#useless rant about silly problems

[restlessresolve]

You know, you don't realize how utterly spoiled the AO3 community is in terms of the website's search engine for categorizing and sorting stories to easily allow you to hunt down any kind of work you desire no matter how obscure the flavour until you go to a book store website and try to do the same thing.

or...like...ANY book search engine... sort by title and author, SURE! hell, they will even show you romances, history, and non-fiction. But god forbid you want a historical gay romance featuring pirates with the enemies to lovers plot line...unless you get lucky with google. And sure, Goodreads and Amazon does an admirable job, but it doesn't give you EVERYTHING. You only get the most well known or newest stories. There is not a bookstore website I have seen that will allow you to find that book, however. They don't even allow you to see ALL the books they have available for purchase, regardless of how long they have been out! How utterly useless! can you imagine if their was a search engine or archive that allowed you to locate ALL books and short stories with the same versatility and nuance as AO3's search engine?

with all the AI out there using the internet to “learn” cough “copy” stories and works of art throughout documented time, you are seriously telling me NO ONE is using AI to create a program where you can type in any kind of description or prompt and it will provide you a LIST of written/created works that include those descriptions! no need for people to waste their time listing everything about their work so others can find it regardless of how they word their request, let the AI do it!

And no. Google cannot do this. I have tried.

[steppenwolfslair]

Probably a hot take i don’t know; I can’t stand Spite

For how he is used as a useless narrative device, gimmick and ultimately robs Lucanis of any sort of agency yet again,

rant below

Lucanis through his whole life, through the whole game is denied any sort of control over himself and Spite to me is a perfect example of that.

Spite should’ve been used as an interesting plot device to show an inward struggle Lucanis has of dealing with all the internalized hate he has for his imprisonment, Caterina and a lot of how the Crows function and force it outward. And in the beginning we start to get glimpses of that maybe being the case. In act 1 spite is shown to be far more of an actual serious problem to deal with like with him actually physically hurting Lucanis.

But in act 2 he is a silly little gremlin type spirit/demon that Lucanis is constantly told to “just handle” or is made fun of for making him a big deal. Spite has quite literally taken away Lucanis’ bodily autonomy and the game does nothing to treat this like an actual big fucking issue; like i mentioned Spite has the capacity to actually physically hurt Lucanis and freely does so, but no the game in fact makes a joke out of it with the “ha ha he drink so much coffee to stay awake”.

And im sorry to all the spite lovers but it was Lucanis’ body first and I don’t like how the game implies that Lucanis HAS to just accept and share. Yes both Lucanis and Spite were forced into this situation but it is LUCANIS’ body. No i don’t view it as an equal real estate thing, I’m sorry game but i care more about Lucanis than Spite. Why are we forced to go “well Lucanis you just have to be nice to Spite and bond with him” fuck that.

And the only way the option of looking for separation which let’s face it is something both Spite and Lucanis are for is to harden Lucanis, otherwise he has to “just live with it”. For a game that deals with so much new magical bullshit and expands so much on unknown magic to just give up so easily at this concept makes me kind of pissed off.

Spite is an interesting device turned into quirky gimmick ( something DAV does a lot) and i absolutely hate it. I know a lot of people love the “Spite is possessive of Rook” thing but this is another thing I find completely glossed over and made into “ha isn’t that interesting and kind of funny (to many also hot)” instead of treating it like and actual mind fuck that could be to Lucanis. Imagine you have someone’s entire separate personality inside you obsessed with this other person, it’s fucked up. If you look at it outside of the Rookanis stuff it’s just disturbing.

Anyway yeah, I am a Lucanis romancer who despises Spite and what he does to the story and takes so much away from it with his “gremlin type quirky” behavior. In my hc they manage to split them very soon after the events of DATV

Yes i know Lucanis’ content has been cut and shredded or whatever it doesn’t make the whole thing suddenly good.

[killerlittlerejects]

I know this may be a useless post to make and anyone big in the fandom probably won’t see it, but:

Dear Creepypasta content related creators. If you’re gonna cover the fandom… please be respectful.

I know that may be a dumb thing to ask, and some people are probably asking why I’m saying it at all. But a lot of the hate and harassment that has come towards this fandom is because big creators don’t really watch what they say when they rant about it. I know it’s a strange fandom that can be weird at times, but you need to remind yourselves that the fandom was created by silly kids. Who just wanted to have fun and make stories about these characters as their own escapisms. Does it have its problems like other fandoms? Yes. But I would like to think, and believe, that this fandom has grown along with us and has had the ability to become more supportive and loving then it originally was back in the days.

I’m not trying to dictate anyones opinion, or say they can’t think of this fandom as strange, cause it is. Nor am I saying that they have to say they like it all or else. What I’m trying to say is even if you don’t like any of it, please don’t insult it. Because this fandom means something to people, and has helped them through a lot.

Popular creators have big sway in opinion, and when they don’t like something, their audience won’t. And sometimes people on the internet can be crazy.

I guess what I’m trying to say is that this whole “fanon vs Canon” and “Cringe vs Scary” debate is the thing that has ruined the fandom and divided people instead of bring them together.

Creepypasta is meant to be dumb scary stories on the internet, I know. But part of the reason why it’s still around, and people still talk about today? It’s because of this silly little fandom. So… maybe show it a little more respect then you may think it deserves.

Thank you for listening to my (possibly annoying) Ted talk.

[dramarising-replacement]

Guess anon submissions aren't a thing any more, RIP, but this isn't really too bad so I don't care.

I am admittedly sick to death of people whining about ancients. "AAA THEY CAN'T WEAR CLOTHES."

GOOD.

I don't WANT to have to decide how to dress these beasts! I don't want to have to spend money on genes and then be compelled to cover them up! I want to use my treasure on more genes. Furthermore there's SO much apparel that you have to hunt down in a billion ways and it's lowkey maddening to try to get a dragon to look nice.

No apparel slots? NO PROBLEM.

But yeah silliness aside I do find it annoying when people rant about how ancients shouldn't exist or they're useless or they should be able to wear clothes. THE POINT is that they DON'T. Not everything on the site has to cater to everyone, and I for one am so so happy that there's breeds I can just play around with instead of trying to dress them too.

"Who are these for," people ask. Me. And a lot of other folks who also love them.

I like the ancient/modern divide and maybe it's petty but seeing people whine so much about them is kinda shit. I will contain my salty reaction to this blog, though.

Embrace dragon nudity. That is all.

