#the blorbo of all time

[inkmoose]

"Is that it? "Strength to protect what matters"... It reminds me of a promise I made."

Whump version here (CW: blood, injury).

[lesbianwithchainsaws]

I just think it's so great that Abed Nadir

[alex-the-bringer-of-chaos]

For the character bingo I have to ask abt merlin (bc I'm pretty sure you love him as much as I do)

The blorbo of all time!!! (you're so real and so right)

Bastard for making me feel so many emotions

[froglord24]

gillion.

[suzu-by-starlight]

sometimes i feel like yanqing is one more defeat from actually turning insane

[vixivulpixel]

Thinking about baby snagret.......

[thefroggypond]

my favorite album on my phone is just called Autism and it’s just various images of peter vi i’ve collected

he’s the silly i’m love he

[hyzkoa]

himstve

[thefatfemme]

I know I'm romancing Shadowheart this playthrough but just look at her

[verymuchablog42]

absolutely obsessed with the fact that jay gatsby is just some sopping wet failure of a poor boy's fantasy

[seeingteacupsindragons]

Lately, I've been thinking (why do so many of my meta start this way; I need to come up with a new opening) about William and why he, despite being the protagonist, won that popularity poll a few years back by such a massive landslide. And, I suspect, if one were held today, he would still win by a massive landslide whatever else shifts in the rankings.

Typically, side characters or antagonists are more popular than the protagonist. Reasons for this vary, but include:

Side characters have more room to be interpreted different ways. They have an air of mystery protagonists often can't have. They're good Blorbo fodder

They tend to be more relatable, honestly. Who doesn't relate to the fuck up or the snarky one instead of the person fixing everything?

Protagonists have a serious quest they're taking extremely seriously. This is good, but somewhat less fun

Villains act in extremes, which is...well...cool and fun to write and read.

Villains are not bound by any social rules or conventions. They can and will do whatever they want. This means they tend be less predictable and more exciting.

And, William's a villain, of course, but so often in role-reversals or villain origin stories like YuuMori's, what they do is take a villain and make them a hero. They're secretly doing A Good Thing and no one else knows and they can't know. They end up with all the traits of a heroic protagonist.

But William...doesn't.

William still has a lot of traits that aren't that common in protagonists. He's dramatic as hell. He is full of flair and theatre--common and almost default in popular villains. And he keeps that even as the protagonist.

William is soft and caring and goodhearted, but also full of hate and anger and violence. He is the fuck up, and his story is undoing his fuck ups and how his fuck ups hurt him and everyone around him. His plan has an air of desperation to it--he doesn't know what to do, or how, no matter how smart he is. All he knows is that people are hurting and he has to do something and this is all he can come up with.

And that's. Very relatable. Coming up with a terrible plan that only half works, but you just don't know what else to do but are compelled to try anyway?

Protagonists so rarely get to fully explore that. Protagonists might fight against doing anything. They might have an arc about learning what needs to be done and approach their eventual solution with competency and practicality. William is just throwing spaghetti at a wall.

And because YuuMori wanted to tell a story about a man who didn't...actually need to be a villain and just made a foolish decision to be one, and a hero who...isn't exactly a moral hero...and a story about how heroes and villains are actually quite similar and can even come together as one...he didn't have to be given The Best and Only tortured reason to kill people. He did it because he's ridiculous.

Protagonists just usually aren't this much fun.

[arborescreens-a]

my favorite malewife ♥

[crafty705]

Mayblade day 25: Flame

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Inferno blast solos

Version with flame only etc below cut:

[milekael]

oooo how about 🟡⚪⚫ for Venture?

Omg..... you knew the codeword........................

What is something your OC wants but knows they can never have? How does it feel to never get this specific desire?

HAHAHAHA see this is Venture's main character drive <3 <3 <3 She was born a pirate and always thought she couldn't get a more fulfilling life because after being born in those circumstances, the world likes to make sure you stay in those circumstances. So her whole deal is "Stuff I want but everyone says I can't have.... I am a pirate so if there is one thing I know how to do is how to get stuff that was never meant to be mine!" and she rushes through life with that mindset... and so far it has been worth it!! Very difficult, specially now that she grew a conscience and now feels terrible for the things that she has done buuuuuut she sure is trying to have it!!

The true answer is her brother, she wants her brother back but she is yet to accept she never can :') Again chasing things even if everyone tells you that you can't have that.... I MEAN to be fair she has encountered ghosts and befriended one so doing that leap from "I can revive my brother" is a reasonable one... if you don't fully understand how this stuff works lol

She is just so sad she just wants to bring her brother back SOBS

When was a moment in your OC's life that they felt the most vulnerable and exposed? Were they alone or surrounded?

OUGH currently Event 2 Expedition 4... EXP 4 in general actually. She was faced with a lot of her fears (Being judged by God) but during Event 2 not only she was shown what she lost (Her brother, her crew, her life where she did anything she pleased without feeling guilt...) but also in front of the rest of the teammates, including some that represent what she is most insecure about (How while the Guild is her "new home" she doesn't feel wanted there because of her backstory) and it was OOUUUUUGGGGHHHHH just sooooo good WTW I love you

When was a moment in your OC's life that they felt the most in control and secure? Was it gained through negative or positive means?

HEHEHE >:3c SO this is interesting because during game I'd say it was the time she raided the Red Tide Marauders base because... She wanted power to be able to change things, and she got it!! You can get pretty much anything you want if you threaten anyone to shoot them Lightning in the face LOL And she wanted answers and she got them!!... And they didn't make her happy because of course hearing the reasons why your brother was killed didn't bring any peace. In a way she was expecting to find that control because controlling something as powerful and erratic and terrifying as Lightning should have translated to controlling your life!! And when it didn't she got so angry she killed the guy because well!! If I have no control over my life and the cycle of violence then I might as well just be part of it!!!!!!!! HELP that ended up going in the other direction.... huuuuhhh..... Venture likes having control over social situations where she is very good!! Also she really likes controlling her electricity now so thats cool!!

[anzheshyphae]

a collection

[kristoffs-lullaby]

tormented by blorbo thoughts