Robin refuses to tell anyone both her middle names (Myriam Sunbeam. Her parents were hippiessss) because, while she will vehemently deny being superstitious, she is also not willing to get cursed (you have to know someone's full name to curse them)(and also who even gives their child the middle name Sunbeam?) Steve's the only one that knows and he didn't even believe her at first, until her mom fullnamed her in front of him.
355 notes
·
View notes
Ya know, it's occurred to me from watching the way c!Dream talks about c!Tommy being trapped in there with him. He sounds not just glad to have company, but also like optimistic, if that makes sense. Like the "We have tons of time to bond," [46:17], "You're stuck in here with me, whether you like it or not. Okay? Whether you like it or not you're in here with me for a while. We're gonna talk. We're gonna have lots of fun. We’re gonna have lots of fun. Remember–remember when we had fun together, c!Tommy? Remember when we had fun together?–�� [46:45], and the "I've changed. I’ve changed. I’ve changed–" [47:19]. He doesn’t say it in a malicious, threatening way, which certainly would be expected of him. I mean, the person who imprisoned you is now imprisoned with you, as the big bad guy that seems like some torture opportunity to me (it is the torture box after all lol ;D), but that’s not what he’s suggesting. No, he sounds adamant about change, about bonding, about talking things through. And given that the TNT Ranboo sets off to get c!Tommy trapped was a part of c!Dream’s plan, it’s very interesting that that would be his response. In fact, it’s almost as if he trapped c!Tommy in order to force them to reconcile, which very much aligns with a theory I’ve actually had for a while - what if the plan to put himself in the prison was about restoring his image.
He was renowned as the villain and everyone was after him and anyone associated with him. They all wanted his head, either because of fear or to be seen as some powerful hero who slayed the big monster. Even in the time of peace, they were plotting to kill him. All while he really just wanted peace and friendship, but he can’t exactly have that when everyone hates him and wants to kill him. Sure, he could seclude himself like Techno, but he didn’t want that. He wanted to be back in the fold.
And he doesn’t want to die, but clearly, they were never going to be satisfied until they destroy him. So, he lets them, and he forms a plan for him to be redeemed in the eyes of the server. He makes a prison so they can defeat him and he gets to live. And he makes the conditions horrible so they a) don’t suspect it was his plan and b) so they feel satisfied with his punishment. He makes it super secure so a) people can’t just get in to kill him, b) so they won’t suspect he’s there willingly (he’s very powerful after all), and everyone can feel safe from him. But he implements an extensive visitor system ("I just don’t want to ever be alone.") so now people can feel safe enough to visit him, and without weapons being involved, work through their issues. The idea being that everyone can come talk to him (which they were too scared or angry to do before) and see how he’s not so scary after all. So, that they then can ultimately release him and he can be a part of society again, now that he’s changed. The prison than was a way to de-villainize himself, so he was no longer the enemy.
Meaning, his favor with c!Techno was a backup plan, and that’s why he didn’t set up a system to get the message to c!Techno sooner, he planned on being let out. He just didn’t plan for things to go so wrong and for people to be so cold…
44 notes
·
View notes
Thinking of fucking friends platonically and this has nothing to do with anything going on whatsoever
31 notes
·
View notes
[4]
OH MY GOD
DID THEY REALLY?
DID THEY BRING BACK THIS EXACT PAGE BACK FROM CHAPTER ONE??
UNCHANGED???
AND WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT THE SHARED EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THE SYAORANS? That their life really did line up shockingly similar ways?
How did Lava Lamp stand watching these EXACT moments play out through someone else’s eyes?
… WAIT WHO’S IN THE PHOTO
ARE YOU KIDDING MEEEEEEE
ARE YOU REALLY DOING THIS TO ME IN REAL LIFE
OK OK OK FINE
Fine so Lava Lamp has the same moment going home and picking up the photograph of his parents - but while our original Syaoran smiled fondly at Fujitaka, Lava Lamp is visibly much sadder.
He’s stressed. He’s depressed. He never got to say goodbye to his parents, who he ditched to save Sakura and will never see again.
AND WE DONT EVEN GET TO SEE THEIR FACES IN THE PHOTOGRAPH.
(Also - there’s enough space cut off by the frame for, perhaps, another family member to be just off screen secretly, but shh)
Meanwhile Lava Lamp’s update isn’t as positive as Syaoran’s was either - he isn’t having a successful archaeology moment, but followed a desperate lead about the magical circle that didn’t pay off. He's also only thinking it instead of saying it outloud, making it a much more sombre and not at all uplifting.
And then we ALSO have a cloaked figure knocking on the door, who is most absolutely still going to Sakura in the most heartbreaking way. While Chapter 1 Syaoran’s anguish was that he was in love with Sakura but thought he couldn’t cross the societal lines between them, Lava Lamp’s anguish is that Sakura is DYING and DOESNT KNOW IT and there’s an INVISIBLE TIME LIMIT and he has to solve while PRETENDING TO BE HAPPY THE WHOLE TIME.
So one of these is a little more stressful than the other.
Ooh and the same name thing between them!
Even though that’s not even her proper name!
Painful!
44 notes
·
View notes
Birthday gift coming in a sec I swear!!!
In the meantime enjoy this cookie 🍪
COOKIEEE ✨✨ NOM NOM NOM.
( and dw about a Gift, just having Nice friends is already an Amazing Gift. ✨ ^^)
10 notes
·
View notes