[ackermanslov4r]

the 5 love languages

how dazai would express each of the love language

WORDS OF AFFIRMATION

If Dazai is gifted at one thing,it’s at using his mouth (take this info however you want). He knows exactly when you need to be cheered up,and he always knows exactly what to say to make you feel better. He doesn't even say words of affirmations consciously , it's just in his nature to whisper sweet words into your ears, to compliment you,to make you feel seen and loved. It's difficult for him to talk about his own feelings and how you make him feel ; but when it comes to talking about you suddenly no one can get him to shut up. If you ever need reassurance on anything, he'll always give it to you without any problem,going on a full rant about how wonderful he finds you.

PHYSICAL TOUCH

Physical touch is most likely Dazai's n1 love language. He's like a starving man when it comes to your touch,he just can never get enough of it. If you're in the same room,he'll always make sure that he's touching you in one way or another, whether it'll be a subtle and gentle touch or just straight up him clinging to you,trying to get as much of his body in touch with yours. he loves to hold your hand,love to hold an hug,love to give small kisses on whatever part of your skin is available : he just loves to touch you. He cant' even really explain why, it's simply as if his soul yearned for yours and the only way to satisfy this yearning was to become one with your body.

ACTS OF SERVICES

I feel like Dazai would be more subtle with this one. He doesn't specifically do big helpful gestures,but he does try to help you as best as he can in your day to day life. If he knows you always take a specific breakfast,he'll make sure to bring it to you from time to time, or if you two go on a mission together than he'll do the biggest part of it.His acts of services aren't clearly noticeable ones, especially since he brushes them off as "oh it's nothing" whenever you do notice what he did (but later on if he needs something he'll bring them up and go "don't you remember what i did this morning??" to convince you to help him), but they're still nice attentions.I also feel like he'll learn how to take care of himself by trying to help you on things , because if he brings you some breakfast, well he just have to get himself some too because he knows you won't let him simply watch you eat.

.GIFT GIVING

Dazai is TERRIBLE at gifts. Not because he doesn't know what to get,in fact he ALWAYS have the perfect gift idea ; he simply finds it funnier to get you something completely stupid,completely useless, completely dazai. You could tell him clearly what you want and he would still only get you some silly objects from a drug store, like a plastic duck or a book filled with dad jokes. He always cracks himself up when he buy these gifts,and in the end he's the only one who ends up using them.

QUALITY TIME

With his job, free time is usually rare for him, so choosing to spend it with you is truly a sign of his affection. He loves to just stay inside with you,talking with each other or just watching something while being in this little bubble where it feels like you're the only person in the world. I don't think he specifically enjoy going out once he gets serious with someone, preferring one on one moments at each other's houses rather than being at a restaurant or even a park where it'll be crowded with other people. But, if you're someone who prefers to go out then he'll make sure to find new places to visit every week, because even if he has his preferences, deep down if he gets to be with you then he doesn't care where you two are.

[famousparadiselight]

(that breaks my heart, fucking fandom...)

@itsanotherworldhere wrote this :

"A couple nights ago I got some disturbing asks. I almost posted them but I already know where they came from and communicated with the source. I went back and forth on whether to say something cause I know what the result will be, but also..if I know what it will be, why not proceed anyway? So, I’m gonna say something I wanted to say for a while. Read it if you have time, or don’t, either way it’s just my peace, never scared of a long rant. Cue the eye rolls, I don’t care. I like to think of it as an op-ed on fandom culture.

I’m never going to regret or apologize for calling out hate. This fandom has been so toxic for so long and that is part of it and if a better environment is to be created, giving certain sentiments platforms in an extreme way isn’t going to make it any better. Excusing it by saying it’s just silly doesn’t work either. And sending crazy asks for a conversation I wasn’t even involved in is evidence of that. Also, I don't condone the types of asks I have received happening to anyone, ever.

Everyone is someone behind the screen, and you can excuse it as being anonymous but we see our own reflection in our phones and I can’t just be complacent in things. I also don’t know how people justify saying certain things even on the internet.

Hate breeds hate. You can’t create a hateful environment and publish anything under a guise of a different point of view and then act surprised when anons run off elsewhere to replicate that sentiment. There is a difference between a different pov and hate. There’s a difference between disappointment and hate. There’s a difference between holding somebody accountable, who has literal evidence of them doing horrible things, and directing that towards someone undeserving. And the “accountability” is often for things that are so far off, I’m afraid of the reality some people live in. The insulting and sometimes dangerous names and statements made with such confidence, those of which are so unnecessary, get thrown around so easily. What is ridiculous is accepting that that’s just how it is and expecting it to just happen and no one who is allowed to talk about the hate or they’re a problem. Or too much. It makes no sense. Because hating someone incessantly is just obsession in another font.

It’s oversimplifying to suggest that people can just stay on their spaces, because hate will infiltrate everywhere. Clearly, because anons feel emboldened to say the the most unhinged things on spaces that aren’t “theirs” anyway, and there is no way to avoid cross-contamination. God forbid if that’s pointed out. It’s also rather troublesome to think anything within hate can be expressed but nothing else. And if people try to point out that hate, they’re somehow in the wrong and yelled at, but the hate is confusedly okay in the first place? It’s so simply odd. And no, pointing out hate is not the same thing as the hate itself. Standing up for yourself is not a problem. If you think this is overdramatic, okay. If it offends you, okay. Anyone can predict how people will respond to things if you’ve been in this fandom from the beginning. I don’t think anybody is going to have a come to Jesus moment and all of a sudden change. I’m over the gaslighting and being told that some people are complying and posting even though they don’t agree, cause there’s “nothing we can do,” while anons are attacking each other and calling each other names. It is wild to claim that we can’t control the narrative when the narrative is created by us and it’s also wild to claim that you don’t control what happens on your blog when you’re literally the owner of it.

As a fandom as a whole, it spreads, regardless, when certain things are tolerated. It gains momentum. And then somebody can feign realizations but if you’re not committed to the outcome of those realizations, they quickly fade and are rendered useless, and it returns to where it was in the first place.

I’m lucky I have a life outside of this and even if I’m okay when I log out, coming into a space that keeps getting more problematic and invasive is endlessly frustrating. And it’s not a secret, or at least it shouldn’t be, that some people are deeply affected to the point of concern. We’ve all seen it. Shoving it off as if it’s nothing and that it should not be taken seriously is also ridiculous because some would argue it’s very serious when it has affected them with death threats (only two months into tumblr I got inducted into this club and am now a 3x member) and other serious, offensive and/or ridiculous allegations, or misinformation spreads because of a (sometimes conveniently intentional) misinterpretation of what has been said and it’s posted with no proper context or thought. Or someone decides a non-descriptive post was about them which offsets a slew of very strange interactions and dms and more accusations.

