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tallerthantale · 5 months

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What Does Aziraphale Actually Believe, Part 5: Temptation

This is a series of my takes on what Aziraphale believes through the timeline of the show. It is all my personal interpretation, and I am happy to hear others. You don’t need to read them all in order, but know that I am coming from a perspective on Aziraphale’s machinations that can be difficult for people without a psychology background to follow without the first two posts as a primer. The quick version is that Aziraphale has a set of beliefs that exist in some form or another within his mind. However, at any given moment, only some of them exist ‘with awareness’ or as I am putting it here, conscious!Aziraphale only has access to the beliefs that the rest of his mind, veil!Aziraphale, allows him to know about. The context of the moment will determine what lives on the surface and what stays buried behind the veil, whatever arrangement best prevents a threat to Aziraphale’s sense of self and makes whatever he is inclined to do feel right.

In this part I will be starting with the ox rib we skipped over last time, then moving forward through the cold open flashbacks between Job and Edinburgh. Edinburgh itself will be the start of the next post. The focus is on temptation, Crowley tempting Aziraphale, Aziraphale learning to do Crowley’s temptations, then Aziraphale learning to tempt Crowley himself. 3.7k words. I just keep getting carried away don’t I… All hope was lost when I started doing end notes.

Temptations are Crowley’s department, all the way back to the apple. He was perhaps the original tempter. I have commented before that his description of himself as only ever having asked questions could be a description of him essentially tempting the other future demons to try to unionise heaven. He likes crafting a persuasive argument, and he makes them based on a model of what he knows other people believe, rather than his own beliefs. While Aziraphale shifts what he believes he believes, Crowley shifts the belief he is arguing, his actual beliefs stable but obscured.

Are You Trying to Tempt Me?

“Not at all, angels can’t be tempted, can they?”

“Certainly not.”

“Well, then you’re free to try the food.”

This is, once again, a fallen angel, an entity who was an angel, ‘did the wrong thing’ and now isn’t an angel anymore because of it, telling a current angel that it is impossible for an angel to do the wrong thing. Once again, Aziraphale endorses the face value assertion. Aziraphale may be starting at times to adopt a view where Crowley’s fall didn’t happen because he did the wrong thing, but because God has an ineffable plan for Crowley.

That said, it is still funny to me that Crowley makes this argument, given that he at least considers the fall to have been intended as a punishment for doing the wrong thing. He knows the argument will work on Aziraphale anyway, because Aziraphale likes to assure himself with absolutism. Crowley knows that by claiming Aziraphale is inherently incapable of being tempted he’s framing things in a way that mindfucks Aziraphale. He is offering Aziraphale options for how to rationalise his actions. He also makes a point of presenting the platter, and holding it and himself still, such that every action Aziraphale takes is within his own control.

Aziraphale tries the food because he wants to. He would not have realised that he wanted to if Crowley hadn’t put it in front of him. He might not have gone for it if Crowley hadn’t verbally handed him the rationalisation. Individual definitions of temptation may vary, but I’m pretty sure this qualifies under most of them. Or rather, the degree to which it qualifies depends on the value judgement we put on eating the ox. We wouldn’t generally say a dehydrated person was tempted to drink water.

Does Aziraphale think that he was tempted after the fact? For the rest of the Job minisode he’s got bigger things to worry about, and we don’t see him again until 2533 years later. However, flashing forward to their interaction in Rome, my take would be that he does come to believe Crowley tempted him with the ox rib, but he feels positively about that.

Aziraphale has a peculiar trust in Crowley, where he never rules out that any particular thing Crowley says is a lie, either directly or through misleading, but has utterly unshakable faith that Crowley will not substantively abuse their bond. He is not worried for a second that Crowley will blackmail him or harm him. I think that version of complex trust extends to believing that Crowley can and will tempt him, including in manipulative ways, but it will only ever land him somewhere he will in retrospect be happy to have gone. Aziraphale can believe Crowley manipulatively tempted him to pick up earthly pleasures, and also believe at the same time that Crowley did him a favour by tempting him, as an act of service.

Aziraphale tends to sort things as morally bad when they feel wrong, and morally good when they feel right. Before trying the food, his desire to eat felt wrong, and he was at war with himself about it. He was being nudged towards something that felt wrong, he feels he might be being tempted, he feels conflicted, he is not at peace with himself. Once Crowley nudged him over the line, and he tried it, it felt right. His inner conflict was cured by the nudge, and now eating food feels right, and the temptation wasn’t like… a TEMPTATION temptation. Just a little tempting, as a treat.

While I think Crowley hesitates to tempt frequently, largely out of fear Aziraphale will decide it was the bad kind of temptation, Crowley is actually very protected from that outcome. In the event that Aziraphale doesn’t enjoy the thing, he won’t pick it up as a habit, and the TEMPTATION will have failed. Any temptation that works is the good kind, so Aziraphale won’t take up a vice and then feel negatively about Crowley for the fact that he has the vice. Even so, the pattern puts a lot of heavy lifting and responsibility on Crowley, and I can see why Crowley wouldn’t push those lines often.

Not Quite Allies

We next see the duo at the Crucifixion, where Aziraphale laments that he is not consulted on policy decisions. It is a tacit admission that he would not have made the same call if he had been in charge. He doesn't have any authority over what heaven decides to do. Does he think God made the decision? Does he think God was playing games with the angels to see what they would go along with? I don't know, and I'm not sure Aziraphale knows what he thinks either. At this point I think he tries to not have opinions as often as he can, but isn’t always successful. He wants heaven to be different, but he doesn’t have a plan. Does he want to be consulted on policy decisions? Not if it won’t make a difference. If he is too outnumbered for expressing dissent to matter, that is a workplace politics nightmare, and he might have to fake a position to avoid retaliation. Best to avoid that. But what if it is a case of pluralistic ignorance? See end note.

Crowley had a temptation mission and didn’t like how it went.

“Still a demon then?”

“What kind of stupid question is that? Still a demon? What else am I going to be, an Aardvark?”

“...Saluteria.”

Crowley’s bitter sarcasm, while partly from his already sour mood, still makes me think he doesn’t believe it is physically possible for him to stop being a demon. I don’t think Aziraphale has any material knowledge Crowley doesn’t. Aziraphale has no reason to have the hypothetical possibility in his mind that Crowley could stop being a demon. Sure it was just a fumbling awkward thing to say, but it had to be in some part of his mind first to come out of his mouth. As I have said before, when Aziraphale believes something inexplicably, it’s because he isn’t emotionally prepared to live in a universe where it isn’t true. Aziraphale isn’t emotionally prepared to live in a universe where Crowley will forever be a demon. That said, he’s going to have some fun with the fact that Crowley is a demon for now.

“I thought I’d try Petronius’s new restaurant. I hear he does remarkable things to oysters.”

“I’ve never eaten an oyster.”

“Oh! Oh, well, let me tempt you to… Oh, no, that, that’s your job, isn’t it?”

Gulp

Aziraphale tells Crowley it's his job to tempt him. It's a bit facetious, sure. But it's still in the context of genuinely encouraging him to go to an explicitly homoerotic fiction writer's aphrodisiac restaurant, so.... I have a long post about why Aziraphale wants Crowley to tempt him more, dubbed the spicy meta if you haven't read it yet. Long story short, it's a responsibility dodge for having desires in the first place. If Crowley tempts him, he can imagine himself to be accommodating Crowley’s desires rather than having his own. I would also speculate that given the popularity of the Roman baths Aziraphale has already figured out how to make the effort, at least as far as appearances go. At this point, is Aziraphale DTF on the grounds that it's just sushi with friction? I'm not sure I'd go that far, but I do think he is taking a baby step on a road that he knows is headed in that direction. See end note.

