#it doesn’t make someone evil just because they experience jealousy or resentment

[confier-boyfriend]

Not to be “woe is me” but why do I always get the terrible gifts for every single occasion. Like great I get an ugly necklace I’ll never wear and a bouncy ball while they got candles and nice items. Makes me feel wonderful.

[class1akids]

I don't really think there was any hope for Endeavor to become a good father. Perhaps if Touya had been born with Shouto's quirk he wouldn't have been as bad, but the other children would still suffer from the effects of favoritism and neglect and Touya from the pressure of being raised to fulfil a goal he didn't choose for himself.

This is going to be an extremely unpopular opinion:  I think Endeavor  - just like most of the villains (maybe with the exception of AFO, who seems honestly pretty one-dimensional) or controversial characters in this manga - was not born evil or good, he is just someone with a set of innate qualities and experiences that pushed in a certain direction can become heroic and villainous. 

The characteristics that make him who he is can work in both directions. His pride and ambition at its ugliest fuels his intense jealousy, at it’s best is his drive to be an incredibly hard worker who keeps tirelessly hone his skills. His stubbornness means that he has a hard time to let go, but also makes him keep fighting. 

When he was introduced, it was shown from Shouto’s prism - and in his experience Endeavor was an abusive parent, who pushed him ruthlessly in training, hit his mother and drove her to a mental breakdown. 

It’s similar to how Bakugou was introduced through Deku’s POV, as a bully, who seemed to push around Deku for no apparent reason at first. 

It’s the same writing technique - both of these events are true, both Endeavor and Bakugou have done these things - but as we dig deeper, we also learn that it is not the entirety of either character, as well as the types of influences that can push a person into better or worse directions. 

All of the BNHA-narrative seems to explore this interplay of nature, society and chance. Deku has heroic heart, but being quirkless his dream is unattainable until his chance encounter with All Might and being entrusted with OFA and being supported by his hero and many others on his journey to become the greatest. Little Tenko has the same hero dream, but an unsupportive family, a terrible quirk incident, coupled with nobody reaching out to save him, and he falls prey to a villain who grooms him to be his heir to become the greatest villain. 

And for other characters, the same is true on a smaller scale. Like Shouto says - one small inspiration, at the right time, from the right person can change someone for the better (or worse). Shouto got a foundation from Rei, who told him he can be whoever he wanted to be even if it never seemed like it, and Izuku gave him the words he needed to hear at the Sport Festival. 

I think Endeavor’s instinct to put his hopes in his children and try to give them better chances, try to overcome the limitations that he himself had in itself is not evil. In fact, it is a pretty normal human or even animal instinct - it’s basic biology. Trying to inspire a child with a goal or share a passion is not bad in itself either. What is toxic is that when the parent tries to live vicariously through the child or when they keep forcing them down a path that the kid doesn’t want. 

Right now, from what we are shown, it seems to me that the Todoroki family could have ended up a pretty normal family. Endeavor didn’t set out to be an abusive father even if some of his assumptions were morally dubious. Even his marriage to Rei despite being an arranged marriage didn’t seems to be doomed from the start. 

It feels more like a slow spiral. 

Touya and Endeavor seems to have aligned at first in goal. Even if Touya wasn’t everything he imagined, Endeavor experienced that feeling of hope that his child would have a viable path over the gap he himself didn’t. They seem to have a warm relationship; training is more like a game than the torture sessions we see with Shouto.

I think things started to go horribly wrong not with Touya not having the right quirk, but Endeavor realizing that the advantage he wanted to give his son, turned instead into an unsurmountable weakness, crushing both their dreams. 

Endeavor must have felt not only disappointment, but also incredible guilt for doing that to Touya, that is was his decision to try to mix fire and ice that led to such disastrous consequences. So because he couldn’t face that guilt, he lashed out and he distanced himself from his son, instead of helping him to work through a crushing disappointment, which in turn caused Touya to spiral into resentment and hate.

It feels like a lot of the fandom feels betrayed that we don’t get Touya being beaten and tortured and burnt - like fanon imagined. But seeing him as a normal, happy boy, excited to become the greatest hero, having an incredible quirk and incredible talent and having all that ripped away from him, together with a total lack of all parental support explains quite well why he would feel tossed aside and replaced with a new, shinier version.

Endeavor’s slide into the kind of monster he became doesn’t seem to me like an absolute inevitability, which is both hopeful and scary. Someone with Endeavor-like qualities can become a better person through better choices and influences (Bakugou), but also an abuser isn’t always an apparently evil person. Normal human instincts and feelings like ambition and jealousy can turn toxic and abuse doesn’t have to be some over-the-top horror movie to produce outcomes like it did in the Todoroki family. 

What I’m trying to say that I don’t see Endeavor as a “special category of evil”, but a fairly banal one - someone with realistic and even common flaws who succumbed to his worst instincts, made some bad choices, ran into some bad luck and became the kind of nightmare to his family that I don’t think he ever wanted to be, but didn’t realize it until it was too late.

[jess-rewatches-prodigalson]

Sun and Fun (S2, E12)

I can’t believe FOX has cancelled this absolute masterpiece of a show. I’m devastated. I’d like to think we’ll get picked up by another network for season 3 but I’m a pessimist and I don’t want to get my hopes up. I’ll be hanging around the fandom either way though. 

My time-stamped thoughts for this episode are below. As always I reference Malcolm’s mental health. A lot. So if that’s going to be a trigger for you, don’t keep reading.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

0:20 - Malcolm losing it in Martin’s cell? *chef’s kiss*. 1) excellent performance by Tom. 2) This is the Malcolm mental health content I subscribed for. This is Malcolm feeling overwhelmed, helpless, worthless, and frustrated all at the same time. This. Is. Wonderful. And. Realistic. This is what overwhelming anxiety (especially if you have an anxiety disorder) can feel like. It builds and builds until all of a sudden you’re consumed with all this nervous energy and frustration and it all turns to rage in an instant. But you’re not angry at other people. You don’t want to hurt anyone. That rage is just self hatred because you hate that you feel this broken and your stupid brain won’t function normally. 

0:33 - annnnd then when the excess nervous energy is spent but that feeling of self-hatred, despair, and fear still remains - you’re physically exhausted and 7/10. times you cry. Again, crying because of how stupid you feel for your little rage outburst, for how stupid you feel for feeling this terrible all the time. Malcolm is depicting a severe anxiety episode perfectly (in my experience) and THIS is why FOX is moronic for cancelling the show. The gorgeous and accurate depictions of mental health in Prodigal Son is unprecedented, truthful, and heartbreaking. It’s like nothing else on television. 

0:50 - This kind of hurts. Look at how cautiously Dani enters the room. Almost as if Malcolm is a wild animal she doesn’t want to scare. It makes sense given the state of the room she just entered and how completely openly and uncharacteristically vulnerable Malcolm is. I will say this though, despite how cautious she is, it’s obvious that she cares about Malcolm more than whatever happened before she walked into the room.

 1:03 - “So all eyes are on his head case son right?” This line is a direct quote from Malcolm’s anxiety disorder and depression. This is how you feel about yourself when in the middle of an anxiety episode when you’re also depressed. BUT OUR GIRL DANI!!! <3 This girl looks confused and concerned to hear Malcolm diss himself like that. The fact that she tries to comfort him when he’s in this state, makes her an absolutely A++ friend. 

1:11 - “No one cares about that.” “I CARE. I can’t live like this.” This scene resonates with me so so so much. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been 100% aware of how irrational my anxieties are and simultaneously 100% unable to do a damn thing about it because I’m too scared of who I’d be without the fear. Because I’ve defined myself by my anxieties for so long that it’s become the only definable element of my personality visible to me. I’m getting that vibe from Malcolm. I’m sure that’s exactly how he’s feeling right now.

1:30 - “That’s not what scares you. What scares you is living the rest of your life without your father in it.” Dani knows and I felt personally called out. THIS EMOTIONAL WHUMP IS GIVING ME LIFE. <3

1:39 - Look at our floppy haired, devastated boy. :( <3 I’m genuinely shook that he didn’t have a full mental breakdown this episode (but it’s coming....it’s inevitable at this point :) ). ALSO the look of absolute love and concern Dani is shooting towards Malcolm? Absolutely perfect. <3

1:51 - I genuinely find it so interesting that Malcolm keeps referring to “The Surgeon” as “Martin”. If you read my thoughts on 2x11 you know I think it’s because Malcolm has separated ‘Martin Whitly’ into three separate people in his head. “The Surgeon” = the serial killer who traumatized him and ruined his childhood. “Dad/Father” = the man who loved and cared for baby!Malcolm. But “Martin” = unknown. Malcolm doesn’t know who Martin is yet and it scares him. 

1:58 - “For once in your life slow down and acknowledge what this is doing to you.” !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love this line. So. So. SO. MUCH. <3 <3 This is the kind of comfort Malcolm needs. SOMEONE needs to tell him that he’s breaking, it’s not his fault, and he doesn’t deserve to suffer for Martin.

2:07 - annnnnnd Malcolm has gone full crazy-person string murder board. He’s right but he’s still acting like a manic crazy person. Like, a real one. Not his usual manic behaviour. This is straight up - this boy needs medication, a nap, therapy, and a doctor. Now.

2:34 - Ugh. This whole cop/Vivian scene made my skin crawl. So gross. So creepy. I hate Capshaw. So much. This woman is manipulative, evil, and so so creepy. The cop was also gross. But I 100% thought she was going to kill the cop because this felt like an opening scene to Criminal Minds. 

4:38 - “THEY WERE HAVING SEX.” hhahahahahahaha holy shit. This is both hilarious and really upsetting (not just because Martin/Capshaw is NASTY). Malcolm is manically, yelling about his theories in a room full of people who love him. He sounds crazy. He’s acting crazy and Dani, JT, and Gil are just staring at him with a mixture of disbelief, concern, and sympathy. <3 It’s heartbreaking. Malcolm is an inch away from a mental breakdown. I’m here for it. 

4:49 - “TMI bro.” <3

 5:05 - Ugh. This breaks my heart. The team doesn’t think Malcolm is crazy. They just know he’s at the end of his rope. The looks they’re exchanging aren’t based in anger, contempt, or a lack of trust. They’re based in concern and I LOVE IT. 

5:21 - LOOK AT OUR BABY. He’s breaking. He’s so close. :( Look at how desperate he is to find Martin. 

5:35 - “That’s exactly what it means.” “Gil, please. You know how much I need this.” THIS HURTS. Gil isn’t angry here - he’s frustrated and scared for Malcolm. And Malcolm? This boy is toeing the line of a full breakdown in front of 3 of his favourite people - that’s out of character for him. Despite the shaking hand and general mania - Malcolm usually refrains from raising his voice in front of Dani and JT. He tries to stay calm-ish so he doesn’t get labelled as ‘violent’ like his serial killer father. 

 5:39 - “StOp. I am scared.” Dani knew exactly how to diffuse the situation. Malcolm can be manipulative and dysfunctional but he never wants to scare people (at least, not unless they’re suspects or obstructing justice). 

5:46 - “I’m not ordering you this time. I’m begging you.” Papa!Gil’s seen Malcolm like this before. SO WHY IS NO ONE HUGGING MALCOLM?!?! The boy is clearly coming apart at the seams. 

5:48 - Malcolm’s reaction to Gil sending him home is gorgeous. He looks sad, betrayed, and resigned. It’s as though he’s convinced himself that the team doesn’t trust him or care about him anymore. He doesn’t walk out angry. He walks out sad and determined. Head held high but eyes full of grief. 

5:54 - I’d give anything to have heard the conversation between Dani, JT, and Gil after Malcolm left the room. ANYTHING.

6:02 - “He thinks I’m a liability.” No. Not exactly. He thinks Malcolm is in the throws of a mental health crisis and that he shouldn’t be responsible for catching his serial killer father. Again. 

6:15 - “I support Gil’s decision. That does not mean I want your father dead.” #coparenting but also, true. I honestly don’t think Jessica wants Martin dead. I think she wants Ainsley and Malcolm to be happy and free from Martin but not dead. She knows that Malcolm might never recover from Martin’s death with all of his unanswered questions and suppressed childhood trauma. She also knows that Ainsley would always resent being prevented from bonding with her father. I think Jessica still loves Martin - well, the man she thought she married. Jessica doesn’t care for Martin Whitly. But she loves the man he pretended to be and even though she knows he wasn’t real - she doesn’t want him to die. I think she wants him to disappear (maybe get transferred to a prison in a different state?) but she doesn’t want him dead. That would make her no better than the serial killer (in Jessica’s mind anyways).

6:25 - “You have become consumed by this Malcolm.” Check out the side eyed look Ainsley gives Malcolm. She’s jealous. Her brother is on the verge of a mental breakdown but she’s jealous of the attention he’s getting from Jessica. I get it - Jessica hasn’t been the best mom to Ainsley. BUT GIRL, gain some perspective. Don’t you care about your brother?!?! That should trump the jealousy for a few minutes at least. 

 6:35 - “I love you.” <3 <3 <3 I’m going to cry. This might be my favourite Jessica+Malcolm moment to date. So precious. 

6:43 - THIS. “I love you. Both of you. More than I hate him.” This is why Jessica doesn’t want Martin dead.....but she also doesn’t care if he lives. I know that sounds like a contradiction but it’s a real thing and if you’ve never felt that way about someone - I pray you never have to. 

7:06 - “Then she’s a victim.” .....I disagree. Capshaw had a (weird and manipulative) consensual relationship with Martin. She has as much of an agenda as Martin (although, Jessica didn’t know that here). Capshaw isn’t a victim. She’s not being compliant with Martin as a form of self-preservation or fear. She’s doing it because she’s a manipulative crazy person who is in love with a convicted serial killer. 

7:45 - I’ve never felt this unsettled while watching Prodigal Son. Capshaw showing her true colours is so so so disturbing. This woman is insane (with all the stigma). The dress. The martini (Jessica’s favourite drink?). The fact that she dressed Martin up in a suit. The music. The weirdly elegant wheelchair. The lovey way she’s talking. It all makes my skin crawl. 

8:33 - OMG. What’s wrong with me? Why do I feel bad for Martin Whitly?!?!?! 

9:55 - JESSICA AND MALCOLM doing a rich person ambush tag-team IS AMAZING. <3 

9:57- How sad is this? 23 years and Jessica still can’t walk into a room without people whispering and judging her behind her back. :( This woman keeps her head held high - despite the pain she must be in - she’s a superhero. Change my mind. 

10:30 - "Malcolm Whitly? You're.." I have this headcanon that the general public assumes Malcolm is dead. He changed his last name and fell off the grid. People treat Jessica like a social pariah so she wouldn't be able to tell them otherwise. And sure, Ainsley referred to Malcolm in the present tense during her Surgeon interview but how many people actually watched it actually paid attention to that little tidbit after Martin went full blown psychopath on camera? Plus, no one really cares about the Surgeon's son enough to look him up 23 years later. At least, no one who matters.

11:25 - Like mother, like son. You can't change my mind. They have the same manipulation style. It's justice based and determined. Ainsley and Martin's style? Vindictive and self-serving. 

11:30 - Oh look. ANOTHER CONTINUITY ERROR. WHO PROOFREADS THESE SCRIPTS?!? I CAN’T KEEP OVERLOOKING THESE. For God’s sake. Send copies of the script to fans who sign NDAs or something. At least we know what happened in previous episodes. 