It is easy for anons to feel it is silly when they are not on the receiving end. It’s easy to pass it off as “nothing.” It’s a classic deflection. But this does move into real life for some, especially when it is being encouraged or championed to bring up topics from “silly” tumblr to people in real life as if it’s okay. Hate being defended and broken up into categories as if any hate is better than another and accepted as normal, is one of the most wild concepts and why this fandom has become what it has. But people want to hate. They want to have an outlet for whatever is going on within their own life and release that hate, and so they will excuse it to the deaths. So here we are, still. Asks growing in the inbox day by day make some feel all mighty and powerful which is only worsened by the anonymity the admin has as well. People can claim to be anything, have any degree, or any intel, which isn’t necessarily inherently problematic, but in this context because some will foam at the mouth at the thought, they will continue to post it no matter the content. That feeling gets addictive for some.

These problems speak to humans, way beyond what or who is any singular focus of a fandom.

I don’t care about being popular. I never have. OGs know me from being a mere commenter where I also combatted misinformation and hate. It’s nothing new. I have no other agenda attached to this, so I don’t need to keep a following. My ego is also not dependent on it. I’m not going to let any ask go through and create a hateful environment to keep any of those followers. It’s insane to think all this chatter can’t be defended. I don’t regret making a blog, even though sometimes I have considered it, because I got a lot of answers to a lot of questions that I had before making my own space. And there have been people I have really enjoyed “meeting.” They kept me going when things got weird. And some good things have happened personally too.

Anyone, who has reached out over the past several months, mostly private, understandably so (save for one, publicly, who is probably the only one who read this 🙌 as I’m sure many said ‘I’m not reading all that’) to share they also have this sentiment generally but also to those who expressed they are afraid to speak on it, I’ll be the punching bag for you, gladly. A thanks for stopping by"

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[legalownerofufoemoji]

Hi I'm unwell. Another long post probably, thank you @es46 for giving me an idea !! click readmore for accidental aroace rants plus some silly shenanigans (the aroace rants happened on accident my bad)

So I one million percent agree that Ingo and Emmet would probably clock Elesas crush right away, even if they are aroace themselves, they see Elesa as a sister basically and know how she is (useless lesbian (she is bisexual w/ a woman leaning preference)) I definitely think of them as a trio who grew up together so they probably watched her go through her awkward teen years getting crushes on every pretty woman who was nice to her, but Skyla is a different situation obviously so they mutually agree to come at it from a different angle this time, much to Elesas dismay

I think Emmet would be super direct about it but think he's being slick because he isn't SAYING what he really means, right? But saying "I am asking for no reason in particular if you are single and also into women :>" and then dropping a "thank you for answering my random question that has no ulterior motive!" and Skyla would be like . Uh huh. Okay . (I don't know her personality SUPER well but I know she and the twins have slight beef over the more superior form of transportation planes v trains)

Emmet would also definitely try to be a "just go for it why are you so scared??" kinda guy because his concept of romance is heavily based on how he's seen it in media, but he hates watching it so it's really only the stuff he can't avoid? So hes like "obviously most relationship drama comes from not confessing so just get that part over with before it causes an issue" and doesn't ENTIRELY understand the nuance of being scared of rejection even if the other person seems interested (as well as adding on the sapphic problem of "is she flirting or just Really Friendly?")

I think Ingo is a little (lot) more empathetic than Emmet, not on purpose I just think Emmet genuinely lacks empathy and forgets to make up for it with sympathy at times, Elesa doesn't take it personally, but Ingo is absolutely a little more in tune to a social situation being stressful

Ingo, though, is also painfully aroace and his concept of love and romance is less whst you see in (straight) media and moreso in how he's defined it personally as somebody whose never felt it . He imagines it feels different from how he cares about Elesa, but she has to explain it's not that easy to really differentiate, because to love somebody you also usually love them a lot platonically as well as romantically. And that would absolutely perplex him just a smidge, because he sees love as this unreachable thing for him that's so distinct from everything else when it's really not. People just hype it up so much because of how it feels in the moment, but in reality it's actually rather difficult to define and Ingo thrives off precise definition.

He would encourage her to go for it, maybe a bit too obviously at times (no Ingo, deciding to loudly exclaim that you and your brother have somewhere to be, conveniently leaving Elesa alone with Skyla is not slick as you think it is!)

Ingo and Emmet would also absolutely try to set aside whatever feelings they have on Skyla and fully support Elesa in her relationship until the 4 actually managed to start getting along naturally, which happens eventually, it just takes time because the twins are very stubborn

It would absolutely lead to scenarios though where the twins are just a bit too pushy out of love and Elesa would probably have to tell them to back off, because romance is finicky and you have to let it happen naturally or else things get janky. I don't think they would fully get it until put into a train metaphor though

"If you try and run a train before the tracks fully built, or the engine is installed properly, even if it goes somewhere for a little while it likely won't reach it's destination" and they both go ohhhh.

Honestly I think that metaphor Ingo would come up with on the spot in an attempt to relate or process what Elesa is trying to explain, and then once they hear it everything clicks much better and they back off from trying to "speed things up", though in true assholeish brother-y nature, they have to bully her juuuust a little bit (Emmet going "WOW ELESA your face sure is red, is it too hot in here? Maybe you and Skyla should step outside for some fresh air :>" and Elesa making a strangling motion with her hands while Ingo is fighting off a laugh.

I do think that it would earn some laughs once Skyla and Elesa are actually together, and Skyla would probably have to drop the fact that she was painfully aware of the brothers attempts to push them together, much to Elesas horror

[ojbrush]

I dont have motivation to draw but you know what i do have? Ranting about OJ headcanons!

Hi gang i lobe OJ inanimate insanity and here are some in depth headcanons i have and imade sure to research alot about certain things but if i get asnything wrong that is on me and i aspologise OKAY!!!! GIGGLE OJ has Dyscalculia, BPD, and is autistic :3 Dyscalculia is a math learning disability that impairs an individual's ability to learn number-related concepts, perform accurate math calculations, reason and problem solve and preform OTHER!! basic math skills!!! >_< this is just a silly headcanon that may just be projection because i miighhtt have this myself!?!?! but not too sure maybe i just suck at math. WITH AUTISM . this guy does not get social cues, does NOT enjoy change. it makes him anxious, as shown a few times iirc. He gets obsessed with stuff and really never truly stops. Probably one reason why he works so much is because he gets so obsessed with working with stuff that he just doesnt stopo !!! He's also insanely impulsive. although he is a little mature he mainly doesnt think before he speaks, plus he gets very angry over the littlest of things which brings inn!!! BPD!!!! THIS GUY.. as shown in the show multiple times, he has terrible abandonment issues and tries so hard to make sure NOBODY leaves him again. the thought absolutely terrifies him. Despite getting so insanely angry over things (a recent example is when he and paintbrush fought in season 3 episode 4) and having awful and shaky relationships with others.. which causes people to leave him / abandon him. He also has impulsive and risky behaviours (which also ties into his autism traits) such as ALSO ruining okay relationships because of sometjing he thought of someone, thinking they are bad and will hurt him.

