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Siege and Storm- Chapter 14 (Leigh Bardugo)
I WANT THIS NIKOLAI BACK!!!
I want him to face choices that threaten his moral integrity, and I want him to cease being so pristine! I want him to pick the inhumane path from time to time and deal with both other people's changed perception of him, and his own conscience!
*whispers* He's so stupidly naïve I want to drag his face through gravel of reality.
What if the only way to make things right would be acting wrong? This is the kind of character, who should be made to face his limitations for further development, and either overcome them, or break really, really badly.
*whispers* I want to break him, I want to break him...
He held my gaze ... “But I’d be sorry to see you go.” Light manipulation attempt?
#Grishaverse#S&S Chapter 14#Nikolai Lantsov#Alina Starkov#grishanalyticritical#Siege and Storm#Grisha trilogy#V#books#quotes#Leigh Bardugo#anti Leigh Bardugo#Plot armour doesn't make interesting character#quite contrary!#It ruins them.#It takes away their depth.
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Item duplication is one hell of a drug 😎
#lin draws#loz totk#totk#totk link#I actually limit myself to only duping diamonds and armor parts#duping zonaite feels like it takes away the fun of exploring the depths#still really nice to not have to grind for money tho#and no judgement either way!
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#ml#miraculous ladybug#the number of likes is bananas#I know they’re likely still teenagers and haven’t developed media literacy skills#but the writers have been so inconsistent with Gabriel’s characterization#I genuinely feel like this was supposed to be the audience take away#no irony in his depiction as a hero#Winny had once stated he related most to Gabriel because he was a father??#it may be carelessness or ignorance#but putting abusers on a pedestal is just 🫣#I feel likely I’m actively being gaslit#idk#sorry for the ramblings#I still want to write a longer in-depth analysis on the finale#once my thoughts are in order#ml spoilers#miraculous ladybug spoilers#gabriel was a selfish SOB until his last dying breath lmao
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everybody stay with me im shifting back into speculation & analyzing mode, this time about everybody's favorite pair of besties. ill put this under the cut for everyone's sakes
and please, take all of this with a Hefty grain of salt.
so ive been... thinking about a thing. a maybe-possibility. which if this has some merit, the part of me that loves characters having a good time and feeling good feels is screaming in fear. but the louder part of me that loves angst and hurting characters is rubbing its little fly hands together.
short version: i think Barnaby is going to emotionally distance from Wally, if not outright grow to resent him. maybe temporarily, maybe not.
full version: *cracks knuckles* strap in folks. so.
first of all, an entire chunk of Barnaby's bio is dedicated to his character relation to Wally. everyone else only has one-off lines dedicated to their relationships to other neighbors - even Frank & Julie just have single sentences about each other (note that they're described as "partnered with" and "depicted with" respectively. more on that soon). even Wally's bio has his Barnaby mention tacked onto the end of his first paragraph instead of being its own dedicated section
and then there's their character designs - their bios explicitly point out that they share characteristics; color schemes, hearts on their soles, similar outfits.
they were made to be best friends. literally. this quote is what made me start turning this theory over in my mind (sourced from @ /theneighborhoodwatch's collected & absolutely fascinating livestream trivia)
it appears that Barnaby literally did not have a say in whether or not he and Wally are friends. their bios even say "illustrated pages note that they were best friends multiple times." they have to be best friends.
which brings us back to Frank & Julie. they briefly reference each other in their bios, but they aren't described as best friends. it's incredibly likely that they were meant to be a romantic couple - i briefly covered that theory in this post (dont read the first one i was going insane) but they managed to avoid that. Frank and Julie defied the script and chose to be best friends instead.
and then in the trivia document a few more character relationships are briefly touched on, like how Howdy considers Barnaby a close friend, and Sally considers either Barnaby or Poppy as her closest friend, etc.
everyone else seems to be choosing who they're close with. they're forming their own opinions and dynamics and relationships. & its interesting that Barnaby is stated for both of these - as if implying that he may return the friendship feelings, or at the very least he's developed enough of a relationship with them to earn their affection
Barnaby and Wally... i doubt they ever got that. they were best friends from the start, no development, no choice. it's written into them.
