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katyspersonal · 3 days

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Guys oh my gosh hgbghgg I am a GENIUS! I've finally figured an explanation for, at the first glance, unreasonable vitriol towards Godrick in the fandom! I should have became a psychology professor for this one but don't let me get ahead of myself ok so:

Like.. This can't be the fact that Godrick literally steals peoples limbs to attach to himself, right? Rykard does a similar thing - consumes people and makes them a part of his body, as all those arms sticking out of him are those of his victims. Also both of these characters appear hard to take seriously upon introduction; "i cOmAnD tHeE KNEEL" and "tOGETHAAAA" are equally silly xd But Rykard is really loved, right?

The difference between the two might happen because Rykard is that cool badass rebel against oppressive system, whereas Godrick willingly perpetuates it. But that can't be this piece, and this also can't be Tarnished-hunting. Because another character who simps for the Golden Order and is racist Tarnished-hunts is Morgott, who is also very loved. Adored, even!

I thought maybe Godrick hit the 'disrespecting women' nerve upon insulting Malenia, which is already a sore topic in the fandom? 🤔 But this is likely not true. Not only he himself is definitely not an incel, since Grafted Scions (his children) exist, but also it is all likely an insecurity. Godrick had that line where he called Malenia and Miquella "rank and malformed" when Godrick himself could be considered a disgrace ( 🥁 ) for the Golden Bloodline with his frail, weak build. He has large insecurities that he takes out on other discriminated people, so that certainly wasn't her gender. Again, many other loved characters also disrespect us for who we are, he isn't outstanding. Nor it is him being "pathetic" for escaping the battle he could not win in disguise or kissing Malenia's feet in apology: the 'pathetic old man' is ABSOLUTELY one of the favorite men types on Tumblr and Twitter! The girls (gender neutral) LOVE the 'pathetic old man', that vibe could not have provoked the hate.

Finally, it can't be the authors intention. Miyazaki confirmed Godrick to be a sympathetic character. So, you should feel bad for his situation of continuing the glory of that imposing bloodline that he is not fit for, and NPCs that dislike him are either within their own right to do so, or straight up hypocritical (like Kenneth). Subtexts, media literacy and so on can't be used as an arguement for why Godrick would be intended as repulsive character.

So... Yeah, it seems like there is no real reason for why Godrick should always be singled out, only brought up as a laughing stock, always brought in negative and mocking context in polls and headcanons compilation and bring his fans being seen as weirdos by an effect, right? Whatever reasoning might be the first responce is very easy to debunk! I think I've finally found an actual reasonable and sympathetic explanation as to why fandom dislikes and bullies him so much more than any other character that explains EVERYTHING! I am going to go under cut as this is the result of long, meticulous thinking and this post is already getting long, so here it is:

💫🌺 S K I L L!!! I S S U E!!! 💕🔥💫

#elden ring #godrick the grafted #elden ring observation #fandomry rambles

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voidnull-crow · 3 days

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Yunsang in KCON check-in mission

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Let me preface this by saying that all of the hugs in this video are adorable. Hongjoong and Jongho fighting Yunho off and laughing, Seonghwa and Mingi being confused but accepting the hug, Wooyoung and San being wary at first and then immediately accepting when they realize it’s not a prank. But Yeosang’s reaction is my favorite.

When the others initiate skinship with him, he tends to do one of three things: let it happen with no reaction, let it happen but look generally uncomfortable and/or shy during it, or try to fight it (and lose). But this is a very unique clip because I think this is a glimpse at what off-camera Yeosang is like.

I think Yeosang genuinely didn't realize there was a camera there. Obviously, I can't confirm that, and it would be easy to say he did notice the camera and was only making a joke that he didn't.

But I am an overanalyzer and I love talking about my observations! So!

They are always surrounded by staff and almost always surrounded by cameras. It's not impossible for Yeosang to tune out the presence of a staff member with a camera, especially if that camera is a phone (vertical video suggests it is).

Yeosang's not the most observational person. The others have made many jokes about how he never knows what's going on around him. He's often spacey and in his own little inner world (me too).

Yeosang's voice. I can't remember who said it, but it's been mentioned that he has a different voice on camera and off camera. And though it's subtle, you can hear that his voice is different before he notices the camera and after. He's much calmer before, and starts playing up his bluntness and humor after.