12:33 - "Gross." I'm with Ainsley on this one.

12:45 - "My assistant." "Long suffering". hahahha omg. I love this for two reasons: 1) it's hilarious 2) it's true. Malcolm literally disposed of a body for Ainsley. He's her assistant and he's suffered for it.

13:05 - Yo. This dude is whack. Like this is some serious Stockholm's syndrome going on here. Vivian is his hero?!? .........I can't.

13:55 - Why do the gifts Vivian sends Zeiger look like human bones? Damn this is twisted. This is like some sort of twisted serial killer pseudo-trophy situation?

14:52 - "I don't think Vivian is the victim here. I think our father is." Yikes. This is not going to help Malcolm's mental stability. At all. He's been trying to fully accept that his father is a serial killing monster who was literally never capable of loving him for the past 23 years. BUT NOW our boy has taken the role of 'good son' (prodigal son is you will) and has returned to his 10 year old mentality "I love dad. Dad loves me." and 'dad' is in trouble. Malcolm is trying to save his serial killer father and the emotional and mental hoops he's jumping through are terrifying, complex, and hauntingly realistic. <3 It's gorgeous.

15:04 - "I'm not used to this type of confinement." I love this line because of how deeply it rings true. Martin isn't used to confinement. Sure, he's been chained to a wall for 23 years but he's been relatively happy about it. He's been able to manipulate Malcolm and the other inmates. He's been given TV time, phone time, consultations, books, music, free food, and a massive private cell (seriously that cell is as big as the bachelor's suite I rent for $900 CAD a month). The man has been living a life of luxury (given his crimes). His only 'punishment'? He's stuck inside his cell and he's not allowed to kill anymore. THIS is Martin truly suffering. I kind of feel bad for him (which I never thought I'd say).

15:20 - Damn. Michael Sheen is incredible. He's genuinely making me feel concerned and scared for Martin.

15:32 - Something tells me a man hurt Capshaw in some way throughout her life. This has to be deeper than the whole "I didn't fit into the 'boys club' of surgery". Her issues with men are aggressive and alarming. This woman is nuts. This woman is why I hesitate to call myself a feminist (I generally think we should drop the titles of feminist/misogynist/racist/homophobe... and just treat people with respect. I think the titles and groups just further divide people.)

15:50 - "You're finally free." Yep. Capshaw is a nutcase. She actually believes that she's committed a perfect crime. 

16:09 - This place has virtually no furniture but I’m expected to believe someone is paying the phone bill?!?! Nah. 

17:08 - That. Smile. This woman is a devil. Like, I think I hate her as much as I hate Umbridge. But unlike Umbridge, Capshaw is downright terrifying. 

17:12 - Was anyone else kind of surprised that Martin called Jessica? I mean, I guess she was a safer choice than the cops but still...

17:20 - As creepy and this whole ‘Martin is a victim’ thing is - it’s kind of nice? Like - I just keep thinking “How does it feel Martin?!?! This is how you made your victims feel. Do you like it?” and then I realize I’m a terrible person. 

17:55 - Ainsley’s in on this. I swear, she’s somehow involved with either Capshaw or Martin. 

18:18 - Oh look. Martin is shackled to the bed. Just like Malcolm shackles himself to bed so he can sleep every night. .....I keep oscillating between being vindictive toward Martin and feeling bad for him. That’s what makes this show incredible. The ‘villain’ is human and 3 dimensional. 

18:44 - Oh God. The psychopath is jealous. This woman is UNSTABLE. How has no one locked her up yet?!?

19:43 - She’s crying. She’s actually crying. Even the rewatch of this scene is painful. I just feel so uncomfortable (which was probably the intent) and I hate both characters. They’re both actively trying to manipulate each other and it’s so creepy. Damn. 

20:15 - Holy. Shit. This woman is by far the scariest villain Prodigal Son has given us. 

21:17 - ..............I have nothing to say. My brain has short circuited. I can’t get past how horrifying this scene is. She’s a maniac.

21:57 - No one will make eye contact with Malcolm. :( They all think he’s losing it but they’re not scared of him. They’re scared for him. 

22:10 - “A trusted member of my team has a theory I run it down.” THANK YOU GIL. SUBTLY TELL MALCOLM THAT YOU TRUST HIM. That’s what he needed to hear. He was doubting that anyone cared. :( 

22:45 - “Do you HeAr yourself?!?” Ouch. Gil’s right - Malcolm sounds nuts. Unfortunately, Malcolm’s also right (more or less). Look at how sad Malcolm is - he honestly looks like he’s on the verge of a panic attack. :( Malcolm thinks Gil doesn’t trust him anymore. Malcolm thinks Gil thinks he’s crazy. It’s heartbreaking. SOMEONE HUG THIS LITTLE CINNAMON ROLL.

22:54 - JT, buddy. Not the time. You’re making this worse. :( Malcolm is two breaths away from crying. 

23:40 - “Dani, you up for this? Cause he sure isn’t.” Gil is losing it. Look at him. Gil is watching the boy he considers as his son unravel and Gil can’t do anything about it. 

23:45 - “Either way, he’s going there. I’ll keep an eye on him.” I love Dani for this. Brightwell or not - the fact that she’s willing to chase smoke in an attempt to keep Malcolm from having a full mental breakdown makes her a hero. 

23:48 - JT, hug Gil! He needs a hug! 

24:16 - Martin is screaming while shackled to a bed.....where have I seen this before? 

25:39 - “I did this for you because you needed it.”....”Dani, I respect you.” Excuse me while I go sob in the corner. Malcolm just uttered the words “I respect you.” and my heart exploded. 

26:11 - “You don’t care. None of you care if my father lives or dies.” No, Malcolm, you’re wrong. They care. They all care so so much. Not about the life of the Martin Whitly though. They care about how Martin Whitly will continue to torment you if he’s caught alive. They care about how badly you’ll grieve if he ends up dying. They care about how this will affect YOU. because they love you. 

26:22 - “You would be free.” SAY IT LOUDER DANI! He’d be in enormous pain for a while, but Malcolm would heal. 

26:56 - “Let him go, Malcolm.” <3 <3 Malcolm is listening to Dani. He’s opening up about his fears. This is good (for Malcolm’s mental health). I am happy. 

27:04 - WOW BABY! That kiss was......passionate? I mean, we all knew they were going to kiss (thanks previews) but I honestly didn’t expect a kiss this long or passionate? They’ve both been clearly denying their feelings for each other for a while though so I guess it makes sense?

27:20 - We all know Dani was going to talk about how they could make a relationship work for them and/or how she loves Malcolm but thinks he should focus on his mental health before they start dating. BUT MALCOLM? That boy thinks he just ruined his friendship with Dani and I’m heartbroken. Look at his sad little face. :( 

28:31 - sooooo when exactly did Malcolm’s phone call drop? I feel like Ainsley had more access to the conversation that just what she shares with Dani in a couple of minutes.

29:08 - Look at this sad, scared little boy. He genuinely thinks that saving Martin will earn Martin’s love. I’m heartbroken. 

29:22 - THIS. Malcolm is so desperate for Martin’s love that he essentially consented to being kidnapped, tortured, and potentially murdered. :( This is bad. 

30:06 - Malcolm took unknown drugs from a crazy person. UGH. The stress of loving this unstable man-child is going to kill me. I’m so worried for him. ALSO WHO THE HELL CHEWS PILLS?!?! That’s disgusting. 

30:24 - Dani thinks Malcolm is being a typical guy - terrified of relationships/talking about his feelings. She’s hurt. The Brightwell ship has encountered another storm. 

30:35 - Anyone else get major flashbacks to 1x11 when Gil shows up to the townhouse to tell Jessica that Malcolm’s been kidnapped? You know, when he walks past all the reporters?!

30:50 - Ugh. :( Poor Jessica. That call from Capshaw gave her quite the emotional dilemma. As she said earlier, she loves her children more than she hates Martin. Soooo does she tell someone about the call, save Martin, and let Martin continue to torment her children? Or does she let Capshaw kill Martin, compromise her morals, let her children grieve for a while - but ultimately heal? It’s an impossible choice. 

31:13 - “I know why you’re anxious Jess.” UGH. Get yourself a man you looks at you the way Gil look at Jessica. So much love. So much concern. If Gil wasn’t fictional and I wasn’t asexual (and 24) I would marry that man. 

31:23 - “He has become convinced that his father is a victim in all of this.” Gil is so upset. He’s angry - at Martin for having this much power over Malcolm so many years later. He’s angry that Malcolm is still suffering so much because of his father. He’s upset because Martin is still hurting the people Gil loves 23 years after he was initially arrested. 

31:33 - “There’s no good outcome here Jess.” Thank you. Gil is a man with awareness into Malcolm’s psyche. He knows this is going to hurt Malcolm no matter what happens. He’s scared and he’s bracing himself for impact. I love him. I want more people in the world who love people this deeply. 

31:50 - “It’s okay to hope for that you know.” THANK YOU GIL. THANK YOU. Someone needed to tell Jessica that she’s not a monster for wanting the reason her children continue to suffer to disappear (even if tha means he dies). It’s not a malicious, evil thought toward Martin. It’s a hope for her children’s wellbeing. 

32:04 - “And in my weaker moments, I want him dead too.” <3 I’m imagining Gil praying that Martin is killed by an inmate after he comforts a teenage Malcolm from a nightmare. I’m imagining Gil praying Riker’s finally kills Martin as he watched Malcolm spiral into Martin’s grasp again last year. I’m imagining Gil crying himself to sleep because he’s so damn tired of watching Jessica and Malcolm suffer because of Martin. I love him for it. <3

32:15 - “Maybe things could be different.” .....I’m sorry. Does this mean Gillica is off again?! The flirting and dancing from 2x9 meant nothing?!? It was a hoax?!? I’m furious. 

32:35 - “It’s the actions that matter.” Damn. Gil is too good for the nonsense that is the Whitly family. Doesn’t he know that life isn’t always that simple?

32:46 - Annnnnd now Jessica will convince herself that she’s a bad person because she didn’t tell anyone about Capshaw’s call. She will also convince herself that she’s not good enought for Gil. AND I will cry myself to sleep.

32:55 - That hug <3 Sooooo Gillica is still on? I’m hella confused. 

33:05 - There it is. Dani is still upset with Malcolm. The Brightwell ship is taking in water my dudes. 

33:52 - Wow. He looks pretty in that makeshift hospital bed. Sleeves rolled up. Shirt half unbuttoned. Glazed, disoriented look about him as he wakes from a drugged sleep. <3 I’m in heaven.

34:30 - This is why Malcolm can never let Martin go. There are moments when Martin absolutely convinces Malcolm that he loves him. 

34:50 - “Because he also happens to be my father.” THIS. IS. THE. MOST. REALISTIC. PORTRAYAL. OF. ABUSIVE. DADDY. ISSUES. Take from someone who lived through an abusive Dad. You hate him. You know he’s messed up. You don’t like or respect him. But a part of you will always love him. Even though you hate that part of yourself. 

35:12 - “I want all of you.” .....I’m terrified. This woman is crazy. Crazier than the Surgeon. Is that possible?

36:05 - “You want him to love you. But he can’t.” Have you said that to yourself Malcolm? You know that logically but you don’t feel that in your heart. ....and the writers don’t know that because we’ve seen that Martin loves Malcolm? Sort of? Unless the writers are playing some sort of weird long con on us. 

36:50 - This is whump content I signed up for. This crazy bitch just killed Malcolm. We saw the terror in his eyes. BUT HE LIVES. So. I’m. Here. For. It.

36:58 - Martin’s devotion to Malcolm is so so interesting to me. Martin is a psychopath - he’s not supposed to be capable of love. But he clearly loves Malcolm. How? Why? It makes no sense but I love it?

37:47 - Malcolm’s little wheeze when Vivian starts mitigating the embolism. <3 So cute. 

37:53 - “I can do without the mansplaining.” I’m getting PTSD. There are too many real women who are this crazy about feminism and mansplaining (this is coming from a woman). Martin isn’t trying to ‘mansplain’ he’s scared and he’s trying to save his son. That’s not mansplaining. He’s not explaining something because he thinks Vivian doesn’t know it. He’s explaining something in a desperate attempt to remind her of the severity of the situation. 

38:16 - HOW THE HELL did Ainsley and Dani know where Martin, Capshaw, and Malcolm were? Either 1) Ainsley is somehow working with Capshaw, or 2) they were able to trace Malcolm’s cell (assuming Capshaw didn’t trash it), or 3) Ainsley knew her mom was lying about that phone call and they had it traced?, or 4) this is a convenient plot thing.

38:34 - This bitch is devious and I hate her. 

39:30 - Martin Whitly is the hero of the episode. What alternate reality are we living in?

41:15 - Malcolm struggling for breath. <3 The whumpers are being FED.

41:17 - “Run.” This is 23 years of guilt for turning his own father into the police surfacing. 

41:31 - “Where’s my family?” I honestly don’t know how I feel about this line. It bothers me but I can’t figure out why.

41:43 - This ending sequence is a work of ART. Malcolm is in physical and emotional pain. Dani (without backup) trying to save Malcolm from Martin. The epic music. The shot of Dani seeing the blood-filled syringe next to the makeshift hospital bed+restraints. Martin Whitly. Driving. A. Boat. And. Laughing - completely elated - with Malcolm passed out (and looking adorable) in the aft seating. The fact that the ONLY house you can see on the shoreline is the house the just escaped from. 

THIS EPISODE WAS EXCITING, STRESSFUL, AND WONDERFUL. I’m excited for the SEASON finale and I pray we get a season 3 from a network other than FOX.

[lyrilan]

sometimes the amount of love i have for pegoryu frightens the shit out of me, but then i remember the reasons WHY i love them and my passion is flamed ever brighter i swear to god

like, everyone knows how MC comes to his current situation: he’s walking home, hears a literal assault situation happening, and instead of minding his own business like any apparent indifferent bystander, steps in to defend the person unable to defend themselves. he doesn’t truly think, doesn’t calculate the pros and cons of what his actions may cause-- MC just does, because it’s the right thing to do, the moral thing to do, this is what justice should be. this moral goodness costs MC; he gets charged with assault, has a criminal record now, and gets sent to an extremely different environment as punishment under the guise of ‘reintegrating back into society as a civil human being’

and it’s fucking horrible. the game starts off meeting sojiro, who is jaded and basically wary of MC, everyone and their mother has heard rumors of MC’s ‘actions’ and is downright antagonizing of him, if not scared shitless by his reputation. even his parents are mysteriously silent, only sending his belongings to tokyo, no messages, no phone calls, nothing-- as if MC’s actions were truly shameful on their image

MC is alone, truly alone, in an environment that is already set up against him. no friends or family back in his old town to support him and have his back.

how do you, as MC, NOT feel resentful? Upset? disillusioned? we have been taught to do the right thing, to help people, because that’s just right, that’s what society should be like. that there is a clear distinction of what is evil, and what is good, and you should strive to be good. but instead, the one time MC does something that is right and just, it backfires horribly and under human law he is condemned, morality be damned. 

like, how do you as MC not feel bitter and fucked up, knowing that people now don’t want to help you because of your reputation, knowing that the one time you did try to help, you get curb stomped instead. how do you not lose your faith in society? like i don’t know about you guys, but if i was MC, that would’ve been my supervillain origin story i swear to god

MC starts his new life, and tries to find his new school-- and meets Ryuji Sakamoto. and boy, is that meeting what really sets up the theme of the whole damn game.