I don't think he thinks God would object, but I do think he imagines that returning Crowley to being an angel is a milestone on that road. He has seen the truth of Crowley's loneliness as a demon who can only go along with hell so far, and I think Aziraphale is already aiming for eventually creating a reformed heaven that wouldn't have cast Crowley out and could take him back. If he didn’t deserve to fall for Uz, why should Crowley be a demon for asking questions? Aziraphale treats Crowley’s demonic status as a temporary state. When he assigns qualities or features or allegiances to Crowley due to Crowley being a demon, Aziraphale doesn’t see that as an essentialization, because to him ‘demon’ is a transitory state of being, not an identity. That isn’t how Crowley sees it, and Aziraphale is frustratingly oblivious to that fact.

Several hundred years later they are both stationed in Great Britain. Aziraphale refuses the first offer of the arrangement. Aziraphale likes doing good deeds. He gets carried away doing miracles for people. Doing good things makes him feel good, and he likes it when what he is supposed to be doing and that he enjoys doing gets to be the same thing. His only inkling towards accepting Crowley's proposal was a creature comfort one, "It is a bit damp." Notably, the offer was not one to cover or trade responsibilities, but to mutually stand down. The next time we see the arrangement offered, it's a bit different.

All the World’s a Stage

When Crowley and Aziraphale are facing the same direction, Season one goes extremely hard on always placing Aziraphale to Crowley's right, and Crowley to Aziraphale's left, all the way through the season building up to the body swap reveal. Except at the Globe. Here they switch back and forth, to show they are now comfortable changing roles.

At the Globe Aziraphale protests, before it is revealed that he has already done Crowley's temptations dozens of times. The number one flashback I want to see in Season 3 is the first time Aziraphale performed one of Crowley's temptation assignments from hell, and why he agreed to do it. My guess is that it was mostly the potential for Crowley to be doing blessings that sells him on it. Probably relating to Crowley's fondness for doing nice things for people, but also probably part of Aziraphale's hopes to get an angelic Crowley back. I would imagine that proving a demon can be saved and become an angel again would in his mind be a far greater good than the harm done by him personally performing the occasional minor temptation that was going to happen anyway.

It is also clearly observable that when Aziraphale loses the coin toss, is now responsible for doing Crowley’s temptation, and won’t be getting Crowley to do a blessing, he isn’t bothered by it. At some point off screen he has gained the ability to tempt people himself without it ‘feeling bad.’ He has also gained the making puppy eyes at Crowley ability. He can get Crowley to do things without asking out loud, and therefore without having to acknowledge that he was asking for something.

Aziraphale now has a card he can play to not take moral responsibility for temptation behaviour. As long as he is tempting someone, or baiting them into something, he didn’t actually do the thing himself, he didn't ask anyone to do that... We can observe that he is personally doing a job assigned from hell, and judge Aziraphale for not considering that to be getting his hands dirty. I certainly do. But Aziraphale is clinging to that distinction. He tempted humans, they still did it themselves. He only presented Crowley the opportunity to do a good deed, Crowley made the play a hit. The last step in the causal chain is what counts. Except when it doesn’t.

His initial objections to the arrangement are all for show. It’s the theme of the flashback, all the world’s a stage and Aziraphale and Crowley are playing their parts when they do their jobs, and can play each other’s parts just as well. But who is Aziraphale’s show of protest for? There is plenty of room for interpretation on this point, but it seems to me that any observation from heaven or hell of their shenanigans would get them both executed no matter how many times Aziraphale faux protested about it first.

If Aziraphale’s sanity hinges on believing God is ok with what he has gotten up to, so he can assume he believes God already knows and doesn’t care, and the institution of heaven would condemn him either way, why the show? He doesn’t put up a show with the snacks. He’s just an angel that likes snacks. That works for him. Why can’t he just be an angel who’s friends with a demon? Because he isn’t at peace with it yet. His conflicted feelings about Crowley and about their allegiances are making a mess in the back of his mind, and the performance he is putting on is for himself.

Aziraphale’s initial protest lets him believe that Crowley made him do it. But isn’t he also, at the same time, learning to tempt others and not take responsibility for what they do? Yes. So does he believe the tempter is responsible, or does he believe the tempted is responsible? He CAN believe either. They are options he has, when his mind constructs his conscious experience. Whatever lets him do what intuitively feels right at the time without damaging his sense of self gets loaded into his awareness.

The Bastille

Princess Peach is looked up in the Bastille. Aziraphale cannot bring himself to simply take Crowley out to lunch. That wouldn't be a very angelic thing to do, taking a demon out for a lunch date. But alas, his encouragement of the temptation demon to tempt him more hasn't gone in the direction he had hoped, and so yet again, he must personally do the tempting himself. How can he, an angel of the lord, tempt a temptation demon into a lunch date without it being a lunch date? Well, if circumstances arose such that he happened to owe the demon a favour, the angelic thing to do would be to treat him to lunch of course. It wouldn't be a date per se, it would be courtesy. Maybe he can keep finding creative ways to owe the demon favours.

Once again we can ask, how much of this nonsense is keeping up appearances for heaven? I think it is basically zero. Aziraphale believes God already knows everything he and Crowley have done, and they have done it with God’s indifference if not blessing. Aziraphale will go to some effort maintaining appearances around the archangels, they wouldn’t like him fraternising. But I still don’t think the Bastille nonsense was an act for them. In my opinion he knows heaven’s management doesn't care if Aziraphale is out to lunch with Crowley because it's a date or if it's repayment for the Bastille rescue, it’s treason either way. There is a case to be made that Aziraphale is only ever worried heaven will give him a slap on the wrist for his nonsense, but in that interpretation I still think the distinction between lunch date and lunch repayment remains a distinction Aziraphale would know the archangels don’t care about.

So if Aziraphale isn’t putting the charade on for God, because God already knows, and he isn’t putting it on for heaven’s leadership, because the difference doesn’t mean anything to them, why is he doing it at all? Because needing the repayment excuse to take Crowley out for crepes isn't about maintaining an outward facing concept of appearances, but an internal one.

Aziraphale has an internal sense of what he prefers, and what feels right. His feelings towards Crowley create a conflict between his sense of what he prefers and what feels right. He prefers to buy Crowley crepes. Inviting a demon out to lunch for a date doesn't feel right. Repaying a favour feels right, problem solved. Of course what would really feel right would be for Crowley to be doing the pursuing and tempting. Then he would just be accommodating the demon’s desires, not having desires of his own. Crowley isn’t taking on the tempting / romancing role without some very aggressive subtext paving the way, but by learning how to do Crowley's temptation assignments, Aziraphale has also learned how to tempt Crowley.

Aziraphale can believe he is acting in accordance with God's ineffable will as long as what he prefers to do can also feel right, and he can get very creative about what feels right. It probably felt very righteous to swap clothes with the executioner. It wouldn't have felt righteous to personally kill the man with his own hands, but Aziraphale didn't do that, so in his mind he isn't responsible for the death.

There is a poetic justice argument to be made in favour of killing the executioner, and Crowley does make it. But that isn't how Aziraphale understands it. We see in the modern era that Aziraphale claims to have never killed anything before. Unless he personally does the killing directly, it doesn't count. He doesn't consider himself responsible for the death of the fish in his sushi either, contributing to the market demand for animal products is even more abstracted than changing the executioner's clothes.