Which also applies to how he accepts physical affection. Part of his camera personality is that he avoids touch. he knows that pulling away and giving a reaction gets a laugh, so he plays it up. I don't think the members would touch him nearly as much as they do if it made him genuinely uncomfortable.

That's why the things he says seem so out of the ordinary and make me think that he really didn't notice the camera. The point of Yunho's mission was to SUDDENLY hug the members; those reactions are not easy to fake.

I saw a YouTube comment a while ago (not on this video) say something along the lines of, “while Wooyoung and San are the main affection initiators, Yunho and Yeosang are the main affection acceptors.” It’s not that they never initiate affection or seek it out, it’s just uncommon behavior from them. They're similar in that regard.

And this video is a good example of that with Yunho. ATEEZ love to prank and tease each other, and it’s why Wooyoung and San are hesitant at first when Yunho goes to hug them. He lets those two be all over him and reciprocates the affection when they initiate it but doesn’t initiate it much himself. Wooyoung literally says that in the video, “you never hug me first.” They're not wrong to be suspicious of him in that moment.

With Yunho and Yeosang both being affection acceptors, it's rare for them to initiate affection with each other. They don’t need to be physically affectionate to know they like and enjoy each other’s presence. They’re more than willing to openly say that (they’re so words of affirmation, I love it). But it does make whenever they do give physical affection to each other that much more meaningful.

It’s why the hug in this video is so special to me. Yeosang doesn’t act trapped in the affection, because when it's from Yunho he knows it's not teasing. He doesn’t fight him off or look uncomfortable. Yunho asks how he feels in the hug, and he calls it romantic. (Tbf, Yunho is back-hugging him while they’re looking over a balcony, I would also call that romantic XD) But the most surprising part is him openly saying that it feels nice, and that Yunho should keep hugging him. Even Yunho is surprised when he says this because he NEVER asks for more affection. At least not on camera.

All their interactions are so soft and respectful because they understand each other on a very eye-to-eye level, being as similar as they are. They’re both observant and quiet when they want to be. They have confident sides and a lot of charm. Their senses of humor line up and they love to hop on each other’s jokes and make the other laugh. They're so silly together.

And their quiet admiration of each other is exactly why they caught my eye. They meld, and you can feel it, especially in this video.

#yunsang #jeong yunho #yunho #ateez yunho #kang yeosang #yeosang #ateez yeosang #ateez #analysis #rarepair #I had a friend beta read this post. the effort I put in for these two is unparalleled

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anemoflower · 7 months

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"You're very warm. Can I keep you here?"

"Hehe, yes of course..."

I saw a pose ref (x) wanted to draw them and uh... here it is

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@jils-things @iiudex @huggsbury

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#selfshipping community #selfship art #oc x canon #genshin impact oc #genshin oc #;my art #;oc: Elowyn #;Wriowyn #;FrozenHeartShipping #I left the sketch lines underneath so it looked more... full?#tbh I thought about a ton of dialogue options for this #'I don't want you to leave' - 'I think I can stay a little longer' stuff like this #gosh his boots were so hard to draw what is this #(and where did he get them from)#I don't really like this as much as I should xD #but anyways it's fine I guess #reblogs are still ok btw

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fragmentedblade · 7 months

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Screwllum watching the Aetherium Wars Tournament because of Silver Wolf's persistence, and calling her "an old Stellaron Hunter friend of mine", was really cute

#I actually really like what little we've seen of their dynamic a lot #It's strangely sweet and friendly. Like good-natured rivals more than anything. It almost feels like they're both playing with each other #Not just Silver Wolf #And this was so endearing. What did Silver Wolf do? Send him several messages asking him to watch her play?#It's so nice haha #And it's so cute that he indulged her #The letter he wrote to Svarog was very nice too. I don't know #I really like Screwllum. I love his relationship with Herta too #Herta seems endeared‚ fond‚ playful and good-humoured with him in a way she isn't with anyone else #He makes for very nice dynamics #And actually... so does Silver Wolf. She too makes the softer sides of some kind of rough character resurface #Her relationship with Blade is still one of my favourite things in the game xD #Also Screwllum didn't have to specify that. I imagine the writers did this to make it clear it wasn't Steven but Silver Wolf #who insisted Screwllum to watch and her to whom he had indulged #But instory it's sort of funny. Screwllum boasting he has cool dangerous friends lol #I talk too much #Traces #I should probably delete this later

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yuiyuuji · 7 months

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ok i tried everything. i just can't beat him. fuck the green monster. Got the scrapped watchmen first try but this thing? even with an specter? idk. king of puppets was somehow fun and even victor was "easy" after i knew his moves. but the monster seems to have no window for a attack? he's constantly moving and I can't land a punch. for the first time i really don't enjoy this game ffs.