Ryuji comes off vulgar, loud, a delinquent. his hair is bright ass blonde, he’s eye-catching, and not in the best of ways. everything about him screams trouble and annoying. the thing is, Ryuji knows it too. he knows he’s seen as a delinquent, that not a lot of people likes him and thinks him cumbersome. he knows. and doesn’t give two shits. you meet him, and think, oh my god this guy is going to make my reputation worse (which, Ryuji fucking acknowledges sheepishly later)

and despite all of those preconceptions, this vulgar boy becomes the catalyst, the reason WHY the game runs the way it does-- all because of his kindness, his inherent goodness.

you two accidentally wander into the metaverse, face a distortion of Kamoshida, and it’s a fucking terrifying situation-- and Ryuji is the one to tell you to run. MC is essentially a complete stranger, a person that could have already heard about Ryuji’s reputation and could have had preconceived notions-- and it just doesn’t matter. Ryuji is terrified, and still screams for MC to book it, even when the sword is pointed at Ryuji’s throat. he just does what he feels and thinks is right

is it any wonder that MC awakens his persona at that moment, to jump in to defend and fight?

even after that harrowing experience, even after Morgana appears, strikes an antagonizing relationship with Ryuji, and confirm thus far that only MC and Morgana have personas that could be utilized, Ryuji was still intent on helping.

even if he couldn’t fight, he could memorize the distorted students’ faces, could supply some health items and weapons, could find that will to want to help those that couldn’t help themselves. you later learn that this situation is even more personal-- Ryuji had been physically abused and later crippled by Kamoshida himself, and his reputation went downhill after trying to stand up for himself. and you think, jesus, out of everyone, ryuji should have the biggest red flags of “maybe i shouldn’t interfere anymore because last time it cost me my leg, scholarship, and reputation in the school.” but he doesn’t give a SHIT, he’s doing what’s RIGHT. he’s seeking justice for the students that needed it. 

and even when we learn more, meeting Ann, finding out about Shiho, have more stakes to be motivated into defeating Kamoshida-- you cannot deny that Ryuji is the one to help set up the foundation of the phantom thieves.

Help those who cannot help themselves. 

Something that MC holds close to heart, cost him dearly, and is now the running goal for the whole game. 

how can you NOT love Ryuji?

and god, sure, after that first dungeon, his character arc is twisted so bad in favor of the other plot and other characters-- but god, look, it’s that first dungeon that is so important, that establishes who he is as a person, and later his confidant in helping his old team, nothing about himself.

he’s kind, he’s protective. he’s the first one to reach a hand out to MC as a person. he’s the first one to get defensive and stay angry for MC’s situation and sake. he’s the only confidant that doesn’t require plot progression or skill advancements -- he’s ready af to hang with you and be by your side. even when MC gets popular, there is no jealousy, just pure contentment. Ryuji holds MC in high regard, but still looks at him like a human being-- a fellow delinquent. he really doesn’t expect much, except friendship out of MC. to a lot of the other confidants, i feel like MC stands for so many different things: hero, potential change, leader, guide, etc. And sure, Ryuji sees all of that in MC, but he still saw him a person first, someone enough to protect and hell, die for, even when that was not the best nor wanted option.

and it’s also just, the two work so well together and off one another. MC’s whole theme, whole situation, is about being imprisoned. Hell, even the room in his heart was a damn prison (of course, not of his own machinations or whatever). and ryuji is all about freedom, either in saying MC makes him feel free, or his Arcana stating that he’s all about the power to “freedom”, like idk bout you, but that is literally some poetry shit right there. ryuji looks at MC and thinks freedom and belonging, and i’m just. how tf does MC not love him, how is ryuji not romanceable option (or even, just treated better as a character, jesus christ). how does no one look at Ryuji and realize that he literally help lead the way through the game, as befitting of the chariot arcana, that his will and actions reignited something back in MC to awaken his own persona, to want to do good and damn the consequences, as he once did before the criminal record

literally the pegoryu ship is

[dndhomebrewguy]

My Thoughts on Creating a Villain

Hello, everyone! I hope you're staying safe and washing both your hands and assholes because hygiene and quarantine and all that. This post is going to be a little different, so bear with me. No magic item, no subclass, no homebrew period. So, in the games I run, I've been slowly expanding my horizons to new territories I never really explored in my first ever D&D campaign. The first game was very cut and dry. A real "Good vs Evil" thing, which is fine and dandy if you want a story like that, but I'm one to want more complication than that. However, what's a "Good vs Evil" story without a good villain? I want to take you through my process of developing, planning for, and the actual implementation of villains in your D&D or any other ttrpg game you play/run.

Firstly, what is "evil"? Evil is a concept, yes, but what does that mean? Most people define evil as something objectively bad. Thanos throwing Gamora off the cliff was an evil thing, right? To me, evil is defined as something that causes tribulation. An action that someone takes that leads to suffering and pain. However, I try not to write something as "evil" and I don't think you should either. No person is evil, just as no person is good. It's simply people making evil decisions and good decisions. Evil should not be the basis for your villain. Evil is not a trait.

That lacks depth. That lacks imagination. Plain and simple.

Rather, evil is an action. Someone intervening or setting events into motion for the purpose of harm and suffering. These are 100% the easiest villains to write. People who cause suffering for the sake of suffering, a la the Joker. Much like MK11's Raiden, if you have altruism in mind, but resort to dark and violent methods to achieve that goal, are you really evil when compared to someone like the Joker? If I make you a sandwich, but accidentally poison it (fuckin somehow), thus leading to your death and the emotional suffering of your entire family, am I evil? What if I meant to poison you? Most people would consider that an evil action and I agree.

You want some of that tasty density? That moist character? Make a character. The first thing I always do is build as if I will play this character in a campaign. A paragon of good and light; someone almost incorruptible and then just fuck them up. As mentioned previously, no one is born evil and those traits most found in what is traditionally "evil" are learned. Selfishness, fear, anger, resentment; all of those one games from the experiences they've been through. Negative experiences can brew negative thoughts, which can brew negative actions.

Your hero should have a few things in mind. First being the things they hold close to them both tangible and intangible. Family, beliefs, ideals, etc; the things that this person believes makes them unique. Second should be ambitions and goals. What is this person's greatest desire? What does this person consider their life's work? Thirdly should be their fears. What do they not like and what do they fear would happen if they don't reach their goal?

Finally, begin adding cause and effect. What events transpire to make them snap? How do you corrupt the incorruptible? Chain reactions. I'll take you through an example of one of my earliest villains.

Dairo Cysterik is a blue dragonborn noble of the now fallen country of Dwendalos. A prodigy in the magic stemming from his bloodline, he went to the best schools and got the best education possible. What he holds close to him is family; the notion of the unbroken bond himself, his sisters, and his parents share. His father is stern yet soft, his mother is a kind gentle woman, his sisters are young and innocent pranksters. He loves his family and his family love him. His goals are bettering the country. He knows that he is destined for the throne, that he will root out the underbelly of crime that plagues most of the cities and shine a light in the ugly dark. His father did it, his father's father did it, now he will do it. He will be the good king that his father was. Lastly, his fear is failure and what will happen if he doesn't succeed. What if he introduces policies that the people don't like and what if the crime bosses outsmart him and are always one step ahead of him? He has often lost sleep over this.

Now how do we vilify this paragon of good? I shall answer my question with another question: what can make a paragon turn to darkness? Evil actions are most often caused by forces one cannot control, stemming from things like desperation or insecurity or jealousy or fear. Thanos saw the resources and population of his planet be ravaged by overcrowding and it was his fear of this happening again that led to him being the antagonist. Sandman had an ill daughter on her deathbed and it was his desperation to help her that led to him becoming a villain. You get me yet?

In the case of Dairo Cysterik, he faces fear at every turn. He's the insecure son of Raxan the Great and is forced to live in that image and is terrified of the massive throne he will one day sit in. He knows that it's inevitable and it terrifies him. Even more so, he has been publicly asked about his leanings with the policies currently in place that his father said in and his allegiance is to the various factions of the city and felt he should say his genuine opinion. That led to an outing with his family where he was publically attacked by a handful of citizens, savagely beating him because of differing political views. This was his first snap. He wanted to help these people. Why did they hurt him, almost beat him to death?

He sits on these feelings for a while and does not appear in the public eye, even going so far as to isolate himself lavish parties that he used to enjoy. Alone and confused, he cries before picking himself up and heading down into the party, where he overhears his father speaking about him, saying how his son is unfit to rule and how he fears for how his son will act. This is his second snap. His own father doesn't trust him with the life he wants him to lead. He begins resenting his father and begins getting delusions hatred towards him that doesn't exist. If his father thinks these things about him, everyone must. However, he pushes these feelings down, understands they are most likely the result of paranoia. Months later, the castle gets broken in and Dairo is killed by an assassin. His father thinks the commotion and runs to his room just as Dairo gets attacked. Dairo watches his father watch in horror, doing absolutely nothing as Dairo is killed. Of course, he is revived in a way. What runs through the mind of Dairo? Paranoia, hatred, anger; his father watched him die, did nothing to stop this death. It never crossed our villains mind that his father might have been stunned with fear, no; all that consumes our villain's mind is the hatred and the betrayal he feels. This is his final snap. He wanted vengeance. The greatest friend and the worst enemy of the villain is a skewed concept of what they want and how the world is. Especially in regards of how they're going to deal with it.

That is a very long example of how I created the villain. One thing you have to keep in mind is that anyone can become a villain. Paladins become death knights, wizards become liches, and kings become tyrants. All it takes to turn a man into a villain is cause and effect. Take everything someone loves from them and leave them with nothing and they lose what made them human. Having too much it's the same as having nothing at all. Take what a person loves away from them and there will be no lengths a person will not go to to get that back in whatever way they can. To what lengths will the villain go? What will the villain sacrifice along the way? What will they do to achieve this? Anyone can become a villain with pain, a skewed view, and motivation. That, to me, is what makes a villain.

[nicodemusprewett]

❝ I know I shouldn’t do it, I just do it, and what you think’s got nothing to do with it. Before you were born, I was already sinning. It’s not because the light here is brighter and it’s not that I’m evil, I just don’t like to pretend. ❞ NICODEMUS PREWETT looks a lot like that muggle, LORENZO ZURZOLO, right? Only a SEVENTH YEAR student, that GRYFFINDOR student is sided with the WRAITHS. HE identifies as a CIS MAN and is a PUREBLOOD. [ BEE/BEATRICE, SHE/HER, 22, EST ]

hello !!!!!! i’m bee !!!!!!! i LOVE exclamation points, if you couldn’t tell !!!! i’m super duper stoked to be writing nico. he’s kind of the worst !!! i promise i’m a lot nicer than he is !!! and i also have memes !!!!! if you hit me with a like, i’ll come plot with you !!! also pls bear with me on this intro. there’s no rhyme or reason to it.

aesthetic: silk ties. tweed blazers. crystal glasses. lies that flow from lips like honey. a not-yet-crowned king. the glint of white teeth behind a feral smile. naive rage. a powerful glare. pressed shirts. expensive cologne. cigarette smoke clinging to your clothes, your skin. a need for fine things. lush champagne. a flair for the dramatic. a storming temper. unlimited grandiosity. chaos-touched. perfect but rotten. a disregard for consequence. boyish charm.

rambly bits: ( mentions of child abuse )

— godless hubris

how do you know yourself ? all too well. you know you are sure, you know you are just. there is nothing wrong with you — in fact, you are probably as close to perfection as a wizard could get, and you truly believe that. your blood is pure, you are beautiful, you are capable. you have no flaws ( — none that see the light of day, or that others know of ) and that’s remarkable. you are sure you are going to be known in perpetuity. your name will be next to the greatest the wizarding world has seen. where can you go from here ? only up.

— righteous fury

is your fury yours ? or did you learn it ? orion lestrange gave you attention, and to get more, you listened to what he said. you gleaned his anger until it tasted like your own. suddenly, there was no good or evil, wrong or right. it was simple: what the wraiths said went. you are not one to question something that will bring you recognition, something that will bring you power. you will do what needs to be done to ensure the wraiths ( rather, and deep down you know it isn’t and has never been done for the wraiths, but rather for yourself ).

— hapless melancholia

you remember seeing the weasleys in diagon alley once when you were young. you made a careless remark that one of the children looked quite a bit like yourself. your father gripped your chin in his fingers and made for sure certain that you knew you were nothing like them. you thought little of them again until you saw them on the platform to leave to hogwarts. there were joyous shouts and gleeful exclamations. there were multiple kisses and tight hugs — unexpectedly, your heart ached. you thought you would get over it. you thought you would grow up and grow out of these … childish longings. instead, time went on, these feelings grew stronger. you would wake up, your chest heavy, feeling a desperation for something you couldn’t buy — you wanted to be loved. you wanted soft words and softer touches. you deserved those things, didn’t you ? if those ruddy weasleys had it, why couldn’t you ? this grief over lack of affection all too often turns to anger. you shake and you snap so easily — really, it should be no wonder why no one loves you.

— dark souls, ( dark ? ) dreams

nature and nurture are curious things. your nature ensured that you crave love, but your nurturing ( — rather, your lack thereof ) ensured that you were cruel and callous. your father was a nasty man, harsh and severe, and you learned from him how to be the same. after all, your ploys for attention included acting like him the best you could. you copied his mannerisms, his way of speech. it never did catch you his fondness, but it did warp you into someone unkind and severe. despite being dark, your dreams are lighter than you are in the day. there is love and there is warmth, and things are gentle and soft. but when you wake, you scoff. you’re not sure if you are angry that a part of you is so weak, or if you are angry that you don’t have these nice things.

— bitter glory

heavy lies the head that wears a crown. that won’t be the case with you. you will wear it with ease when you are finally king, you will not be stifled. you have one goal: to be king. what will you do to get it ? anything. you will give up your chances of being loved, you will rid yourself of the chains of being loyal to anyone else. if that causes you ache, this loss, so be it. some things are worth more than others.

wraiths:

— there is something so satisfying about being in charge of all the student wraiths. it’s a taste, more like a tease, of the power he could have once he is out of school. it feels so right, so fitting. but part of the draw to the wraiths had been orion. nicodemus had hoped ( had prayed ) that the man would be something more than his parents had been, something more than anyone in his life had been. it didn’t happen, though. orion offered him power, and the taste of it melted into his tongue sweetly, and that’s what is keeping him involved. tl;dr: are the wraiths right ? who is he to say. is he going to keep with them for the time being because he’s a power-hungry baby megalomaniac ? yes, one hundred perfect.

— his code name is viticomus, meaning adorned or crowned with vine-leaves.

