Multifandom | mostly queued posts | art tag is #assorted art | I format warning tags like this, "#example #example cw" | Current obsession/yelling about: Castlevania
you heard of "hating female characters for traits people would find interesting and morally grey in male characters", now get ready for "calling female characters annoying for traits they would consider interesting or quirky in a male character" and its twin sibling "accusing a female character of 'holding grudges' and 'being selfish/unforgiving' over something that people would consider 'traumatised' and 'still feeling hurt' in a male character"
Which version of Alucard is your favourite, Lords of Shadow, or Symphony of the Night timeline?
LoS Alucard alllllll the way.
Like, I love overdramatic main-timeline dhampir. But he’s pretty one-dimensional, and really never gets the chance for good character development on screen (except kinda in the radio drama, which no one besides me cares about).
Trevorcard, meanwhile…I can write paragraphs upon paragraphs about how much I love his story in Mirror of Fate, but that would pretty much just be me summarizing the whole plot. Suffice it to say, the fucking moment when Alucard reached out for Simon’s face but was too ashamed to actually touch him, my emotions were not okay.
And then, LoS2 happened and he actually gets a character arc that involves him and his father reconciling their relationship! All the violence, angst, and awkwardness comes together with Dracula and Alucard actually learning to live together as a family again.
Sorry main-timeline CV, but “Dracula gets reincarnated into someone who Alucard remains his usual distant asshole self to and the narrative never dives into the complexities of that potential relationship” has nothing on LoS’s resolution, in my eyes.
I know "60s housewives who invented slash fanfiction" has taken on a life of its own as a phrase, but Kirk/Spock didn't really exist until the 70s and THOSE WOMEN HAD JOBS. They were teachers and librarians and bookkeepers and scientists and they damn well spent their own money going to conventions, printing zines, buying fanart and making fandom happen. Put some respect on their names.
So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)
There is no possible reality where this is in any way capable of being passed off as self-defense. It was never self-defense. It is, and always has been, a genocide.
Crying babies. Crying babies. This is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, meant to draw out and kill civilians while also making it far more difficult to locate and aid children who are trapped or alone.
If you have money to spare, please consider donating to some of the fundraisers on Operation Olive Branch to help people escape this genocide.