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[hullemmfer]

Fandom: Alan Wake 2 Rating: Teen Characters: Ilmo Koskela, Rose Marigold, Kiran Estevez, Original Character, Alan Wake, Tom Zane, Charlie Koskela, Charlene Koskela, Steven Lin Tags: Post-Canon, Canon-Divergent AU, Referenced Character Death and Suicide Attempt (from a previous entry in the fic series) In-Progress (Chapters 40/?) Series: Damaged Shadows

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Cauldron Lake

Fandom: Alan Wake 2 Rating: Teen Characters: Ilmo Koskela, Rose Marigold, Kiran Estevez, Original Character Tags: Post-Canon, Canon-Divergent AU In-Progress (Chapters 1/?) Series: Damaged Shadows

It's mid-September 2024. A year has passed since that fateful night where Jaakko Koskela died. On paper, the Cult of the Tree has disbanded, when in reality, Jaakko's twin brother, Ilmo, has been leading the remaining members in trying to protect the area around Cauldron Lake, with Rose Marigold as his new right-hand woman.

Because the Oldest House in New York City is still technically under lockdown, dealing with the remaining Hiss threat, the Lake House research facility on Cauldron Lake has technically been without leadership for a year after the Doctors Marmont were killed after becoming Taken. Kiran Estevez and another field agent, Ollie Philips, return to Bright Falls to keep an eye on things.

Alan Wake still lives in the Lighthouse Trailer Park across from Coffee World in Watery, preparing to go back into Cauldron Lake to find his wife, Alice, in the Dark Place.

[a-finnish-janitor]

Alan Wake 2 Out of Context Part 2 - Part 1

[koskela-knights]

Masculinity & appearance observations in Alan Wake 2

This may not be a fully coherent post but bare with me, I'm writing some observations on different men in AW2.

It goes without saying that while there's more diversity in the game vs their previous AW game, the majority of characters are still men so I thought it'd be fun to look at some of them.

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Alan/Scratch/Zane/Seine: I think Alan is, appearance wise, somewhat generic. White, male, dark-haired and bearded protagonist. However, him being a writer first makes him more unusual in the game world. Usually, a male protagonist is an adventurer, a soldier but while Alan has some basic knowledge of firearms and uses them, it's not his main profession nor is it his main weapon, that would still be the flashlight and even then, his sections aren't as action-packed as the first game.

His mental health and constant confusion also makes him deviate from the standard of your typical male hero (even in the horror genre) These traits are not often seen in men in games, who are supposed to be stoic, confident, heroic and aggressive. The latter trait being very overt in Mr Scratch who behaves more animalistic in AW2 than AW1.

Finally, you have Zane who is nothing like we've seen him in AW1. He has more personality and a completely different look. Especially in the motel sequences. As Ilkka had said himself, Zane can love whoever he wants and his romantic/sexual freedom is reflected in his fruity outfit. The leather pants, bracelets, necklaces, shirtless or bare-chested with a loose blouse or just a blazer on. He wears eyeliner and is much more expressive in both body language and voice. His hair is literally not straight. The contrast is prominent when he's directly played against Alan who has a more muted posture/attitude and outfit. Only in YY where Seine portrays Veikko, does he wear a formal, typical masculine suit in the writer's room but interestingly, when he exits the Well, he wears the leather pants and is shirtless again.

Casey: In any other game, Casey probably would've been the protagonist. Somewhat stoic, knows how to handle weapons, an ex-wife, etc. But through interactions with his partner Saga and through Saga's mind place, we know Casey to be not just a hard-boiled cop (like his Dark Place counterpart/Alan's Casey). He seems to have a soft spot for Saga and her family (directly shown in that photo of him doing the dishes during Logan's Bday party).

Warlin Door: Door is a well-composed man and great talk show host. However, when the camera isn't rolling and he confronts Alan, his attitude shifts and he becomes dead serious and calculated. Alas, we don't see or know much more about Door besides his appearance on the talk show. He is one of the few men of color with a prominent role and I think he has the most screentime (Steven Lin and Ed Booker having significant less screentime) (On a sidenote, it's great to see how much David Harewood enjoyed playing this role and I hope they do more with his character in the future)

The Anderson Brothers: Their age doesn't make them stop dressing like rock and roll stars: the combat boots, the leather jacket/coat. Tor seems to be wearing a Viking-inspired necklace and subtly has braided his beard to look the part as well in this iteration of him. I don't have much else to say about them.