— he has a rune because selling your soul at the ripe age of sixteen ( maybe seventeen, tba ?? ) was totally a good idea for him ! one of the best he’s ever had ! it’s for occlumency and it’s on the nape of his neck under his hair.

prophecy:

— the final betrayer. what does that mean ? nicodemus has wondered but he refuses to say anything certain to anyone. there are seemingly countless people he could betray. orion. his prewett relatives. himself. it leaves a strange taste in his mouth, wondering  what it could mean. he doesn’t suppose he wouldn’t betray orion — for all the man had taught him, nicodemus still didn’t have the thing he wanted most — and should circumstances be right, it would be a hard choice. and the prewetts ? it could be argued that he’s already betrayed them, taking the label and beliefs of wraiths. but the last option worries him the most. it would be so easy. give up the things he wants, subject himself to a life that isn’t quite fulfilling.

plot arc:

— nicodemus knows that power is the key to adoration. now at the top of the wraiths, or at the very least, of the students ( maybe some of the adults, or at least in his mind, he is ), the lust for more is nearly palpable. he doesn’t just want it — he needs it. if he isn’t to get it, what has it all been for then ? he cannot wait for the respect, he cannot wait until his name strikes feeling into the heart of those who hear it. only then, will he be satisfied ( —or so he thinks ).

more rambles, less structure:

— can i just say: the duality of man ??? the lust for power, the need for love. these things typically don’t play together. for those who want power, they sacrifice love because the respect and fear they command replace it. sometimes being loving doesn’t command power. nico ( a note: no one calls him nico. it’s too informal, it’s too plebian, but for my sake while writing this intro, i will call him nico ) doesn’t quite understand this. he wants to be on top ( a need for a crown is overwhelming, and he’s only just begun tasting what kinghood is like, glints of power in his hands ) but he also wants to be loved. but does he know what love is ? probably not. he knows it’s in how you care for another person, a feeling that wells up in your chest, but i’m not sure he really knows how to love someone. he knows what it is to want and to lust, but love ? he’s never had it ! he wouldn’t know love if it smacked him in the face ! my poor emotionally-stunted, morally-skewed boy ! ( also i will acknowledge: the wraiths ? bad. nico ? Bad. not good people. not people you should aspire to be ! )

— and let’s talk about the weasleys ! what does he feel when he see them ? anger. jealousy. sadness. he could have been like them, if things were different. he could have known them. he could have been loved by them. and yet, none of those things are true. they’re practically all strangers, but he feels so much around them. for the most part, he hides it, behind snide words and an upturned nose. there is no getting close to them — first, he doesn’t know how to mend years of cruel behavior, but two, what if they turned him away ? for nico, feeling his own hurt and resentment as is is much better than risking getting hurt more.

— onion headlines that give me nicodemus vibes: “ i am the product of a single-nanny household ” “ wealthy teen nearly experiences consequence ” “ somebody should make a movie about my life ” “ i am lost in my own mansion ” “ report: income inequality most apparent during fifth-grade classmate’s birthday party ”

thoughts, few details:

— his parents hate each other and cheated on one another all the time as he grew up. are they a good example of a healthy relationship ? definitely not.

— he’s a scorpio. moody bitch.

— charms his hair brown now that he’s older to look less like a weasley, but can’t be bothered about the maintenance until someone points out he’s looking a little ruddy. the freckles, though ? he charmed them once and he ended up with like a thousand more and he won’t tempt fate again.

— would probably choke if someone liked him. probably ??? would think they’re lying.

— voldemort ? had good methods of control and fear-mongering. could nico be a better leader ? he believes so.

— his parents only had a kid out of obligation and not love. can we imagine the complex that gives a kid ? 

— his parents supported voldemort back in the day. they still believed in pureblooded ideals, though, and nico grew up hearing them. this meant that the wraiths weren’t telling him anything he didn’t know when he was readying to join them. 

— a note on this: orion tempted him with the allure of family. not pureblooded mania, not the scorn for anyone not entirely witch or wizard, but with family. they were both blacks, slight distance between them both, and blood together was a powerful thing. he had hoped this meant affection — he would have been over the moon at the smallest of fondness —  but it seemed ( like voldemort himself —  orion would be enthused at the comparison ) the older man was incapable of such.

— nico’s view of love DOES NOT equal real love. he’s dumb and wouldn’t know love if it hit him in the face.

 — he thinks he should be loved. like, thinks people should be bowing at his feet, kissing his shoes.  he thinks he’s more than deserving of it. how could he not be ?

— his full name is nicodemus vaughn prewett. he’s named after a dead relative. wizards love that.

[autumnstwilight]

Dawn of the Future (Ardyn)- Initial Thoughts

Okay, so I got my copy of the Dawn of the Future novel today and I managed to get through Ardyn’s section (up to about page 100). I might write a better summary later but here are some thoughts (spoilers under read more):

-Okay so it basically is the same story as the Prologue anime and Episode itself (with a couple of differences I’ll get to in a minute), but more fleshed out and explained. -Somnus in particular has a better characterization, with an argument between him and Ardyn being included, and he actually makes some reasonable points. -That being, the Starscourge is spreading way, way faster than Ardyn can heal it and Ardyn is refusing to acknowledge that reality, refusing to say anything other than idealistic words about the infected, including the actual daemons that are attacking people, just being “sick” and “innocents” and that “even saving one more person” is worth it. -Somnus believes that what Ardyn is doing is essentially choosing who lives and dies, ignoring the reality of what happened to the many people who succumbed to the Scourge while he was off healing that “even one more person”. He thinks that someone who was chosen and blessed like Ardyn doesn’t think of the unchosen. He also thinks that Ardyn’s refusal to see things that he doesn’t want to is... not a good trait for a king to have. -(He’s still a dick who is motivated by jealousy and and sends soldiers after Ardyn, deceives and kills Aera, then erases Ardyn from history, but now he’s a nuanced dick.) -Ardyn muses that his gift from the Gods is a body that can absorb the Scourge and withstand much higher levels of infection than a regular person, but that he has no way of getting rid of the Scourge he’s absorbed and it’s gradually taking a toll. It takes until after he’s chained up in Angelgard to admit to himself that he would have eventually become a mindless daemon if he’d kept doing it. -There’s also a bit where he’s comforting himself in Angelgard by imagining Aera and wondering what would have happened if they’d run away together, then realizes it’s been hundreds of years and he’s immortal and he would have watched her die by now anyway. (FEELS). -He’s entirely aware that “Aera” and “Somnus” are creations of his own mind, and is thus utterly furious that Somnus keeps popping into his head no matter how hard he tries not to think about him. Also he realizes that everything horrible thing “Somnus” says is something that his own brain came up with. -He doesn’t seem to need to eat, etc, so the main torture of Angelgard is the insanity-inducing boredom (which is bad, but less horrific than most ppl’s headcanons, I think). The narration states at one point that there are no windows, which is interesting because I thought someone posted Ansel screencaps showing that there was one. -He’s just so done with everything when Verstael breaks him out. Also so confused. After seven months, he knows what the intercom is but is still uncomfortable with boxes speaking to him. Doesn’t like modern clothes. Apparently he focuses on the bread because it’s the only thing on the table that looks like “food” to him (but he doesn’t actually need or want to eat). -He finds the experiments and questions annoying and even thinks at one point that at least in Angelgard no one was bothering him. (if anyone finds that tweet where Ardyn’s reaction to meeting Verstael is “put me back” congratulate them for being right). -Though he has a lot of suppressed rage and hatred, he keeps telling himself there’s no point in revenge since Somnus is long dead. He does actually resent Lucis but thinks it’s none of Verstael’s goddamn business, basically. -He learns the Astral language from Ifrit’s memories (which is why he can understand Ifrit’s dialogue after the fight). He also gets further, hazier memories from the Crystal, which acts as a conduit for the sleeping gods to observe the world. Through this, he is able to see Aera’s vision of him as Chosen King. -He knows the Lucian soldiers are not literally Somnus, but he can’t stop seeing and hearing them as Somnus and flies into a blind rage. Through a combination of seeing the real prophecy, Verstael egging him on, and coming to see all Lucians as Somnus’ blood, Somnus’ children, he finally snaps and goes for revenge. -The attack on Insomnia doesn’t have anything particularly notable compared to the in-game version, but it does make it explicit that he was disguised the whole time. Also he knows his way around the city and recognizes important people (eg. Regis) from the memories of soldiers he’s eaten. No mention of hats in the book :C -Even Ardyn is not sure exactly what happened, but the book seems to imply the Gods chose him, but the Crystal, not having a mind of its own, reflexively hurled him away because of the Scourge in his body. -Then again given Bahamut’s speech at the end, it could be argued that the Gods “chose him as king” precisely because they knew that would happen- they needed a resentful Accursed to become the embodiment of the Starscourge and fight the Chosen King. -Which brings me to the biggest [RECORD SCRATCH] moment for me... in the book, during the scene with Bahamut, it’s revealed that Ardyn isn’t immortal because of the Scourge. He’s immortal because when he touched the Crystal it absorbed his soul into the 対のなす世界... “the beyond”, “the other side”... a realm connected to Eos by the Crystal that cannot be entered in physical form. Anyway, it’s the place where Noctis goes at the end of the game to annihilate Ardyn’s soul, which has apparently been there since he touched the Crystal 2,000 years ago. What. What. -(that seems like an unnecessary complication of the lore here and I’m not sure what it achieves but I’ll try to reserve final judgement until I read the rest of the book). -Also everything during the conversation with Bahamut is effectively an illusion created by Bahamut, which he uses to cause Ardyn more physical pain than it’s actually possible to feel (while fake!Aera stabs him). Bahamut is definitely being set up as a villain here. -(I forget since I only played Episode Ardyn once, but did he say he was going to kill the Gods in that? Cause he says it here, after saying he’s going to kill Noctis etc.) -Anyway, then we have a recap of the timeline between then and the final battle, up to the door of the throne room opening and Ardyn saying, “I’m afraid you’re out of luck,” only to find that it isn’t Noctis entering the room at all, but Lunafreya. (Anyway, for Ardyn’s story I’ll say I really enjoyed the fleshing out of Somnus, and Ardyn’s introspection and thoughts/elaboration about the gods, starscourge, etc. The fight in Insomnia dragged a bit, and I’m not very pleased with a definitely-evil Bahamut because of the implications that has for the original ending... but the idea of Luna coming back to life and marching into the WoR throne room is pretty badass)

[nyanzaya]

I need like to confirm like i think i saw something like iza is in love with love... Not in love with a person, but only the love itself... I'm sorry if this ask is too vague...

Oh no it’s not vague at all!

In general, yes, Iza is in love with love. As in, “I’m in love with the feeling that I’m loved” (not alone, so alone. Stoke my ego then me into God. I am God.) sorry obligatory song lyrics but, it is possible for him to love the person, except...sometimes that can take a while for it to be realized and with his skewed view on love: “In order for someone to love me, they have to love my body.”//“Selflessly I should give into every desire of their choice”//“I must improve them or tear them apart trying.”//“I must completely and devotedly protect them and destroy enemies.”//“They are the entire world and they are either with me or against me.”//“Everything I do for them is meant to be good, even if it means killing.”

And often, this means he would love the feeling of being appreciated/cared for and because of how actual quite insecure he is; he would confuse their feelings of genuine happiness for being in love with him. If they were to admit they are in love with him he would ask if they are joking and even deflect such a thing by taking it as a compliment because he has a hard time believing someone truly loves him. This disbelief also stems from how he was raised: A father figure, aka his first master, was often not there or he was there but did not pay much attention to him. He loved his pet cat from a distance, while Iza at such a young age practically latched himself to their pant leg in hopes of some sort of praise or affection. His First would often hold Iza and carry him but was never quite attentive toward what Iza wanted, as in, he would hold and carry Iza but they would simply not pet and give him affection. This Is also why he loves to be carried or cradled, it helps relax and make him go to sleep. It was rare, but more often than not, it would be Iza who would constantly bunt his head onto theirs silently begging for love. But, by the end of his time with his First and events that taught Iza the lesson of “Please a man and he will love you for a lifetime” Iza was, well he felt betrayed when he was given away and he felt abandoned. His life changed quickly and found himself with a Second master, Yasui Teijo, who reinforced that lesson and Iza began to learn that power meant being free. Being with his Second wasn’t easy, and Iza was taught a harsh lesson that “If you are not cruel to others, they will be cruel to you.” And his aversion toward people came to be. 1. Out of fear of being reduced to a cat. 2. A fear of abandonment and betrayal. 3. To remain in control he must be able to keep people at arm’s length and use them as he saw fit. 4. Feeling inferior. 5. Developing a “God Complex” or a feeling of “Being untouchable.”

Of course, his story doesn’t stop there but as far as his early life you can see, his view on love is more like he needs to please and keep them happy. It’s, in a sense, one sided and eventually resent will grow. Now... it is possible for him to develop deep romantic feelings off a sexual-only relationship as he gets to know his partner but he would confuse the feelings for something else. “These are just fight or flight senses. I don’t feel actual..love for them what? That’s wild hahaha.” But it is important to remember that in his canon he does not outwardly present himself as his sexuality. Honestly, someone would not know he’s gay unless he outright flirted with another guy, but that is the case in his story. It’s a little different in roleplay in my opinion.

Iza also is quite keen on beauty, as he does not like “ugly” things such as “ugly emotions” like anger, or jealousy, or so on but it’s quite hypocritical of him since he often experiences those “ugly emotions”. But what’s his sense of beauty? Colors on people he can see of course, so if anyone is blond, with blue or green eyes, Iza will literally have a “love at first sight.” Moment but it would be in the literal sense of: he would be in love with their appearance.

He can easily fall for someone’s intelligence as well. He’s quite fond of smart people because he constantly needs some sort of intellectual stimulation.

But the real question: How do you get Iza to fall in love with you and not parts of you?

Honestly, that question is quite difficult to answer. What I’ve noticed is he responded best toward men who were honest with who they were, essentially, the opposite of how he is. As in, if they were evil or a trickster in nature, Iza would find that authenticity and personality quite appealing to him because he would feel a connection toward them and would easily open up. If they are not evil and a genuine good person, the chances of Iza opening up is low, even non-existent. But like every flower that is slow to bloom, he would eventually open himself up as he begins to learn to trust them. Truthfully, Iza is just a scared, small animal that lashes out to protect himself because that’s the only way he knows how. Especially when someone he doesn’t completely trust yet, pushes him to open up more. All because he doesn’t want them to know just how “weak” he actually is. But Iza’s life lesson is to learn to love himself and to find emotional balance. Of course, intellectual stimulation and a pretty face to look at are also a bonus to that life lesson, and it’s honestly...quite a hard lesson for him to learn. (And of course there are acceptions, especially if you look at IzaIza. It’s toxic and Iza is frankly in love with that flea bastard. I could go into so much more detail about that ship and how it developed from being “masterxpet” to their now, Two guys not admitting their feelings for each other cause they not gay.)

But I hope this answers and clarifies things for you.

[nadziejastar]

Honestly, it feels like they came up with the idea of Subject X to extend the story of the Radiant Garden crew because otherwise KH3 would be the perfect place to end their story. She wasn't just a test subject, she was apparently a central figure in the experiments. When she inevitably returns in KH4 she'll drag Ansem, the apprentices, and the boys back into relevance even if they have no other reason to get involved

I suspect you’re right regarding the future. I am sure that she’ll be vital to KH4, and she’ll be heavily involved in Lea and Isa’s story in the future. She’s involved in a large human experimentation plot, and Lea and Isa also having that backstory would be seen as redundant.

None of this will be directed at you anon, just my general opinion on the current state of the story and characters.I’m going to rant a bit about the direction things seem to be going to get it off my chest. Basically, I resent how she took Saix’s backstory and derailed his entire character arc. And I don’t think any of them even needed her to have a role in the future of the story. Ansem the Wise still has a ton of potential. Lea is a full-fledged Keyblade wielder, and Isa could easily be one too. Whatever experiments she was involved in are going to be poorly retconned into the Xehanort Saga and will probably overwrite the mind control experiments that were originally mentioned. “Plot twist: There were no mind control experiments! It was really about learning the secrets of time-travel!” I’m not really excited to learn more, to be honest. 

