#sorry I talk/type so much lol

[victarin]

there’s so many of you here holy shit umm

Hiii thank you for 700 followers

(original reaction pic)

[quinn-pop]

im not sure what happened to me but suddenly i love queen ripple and she’s my new dress up doll

anyway, let’s talk about her!!

taking the fact that ribbon’s name is ribbon entirely too far (and going off their designs) i think it’d be cool if ripple star fashions leaned into frills, bows, and long or exaggerated silhouettes

since the planet is literally just a heart shape i imagine their aesthetics lean into that sort of romantic and elegant vibe. a lot of ivory, pinks, and reds

(ripple dresses up a little different to see her friends tho)

also flower and butterfly motifs. because they’re fairies of course <3

think it’d be a little ironic if butterflies were a symbol of beauty and all that…

also she’s friends with carol and dedede. they can go to pta meetings or something /j

(taranza can come sometimes too because he’s cool and it makes sense to me)

btw ripple star probably exports a lot of silks (because silkworms in a land of butterflies feels right) and luxury items whereas dreamland is more agriculture focused + maybe some livestock and furs

…yeah i’m saying these places reflect their rulers basically. ripple star can be a little more traditional and whatnot. that’s what makes ripple so endeared to her dreamland friends—they’re silly! and yeah, tragic princess angle, it’s my favorite trope—i think that would really pull at her heart

i won’t get into that right now, but i gotta imagine getting possessed gives you a lot to think about lol

…gah i have so many thoughts on this

there isn’t much to go off of in canon, sure, but i think there’s a lot of interesting directions something like that could go ^^

[httpiastri]

I keep think about the Ollie Paul fic if the reader was related to someone in the motorsports world, where in the song Taylor sings "talks business with my father" and Ollie is talking to them about racing (trying to bond) and they are nice and all BUT later privately they are like does this kid talk about anything else? And they tell you how they miss Paul

wahhhhhhh i love this 🥺 it makes so much sense... esp maybe paired with the other ask i got about her dad being like maybe involved in the fda, so ollie kinda wants to impress him but also keeps talking about ferrari stuff and her dad is very like "😶😶 okay yes sure but don't you have anything else in your life?"... but ollie is just doing it to be kind and he doesn't understand what he's doing wrong, he just wants to be a good son-in-law :( and yes her parents subtly trying to tell her about how they liked paul better........

[trans-axolotl]

may i ask if you're white and native? like ndn? or are you indig to somewhere else?

white and native yep! i've talked about it a few times but my mom's side of the family is from the Blackfeet Nation in montana. dad's side is completely white. so im Scottish/French/Welsh/Blackfeet. i feel like most of my followers r on the same page about like, the social construction of race and ethnicity and stuff but i want to be very clear that as a white native person i benefit from white privilege, i am always read in the world as white, i have a responsibility + obligation to actively confront and dismantle the ways i am complicit in systems of oppression, both within the larger world and when it comes to racism within native communities, and that me saying i'm native is not denying any of that. i am white and at the same time, i am native bc my mom is native and my grandpa is native and my great grandma was native etc etc and my connection to community + culture + generational trauma. sorry for typing out a paragraph in response to this but in the past many people on tumblr have been like, incapable of understanding what i mean when i say i am white and native and insist that i must just be "white passing"(which is a misuse and appropriation of language coming from the context of antiblack racism and Jim crow america). so yeah. i don't talk about being native a lot on here bc a lot of it is like, incredibly personal stuff that tumblr is NOT at all the audience for

[icewindandboringhorror]

examining a seemingly normal image only to slowly realize the clear signs of AI generated art.... i know what you are... you cannot hide your true nature from me... go back where you came from... out of my sight with haste, wretched and vile husk

[surenschompychompers]

Melodie: You will die, Lena will die, everyone will die, The Snow Queen Has Won. Rory, in the Glass Mountain, surrounded by enemies, with absolutely no plan: I'll be there in less than thirty minutes. Me:

[todayisafridaynight]

would it be okay if u told me why u like aoki😭/gen😭😭😭😭BEEN TRYNA LIKE HIM FOR SO LONG I JUST CANTT but i love ur art so much so i still consume it otherwise lol

i liked tohru adachi in high school and tbh i think that alone is enough of an explanation for why i ended up liking aoki

[phoenix-flamed]

As I'm playing through the Rosalith flashback and paying closer attention to things like the NPCs around the area's comments, as well as while bearing in mind everything we learn as the game progresses, in the lore tidbits, the thought lines, and even the Ultimania...