and then there's how their relationship has been portrayed so far. i believe i saw an ask where Clown stated that Barnaby is very polite to Wally, which struck me as odd. have you ever had a polite relationship to your best friend? have you ever seen best friends be polite? i'd be surprised!
best friends mess with each other! they tease and rib and roast! what is a best friend for if not mutual tomfuckery?! jesting around? playfully pushing boundaries? a Polite best friendship... that's a straight up oxymoron. no such thing. that sounds boring and exhausting.
not only that, but the fact that Barnaby is often used for Wally's painting segments, and is the go-to guy for teaching Wally something new, is kind of concerning. it gives me the vibe that a big part of Barnaby's literal reason for existing is to be Wally's friend & guide.
which would make the fact of him being described as polite to Wally make sense. of course he's not going to push their relationship or try to deepen it - he's forming his own dynamics with the other neighbors. with Wally... it's already established. that is how they are with each other. that is what they are to each other.
and it's not like Wally can be the one to introduce nuances. i don't mean that as a slight or anything - he's just the way he's been described and the things stated about him that make me think that he wouldn't really... know how to? it just wouldn't occur to him. he probably thinks his and Barnaby's relationship is what a best friendship is and is how it should be.
but they have to hang out. they have to refer to each other as best friends. and while i believe that Wally does wholeheartedly think that they're best friends, close as can be... i doubt Barnaby feels the same. like - yes, he probably does care about Wally. everybody likes Wally.
but it's gotta be frustrating for Barnaby, especially as time goes on and he becomes more himself as a person over just being a character playing a part. it probably stunts his relationship growth with others, since his ~best friend spot~ is already taken and who would want to encroach on that? especially since its taken by Wally mcfuckin Darling?
their friendship might become less of a role and more of a responsibility. Barnaby might grow to feel obligated to stick with Wally as his "best friend". someone invites Barnaby to hang out and/or help with something? sorry, he has to pose for Wally's painting. Barnaby is trying to do his own thing? sorry, Wally is knocking on the door and asking for help with something.
i wonder if Barnaby ever hopes that Wally will go to someone else, or feels relief when he does. and then does he feel irritation/guilt over that denied hope or that granted relief? then does he get angry at himself for those emotions?
how would this effect how he treats Wally and acts around him? this confusing muddle of emotions and this strange growing resentment for his painfully earnest friend who only ever means well, if he means at all.
it makes me curious whether or not this theory has merit. and how this could come to a head. what would Barnaby, in this situation, do if/when he discovers that they're puppets on a set, and he's literally written to be Wally's bestie while everyone else changed their scripts and chose their own relationships.
personally, i don't think he'd be happy, and i doubt he'd handle it well.
#holy Shit this was tough to translate from my brain#i literally wrote it all out in my head while in the shower#and then i went to get it down on 'paper' and it was Tangled To Hell And Back#*taking a break from art*#brain: soooooo we're bored now. lets overthink and share these thinkings#welcome home theory#welcome home speculation#SERIOUSLY THOUGH IM SCARED FOR BARNABY AND WALLY#mainly for wally bc Ouch it would hurt him to have their relationship sour#barnaby getting resentful and wally not understanding why his best friend is acting differently towards him#and PLEASE keep in mind that im mostly talking outta my ass here#but like.... ugh#barnaby looking at wally walking over one day and feeling the urge to turn away or groan in irritation/exasperation#him posing for a painting and wishing he were anywhere else.#him wanting to be closer with other puppets but unable to bring himself to try bc of the Guilt#everywhere he turns hes called 'wallys best friend' and asked 'wheres wally? hes usually with you' when hes alone#and hearing 'if you want to find wally/barnaby go look for barnaby/wally. if you see one the other isnt far away'#that has GOT to get on his nerves over time#this constant stagnation of their relationship while everyone else is evolving and growing. hes Stuck.