#i tried and tried and tried.. wtf #i'm really tired right now.#i tried everything. throwables and differet weapons... feels like my specter doesn't do shit #i am at a loss.#and i DO love game in which i have to work for the win but this is .. just a no from me xD #that's the reason why i think devs should give you the option to play on an easier level. or maybe even to skip a fight.#of course with consequences like.. you don't get that much ergo or something but how about giving everyone a chance?#lies of P

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s2pdoktopus · 1 year

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Moedred :3

Her in a singularity

I honestly don't know what I'm doing but I want a Mordred lily even if I don't play the game...

#mordred pendragon #fate grand order #I was thinking that she should be a what if scenario #in this what if scenario everything is the same exept mordred is human #lol the knights of the round table is falling apart and she's still learning her basic math XD #but I don't really know much about fate to be able to think of stuff like her attacks or noble phantasm or her stats or her story.#i just want a mordred lily.#it would probably make more sense for her to be an assassin class but I want to draw a clarent inspired staff.#she stabs and bashes people with it :D

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victorluvsalice · 2 months

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AU Thursday: Smiler’s Otherland -- Domains!

Hi everyone, I’m back on my Smiler’s Otherland bullshit! :D After making my initial “here’s my first ideas on the concept” post back in May 2023, I’ve been trying to get my thoughts organized regarding what Smiler’s Otherland should look like, more details about their weapons, how many outfits they need, etc. And now I’m going to share some of those thoughts with all of you! Because it’s my tumblr and you’re my captive audience. :p

So -- let’s start with the domains! Because you can’t have an Otherland without actual, you know, lands in it. So far, I’ve come up with four domains for Smiler:

Smile Street: The “hub” domain, or at least the domain any visitors would be likely to land in first, much like Alice’s Vale of Tears or Victor’s Living Dead Forest. This domain is arguably the "coziest," and allows Smiler to put their best smiling face forward. :D

-->As indicated by the name, it’s a long winding street lined with brightly-painted houses in all colors of the rainbow -- in fact, here, the shot of Towers Street from this The Smiler ad gives you a good idea of what I’m picturing:

Only, instead of just those spiraling yellow clouds in the sky, there's also a big yellow sun featuring a Smiler-logo face on it, as per this screenshot from this video on The Smiler mobile game: (WARNING -- the linked video does have flashing lights/strobe-like images starting about midway through!)

...maybe a little less overtly creepy, as this is supposed to be the friendliest domain, but you get what I mean.

-->And who lives in those cheery little houses? Why, the Advocates, of course! Who are based on these guys from The Smiler mobile game (screenshot from the same video linked above):

You know, just a little higher resolution. XD They're naturally very friendly, greeting visitors enthusiastically, and spend most of their time wandering around, trimming trees and hedges into spirals, having little get-togethers in each other's yards where they tell jokes and laugh a lot, playing various games with each other, painting big grinning faces on portable easels -- that sort of thing.

-->At the end of the street is -- well, the town SPIRAL rather than square, as the road just spirals in on itself until it stops at a big fountain full of glowy yellow liquid at the center. Around the outer curve of the spiral is a little cafe (which serves a variety of drinks and treats, though many of the drinks glow at least slightly, and the treats tend to have spiral decorations), a playground (with all the equipment painted with yellow and black stripes with occasional touches of purple and white), a general shop selling a variety of goods (which, yes, would basically be the shop from the Smiler Shop TV video, manned by Matt and Carol -- Smiler can put their parents into their Otherland, as a treat), and a train station consisting of a bright yellow covered platform with spiraling columns holding the roof up, a Smiler coaster car (like that seen above) for the "train," and tracks that start out flat but quickly spiral off into wild loops and twists (because, of course, the coaster itself has to serve as transport to the other two "nice" domains). Just a nice place to hang out, chat, and watch the spiral clouds swirl overhead. XD

X-Sector: Named after the section of Alton Towers that The Smiler coaster is actually in, this is the domain dedicated to Smiler’s interest in technology and chemistry (with the actual look of the tech ranging from more steampunky to more cyberpunky depending on the time period of the AU it features in).