The Koskela Brothers: Them with many NPCs in Watery embody the male, working class. They are blue-collar workers: Jaakko's construction pants, Ilmo's fishing waders and on top of that, their leather jackets to signify their involvement with the Kalevala Knights motorclub. Ilmo is assertive, an active business man with a whole lot of plans. Jaakko is a bit different, having some traits and a role that you also don't often see in male videogame characters. He is a single dad who seems to care about his kids, and unlike Ilmo, Jaakko is introverted with a more monotone voice for most of the game. However, his appearance is very manly with a big mark being of course his beard. Through notes, it's also apparent he's the maintenance guy in Coffee World.

Ilmari: Now I'm not too well-versed in Finnish history, but a fellow fan pointed out that Ilmari and his men might've been based of of the puukkojunkkarit (knife junkers/fighters) Historically, these were troublemakers in the Ostrobothnia region of Finland. On the wiki page it's also said that people respected them becos they dared to stand up against society and authorities. (Which is interesting, because Ilmari is somewhat connected to Ilmo who also shows to be anti-authoritarian.) The gang clearly seems to be of the lower class when you look at their outfits. Ilmari, however, seems to be richer. The shirt looks nicer, he wears that bolo tie and the leather jacket.

Steven Lin: So Steven is the only Asian male character that is named and has a bit of dialogue in the game. He is a technician with the FBC and is seen talking to Ilmo and Saga. Can't help but notice that the technician is an Asian guy. The seems to be a standard Asian male Taken and citizen (which is also used as the FBC agent arresting Ilmo) and I think that's about it when it comes to Asian male rep. I'm adding Steven becos as an Asian guy, rep can be severely lacking lmao.

Besides some racist remarks toward Saga, I don't think race has been really discussed unless I've forgotten something.

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Anyways, feel free to add your own thoughts and observations

[angelltheninth]

I saw you reblog winter soldier fanart (marvel rivals version), and i remembered you wrote something for Venom, and i really liked it so i was hoping to read about more characters from the game!

For a popular game, there aren't too many x reader posts about them, and everyone looks so good! If it's alright with you, can we please have Winter Soldier, Loki, Moon Knight, Spider-Man and Iron Fist reacting to the new, hot strategist (healer/support reader), and what it would be like being on the same team as them. SFW or spicy or both is up to you, whatever you feel like :)

I'm gonna make these ones fluffy cause I'm in a fluffy mood.

Pairing: Bucky Barnes, Lin Lie, Loki, Peter Parker, Steven Grant x Reader

Tags: fluff, co-workers, injury, distractions, flirting, protectiveness

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A/N: Gonna try to make this not angsty but no promises.

Bucky is the most protective one of the new healer on the team. Logically he knows that you can take care of yourself, that you're there to take care of everyone else in fact. But he can also use that as an excuse to stick close to you, you are the healer, the support and he is like your grumpy bodyguard. Grateful that he's wearing his mask at all times so no one can see him blush when you flirt with him and tell him what a great bodyguard he is.

Lin gets hurt a lot when he's fighting so he's often the one who's the recipient of your care. You can try telling him to be careful but he's not really going to listen, not because he's ignoring you but because he knows his teammates need him. He could never leave them to fight on their own, or leave you alone. Sometimes he feels like you're too cute to be a badass healer, but then you get an easy kill and prove him wrong.

Loki starts flirting with you almost right away. Did you seriously think he would leave you alone when you're the one who's gonna patch him up after his eventual victory? Actually if you really want to make sure he's fully healed then you should give him a kiss or two, that would fix him right up, and he's not lying. Except of course he is, but it's for a good, but selfish reason this time, and that reason is that he wants as many kisses as he can get.

Peter blushes every time you heal him and touch him in any soft way. He is easily flustered and tries to keep out of harm's way when he can but he is also very self-sacrificial and cares about his team too much. When you tell him to be more careful he gets that goofy smirk on his face and scratches the back of his head, promising to do better next time. The only way to make sure he's safer is to stick by his side more often, which distracts him.

