#the yin-yang color coding

[fluffyblackdragon]

The song you're forgetting is "Shame On Me" by Avicii, OP.

The people who both watch and read JJK and still think Gojo and Geto's relationship is not implied to be romantic baffle me.

I just had a chat with one of them and pointed out how I love friendships and queerplatonic relationships but satosugu is very much implied to be romantic, pointed out the whole theme of "love as a curse" in jjk 0 and the parallel that exists between Riko & Yuta and satosugu. How gojo killed geto in the most romantic date of the Japanese calendar, how geto asked gojo to curse him a little bit. Then their whole high school relationship where Gege talked about it being Gojo's first and last warm/blue spring. How it is pointed out that even though sashisu were super close friends Gojo and Geto's bond was just different. The whole Gojo saying he would never mistakes Geto's residual cursed energy. Him being distracted by Geto at shibuya, Geto being his only weakness, the whole six eyes telling him he's Geto but his soul knowing otherwise, and then Gojo telling Kenjaku that they'll have a rematch the 24th of December and Kenjaku calling it romantic.

That and that one song Gege assigned Gojo that I can't remember the name of but it was about heartbreak and the opening 2 having lyrics that are confirmed to be Gojo's pov.

I don't know what more they need.

"you guys can't just let friends be friends, always have to romantisice friendship" it is already romantisiced, I don't need to do shit.

[respectthepetty]

Even though I have an entire conspiracy theory based on the colors in The Next Prince, I do love that the prince is a Heavenly Human and the bodyguard is a Black Brooder.

And that the colors are coloring as they fall in love.

It's gonna be delicious!

[sugar-petals]

Hi again caro 🌟 you know how cillian murphy is being compared to yoongi and vice versa (they share aries/ashwini placement in their big 3 in vedic ), the ketuvian eye / deadpan look but actually being softies on the inside . Plus cillian's face is 100%female and 100% male got me wondering if he's a classic type (same amount of yin /yang) or maybe a gamine like yoongi cause that man always looks young ! Thanks !

cillian's kibbe type | analysis

i endlessly deliberated on his image ID way before, too, he's such a tough case — but hear me out: i'm nominating soft classic.

TR and FG being his only other options of highly androgynous types imo. i'll narrow it down ("crossing out" method, below) maybe we can find some consensus. so:

he consistently dresses pure classic off the screen, at least that i am sure of. symmetrical, standard tailoring, mid-contrast colors. goes in the right direction. well-fitted, puts emphasis on his face. not THE spectacular outfit, sometimes too stark, but pure classic works for his body shape. reversely, C does not fit pure romantics and all naturals because of their rounded/blunt shoulders bulking out the sharp edge. but for cillian, the standard tux, easy. the more dapper, the better for him.

CROSSING OUT: R, FN, SN, N. (9 possible types left!)

2. now, he got famous for characters that dress dramatic classic (peaky blinders, scarecrow, oppenheimer...), but i think those lines are too long/drowning from a distance and without movie magic. yes, the warm tone of the right coat contributes as clashing since he's cool-toned. but proportion-wise, and at 5'7, all yang-dominant types disqualify for him anyway. too large, wide, boxy.

CROSSING OUT: D, SD, DC. (6 possible types left!)

3. then again, cillian being such a renowned classic dresser and directors agreeing says something. nolan always shows him as a C! it is his thing. but: we have to accommodate that cillian's not in a yang height range, and an androgynous face calls for androgynous fashion. put him in a masculine-coded Natural styling (scruffy beard, loose outfit & hair, bulky fabric), it's a disaster. proves how we crosses out N for him early. it needs more yin.

4. puzzlingly... he can do some dramatic lines, even as a smaller guy. that means he's either TR, or an FG, or some classic that can handle a tailored silhouette. Cs are notoriously style chameleons as long as a frame is kept. see my dilemma? 😭 it can go either way.

he looks awesome in that matrix-type dramatic ID fashion, hair sleek, colors dark, sharp edges. maybe he's a true winter or true summer, that's why D colors are fine with him. at least we can exclude pure gamine and soft gamine because they crave the line break and more pizzazz. pure C is also overwhelmed by anything that goes off balance. subtypes are more flexible.

CROSSING OUT: C, SG, G (3 possible types left!!)

finally, why are TR, FG, SC my top 3 picks? because they all combine shorter height with a mix of "feminine and masculine" essence/lines. he has to be among these 3.

5. i see why any gamine is a viable option generally, cillian being short. but i think it's too much for him to pull off, and people hardly perceive him as petite and cute and moon-faced. for yoongi, that's immediately obvious. most SGs have a face like a young romantic type. worlds apart from cillian's insane jaw/cheekbones.

cillian looks too sophisticated, mature, structured, sexual, otherworldly for SG. not sweet, baby-like, cute. classics age gracefully and especially "like fine wine" as well, it's not limited to G types. much like D becomes more dignified with age and truly grows into their severe, tall look, or N types gain even more rugged charm, etc.

style-wise... G color blocks, stripes, details, all seemingly turn him into someone else. the gamine hair chop is unflattering, too. patterns transform him into another person. gamine fashion is a mixed bag on cillian, while soft classic never misses.