#even julie & frank who were written to be together find a way to circumvent that and add so much depth and uniqueness to their relationship#if you want a happy side of this. it could lead to barnaby & wally being really truly besties#barnaby could have an arc about thinking 'holy shit it was all fabricated. Fuck that and Fuck you[wally]'#and then going 'holy shit i Do actually love and care about him[wally] and i want us to develop a real meaningful friendship'#BUT WHO KNOWS who knows not me!#also it must be tiring to constantly have to explain his jokes and so many other things#bc wally Is a curious guy! he wants to learn!#but maybe barnaby just wants to have an uninterrupted conversation but he Cant bc wallys just built different#not said as a bad thing At All.#just... people are complicated. sometimes we have mean thoughts/emotions that conflict with what we really think/feel and our morals#we're only human. everyone is mean sometimes if only in our heads.& yeah theyre technically Puppets but lets not get caught up on semantics
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need that fernandick
#is this real#if u take offense...#sorry#im just a girl#f1#formula 1#aston martin#fernando alonso#spanish samurai#magic alonso#daddy#a man of many names#lord#i found that pic#in the depths of pinterest#got hard right away
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honestly the implication with what we know of Jeremy's home life thus far that not only is his personality not an act but that he actively chooses to be good despite being in a family where he goes out of his way to avoid his brother because the two can't see each other without conflict, where his sister won't attend his games and is mad at him for sticking with exy, and he still chooses to pursue the things he loves and do good things and be the kindest person he can be despite not being perfect and living in a house full people who seem to hate it is just such a wonderful part of his character
#obviously he hasn't been as fucked up as Jean but Jeremy is in a position i feel where because it's “not that bad” it'd be so much easier to#just fall into whatever mindset the rest of his family has and instead he does the opposite#maybe this is just me yapping maybe this is nothing#but i truly don't want anything to take away from the fact that Jeremy is “too good”#i just want that to be him and i want that to be the person he's chosen to be and works to be everyday#there doesn't need to be something secretly wrong with him#we already know he's not perfect but he's trying#and i'm sure we'll get more in depth on this in tsc2 but i already think it's so excellent#i truly think we've seen the most authentic jeremy#because clearly he views his home to actually be the trojans and cat and laila's place and his friends#and i think we'll see more of him and his behavior with his family but i do think we actually know a lot about his character despite not#knowing a lot about his situation and his past#tsc#tsc spoilers#the sunshine court#all for the game#aftg#jeremy knox
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everytime i think abt house of the lucky gander i start shaking violently pacing back and forth exploding into 50000000 pieces. oooooogh i dont think they know how hard they were cooking. being vague and hiding his problems... aware of being watched.... the obvious shared annoyance at him between scrooge and donald... how he was showing off his luck as an attempt to make the other family members happy and comfortable but not realizing how they truly feel... how he slowly gets frustrated at his own luck and snaps at louie and a few minutes later everything's back to Normal. how he just accepts that the race is happening and there's "nothing" he can do about it......
the least fake thing about him being how much he cares about his family should have remained a core character trait bc it shows how his luck affects how he acts in a more interesting way than him NOT FUKCING REMEMBERING PEOPLS NAMES
#HE WOULD REMEMBER HE WOULDDDDDD#gladstone gander#gladstone is like if a man and a woman had a baby (has everything working for him naturally but becomes a damsel in distress so easily)#you could make him a good luck charm or take away his luck and he just folds#<- WHICH MAKES HIS FRUSTRATION AT HIS PLAN NOT WORKING#AND HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW SITUATION SOOOOOO GOOOD#i can spice him up i can cook him better.#sorry for being a stereotypical gladstone fan for insisting his has depth 24 BUT no one knows him like i do .#whats heartbreaking is that most of the decisions made in hotlg [EDIT: I MEANT PHANTOM AND THE SORCERESS MY BAD. SORRY] was probably more#'how do we make gladstone the must punchable character'#rather than 'how do we make him an interesting character?'#which is like. FAIR. but. </3333333333333 ouuuuuuuuuuuuughhhh
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If you've ever said that Charlie Spring and Merlin are the same person, know that I hate you. NO. Merthur has nothing to do with Charlie x Nick.
