#which is tragic

[factsilike]

Really tired of constantly seeing posts declaring that everyone in MXTX novels is complicated and 'morally grey' and that's what makes her works wonderfully written, and that everyone else who doesn't see that is stupid, or is 'demonising' characters and bashing them for rightfully criticising their shitty, very much unjustified actions.

And ironically it seems so simplistic to just declare that, because yes her stories are wonderfully written and complex, but not for that reason. You're clearly not reading her works and only spouting what you think her stories say. There are many morally grey characters in morally complex stories out there, but MDZS IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

NONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS (i.e protagonists and their male leads except for LBH maybe) ARE MORALLY GREY OR MORALLY COMPLEX.

THEY ARE ALL MORALLY RIGHTEOUS.

Just take a closer look at their actions compared to the actions of literally everyone else around them, it's not that hard to see.

Not to mention that MXTX herself literally says that WWX and LWJ are both morally ideal and that ahe hopes her readers can be like them, but people seem to have no respect for the word of authors in the name of their self projection onto the characters being contradicted nowadays 😒

(also saw someone dismissively say that HC may think that the world revolves around XL or whatever, but others don't and they're right??

First of all, did you even read the novel? HC made his judgement based on how others treated him versus how XL did when he was a CHILD. And how XL continues to treat others to this day. He is well within his rights to think the world of XL, especially since XL suffered more than every other person and still doesn't succumb to evil, despite having every right to do so, miles more than others. He all but regards XL as his moral compass, because he's proof that truly good people do exist in this world, and not ONE other person in the novel is shown to be as good as him.)

One of the reasons why I really don't like the Xianle Trio is this; neither FX nor MQ seem to regard XL as his own person with his own agency, who is capable of making his own decisions initially as HC does, and only near the end of the novel do they let up a bit when their asses had to be saved by XL multiple times. (especially considering what fools they made of themselves in that spiderweb cave lmao)

Both of them try to enforce XL ALL THE TIME ("Your Highness don't do this or don't do that or don't say this or don't go there or don't talk to him"), as if XL has not survived perfectly well on his own without them FOR 800 YEARS.

The difference between them and HC is clearly spelled out when FC asks HC about why he is not stopping XL, and HC replies that while he may not agree with some of XL's decisions, he would never force him to do what he thinks is correct, something both MQ and FX are CONSTANTLY shown to try to do.

Like please. Xianle Trio who? More like suffering XL and his pair of nuisances who think themselves to be his babysitters. And most of the time he's the one babysitting them.

Another thing that irks me is that their frequent arguments are often played off for laughs, but XL is truly a saint, because if my friends were constantly bickering over petty things all throughout our dangerous journey and giving me nothing but headaches, especially in survival situations, I'd given them the boot a long time ago.

[mushroom-person]

imagine you get invited to hatsune miku's house at dinner with her family and this guy comes in, sits at the table, and says beep and she says it's her older brother and you just have to accept it.

[degrees-of-fuck]

I did these a lil while ago and didn't post because I wanted to do some doodles with my OCs to go with 'em to put more of Avery being pathetic into the world, but I got distracted by other stuff. anyway i hope you like her lol. miserable thing.

[my-dear-ceramic-frogs]

Mmhmmm :) 💕

[deliberatemisspelling]

AO3 went down in the time it took me to read 1200 words 🫠

[artish-boi]

[mamulgogi]

New hobby, Mars? 👀 what are you up to...

Hehe I'm in the research phase at the moment buuuut I think I'm gonna get into skateboarding. The inner child in me has been dying for it for ages but I never indulged in the thought

[blushhingred]

rip annabeth you would have loved minecraft

[idk-im-just-here-now]

Was about to watch a video essay on The Magnus Archives before remembering I've never listened to it before and hey maybe this time I shouldn't spoil it for myself and I should go listen to the Magnus Archives

[almea]

I am lying face down on the ground over getting to see all the Stellaron Hunters together in Acheron's trailer. Thank you Sparkle for your shenanigans.

Kafka and Silver Wolf with Sparkle's eye glow look so good...

[alistonjdrake]

Curious.

[tardytothepardy]

🍊✨

I wanted to draw her (transparent version and reference under the cut)

[gmanwhore]

GIRL????????????????

[neutron-stars-collision]

It’s a tragedy when your coffee maker starts misbehaving 🥲

[keyoflorelei]

screm slowly making progress

[foxyfrolic]

// thinking about the litter of puppies in my state that tested positive for rabies and thinking of how many people don’t realize what an actual nightmare rabies is and trying to not have a panic attack