I didn’t play Union X. I tried to, but I didn’t like the gameplay. I have read the story summary online and watched Back Cover. But I have no attachment to Skuld or any of the other original characters from that game. I didn’t play KH3 to learn about them. I don’t care about them. I wanted closure on the characters from this arc. The arc that’s been building up over the last decade. I was attached to Lea and Isa and all the others. And to have it suddenly be all about this new girl and Keyblade wielders of yore out of nowhere…well, it felt like a slap in the face as a long-time fan.

As for Isa’s character: If KH3 is the precedent for how he is to be portrayed going forward, I’m not very excited for the future. It doesn’t sound like Nomura is either.

–There are several Organisation members whose original names are still unknown. Will we have a chance to learn them someday, or to find out about the scar on Isa’s face?

Nomura: If there is a sequel, then that chance may come. But in my heart right now my desire is a blank page.

To be honest, I don’t even know how much blame I can attribute to Nomura personally. I know he wanted to make BBS Volume 2 and was very disappointed it was cancelled. I highly doubt he’s happy with the many, many revisions to the story after it got canned. I suspect his lack of interest in explaining Isa’s scar is due to the fact that he already had a great story all planned out and it was not able to be realized due to factors outside of his control. The Foreteller arc is an opportunity to step away from the butchered Xehanort Saga plot and start over with a blank slate. Just like Verum Rex seems like his attempt at restarting the butchered Versus XIII project with a blank slate.That’s my personal opinion. If it’s true, I can hardly blame him. 

As for Lea and Isa’s relationship, here is my honest take: KH3 took a very close and emotionally intimate former relationship between two boys (to me it even seemed romantic in nature) and made it into a caricature of a “dudebro” relationship. And like clockwork, it was all about a girl now. If I’m being perfectly honest, it felt like whoever was writing the Lea/Isa scenes was thinking “no homo, no homo” the entire time. Like they were terrified to depict even the slightest bit of genuine intimacy between these two male characters. I mean really, howcliché to attribute all of Saix’s villainy and the breakdown of his closest friendship… to a single girl that he barely knew. Completely deflecting away from the relationship they had with each other. A relationship history that spanned multiple games now revolves around a character who was never even mentioned before, let alone seen on-screen.

By his own description, he was not close to this girl. He spoke a handful of times to an imprisoned, traumatized amnesiac girl, in hushed whispers. He couldn’t have known her that well. She had amnesia. Did he even know her name? Did SHE even know her name? Didn’t sound like it based on the reports. He said they spoke in the shadows and it was too dim to make out her features. Did he know what she looked like? Again, this was not a childhood friend or anything. After a while, he wasn’t sure if she even existed. I seriously could not wrap my head around how ridiculous this whole concept was. It felt like a joke.

In 358/2 Days, Axel spent the entire game angsting over the loss of his close relationship with Isa. In KH3D, the first thing he does is look for him, and he’s very visibly upset when he finds out he’s still with Organization XIII. Then in KH3, he doesn’t mention him at all. It’s only Roxas this, Roxas that. Lea only remembers Isa exists when he randomly shows up in Twilight Town. I’m like, where did THIS come from? I was laughing hysterically when Saix asked for ice cream. It was the most out-of-character thing I’d ever seen. Axel didn’t even seem phased by him being so friendly all of a sudden, which was also very strange. I would have expected a stronger reaction, but he seemed more annoyed by his presence than anything. Even his promise to bring him home felt more like an afterthought than a priority. “I going to get my precious ROXAS back! Oh, well, I guess I’ll bring you back too, Isa. I mean, as long as you’re here…why not?”

Lea: Would you get lost? I’ll clobber you tomorrow.

Saix: Hmph. I expect no less.

I really disliked how Saix’s personality was portrayed in KH3. In my opinion, Isa’s entire redemption hinged on the fact that he was Xehanort’d. Saix was THE main villain in 358/2 Days. He was basically Xemnas-lite, only far more of an active presence than Xemnas himself was in that game. He was constantly antagonizing Roxas, Xion and Axel. By writing the story so that he was in control of himself the whole time, it sent the message that Saix’s personality is Isa’s true personality as well. And I just don’t think that works. At all. It’s inconsistent with the story, and it’s honestly insulting to Isa’s character. There was SO much evidence that Isa was not in control of himself prior to KH3.

It also left a very poor taste in my mouth because Isa was implied to be an innocent victim of cruel human experimentation, who was being controlled like a puppet by an evil madman. That is horrific abuse to a 15 year-old child. And the heartwarming resolution to his story is watching his best friend “clobber” him? Really? All he needs is someone to beat some sense into him? And keep in mind, this is supposed to be a battle to bring about the apocalypse. Why does the dialogue sound more like a pissing contest between two high school boys that are planning to have a fistfight in the parking lot after school?

Saix: I was jealous.

Lea: You admit it.

Saix: Well, if I make it back…you won’t get it out of me a second time.

Isa doesn’t even get a good redemption scene. He isn’t allowed to show any emotion whatsoever. He actually berates Lea for showing emotion…FOR HIM. And what’s Lea’s opinion after Isa is defeated? He’s disgusted that he LET Xehanort “reduce him to this.” It’d be like if Ven or Aqua were disgusted at Terra for having the audacity to get possessed. But no, apparently Saix was just putting on an “act” the whole time. All of his sociopathy was just an act of macho bravado to hide his jealousy and wounded ego. Sheesh, that’s supposed to make him more sympathetic? And he’s STILL a jerk even when he apologizes. There really was no way to make Saix into a “redeemed good guy”. I mean, he was a Xehanort clone, for Christ’s sake. As far as I’m concerned, the X-shaped scar never getting explained is just symbolic of the fact that the real Isa is still dead.

If it had just been shown that he was a victim of mind control, he wouldn’t have even NEEDED a redemption. He’d just… go back to being Isa, who was always good in the first place. I mean, you don’t need to redeem Xemnas to redeem Terra. Sure, it’s his body, but how stupid would it have been to have Xemnas give a half-hearted apology, then go back home with Aqua and Ven? The story could call him “Terra” all they want. But that’s still not Terra; that’s Xehanort. No, they actually needed to bring Terra back to have a truly happy ending for the trio.

That’s how I feel about Isa. KH3 can call him “Isa” all they want, but all I saw was a watered-down, slightly less douchey version of Saix masquerading as Isa. I wont go into too much detail right now because I have a huge meta almost finished (I hope to have it posted soon) analyzing Isa’s weapons and how they paint a very detailed picture of his (original) personality. And by every indication…Isa’s personality was very feminine, empathetic, and emotional. He’s basically the archetypal Yin; the Moon goddess. And that’s definitely closer to how I interpreted his personality based on BbS. I can’t see him saying ANY of the dialogue he had in KH3.

[fallxnprxnce]

I like the way you write Nuada, however it's obvious that you portray him as more friendly than he really is in order to get along with other roleplayers (which makes sense and I can understand completely), your version of him isn't as arrogant as he is in canon. This being said, how do you think he would actually react if he fell in love, taking his arrogance into consideration? I think he would live in constant denial? He really gives me a "love is weakness" mentality vibe.

{out of exile} Thank you! But no, I don’t intentionally change my muse to get along with other rpers (goodness knows I don’t, because I have had some really rough experiences with rpers who wanted me to do so and I refused) or so that he will get along with their muses, I just write him as he comes to me. I don’t subscribe to a very well accepted concept of Nuada in the fandom that he is innately evil or even evil/arrogant 100% of the time. Instead, I feel that what we get to see of him in the movie is only a tiny sliver of his life, and most of it is when he is around enemies, family is distrusts or is resentful of, or in situations in which he would be very arrogant or defensive. When he is alone or with friends, he would be different, I believe. Also... just because he is arrogant or defensive around someone doesn’t mean he doesn’t love them (e.g. Nuala and Balor). Nuada is just a very emotional person who does not care to show parts of himself to people he feels will mock him or judge him if he can avoid it. It’s not a “love is weakness” mentality in my view, it’s more an “I have to protect myself” mentality, because he is very easily hurt emotionally if he doesn’t go on the defensive first. 

If you are referring to more recent interactions you have seen on this blog, many of those muses are personal ships for him (e.g. a lover, a daughter, etc.) that have already been established through rping, so there is other history attached to those relationships and he will be far different than you are used to seeing in canon. Which I think partially answers your question of how he would be if he falls in love. Starting Nuada for any thread on this blog is (unless it’s an AU right off the bat) as close to canon as I can get. From there, he will change in behavior for a number of reasons, either because he becomes more or less comfortable with someone based upon their actions. If he becomes less comfortable, he’ll become more arrogant, defensive, and even violent. If he becomes more comfortable he will express more emotionally and will seem calmer and more docile than you are used to seeing in the movie. Around the bark children and Mr. Wink, he is very calm, and not arrogant at all, because the bark children are innocents and Mr. Wink is a friend and respected fellow warrior. But in the movie we saw only very tiny glimpses of each of those interactions.

The same can happen if he befriends or falls in love with other muses, although it really depends upon how they meet, how their relationship progresses, and the temperament and behavior of the other muse. I’ve had him fall in love with muses that kindof melted into him and wanted protection, I’ve had him fall in love with others who were warriors like him so there was an understanding there, and then I’ve had some where the other muse was just as volatile if not more so than he was, and so their relationship was incredibly explosive and at times toxic. I don’t know how new you are to this blog, so I’m not sure how far back you’ve been reading, but yeah, he’s had a number of different types of “love” relationships. I mean I have a whole thing that I’ve kindof detailed out about the eventual dynamic of any successful romantic/sexual ship with him in the past (not going to go into it now because LONG), but it has to do with how defensive he is about exposing himself emotionally and with this inborn wildness I’ve I guess fleshed out as an aspect of his soul. He needs someone he can dominant with in a positive way, but then can also become submissive in an emotionally safe way... if that makes any sense. I call it being “willingly tamed” with someone he is in love with. Like a vicious guard dog that will then be a mushy puppy with its owner. If he doesn’t feel like he can let both his physical and emotional guard down around you, he is never going to fall in love with you. So if anything, my version of Nuada doesn’t have a “love is weakness” mentality, but rather he’s got a “love is vulnerability” mentality.... which isn’t bad, it just isn’t the kind of thing he wants exposed to just anyone, and frankly, in the movie, there wasn’t anyone he was wiling to expose himself to in that manner, so we never saw that side of him.

Thank you for pointing out that I seem to be molding him to be more likable or acceptable, though, because that’s not my intention, and I definitely don’t want to come across as making my muse just this fluid and inconsistent personality just because I’m trying to get along with others or not make waves. You have to be willing to make waves if you’re writing a muse like Nuada because he can be a total butt sometimes about many things, haha. But if I’m coming across that way or this blog is, then there’s a problem somewhere, so I’m going to have to do some reexamining of my writing of him to make sure I’m not becoming lazy or falling out of line with what I want to do with him.

Not that these are any excuse, but I think there might be a few reasons why either my Nuada might seem seriously weak right now, just trying to think about why he might be coming across that way:

1. The mun is stressed and tired as hell and so the writing has gotten lazy. This... is something I have been trying to ignore because it pisses me off, but you pointing this out kinda makes me face it... Yeah. Writing on here has gotten lazy. I’m writing very short replies to muses with older established relationships because it doesn’t take much brain power. New relationships or antagonistic ones are tougher to write, so I’ve been shying away from that recently. My bad... I will try to be more mindful of this.

2. My Nuada is canon-divergent in a BIG way... that way being that he is not romantically/sexually in love/attracted to Nuala. He loves her... a lot... but not in that way. And that’s a canon thing, so I do recognize that he is divergent in that manner, but also what that does is remove a lot of the reasons why he would be so possessive of her, angry towards others who are around her. So that does remove a large section of I guess anger or arrogance from his canon persona, and it has also discouraged many a Nuala rper from interacting with him, because most are looking for that romantic or sexual ship with them. I decided this for two reasons: one was that I had a bad experience with a Nuala rper when I first began this blog that honestly turned me off to the entire idea of shipping them, but the other reason is that the more I developed his personality and family background/history, the more I came to understand the dynamics between Balor, Nuala, and Nuada. The way I came out of that was with him being very defensive and guarded with her because there’s a lot of resentment there. Resentment, jealousy, bitterness, pain, sadness, anger, etc., heh. And I am very up front with telling Nuala rpers this beforehand because I know that most of them don’t like that, so for that reason he hasn’t had very much interaction with a canon muse he probably would act very arrogant around. If he did interact with more Nualas on this blog... you would see a very different Nuada, heh.

3. In the same vein, many of the characters he has interacted with on this blog are not canon HBII characters. Hmm... actually ALL of them are, heh. He has never interacted with an Abe, only very briefly with a Hellboy, briefly with a Nuala, and never with a Balor. All of those muses would bring out his arrogance and defensiveness in spades. So the lack of interaction with other canons on this blog (partially I think because I’ve made him divergent which really turns people off, but also because the fandom doesn’t have a lot of active rpers that I’ve seen and many of them are other Nuadas, haha), does make him seem even more divergent because he’s constantly having interactions and being placed in situations that are so far outside of canon. I like that, though, because it challenges me as a writer to take him into new frontiers and see what he does and how I handle him. But maybe I’m not doing such a good job of that, haha, I don’t know.

So... (shrugs) Yeah, I guess I need to police myself a little bit going forward to make sure my writing of him doesn’t get too lazy. If he’s just coming across “nicer” and not as arrogant because I’m writing him with ships, that’s one thing, but laziness just makes him seem inconsistent or blended into a different type of character, and that’s not good. I will be a bit vigilant to figure out what the problem is. Thank you for bringing this to my attention, because I don’t know how I or my muse comes across at all unless people tell me, heh. It’s a learning process, and if anyone thinks I know what I’m doing on here any better now than I did on day 1, HAHA, no. XD The point is to have fun, which I am... and I hope you all are too. =)

Also, if I didn’t answer anything or you have other questions, please feel free to follow up. And double also, anyone else on this blog who might have feedback for me on this issue, I would really appreciate it, because I’d like to make sure I stay on track here. I want him to be divergent in the ways I intend, not in ways I don’t intend. XD

[mayacatmaster]

There are people who are not in alignment and when they look at you they don’t like you, because they don’t like anything, they are on the “I don't like anybody”

disk. ~Abraham Hick

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Some People Will Only Like You If You Fit Inside Their Box. Don't Be Afraid To Shove That Box Up Their Ass.

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There Are A Lot Of People In Your Life That You're Holding There As If You Need To Prove To Yourself That You Can Get Along With Anybody, When -THE

Reality Of It Rs That The Path Of Least Resistance Doesn't Include Most Of Them.  ~Abraham

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I Can't Cease Being So I

Might As Well Make It Fun.

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We Make Fun Of Death

We Are Not Death

Neither You Will Be

You Will Just Wake Up

One Day

And Get Out Of The Movie. ~AH

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My Life

My Rules.

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I Love Knowing That My Talent, My True Talent Is Alignment. ~Abraham

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Being in my Cat-like-circle protect your heart/soul/mindset/body and every area.

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And…:

The less you try to get others to understand your point of view,

the clearer your vibration will be, and the better you will feel,

because you're really asking them to do something that they're not wired to do.