My perspective on Elwin as a ruler has shifted, and I want to amend some of my headcanons regarding his actions and decisions. This post is, as always, speculation borne from my observations and interpretations, which then of course influence my personal headcanons. So as always, please don't worry, you aren't obligated to agree with my thoughts!

I could write pages upon pages about just how overwhelmingly dire Rosaria's situation is at the start of the game, during Clive's flashback. There is so, so much going on, and so much that has led to the at-that-part-of-the-story current situation, and I definitely will tackle all of it at some point... But for now, I'll try and stay simpler, and just focus on, well, Elwin. Elwin and the type of ruler that he is, or strives to be.

He's a kindhearted, compassionate man, and that carries over into his role as a leader as well. At first, I'd taken to assuming that his sole focus was on Rosaria and its people. Now, I strongly disagree with myself on that. It's the opposite -- though his power in terms of rule only extends as far as the duchy's borders, I firmly believe that he does care about the other nations and their people. He is every bit a bleeding heart, to a point that it's detrimental to his own nation.

According to the Ultimania's timeline of events, the war with the Northern Territories officially kicked off while the situation regarding Kanver's push for independence was going on. I'll go into detail about that mess in that other post when I write it, but the reason I mention that is because it adds some perspective to what may have played a part in Elwin's handling of the north.

We know that it was Elwin himself who directly led the campaign against the Northern Territories. Rosaria was, at that time, engaged on two fronts, in two different conflicts, at two different locations entirely. The problem with this is that war is not a cheap endeavor. It requires money, supplies and resources, and of course soldiers. The longer a war lasts, the more of these things are required.

Now, take these necessities and double them, one for each of the two overlapping wars.

A nation only has so many of these needed resources at its disposal. The land can only provide so many crops at one time, there's only so much ore and crystals that can be mined or purchased or traded for, their coffers only have so much gil in them -- and in order to obtain more money, they need to part with resources for trade with the other nations. See how this can very quickly become a problem? It goes on like that in other veins, too, like the means to keep equipping their soldiers with armor and weapons, and even crystals. I could keep going on and on, but I'm pretty sure you get the point without me droning on with too many boring details.

Rosaria was faced with the precarious task of figuring out where, when, and how much resources should be allocated to which front at any given moment. On one hand, Rosaria is in an alliance with Dhalmekia, an agreement which binds them to the situation with Kanver, which means they can't exactly walk away under the explanation that they have more important matters to attend to. Not without jeopardizing future relations with Dhalmekia and Sanbreque, anyway. But the war with the Northern Territories is the more immediate threat, given that unlike the war for Kanver's independence, the prior one is taking place right there in their yard with their neighbors.

All of this is a long-winded way of saying that I speculate that the Northern Territories situation was the top priority, and given the immediate threat it posed to the duchy, it needed to be dealt with quickly and decisively.

Now, circling back to the subject of Elwin's compassionate leadership -- it's my personal belief, based on the conversations that go on during the Rosalith flashback of the game, that Elwin tries to only resort to war as a last ditch effort, or when the situation forces it in the name of defense.

I still don't agree with Elwin taking Jill to Rosaria. I'll probably never agree with it. But I think I have a better understanding now of why he might have done it, or at the very least a headcanon that I feel is more fitting to how I personally see his character. It may well have been to end the conflict as quickly, and with as minimal casualties on both sides, as possible and once and for all. It was an attempt at mercy, albeit an arguably misguided one, because the alternative to ensure that they would no longer attack Rosaria would have likely been something more extreme, such as forcing them to submit to Rosarian rule, or altogether wiping them off the map. Remember: this stirring of violence by the Northern Territories isn't a one-time occurrence. It's been an ongoing issue for centuries for Rosaria, up until that point.

But there's something else, too, that makes me believe in this opinion. When Elwin led the campaign into the Northern Territories to drive them back and fight them on their turf, Rosaria won that war. Elwin could have done anything, as the ruler of the victorious nation -- he could have killed Silvermane to leave their people in disarray and without a leader, he could have chosen to make an example out of the man and/or his troops to scare their people into compliance, he could have ground them under his heel, asserted dominance over them, and taken their land for Rosaria, all to force and maintain their submission as a means of eliminating them as a threat to his nation.