#LIKE CMON#I also saw this about Airacow#and like#really?#we have to take away the depth from good ships and reduce them to... this#yes i hate hearthstopper also#but#anyway#not every gay ship is alike#bruh#arthur pendragon#merlin#merlin bbc#the once and future fandom#merthur#charlie spring#nick nelson#heartstopper
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unedited build photos round 2
the landgraf's nyc apartment. i'm sure they do own a big ugly modern mansion in the desert somewhere but i don't have to show that <3
build by simsoletta on yt, slightly edited by me
#if it's not clear westlem new york where this is the fall (titf if you will) takes place is a town just outside of nyc about 40 minutes away#that's where the school is and where the villareal estate is#so i'm like well obviously the landgrafs would have an nyc place :) i can move them to san myshuno :) they still 'own' the original house#i'm out of my depth i need a smaller place lmao. this sad beige minimalist is not my style at all#it's not like they decorated it themselves obviously. malcolm's tiny low effort pitiful attempt at self expression#ok i'm actually going to bed now bye bye#ts4#this is the fall: extras
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for like 3 weeks i was wondering why i was sleeping so much and felt listless. and just now I managed to email 3 people and responded to a month old message in the span of an hour because I got back to TAKING MY FUCKIN MEDS..........
#MOTHER FFFFUCKER#to be fair. my doc said I could stop taking them while im on break since i wouldnt need to be constantly pumped on stimulants#im not sure if it was a side effect but i managed to take like 3 different naps in one day and STILL managed to sleep thru the whole night#at least 2 days into my break. the weird thing is i didnt feel more or less rested afterwards. but mentally i think im in a good place rn#to really put the level of awakeness im at rn i feel weirdly confident i could start one piece. also bc of that sick new opening it BANGS#the song is really good and im in love with the animation style. did some digging and it seems one of the lead animators is masato mori#but i could be wrong. it seems he also did some work on mp100 which could explain a lot lol.. he uses smear frames really well to convey#consistent movement and fluidity!!! someone else might have done color design but it works really really well esp with odas style!!#just love the overall vibe and aesthetic and id really love to study it and incorporate a bit of it into my art.. especially the thick#outlines which i think helps to separate characters and objects on screen. though i have to say the style is definitely more suited to#animation bc of the simpleness and smears. maybe that will help me explore shapes and perspective when i draw... i wanna get better#at drawing poses and angles but i have a hard time wrapping my head around space and using perspective guide lines NGHHHH#i wonder if it has to do with my dogshit ability to judge distance. not depth perception but like. judge how far smth is in metres etc#im also wearing an N95 for the first couple weeks back bc of the wave. absolutely NO BODY is wearing a mask its so fucking over#where im sitting ive heard 5 different people coughing probably not into their elbows!!! and im just. head in my fucking hands#there was a kid sitting a couple seats away in class coughing as he pleases and i wanted to grab him in a chokehold so badly. PLEASEE#ive been annoying my family by asking them to mask up and reminding them to bring masks when they go out and showing them news articles#but at least its working bc we ordered some KN95s and my mom is at least taking me seriously so. please dont be afraid to speak up abt your#health. take care of yourself and others however u can!! wear that mask indoors at your maskless friends house!!! stay home when u can!!#im wearing a surgical mask at home too bc my parents have '''a dry throat cough''' and they are so bad at coughing into their sleeves#also im pretty sure dry throat isnt transmissible bc my brother started coughing too so.. i also tested negative but they havent tested yet#im also not a doctor but i have to keep reminding ppl whenever i can that covid and flu work differently. covid is new and too recent to#have nearly as much research done on it. it seems its also compounding so instead of building immunity it weakens the body and spreads to#to other systems which might explain brain fog and muscle weakness. i remember someone early in the pandemic got infected and it messed up#their smell/taste receptors so bad that they cant eat most foods and that stays in the front of my mind when i think abt covid. christ#yapping
