From @bunkarz:

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AAAAAAAAAA thank u!!!!!! 🥰💙♥️💙♥️💙♥️✨🍭 This is gonna carry me thru the rest of March

POV: Teostra!Lysandre has spotted you

Imo, Sophie has been kinda entitled since the first book. She's always expected everything to go her way and for others to just... Deal with it. It's like she thinks that her actions don't have consequences, or that they shouldn't have consequences because she's special. The first example that comes to mind is Dex; She played his feelings and was very touch and go, especially after the kiss. She expected him to not be upset that she rejected him, took his first kiss, and rejected him again. I especially don't like how everyone bends to her will even after she treats them horribly. This is probably just because Shannon doesn't realise that's what she's writing, because she thinks that Sophie is a strong, righteous character and is always in the right no matter what, but I find that it diminishes from a character. The fact that she never apologises for her actions just... Rubs me the wrong way. How can a character be good if they don't recognise their own faults? At least anti-heros recognise that they aren't a good person. They aren't gonna do anything about it, but the know and are self aware. Sophie, and seemingly everyone around her, isn't. It makes me want to see someone snap at her for being such an entitled prick, bonus points if it's Dex. He really drew a short straw in all of this.

Dex could've been a great protagonist, by the way. It'd give us more world building about the elves instead of having everything spoon-fed to us, we still hit all of the major plot points but it's more character driven. Sort of like Heroes of Olympus when we get Leo's pov. He's not a main character, but we witness the main character doing main character stuff through his eyes. It would also mean that we get to truly see Sophie's actions, give the chance for bitterness to grow, get to see as Dex grew disolussioned to her. With Dex as the protag, it means more drama within the characters and, frankly, a more interesting plot. Everything just sorta falls in place for Sophie; Nothing falls in place for Dex.

Also, the ability restrictor stuff would be way more interesting if it was laden with Dex's guilt eating him from the inside out

Alright I both agree with some of your points and have reservations about others.

Sophie is a very headstrong person, she learns throughout the course of the series that she has to push to get things done be listened to, as so many people tried to keep her out of what was going on (e.g., Alden not telling her about moonlark things, Black Swan being very secretive). She's stepped out of the quiet girl persona she embodied in the back of her high school class, but now she hasn't yet figured out the balance between pushing and patience. She's full speed ahead, which I think is where that feeling of entitlement comes from. She can learn, but right now is impatient and demanding because that's what she's learned to be.

But I don't think Shannon believes Sophie's in the right all the time--I think Sophie believes Sophie is in the right all the time (though she's made mistakes she's aware of, like reading Dimitar's mind at the funeral). Shannon writing one thing doesn't mean it's what she would do or believes is right. Fans mess that up a lot with the worldbuilding, for example, and say "hey shannon you created a world where people are divided based on talent and then called it perfect? what?" when she openly talks about how the world has problems and things she doesn't like, which is why rebellions exist--it's the elves, not her that call it perfect.

As for Dex being the protagonist, I think that's personal opinion. You find him interesting, so you want to see more of him and his world and are more inclined to see him positively. I'm personally neutral towards him, and when I look at his character and what he can provide to the story, what I see is "a character who is the outcast of his society based on unjust rules proves he's worthy while retaining his quirks." And that, to me, doesn't seem unique enough to justify the switch.

It's also possible keeper just isn't the story you're looking for. Dex as the protagonist could be a very interesting and captivating story, you're right; I'm not disagreeing with you on that. But it would also be a very different story.

Sophie's story is one of self and your agency when so much in your life has been curated and controlled, one of a human perspective in an elven world and how that plays out. Dex's would be one of challenging internal hatred because of how he doesn't fit in, learning his deep seated desire for acceptance isn't always worthwhile, of learning to hate the system and not people caught in it like him, even if they're on the other side (the Vackers). Which would be an interesting story, but isn't the point of this one.

I've paraphrased this before and I'll do it again: As a story goes on, decisions have to made and possibilities are cut off. As it goes on, it narrows because it has to, and along the way the people it appeals to narrows and lessens because the story becomes more specific. It will lose people, not as a bad thing, but because that's how writing works.

If you're finding all these things you disagree with in canon and things you wish had been done (non spoon-fed worldbuilding, character driven plot), maybe you had an idea of what the story would become and the best style for it based on a possibility at the start and as the story made it's decisions, they weren't the ones you wanted and so it lost you. It's not a bad thing, it happens. I'm also not saying "this is what happened and how you feel/think!" I just hesitate to say "the story should've been restructured like this," because at a certain point...that's not the same story, we're not talking about keeper we're talking about something new.

None of this is to say that you're wrong, just that I think this is a very subjective topic and one we don't happen to see eye to eye on. I think Dex could make a fantastic protagonist and tell an absolutely fascinating story! I think Sophie is a little unbalanced at the moment as part of her arc and it's frustrating to read at time. But I also think changing that creates an entirely different story based on personal desires for where you want it to go, and I don't share the same desires. Dex is fine, but he's never really clicked for me, so I like things as they are! Even as much as I love Tam, his POV would be a completely different story too, and that's not what I want for keeper. I want keeper to be itself, even if there are parts that don't appeal to me or if it narrows out of my interest.

I hope this all makes sense and doesn't come off as dismissive, as I'm really trying not to be. But yeah! That's kinda where I stand on the topic at the moment :)

If I had a nickel for every time I made awkward eye contact with another lesbain... I'd have three nickels, which is more than the Doofenshmirtz meme, but I'll roll with it. Weird that it happened thrice.

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RE bois with Zombie!Reader that just wants to live in their tiny house in peace? Please?