Part 5/10

End Notes

On policy decisions: There is a Game Theory issue, where if one person can’t make a difference, and you risk destruction for speaking out, the right choice is not to speak out. Unless secretly a lot of people are all making the same calculation. Say you have a group of people, and there is a vote between green and purple. If purple wins, everyone gets 20$ and the organisers are fired. If green wins, everyone who voted purple is shot. The organisers say they will fine anyone who promotes voting purple. Everyone says they will vote green. Is it in your interest to vote purple? Only if you know you will win. Everyone says they will vote green, so you can’t ever have confidence that purple will win, even though purple winning is clearly the better outcome. This sort of trap hinders a lot of attempts to form unions IRL, even when a strong majority do want to form one.

If Aziraphale wants to coup heaven, he’ll need to know he has enough angels siding with him to win. He isn’t in a position to pull off so much as a sneaky headcount while stationed on earth, and given how isolated heaven keeps angels I’m not sure he’d make any progress stationed in heaven. I think there are differences he’d like to make in how heaven runs, but it isn’t clear if arguing the point would make progress or get him a one way ticket to a scrivener’s closet with a wiped brain. If everyone in heaven really is on team whack the kids, it makes sense for Aziraphale to just keep his head down. But what if like 95% of the angels actually agree with Aziraphale, and are also just keeping their heads down, because everyone is individually incorrectly assuming the majority are on team whack the kids, because everyone is coerced into saying that they are on team whack the kids? Then we might see his unwillingness to force the issue in a different light. The second version feels very Terry Pratchett to me.

On sushi with friction: I personally don’t think Aziraphale would have a romantic or sexual relationship with a human. I think he would consider it out of line with his responsibilities as a guardian / caretaker of humanity. I think at this point, that is the only reason he wouldn’t. Aziraphale parallels a lot of IRL behaviour of people with shame around their sexuality or sex drive, and it’s worth observing and commenting on, or feeling represented by for those who do. However I think his hang-ups with Crowley, wanting Crowley to tempt him, approach avoidance about it ect… are more about Crowley being on 'opposite sides' than about Aziraphale having shame responses around sex. That is just my perspective though, as with everything else here. Differing opinions are encouraged, I’m happy to hear what other people think.

On killing the Executioner: Theoretically modern Aziraphale could have not loaded the memory of the incident with the executioner into his awareness. We see when they go to the Ritz in S1E1 that Aziraphale’s memory of the time period has gaps, and he mostly remembers the crepes date. That said, we know from Neil’s recorded commentary on S1E3 that at least as far as Neil sees it, Aziraphale doesn’t take responsibility for the executioner’s death because that's just how he processes events at the time.

#good omens #good omens meta #go meta #aziraphale #anthony j crowley #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable spouses #what does aziraphale actually believe

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thirdtidemouse · 4 months

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as i gaze upon your blog i wonder, “what the hell is taskmaster?” i’d journey the lands of safari but its much better to hear the words of insight from the enjoyer. quite interested in the au tho, tempted to watch this thingamabob because of it. i like hearing your ramblings about your fave doodabs and whatchamajigits. i am determined to return to you with the holy gift of a singular hilda but finals are kicking my ass and i’m learning a new art program. while i wait i’d love to be graced by your words :3

HI ANON!! first of all good luck with finals and your new art program i hope everything turns out BEAUTIFULLY for you don't forget to have fun!!

i'm so glad you asked! taskmaster is a ridiculously entertaining gameshow that originated here in the uk with other versions in other countries. it's super fun to make aus/character studies around the tasks because they're so telling of personality!

the format of the show is - 5 comedians per season are set tasks by host greg davies (6'8" ex-schoolteacher, and it shows) and creator/cohost alex horne (the brains behind it, but onscreen is very weaselly/neeky and generally picked-on).

each episode begins with a prize task, in which contestants must bring in prizes to be won by the winner each day - the most high-octane item, the thing that makes the best noise, the most difficult thing to take home. prizes range from body parts to furnished bathroom sets. these, along with every other task, are scored in the studio from 1-5 points. the rest of the tasks are filmed beforehand mostly in one house, individually and sometimes in teams, and are incredibly arbitrary, silly, confusing or difficult:

eat as much watermelon in 60 seconds. eat an egg the fastest (it starts raw). interview, then write and perform a song about this stranger. conceal an entire pineapple on your person. take three huge exercise balls to the top of this large hill. make the biggest mess, then clean it up. get this object as far away from here as possible. go the longest time without blinking.

sarah kendall purposefully, blindfoldedly, throws her own house and car keys into the trees in front of the building. james acaster gets taken aside onstage to be told off by greg like a schoolboy. respected academic richard osman throws a shopping trolley into a river in a fit of rage (it is retrieved). nish kumar and mark watson write a genuinely beautiful song together. bob mortimer makes a floor-size chart documenting the amount of piss produced across britain.

the episodes end with a live task in the studio in front of the audience. the show allows the contestants to genuinely go off the rails with comedic creativity and problem solving, and it's SO fun to impose characters onto this template. person gets presented with task -> completes task as they see fit -> is judged on their actions -> reacts to the judgement. like if you want to develop an oc. look no further!! put them on taskmaster in your brain.

every contestant, whether it be famous comedians, up-and-coming stand-ups, or actors & presenters, really shine in taskmaster. people who i don't really find funny become entertaining and i root for them simply because of the genius format of the show.

it gets gross, argumentative, tense, earnest, and never ever loses the clownish spirit and light-heartedness of the meaningless and hilarious program it sets out to be. greg davies is ruthlessly harsh with points, alex horne is endlessly nitpicky and often bullied, and they frequently bring up fanfiction written about the two of them for some fucking reason. they embody such perfectly fine-tuned characters, only to break them constantly to laugh at the show.

if anyone (no one) wants to know a few of my fav contestants rn they are:

sam campbell, lucy beaumont, sarah kendall, bob mortimer, nish kumar, james acaster, and the ENTIRE freakish family team dynamic of frankie boyle, ivo graham, jenny eclaire, kiell smith-bynoe, and mae martin

thank you anon :-) i'm sorry this was so long i hope you didnt mind reading it all and it told u what u wanted to know!!

#taskmaster au #taskmaster

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aita-blorbos · 8 months

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AITA for refusing to fall into madness?

I (1,147M) have been in possession of a cursed magical artifact for about 1,100 years, which keeping around me has slowly driven me into madness. I struggled with this for a long, long time, causing me to lose my wife, the love of my life, survive a horrible worldwide atomic incident, and completely drive away my surrogate daughter, (7NB) who was abandoned by her only living parent, and who hated when I used to artifact to protect us.

The more I used it, the less I became like myself, and it was utterly terrifying, both to me and to those i loved. I used this until I was almost entirely corrupted for a long, long time, and was revolting to every person that came around me, and my surrogate daughter (1,007NB) wanted nothing to do with me, and couldn't stand to see me at all anymore. I became obsessed with a woman (827F) who subconciously reminded me of my deceased ex wife, and I acted horrible to her as well, kidnapping her many times and attempting to force her to be my bride.

I felt so subconciously guilty over the way I behaved that, eventually, I did something that no one in history nor in any parallel universe where the artifact exists managed to do; the artifact is incredibly difficult to part with, as the powers it grants you are so overwhelming and tempting it is difficult to see your own corruption, and even harder to resist it. But I have managed to mentally brute force my way out of it! I've succeeded in both keeping my fantastical powers and my sense of self, both entirely within my control.