(Plus, even better, the hotel OJ canonically has had a casino OJ created!! which could also tie into the impulsive and risky behaviors with gambling!!) what ties with the fact he has intense anger, is also shown with the amount of times hes actually HAD a fight with someone in the show. let it be Bomb, Paintbrush, Paper. Sometimes it can get quite physical!!!

Which also brings us with Taco, since shes a whole thing with this guy. Despite him not being directly effected by her, She still tried to steal HIS prize!! He didnt like that. He got angry with that. he didnt truly show it, but we can tell he did. since everytime Taco is mentioned within his vicinity he gets pretty angry. This could tie with this symptom of bpd since he did, slightly like Taco before it all. Although thinking she was a little stupid, and useless. But this believing Taco is cruel, or doesnt care at all, has lasted over 12 years. So its more of a longtime thing. Which is also something with bpd, having a long time, long lasting hatred, angry, or just a strong emotion about something or someone. or nothing at all!!

Oh and by the way, this guy has a HORRIBLE time keeping good relationships, they usually end because of something he thought of someone. Such as Bombs "betrayal" in season 1, and he thought Bomb was horrible and hated him for a time. Or trying to dump Paper because of how he thought he was going to leave him. OJ has abandonment issues, and with this, gets angry at others for trying to leave him and abandon him, when they really aren't. Or he believes they are cruel and they do not give a shit about him or anyone's well being and tries to just. not associate with them, but he does eventually get them back. Well, sometimes atleast!!! also, to add onto Autistic traits HE GETS ANXIOUS AND UNEASY AROUND FIGHTS WITH OTHER PEOPLE / YELLING / LOUD NOISES !! as seen with the scene where EVERYONE is fighting in episode 1 season 3!!!

And although it could be because hes glass and easily broken, he gets scared when someone raised their voice at him, and looks as if they are going to attack him. But he also gets angry, and starts to fight back. maybe as a defense mechanism but whoo knows! (Note; this one may just be a headcanon, nothing in the show really suggests this but it is also pretty likely he WOULD do this!! he does have a history of snapping back at others and arguing with them if he feels threatened) also i would like to mention his constant state of worry about not being able to work. When he went to season 3 because he was invited, it is implied he rarely ever takes vacations / breaks from working. he says "I'm not too sure im on board with this vacay...--vacayggayu. AUGHj." (he doesnt even know how to say the word!) this could tie into obsessive behaviours?!?!? and if we think about it, it causes him excessive stress and worry. Anxiety about leaving the hotel to a different caretaker while hes on his break. Which he BARELY ever takes, mind you. Autism, and bpd symptoms in themself. He also has a lack of fear, but when something becomes too overwhelming he may overreact and have more fear than usual / expected of him. So yeah!!! little OJ thing, this is just because im insane about this guy. uhhh somethings may be inaccurate but hey, im just having fun and making reallyyy in-depth headcanons about a fictional juice, so. Happy days!

[cosmica-galaxy]

Yet again I'm looking through old asks i've sent you and came across this one and I've got some thoughts about it, like usual.

So, i'm gonna be honest, I had more ideas with the reader not being a player in this scenario, so no flashy otherworldly powers just the regular old grunt born and raised in Nevada, ok? ok (watch me as i accidentally make a new oc, whops).

In order for the reader to grow close to the scientist it would only make sense that they were a scientist too, but instead of being some super genius that landed them in a higher than average position, they were a special case. And by that I mean that they know something others couldn't figure out, how to conjure up plant life. Anyone who doesn't participate in the scientific field would proclaim their project useless and a waste of time, but not the Auditor. Like, where the hell are you gonna get some vegetation if not from an eccentric scientist who knows the periodic table like the back of their hand. The only thing keeping them from actually climbing the ladder of success is their inability to explain and fill in the gaps, leaving behind blind spots that only they can see through (god there so autistic coded).

They met Hofnarr when they were crossing baths in the hallway about to pass each other before Hofnarr tripped, dropping his documents and books all over the floor. The botanist's first thought was to ignore him and let someone else help the man, but seeing that no one even batted an eye they took the initiative and helped carry his work back to his office.

The ball wouldn't start rolling until they had a chance to chat in the cafeteria, he introduced you to Christof when he arrived. Christof was polite enough, if a bit suspicious, considering his and Hofnarr status. He's not blinded to the idea that someone might try to cozy up to them to gain something. But not long after talking to his new coworker and not sensing any alternative motives did his suspicion drop.

And from that day forward your friendship started blooming, freetime was far and inbetween but when you had it you usually spent it with one of them. Going to raves and parties on slow weeks with Hofnarr or accompanying Jeb to your local coffee shop being one of the main activities you like participating with them outside of your job. While ranting about your favorite series, books and tv shows with the pair being a common topic on lunch breaks, along with some silly banter and discussions of rebellion… wait.

Now, our sweet ol little botanist here is a stickler to the rules, mainly because they don't wanna get yield at, but they're also loyal to their friends, so the choice was obvious, but there was a slight problem, the reader is not a fighter. They reassure the two that they're onboard but refuse to get blood on their hands, probably because if they get into a fight it's going to be their own blood on their hands. Despite this Christof didn't mind, saying that “you might not be able to help us on such a short notice, but you could in the long run”. Hofnarr might not have mentioned it but he saw the way his friend flinched in some scenes from Slaughter time (still grateful that you watched it with him despite your grievances). He could only imagine how you'd react to being in active combat, so he's not opposed to Jebs idea and actively supports it. Two against one decided the botanist's fate, to be the restorer of Nevada.

Besides that they continue their life like normal (ignore the gut feeling that something bad is going to happen), working, hanging out with friends, sleeping, etc. They were having a great time, they were so eager to have friends that they didn't notice their rather questionable actions amidst all their talking, too lost in their own world to pay attention to what their comrades were doing. Besides, these are their longest lasting friends. Ofcourse friends hug each other and clutch them tight when one tries to leave. Ofcourse friends know what they wish for their birthday even when they don't tell them. Ofcourse friends rescue each other from awkward situations even if they were not inherently awkward in the first place or needed to be rescued. Ok yeah no, the scientist might be socially stunted but even they knew something was up, but… Considering their circumstances they ignored it, besides it wasn't that bad, right?

The seed of their shared obsession was planted very early on, separately getting a taste of the decline of their sanity early on like a warning, a warning they ignored in favor of that addicting emotion. For Hofnarr it was how talkative and open you were, not judging or looking down on him for liking something so enthusiastically. For Christof it was the quiet moments that you both shared, reminiscing in the sound of your surroundings. The pair knew that the moment they entered the building things would never be the same, even as they executed their plan they couldn't shake the thought that they might never see you again. Or that something would happen to you when they were gone, their righteous mission was the only thing keeping them from running back. Things were only gonna go downhill from here.

