borders policy?

would neuvi have a position similar to his in teyvat? or is he just a dragon of myth like how rex lapis is?

sorry if that's too much i just love the aus you create and i love fleshing universes out

honestly? venti and zhongli have only appeared together in like one lantern rite scene and one poetry event and that's literally it, so i wouldn't say they're 'traditionally more often together'. on both times it was hu tao's fault anyway? so i don't think we've had zhongli expressly seek venti out like ever. but the reason why they have indeed interacted the most when it comes to inter-archon relationships (which isn't saying much because the only other ones who've interacted are furina and zhongli so like. venti doesn't seem like an outlier if he only has one extra instance over her) is because they're the only original two. so they know the other the most out of the rest, because again. only original two

so as for zhongli not having a connection to rukkha in this au and not having one to venti either; the only reason they know each other in-game is because of the archon war.

there's- there's no archon war in this au, at least not one that involves them. so like-

no. idk how to justify any of the archons having met each other imma be honest, which is why they haven't

as for the other nations- since zhongli isn't anything remotely resembling an authority figure in liyue, then neither are any of the rest, so no, ei isn't in office. ei and makoto are probably living normal lives as like- the descendants of a fabled samurai clan who now run a kendo dojo together after their father died or something idk. i could absolutely see their dojo and their sword arts being like- the same ones the shogunate's men use? so ei and makoto would be like the official sword art teachers of the entire military. that way we can keep sara a simp in any timeline LMAO also inazuma probably did have a closed borders policy but like in the past. so now they're all about trying to catch up for time lost in getting to know other nations and having other nations enjoy their culture. so the kamisatos are thriving is what i'm saying

neuvillette is a bit of a spoiler imma be real. not in that neuvillette is going to appear and matter (sorry), but in that if i try to tell you what's up with him i'm going into spoiler territory bc you can extrapolate that to other things, so no. but i CAN say that he's like- a judge. like of the justice system. maybe a lawyer? but i think judge fits better bc you know. he's a normal human guy, same with chen zhongli. furina is a famous actress but she does have a law degree bc i think it's interesting that she was essentially the prosecutor of fontaine, from what we saw.

[bmpmp3]

sometimes in academic-focused discussions about the concept of celebrity and parasociality and whatever I'll often see people use Miku as a framing device specifically as a hypothetical Perfect Celebrity, a virtual celebrity who can never do wrong and never gets tired, she will always say what you want to hear, etc. etc. and LIKE I UNDERSTAND why people are so engrossed in that idea, it's kind of what Crypton themselves push instead of focusing on software LOL (sorry im a little mean to them... well maybe things will change come august. crypton i am waiting. crypton i am waiting.)

but I feel like focusing so much on that is kind of buying into marketing a little too much? i really dont think that miku, from a media studies/visual culture/art historical standpoint at least, is akin to like a little digital lady gaga we can puppet for our own desires. i think that's missing the forest for the trees. in a visual culture sense, miku is much closer to that of like, a singing mickey mouse with much looser copyright restrictions LOL

the amount of videos ive seen and essays ive read that describe miku as like some kind of pawn that secretive anonymous actors force to speak for them and im like. okay i know this is rich coming from the guy in the miku jacket with the miku bag and cannot go 3 hours without googling a vocal synthesizer just to look at them BUT LIKE. i think we're overhumanizing her in this context like she's just a mascot you guys... its fun to think about some spooky scifi transhumanist concepts with her, but in the end she is a cartoon character representing the vocal equivalent of a piano VST in a DAW that regular people (not secretive anonymous actors with nefarious intentions) use to make their music and art

theres a lot of really interesting discussions on capitalism and all that with her as a framing device but like we neeeeed to focus on the real ass people making songs with her, illustrating her, manufacturing her merch, programming her software, etc. if we're talking about that 'cause like. again i am the person sleeping with the miku blanket with miku keychains attached to everything i own but like. she doesn't have feelings my dear academics. its okay for fans to focus on her emotions thats just what we do but my dear essay writer i found on jstor i need you to understand she is 1s and 0s. she is a mascot character. why are we focusing so much on her personal psychology.............. she doesnt have a braaaaaain..........