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Lucky Are Those Who Find

A True Loyal Friend In This

Fake World.

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In A Toxic

Family/ country/ social/ education/ religion/ moral-mindset

Belief-System

Seeing Unhealthy Patterns In Your

Family/ country/ social/ education/ religion/ moral-mindset

And Deciding That Those Patterns End

With You And Will Not Be Passed Down To

Future Generations, Is An Extremely

Brave & Powerful Decision.

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In A Toxic

Family/ country/ social/ education/ religion/ moral-mindset

Belief-System

The Black Sheep Is Often

Just The Person Who

Sees Through Everyone

Else's Bullshit.

*** *** *** You Are The Greatest Project,  You Will Ever Get To Work On.  Take Your Time. Create Magic.  *** *** *** Be kind to yourself…: "When You Love Someone, You Love The Person As They Are, And Not As you'd Like Them To Be." ~Leo Tolstoy *** *** *** You can never blame somebody into their connection. You can never find fault of somebody into their connection. You can never demand somebody into their connection. You can never make a rule somebody into their connection. You can never bomb somebody into their connection. You can never jail somebody into their connection. You appreciate them into their connection. You love them into their connection. You praise them into their connection. You trust them into their connection. You see the best of them into their connection. ~ Abraham-Hicks ~ ~ Thank you David Somers! *** *** *** Surely As A Cat About Mankind’s Stuff I Know Nothing. Since I Know Nothing So I Question Everything??? Why? Why? Why? *** *** *** May I ask, as a cat? Mankind so call great religion/moral/country/social-belief-system-standard ‘so call’ great virtue, ….under the name of righteousness and goodness and religion/moral-belief-system, is what kind of shit??? *** *** *** Because…: There is no source of evil. There is only a Stream of Well-Being, which you are allowing, or not. But under the name of righteousness and goodness and religion, you drop bombs on innocent children. And then you say, "It’s for the good of all of us." And we say: we don’t see that. And you don’t see it from your Non-physical perspective, either. It’s only in your disconnection that those things make sense. Excerpted from San Rafael, CA on 2/26/05 - Abraham Hicks *** *** *** Mind is the Builder. This is ever indicated in the experiences of individuals who hold to or build resentments, or build differences...#EdgarCaycereading 1603-2What does this reading mean to you? *** *** *** Realize that all hatred, jealousy and aggression isn't you.  These are just programs.  Your mind is like a computer that can be infected with viruses.  Your task is to disinfect these programs and set yourself free.  *** *** *** So…: You Are Still Attached To Your Religion-moral-belief-system, Your Color, Or The Country-social-family-belief-system You Were Born In, Then You Still Don't Know Who And What You Truly Are.  *** *** *** Your mental health is more important than your career, money, other people/s opinions, that event you said you would attend/ your partners mood and your families wishes, combined. If taking care of yourself means letting someone down, then let someone down.  *** *** *** To Survive A Nation Of Sheep Ruled By Wolves Owned By Pigs You Must Become A Lion/Cat  Not A Blind-Obey-Dog. *** *** *** Because…: No one can destroy you,  but Your own mindset can destroy you totally!!!  *** *** *** Everyone Thinks They're Right.  So, The Question Isn't Who's Right Or Who's Wrong.  The Question Is, Who Is Most In Alignment With Their Source?  And Who Is The Most Allowing?  And Whose Life Is Really Going The Best, Most Of The Time?  ~ABRAHAM Hicks 

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02.The "Cycles”(cycles of “Tao”(Maat; Logos; True Self)) have been without movement for millions of years. 03."I am”(Ra) stronger than the strong, "I am”(Ra) mightier than the mighty." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ~”The Room of Maat” Written by Samael Aun Weor *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Look at the north star & big dipper. Look at the north star & big dipper. Look at the north star & big dipper. *** *** *** If you see all the star swirls with the Big-Dipper,  Hundreds of millions of years and hundreds of millions of years,  No matter it is ancient and modern or east or west. *** *** *** It is through watching the "Cycles" of Nature that we more fully understand the cycles of our own lives. *** *** *** Four things cannot be long hidden; the sun, the moon, the Big-Dipper and the “Truth”(True Self; Tao; Logos; Ma-at; Dharma; Source).  *** *** *** Do you know what the dominate reason for anyone who has a worthiness issue is ? They have plenty of negative emotion and they're willing to put up with it. Source is rooting for them, and they are rooting against themselves. ~Abraham *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Via and thanks “Abraham-Hicks: Inspirational Quotes” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Through the modern world may know a million secrets, the ancient world knew "One"(Source; Tao; Ma-at; True Self; Brahma) - and that was greater than the million; for the million secrets breed death, disaster, sorrow, selfishness, lust, and avarice, but the "One"(Source; Tao; Ma-at; True Self; Brahma) secret confers life, light, and truth. ~Manly P. Hall *** *** ***

The World Knows Many Religions,  But Nature Has But One Truth. ~MANLY P. Hall  *** *** *** The World Knows Many Religions/Moral/Education/Country-Social-Family-Person-Belief-System,  But Nature Has But One Cosmic-Principle-Truth.  *** *** *** It is through watching the "Cycles" of Nature that we more fully understand the cycles of our own lives. *** *** *** Four things cannot be long hidden; the sun, the moon, the Big-Dipper and the “Truth”(True Self; Tao; Logos; Ma-at; Dharma; Source).  *** *** *** Because…: A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority. *** *** *** The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it. *** *** *** 

Swords and shields will not make you a king, it is important how you manage your mind and heart. ~ Outlander *** *** *** 劍和盾牌都不會讓你成為國王，重要的是你如何管理你的頭腦和心靈. ～外鄉人 *** *** *** 『"道"（Source; True Self; Brahman)者，神明之原！』； 『神明者，見知之稽！』；《黃帝四經》 The Source… Your Source… Your Inner Being NEVER takes eyes or attention from you. Everything that we are is happening right here in this moment where you are; right here in this moment where you are. And so we want you to sort of get used to the importance of Who-You-Are. ~Abraham *** *** *** *** *** *** Thanks for “Abraham” *** *** *** *** *** *** The wise is a person who acts with "Ma at"(Tao; Logos; Truth), and is free of falsehood and disorder. ~Ptahhotep *** *** *** I roll with ancient “One”(Tao; Source; Brahma). *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Via and Thanks “Nicole Marie” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Because…: The moon's endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you.  *** *** *** The moon's endless dance. As the Earth and moon orbit the sun together, the pattern of day and night on the lunar surface constantly changes.  *** *** *** Times change but the “Truth”(Tao; True Self; Ma-at ; Logos ; Source) do not. *** *** *** The "Source"(Tao; Ma-at；Logos ; True Self) has always been same, in ancient and modern, in east and west, in any time-space. *** *** *** So…! The sun's endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you. *** *** *** The star's endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you. *** *** *** The four seasons endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you. *** *** *** The all people's life endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you. *** *** *** The all thing's life endless dance follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you. *** *** *** Nature is not a blind, blundering thing. Nature is“Source”(God; Tao; True Self; Brahman) at work and God neither wastes material nor does He blunder in His building. 【Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East ；Volume Ⅱ ; CHAPTER 09 ；By Baird T. Spalding】 *** *** *** Remember, the “Truth”(Tao; True Self; Ma-at; Logos ;According to the law that governs the universe) is unshakable - it is unmovable. It stays still and calm and firmly rooted, even when you are in the state of denial. Its place in this creation is the highest! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Thanks for “Journey to Love” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** As above, so below. As the Universe, so the soul. As without, so within. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Follow the force that is guiding the whole universe is in you.  Pledge allegiance to your "Source"(God; True Self; Tao; Logos),  everything is done! ~Zhouyi cantong qi 「觀天之道，執天之行，盡矣！」: 周易參同契； *** *** *** You are never along or helpless. The force that is guiding the whole universe is in you too! *** *** *** Those who flow as "Life"(Tao; True Self; Source) flows know they need no other force. ~Lao tzu *** *** *** You have all the intelligence within you. TRUST, ALLOW and only listen to your own HEART! *** *** *** Use your own light and return to the Source of "Light"(Tao; True Self; Wisdom of Universal). This is called practicing eternity. ~Lao Tzu *** *** *** Always listen to your own heart, even if it is against what your family, society, culture of religion is telling you! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Thanks for “ONEness” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** I walk the path of the ancient "Oneness"(Tao；True Self; Maat), Nature is my church. Just like trees, cats, birds, stars, moon, sun, my religion is same "Oneness"(Tao；True Self; Maat). *** *** *** Life is "Tao"(True Self；Brahman) back to itself. I observed the sun, moon, stars orbit operation life. *** When I see the sun , moon, stars function by "Tao"(True Self；God). it's same , when I see the four seasons change. it's same , when I see the men, animals, plants function by "Tao"(True Self；God) *** *** *** In this-now-here, in this such moment. In this changing world of social and cultural dogma. Has eternal life standards. Eternal spiritual compass.  Eternal-Guiding-Principle of Llife. Operate in all things within life functions. Government by "Tao"(Source; True Self; God; Allah). ***  When we watching & witness the sun , moon, stars function by "Tao"(True Self；God). When we watching & witness those operate in all things within life functions. ***  Summer and winter seasons of life, I observed the operation of orbit replacement.  In ancient times, today, around the world, the eternal truths of life, is "One"(Tao；True Self；God；Allah). ***  Remember, the “Truth”(Tao; True Self; Maat; Logos ;According to the law that governs the universe) is unshakable - it is unmovable. It stays still and calm and firmly rooted, even when you are in the state of denial. Its place in this creation is the highest! *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Thanks for “Journey to Love” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Times change but the “Truth”(Tao; True Self; Maat ; Logos ; According to the law that governs the universe) do not. *** *** *** The "Source"(Tao; Maat；Logos ; True Self) has always been same, in ancient and modern, in east and west, in any time-space. *** *** *** Everything you see has its "Roots"(Source; True Self；Tao) in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the "Essence"(Source; True Self；Tao) remains the same "ONE"(Source; Tao；True Self；God). *** *** *** All Souls were created in the "beginning"(Source; Tao; True Self; God) and are finding their way back to whence they came. ~Edgar Cayce *** *** *** Abraham always says alignment trumps everything.  Alignment means alignment with Source"(Tao: True Self; Maat; Logos; Dharma) - the same energy that create worlds, the energy that consistently makes the sun comes out every blessed day, the same energy that makes the earth spins perfectly in its orbits, the same energy that orchestras the cells of our body to work perfectly to keep our functioning at an optimal level and so on.  *** *** *** A bunch of weak people, even in numbers, aren't strong. Get a whole bunch of confused people together and see how much clarity comes out of it. In other words, you just can't add one more confused person to the pot, and expect to get any more clarity... One --- standing outside of the confused group --- who is clear, is more powerful than a million who are confused. ~Abraham *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Everyone could get all mixed up all at once and there could not be enough negative discord to stop this Earth from spinning in its orbit. The Well-Being has been pointed toward you and all that you are living, so profoundly for so long, it can't go wrong. ~Abraham *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** You don't have to justify the Well-Being that flows to you. In fact, you can't. Not one of you could ever do enough to earn your right to have sunshine every day. It’s not on anybody's list, not any of you are keeping track of the sun coming up, and even if you were, you couldn't control whether it does or not. And there’s not enough that you could do, or pay, for the benefit you receive from the sunshine that shines on this planet. There’s just nothing that you could do. That reward is bigger than anything you could earn. The Well-Being you are experiencing...just by being here...is not about earning ~ it’s about an Unconditional Love and Well-Being that is shining on you at all times. ~Abraham November 17, 2012 Dallas, TX Special thanks to Greg Daugherty for this quote. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Thank for " Abraham" *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** There is “ONE”(Source; Tao; True Self) law governing the Universe for the Universe is ONE . We need not obey a single law that is less than the “ONE”(Source; Tao; True Self) Law. There is but One Law and that is the only thing that we need to obey. A human being does not need to obey even the manifestation of law, which is gravitation. You need not obey even the conscious manifestation of law; you need obey only the law that controls these manifestations. The moment you become unconscious of the manifestation of law you are perfectly conscious of the Law that is All, the Allness or the Universality of Principle. Every manifestation of law then obeys us. We are in complete authority, complete dominion over every manifestation of law. 【Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East ；Volume 04 ; CHAPTER 10；By Baird T. Spalding】 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** When traversing the vast sea of loneliness, "Oneness"(Source; Tao；True Self；God) is the only true safe harbor, compass, lighthouses, guide, eternal guiding principles. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** In short there is nothing else anywhere, there is not a set of rules, there is not a stack of books, there are not teachers, there are not hidden documents, there is nothing outside of you that can come anywhere close to the Guidance that comes forth from within you. ~Abraham-Hicks, Great Awakening and Blending, AB–6, 1988 簡而言之,沒有任何其他地方,沒有任何一組規則,沒有任何一堆書,沒有任何一個老師,沒有任何隱藏的文檔,沒有什麼在你自性光明之外的"外法；外物；外人"，可以來接近那~~~出自你內在"真正自己"(大道；上主)自性光明的指引嚮導。 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** The reason that you ever feel any emotion at all is because Source is right there thinking about the same thing at the same time with you. So when you are in sync with the thought Source thinks about it, you feel good. But when you are out of sync with what Source thinks about it, you feel bad. ~Abraham August 23, 2014 Denver, CO *** *** *** Once you understand your own Emotional Guidance System, you will never again be confused about where you are in relationship to where you want to be. Also, you will feel, with each thought that you offer, whether you are moving closer to, or further from, your desired outcome. If you are using any other influence as your Source of Guidance, you will get lost and go off track, for no others understand, as you do, the distance between where you are and where you want to be. ~Abraham *** *** *** The Source within is thinking about the same thing that you're thinking about and has a very powerful opinion about the same thing that you're thinking about. And your emotions are letting you know whether the opinion, whether the KNOWING of the Source within you, meshes with, or is in discord with, the thought you are thinking. ~Abraham-Hicks *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Thank for “Abraham-Hicks” *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Mirror, mirror, mirror, ~~~! Mirror heaven, earth and heart. My mind-body, feeling, thought reflect on mirror of Heart-lake. I ask my heart about those question, ~~~~! What my believe about "what-really-I am & who-really-I am"? What my believe about" what-my world-really-are?". "What can get rid painful and get sweet fruits?"； "What can bring myself back to "True Self"(Tao；Brahman)?"； ***  Can I use my heart like mirror, just witness & watching & no identify with any kind of " I am this or I am that!"? Can I use my heart like mirror, just witness & watching & no identify with any kind of " I am this dreamer & dream or I am that dreamer & dream!"? Can I use my heart like mirror, just witness & watching & no identify with any kind of " I am this body-mind or I am that body-mind!"? Can I align with "Tao"(True Self；God)?； *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** The entire universe is God's cosmic motion picture, and that individuals are merely actors in the divine play who change roles through reincarnation; mankind's deep suffering is rooted in identifying too closely with one's current role, rather than with the movie's director, or "God"(Source; True Self; Tao; Brahman). ~Paramahansa Yogananda *** *** *** Nothing can touch you, so long as you are in your centre. The words of others, the judgment of others, the opinion of others, the actions of others --- all are external to your Source. Be at Source and you become That "Source "(God; Tao; True Self). Then there is only joy within you, regardless of what is going on around you. ~Rasha *** *** *** Humans will always perceptually separate themselves from "Source"(God; True Self; Tao; Brahman), for this is part of the duality. The joke here is that this would be like Humans deciding that their own thoughts belong to someone else, since they can't "see" them. ~Kryon *** *** *** The "one"(parents; teachers; husband; government) that places himself before your alignment with "Source"(God; True Self; Tao; Brahman) is the one that you must fear the most! *** *** *** The "one"(parents; teachers; husband; government) that places himself before your love for "Source"(God; True Self; Tao; Brahman) is the one that you must fear the most! *** *** ***

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Is Wario the Ultimate Nintendo Fanboy?

