#just shock me to the core

[trabandovidas]

Me: i don't need a waterdown non-binary “representation” or “visibility” being mass-produced for consumption to feel comfortable on my identity or to feel “validated” on its existence

Murga: *makes an 1 hour show entirely about discovering and being non-binary*

Me:

[chuuyafucks]

THIS IS JUST INSANE HONESTLY

[mikewheelerfan2022]

Wait, Kenji and Brooklynn shippers actually exist? You’re telling me that there’s people out there who genuinely like them together? What in the ever loving fuck /hj

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

Teruko and Yosano should've faced off. I think Yosano should've been posed that question that Atsushi was; that reveal of the "future war" - Teruko went along with Fukuchi out of a mix of indebtedness and being at a loss for what to do. War is all she's known; of course she doesn't know. But Yosano has been to the depths of despair and come back out of it again. She might've faltered at this horrific reminder of her trauma, but when it comes down to it, she saves the lives before her. She fought for a way back to light and life. I just think there could've been a really interesting conflict there. And it would've made Teruko's role much more tragic if she wanted desperately for there to be a third option but just didn't have enough time to sit with it and process what that third option might be before Fyodor made it all go to hell.

Also a fight between them would've been interesting, because Teruko is much physically stronger than Yosano, but Yosano can heal from any physical injury inflicted. However, since we now know Teruko can alter mental age, she could inflict psychological wounds by de-aging her, which would've been a good callback to the horrors of war in her backstory, and also been a nice bit of foreshadowing for Teruko actually being a child.

Teruko eventually allowing Yosano to leave out that door after seeing her resolve would've been a deeply bittersweet and powerful moment, I think, especially in hindsight after her backstory reveal.

[xcarveoutmyheart]

I’m not opposed to locking you up in a cage if you intend on being such a brat. I’ll take such good care of you, Bunny, so why don’t you stop struggling and let me have you?

[wizardsix]

astarion stans who refuse to try befriending or even romancing anyone else are the most annoying mfs. "I only romance astarion I just can't relate to the other stories" really? you can't relate to gales deep self loathing? his deep love and loyalty for those he cares about? you can't relate to wylls kind heart and desire to always do good, even if it means he's miserable? can't relate to shadowheart blindly following a god, only to learn the truth and reinvent herself? you can't relate to lae'zel or karlach who were lied to and used as weapons their whole lives, but continue to push on even when they're scared? you can't relate to the overarching theme of authority vs autonomy???

it's not difficult, it's just people refusing to appreciate and explore the game to its fullest bc their manipulative sexy vampire is all they need(something astarion actually loathes being seen as btw). but ok, you can be boring and do whatever you want, but don't lie and say the other stories are bad, because they're not. it's simply a lack of media literacy and critical thinking. because to you, if a character doesn't tell you point blank that they're aware of their situation, it's bad writing. missing the entire point that victims don't always realize the situation they're in. keep in mind astarion and karlach are the only ones who got away from their abusers, which is why they tell you clearly and confidently about what happened to them, fully aware that it was abuse. whereas the others give only their tunnel visioned perspective and speak highly of their deity(not caring about themselves, wish to appease them for something in return).

don't get me wrong (seriously, if I see one person misunderstand me I'm going to lose it) astarion is a good character, but people who only like him need to stop acting like he's the only complex and well written one. stop crying when people with brains call you out for being weird about his ascended ending. the game isn't about him. at least try and show some respect to those who worked hard on the game. make an oc and try new things, i promise the fictional vampire won't care if you don't romance him one run. have a drink with shadowheart, dance with wyll, go to a restaurant w karlach, maybe then you'll calm down.

[ohmanareyoucereal69]

[cherryysundae]

You think I'm weak, don't you?

[b0tster]

Are there any games you have in the works you maybe haven’t shown a lot of? Or maybe ideas you have for a game you haven’t started on but it’s basically gonna be your next project?

yeag, its going to be called space gays and stars an entire polycule of trans woman in a cyberpunk dystopia blowing up capitalism with some flashy over the top hack n slash gameplay.