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kind of crazy how mike said in a moment of vulnerability and weakness that he wants to be needed and to be of use and good at something, and then a large chunk of the fandom just decided to validate all of his worst thoughts & fears and suddenly reduce him to a weak, incapable, mindless, unloved wastoid wimp that's everything his low self-esteem tells him he is and nothing like how the people in his life see him (or what the narrative itself has shown us since the very first episode). even crazier when the people that do that call themselves mike fans lol but i'm 😴😴😴
#mike wheeler#mine#like. i don't think that some of you actually like him. you weren't supposed to agree with him when he was self-deprecating.#mike has been loyal brave kind compassionate courageous many many times. he's been strong for others when they couldn't be. he#grabs whatever he can use as a weapon because he isn't going down with a fight. he attacks and does do damage. people listen to him#when he speaks. they look to him to lead them and help them with both big things and small things. he IS their inspiring leader and he#IS will's knight in shining armor. like... i just don't get it. mike isn't a bad character. he has depth. good sides and bad sides. he's#always involved in the plot. why would you want to take that away? he's always been like that. if you take it away- then what the hell are#you left with? who is mike when you take away everything that he is? just. what?#i would expect that from someone that doesn't pay super close attention to the show or militantly believes him to be a homophobic#straight guy but. but but but.... i just will never get it lol. why did it come NOW after another character LITERALLY TELLS HIM#THAT ISN'T TRUE? it seems almost spiteful. as if the next thing you're going to tell me is that eleven's number is actually nine or smth.
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**link click spoilers for s1!**
lu guang never telling xiaoshi about seeing emma’s death on the news, because it wouldn’t do any good for xiaoshi, only make him feel terrible about himself and his ability.
lu guang choosing to bear the knowledge of xiaoshi’s consequences himself, because he only meant the best for emma, he didn’t know any better and most importantly lu guang could never bring himself to see xiaoshi shattered by the reality of what he’s done. so he hides it from him, all so that xiaoshi can live in ignorant bliss.
lu guang helping xiaoshi through his childhood trauma, firmly pushing him to work through the hard truth that he can’t change anything about his parents’ fate, but never being so harsh about it to the point of being unkind. he could never be unkind to xiaoshi.
this one line: “cheng xiaoshi, exit the picture if it’s too hard for you.”
lu guang silently kneeling to xiaoshi’s level and offering him a hug after that job, even after being punched in the face, because what xiaoshi needs the most right now is someone solid there to let him process everything that just happened.
lu guang telling qiao ling they need a break and making sure to say that he specifically wants one too, to shift the focus away from xiaoshi and protect him from even the possibility of feeling like a burden for needing some time off
lu guang asking qiao ling to stay at home with xiaoshi instead of coming to the police station while he was panicking about shanshan, “look at the state he’s in.” “now’s not the time to let your thoughts run wild,” lu guang doing his best to prevent xiaoshi from letting his own guilt consume himself.
lu guang refusing to accept the job that involved emma’s death because of the impact it would have on xiaoshi if he realized it was his actions that doomed her. him shoving the picture back into the envelope before xiaoshi could catch a glimpse.
lu guang panicking himself when he sees xiaoshi entering the image of emma alone, with no way of contacting him, that idiot, and him running straight home in an effort to do something, anything to bring him back despite knowing there isn’t actually anything he can do but wait for him to return.
lu guang stopping xiaoshi from impulsively accepting the job to go into shanshan’s photo, “are you sure you’d be able to handle it?” making sure xiaoshi really thinks through the fact that he’s gonna have to face the consequences of his actions, and he might not be mentally prepared to accept them.
and xiaoshi listens to him, he actually takes a step back and looks at it from a distance before making a decision, because that’s how much he’s grown to trust lu guang over years of him protecting xiaoshi ever so subtly like this.
xiaoshi is a person ruled by emotions, and lu guang knows this, which is why his highest priority has always been xiaoshi’s emotional state, and why xiaoshi physically needs him to regulate himself and survive.
i just. have a lot of feelings about these two
WHICH IS WHY I NEED AN EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF S1?? i will FOREVER be grateful that i found this series after s2 was done releasing, i don’t think i would’ve survived otherwise HHHH
bonus: qiao ling not even questioning when lu guang asks for a break for both of them, and not hesitating to turn down an offer with a smile without missing a beat when a client comes in. i love her so much??