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WarioWare: Get It Together! not only revives one of Nintendo’s most enjoyable pick-up-and-play experiences but reminds us that Wario has managed to become far more popular over the years than Nintendo seemingly ever intended. We don’t want to remind you of SNL episode where Elon Musk dressed as Wario, but here we are. 

Indeed, it’s doubtful Wario was ever supposed to be little more than Mario’s “Star Trek-esque” evil doppelganger. I mean…just look at the guy. His trademark symbol is essentially an upside-down “M” and the origins of his name roughly translate to “bad Mario.” He initially appears to be little more than the most obvious villain you could think of. 

Yet, a deeper dive into Wario’s strange history reveals that he might be more than that. Actually, there’s a popular fan theory that suggests Wario is not only secretly an obsessive Mario fan but that he might just be a sly piece of commentary on the entire fanboy concept. 

Wario’s Mysterious Origin Story Suggests He and Mario Were Old Friends

Wario was created to play the villain in the 1992 Game Boy classic, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. As mentioned above, he was pretty much seen as “bad Mario” or “anti-Mario” at that stage, with some reports suggesting that he was viewed internally as the Bluto to Mario’s Popeye. Indeed, it’s easy to see a lot of Bluto in Wario’s physical design and generally unappealing characteristics. 

Interestingly, though, the motivation to make Wario the “anti-Mario” may be based on more than a simple visual way to convey his villainous nature. In fact, it’s been said that the creation of Wario was partially inspired by the Mario Land 2 team’s initial hesitancy to develop a game based solely on another team’s characters and worlds. The creation of Wario gave them their own character to work with.

Interestingly, the spirit of that idea is echoed somewhat in an old Club Nintendo magazine comic which suggested that Wario is essentially a clone of Mario that was accidentally created by Dr. Light of Mega Man fame. It’s an amusing theory, but since Nintendo has never referenced it again, we’ll just ignore it for now.

Officially, Nintendo used supplementary materials to suggest that Wario and Mario were once childhood friends who became bitter rivals. That idea has been disputed by some in the past (as well as contradicted slightly by subsequent Wario stories), but it again leaves you with the basic idea that Nintendo saw Wario as a familiar rival to Mario who represents different (even opposite) characteristics. 

It was a simple enough idea that would soon become complicated by Wario’s “growth” as a character and how fans and developers chose to interpret what they saw when they looked at him.

Wario’s Mario Obsession Is One of The Character’s Most Consistent Traits

For the moment, let’s put aside a debate over whether Wario is best described as a rival or a fan and simply focus on the one Wario characteristic that unites both ideas: Wario’s obsession with Mario. 

The first time we ever see Wario in a game, he has essentially hijacked Mario’s castle, established residence there, and redecorated the whole thing to better reflect his own image. While that certainly seems like classic villain behavior, there’s still the question of why Wario would go to such lengths. After all, he didn’t seem to be in it for the money (that would come later), a princess, the kingdom, or even simply the castle itself. So…why bother?

This is where the supplementary material would lead you to believe that Wario did all of this out of his bitterness towards Mario. That theory is seemingly supported by a Nintendo Power comic called “Mario vs. Wario” in which it is “revealed” that Wario is angry at Mario for mistreating him as a youth (Wario believes he was bullied by Mario) and does indeed want to get revenge on him in any way he can.

It’s a simple enough explanation that still doesn’t quite answer every question fans had about Wario. For instance, if Wario hates Mario so much, why does he dress like him and mimic so many of his actions and goals? If this is all about hate and revenge, why does he seem to almost want to replace Mario like he’s Jennifer Jason Leigh in Single White Female?

Well, the simplest explanation revolves around the idea that, in some way, Wario is indeed obsessed with Mario and has seemingly devoted quite a bit of his life to getting Mario’s attention however he can. Call it jealousy, revenge, or whatever you’d like, but it can all be traced back to some kind of obsession.

What about the fanboy theory, though? Well, it turns out there is certainly no shortage of evidence to support that idea. In fact, a deeper dive into that possibility may reveal some potentially uncomfortable truths about the Wario character…

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Wario’s Bitterness, Obsession, and Bad Hygiene Make Him A Tragically Appropriate Fanboy Caricature

The idea that Wario is an obsessed Mario fanboy is most often traced back to a reinterpretation of the character’s first appearance. What if Wario didn’t put Mario through everything he went through in Super Mario Land 2 simply out of revenge but rather because his obsession with Mario turned him into a Mario fanboy? What if he grew up thinking Mario was the coolest kid in the world and then watched Mario become Mushroom Kingdom’s biggest celebrity?

That would certainly explain Wario’s looks, desire to mimic Mario’s actions/motivations, and even the idea that his first big move was to invade Mario’s home. Wario even keeps a few of the Mario statues spread throughout that castle, which is kind of an odd thing to do if he simply hated the guy.

For the moment, allow yourself to buy into the idea that Wario did morph into a Mario fanboy at some point. If you reexamine elements of the character’s evolution through that lens, then you also may start to see some of the ways Wario isn’t just a hardcore Mario fan but the ways he strangely represents fanboys in general.

For instance, Wario apparently has notoriously awful hygiene, which is certainly a characteristic commonly associated with the worst of the worst fanboys. He’s also brutish, arrogant, often portrayed as being quite stupid, and even constantly obsessed with money in the way that some fanboys are whenever they use a company/product’s fiscal success to justify their love of the thing itself. 

Wario has also consistently been portrayed as being quite vain which strangely contributes to the idea that he is actually selfish and ultimately projects his obsession with himself through superficial relationships and surface-level fascinations with others. Let’s also not forget that Wario has followed Mario’s career nearly every step of the way (Wario has been a Mario spin-off fixture for years now) and even eventually found a “brother” for himself in Waluigi: another potentially obsessive fan who may have contributed to Wario’s obsession by giving him a community that bolstered the validity of his viewpoints.

You could even see the WarioWare games as evidence that Wario is a bit of a parody of the fanboy concept. After all, the game is based on Wario creating cheap and simple games that sometimes mimic Nintendo’s own titles, and you know what Nintendo’s attitude towards fan games has been like throughout the years. 

However, the most compelling piece of evidence to support the fanboy theory may be the idea that Wario was created partially out of spite of the entire Super Mario concept. What if Super Mario Land 2 developer Nintendo R&D1 were especially resentful towards being asked to make an entry into someone else’s franchise and, on some level, created Wario as a sign of their bitterness towards being asked to lose themselves in someone else’s creation?

It’s an interesting idea that offers something fun to chew on, but it doesn’t necessarily hold up under close scrutiny. In fact, the idea that Wario is a Mario fanboy sells the character’s evolution and modern purpose a bit short. 

Wario Has Been Adopted By the Internet and Reshaped Into An Antihero

While the Wario is a Mario fanboy argument can’t completely be dismissed, it is easy enough to weaken some of the theory’s pillars. 

First off, Wario’s Mario-themed attire was seemingly explained in Yoshi’s Island DS (Wario’s first chronological appearance in the Super Mario timeline). There, we see Baby Wario in his trademark attire (complete with a “W” hat). That seems to suggest that’s just how everyone in the region Mario, Wario, and Luigi grew up in happened to dress. That’s a bit odd, but I’m willing to accept it as a canonical explanation. 

As for Wario’s desire to take over Mario’s castle…well, just about every aspect of that plan can indeed be attributed to the idea that Wario was just out for revenge and decided to go full Count of Monte Cristo by not only taking everything his rival had but aspiring to live a better life in the process. You’d probably be pretty sore too if the weird kid you grew up with suddenly lived the better version of your dream life. 

Wario’s greed could also help explain a lot of his Mario-esque characteristics. Why buy a castle when you could take one? Why come up with your own moves and characteristics when you could just copy something that works? We know from WarioWare that Wario isn’t above putting in the least work possible to maximize profits, so it makes sense that he would just fake it until he makes it. 

More importantly, the public perception of Wario has evolved over the years in a way that may not completely dismiss the fanboy origin theory but does suggest that the character has grown beyond those origins (if that ever was the intention in the first place). 

In fact, the team at Good-Feel (developers of Wario Land: Shake It!) previously said that they didn’t even see Wario as a villain. Instead, producer Takahiro Harada stated that, in his mind, Wario was “so uncool that he ends up being extremely cool.”

That statement really gets to the heart of who Wario is today. Maybe he was created as a kind of sigh and groan towards the very idea of being “forced” to make a Mario game, but Super Mario Land 2‘s developers eventually embraced Wario as their own platforming mascot and went on to make some truly great games starring him. 

Wario is kind of like the Stone Cold Steve Austin of Nintendo characters. Yes, he’s loud, gross, foul-mouthed, and unconventional, but in the buttoned-up and tame world of the Super Mario games, he feels like an only slightly rancid breath of fresh air. Wario is the consummate outsider who made a name for himself by being different (even when he was copying others), so it’s easy enough to understand why he’s been adopted by the internet as this kind of antihero whose worst qualities oddly make him that much more likable.

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Maybe Wario isn’t really an obsessed fanboy, but he has certainly become a rallying point for Nintendo fans who like to point out that they ultimately get to determine what they love and that they’ll probably always find a way to rebel against Nintendo’s occasional reliance on traditionalism as well as their clean, family-friendly image.

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Main Energy: Seven of Swords & The Four of Cups

Someone is being deceptive towards you. You should remain firm, and reinforce your boundaries. 

You’ve got a lot going on, and right now you don’t need to be inviting any negative energies into your space. Protect it at all costs. You’ve worked way too hard to let someone just waltz in and cause any damage, or sabotage your work or your career with their careless thievery. 

If you have ideas: patents/copyrights/trademark. Please. It is your creativity.

If this is about your home - get insurance. If you’re buying something? Protect it with a warranty. Anything you can imagine right now that you’re investing your time and money into requires protection. 

If you are a witch (like me), ward negativity, banish evil/bad/unwanted energies, and protect your space by setting a boundary from outside forces (to keep them from coming in and out as they please); no more negativity... 

 Spread: 

King of Swords

Page of Wands 

Knight of Swords

Then: 

Think quickly, and act quickly. Don’t just rush in for answers, take your time to devise a strategy, and when you speak to this individual - make your intentions very clear. 

Leave them no room for errors. They will see themselves out once they realize that you can’t be made a fool of any longer. They’ll have taken a little piece of what was meant for you - but it’s not in its entirety.  The rest belongs to you, always.

This person may try to contact you again, but you have made your boundary. They can no longer approach you the way they used to, because you are no longer who you used to be, that is why it is wise that you be discerning: if this individual has hurt you in the past, stole from you, lied, made you feel belittled or unworthy? What’s to stop them from doing that again? Have they really changed? And are you really going to let them into your house, which has been/become guarded /because of them/ (your house can represent anything, metaphorically speaking). 

The answer is no. They are not allowed on your premises, and it is something they need to learn to respect moving forward. 

The Seven of Swords energy is sneaky. People in this energy wear disguises: “A friendly neighbor,” your “ex coworker,” ANYTHING...even more dangerously “A peer mentor,” a “good, helpful colleague,” a “damsel in distress,” it knows no end. Some people will act like your friends for extended periods of time, just to get at something they wished for from the very beginning. 

This is where things become more tricky. But again - people can only get so far without your permission. Today, exercise your agency. If someone is treating you in a way you don’t like, guess what? You have all the authority to say: No, you are not welcome in my energy (not anymore).

And you deserve your self-respect. You are important to somebody, even if that person is only you. You are still another human being. 

As stated: be wise and protect what is yours now that you’re moving forward. 

Additional: 

It’s wise to note that you are distracted by some sorrow or grief right now. Protect yourself right now, please (especially). 

It really is time to ward yourself from negativity, so that people don’t use this time to take advantage of the way you’re feeling. 

Energy vampires are crazy...they only really know how to feed off of somebody. You can’t expect them to be anything else, if that’s how they’ve chosen to be. And guess what? When you cut them off from their food supply - they’ll just move onto the next. 

They may claim “well, you aren’t important.” That’s far from the truth. 

Don’t let someone continue to leech off of you by letting them state that you are unworthy of their feeding. 

That is some backwards logic, if I’ve ever heard of it. 

They clearly fed off you. You have something they need. 

That’s like someone saying to you that you are no longer worth stealing from, because they have already stolen all your money/your time/your patience/even your sanity... OR even more backwards: someone claiming they are entitled to stealing from you, because you have no money...you clearly have something they want. 

It’s your prosperity. It’s your potential. 

It means your life energy is potent with creativity, imagination, passion, joy...anything, anything you can think of that feeds YOU. They want it. 

And people who steal from others are willing to get it by any means necessary. 

Why? Because they are greedy. It doesn’t need explaining. They have become something they need to manage, tend to. It is not your responsibility to mend the consequences of their life. 

They may say things to you like “I can’t do this alone/on my own! You need to help me!” No. No, you don’t. If they can’t be patient, if they can’t be forthcoming, if they can’t say sorry, if they don’t respect your boundaries, or your time, or your money, or your patience, or your schedule, or the conditions you placed down from when you entered this conflict... No. You don’t. 

You don’t owe them anything. You offered to help them. 

It is not an equal give and exchange when someone comes to you to burden you with their baggage, but is unwilling to pull their own weight or does not even try (at the least). Especially if they are unwilling to take responsibility for it - ever. And especially if they are just consistently careless towards what they are doing.  

You’re not in danger. I’m not trying to scare you, but people don’t take these messages seriously. Because they don’t think they are worthwhile or important. 

Everything about you is worthy and important. You are a human being, amazing, and full of potential. You must find that potential. 

It’s not going to be by letting these people waste your time, energy, or your resources. 

Stop this madness from happening. You have all the authority. You need space to think clearly. Get away from all the people who shroud you in negativity, cause you conflict for conflicts sake, or try to weigh you down by making choices for you. 

You can make your own choices. Learn to utilize your agency. Learn to master your intellectual capabilities. Learn to use your voice. 

Stumble and fall as many times as you need to, but that’s the beauty of taking ownership. You can fix it if you need to. Right now you need practice more than anything. 

And practice makes perfect. You will get better at this. Warding negativity, saying no, and conversely and effectively - shielding yourself from toxic people, environments, and energy vampires. It’s a weird term, but, hey...it’s fitting. 

You’ll get better at this. I believe in you. 

PS. 

For some reason I feel like sharing this, but: even some tarot readers will lie to get what they want out of you...it’s a weird feeling, and a weird thing to be saying, since I’m a tarot reader, myself...But I share my experiences and guidance as reference for what someone else is going through that I clearly see a similarity in (I would be neglecting to say something important to my client if I didn’t share with them the knowledge I needed at that moment in time, where I was at a point in my life when I needed it the most - where I know it will make a big difference, where it is integral to my spiritual growth). 

Why would someone do such a thing? Easily, they are human. And they are experiencing feelings of greed, envy, and jealousy. Even bitterness, resentfulness, or insecurity...entitlement. The list goes on and on... 