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Watching one of your only friends get lost to their own experiment was… not as hard as you thought it would be. Sure, they lack their awkward charm only Hofnarr could pull off, but besides that this new Tricky character wasn't too bad if you had to be honest. It did take some time to get used to though, something you're still trying to help Jeb with, not an easy feat. Guess it was just that hard to get used to his new personality. And his handsy way of showing his comradeship. Tricky has lost most of his rational thinking or he just ignores it in favor of his own selfish needs. This leads to a lot of hand holding, dragging you off to have fun elsewhere. Hugs and even on the rare occasion when he can be still, cuddling. The line between platonic and romantic actions were blurry for him so you develop a sort of queer platonic relationship.

Christof on the other hand was as reserved as ever, if not more so due to his self imposed title, he only really let his guard down around you and the Sheriff. Finding the doctor half asleep in his office wasn't unnatural, something you find endearing, old habits die harder than you thought. Speaking of old habits, you also tend to brew a cup of homemade coffee from your coffee plant for the man. He usually shows his appreciation through a pleased hum or a nod, too tired to form coherent words. You sometimes accompany him into town when he has no major tasks to complete. Still he fills it necessary to body guard you, keeping a close eye for any potential threat directed your way. It's hard to talk to him when he's like this.

They never seem to be able to get along, even when they're not fighting there's a tense aura surrounding them. A bit heartbreaking considering how close they used to be, but the fact that they're trying to be within each other's vicinity without tearing each other apart has to count for something. The only time they're willing to band together is if you're in danger (like that would ever happen, you're so sheltered that barely anyone knows of your existence, even when Tricky steals you oway nothing happens to you, because he won't let it). Besides that you were busy gardening, fully aware of their behavior being unacceptable in any normal situation but choosing to ignore them for your own personal needs. Because if there's one rule of thumb when it comes to scientists in the madcom universe it's that there has to be something wrong with them, and your wrong was plants.

Idk why but i couldn't help but get the mental image of Tricky and Christof looming over a confused and scared reader when i reread the line “just like old times” from the post i linked to.

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So you know how Jeb is a reference to Jesus both in appearance, metaphorically and name but spelt wrong, like Jebediah Christof (Jesus Christ), also the way Jebediah is spelled kinda reminds me of the word messias which Jesus was. And on the topic of names Hofnarr's name when translated to Dutch means court jester. So with that in mind I also wanted to give a meaning behind the reader's name, so I introduce you to…

Dr Ingeman, Böriman, the botanist. Their name is a reference to a Swedish movie director (or how I always thought it was pronounced until I actually looked up his name, it's Ingmar Bergman). who had a character in one of his movies representing death, and if you remember my take on the reader's theme being death in the linked post, that's why. Also because just translating the name death from another language sounded kinda boring, so I took it a step further (i also like to imagine that they earn the nickname Böri, because it sounds like berry, very fitting considering their occupation).

Another thing that one could compare Böri to death with would be what they use to grow their crops. Due to the lack of nature in the land there's no real use to make and or buy plant fertilizer, but Nevada has the next best thing, corpses. And with the help of their friends there's no shortage of them either. And talking about crops, the reaper is often depicted carrying a scythe, a tool used by those on the fields, though Böri's is exceptionally smaller.

I honestly can't make up my mind on what should be their main color, like green being Hofnarr's colors and red being Christof's, stuff like that. My two ideas are either orange or cyan.

Orange would complete the set, together with the other two scientists they are like a traffic light. It could also be a subtle nod to Wall-e. I think there's some similarities that can be made there, also I just like to imagine Böri having a shelf similar to Wall-e's after they have settled in their new home.

Now cyan, my original thought was that they were given their own title so that Phobos wouldn't kill them, but that's all the privileges they get. Perhaps they could have both cyan and orange, orange being the dominant color while cyan takes up the small details. Or they just have cyan eyes due to an experiment going wrong or the halo and improbability drive rubbed off on them, who knows.

Treats their plants like their children, giving them names that's a play on the plants scientific name. Very protective of em, sometimes lashes out if Tricky or Jeb accidentally harms one of them, they apologize afterwards through gritted teeth. Their sudden outburst coming from a place of insecurity. They have unconsciously engraved the idea that they're only kept alive by their work, Jebs insistent rants not helping, taking into question their and Cristof's friendship. A comfortable lie that was slowly fading, showing what they believed to be his true intentions with them.

It wasn't easy, but after a while they gained the courage to ask, and confront their fears. Asking if their friendship was real or fabricated, it doesn't take long before the bottled emotions start to burst in the form of tears. They didn't even get a chance to question the validity of their friendship, instead being engulfed in a hasty embrace, the action alone made the botanist sob. They clung into him for dear life, so scared of letting go of what they had. Cristof learns to be much more open after this, to ignore them was to ignore what they had, peace amidst the storm.

Aww. This is a pretty interesting concept and story! Though, I have to agree that is more like an OC than a Player concept. At least to me. I do like the focus on the plants and the relationships between the scientist though!

Excellent job!

[s0lk]

venting n shit because im in a weird state of mind and its the middle of the night so i cant talk to anyone. lots of talking about being a panicky little bitch mostly

this is not gonna be one of those poetic rants about some deep traumatic shit just to get that out the way. don’t expect it to make any sense it’s just a bunch of thoughts.

i don’t think im capable of being a good partner. not an ACTUALLY good partner. i guess im good at doing stuff and i do like being loved but the thing is at any moment i can detach and feel absolutely nothing. like im not even in there. any enjoyment goes right out the fucking window and all i have is this weird dull feeling. which really sucks when im in a relationship i actually really enjoy. also i dont think im very good at like being there for him any more. or anyone really. ive always been really proud of being a therapist for the people im close to but all of a sudden i dont know how to handle any of it and all i can do is go ‘:(((( im gonna hug you’. which is so fucking stupid. i want to help people not whatever that bullshit is. im terrified that if i cant be the perfect source of advice and comfort for everyone ever then something awful will happen and it will all be my fault because i couldnt help them properly. i need everyone to need me but now i feel like im useless because i cant fix every problem they have. and i cant even go to anyone about my own problems because they all feel so dumb in comparison. like who am i to stay up crying all night and panicking over nothing??? i havent had half the shit happen to me that the people i know have. i shouldnt be so upset. and it doesnt help to be told that the bad stuff i HAVE been around to experience is ‘just poland stuff’. you know who you are. yes im telling you i don’t like that through tumblr rather than confronting you directly. sue me im a coward. just because your family is shitty too doesnt mean my mother being fucking PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE doesnt matter. anyway. i just need someone who i can talk at who just like. listens. yknow? i just want to cry in someones arms. except i cant DO THAT because apparently crying is too ‘inconvenient’ and i think id kill myself if i was that much of an inconvenience to someone. which is ironic because i make it pretty clear that venting to me is not a burden in any way. and it genuinely isnt but like. having shit dumped on me with no warning or confirmation first isnt fun. ill never say no to someone wanting to vent but when im just trying to have a silly time listening to music or whatever and suddenly im flooded with a bunch of sad stuff its uh. startling to say the least. plus when its so out of the blue i cant always tell if its just a random complaint or a serious issue so sometimes i dont respond right and that pretty much always leads to a panic attack because what if the other person decides that makes me an insensitive asshole and stops wanting to be around me? thanks autism and not being able to read people and making me believe that if im not perfect im the nastiest little critter to exist ever. really really great.