#i keep feeling like i need to clarify that i see them as platonic#and this is coming from someone who had a huge bl phase#their relationship is everything; but to me personally i don't see it as a *ship*#they're definitely best friends who'd earned each others trust and built a unique but unbreakable bond over time#(although they'd never admit to that either)#honestly it's the lack of romantic tension between any of the main 3 that's the cherry on top of this show for me#i feel like having romance between any of them would take away from the depth of the story#and it would just become a regular slice of life with a bit of fantasy and mystery elements; maybe some suspense#which are usually great; but the thought of link click being a “regular” anything hurts my soul#link click#link click spoilers#shiguang daili ren#cheng xiaoshi#lu guang#qiao ling#shiguang
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Headcanon that the reason Shang Tsung is so interested in Kuai Liang is because he knew someone just like him when he was younger.
I like to believe Shang Tsung wasn't always alone and had at least one friend in his lifetime. This friend was just like him, alone and with nowhere to go. But they had each other, so it was enough. Shang Tsung's friend was always kind and thoughtful to him, wanting to make sure that he was okay. He was the only light in his awful life. They made promises with each other, that they would aim for a comfortable life and try to help people like them, so others didn't have to experience what they have. So other people didn't have to feel as hopeless as they felt their whole lives.
But one day, Shang Taung lost his light, his only joy in the darkness. All because his friend wanted to take care of him.
With no other person to fill in that massive whole, Shang Tsung's life became one of darkness, never to see the light again. Until he meets Kuai Liang. His kindness, his light, brought so many memories to Shang Tsung's mind. Feeling that light once again, he chances after it, wanting Kuai Liang at his side.
#mortal kombat#mk1#mk1 2023#mk1 shang tsung#shang tsung#kuai liang scorpion#kuai liang#i didnt meant to get this depth#i just thought that i want to make shang tsung a sad boy#so why not give him a joy and take it away
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After watching Across the Spiderverse for the second time, I think I’ve finally managed to put into words what about Miguel’s characterization made me so conflicted. Obviously spoilers below.
While Miguel is clearly intended to be a sympathetic antagonist I don’t think that intention is fully realized in the movie, because from the minute we meet him, we know that he’s wrong in his conclusions. Miguel is supposed to be a “the ends justify the means” archetype, but after his explanation on why canon events cannot be disrupted Miles immediately points out the obvious- how can his father dying being a canon event when it is cause by a dimensional anomaly? And more than that, based on Miguel’s logic Miles’ world should have collapsed long ago because it was missing its Spiderman, a person who was not meant to die in that timeline. It’s the same as replacing a person who was meant to die only now there’s a gaping hole in the world where a person was meant to exist. Also- nothing about what happens in Into the Spiderverse is a result of any canon disrupting phenomenon, nothing could have been done to prevent it and none of what happened is Miles’ fault. (there’s more evidence against Miguel’s logic but these were the most obvious ones to me). One of the most crucial aspects of a sympathetic antagonist is being able to sympathize with *why* it is they do what they do. Miguel’s logic hardly holds up past its introduction which means that gets thrown out the window very quick as a viewer.
The next thing then, would be for us to see how Miguel leads the other spider people and what makes him into such an inspiring leader to these thousands of heroes. And the movie... doesn’t really show us much of that, to be honest. The best moment we get is when Miguel is explaining the concept of canon events to Miles, because he is genuinely understanding and empathetic. It’s very compelling to his portrayal- but for me it was overshadowed by his anger. The moment Miguel meets Miles, the first thing that he does is chuck something at the kid full force towards his head. And then in the chase afterwards, Miguel gets increasingly more violent and spiteful towards Miles because Miles’ keeps angering him- which is something that is expected of him from the other characters- Gwen is visibly nervous at the idea of Miles speaking to Miguel at all. Jessica is also well aware of these angry outbursts when she warns Gwen about failing to catch the Spot. All these things, along side the final scenes of the movie giving him solid red as his backlighting serve to make him seem far more villainous than antagonistic in his narrative role.