CROSSING OUT: FG

6. cillian's height does say G or R, and yes i know, many type him TR. i could agree with it; but still, his figure isn't full/soft/fully rounded (R) or compact (G) enough in my opinion. TR does have some chiseled D characteristics like him, but you have to see softness and curve first, as with all romantics.

compare jimin or billy dee williams (R), such a different vibe! R and TR are sexiness machines. more rounded thighs, nothing works without waist emphasis, rounded chest area, figure 8 body, more rounded nose and romantic curls, the list goes on! cillian's body type is also short like that, but not as curve-dominant, but balanced (shoulders, legs, waist all line up and are straighter = balanced = classic).

question is, does cillian's extreme dieting interfere here so he's harder to type? styling-wise, i do think TR clothing is something else on him, but it steals the limelight or overdefines his face. i also feel like waist definition isn't 1000% paramount for him. plus, kibbe writes for TR: "Stiff fabrics, straight lines, and geometry are to be avoided at all costs!" — While Cillian easily dresses best in exactly that 😂 (WOW!)

imo TR also ages him unfairly, and all you look at is the ornaments, not him. soft classic is still a romantic-influenced subtype, yes, so it does flatter him, below is a memorable look, don't get me wrong. but it takes the focus. i only see how fantastic the garment is, while cillian is secondary, and his face is suddenly too stark, devoid of definition. it's too high glam. i wish we'd have more pictures of him dressing TR to compare, that might be another problem.

7. SC is the only type left to explain his mysterious looks. recap: he's successfully classic-dressed, has a yin height plus a face that combines yin and yang, his silhouette is balanced not curved, all his huge movie roles are C image typecastings, that's SC.

i do think the polished, soft, but shapely elegant character of this type is expressed in him. SC is a highly androgynous type for men, think ATEEZ yeosang. but SC men are so well-dressed in controlled hairstyles and very masculine period or past fashion, ironically, because the fabrics are soft, plush, symmetrical, and tailored. that definitely applies to cillian 10/10. his face simply pops.

cillian looks best dressed minimally, always symmetrical, slight wave in the hair, head to toe theme > mixing styles, understating, no color experiments, basics > overdressing, his signature for a reason. symmetrical coat plus soft woven fabric underneath sounds like it. puts the focus on him while at the same time being well-styled. he was born for timeless, subtle fashion.

and in general... who could dress classic so impactfully, anyways?

give this beautiful, stylish man every available award for what he does so well!

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Lego Ninjago and Race: An Analysis for the Upcoming Live Action

I know there’s been a lot of discourse in the ninjago community since a live action movie has been announced, and there’s sure to be even more after the cast list is released. Many fans are afraid the cast will be all white, while others don’t care what race the ninja will be. Non-fans looking in from the outside might say, “Why does it matter? They’re legos, they’re yellow.” I’ve seen this argument more recently, especially revolving Arin in the soft reboot Dragons Rising.

The point of this longer post is to explain how race still exists in Ninjago despite the plastic, yellow nature of the characters, and why making the cast entirely or mostly white would be a disservice to the fans and the source material as a whole. So let’s ninja-go into this topic.

Part 1: Hair and Black-Coding

When people claim that legos don’t have race, they often claim it’s because they are yellow. However, they forget that legos still have humanoid characteristics, and one of the easiest ways to tell when a lego character is black-coded is to look at their hairpiece.

Here are some examples of hairpieces clearly meant to resemble black hair textures/hairstyles:

When characters have textured hair (i.e. Arin and Euphrasia from Ninjago) or locs/braids (i.e. Mateo and Zoey from Dreamzzz), it’s hard to argue they’re meant to be interpreted as anything other than black. And if that’s not obvious enough, there’s also:

Part 1b: Voice Actors and Black-Coding

People of color voice acting non-human characters doesn’t determine race, but it does add to character coding. This can be seen in characters from other shows, such as Darwin from The Amazing World of Gumball. Even though Darwin is a 2D animated goldfish, he has been voiced exclusively by black voice actors. Because of his voice (and other mannerisms/narrative elements), Darwin is generally accepted to be black-coded.

Being voiced by a person of color does not automatically make a character black-coded, but it can certainly add credence to characters who already have black characteristics, such as Arin and Euphrasia.

Part 2: Names

Another reason it’s hard for ninjago fans to interpret certain characters as white is because of their names. While many have stereotypical “American white boy names” (i.e. Jay, Cole, and Zane), other characters have names that are certainly not strictly American. Examples include Wu (a Chinese surname), Misako (a Japanese name), Chen (a Chinese surname), Okino (a Japanese surname) and Sora (Japanese given name). Ninjago may be set in a fictional world of animated, plastic people, but it’s still based on real-world names, and considering how a lot of the characters’ names come from East Asia, there is merit to declare that characters like Misako and Sora are meant to be interpreted as East Asian.

Part 3: Cultural Influences

Now, to the most obvious reason why it would be absurd to put an all-white cast on screen: the cultural influences. I am not Asian myself, but other ninjago fans have expressed frustration about the cultural melting pot that is Ninjago. It takes influence from both Eastern and Western cultures for its setting, worldbuilding, lore, and fantastical elements. Ninjago puts ninja, samurai, Kabuki, and Oni from Japanese history and culture, Djinn from Arabic regions, the yin/yang concept from Chinese philosophy, and dragons from various cultures into one narrative. There’s even a character named Ronin (which means a “wandering samurai”).

Additionally, the ninjago language seems to be inspired by Tategaki, an East Asian style of writing.

What this means is that Ninjago is brimming with real-life cultural influences. They rarely come from the same places and are not always faithful or accurate. In fact, they can sometimes seem borderline disrespectful and stereotypical in the earlier seasons- particularly with the portrayal of Chen and pilot Wu. However, it doesn’t take a genius to spot the East Asian cultural influences on ninjago. This is clear in the character designs, attire, and especially in the settings:

Part 4: What does this mean?