A few of my friends I've met recently (1,047M, alternate version of moi), (29F), (CatF), have told me they disapprove of my methods of this action, referring to them as "immoral" and "donked up".

You see in order to do this, I had to redirect the madness the artifact forced upon me onto someone else. This did in fact take a degree of concious effort every moment I was doing so, and I did know what I was doing. I redirected my madness onto the previously mentioned women (now 927F), as she seemed discontented and bored and stressed with her own life, and I didn't believe she would mind a bit of a change.

Doing this drove her mad, causing her to fall in love with me. Over the past 100 years of this she's kidnapped me on a regular basis to show me her newest songs and art projects about how she is in love with me, which has become incredibly tedious, but not unlivable, as my loyal guards I created always swiftly come to my rescue.

The most recent time this happened she kidnapped both myself and an alternate version of myself, one who has lost both his artifact and his powers in exchange for himself. The woman found herself madly in love with both of us, as we're somewhat the same man, and the situation quickly escalated into the woman putting us into much more immediate physical danger than I am used to, as she was about to murder us. The alternate version of myself has been insisting that this isn't the true version of her and that she can be 'fixed', which made me very hesitant to actually inform him of how she got this way.

Our other friends as well as my guards managed to save us in time and incapacitate the madwoman, but when I gave one of them a kiss as thanks for saving me, my artifact didn't exactly seem to like that she was from another dimension, and promptly, immediately, failed on me. As this artifact was 1. generating the madness 2. keeping me alive and 3. pushing energy into the kingdom I built, not only did my beloved guards and kingdom all immediately disintegrate, but I also rapidly aged all these unnatural years and died, as well as the woman lost her (technically my) madness and went back to her normal state as both leader of a kingdom and a scientist.

All three of my friends as well as the woman are all in agreement that what I did in those 100 years was messed up, even moreso than the way I behaved for the 1,000 years before, kidnapping people willy nilly and unable to take others feelings into account. They all hate me very heavily despite my hospitality to my new friends (giving them a place to stay, offering to give my alternate self his powers back, training one of them in the art of swordplay). The four of them are the only people currently able to hold an (extremely biased) opinion of this, as all my other subjects died with my powers, and my daughter having been dead for a long time (100yrs) now.

I simply wanted to both stay myself as a person and harness my abilities to their full, positive extent, even if that came at a price. AITA?

#aita #am i the asshole #unreality

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siflshonen · 3 months

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Do you have any romance recommendations? (Books, manga, games, anything.) I'm a crotchety romance snob as well and haven't explored the genre.

My well is pretty empty for this, I must admit. But I guess... hey, you like immersive fandoms, camp, parody, and tongue-in-cheek, I hope?

While the book may be a little too dated for most widespread consumption, I will recommend almost any well-done derivative of Pride and Prejudice or Austen works in general, or even anything that involves it. Enter these with the attitude that everyone is a disaster and the work wants you to hoot and holler at it and treat it like a groundling at a Shakespeare play (that is, like a degenerate.)

Some examples include:

Pride and Prejudice 1995 adaptation - One of the main metrics I use when judging a Pride and Prejudice adaptation is the level of batshit histrionic (complimentary) Elizabeth Bennet's mother acts, and this one is a gold standard (compliments to the actress. I hated her and this is unironically the highest praise I can give in this context).

Pride and Prejudice 2005 (the one with Keira Knightley) - When I first saw this movie, I fucking hated it. My friends took it all too seriously. Then, everything changed when, on the third watch-through, I pointed at Darcy's too-tight (leather?!) pants in the final scene and ripped that poor character a new asshole for being a pathetic, wet man in stupid pants. The next watch-through, I treated each scene's verbal lashings like a WWE wrestling match complete with commentary, and suddenly the entire thing became the best movie in the fucking world. My friends will never watch it with me again, but more fool they because now that I am older I realize that, by doing so, I was the only one engaging with the work in the appropriate spirit even if I lacked the Regency-era class. Austen wrote these to be funny, witty, backhanded, and insightful. When Darcy says, "She isn't handsome enough to tempt ME!", try pointing at him and screaming, "BIIIIITCH!" at the top of your lungs and then see how you feel.

Austenland (view this once you have comfortable familiarity with at least one Austen story. It gets more ridiculous as it goes along, and is all the better for it. Admittedly, I also don't care much for the actual endgame romance in this one either, but the movie is fun even when it's cringe like with... well, you'll see.)

Side note: While I generally look favorably upon Pride and Prejudice adaptations, I do NOT recommend I Love You Because.

Mamma Mia - Do I actually care about any of these couples getting together? Do I ship a damn thing in this show? No, I don't. Their love stories exist only to forward the antics and camp they get into, but it IS a romance. Everything, including the casting choices, is a gag. For example, if you watch the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice listed below, you will understand why it is funny that Colin Firth is in this movie doing exactly what he does. It opens with all the girlies being like "ohhh wow what a great idea you had to invite these THREE DUDES YOUR MOM HAD A ONE-NIGHT STAND WITH TO YOUR WEDDING" and singing a happy and supportive song about it like a classic optimistic musical, and then all the girlies immediately afterwards being like, "JUST KIDDING you are SO fucking stupid" but still going with it.

Hadestown - For all I bitch about romance............... this is my favorite musical. Before you ask, NO! I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE LOVE STORY OF ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE! I CARE ABOUT THE OTHER ONE!!!! And even then, it's not something I dwell upon as a love story. Admittedly, I have a strong preference for the Live Original Cast Recording rather than the Broadway version (I strongly dislike the changed lyrics for the Epics. However, I am a big fan of Orpheus' added parts in Doubt Comes In), but if you like one, you'll like the other. If you don't like either, well, whatever.

Um, what else... uh, classic anime fandom favorites like Ouran High School Host Club are also fun, but I can also admit to you that I care not for 80% of the romance aspect of it.

Um, d-does Devilman: Crybaby count????

#ask #hadestown #devilman crybaby #pride and prejudice #mamma mia

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almondmlkbtch · 1 year

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keeping out of binge territory — personal reminders & ideas that have helped me

- 1-2 “maintenance” days for every -3500 deficit mark (minimum)

- “maintenance” day = anywhere from -800 to -500 deficit for me. i am usually trying for -1000+ deficit daily. i get discouraged if i do a real maintenance day (zero deficit) that’s the sickness in me lmao. aiming for a couple days of -500 deficit— usually enough to satisfy me & get back on track if im really feeling like binging. that is subject to change tho lol.. depends on how hard im going with fasting & exercise.

- remember to incorporate more volume meals like salads, veggie bowls, etc. — in general & especially when feeling a binge coming on. sometimes i forget that this actually helps. im hungry i think, im gonna binge, nothing will help. binging is such a helpless feeling. but even if i just sauté some broccoli or veggies with egg whites— the difference it makes. you’d be surprised. before you surrender to a binge, at least try to make something healthy to eat.