Steven keeps on eye on you from the moment you join the team. Not just because he's trying to protect you either, rather because you are very distracting. It's not really good for him. He's getting hit more, he's getting hurt more, but that also means that he gets more of your attention during and after a mission which isn't all that bad in his opinion. As long as you're safe he knows he will be too, so he's willing to take some extra hits.

[daddymaster21]

Really glad about this update, especially the fact that they acknowledged their mistakes AND are working to fix them. It’s hard to own up to doing something wrong, but even harder to take steps to make up for it. Thank you for listening to your community 💕

An Update

[linsdoods]

forever faves

[kitsquared]

So if the Nice arc is reverse and is actually the end of the story

Does that mean we will learn Nice's story like we did with Rose Quartz

And Lin Ling is like Steven in this case 🤔

[piratskayalama]

oh yeah, i love this one how was it ... mommy issues

[goatcheesecak3]

Important bits of insidious lore that I think we should all collectively freak out about more

Tucker got bullied when he was at school

Specs has canonically killed a man

Elise thinks of specs and Tucker as her sons

[bleedingpomegranate]

⊹₊˚♡ i could never love anyone as i love my sisters

you are my sister, you are my rock !, alice rost / sunset, jessie cave / sisters, saint motel / glee (2009-2015); s2e21 "funeral" / how the light gets in, becks_rylynn (ao3) (x) / sisters, holly warburton (x) / kieran culkin / you are my sister, you are my rock !, alice rost / dance of freedom and desire, toni morrison / the fall of the house of usher, steven berkoff / three sisters (2020) dir. lee seung-won / x / clara ortega / the reynolds pamphlet, lin-manuel miranda / the darjeeling limited (2007) dir. wes anderson / glee (2009-2015); s2e21 "funeral" / bob's burgers (2011-); s7e5 "larger brother, where fart thou?" / my sister, the serial killer, oyinkan braithwaite / the midnight star, marie lu / sunset, jessie cave / the other boleyn girl (2008) dir. justin chadwick / caption: little women (1994) dir. gillian armstrong

[hullemmfer]

Damage Control

Fandom: Alan Wake 2 Rating: Teen Characters: Ilmo Koskela, Jaakko Koskela, Deputy Thornton, Deputy Mulligan, the Cult of the Tree, Tammy Booker, Ed Booker, Charlie Koskela, Charlene Koskela, Saga Anderson, Alex Casey, Robert Nightingale, Steven Lin, Rose Marigold, Tor Anderson, Odin Anderson, Kiran Estevez, Alan Wake, Scratch Tags: Major Character Death, Canon-Divergent AU, Alternate POV of Canon Events Complete (Chapters 13/13) Series: Damaged Shadows

For thirteen years, the Cult of the Tree has been working to destroy the Taken coming from Cauldron Lake after the Torchbearers disbanded. But as another Deerfest approaches, a greater threat looms.

[gottdeswill]

“[…] lately I’ve been hearing this sound. Everywhere I go, like a tick, tick, tick… Like a time bomb in some cheesy B-movie or a saturday morning cartoon. The fuse has been lit. The clock counts down the seconds, as the flame gets closer, and closer, and closer, until… all at once [boom]”

[koskela-knights]

Ahti/Norman and an unamused Steven. 🤓

[bigmack2go]

I made a presentation for school about musical theatre that was based on a post i made on tumblr once. Does anyone wanna see it?

Edit i DID upload it by now btw fyi

[thegirlwhowatchedeverything]

Truly every single episode of The Bear is shot and edited perfectly, it's just a gorgeous show created by the most talented people. But the opening of Review (1x7)? Lin Brehmer's radio broadcast over a black screen And while you’ve heard that all roads lead to Rome, some roads lead from Chicago. This is Sufjan Stevens. This is Chicago. Cue the music and we see our characters commuting from across the city interspersed with historic past and present clips and photos of Chicago. It's the pathos of The Bear in 2.5 minutes. Iconic.

[moisok20]

“Surface Pressure” but it’s just Jasper aggressively singing to Steven