In summary, Ninjago is a fictional setting that takes inspiration from East Asian cultures, and has coded certain characters as certain races through more indirect means such as naming and designs. Even though none of the ninjago characters have 100% canon races, there is still evidence that some are meant to be interpreted as black or Asian. Therefore, making all the ninjago characters white would be a disservice to the fans AND the source material because it takes away subtle but essential parts of the characters and world.

Additionally: Representation matters. It could mean a lot for fans new and old to see the ninja becoming humanized and seeing themselves on screen. Not only would an all-white cast be unfaithful to the source material, but it would be disheartening to fans hoping for racial representation, especially in an age where “wokeness” is considered a touchy subject in some areas.

Part 5: Other Thoughts/Clarifications

The beautiful thing about Ninjago is that the Lego nature of the characters allows them to be interpreted in so many ways. The characters don’t have canon skin tones, eye color, body types, ages, heights, etc., so they can be whatever fans want. Whatever the fans interpret them to be or even what they feel like, they can be. And I think that’s beautiful.

TLDR: I don’t want the movie casting to limit the fan’s creativity or headcanons. Even if the cast isn’t entirely white, I hope people continue to make creations with their own interpretations of the characters.

Also: I urge fans to not harass the actors if they are white. I feel like the ninjago fandom is above that but I feel inclined to make this statement in advance regardless.

Finally: I’m leaving this post wide-open to discussion and discourse. I did surface-level research for the ninjago cultural influences, so if anyone wants to add on to or correct anything, feel free to do so. All I ask is that the conversations remain civil.

That is all :)

[cha-arte-lie]

Samuraiden fans and other critters

Is it just me or are their designs awfully complimentary

Like

Yin and Yang complimentary.

From the very start they kept the mgr design of Raiden mostly his iconic black with the contrasting white hair and pale complexion

Black heavy design with light on the bottom. And the fact that in concept art the right arm and pec was lighter matching the Sam's cybernetic arm being darker drives me CRAZY.

Sam has the opposite palette. Light outfit with dark focused on top. The dark hair and arm. I could rant for solid half an hour about symbolism of those color choices and why I color code Sam with khaki/green hues in my art.

Don't get me started on the way the cybernetic arm and his headpiece fit the hues of Desperado cybernetic models and chip away at his identity.

The red and the blue in the concept art of Raiden's and Sam's swords too oh god I'm gonna be sick.

What's insane for me is that they easily could've gone with other contrast ratios for Sam, and even tested shifting the armor colors but NOTHING came close to the parallel he has with Raiden in the finished product.

Anyways that's all folks enjoy my bullshit rants

[imthepunchlord]

So with my thought on different yin-yang pairs that would cycle between 6/7 Miraculous, I also wanted to cover the different pairs for Felix and Marinette as I do think they are a pair that can easily use both Ladybug and Cat.

So I wanted to see if that could extend to my idea on other pairs, particularly Fox/Peafowl and Bee/Butterfly.

Which, for this, there are tweaked themes for these pairs.

Fox and Peafowl echo themes of Deception and Truth/Vision.

Bee and Butterfly echo themes of Order/Notion and Chaos/Emotion.

Bonus, Turtle/Serpent.

As this got long, going to exclusively focus on Fox and Peafowl.

Initially, for me, Fox and Peafowl stand out to be the most interchangeable pair for these two.

Felix is an easy stand out for Fox. He has an eye for detail and being clever, and he's always been a deceptive character (pretending to be someone else why trying to woo LB, being deceptive in canon, pretending to be Adrien at times, ect.). Canon has also brought in Felix doing magic tricks, being something of a magician, who are illusionists. And of course, there is that little detail that Trixx and Felix both keep their hands behind their back when idle.

Felix with Fox can also work off questionable loyalties, as the Fox is often a self-serving animal, not known to be loyal and helps with their own interest (sounds a lot like Felix). Additionally, with canon, Felix also matches the Fox in terms of curiosity/nosiness and being a risk taker. And of course, doing illusions would be right up Felix's alley, as that allows him to decide when to have the stage and when to be more elusive.

With Trixx, that could've been an interesting kwami to work off Felix, being another deceiver/manipulator, and should be a little impish and selfish at least, and you get these two cunning manipulators trying to outsmart each other, clashing only because Felix prioritizes himself while Trixx is for the greater good.

And as a (dark) monochrome character, I do think it can be in the best interest to get something colorful to signify the change in life. And orange represents warmth, spontaneous, and playfulness, working off Felix needs to learn to lighten up, to be "warmer" as he's initially cold.

For Marinette, Peafowl's a pretty natural click when factoring all things that peacocks represent.

Peafowl is a big symbol of Vision, which can include having an eye for deatil/being perspective, looking to the future, being a visionary, and seeing what others do not see (including a supernatural sense). All of which matches with Marinette, being observant, having goals for the future that she works towards, and a knack for predictability and how she can pull off her elaborate plans. She's also quite vigilant, and can usually pick up on trouble or when something is off, which can work off peacocks tied to vigilance and guardianship.

Peacocks are also big symbols of incorruptibility, able to literally take in evil and turn it into beauty (which really kinda makes it weird for it be a misused villainous Miraculous). This works off Marinette as a natural creator of beauty, but it works off her role as a cleanser/purifier.

The Peafowl naturally works off Marinette's interest in fashion, as a natural symbol of beauty and vibrancy, able to stand out.