- max 1 meal or snack a day that includes calories which cannot be counted (so no take out, only certain foods from work like salads, etc) in GENERAL keep to calories that can be counted so home cooked meals only, small exceptions like salads or tiny snacks can be made in emergency if afraid of binging, lol. i will fall into the trap of eating things i cant count and this puts me in “fuck it” territory with counting calories. which leads to binging because i could be under calories or over, idk bc idk what’s in that salad dressing or half a sandwich or whatever it is im eating bc i didnt take the time to prep my lunch for work

- similarly ^ minimize processed foods — 1 item per day max— … protein bars/snacks lead to binges, are not as filling/satisfying during binges, they just make things worse tbh

- HYDRATE — need to hydrate to feel ok when cutting cals AND fasting AND exercising. up the Powerade zeros, vitamin waters, gatorade zeros, etc, whatever it takes, have a variety on hand

- food diaries !!! this one is SO important to me— rly what my blog is for— tho i have more extensive entries in my notes app. it’s a huge part of manifesting. without it i dont think i’d have the confidence to continue when things get difficult— but also it rly truly helps you get past challenges when you actually think through things & reflect. like what is holding me back rn? why did i feel like binging today? or did i not— why is that? did i eat more fat? did more carbs in the morning help me get through the shift without eating as much? what is helping/hurting? so helpful. any time i stop journaling i really come up against more challenges.

- make a list of foods/meals want to binge on & come up with a healthy replacement version i am going to do this tonight probably & post some ideas

- also ^ variety in food & meals — get creative — again, makes it fun, distracts from eating less

- prep healthiest meals of the day to eat at work & show it off.. lol… this one is sick but it’s just such a high to eat something healthy to eat during a shift and everyone see.. and i work in a cafe sometimes my coworkers will giggle at my tiny meals/comment on healthy they are.. it rly helps. but i gotta start to do something that’s not just a yogurt & carrots, like i need a whole ass salad or something filling, i been tempted to binge at work lol. this one is specific to me hahaha i just rly think it will help

- practice mindful eating — ig this should be at the top of the list LMAO but i have a hard time sticking to this every meal. when im eating at work on break it’s my only chance to take my mind off work so i tend to go on my phone while i eat. but getting in the habit of this is sooo helpful, even if just one mindful meal a day. enjoying my meals helps me feel satisfied and start my fasts from a feeling of abundance. and how you start a fast is really important i think to sticking it through. if you start it feeling like you didn’t eat or can’t eat, you won’t finish it, or you’ll be slogging through.

✨ short list i wrote out for myself today. i got off track after 2 binges one of which had me in -500 deficit which RLY hit my confidence and made me wanna get off track. i wanna keep going and challenging myself but i realized i gotta be smart if i wanna sustain my faster pace. it’s nice that i went so long without binging but, if u have a fast pace with stuff like this, it’s easy to get ahead of urself and get into binge territory. these r some reminders that help me keep on track, still be able to challenge myself while also being realistic abt how much i can push myself✨

#losing weight #weight loss #thin #thinspo #thinspo ration #binge #skinnny #not pro just using tags

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yowlthinks · 10 months

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Good Omens s2 thoughts and impressions

Below is sort of a dumping ground of my thoughts and impressions of S2 after the first watch. Hiding under more in case tags didn't work

SPOILERS FOR GOS2 BELOW!

OK, so I'll try to go by theme...

I really liked Gabriel's story arch and the probing into how past actions and experiences form who we are and what we do next. Removing his memories and making him this big, naive child, slightly irritating but also sort of noble at heart was a nice exploration of this theme. Him very readily offering himself to the demons shows that there was some good in him, it just got lost through years of bureaucracy. And his chat with Crowley was absolutely genius because then we can see Crowley really forgive him, make peace with this new version of Gabriel, give him a second chance, and I think that is very valuable. Also, on Gabriel, we see Aziraphale do that too: tell him that he previously was not a good person, and when Gabriel asks about now, Aziraphale honestly replies that he doesn't know. That is a very honest way to treat it.

Job and other historic excursions: I also really liked these, even though some parts felt very chaotic.

Crowley's love of kids (goat and human) is so heartwarming, and his performance of the "birth" was on par with that cut bookshop opening scene (in terms of comedic effect and how earnest he takes to saving what is believes to be good).

The overall Job storyline also leading to the scene on the rock, with Aziraphale having a good cry and being ready to go into hell over lying, and Crowley comforting him... that was really touching.

The pre-fall interaction and Crowley being the first one to shield Aziraphale with his wing... well, I am already in love with Crowley, now I love him even more.

"Our side" - there are lots of things I am sure I missed and will notice on re-watch and also want to think through, but so far I of course loved them both highlighting "our side", that whole "our car, our bookshop " interaction was lovely.

I am a but upset Aziraphale does nothing to acknowledge that Crowley lives in his car, doesn't offer him to officially move into the bookshop. That felt like he would only be generous and kind to Crowley when pressed, while Crowley is there for Aziraphale unconditionally. You can also see that when Crowley says "you only call me when you're bored, when you've done something you're proud of or when you're in trouble". And we again only see Crowley rescuing Aziraphale, not the other way round. And wtf was that after the graveyard scene, when he perfectly understands that Crowley was punished by hell, but offers no reflection, acknowledgement or commiseration. I hope in S3 we are going to see him come to the realisation that he needs to step up and win Crowley back!

Overall, this season was very much about Aziraphale having fun, while Crowley is going through an existential crisis.

Also this whole message of high stakes with erasure from the book of life and them protecting each other got kinda lost. Perhaps it serves to illustrate that they do indeed not talk about how each one would die for the other, so again, high hopes for S3!

Also, what was cool is that moment when Crowley wants to watch Aziraphale get people to come to the ball: he is basically delighted because he gets to watch Aziraphale TEMPT people. He is really having fun with that, until, of course, Nina starts asking questions and triggers yet another crisis.

So speaking about their relationship, I think while this season they are both all about "our side", Nina's questions for the first time ever make Crowley realise that they are de facto a couple. And perhaps gets him thinking of how they can take this forward. And then Nina and Maggie's little chat with him afterwards seals that thought that he wants their togetherness be recognised, in the open, official, as it were.

I wish, I really wish Nina and Maggie caught them both, and had that talk with both of them. Things would have probably gone very differently...

I also think Metatron is playing his own game and he certainly is manipulative. Who is thwarting all Heaven's plans? It's these two, so dividing and conquering is the way to go. If Aziraphale is directly involved in bringing the big plan about, he won't have the chance to sabotage, and they can press his knowledge of the Earth. Also, notice how Aziraphale does not give an answer to Metatron straightaway. He says no first, gives excuses and then noncommittally goes to discuss it with Crowley. Only Crowley gets all emotional, asks if Aziraphale has told them to bugger off and Aziraphale who under Metatron's influence imagined them two working together to reform Heaven gets defensive... It still does not excuse his behaviour, and I am still angry at how ge treated Crowley, but I hope (seriously hope!!!) There will be a huge reconing for him in S3. A little apology dance would not do it, it'll have to be a full-on apology musical, tears and genuinely saying how stupid he was and how sorry he is and that he wants nothing more but just be with Crowley.

Also, it is curious that we see Aziraphale say no to authority a little more.. not that it helped at the end, but some growth, I guess. I will probably think more about that, with notes. And note the years that Aziraphale did the apology dance (we need to see it next season we must!

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #gos2 #good omens 2 #good omens s2 spoilers #gos2 spoilers

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taybatwo2 · 2 years

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A review of my G3 Toralei that I found in Walmart under the cut.

TLDR: she’s not bad, fairly cute, but she does pale in contrast to G1 Toralei (due to Mattel just getting cheaper and honestly getting outshone by MGA’s clothing quality).