You are all a part of my spiritual community. I’m nervous to say such a thing...but even so. I have faith it will reach the right audiences. 

This tarot reading is as much for me as it is for you, because it is general guidance. 

But I have come across a plethora of tarot readers who are “spiritually awakened to their purpose” or using the “word of god,” to steer people towards very toxic patterns in their lives, and who do not help them with releasing these patterns.

They spit out this fairy tail garnish, and claim to be above certain behaviors from others, and yet can’t be humble enough to understand they are still a messenger, or a vessel for something higher...They create victim mentality in their clientele, because it keeps them coming back for more answers. Some even jokingly calling it “tea.” 

Be mindful of who you are listening to. We don’t all have your best interests in mind. And not all of us are “awakened.” Awakened is such a broad term...I don’t claim to be some higher being. I struggle with mental health issues, and I’m not gonna lie: I am currently struggling through an identity crisis. 

I think that makes me human, just like the rest of you. And therefore more willing to cater to a cause, because for some reason, I have been enriched by my spirituality and my clairvoyance. And that just...makes me happy. 

A gift is just that: it has been given to you. 

It is something we can learn to appreciate together. 

Someone wanted you to have this reading today, because they care about you vastly. 

Someone wanted to gift you with clairvoyance, because they wanted to enrich you and your life, or makeup for what happened in your life that lead to so much instability and pain - so you can avoid it (see clearly when you move ahead into your successes, and so you are not tethered by your insecurities or past baggage, so it doesn’t reverberate in your life forever). 

Someone gifted you with talent, because it is meant to lift you above the things you don’t have at this current moment in time. 

Your gift is your redemption to put it simply. 

I sacrifice myself for these tarot readings...not because I think I’m important, or my message is better than any one else’s...But because I need this guidance, too, and I imagine someone else might be out there who needs to hear it just as badly. 

And if today was my last day on earth, I would wish for it to do some good (if my life meant nothing more before then). 

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Harry Potter: 10 Things About Hermione Granger That Haven't Aged Well

Everyone's favorite witch has developed a few blemishes in the intervening years.

Since the books and movies told the complete Harry Potter story they've continued to be analyzed, puzzled over, and investigated. JK Rowling put in so many layers and themes throughout the series that it is rewarding on third and fourth reading or viewing. However, some elements for certain characters haven't aged as well as others. Between the accuracy (or lack thereof) of portrayals between mediums or simply having modern perspectives reflect poorly on aging ideas, some characters have gone from 'near-perfect' to less-so.

Hermione Granger is still to be admired for all her positive attributes. We just need to be aware that rose-colored glasses shouldn't dismiss her (few and far between) lesser moments.

10 TattleTale

Hermione's strict adherence to 'the rules' as often as not led to her working against her friends as with them. Especially in the early entries, she can't not report anything and everything to the nearest authority figure. Sure, sometimes you need to be the one to blow the whistle if things get out of hand, but she takes it well over the line again and again. Looking back, she is hardly someone you'd tolerate for long. Luckily, that Troll encounter bought her some leeway.

9 Fronoculus Levotus

Emma Watson did an admirable job portraying Hermione Granger, there's little doubt. She delivered lines like "or worse, EXPELLED" with the appropriate haughtiness as they had on the page, but there was one thing that stuck out less well. For the first few movies, you could power a small town if you attached a generator to Hermione's eyebrows as she spoke.

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Those things jack-hammered up and down with every other syllable and once you notice them, they're endlessly distracting. She wrangled them in the latter movies, but in Philosopher's Stone, Chamber, and Azkaban, they were out of control.

8 Skipping The Ugly Duckling Part...

Emma Watson isn't to be blamed for this one, but for book readers coming to the movies, it stands out. Hermione was expected to be a bushy-haired, buck-toothed girl, who walked with a self-inflicted hunch due to excessive book carrying. She most definitely wasn't the standard 'Hollywood hottie who doesn't know it'. It turned out they'd cast someone who quickly grew towards beauty and that undercut her written character somewhat. The scenes where Viktor Krum and Cormac McLaggen sought after her removed some of their depth due to her outward appearance. Krum, in particular, lost something because of her obvious appeal circumventing the 'library meet-cute' we heard about in the books.

7 Quidditch Catastrophe

Hermione just doesn't get Quidditch.

Both Ron and Harry express this sentiment throughout their school years. It captures Hermione's occasional weakness where she dismisses some things that are important to others. When Harry receives the Firebolt from Sirius in Azkaban, Hermione is reporting it's imagined dangers to McGonagall with only her hunch as reasoning. At other times she belittles what the lads like because it doesn't matter to her personally. We're holding her to a high standard here, so these moments don't reflect well in hindsight.

6 She's Right. All. The. Time.

Snape isn't a good example to follow when it comes to making friends but he does sum up Hermione, albeit in a cruel way. She IS an insufferable know-it-all, to her detriment, and she can't help but point it out. When the Firebolt is revealed to be from Harry's godfather, after all, she still has to claim that she was right, even if her reasoning for it was completely off base. After their disastrous venture into the Ministry Hall of Prophesies in Order of the Phoenix, despite Sirius' death hanging heavy, she has to mention how she was correct that Harry was tricked into the escapade. When Snape is outed as a literal 'Half-Blood Prince' she still can't bite her tongue. There's more to being a good friend than being the one who can't be wrong.

5 Weasley Usurper

Another one for the book readers, Hermione steals a whole hell of a lot of Ron's best moments and lines in the films. Moments such as standing between her friends and an apparently evil Sirius in Prisoner of Azkaban. That was Ron's moment, doing so with a broken ankle and the courage befitting his Gryffindor house.

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Instead, Hermione receives a few too many of these moments and at a certain point, it breeds resentment rather than admiration. It's even led somewhat to the opinion that she and Ron shouldn't have happened in favor of shipping Harry and Hermione, and that's a fandom-splitter right there.

4 Fortune Telling Is Rubbish. Now, Where's My Magic Wand?

In a series devoted to enchantment and the exploration of a world where anything can be 'more than it appears', Hermione's aversion to prophesy is incredibly off-putting. In the same year as she receives a Time-Turner to facilitate her ability to get to all her chosen classes she somehow can't envision knowing the future? This smacks of limited thinking from someone less intelligent and only book-smart, a far cry from the Hermione we see most of the time. Not only that, she belittles and chides anyone taking that branch of magic seriously. Considering how importantly prophecy plays out within the series, she looks well out of order here. Plus, she calls Firenze a Horse!

3 I Only Believe What I Can Read

Hermione has a detrimental habit of denying anything she doesn't read from a book that's been sat on a shelf for a couple of dozen years. Considering what she encounters (or hears firsthand about) within just her first few years, including Basilisks, Quirrellmort, Unicorns, Dementors, an immortality rock, a diary that can possess people and houses the soul of Tom Riddle, the list goes on, she is remarkably close-minded. It almost seems like she takes up the contrary position purely for the sake of it within the trio. She may know Hogwarts: A History back to front, but has that been updated anytime lately?

2 10/10 Intentions, 2/10 Execution

Hermione isn't one to get an idea in her head and not follow through. Often that's admirable, but when it comes to enforcing your ideals on another species' culture... Yeah, it's a thorny issue at the best of times. When it comes to House-Elves, Hermione isn't up to hearing anything from others who know more or have wider experience than her to draw from.

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Surely a quick word to Dumbledore or McGonagall to voice her concerns about elvish mistreatment would've gone further and revealed more than her ill-fated SPEW campaign. Even the Weasley twins assurances that they naturally love their role in wizarding society couldn't persuade her to learn more. Not even from her usual trusty resource, books!

1 Sore Loser

Hermione takes a lot of pride in her schoolwork and spellwork and it usually shows positively. The problems arise when she's not 'the best' and she becomes a worse version of herself. When Harry begins using the Prince-altered potions book in 6th year she adamantly won't use any of its advice even while commenting on how good Harry's potion is currently looking. She won't even concede to thoroughly "un-evil" advice like using the flat of the blade to crush out the juice rather than cutting. She even has moments of being put out when it's revealed that Harry continually bests her at Defense Against The Dark Arts. The less said about her jealousy at Ron with Lavender Brown the better as well. These failings bring her back down to earth and make her far more relatable, however, they are still failings.

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◤°  ✕ STAR SIGN ; SCORPIO ! ｡〉

scorpio is one of the most profound and outwardly impressive signs of the zodiac, with a very intense emotional energy that makes them stand out among peers. their personalities are truly magnetic, yet they can be volatile and unpredictable at times, like a volcano -- but that’s only because they experience deep passion. like their namesake the scorpion, scorpios have sharp powers of self-defense, and when they feel cornered they will lash out. sometimes they get carried away with their overwhelming feelings. just like the mythological phoenix, they burn themselves down and then they revive from the ashes. scorpio is known for having a very strong imagination and keen intuition. to avoid a tendency toward jealousy, people of this sign need to remind themselves how much they have to offer. it may be hard to win the heart of a scorpio, but once you do, you have someone you can count on for life. people of this sign feel deeply and love passionately, and once someone does them wrong, it can be hard or, more likely, impossible to get back into thier good graces. scorpio is also known as the sexiest sign of the zodiac. they are very affectionate and giving lovers who believe in keeping the fire in a relationship, so if you have a scorpio lover, get ready for a life of passion and excitement.

◤°  ✕ MBTI ; ISTP-A ! ｡〉

while their mechanical tendencies can make them appear simple at a glance, virtuosos are actually quite enigmatic. friendly but very private, calm but suddenly spontaneous, extremely curious but unable to stay focused on formal studies, virtuoso personalities can be a challenge to predict, even by their friends and loved ones. virtuosos can seem very loyal and steady for a while, but they tend to build up a store of impulsive energy that explodes without warning, taking their interests in bold new directions. virtuosos’ decisions stem from a sense of practical realism, and at their heart is a strong sense of direct fairness, a “do unto others” attitude, which really helps to explain many of virtuosos’ puzzling traits. instead of being overly cautious though, avoiding stepping on toes in order to avoid having their toes stepped on, virtuosos are likely to go too far, accepting likewise retaliation, good or bad, as fair play. the biggest issue virtuosos are likely to face is that they often act too soon, taking for granted their permissive nature and assuming that others are the same. they’ll be the first to tell an insensitive joke, get overly involved in someone else’s project, roughhouse and play around, or suddenly change their plans because something more interesting came up.

◤°  ✕ ENNEAGRAM ; TYPE 4 — THE INDIVIDUALIST ! ｡〉

fours maintain their identity by seeing themselves as fundamentally different from others. fours feel that they are unlike other human beings, and consequently, that no one can understand them or love them adequately. they often see themselves as uniquely talented, possessing special, one-of-a-kind gifts, but also as uniquely disadvantaged or flawed. more than any other type, fours are acutely aware of and focused on their personal differences and deficiencies. healthy fours are honest with themselves: they own all of their feelings and can look at their motives, contradictions, and emotional conflicts without denying or whitewashing them. they may not necessarily like what they discover, but they do not try to rationalize their states, nor do they try to hide them from themselves or others. they are not afraid to see themselves “warts and all.” healthy fours are willing to reveal highly personal and potentially shameful things about themselves because they are determined to understand the truth of their experience— so that they can discover who they are and come to terms with their emotional history. this ability also enables fours to endure suffering with a quiet strength. their familiarity with their own darker nature makes it easier for them to process painful experiences that might overwhelm other types.

◤°  ✕ MORAL ALIGNMENT ; CHAOTIC NEUTRAL ! ｡〉

a chaotic neutral character follows his whims. he is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. he avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. a chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. to do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). a chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random. he is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it. above respect for life and good, or disregard for life and promotion of evil, the chaotic neutral places randomness and disorder. good and evil are complimentary balance arms. neither are preferred, nor must either prevail, for ultimate chaos would then suffer. this view of the cosmos holds that absolute freedom is necessary. whether the individual exercising such freedom chooses to do good or evil is of no concern. after all, life itself is law and order, so death is a desirable end. therefore, life can only be justified as a tool by which order is combated, and in the end it too will pass into entropy. chaotic neutral characters believe that there is no order to anything, including their own actions. with this as a guiding principle, they tend to follow whatever whim strikes them at the moment. good and evil are irrelevant when making a decision. chaotic neutral characters are extremely difficult to deal with. such characters have been known to cheerfully and for no apparent purpose gamble away everything they have on the roll of a single die. they are almost totally unreliable. In fact, the only reliable thing about them is that they cannot be relied upon

◤°  ✕ TEMPERAMENT ; CHOLERIC ! ｡〉

someone with pure choleric temperament is usually a goal-oriented person. people with choleric personality type are very savvy, analytical, and logical. extremely practical and straightforward, choleric people aren’t necessary very good companions or particularly social. they dislike small talk and enjoy deep and meaningful conversations. they would rather be alone than in company of shallow, superficial people. ideally, they want to spend time with people who have similar professional interests. they are firm and forceful in their approach to problems. they believe in 'tough love', and try to 'help' others by challenging them to prove themselves, as they themselves would. they're more likely to tell someone who they are trying to 'help' that they're pathetic, expecting the person to say 'no, i'm not pathetic, i'll show you!', as indeed a choleric would in response to such a thing.If met by opposition, they react confrontationally to defend themselves. they are constantly trying to be 'dominant' in every situation, subconsciously, either by being louder and better than those around them, or more restrained and therefore superior to those who lose their cool. they have a tendency to argue for reasons that are different to the melancholic. they're more driven by a desire to prove themselves greater than whoever they're arguing with, to assert that they are right, rather than to reach some kind of truth or compromise. they can lie in order to maintain the dominant position. the argument is about them moreso than the issue; a battle of egos rather than a quest for truth.

◤°  ✕ SIN ; WRATH ! ｡〉

wrath can be defined as uncontrolled feelings of anger, rage, and even hatred. wrath often reveals itself in the wish to seek vengeance.i n its purest form, wrath presents with injury, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. wrath may persist long after the person who did another a grievous wrong is dead. feelings of wrath can manifest in different ways, including impatience, hateful misanthropy, revenge, and self-destructive behavior.

◤°  ✕ HARRY POTTER HOUSE ; SLYTHERIN ! ｡〉

slytherins tend to be ambitious, shrewd, cunning, strong leaders, and achievement-oriented. they also have highly developed senses of self-preservation. this means that slytherins tend to hesitate before acting, so as to weigh all possible outcomes before deciding exactly what should be done. according to albus dumbledore, the qualities which salazar valued in the students he chose included cleverness, resourcefulness, determination, and "a certain disregard for the rules."

◤°  ✕ AURA ; INDIGO ! ｡〉

indigo aura personalities are creative individuals who inspire awareness, sensibility and integrity. indigos are deeply influenced by their inner knowing. they are dynamic souls who assert their morality to promote teaching respect for all life. they are guided by their mind’s eye and lead with their hearts. primarily working from the third eye, this aura personality is highly intuitive and has a broad range of arcane knowledge. their insights see the pathways of infinite potential and possibilities. indigos can absorb and process new information quickly. indigos are bold and brave with their honesty and serve to be an example of testing boundaries; challenging limitations and restrictions where personal freedom and liberties are concerned. they are outspoken about righting injustices, changing broken social governing systems and can be quick to set a record straight. since they know what they know with clarity and conviction, the truth and the right thing to do are no contest to an indigo.