[airabuhan]

a little silly rant about kohaai, but one of my favorite explorations of their dynamic is to consider trying to flip their dynamic and the problems that come with trying to do so. because typically, it’s kohaku comforting aira right? even from when they were online, aira had confided in kohaku about his problems and kohaku actively listened and comforted him. even now, that dynamic of theirs is reflected in canon, with the vast majority of their interactions relating to this pretty unbalanced dynamic of kohaku speaking kind words to aira, talking about how happy being with aira makes him and just all around… it’s usually kohaku saying those sorts of comforting words.

and it’s not to say that aira doesn’t want to return the favor either. if anything, it’s quite the opposite because aira expresses that he wants to repay kohaku for the comfort that he gave him in the past, and he worries so much for kohaku in a dark night’s passing even though he feels useless and personally inadequate. of course aira’s kind to kohaku too, but aira wants to look out for kohaku in the same way that kohaku does for him… it’s just that kohaku almost never lets him do that, judging from how he hides things from aira in a dark night’s passing.

i’m sure it’s clear that kohaku wants to protect aira from the dangers that come with the darker side of the idol industry… kohaku knows well how much aira treasures idols, and the last thing he’d want to do is ruin the thing his treasured friend loves so much. i mean, this is the same person who talks about how much he loves aira’s smile, how he’s happy just by seeing aira smile and enjoy the thing he loves so much, that thing being idols. he’d want nothing more than to protect that smile of aira’s that he loves so much. but for aira? to see this insurmountable wall every time he attempts to get closer to kohaku? he already has major insecurities about not measuring up to others or being good enough, so his own close friend not opening up to him would do nothing but make his insecurities even worse… he even expresses this to leo in adnp, that he thought kohaku didn’t care about him as much as he cared for kohaku because of how kohaku had hidden everything away, and it’s only with a dialogue with leo that he’s able to realize that kohaku’s actions are done precisely because he cares so much about aira. but aira really does care for kohaku too, and wants to help or at least be a source of comfort for kohaku in the same way kohaku is for him, except he cant. not usually, anyways…

circling back to the main point, i think exploring what happens to their dynamic if you flip it, and how they react is so interesting… for aira to be the one to comfort kohaku, it’s rare but that’s what makes it more special. it doesn’t even have to be anything serious imo, but anything that allows kohaku to show a sliver of vulnerability with aira and for aira to be able to properly look out for kohaku, even repay him for being there for him during one of the loneliest periods of his life. admittedly, i don’t think kohaku showing vulnerability to aira would come easy at all, but it would be a really gratifying payoff if it was explored.

a cuter example would be a scenario where kohaku and aira enter a haunted house together and kohaku gets really frightened, with him latching onto aira for support. i mean, i’m sure aira would be afraid too, but seeing kohaku latch onto him in a rare case of fear would give him enough courage to be like ‘hold my hand, we can get through this…’. i’m sure kohaku could also easily be the one leading aira along, but after the helter-spider event, this idea has been roaming around my mind… in any case, i’m sure they’d both be absolutely spooked which is just. yeah.

i love exploring all the possibilities that could happen with kohaai’s dynamic… it’s not difficult to grasp, because at their core they’re just two teens who really care for one another because they were there for each other at their loneliest but such a simple dynamic can also lead to such interesting, human problems and insecurities within their relationship. it feels so raw and emotional, to have the real insecurities they both have affect the relationship they have as close friends. i like that kohaai isn’t absolutely perfect because the issues that potentially arise from their relationship are so captivating to me… even if canon refuses to explore this part of their relationship further than the CRUMBS from main story and adnp… ahaha :”) i’m happy with any and all kohaai crumbs though

[brooklynislandgirl]

The Nurse Shark || Beth Riley

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

One common one is despite the fact that she'd rather chew broken glass than say the L word to someone, that she doesn't want to hear it said by the right person. She might believe that hearing it starts some cosmic timer that means the person saying it will find a way to leave her afterwards, but she is a soft soul who wants to mean something to someone. A lot of people think that Beth has brown eyes, and that's not wholly true. They are technically considered hetero-chromatic, being that they are actually mostly green with splotches of amber brown to them.

AN IMPORTANT HEADCANON Beth does NOT have a speech impediment as such. She is capable of speaking "Perfect" {American} English, but to do so requires her to deliberately slow down, consider each and every syllable, and she finds it stressful. She finds it easier to lean on pidgin, to varying degrees of 'thickness' depending on her emotions. Beth's problem with audio-processing disorder has been mistaken for her being partially deaf all of her life. Some words are difficult especially when they contain th digraphs. She is bedevilled by homophones. Sometimes, when it seems she isn't paying attention, it's legitimately that she didn't hear something or is trying to work out what parts of speech she did hear.

A USELESS HEADCANON

That Beth really wants to be as snarky as her brother, possibly even worse. But before she can get the words out, she realises it's unkind and hurtful and therefore not pono.

POTENTIAL TRIGGERS

Beth cannot stand to even be in the same room with peanut butter, and the smell alone is enough to make her sick to her stomach. Talking about shark-fining, or constantly making them the subject of horror stories/monster movies or written works is enough to send her on a rant if not provoking her to actual violence.

Treating children, animals, the elderly or the homeless with any kind of abuse will provoke her to actual violence, as well.

~*~ The only serious issue I have is CSA and physical abuse. I won't write it with any of my characters. I won't entertain it as a plot point without it being shown to be the most terrible sort of crime, and without the perpetrator coming to a justly deserved end.

SOMETHING YOU ENJOY ABOUT (WRITING) THEM

I absolutely love the true innocence and joy Beth harbours in her soul, the fact that she is capable of holding onto so much hope despite some of the really terrible things she experiences in various stories/verses/threads. But also, she's an extremely silly goose sometimes. I think Habitual Linecrosser said it best when he said "how can you be sooooo gullible and yet sooooo dangerous?!"