Funny story on how I found her. I was looking for the Royal Three dolls at a Walmart, and absentmindedly grabbed a box off the shelf to help me bump the RH Dolls on the top shelves to check what they were (I’m too short to reach otherwise). I was bummed I didn’t see any Royal Three, but dropped the box in surprise when I saw what I grabbed! Haha. Turns out, I hadn’t noticed four of her tucked sideways between some RH dolls, and then when I dropped her, I noticed they did have the Real Littles Pets I was looking for too. So win-win.

Anyways! Review time!! Honestly their boxes designs need some work. They look A LOT like the Barbie Extra boxes and have the same extra plastic problem that RH suffers from. The box art also looks…so-so (her face looks cute, but her hands and calves look…off) and she reminds me a lot of a Rock and Rule character.

As many people have pointed out, there are many inconsistencies with the artwork/animated show/doll. This is really weird and honestly annoying for such a large company such as Mattel. The artwork has different make-up and eyeliner, gold earrings instead of silver, a different necklace, no silver eyebrow piercings, solid orange hair, greener eyes, her forehead stripes are lower, she has G1’s sharper ears, a different (and better) jacket, painted nails (although G1 did this in their artwork too), no pink strips on the cat graphic on her shirt, and random blobs instead of yarn balls on her belt chains. Honestly, I prefer a lot of things they did with the art over the doll.

Even the animated version differs from both (short hair, G1’s ears with colored insides, four earrings, orange patches on her face and hands, purple cat graphic, different jacket from both versions, a more purple skirt, redish orange and yellow-orange streaks instead of baby pink streaked hair, red painted nails, and waaaay greener eyes/makeup and eyeliner). They’re all sisters, but not twins.

Here she is out of the box ^^^ Honestly, she’s already cuter looking than she was in the box.

Pros: She stands fairly well on her own, she feels pretty sturdy (something G1 definitely wasn’t and G2 was better at - but had ugly joints), the extra sculpted fur on her wrists, ankles, and tail tip are all appreciated (although, the fur added to her jaw could have been blended in better), her claws are better defined and she even has clawed toes, and her smirk is appropriate for Toralei. Her shirts are also hemmed, as is her jacket (but not lined and not as cool looking as her artwork/animated counter part, and the pleather will disintegrate over time). She still has some cute werecat themed items (like the black balls of yarn on the back of her shoes -but they easily fall off and will probably be missing from many future used eBay listings). Her torso joint is a VERY fun addition and adds a lot of personality (a big improvement on G3).

Cons: In my opinion, hair colors could be better blended, and should be more orange-y than this pinky-orange. Her hair actually doesn’t look bad long, but I am tempted to chop it off. It is soft (and not as dry as my Cave Club’s polypropylene hair).

She is also lacking so many details…besides all the listed inconsistencies….she could be improved with larger forehead stripes (more stripes on her body and face in general akin to G1), hair quality that doesn’t frizz at the ends, another full outfit (what does Matte have against pants?!), a STAND and a diary (the three lines on the back of the box are not cutting it for me) are the most missed in this iteration.

A close up of her face. It’s cute (I like that smirk), but again, needs a bit more detail….and her hair colors could be better blended, or if they were going for stripes, have them be more contrasted either the main color.

I like the sculpted ear fluff. While they look more realistic, I miss how sharp and stylized G1’s (and her artwork’s) were. They also make her head look very large in comparison to her body.

Her tail fluff is a large improvement and it is nice that it isn’t falling out every five seconds like G1’s.

Clothing detail. I like the paw and balls of yarn on her belt. Her cat graphic is better than the purple animated counterpart’s, but I don’t like the addition of baby pink stripes (they are really trying to make purple and shades of pink additions to her wardrobe and I personally don’t care for it).

Shoe details. They still have got their details…even if they’re flats!! The molded on purple sock looks cheap and the yarn balls will/have fall off easy, but the stripes on the soles of the boot and the paws on the bottom are fun. You can also see her little clawed toes here. :)

Her accessories….I could do without the mike stand and am not over the moon about her being able to sing well (I assume, again, nothing in her limited bio is telling me any different). Will they have Catty in this iteration if they already have Toralei sing well??

Her pet is an improvement (in my opinion) on G1’s Sweet Fang (I feel his cartoony look matches better with Toralei). He doesn’t reuse a Cave Club Sabertooth mold. I don’t have either out of storage to compare against, but they are different.

Her backpack is nice. The mouse and feather are a nice call back to G1’s bag. It fits well too. you can kinda open it up. Her second shirt is fine, but could do with a different skirt/shorts/pants to better match it.

Her last accessories (besides her secondary shirt). Her iCoffin is very cute as are the food. Okay! Comparisons with G1 Toralei!

G1 has to admit that G3’s articulation is an improvement, as is her lack of glue head (G1 is going to be de-glued once I buy more LA’s Totally Awesome). G3 likes G1’s outfit’s colors, pants, and details (despite G1’s shirt and pants not being hemmed).

G1 has a better face mold and details (like the sculpted nose), but G3 has more purr-sonality.

Much more claw-like in G3.

Monster High was a game changing doll line at its time (as was the original Barbie and then Bratz), however time has moved on, MGA’s LOL OMG dolls really stepped up clothing quality, and then their counterparts RH/SH have improved hair quality, even better clothing/shoe quality (most of the time), and having additional outfits included with the doll (for now), a stand and pretty good articulation. To compete and stay relevant, MH has to not just ride the Nostalgia train. They need better hair quality (play up the different hair textures Mattel has played with in their Barbie lines), they need stands (duh), a diary would really play up the character’s personalities and gets kids/adults drawn into these dolls and want to collect/expand their doll’s world with their doll friends. Mattel had better/more detailed (usually) body and face molds on G1’s dolls and they should go all out on this (while I love RH/SH, they reuse a limited amount of face molds), but this G3 Toralei has really flat eyewells and no little sculpted kitty nose like G1…which makes her feel cheaper… Mattel should also keep playing up those additional monster scaritage details in their accessories/shoes/clothing. Also, another full outfit would help kids and adults bond with their dolls by changing them…just some ideas.

Mattel’s other doll lines (besides EAH -those are in storage). More comparisons in part 2.

#Monster high #monster high dolls #monster high doll #monster high gen 3 #monster high g3 #monster high 2022 #monster high reboot #toralei stripe #Toralei stripe 2022 #toralei stripe gen 3 #toralei g3 #toralei reboot #mattel #doll collecting #dollblr #aleta’s toys

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silkflovvers · 9 months

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*bursts through the wall* IS IT TOO LATE FOR ALBEDO DAY??

i saw you've written lucbedo? I've somehow never read that pairing before, despite them being my two faves, so I will take anything and everything you've got!!!!!!!

(also thanks for being such an amazing creator and sharing your works with us!)

*bursts through another wall* It's never too late for Albedo Day! (although for this specific thing, the cut off is Sept. 14th 12:00 AM EST, so you're good!)

This finally gives me an excuse to break out my Modern AU Version 2 (AKA the Modern AU where DIluc is a single father who falls for the chronically lonely teacher/artist Albedo)!!! Woooooo!!! Since you haven't read anything for the pairing before, I shall give you the scene where they first meet.

(Also thank you, you are so sweet ueueueue)

"Modern AU Version 2 WIP 1/??"

Rating: General Audiences Ship: Lucbedo Tags: Modern AU, Single Father Diluc, Teacher/Artist Albedo

“You seem fascinated with this specific painting, sir.” The blond spoke softly, drink in hand as he approached the fiery redhead silhouetted against the large canvas.

“Ah, I guess you could say I am.” He nodded when he turned his head and met a set of half lidded, bright turquoise eyes.