RE Lads Reacting to Chill-Zombie!Reader

Leon Kennedy

You could have all the warning signs and barbed wire in the world around your little zombie house and Leon would still manage to bumble his way through your front door, yelling at you like you're the reason he's there.

He'll see that you're a zombie and instinctively round-house kick you into your tiny makeshift kitchen. He's about to rip the basil you were growing out of its pot when he notices how nice your little zombie house is. It was definitely better than his ratty apartment. Leon will have a small crisis of faith as he finally considers getting a bed frame.

Chris Redfield

Sees the words 'DON'T OPEN, DEAD INSIDE' on your little house and takes that as some kind of challenge. Surely whoever wrote that warning didn't mean him, what's the worse that could happen if he kicked in the door?

Off the door comes from its hinges, while Chris sweeps your one-room home with the barrel of his gun. He can't help but think to himself that this is a suspiciously nice zombie house. As his gaze reaches the last corner of your house, he spots you perched on your neatly made zombie bed, crocheting a little zombie blanket (even dead people need hobbies). When you continue to crochet awkwardly, albeit a bit slower than before, Chris decides he's made a terrible mistake, and backs out nervously, attempting to put the broken door back in its place as he leaves.

Carlos Olivera

He'd read the warning on your house as 'DON'T DEAD, OPEN INSIDE' and would still be like "This sign can't stop me; because I can't read!".

Deciding that the door would be too obvious of an entryway, Carlos instead sails through your window, knocking something over in the process. When he gets up, he sees you, a little zombie, sitting at a small breakfast table, watching the news on a grainy, antique TV. Carlos follows your gaze to his feet, where he sees the now-destroyed pie you had left to cool on the windowsill. Carlos is heartbroken as he remembers the pies his Abuela used to bake. Saddened at seeing your hard work go to waste, Carlos jumps into action. "Don't worry," he says "I can fix this!". He gets to work in your little kitchen and in no time at all, a new pie is in the oven. Afraid of breaking anything else, Carlos apologises one last time before he leaves, and you smile delightedly back at him.

Albert Wesker

For whatever bullshit reason he has to hide somewhere and decides the little, highly-defended cottage you live in would be perfect.

He slams your front door shut behind him, huffy and sweaty before he notices a surprisingly well-kept zombie nestled in an armchair, reading a book. Enjoy a healthy dose of silent, prolonged eye contact, until Wesker takes a look around the quaint, bombed-out hovel that you've made for yourself. Assuming you can speak, he's gonna have a lot of questions. They mostly center around if you would like to kindly enter this luxurious iron-barred box he keeps at all times... No, it's not a cage, it just looks like a cage! And no, the armed men with tranquilizer darts aren't here to hurt you, he promises!

Ethan Winters

Considering this man's luck, he'd probably come crashing in through your ceiling, groaning and cussing as he lands in a heap on your threadbare carpet.

Ethan sees that he's just fallen into your zombie house and wonders for a moment why bad things only seem to happen to him. But he struggles to get up after landing on his ankle. Steadily, you pull up a chair for him and make him a coffee, which was probably the most appetizing thing Ethan has had shoved in his face lately, so he drinks it. And it's not bad coffee either, maybe you used to work in a Starbucks. You and Ethan sit in amicable silence while he finishes his drink, thanking you quietly before hobbling out the door. He turns back as he leaves your garden and you send him off with a little wave. You were definitely a nice zombie.

Will: *comes back from the Hades cabin at 5am after spending the night with Nico*

Kayla: *has been awake waiting for him to get back* 💃SIT BACK 🕺 RELAX AND 🎶 ENJOY 🎤 A HEALTHY DOSE OF 🙌 PROLONGED EYE CONTACT 🙌

Have a healthy dose of prolonged eye contact...

The man is a scruffy brown-haired teen with a cheeky grin. They introduce themselves as Alex and they sit down outside your cell for a chat. You look at them skeptically. You don’t know why, but they make you feel uneasy.

RELAX AND ENJOY, A HEALTHY DOSE OF

PROLONGED EYE CONTACT (PROLONGED EYE CONTACT)

*cries in social anxiety*

(@turtles-hurtles-with-gurtles GIVE ME STRENGTH IM TERRIFIED OF EVERYBODY AND I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO THEY ARE)

Because the world is a fuck & I have to write essays in the middle of a month, here's what I was supposed to animate & post today in a nutshell

EDIT: a legend named bunkarz made a fanart based off of this thing

In pstad , when Alt!Cesar meets Six :

So sit back , relax , and enjoy A healthy dose of

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Depending on when they meet (I'm assuming everything goes the same way with pstad alt!Cesar and Mark as it does in canon htb au), it could literally be Six immediately clocking what alt!Cesar is - another alternate with a bad case of humanity lmao

It might make Six a bit suspicious of Mark though, if alt!Cesar mentioned it was Mark that triggered the emotions in him. Six might start putting 2 and 2 together - that there's something about Mark Heathcliff that can influence alternates in some kind of way...

A healthy dose of prolonged eye contact. Game: BTWF

a healthy dose of prolonged eye contact

(prolonged eye contact!)

*that fucking “so sit back relax and enjoy a healthy dose of prolonged eye contact (prolonged eye contact!)” song can be heard playing in the distance as i take a singular step forward*

*He doesn't seem to react more than a slight head tilt*

*Christ. Well, don't have a staring contest for too long, I have other shit I want to do tonight*

sit back relax and enjoy a healthy dose of

PROLONGED EYE CONTACT

(prolonged eye contact!)

“…Stop that.”