And on the topic of visual, Marinette has a nice inverse color coding to Duusu:

Visually, this nicely sets them up as foils that click and balance each other out, with Duusu being more "cool" coded to Marinette who is more "warm" coded. So where Marinette is more affectionate, energetic, and humble, Duusu in contrast should be more sophisticated, level headed, and egotistical/vain (this is not Duusu's canon personality, based on the little I've seen, but emotional birdbrain isn't what really comes to my mind for a peafowl kwami).

Working off this set up for Duusu's personality, you can get two dramatic characters with similar moral alignments working off each other, but able to balance each out. When Marinette overthinks and spirals, Duusu brings the truth and logic, where Duusu has the ego, Marinette has the humbleness. Duusu should also be a kwami who adores her interest in fashion, and should be one of the most romantically engaged kwamis, a literal wingman, who wants Marinette to display her colors and show off her interest to her crush (not that she's there yet). Additionally, Marinette can be chaotic and unpredictable, which as a peafowl, Duusu is set up to be more for integrity and order, so anything sketchy will be called out.

Working off Origins, where Marinette's biggest issue is self-confidence, Peafowl is a natural answer as that's an animal that's all about confidence and knowing your self-wroth. This can also work off Marinette getting pushed around (mostly by Chloe), giving up what she's rightfully won (Gamer), and putting herself down/shifting to prioritize someone else's feelings over her own when she also needs a chance to be upset (Glaciator).

Peafowl can also cover Marinette learning leadership as they are tied to royalty and clarity.

It could feed into her Atlas complex a bit, as this is a symbol of absolute goodness and fortune, but this animal has themes of being self-serving (flaws of pride, ego, and vanity), so it probably wouldn't be to the extent of Ladybug.

Now, on the reverse...

Prior to Felix officially joining canon, Peafowl was a natural click for Felix in fanon content, especially as an alternative to Cat. And there was a lot of merit to the possibility.

Felix is a naturally deceptive character who does questionable things, it makes sense for him to get an animal that's tied to truth and integrity, to challenge how he is. Duusu would also come with a lot of the similar appeals to Tikki if paired with Felix being more for the greater good, strong sense of responsibility, to step up to help others, and be morally upright.

Blue as a color can also work off what Felix needs growth wise, it's tied to trust, loyalty, responsibility, security, and truth. But it also vibes with him better as a cool color, one that is more passive and reserved.

But Felix also clicks as he is observant and does know how to grab attention and stand out as needed. And for PV Felix, who seems fine just minding his own business and not wanting attention all that much, that adds another nice contrast as this is an animal about having attention, and showing off your vibrancy (which can have some comedic potential for a more reserved character like Felix).

Now Marinette with Fox is another fun and interest kwami swap, one that's also pretty decently popular.

Marinette matches Fox in creativity, observation, quick wit, being chaotic, and being a risk taker. She also is someone who likes to work long range if she can (though will make do with close range). Similarly, she also knows when to grab attention and when to step back and be in the background.

Fox just very easily can click for Marinette. And the show did give us an example in how elaborate her illusions can be (Kwamibuster).

The biggest intrigue can be with Marinette and Trixx. With Marinette having more moral integrity can Felix, making her the more morally upright character, it can open up Trixx to be more of an impish wildcard. It's actually a similar appeal to Marinette and Plagg, where Plagg is up to be more problamatic in contrast to her. Given the Trixx we saw in Sapotis, I got an impression that with Marinette more likely to get involved and do the right thing, it opens up to Trixx prioritizing Marinette own needs and growth. And with foxes being a more self-prioritizing animal, that can work off what Marinette needs, while still working off Marinette's knack for meddling.

I do also see Trixx getting into Marinette's antics too and having fun with it.

[purplealmonds]

Everything about Shingi's character design choices is laced with melancholy.

Let's start with a simple observation:

1. The character for "shin"(神) - divine – is phonetically similar to the "Shi"(死) – death.

As a matter of fact, the word for "dead" in Japanese is pronounced "shin" (死ん). There's the missing "n"! On can argue that Shingi, this divine ritual, can also be considered a death-related ritual since it involves the slaying of a mononoke. There's always a sadness involved in its killing, as a mononoke is birthed from intense suffering. I'm pretty sure that this phonetic similarity is not a coincidence, given how much care is put into naming the other characters in Mononoke Karakasa (see my analysis on Utayama and Mizorogi)

Now let's dive into more observations below the cut!

2. Movie-Kusu (Nusu) and Shingi look like completely different people.

Let's compare/contrast them with Anime-Kusu (Kusu) and Hyper for a clearer read.

👭 Exhibit A: Physical Form

Kusu & Hyper: Hyper is slightly more muscular and taller than Kusu, but has more or less the same facial structure. They both have manicured nails. Although they have differing hair types (Kusu's is wavy while Hyper's is sleek), they're roughly the same lightness (dirty blond and silver).

Nusu & Shingi: Nusu has a pointed chin, and Shingi has a squared off chin. He also has a longer neck and keeps his nails unpainted and blunt. His red-blue iridescent black hair (the color which also represents masculinity in Japanese culture) contrasts strongly against Nusu's pale lavender with pink fringe. They share eye shapes, but nothing much else.

👗 Exhibit B: Fashion Choices

Kusu & Hyper: Hyper's outfit could be considered a battle-ready variant of Kusu's garb - removed inner robe, rolled up outer kimono sleeves.

Nusu & Shingi: Nusu's outfit is based on a woman's kimono. Shingi's outfit is based on the men's kingashi kimono. While Nusu wears is draped in many, many layers of fabric, Shingi is in a casual state of undress and runs around barefoot.

Superficially, we can interpret Nusu & Shingi's different appearances as a more blatant divide between yin and yang, the feminine and masculine. However, I think there may be a deeper story reason behind this, which is...