“What about it has enraptured you?” The blond asked with a sip of his drink, cucumber infused water—so long as no one bothered to smell it and say otherwise. The regular gallery patrons did not have access to the bottle of vodka in the back.

“It’s absolutely haunting.” The taller of the two replied. He brushed his gloved fingers over his jaw as he stared and stared at the painting.

“Haunting? In what way? Is it not beautiful?” Turquoise twinkled with dull interest.

“It is, it’s beautiful indeed… However, I can’t help but feel like I’m seeing something I don't have the right to see. It’s beautiful and otherworldly, but that same otherworldly quality is what causes my unease. It seems not of this world, yet its likeness to this one is uncanny. These plants are not from here, but look like they could be. The grass is red, but it’s painted so matter of factly, I’m tempted to wonder if the artist is colorblind, but his other works suggest otherwise. There are flowers and clouds, but something seems foreboding and threatening. Like it wants me to look away so that it can do something it does not wish for anyone to witness.”

"You have a keen eye, sir." The blond hummed thoughtfully. "Most people would simply see it as a lovely painting, but you looked a bit deeper."

"Do you, too, find it unsettling?" The man asked him, finally sparing him more than just a glance.

"I do. It was completed in a short period of inner turmoil for the artist. Some might say he painted it in a fit that lasted three days. There were others like this, but they were not included due to diverging from the theme of the show." He said casually, staring back at the man before slipping his eyes back to the painting. "I would say that anxious state he was in shines through in the foreboding atmosphere of the piece."

"I don't believe any of that was stated on the plaques beside the paintings or in the information available at the front desk. Do you, by chance, know the artist?" The redhead asked with a raised brow.

"I would truly hope so, but I cannot say for certain." The blond smiled with half lidded eyes.

The taller man frowned and turned back to the painting.

"Albedo Kreideprinz." The blond extended a hand towards the stranger. Crimson eyes fixed him with a curious stare before taking his hand with a polite shake.

"Diluc Ragnvindr." He replied in turn.

"To what do I owe the honor of entertaining the famed wine tycoon?" Albedo's smile curled upwards even further at the corners.

"Your time is enough." Diluc nodded curtly and shifted his gaze away. "It should be me repaying the artist for his time."

"There's no need. It's customary for the artist to attend the opening and chat with guests. You are not so special as to necessitate a fee just to speak with me. We are all equals in this setting." He insisted, still watching the man carefully.

Diluc frowned again.

"So you were merely teasing?" He asked, referring to Albedo's earlier comment.

"Yes. I thought it may result in a humorous reaction. It seems you are too genuine to request anything from me." The blond admitted.

"I am unfortunately out of practice with friendly banter." Diluc sighed.

"I do not fault you for that. It was a welcome surprise. And simply makes conversation easier for me. Less social intricacies I have to concern myself with." Albedo crossed his arms over his chest, resting his glass in the crook of his elbow.

"Then, I hope you wouldn't mind if I inquired about the price of this piece?"

Turquoise locked on twin rubies in an instant.

"You wish to purchase my work?"

"Is that so strange?" His tone softened.

"I simply wasn't expecting an offer on my largest piece on opening night." Albedo shook his head. "While I'm flattered, all sales must be completed through the gallery staff."

"I see. It's been quite some time since I last attended one of these." Diluc nodded in understanding.

Albedo ran the cool metal of his tongue piercing against the ridges on the roof of his mouth as he studied the redhead once more. This man beside him was tall, taller than himself, but notably shorter than a few acquaintances of his. Diluc’s eyes were genuine, but tired. He was life-worn and frayed a bit at the edges. Gray-violet shadows hung beneath his eyes and there was a practiced set to his jaw that was both polite and on the edge of frustration. His posture was perfect, trained, perhaps beaten into him by a strict upbringing.

He was someone Albedo wanted to study and dissect piece by piece. This man had seen his work as more than just a landscape, and he wanted to know why.

“Do you have an interest in the arts, Mr. Ragnvindr?” He asked, expression softened to appear friendlier.

“Diluc. Just Diluc is fine.” The taller man replied with a sigh. “I took many art history courses in college. I’m no artist myself, but I appreciate the process and final product nonetheless. People who can translate thoughts and words into images have my utmost respect.”

Albedo lazily blinked as he digested the answer.

“Then, Diluc, do you have plans after this?”

The redhead startled slightly and turned to look at him.

“I promised the sitter I’d be back by eight.” He replied with complete honesty.

“Ah, my apologies.” Albedo glanced down at Diluc’s hands. They were hidden away beneath the black leather of his gloves. “I wasn’t aware you’re a married man.”

“Was.” He murmured back.

The blond lifted his eyes to catch the faintest dusting of pink atop the man’s cheeks.

“Was married. No need to apologize.” Diluc cleared his throat behind a gloved fist. The redhead’s demeanor turned heavy, but he visibly pushed away the thoughts weighing on him. Albedo couldn’t tell if he seemed sad or relieved to clarify he was no longer married.

“Then, perhaps another night? You could join me for a drink?” Albedo narrowed his eyes and smiled. “It doesn’t have to mean anything. You’re easy to converse with. I’d like to learn more about you. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a decent conversation partner.”

Diluc paused to consider his words.

“I don’t drink.” He told Albedo softly. The artist’s expression remained unchanged. “However, I wouldn’t be opposed to having someone to eat a meal with.”

“Are you asking me to dinner, Diluc?” The blond quietly wondered if the man ever smiled.

#gnsn #genshin fanfic #lucbedo #mauv2 #Happy Albedo Day #Albedo Day 2023

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tj-crochets · 1 year

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oh my goodness thank you for answering that so quickly wow! that’s exactly i was looking for honestly, i go to fabric stores all the time and i’ve worked with different fabrics for embroidery projects and the like so i feel pretty good when it comes to fabric it’s the patterns and just where to begin that was stumping me. i know this is super ambitious but i was looking to do the character momoo from one piece. he’s in like 4 episodes and never shows up again but i love him so much and i need a small version of him to hold gentle like burger. obviously trying to make him from scratch would be super ambitious which is why i was looking for basics to work up my confidence, understanding, and skill. the resource you’ve provided seem like an excellent place to start, i’m going to look at it a little closer in the morning when i’m not so sleepy but this is already making me super exciting to start learning a new skill! thank you so much again!!!!

You're so welcome! Sewdesune's free patterns and tutorials are so great, and I am always happy to share them with people (honestly her paid patterns are also great, but I learned to sew from her free patterns so I'm a bit biased lol) I had to look up momoo but from what I'm seeing, there are four patterns I'd use as the starting point to making a momoo pattern, and luckily enough all four are free! And all four are sewdesune patterns, which is a big plus for anyone new to sewing - For the head, I'd use her free cow pattern, and just size it up or down to match the rest of the pattern (I did that when I used the cow head for the baby minotaur, and there's a great tutorial on how to scale patterns up or down here) - For the body, I'd take a look at the other three patterns and decide how stylized I want the end product to be. On the simpler end of the scale, there are the narwhal and seal patterns. If you leave off the face applique (and narwhal horn) and sew a cow head (that's been sized to fit) it's a pretty decent simplified pattern for momoo. On the slightly more complex end of the scale, there's the free koi fish pattern. I'd do a similar "leave off the appliques and add a cow head" method, maybe grab the flippers from the seal pattern, and topstitch the flippers and the tail fins for those ridges. I'd probably also lengthen the dorsal fin pattern and do some topstitching there as well Oh one more note for you and anyone else getting into sewing plushies: air soluble fabric markers are great. You can trace pattern pieces onto fabric, you don't have to worry about pinning the patterns in place and the pinning distorting the stretchy fabric, and if you have tricky seams to sew you can draw the seam on the fabric before you sew it so you can follow it easier. And they are air soluble, so you don't have to try to erase it or worry about it showing through! The only downside I've found is that they seem to only come in purple, which is not visible against dark fabrics. For dark fabrics I use silver sharpies. Have fun sewing, and let me know if you have any more questions! I'm happy to help. Also, more generally, if anyone would want a momoo plushie next time I do a fundraising raffle let me know, because I am extremely tempted to make one