SOMETHING YOU WANT OTHERS TO KNOW BEFORE WRITING WITH THEM

Yes, Beth can be your biggest cheerleader, she will love and support you even if you're literally a monster, a murderer, a deeply imbalanced person or creature. She is a bit of a doormat more often than not, but that doesn't mean she and I will allow anyone to treat her like a joke. If you're only going to write with us because you want one of my other muses, or when you have no one else to write with, then...jog on, this blog isn't for you.

tagged: @kit-just-kit {{Mahalo Darling!}}

tagging: everyone! {{I wanna know!}}

[teeto-peteto]

Apologies if you've already answered this question, but is there anyone in the sentinels roster you'd replace with someone else? If so, who?

this might turn as a surprise since i have always stated my very obvious dislike for the Sentinels of Light event and the whole thing around it but. No! I think the character picking is nice, actually! If anything i have some problems with the Ruined roster, but who doesnt, though?

The problem i have with the roster of the Sentinels is the fact that their characters either behave in completely different ways as canon was stated originally, complete flanderization of characters just for comedic relief and how some of them are either boring or annoying.

I believe Senna and Lucian are prooobably the ''best'' written characters, they made them confusingly mean towards almost everyone wich is somewhat understandable because of the situation of Runeterra but also it was sometimes pretty uncanny and odd how harsh they were towars the rookie and the team sometimes but, i think they were kinda good protagonist in the end. Again, the parallelism of Lucian and Senna's relationship and Viego's with Isolde was a good point, yet again it wasnt very well resolved imo.

I'll try and do a speed rant about the sentinels, again i actually do like the picks! they just didnt respect them at all for some reason...

Vayne was incredibly annoying and whenever she appeared on screen wich was sadly 80% of the story she is unlikable in most senses. I do not know if this is good paired with the canon, i know just the basics about Vayne's lore cause i dont care that much about her, but i mostly skipped all her dialog on the event cause she was pretty boring.

Gwen is nice. She's bubbly, she's cute and brand new to the world. Sadly, she's just comedic relief, and a plot devicer for the 'sentinel skins' to exist. She's important to the story but its never actually explored and we get no type of interaction with Isolde and her not even narrated. She just carries a bunch of 'why?'s that Riot didnt want to answer on this event.

Olaf is a fucking joke and at least they made him a bit more gullable because they got to put the 'honourful death' around wich adds up to his lore where he still keeps making it from hardships even if it's not truly his intention. But he's a joke... just pure, saddening comedic relief.

Irelia suffers the same as Vayne where she's basically mean and its understandable as she's teaming up with a noxian etc etc but... eh. sometimes she's too much imo.

Riven was okay...? At least she is sorry, it doesnt mean Irelia has to forgive her of course but. I guess she's okay?

Graves was an absolute fucking crime and i dont understand and i assume im allowed of my mind completely nuts but... what was that whole flirting with Vayne thing???? What was the point of that?? He's again a comedic relief, but his jokes were specially unfunny most of the time. He has this death animation in league with Twisted Fate's card, yet they made him so incredibly and creepily insistant with Vayne it was so painful to watch... I mean, maybe he is a bisexual king im not aware of but like... holy shit tobias are you seeing this shit?

also like being insistent to women and being all over them all the time is funny hahaha come on everyone laugh riot said its funny!!!

Rengar... is there. Comedic relief, again. Just like Olaf they made him stupid. There's nothing you call pull out of him from this event. He's quite useless. Nobody cared that much in the team i guess.

Diana is... there? I mean she's chill... but like, nothing happened around her character that was mildy interesting or had a bit of growth in her character. She just went and signed a paper.

Pyke is reduced to comedic relief wich is saddening at least for a person like me. He's just there like hii im crazy look at me i say silly stuff cause im crazy hehe!!! And thats it. Paired with Olaf and Rengar they are just basically useless to the team and only there to sprinkle stupidity and jokes. Wont say i didnt jump out of my chair in that scene where Pyke talks with the rook and when he got the wayfinder back, but the rest of the event was very much a let down.

Akshan is nice in personality but his introduction was kinda odd to me how they quickly tried to wrap up his whole lore and use of his weapon and the revive thing it was very fast and sometimes it wasnt adding up. Sometimes he was the soul of the team so... he kinda carried sometimes.

if i had to replace one then probably rengar but i cant think about any champion of Ixtal at that time that would accept/make sense to become a sentinel of light

[fromdarzaitoleeza]

Hey! First of all I love your blog!

Now about siblings, me and my siblings both are in our in early 20s. I have a little brother, but it's like he's grown so much more than me. He taller, more social, bit more adult. After we both moved away from home for studies, we only meet in holidays. I'm studying to be a doctor and he's doing his degree. What I've felt recently is that even in friendly jabs he often brings up that I'm worthless even if I think I'm doing medicine, that it doesn't make me worthy of respect and praise. We have always had a bitter sweet relationship, I was always academically better than him. It never bothered him, he was never jealous and malicious. But now these silly jokes drip of jealousy and hate. He grown too old for me to punch him and then caress his cheek saying i hate you (affectionate) . I feel insecurity and resentment reek out of him, it sits heavy on my tongue. When we talk on phone occasionally, he says he misses me but when we're in the same room we don't talk. I love him so much I don't know where i went wrong. I only wanted him to be proud of me, all my hardwork to get into medschool now seems futile and useless. I was always the insecure one, the less favourite one, the spare, the problem but he wasn't, he was confident, he was my parents pride, he was the favourite. After so long I had come to terms with it but now I can't digest it that his biggest insecurity is me when in all facade I'm just the same Little girl who thinks nothing I can do is good enough. He doesn't need to be insecure or scared of me because there's nothing to compete, he's already the better one.

I'm so sorry for the rant and im sorry if it's now very articulate. I really wanted to get it off my chest. Thank you.

Hello thank you,

Responding to this while not having siblings feels illegal , I can only answer this based on things I have seen/ known that have had happened to others around me , looking at what you said maybe when you started to do better than your brother maybe your parents or PPL around him began to compare you with him, in regards with how much you have grown as a person and your brother has not( in terms of academic or career success/ or this could have brought up envyness?) when one sibling who was always better his whole is now compared as he is lacking behind than the other one, I guess that's when things go bad i could be completely wrong but that's what I could think of rn, letting go of past resentments is very important for any human relationships may be it's something he has to do , or perhaps if u could make some time to share with him this could clear up any misunderstanding that might have built up due to lack of communication, may be try to show up for him when he needs you may be this could help? I just hope things get better

You are always welcome to rant on my blog and being articulate about it🩷

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

I also need to get a job, but things are complicated, I haven't finished my studies yet because I wasted years and I already threw away thousands of resumes but I live in Argentina so... yeah (lol)

I just really need to move out of my parents' house but it's not going to be possible anytime soon apparently 😭

We're in the same trenches here, anon ✊🏽😫

It's kinda funny how similar our situations are, in fact. My biggest issue is that my anxiety got bad enough that I was breaking down in public out of stress and couldn't even learn how to drive 'cause I was panicking at the wheel, closing my eyes and shit that makes me a risk to others.