2. Shingi's Appearance is Trauma-Coded

🌈Exhibit A: Color Symbolism

White, or shiro, is considered a sacred color reserved for the gods. It is also the color of traditionally symbolizing mourning and death. Shingi's outfit heavily features white. And not to mention, his eyes are white too!

In my analysis about eye colors in relation to the Go-Gyo (五行), or the five elements which are part of the hexagram paradigm, I noted that it was interesting that while Shingi was aligned with the Kun(坤) exorcism sword aligned with the earth element (symbolized by yellow), his eye color is white, which is aligned with metal. Earth has an inter-promoting relationship to metal, in that the latter is generated by the former. And how is earth forged into metal? Through incredible pressure (life's adversities), perhaps forged even in the very mantle of the earth (fire).

Which brings me to another interesting observation: if Shingi is theoretically aligned with metal, why is it that his markings are red (fire), while Hyper's is gold (the color of a metal)? It's plausible that when earth-aligned Shingi metaphorically crumbled from this yet-to-be-unearthed trauma, fire-aligned Hyper "reforged" those disparate fragments into a new, possibly stronger elemental alignment of metal. And in return, Shingi "branded" Hyper with metallic gold, which is a color tangential to the yellow color-coding of earth. Whatever hardships Hyper and Shingi went through together prior to the first episodes of Mononoke, they both left their marks on each other quite literally.

👕Exhibit B1: State of Dress

Depression often leads to the neglect of self-care, which in turn makes keeping a tidy appearances a daunting, often unsurmountable chore. Shingi's kimono top is half-shucked. He doesn't even bother to wear pants, and the bandages on his forearm and legs are loosely tied tripping hazards. He also keeps his hair down. Hair styling is a huge indicator of one's status in feudal Japan. By not styling his hair, he's choosing to 1) defy social norms and 2) disregard and neglect the duties connected to his divine status.

👘 Exhibit B2: Kimono Folding

This was actually a really subtle detail, but once I saw it I could never unsee it. Check out how Shingi folds his kimono top. I know his abs are distracting, but bear with me here:

Did you see it too? Instead of crossing his kimono left over right like Nusu, Shingi crosses his kimono right over left. The only time you cross your kimono like Shingi if you are clothing a corpse. Combined with the phonetics of his name and white coloring of his robe, I have reason to believe that at some point in time, Shingi "died". And the only window of time a being like himself can possibly "die" is when he possesses his medicine seller's body to slay a mononoke. And if he "dies" while possessing his medicine seller, I imagine that the medicine seller would succumb to those injuries and also follow suit shortly afterwards.

4. Conclusion/Headcanon:

I have a theory that, upon bonding with the exorcism sword, the spirit of that sword imprints upon the wielder by forming their humanoid appearance after their medicine seller's - like Hyper and Kusu. Which leads me to believe that Shingi had another partner prior to Nusu. Shingi "died", presumably from being overwhelmed by a mononoke. His previous partner died shortly afterwards. When he by some miracle is "revived," he starts questioning his godhood and is wracked with survivor's guilt. This manifests as his lanky, almost emaciated body build and his mortal, less otherworldly appearance (compared to Hyper). When Nusu inherited that exorcism sword, Shingi clung to aspects of his former partner's likeness as his way of mourning. Somewhere along the way, Hyper intervenes to save Shingi from his downward spiral, resulting in the two of them being irreversibly marked and influenced by each other's elemental alignments.

But yeah – that's my angsty theory about Shingi's tragic backstory. What do you think? Do you think it has any credence to it?

[sweatinghoneybee]

Just found this Ninjago Lloyd x reader fic made by @samseaaa and I am so in love with it!!! I finished reading all 65 chapters (before it got updated to 66) in like under a week and like the person I am when I became in love with a fanfic for an x reader I made an oc based of the reader in the story (disclaimer this is just my interpretation on reader in the story not how reader looks like in the story cause reader is based off of ourselves or in this case an oc made up being part of the story)

I gave the OC for this fic the name Connie Nagant when I search up first names that has the meaning curious and also for her last name I wanted to give her a name of a gun for her last name because of her relationship with guns in the fic. And mostly I gave her like a peach pink color scheme for her to relate to her powers in the story but also to have that specific color coded thing that the ninjas have going on and honestly I just gave her like a not so harsh color palettes cause I wanted her to have that contrast with Lloyd of him being in a world of dangers, actions and adventures and such while when she starts out she's living a normal life thrusted into a magical world, to put it simply I gave her the aesthetic of a magical shojo girl meeting her soulmate that's from a shounen. And since she's a bookworm and a traight A student I have this idea of her wearing something that sort of resemble uniforms eluding to her academic ambitions but I also try to sort of made her have that hint of detective look to point at her interests in history and her knowledge hungry personality. And i gave her bandages since in the story atleast in the first few chapters she’s really clumbsy but mellows out in future chapters but i thought it’ll be a fun charcter thing if she’s competant in serious scenario but is clumbsy in everyday life like she can survive falling from a 20 floors high building but she’ll be tripping on stones when in her average day (and also please don't point out about the dragon necklace and also the yin yang medallion for not being detailed cause I seriously have no skills to make such a detail piece and I'm already beating myself up cause I can't do the pendant and medallion justice with how it's described in the fic (⁠ ⁠；⁠∀⁠；⁠)) (also if anyone can read and write kanji, just a question, did I wrote Connie Nagant right cause I wanted to write her name in kanji as a homage to what happened in the fic even tho I don't actually know how to do it so I just sorta eyeballing it ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)⁠╭)

All and all I just want to just gush about this fic cause like it's so good and still have some more drawings that I want to do for this fic! Still trying to finish up my Lloyd darwings for this fic and also an reader's best friend in the fic!