Here's a few vibe mockups I've drawn over the years:

[falderaletcetera]

listen. I don't just love father brown because I first saw it while ill with the flu or because it's consistently kind to the outcast in a way that has reviewers calling it Too Woke, obviously a vote in its favour. or because the recurring thief character is very pretty to watch. though those are significant parts of it.

I love it because after eight seasons father brown sits down with the village drunk (a munitions expert in the war, has a soft spot for the parish secretary, name of harold or blind harry) to find out why he gave a murder suspect a false alibi and harry explains to him, calm as you like, that seeing the life leave someone's eyes changes a person, that it's what he reckons brought father brown to his faith, that it's what drove him to drink, and he didn't see that shadow in the guy the police are chasing this time. and father brown, rather than justifying or correcting or dodging or doubting him, says he knows how unjust the situation is. that he got something good out of the horrors of the war. that harry really didn't.

it is not a perfect show and yes I have problems with it but gosh, this is a character who's largely used for comedic beats, albeit kindly, and a scene like this isn't out of place at all but it still takes my breath away. we could've been left with this as subtext, y'know? I hadn't even put together that his alcoholism must have been trauma. but instead harry tells us this directly, tells us it's about guilt, that that's something he shares with father brown, who is competent and so often cheerful and I can't even imagine when he was younger, and it's a moment of such unexpected humanity and respect. and it's such a strange thing to see these characters side by side like that.

the scene ends with father brown calling harry a good man, and harry denying it ("they was only young lads" "so were we, harold. so were we.") and the two them sharing a drink as father brown gets a bit watery-eyed and I'm crying too over my nice cosy 'this is a concerning number of murders for a sleepy english village' show and just. hi. what. ow.

I also haven't recovered from the episode that turned into a heist halfway through but frankly I'm only mentioning that because I don't know how to wrap up a post like this. (it was good though. there were two separate honeypots, three if you count the impromptu replacement, one character terrible at grifting and one unexpectedly great at it, and, somehow, a con within a con. it was really very fun. get a show that can do both, I guess?)

[theneurodivergentwolf]

Hello???

[feralsteddie]

Okay- okay so hear me out

Steve can sing, alright? Obviously (like, he just can, it doesn't really match Eddie's metal, but whenever they're just hanging out and Steve will sing a song stuck in his head- usually because Eddie was just playing one of their originals and Steve's been to enough practices to know the lyrics to all the songs, and yeah it's not the way they'd do it on stage, Eddie still gets all starry eyed because Steve's in the kitchen of his trailer, wearing one of his hoodies, and making them both lunch while singing his songs, alright, he's allowed to swoon)

But what if Steve, our dear, bitchy, pastel polo loving Steve, can fucking scream like it's nobody's business? Like Eddie's showing Steve some harder stuff because while it's not Steve's thing exactly, he can appreciate that Eddie likes it and wants to be up to date on what his boyfriend is listening to. And Eddie's lamenting not being able to get his voice just right to do something like that and Steve just gets a look on his face, the scrunched up squinty one where he's concentrating really hard on something, and Eddie can see Steve's throat doing something really weird before Steve just shrugs and goes, "Wait, is it like this?"

and just fucking does it in one

And Eddie just has to sit there shocked because what the absolute fuck

[brucequeensteen]

I want to acknowledge something. And it’s embarrassing because I know it’s something that you will have noticed. There’s a hole running through the centre of my stomach. You must have all felt a bit awkward because you can probably see it. Even in this light. Mostly people choose not to talk about it. Some people tell me that they’re sorry but that, yes, they can see my hole. “‘What’s that, Alex?’ they say. ‘You appear to have a great big hole running right through the middle of you.’ [...] I’m holding my entire head together. The skin and the shell of me. I’m falling absolutely inside myself. But you can see that. You can see the — in my — 

— Sea Wall, a monologue by Simon Stephens [film version.]

[marsixm]

ive actually put myself in so many situations and seem to come out doing socially well, youd think at some point i could get it in my head im not irredeemably bad

[figsbass]

it's so insane that in a hearthside chat they reference how murph was currently wearing a pair of athletic shorts OVER a pair of pants and emily so casually goes "i make fun of him but he does this all the time because his pants with good pockets are in the wash"

[moonilit]

what yall talking about? Kaveh doesn't have a 'sad' backstory he just got some struggles, like that what the average human being go through