So I cannot get a physical job because I have no way to get there.

With college, I couldn't even write on my laptop because 1) my anxiety made me physically ill and 2) I wasn't writing anything worthy, because I was too busy panicking. I really want to finish that thesis already, so I can graduate next year. I want one less worry in my life.

So yeah... I get you.

I tell people that I kinda hit a wall in my life. Either I got better mentally or I wouldn't get anywhere soon. I've been in therapy for 6 months now and I've been progressing a lot!!! It helps that where I live in South America things haven't been as bad as the past decade.

My parents even had to help me buy a new set up for writing on my laptop. Turns out that I was born with a fucked up cervical; it's too straight, doesn't have the natural curve. I'm doing rehab for that and I had to change my whole lifestyle, since the pressure on the nerves of my cervical could even leave me deaf of my right ear if I kept doing nothing about it. There are other complications, like my right hand turning useless out of pain if I work for too long on my cellphone or laptop...

It sucks to be so stagnant. I want a job to help my family pay the bills while we figure out how to sell some stuff— I also want money I can waste on my own. Maybe buy gifts for my friends for their birthdays, maybe cook something I find tasty or go watch a silly movie. If I want to win money to give it to charity, that's my own business, you know? Man, I want Shigaraki Tomura merch, but I don't have money for that.

Sorry for ranting about my personal problems. It's just that knowing there are other people out there facing the same problems helps me feel less alone I suppose.

Manifesting good jobs for both of us and many opportunities to be more independent 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[dausy]

My review of Disneys Wish which isn't at all organized or even well thought out. I'm just spamming text at the screen and hope it makes sense. Spoilers

I went into Wish with super high hopes because the internet was already tearing it to pieces based on the character models alone. I had high hopes that just meant people were missing an artistic style choice that the trailer didn't show. I also had hoped it would be a classic Disney Princess fairy tale. I really just wanted that, the classic disney princess. I have not been a fan of the animated films that are more artsy or explorative on different types of villains that aren't just a traditional badguy. We've had a lot of puberty/growing up as the villain or generational trauma as the villain. Theres nothing wrong with those, I sometimes just want a film thats prince/princess + badguy. Heroes journey.

The last Disney movie (and I'm lumping both Disney and Pixar together) that gave me real feels was Tangled. Do I think Tangled was absolutely perfect? well no, but I was willing to ignore the magical true-loves-tear because I just loved the goofy nature of Rapunzel and Eugene together. It was perfect because its a timeless movie. It will age well.

So Wish unfortunately was a huge disappointment. It didn't so much as follow a classic fairytale recipe as obviously it was a nod to classic Disney films. I appreciated that. I didn't realize how many easter eggs were hidden within it until the movie was done actually and I saw somebody elses review. To a point this actually made me more upset.

I went in focusing on the animation primarily because everybody said it looked like something off of Disney Junior. I actually liked how they pulled the 2d/stylization off of classic films like Sleeping Beauty. People said it made it look dull and the color choices were ugly. I don't think so. I love the Sleeping Beauty style. I thought it looked very nice. The problem is that the characters didn't blend in. It was like Disney was trying to make the characters also 2d but also 3d at the same time and they didn't match. I actually thought the characters looked like they were floating around on a greenscreen rather than physically present within the environment. I understand what they were trying to do, I just think it didn't quite work and it added to the illusion that it was a low-res Disney Junior tv show instead.

I also really liked Asha and Magnificos characters designs. I even liked how the Queen matched the King. At the beginning too I thought the Queen and King had a decent healthy sounding relationship which was nice.

What I didn't like was all the rest of the characters were useless including the goat. I understand peoples complaints about Ashas personality being a quirky girl or being a combination of all the disney princesses combined and I dont think she stayed that way for long. She was a bit goofy at the beginning of the film but then wasnt. The "seven friends"..I was going to go on a long rant but now I don't feel like it anymore. Now that the movies done I understand they were supposed to represent the 7 dwarves but they were supid. None of them had a personality. None of them had enough screen time to even obtain a personality. I never would have known they were the seven dwarves until I saw somebody elses review, with the exception of the one guy "thats why they call me grumpy". That one made me do a double take, like I guess he's got a similar color scheme. They should have just been nixed. All of them were useless. The scene where they used teamwork to pull on the ropes to release the dreams. You could have given more screen time to the goat and just had him do it by himself. The movie was too crowded. The song of friendship at the end...don't even get me started. It was so stupid.

That poor goat. They were trying to use him as another animal companion silly pal but even he didn't have that much screen time to even justify his silly voice. His one liners also didn't mesh with the tone of the film. He was pushed to the side but all these other useless characters.

My biggest beef was, I didn't think the king was that bad enough of a villain to be a villain and I think he actually had a point to an extent. The monkeys paw affect. The king literally has a utopia going where everybody lives a nice life, he just offers every once in a while to grant your wish. If its too vague or dangerous he wont do it. The catch is you forget what your wish was and you carry on with your life. Asha is mad nobody gets their wishes back. In particular she's mad her 100 year old grandfather whos wish was "to inspire the young people", his wish was too vague so it couldnt be granted. So she decides to break in and release everybodies wishes and give them back. My qualm is I guess is that theres a song about "be your own star" you don't need anybody else. And technically grandpas wish came true anyway. He did technically inspire the youth, infact they formed a rebellion and overthrew the country. So if you can still accomplish your dreams, why are you overthrowing the country? It infact was actually a dangerous vague wish because the country was overthrown and yall are all happy about this. I mean I do get it but it just didn't feel like it was enough to form a movie about it. It wasn't enough to tip the villain over the edge to be the villain.

My one question is, how old is King Magnifico? if him and his wife created the country and they do a wish ceremony when kids turn 18..are they immortal? has grandpa been waiting for his wish since he was 18? or is the country like 10 years old? What I would have done (even though I'm not a story writer at all), what if Magnifico had been eating the wishes to keep himself young forever (I guess kinda like mother gothel) cause then I'd be a little mad if he wasn't giving wishes back. I think that'd be a little more understandable.

and then quickly, I cant remember any of the songs. The songs I do vaguely remember did have a very similar Encanto/hamilton vibe to them. Particularly the intro Welcome to Rosas song...I understand it was a different writer for this film but Im just not a fan of that style of music. Just the fact that I can't remember any of the tunes anyway...its just kinda..meh...

anyway, I could rant more but this is already too long and it may be full of mispellings but Im not going back to read what I just wrote. Ha.