-->The domain consists mostly of a big old lab, surrounded by a yard featuring grass made out of green wire, flowers made out of twisty bits of metal with stained glass leaves and petals, and simple conical trees (like the kind you might see in an old Playstation or XBox game before graphics really started taking off -- that Smiler Game screenshot above is roughly the right aesthetic). The sky here would be filled with swirling, spiraling yellow and black clouds, lit with the occasional flash of lightning. It's all very dramatic.

-->The lab itself is divided into two wings, separated by a main hall with lots of optical illusions a la the actual The Smiler station (with various changing patterns on the walls -- be warned, that linked video has a fair amount of flashing lights in it!). The left wing would be devoted to engineering and be filled with things like whirring little hypno-wheel gadgets, boxes with flashing lights, various skittering tiny robots, and other things of that nature. The right wing would be devoted to chemistry and have various workstations covered with bubbling flasks of liquid and hissing tanks filled with volatile gases -- though I'm really tempted to throw in a little bit of Willy Wonka flavor and have a big old waterfall of Joy Serum somewhere in here too. XD I mean, it feels like something Smiler would have -- maybe it flows into a giant pipe to provide the liquid for the fountain in Smile Street? Or perhaps it just serves as the "drinking water" for everyone there...

-->As for residents -- well, I suppose in addition to Advocates in lab coats tending all the various experiments, it would make sense to have Dr. Gladwell from the Smiler Takeover "Fear Test" show at the very least. After all, he is the Ministry's Chief Neurological Cortex Reprogrammer! :p The only thing complicating that is that I wanted to name Smiler's outfit for this area after him...but I suppose I could name it after his role in the Ministry instead... Anyway, the most notable resident here would naturally be the Marmaliser itself -- a big robot wandering around on its five limbs, looking for unhappy people to make happy and coming by the lab to have its Inoculator syringes and Giggler gas tanks refilled and its Tickler brushes, Flasher bulbs, and Hypnotiser wheels looked at and realigned as necessary.

Musical Mayhem: Hey, Victor wasn’t using the name :p This domain is all about Smiler's love of music and festivals and things of that nature, and -- as you might expect -- is strongly based around that whole The Smiler Takeover that Alton Towers did for the ride's 10th anniversary.

-->The domain itself is a giant fairground set in a field of glittery green grass under more of those yellow spiraling clouds, with a couple of black-and-white-cobbled looping paths winding through it. There are various carnival games scattered about (like the "Beat the Buzzer" game where you have to get a wire loop around a metal simplified Smiler logo without touching it, otherwise it'll buzz and you'll have to start again; hook-a-smiling-duck; bag tosses with grinning Smiler-logoed bags; one of those water gun games where you shoot Joy Serum at a target to make something rise up; etc), along with food stalls, comfy sitting areas, and carts where people can get balloons and little sparklers and trumpets to blow. As you might imagine, it's chaotic, but in a good way!

-->The dominant feature of the fairground, though, is a huge stage at the far end -- a bigger version of the Takeover's Celebration Stage, with all the smiley-face decorations but yellow curtains instead of red. There's a few rows of seats in front of the stage for people who want to sit down and watch, and designated "dancing spots" for those who want to dance and sing along. The dancing spots are generally more populated than the seats, as you might expect. XD

-->Again, the domain is mostly populated by Advocates from Smile Street, just enjoying the carnival -- but you can't have a Celebration Stage without Felix E. Lated as the star performer! :D (Again, Smiler can have their uncle in their Otherland, as a treat.) When he's not up on stage singing, he's wandering the fairground, encouraging everyone to let loose and have fun. Possibly Grin-Grin the clown (from the above-linked "Fear Test") also makes an appearance from time to time, creating balloon animals and telling ridiculous stories -- oh, and we probably should also have the contortionist and the magician from the "Meet The Ministry" stage show up too! All the performers for the Advocates to enjoy!