About his introduction with Gwen, I do think it gives him that sympathetic light, but it is important to point out that he only begrudgingly gave into Jessica’s request when Gwen had literally nowhere else to return to and then the moment she messes up he sends her home (theoretically back to that exact terrible scenario where he dad wants to arrest her) with no support. So for me its still kinda ://
I don’t consider Miguel a villain, and I’m really interested to see what they do in this next movie with his character because I do believe he’s going to get redeemed. And I genuinely think that he believes in his cause based on the terrible tragedy he had to endure, but that something about what happened with him is different than what is happening with Miles and the other worlds’ canon events. Honestly I wish we had seen more of the citadel and Miguel outside of Miles’ introduction to it. It’s clear that Miles himself is a very sore spot for Miguel which doesn’t make him the most objective character to see Miguel through.
Also on that note, Jessica Drew has a lot of the same issues as Miguel on a smaller scale because while she’s amazing for her introduction scene, after that she’s downright rude and dismissive of Gwen at every turn despite claiming Gwen to be her “star pupil” (this was said sarcastically while she was berating Gwen). While I understand why Jessica was so upset- Gwen really and truly did mess up by letting the Spot escape. It’s hard to see her as a good mentor when that anger is 90% of what we’re seeing out of her in the movie. It’s only at the end when Gwen gets a few sympathetic glances from her that she seems more similar to how she was in her introductions. The movie was packed to the brim as is but I do wish they had even more runtime to expand on these things. I want to believe in the sympathetic nature of both these people but the movie gives very fleeting attempts at doing so.
#across the spiderverse#ATSV#across the spiderverse spoilers#ATSV spoilers#miles morales#miguel o'hara#gwen stacy#jessica drew#on my hands and knees praying that the rabid miguel fans dont come after me#i just wanna talk about things in depth#the first comment i made along these lines got a response that was literally just 'youre dumb and stupid' without even arguing with me#which was >:(#come back and give me your argumentative points you coward#idk these two characters are just portrayed so antagonistically#i dont believe in villainizing them completely bc that goes against the spirit of the movie#but i also can understand those who walk away with that take
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part of my personal problem w femstars is that. i know the appeal of it is basically just pretty girls. unfortunately i need everything to add up and some characters' stories simply would not make sense if they were cute cis girls
#cause like. who is out there drawing femstars hajime#genderbends like that actually take away depth of certain charas like what is the point.#it doesn't make sense#(it doesn't need to make sense at all)#(but for me to enjoy it it should so. its not for me really)#mar's midnight rambles#like really in hajimes case i think you would have to change. almost his entire character#because hes carefully designed as he is to be his particular brand of gender non-conforming#and if people still don't entirely get the canon version of him then this wouldnt be helping ?#but well i don't think femst art of him is common anw because. they cater to different audiences#im getting kind of carried away
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honestly if i had a bigger brain, i would write an entire android shouto fic
#I JUST HAVE SO MANY SCENES IN MY HEAD#you fix his faceplate but cant get him a better eye so he just as this neon blue light#he's always saying things like 'my mother used to read to me when i was young'#and you're always like 'you don't have a mother. you were never young.'#bc you've spent your whole life afraid of machines and how overlord-esque corporations have used them to implement their beliefs#they've taken away so many jobs they are unfeeling they are ruthless they are judge jury and executioner#they're given more power for the sake of being morally grey but they're really just EMOTIONLESS BEINGS THAT SHOULDN’T MAKE CERTAIN DECISION#and then you find him 🥺#and at first you want to sell him and make a quick buck but his face is all fucked up and then he starts TALKING#telling you he can feel pain and sadness and love#and you're like !!!!! no you cant !!!!!!!!!#and then someone tries to bother you in some bar and shouto smashes his face in — literally smashes HIS FACE IN —#and then someone tries to stab you and he moves in the way and takes it and HE BLEEDS AND HE CRIES AJFHSIAKALAL#AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK !!!!!!!#WAAAAHHHHH#but it would be so in depth i couldn’t do it justice honestly akfbsjakqk#GOD i wrote too much in these tags#✿ willow writes#✿ shut up willow#✿ thoughts: shouto#✿ theme: android shouto
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