I'm not normal over the fact that it's been 366+ days since Dain's last appearance and to top it all, we're due to at least one more patch without him. HYV better makes up for it and makes this man shine, or else :||

family reunion

i have never felt this uniquely insane about a character <3 i cant get a read on him

Who in Genshin do you think has the most stable mental state

Itto. Its Freaking Itto. NO questions about it, no arguments, no nothin. This man Yells at Raiden Shogun to blast him with Lightning in a thunderstorm, has no issue befriending anybody, has enough self confidence to sustain him through anything, and does his best to genuinely be kind to so many other people. Dainsleif could monologue to him about what happened to Khaenri'ah and not only would Itto have the best "That's Rough Buddy" energy but he would also be exactly like the "This is where my parents died," "Cowabummer" Image SDLFKJSDFLJSDLGSD On a slightly more serious note tho: Itto is one of the only existing members of the cast we've actually got proof of overcoming their insecurities and trials. Most characters are hung up by something that Has happened, Could Happen, or Will Happen. ie Zhongli and Death, Venti and the Nameless bard, Diluc and his mistakes, Kaeya and his destiny. The list goes on and on. Itto's main struggles are all in the past. He was persecuted as a child, but taken in and raised, and obviously taught the value of his own worth despite what other people say. And he caries that lesson deeply. Sometimes maybe too far, but it allows him to face adversity and his struggles with pride and reassurance. He's learned to put his 110% into everything, and not really give a rip about what other people think or how he's perceived, just that he's doing what he thinks is right, and that he is worth it. The only time we get rumbles of more serious emotional frustration from him, its usually about the safety of others (ie, Him not liking that people bother Granny Oni, Being angry that the Blue Oni sacrificed themselves, Putting his foot down about Xiao's sacrifice) He doesn't like seeing other people treated as below their value. Because he can see the value in everybody. So yeah, he spends his days clowning around, never achieving much, being thought very little of, but this man knows his worth, and he knows the worth of others, and honestly? I think that makes him pretty smart. :)

scribblezone again testing out brushes, early grey oru, and ace attorney-style psychelocks

Im being delusional again 🥰

While it does seem hypocritical that the Traveler is okay with Childe, but not with Lyney and Lynette, it's important to remember that this is not the first time they have dealt with House of the Hearth members. The Traveler has first hand experience with the crimes and cruelties the group has committed, but have not experienced the same with Childe. So it would only make sense why they're more on edge with the twins.

• Will finds any excuse to mention his muse (Nico) in conversation, so much so, the other members of the House (Clovis, Clarisse, Annabeth, & Cecil) tend to tune him out as soon as he starts about the guy because Will once spoke about Nico for several hours when the original topic was fruits.

• Clarisse and Will have a "I miss my lover but I'm sure they hate me because I was indirectly a cause of their death" club. They're the only members. The club meets, what they assume is, weekly. Time is hard to tell in the House of Hades.

• Clarisse looks out for Percy much like Achilles does for Zagreus in Hades. She sees herself in him (ambitious, arrogant, brave, lost even) but also sees how different he is. She can see where he shows more guilt and compassion than she had in life, only now learning many traits after her death.

• Cecil and Will were friends before Will's punishment/imprisonment. He reminded Will of the good parts of his life, and the musician was surprised to hear that Cecil had no memories of his mortal life, if he ever had one.

• Will is a firm believer that Cecil did and refuses to let his friend think otherwise.

• Unless having an important role in the House of Hades, making it to Elysium, facing an eternal punishment, or clinging to their living memories, the dead slowly start to fade into the shades found around Tartarus & the House of Hades.

Still working away on this AU. The brainrot for it is actually insane rn. May post more about designs a bit later. I can't draw to save my life, but I will be as descriptive as possible

i'm getting emotional about caesar again [insert mandatory disclaimer here about how i don't like caesar or any of the things he stood for i simply find him fascinating as an historical figure and i recognise that he was a human being with thoughts and emotions and that very fact is profound to me as someone who studies the human past but once again i don't actually like him or the things he did because i'm not a peculiar right wing bumhole licker]

a personal attack on me, my Strength builds, and my immaculate sense of comedic timing.

COME ON. MISSA TWO WEEKS STRAIGHT ON THE SERVER PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET'S GO BABYYYYYYY

happy birthday cross

they're doing some field work

sometimes genshin will be doing its gacha thing and or some other general annoying non gacha cringe and it sucks and theres a snoozefest patch and writing that falls short of its full potential and shoddy QoL and an underutilized combat system and when its like that its easy to be all ha ha shit game fuck this company i dont owe em shit but then u sit on it a while calm down and eventually go back to like. the chasm nail and just. listen to that haunting fucking OST and remember how ur breath caught and heart skipped when u discovered it the first time with that same melody kicking in gear only to drill that sucker punch of a wonder in further so that ur stuck helplessly left staring at the scene in front of u for minutes and minutes just. lost in that ambience . And try to remember the last time a video game has so effortlessly managed to instill this completely indescribable feeling in you (on MULTIPLE occasions) and absorb you into this world crafted with so much love and careful attention radiating from its every pore and its like. yeah yeah i know i know . why ive stuck with it all this time . why im most likely not quitting until EoS

A small sibling hug

Hi there! You don't have to post this or reply, but just wanted to let you know that I thought your post about Gideon the "dark academia jock" was so good that I cited it in an article, haha. Thanks for being a mainstay in the fandom!

https://imaginatlas.ca/worldbuilding-in-the-locked-tomb-the-power-of-the-uninformed-perspective/

Like I'm NOT gonna post this??? Oh my god????

HEY GUYS!! CHECK IT OUT! I GOT CITED IN AN ARTICLE!

Funny how Raph is holding Donnie back when scientifically Donnie would most likely last the longest in that river

Also i really love just how Leo just goes with Prime's request its really funny, Raph is gonna grow so many chasms because of this

[the mad dogz watching an abandoned building being demolished for construction]

Prime, hoping it'll kill them: Tell your brother to go inside

Leo: I dare you, game of chicken, in 'n out

Raph, holding back a jetpacking Donnie: Son of a bitch Leon!!