AND thats not to diminish the cultural impact of mascots, hell with my aforementioned mickey comparison i think we can realize just how much power a small illustrated character can have - its just i think you cant talk about a mascot the same way you talk about celebrity yknow... i just think theyre a little bit different even with some overlapping aspects and i think mascots need to be taken as they are, rather than pushed into a different media studies narrative. if that makes sense

[stormyoceans]

PAUSED AND REPLAYED THESE 4 SECONDS APPROXIMATELY 23 SEPARATED TIMES THEY'RE ALREADY GIVING US EVERYTHING IN THE INTRO ALONE

[beliscary]

@ dion. [meme voice] you can always kill the evil emperor. it's always morally correct

[radiocryby-fm]

Pspsps

Schmeils

WAHAGAGGVIVIVKDYCJ WUH HUHHHHHHHH????? AAAAAAAAA-💖💗❤️‍🩹💥

[daybreakrising]

👫 (gao ying x wrio, gao ying x baizhu)

Send a 👫and I’ll write four headcanons I have about our muse’s relationship | @yuexian

no longer accepting.

wrio & gao ying

gao ying's presence is a genuine comfort to him. there's simply something so calming about gao ying that puts him at ease, and he gets so used to having him around that when he's not there, it feels like something is missing. he also sleeps better with gao ying at his side.

wrio was never one for writing letters before gao ying. mostly, this was because he had no one to write to, but it was also just... not something he was interested in. any correspondence he engaged in was purely for work purposes. after gao ying, however... well, he starts to enjoy putting thoughts and feelings down on paper, and it helps to lessen the ache when they can't be together for long periods of time. he keeps every letter gao ying sends him in a little box that he stores in one of the (many) secret compartments of his personal chambers.

he takes a huge interest in liyue culture and history, and targets specific information regarding chenyu vale & anything related to gao ying's life. he's always had a general interest in other cultures & he makes a point to learn basic things from each, so he can accommodate anyone who comes into the fortress, but he definitely makes an active attempt to learn everything he can that might be important to his partner.

as soon as wrio is made aware that gao ying's puppet body is failing, he makes every effort to research adeptal energy and even puts together a (small, discreet) team in an attempt to help him. and whilst he doesn't consult gao ying before doing this, it is always his intention - should he find a way to fix it - to offer it only as an option. if gao ying wants to find peace, wrio would let him, even if would break his heart to lose him.

baizhu & gao ying

baizhu fell fast and hard for gao ying. and it took him a while to even consider acting on it, due to his belief that he would outlive him. initially, he had no intention of acting on his feelings, but a passing comment from gui about not letting opportunities slip by prompted him to take the risk of inevitable pain. thus, he started inviting gao ying to tea, asking to accompany him on a stroll, etc... slow, small steps, but it was a start.

gao ying reconnects baizhu with his home. not the actual village, as that has long disappeared to nature, but to chenyu vale as a whole. baizhu has avoided going back since signing the contract with changsheng, but with gao ying hailing from qiaoying village, he finds himself returning and rekindling his love for the area. he even takes gao ying to the place his village once stood and tells him stories from his childhood.

baizhu reveals his intentions for immortality once they start getting serious. he wanted gao ying to be aware of his mission, of the effects his contract has on his body, in case that had an impact on the future of their relationship - he wanted gao ying to be aware that he couldn't grow old with him, either because he achieved immortality, or because he died in the attempt. he cared enough to allow gao ying a chance to escape before they got too involved, to avoid that pain and heartache. this is, obviously, before he discovers gao ying isn't exactly mortal himself.

baizhu crafts a variety of potions and oils to specifically aid adeptal construct bodies once he is aware of gao ying's situation. these have a selection of purposes: to aid mental fatigue (since gao ying doesn't need to sleep), to keep the joints of his puppet body from wear, to aid any pain that can't be helped by mortal medicines, or to soothe any other ails he might suffer. these are all scented with gao ying's favourite scents, or flavoured to his tastes. no bitter medicine for his beloved-