But he didn't do that. He didn't do any of that, actually.

There are a few words used in the summary of Elwin's victory against the Northern Territories, words that I feel are incredibly important. It specifically says that he pacified them. He didn't go there to dominate them or destroy them, he went there to push them back out of Rosarian territory after Silvermane and his soldiers had invaded, and to end their fighting against Rosaria once and for all. How he chose to go about it, no, I don't agree with. But once again, I understand what I believe he was trying to achieve. Unlike the other nations of Storm, the Northern Territories weren't a unified nation. They were a collection of small, individual nations, that started to fall apart after their Mothercrystal, Drake's Eye, died. When they invaded Rosaria at that time, they had dwindled into a series of tribes, whose aggressive nature had been amplified by desperation due to the Blight's spreading across their lands. The other noteworthy part of the summary of Elwin and Rosaria's victory against them, is the specific mention that Elwin unified them.

He didn't conquer them after their loss. He got them to come together as one collective peoples, rather than staying as fragmented tribes.

This is why I believe Elwin is an incredibly, and in fact entirely too compassionate leader. He doesn't just want what's best for his people, he wants to help others as well. Which isn't inherently a bad thing! But where it becomes an issue is with what we find out during that first flashback segment in Rosalith: Rosaria has been taking in refugees from the north, who are fleeing their homes due to the Blight's consumption of more and more of their land.

We find out from Elwin and Rodney themselves that the number of refugees continues to grow, and Rosaria can't keep up in terms of resources -- everything from food to shelter. Meanwhile, the Blight is spreading rapidly towards Rosarian soil, which means that the same fate befalling the Northern Territories is going to befall the duchy as well, if he doesn't do something now. There is no more time; there are no more options left, no alternative methods Elwin can employ to avoid war and, with it, taking Joshua to Phoenix Gate to gain guidance from their ancestors on how to proceed in terms of military strategy.

In his efforts to help others, he forgot the most important rule when it comes to saving people: secure yourself first, then assist others. As a result of his kind heart, he spread his own nation too thin, and put his own people in an even bleaker situation than what it otherwise would have been. (Not that the situation was anything but incredibly, incredibly dire. But if nothing else, having those resources that were provided for the refugees instead kept in reserve for Rosaria's people, and for trading with the other nations to obtain other resources that they need, would have perhaps bought them a little more time.)

[akkivee]

do you know how often these float to the forefront of my mind since they dropped???? does he know how well he suits jyushi???? does he know he’s on his way to ruining my life???? does he know—

[corrodedcoughin]

Okay listen I can't tell whether this is stupid or funny but I can't stop thinking about it and I think you might vibe with this one?

Steve and Eddie go on their first date, and have their first kiss, and when they get back they have a moment like that one scene from friends? Where Eddie goes to see the Corroded Coffin boys, and Steve gets Robin over so they can talk about their date.

And Eddie is blushing and giggling and twirling his hair and kicking his feet, hanging out in Gareth's room. And the CC boys are talking to him, asking him questions and stuff like full on sleepover mode. Did he treat you right? Where did he take you? Did he kiss you? What was he like? And Eddie talks about how Steve opened doors for him, and bought him flowers, and treated him to the full first date experience. Going into detail about how Steve cradled his jaw as they kissed, how he moved his hand to tangle in Eddie's curls. How it was gentle and tender and romantic and passionate and Eddie has been fully swept off of his feet

And then Hard Cut to Steve and Robin lounging like animals on Steve's couch, watching Fast Times, drinking beer and eating pizza and Robin is like

"Did you kiss him?"

"Yeah."

"With tongue?"

MOMO!!!!! I can see this SO CLEARLY it’s like a parallel of the grease scene during summer loving it eddie being sandy and Steve being Danny and that is quiet frankly HILARIOUS.

I have legit nothing to add to this other than, if I could draw I’d be all over this oh my GOD

[adorkablenerd]

I made a uquiz!!!

Click the link to find out which one of my fictional crushes you are!! There's 9 results all from different shows/games :)

Which one of my fictional crushed are you?

I've been wanting to make one of these for a while now and finally finished it 🥲

Please share your results cus I'm super curious as to who ppl will get the most!!