And so to those who want to read this fic here's the link!

Give them some love Kay! This work their made is amazing so give them those encouragements!

[atlaskrr]

[The Eye] Link Click Yingdu OP Analysis

In the first scene we can see lu guang being seperated in two, his past which is in color and he himself who is in grey. This is mainly a visual thing but can also symbolize the change in his soul after all the dives, especially his blood tainted hand which is likely left from cheng xiaoshis blood when he held him (though lu guang playing a role in one of his death is possible.

in this opening scene we also see this butterfly which could be refrencing the butterfly effect

• Black and white butterflies symbolize balance and harmony

• They often represent transformation and new beginnings

• Seeing a black and white butterfly might be a sign of spiritual growth

• These butterflies can remind us to embrace both light and dark aspects of life

butterflies alo have many other symbolisms such as: love, luck, dreams, yin and yang, new beginnings, transformation, cn medicine, etc

heres my more in depth analysis

as it also appeared in the s2 op draft

its also shiguang colors lol which also ties to yin and yang.

another visual element we see a lot of is these white feathers

common symbolisms for them are

love (cn)

protection (celtic, indegenous)

spirtual

the divine

innocence, new beginnings and hope etctetc (ties to butterflies)

guidance (christianity)

good luck and fortune in china

soulmates

most connotations are positive but in WW1 it was used as a symbol of cowardice to get men to serve in the military.

one i find especially interesting is the egyptian myth tied to feathers. In ancient Egypt, the white feather represented truth and judgment. It was believed that, when a person died, they faced tests to gain entry into the afterlife. One test involved weighing the person’s heart against the white feather of the goddess Ma’at. If the heart weighed more than the feather, the person was found to be unworthy, and they would be sent into darkness. If the person was virtuous, the scales would be balanced, and the god Osiris would welcome them to the afterlife. In this context, the white feather symbolizes truth and divine justice. Tying to a lot of the divine symbolism we've gotten in the villain chara pvs such as liu xiaos.

Could this be about lu guang facing judgement?

the sign on the passing bus says "look carefully" as well as "afternoon tea". low and behold when we see tea

the only characters with gloved hands are vein and xia fei and based on the style this is probably vein.

thats relevant because of this. this is a pigpen code with a ceaser cipher. dark_decay and roshieberry on the lc discord server decoded it to this

```

IN THE HEART OF THE FOREST A SUDDEN

PANIC SPREAD AMONG THE ANIMALS [...] FOX

[...] RECTING [...] ELEPHANT TO DOUSE THE FLAMES

SWIFTLY SPREADING MESSAGES OF URGENCY

HOWEVER THEY ONLY CARED ABOUT FLEEING FOR SAFETY

THE FOREST SUCCUMBED TO THE FIRES WRATH

DETERMINED TO PREVENT SUCH TRAGEDIES THE ANIMALS

HIRED A DETECTIVE TO UNCOVER THE CULPRIT WHAT THEY

DISCOVERED WAS BEYOND THEIR WILDEST

IMAGINATIONS

HE BELIEVED THAT THE KEY TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM WAS

TO ELIMINATE ALL POTENTIAL SPARKS THAT COULD

IGNITE TROUBLE

```

the fox could refer to the twins or perhaps vein or xiafei since we dont know their animals yet. this feels like it could explain how these powers even came to be, a way to prevent tragedy? to investigate as shiguang does? the last paragraph seems to be right up liu xiaos alley of thinking.

these bells and clock actually corelate as 3 bells is 9 30 in a ships bell, the time on the clock. the lyrics in the scene befire the bells appears also refrences the ringing of bells and 9pm (which would be two bells) im not exactly sure on this significance but ig we'll see.

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now thats it for the hidden things. there are skme more obvious concerns such as

yk. vein pointing a gun at lu guang. now while this could be the case i actually think this is refrencing one of cheng xiaoshis deaths, by veins hand. this is because all the other scenes seem to point through lu guang shifting through different timelines in a montage such as the ones in the mvs.

this ties to why hes crying later on in the basketball court in this montage (not like he doesnt have a million reasons to cry already) also, one of the scenes flashing here seem to tie back to that divinity them with the lighting

these all contain actual scenes from the show so the following montage is of the past from lgs prespective.

here we see the photograoh transforming into a bubble, confirming this

one of them is this which someone pointed out cxs possibly has an elbow brace from an injury

additional details i ran out of images to show is lu guang coming into color when held by cheng xiaoshi, the shakespheres sonnets making a return and vein watching everyone, as well as the woman from the newspaper in the poster making an apperance. also lg and vein in the same room but its still grey lg. are they connected??

theres also the notebook at the end which appears to contain something but its very blurry and i suck at reading cursive so if anyone figures it out please do tell. also let me know if i missed anything i love everyones analysises

[mauvemischief]

okay wait really quick I want to talk about thte Jayvik divorce fight in s2e8 because oh my lord. beyond the metaphorical implications of the whole situation and the way their conflicting morals are tearing me to bits, I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE COLOR CODING because oh my GOD. black/red and white/gold may not seem like anything out of the ordinary independently but when you juxtapose VIKTOR as white/gold with JAYCE as black/red it is so much more meaningful. first obviously in the meanings behind each of the predominant colors, black and white, night and day, yin and yang, RIGHT? okay but additionally the fact that Jayce's black is paired with red accents and Viktor's white is paired with GOLD accents leads me to believe it is a nod at their opposing sides?!! GOLD LIKE THE ICHOR OF THE GODS????? RED LIKE THE BLOOD OF MAN?????? HELP I HAVE WAY TOO MANY FEELINGS

[graaythekwami]

This is Plagg, she likes her personal space.