Sanctuary: Unfortunately for Smiler, as stated in the original post, we can’t neglect the spookier, scarier parts of the coaster’s theming -- and that means having a domain where everything is creepy and horrible, to represent their fears about going too far and actually harming people. And thus we have Sanctuary, inspired by all the Kelman-related materials, such as the Smile Always series and the Sanctuary scare mazes (a few clips of which can be seen in this informative video -- again, watch out for some flashing lights)! Hooray! :D

-->The area is a large, underground asylum, accessed by a pair of rusty metal swinging doors spray-painted with "THE TRUTH" in bright yellow (taken from one of the AR spots you could access with The Smiler Mobile Game back in the day -- there's a set hidden away in each of the other three domains) -- once inside, you're confronted with an absolute maze of concrete corridors, all painted a faded white. The place is not in good repair, with plenty of patches of exposed rebar and wiring on the walls and cracks in both the ceiling and the floor. The whole place is poorly lit, with buzzing yellow lights dangling from the ceiling and occasionally sparking or going out entirely. The only concession to color is in the various posters that have been hung up -- images of spirals with DO NOT RESIST written under them, photos of decaying animal corpses captioned with LIFE IS BAD, and various images of people with their mouths distorted into extremely creepy smiles. It's just a very unpleasant place to be!

-->There are two groups of people that live in this horrible location -- the first being the Corrected. These are the asylum's patients, dressed in tattered and dirty white t-shirts, pants, and dresses, who roam the halls and live in the various cells dotting the hallways. Most of them either have Glasgow smiles or various bits of machinery forcing their mouths into grins, and many also have at least a partially-shaved head and nasty scars on their scalps indicating brain surgery. However, the Corrected are all completely non-violent, either just wandering around doing their thing (vaguely giggling to themselves, drawing on the walls with whatever they can find, standing in small groups and laughing together) or hiding away from anyone they think is a threat.

-->No, the actual enemies of this area are the Staff -- the nurses and orderlies who run the place. The nurses are dressed in stained white uniform dresses, sporting dark circles around their eyes, vicious grins accented by dark lipstick, and long claw-like nails ready to take a swipe out of misbehaving patients; and the orderlies are dressed in similarly-stained yellowed scrubs, with the same dark circles around their eyes and vicious grins. The nurses carry syringes to stab unsuspecting victims, subjecting them to a variety of bizarre hallucinations; the orderlies carry shock batons guaranteed to bring patients to their knees. Their favorite activities are to stalk unwitting Corrected, then take them down while laughing hysterically. Not nice people at all!

-->And the person in charge of the whole shebang? Why, that would be Dr. Minister, a Kelman-like old man with a neat white suit sporting the Sanctuary logo, glinting glasses, and a smile that -- well, it's obvious the man's HEARD of smiling, but you're not sure he's ever seen it in action. He's insistent that everything he does for the Corrected is for their own good, and his ultimate goal is to turn Smiler into his apprentice/successor -- and Victor and Alice into Corrected. Smiler, as you might imagine, loathes this guy, and is absolutely terrified of ending up like him. :(

And that's everything I've got for now! It does make me slightly annoyed that I only have four domains for Smiler when Victor has five and Alice -- well, as per A:MR, the minimum is eight (presuming you don't count the Vale of Doom as separate from the Vale of Tears). But I do think that these four cover pretty much everything important when it comes to the coaster, it's themes, and all the events and attractions related to it. Next up, we have the weapons -- which, believe me, was a much easier post to make...

#valicer #wonderland #otherland #otherlands #smiler alton #smiler otherland #this took much longer than I anticipated #because while I had a general idea of everything I wanted to include #pinning down what everything should actually look like proved shockingly difficult!#finally wrestled it into submission though #with the help of a lot of links and screenshots of stuff #I didn't actually want to use Theme Park Worldwide video for the Celebration Stage link #since the video was ultimately very negative about the event and that particular show #but it is literally the only one I had with the 'correct' Felix #aka the brown-haired Felix I first saw and headcanoned as Smiler's uncle #I don't like the blond Felix look nearly as much soooo #also I would have linked or done a screenshot of the doors into Sanctuary #but the only video I could find is by someone I'm pretty sure has me blocked here on tumblr #so it felt weird #look up 'the smiler AR' and you'll find it really easily #and yes minimum eight domains from Alice if you only count A:MR #if you look at all the places she goes in AMA and cross out the ones that are repeated in A:MR #she has fifteen or fourteen domains (depending on if you separate out Queen of Hearts Land from Queensland)#also that weird hub area after the Wonderland Woods #which given the way it looks I would classify as part of The Land of Fire And Brimstone #girl has a fucking HUGE imaginary world is what I'm saying :p #Smiler and Victor have gotta catch up XD #queued

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