[stergeon]

for the writer ask

💭🚦💛 💌

💭 What inspires you and your writing?

this is a real marketing major-ass answer (from your local marketing major), but i love sharing knowledge and telling stories. writing’s one of those things that’s a bit of a compulsion for me—i’m always writing something. i took a five-year break from fiction writing before i stumbled ass-first into fanfic last year, but even in those years when i was focusing on my career, i was writing guides and trainings and a ton of other stuff—just not anything fun, lol.

writing is also so cathartic. sometimes i set out to tell a specific story, but at other times, a particular emotion gets me in a vice grip and i have to put it to words before it’ll go away. my stories tend to wind up as emotional dumping grounds as a result.

i don’t write things pulled directly from my own life, but there are bits and pieces of myself and things that have happened to me scattered throughout stuff i’ve written, and usually when i’m about 75% of the way through a piece, i’ll realize it’s absolutely related to something i’m currently going through. funny how art works that way, even when you don��t intend for it to.

and occasionally i just have a fire lit under my ass about an issue and i get so hot about it that i gotta compile my thoughts. looking at you, silver snow

🚦 What sort of endings do you prefer to write: ambiguous, bad, happily ever after, etc.?

look, i would love nothing more for them girls (pick whichever girls you please) to have a happy ending where they kiss and are stupid in love for the rest of forever. i love reading those kinds of stories. but in my heart of hearts, i love an ambiguous ending. i like when there are still questions after the story ends. i like thinking about where things could go or how the characters will go on after the events of the story. like, shared space could be read as having a happy ending, but i don’t really think it is. and with the victors; the vestiges, well. you’ll see :0)

come to think of it, i’m not sure i’ve ever written a happily-ever-after, but i don’t think i’ve ever written a 100% bad ending, either. i read too many bury-your-gays stories and watched too many sad european queer coming-of-age films in my youth to ever be happy putting that kinda thing out into the world. i want to write about love with all its ugliness, but not despair or hopelessness. i think what most appeals to me about an ambiguous ending is that lingering feeling of hope. it’s not the same as the kind you get from a happily-ever-after, and something about it speaks to me.

💛 What is the most impactful lesson you’ve learned about writing?

honestly? how to take criticism. i took a creative writing class in high school where we had to read our work out loud and then receive feedback on it from the other writers in the class, and that did a lot for me. going into that class, i’d already been writing for forever and had won some little local writing contests and such, so i was a wee bit of a pretentious douche. but i’d never gotten real critique before beyond, essentially, spelling and grammar checks. it humbled me lol. it made me grow so much as a writer, and i could see where i needed to improve or where my head was wedged way too far up my own ass for others to follow. it also helped me recognize strengths i didn’t know i had, and that was huge. it’s easy to get into a self-doubt spiral when making creative work, and good, constructive criticism can do so much to help avoid that.

to this day i love critique. i like knowing what worked or didn’t work so that i can continue to improve as a writer and do better next time. did my themes land? did something really work, but another part fall flat? i’d love to know!! i try to treat everything i write as practice for the next thing, and frankly that’s helped take some of the pressure off so i don’t go into total Perfectionist Mode.

i know critique is kind of a sensitive topic in fan spaces, but i think that’s because a lot of people have gotten unsolicited criticism that is purely critical and isn’t constructive. but getting good, constructive criticism will do so much to help a person grow as a writer. it’s scary, and sometimes it hurts! writing is very personal for most people, and it stings when things aren’t received the way you think they will be. but i know i’ve grown more from having my failures pointed out (and, very importantly, having the good things about those efforts acknowledged) than anything else.

💌 Is there a favorite trope you like to write?

actually Just answered this in another ask!

[heartbeetz]

I NEED to get back into oc f/os. I just remembered my old casino themed anthro shark guy. He never got a solid enough ref sheet (or lore, really) for me to feel comfortable making him one of my f/os but maybe I should remedy that at some point. Big Jack.........

[sunbedo]

Hey guys. gay rights

[lilowoof]

I'm so fucking excited to get all this outstanding work done, and for tax season to fuck off. I cannot wait to have more time to play games with pals, go out with friends whom I haven't seen in a few months....go to some random meetups to meet new ppl and create new connections (and perhaps snag me a new person wink wonk LMAO).

And just...have more time to live. To stop feeling as lonely as I am feeling rn. CAUSE HOO BOY, it's been hitting me hard. And I can't do too much about it CAUSE of the deadlines I need to meet!

[bobzora]

yeah femc has some really solid romance routes but i just cannot be assed to care too much because there are some crazy level yuri goings on in this game