This is Tikki, he also likes Plagg's personal space.

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A little fun experiment I had with attempting to make Tikki and Plagg a bit more yinyang coded in their designs; mostly with focusing on a black and white color scheme. I also chose to change their pronouns as yin is associated with feminine and yang with masculine.

I'm not too sure about Tikki mostly being white, but I must say I absolutely loved drawing tuxedo Plagg! Definitely a different style for both of them, but it was fun! :D

[respectthepetty]

Dangerous Romance Background Noise

The opening sequence contrasting Sailom and Kanghan's lives ends with the transition between Kanghan feeling stifled and unbuttoning his black shirt to him unbuttoning Sailom's white shirt against his will.

The yin and yang of it all.

The wind/windmill motif is throughout the credits seen with the windmills and the leaves blowing.

@chicademartinica already pointed out the color of Sailom's uniform being dingy compared to the whiteness of his classmates' uniforms.

In fact, all the scholarship crew's uniforms are faded.

The smiley face being on Kanghan's right side watching the bullying.

The teacher forced Sailom's hand. @bengiyo pointed out Kanghan has an Apple watch while Sailom's is normal, but also, Kanghan doesn't want to touch Sailom.

The Latin in the art room reads "Work Conquers All" which is about hard work and dedication to reach goals.

It speaks for itself.

The discussion about the training of dogs started with a comparison of living arrangements because if the animal doesn't have freedom, he will become disobedient.

@bengiyo also pointed out that the world Kanghan has created for himself is made entirely of discarded items and empty cardboard boxes. He even has a garden of sunflowers (deep love and adoration) with the triptych panels.

Which were probably painted by Pimfah.

Oh God no! A guitar!

[adhdo5]

Could we get an outfit breakdown for miyin? (If it’s not too much Ofc)

These r EXTREMELY loose thoughts so far this is all very subject to change but

Mimeng

I have yet to do a proper color test but my current thoughts on his overall color coding are gray, desaturated blues, very bluish lavender; misty word of the day

Yen drawing Mimeng w/ the feathery shaped headpiece/shoulder embellishments so cutesies.... I'm thinking loosely also abt chrysanthemum petals also slash suggestive

Also well I said it in the alt text there but while drawing had the fun thought that like ~the shape of that feathery/petal headpiece is roughly a blunted version of the sunburst headpiece I usually draw him with. That's fun

Very floaty clothes in general; I draw the Lans with big floaty clothes already but I think it's Extra here. Both in terms of [gauzy/thin layers] and in terms of [Mimeng can kind of shrink into his robes]

Zhiyin

Also yet to do a proper color test

When his outermost robe is the crossover one it's definitely the drabber/darker color; scale patterns perhaps?

When it's more ~Tang style Big Shirt thing going on, with the carp crest, it is closer to orange

Carp crest with the dot on the carp's head both namechecking the Jin ~dot (see next pt) and working with the shape of the paler carp to namecheck the yang part of the yin/yang symbol? It's a very masculine fish

I've been drawing the teardrop shaped Legally Distinct Jin Dot also attributable to Yen and also sometimes drawing the teardrop shaped forehead jewelry thing. Perhaps one foreshadows the other

I do not have worked out when he does/doesn't have the hat. Hat here sometimes not here other times

The one thing I know for sure: his inner robes, not quite Only The Innermost but like, the inner couple layers such that one only really sees them when he's dressed down or perhaps parting his robes for certain activities, are a glorious and imperially appropriate yellow. Because of Themes.

[lozfanchick]

(Sup sup, sorry for the very very VERY late update. So here we go!)

Oubing Avatar Au

A New Danger Awaits!: The Tiger Emperor of the East

CHPT. ?¿?¿?: The Fog of Lost Moments

Contains some elements that were inspired by Love Game in Eastern Fantasy; EP: 10)

Color Coded Names

Nezha Ao Bing Sandy Pigsy Tang Sanzang

Waking up in darkness was terrifying. Especially in nightmares. You feel as if you are not stable onto anything. Body and feet dangling in the air as you feel lightheaded.

Its frightening

At least that's what Nezha thinks.

Tripitaka reminds Nezha and Ao Bing that sometimes memories from Yin & Yang would surface. With a frown he tells them that sometimes those memories can turn into nightmares. Or perhaps a dream.

And Nezha dreams.

He dreams and dreams and dreams.

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"So you are that puny human that is my reincarnation? And I'd thought I'd look worse." A deep voice rumbles in the darkness.

Nezha eyes the darkness warily. He doesn't know this voice. He doesn't even know if this was demon or perhaps a spirit.

"I can guarantee you mortal that I'm not a demon nor a spirit. Though I am inbetween."

Two eyes. Identical to his, but more dark and monster-like.

A person sits crist-crossed. Sharp teeth locks in a grin as two arms are crossed upon their chest. Another two are placed on knees. And the other are holding hold a spear and a golden wheel.

Long, dark wavy hair flys freely. Unkept, improper, however gives the energy of chaos.

One thing stands out.

A golden and red aura, screams chaos, on the forehead of the- creature?

The Sigil of Yin. Bigger than Nezhas own, but with more detailing colors decorated on it.

"What?-" Nezha gasps out. This is his past life??? This man? Creature? Spirit?? is literally bigger than him!

"Let's spare the introductions." Yin says as he looks bored at of his mind. However, they were seriousness in his eyes. He glares at Nezha, almost as if Nezha was clueless to something that Yin would know.

Yin buts one of his hands on his chin, the elbow resting on his knee as he leans forward to Nezha.

"Listen well and listen clearly. Because I'm telling you this once." The bored tone is now placed with a tone of anger, concern, worry, knowing of something bad.

"He. Has awoken. If you don't get your friends, yourself, your pearl- my pearl. Who knows what kind of shit hes skimming. Fuckin bastered. Thousand years later and his pinning ass is still after my pearl." He almost says in a jealously, possessive tone.

"W-who??" Nezha shouts, Yin let's out an annoyed groan as his body leans back. Tattoos of fire and scars revealed.

Six arms grasp onto Nezhas shoulders. Almost shaking him with a force of an earthquake.

"Uh!- C'mon the memories that I have been giving you not enough????? Its the greedy bastered of the East! Ti Jiu!"

Ti..

Ti...

Jiu....?

(P.S. Can I uploaded all my asks to a fic collection on my AO3? I promise I will give credit. Its just that I wanted to create a collection of this.)

(P.S.S. I wanted Yin to have more of a rough appearance to that of a human. With more monstrous like features. He likes to display his scars to show his strength plus Yang likes it. While Yang has more human-spirit like appearance. Plus Yin likes to cuddle and play with Yang long hair. I sadly don't remember which reincarnation is which. So, Yin = Nezha, Yang = Ao Bing).

(P. S. S. S. One of the headcanons I have for Oubing Avatar Au is that Yin/Yang story is known throughout the mortal & spirit realm. There is only a single verison because it was rumored that a person's face was disfigured after trying to change the story. People believed it to be a curse, so there wasn't any other tales only then the original one.)

(P. S. S. S. S. One of Yin's many enemies was the Great Immortal Monkey Warlord [Wink* Wink*].

(Kk that's all. Have a good day!)

So sorry again for taking SO LONG to respond to this DDD: It's year end which is always an insanely busy time at work for me. Add in the Holidays and a kid and I have zero free time to sit and write a response lol

Firstly, LOVE THIS! :DDDD

Secondly, Yes go ahead and post to Ao3. But yes please give credit to my Avatar AU :D Yours is like a spin off of it and I am LIVING FOR IT!! Also I hope you don't mind I still want to write your idea about the whole jealous rival reveal in my AU (if I ever get enough time D:) and I will credit you, but is that ok??

You are correct Yin is Nezha since Yin does stand for chaos whereas Yang is Ao Bing as Yang stands for Order and I figure that fit the bill for the demon/celestial pearls.

Regarding your backstory and Yin and Yang design ideas please go wild!! Make this your own spin off :D so please dive in and play around! I just can't wait to see where it goes :DD And if you have any questions or want to bounce ideas PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I love this AU so much so I'd love to keep gushing about it!

I will add this though since I meant to reveal this in the latest installment (that I haven't finished <.< I'm sorry WIPs) but what Ao Bing did to the one horned demon in Bending Lost was really bad/cruel. He took away his ability to feel content. Which doesn't sound bad but imagine never being able to just enjoy something anymore, you have to either love it or hate it, the gray area is gone for EVERYTHING. Truthfully of the two I actually have Ao Bing as the the one to never fight. He is the silent and deadly of the two. Because change is scary, but prolonged placidity and being able to just make people placid and calm and go with what you want is REALLY OP if used by the wrong person. Anyway I just wanted to give you that fuel to go and use if you'd like >:3

Personally I had it swapped for the designs, Yang was the more animal looking of the two since in the Avatar Universe plain animals are most often times the spiritual ones. Also explaining why Ao Bings spirit form has dragon features wheres as Nezha's is still human. But again please go nuts with your spin off :D I'm just excited someone else loves this AU :DDDD

[malfiora]

Ship Color Codes (my preferences)

red/blue - characters are peers (rivals, opponents, friends) with a few drastic differences but many smaller yet significant similarities; the draw of this ship type is the tension/conflict between the two and how they overcome/lean into it; horizontal

Violetshipping/Puppyshipping - Seto Kaiba/Joey Wheeler (YGO)

Klance/Leith - Lance / Keith (VLD)

Drarry - Draco Malfoy / Harry Potter (Harry Potter)

JayDick/DickJay - Dick Grayson / Jason Todd (Batman, etc.) "

USUK - America / England (Hetalia)

LawLight - L / Light Yagami (Death Note)

SnowBaz - Simon Snow / Baz Pitch (Simon Snow)+

dark/light - characters are complements of each other, serving in paired but opposite roles; one is typically associated with feminine* (receiving) energy/watchfulness/subversive power, while the other is typically associated with masculine* (doing) energy/action/overt power; the draw of the ship is in how these characters fit together; vertical

Tendershipping - Ryou / Bakura (YGO)

Puzzleshipping - Yugi / Atem (YGO)

SuperBat(s) - Superman / Batman (DC Comics, etc.)

SnowBaz - Simon Snow / Baz Pitch (Simon Snow)+

Ameripan - America / Japan (Hetalia)

[11.4.24 edit] JayDick/DickJay - Dick Grayson / Jason Todd (Batman, etc.) "

* in the yin/yang sense, not the gender sense, and one isn't better or stronger than the other

+ i could make a case for SnowBaz to be either, especially as their relationship progresses

" I write them as red/blue, and they could fit either depending on what aspects of their dynamic you focus on