#ask away!#long post #I don't think this is overly ambitious as a first project nonny #well. my first plushie was a cube #but my second was a llama #made with faux sherpa and minky #so like...if it interests you and makes you want to sew #go for it! have fun!#you absolutely do not have to use the patterns I suggested but I do think the koi and cow patterns would work well together to make momoo #I have both a full-size cow plushie head (on a cow plushie) and a 90% scale cow plushie head (on baby minotaur) at the moment #if you want any measurements of the finished cow heads to help determine what scale you'd need the head to be to match the body pattern #or how much to scale the body up to match the head #scaling the body up might honestly be easier?#depends how big you want the finished product to be

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iricathel · 2 years

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Credits to the original post of @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat , I was finally able to find time to complete this template ｡ﾟ(TヮT)ﾟ｡

【30 Questions of CP, OC & Fandom★】

1. How long have you been in this fandom?

In this fandom in general? Since I'm 12 years old so that would be... *Does math* 8 years! But as for the fandom within Tumblr, in August I will be 1 year here.

I discovered Diabolik Lovers thanks to a friend, and about Tumblr... well, I think I entered this platform that I didn't even know existed before when I searched for something on google and a direct link moved me here.

2. Who's your fictional boyfriend/husband?

First, since it appeared on the screen (because I saw the anime first) my husbando was Shuu, his voice, physique and the mere resemblance with which I could get acquainted with him at that darks phase were what hooked me on him.

Then I liked Kou too, I don't remember why... Maybe because I like guys who need severe therapy 👩‍🦯👩‍🦯

And finally Ruki. It caught my attention since its first appearance in the anime, but I never gave it much importance since it was more focused on discovering more about Kou and Shuu; however, doing rp with a friend by DM I decided to give Ruki like idk a chance, see what he would do and to be honest at that time it was just a second course AHAHAHAHAHA but it turned out that I ended up liking it thanks to how my friend role-played it, causing my interest in it to grow and I ended up investigating to find out more things that finally seduced me 😔 Now this bitch is my only husbando hhhhhhhhhhh

I went from being a blonde team to a jet-black team lmao

3. Why do you like them?

I already talked about this in a couple of posts with a lot of paragraphs and little analysis, but summarizing this:

Leaving aside the beautiful voice of his seiyuu Sakurai, his great intelligence and his elegant appearance... Basically everything superficial; I consider that he is a really VERY well written character and also complex. In the first interactions you have with him you can see what a bastard son of one thousand bitches he is, given to every little or slight excuse he sees to "educate" or punish you (you can't even fart silently without this guy showing up and whipping your ass 50 times leaving you emptier of blood than a carton of milk for that little shit), but that's what I like ngl 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

If evil then why so hot

If it's so toxic that it can send you to therapy for your short life then why so tempting

Basically you can see that I like villains.

But depending on which game you're playing is more or less badass, you can unlock a yandere side or even a very soft, fluffy duffy side that would lay down its own life for you. Not to say that behind their actions they explain (not justify) why they do it. There is EVEN a whole paranoia with Karl but I'm not going to give you spoilers.

Also... Bro, he is so cultured like... wtf?? And I find it very attractive that a man knows how to cook so well.

Yeah this has been a little shitty summary but I'm too lazy to repeat this for the third time 👩‍🦯👩‍🦯👩‍🦯

4. Have you make acquaintance with anyone that ships themselves with the same character?

MmnYES sir

Obviously many people would want a slice of this man

5. How do you feel about it?

I don't care

Not that he was my bf in real life to make me extremely possessive and jealous wtf

Everyone has their version and their story with Ruki, and it's really fun to even be able to read their versions! Since they are very different situations from mine and being there witnessing how his ship begins, unlinks and ends with Ruki is entertaining because I unconsciously compare it with my oc.

Not to mention that there are many meme materials.

Apart from that, I am very used to "sharing" Ruki since role-playing on another platform, interacting with two alternate worlds at the same time, both people could manage Ruki for the other.

6. Do you feel any negativity towards them?

Nah we good, we chill, we nice, we cool.

At least for my part

7. Do you like seeing their oc(s) interact with your man/woman?

Yes~

As I said before I like to see the different stories and even compare them with each other (in the sense of how different the plot or outcome can be).

8. Do you feel competitive against them?

That's for ugly people.

9. Confident, or pessimistic?

Dang it you got me here.

I'm definitely a realist tending to be positive, I really like to immerse myself in good vibes to progress but that doesn't mean I see everything through rose-colored glasses. However, I must also admit that sometimes I have streaks where I get a blow of pessimism, even being able to seriously consider things like renewing the blog from scratch or even eliminating it completely.

10. Would you like more to get to know about your ship, or would you rather it being lowkey?

Clearly I like to show off my ships because if they are formed, it is because I love them. I love to see them progress, interact or even fight and have their relapses, but I am so proud of them that I wish other people could enjoy this content too.

11. Do you follow any of those people (them whom ship themselves with your fictional lover)

Mnyes sir, they all are my mutuals~

I have these main ships:

Rukina, with @ruki--mukami 's Ruki

Scarina, with @kindan-no-kanojo 's Scarlett

Irigiel, with @princesscrownprince 's Hagiel

Zashiro, with @the-timeless-founder 's Mishiro

Obviously if more ships are created they would be taken into account as well, but for now these are the only ones I have.

12. Are you friends with them?

Gladly yes 🤸🏼‍♀️

Big smooches for you all 💞

13. What do you think about the 'stans' ?

I appreciate that you are there to support my ships and that you are equally or more interested than me in its content!

Special tag to Rukina's Biggest Stan: @kindan-no-kanojo

14. Are you worried about plagiarism or copying of your oc(s) by others?

I would care more about my World Building, but if a lot of it is copied, things like the name or the basic idea don't matter to me at all.

Now about the oc's... nah, even if they copied everything from me they would still behave differently, since my oc's are part of my own essence and "magic". I'm not so insecure that I feel like my world is crashing down over that little thing.

I also don't see any logic in someone copying my oc's since they should feel comfortable interpreting them. It's like a person stealing a pair of shoes 2 sizes too big and trying to walk nicely in them.

15. How do you handle such a situation if it happens?

Just speak civilly with that person to first clarify my suspicions and deduce that they are not just mere coincidence as a mature and responsible adult, but in case if it turns out to be plagiarism i would try to talk some sense into them and ask that they at least change a few things so that it is just an inspiration if that is the case.

All by dm to avoid humiliating someone and causing unnecessary drama ofc.

16. Is your cp public or only between a particular circle of friends?

It is public and at the same time "private". By this I mean that obviously the content that is made is available to the public, but they cannot intervene in the interaction because they could ruin or drastically change some plan that both participants of the ship have.

However, if authorization is requested and both participants of the ship agree, Au's can be created to add drama, more development or content for example.

Example:

If Irina is interacting with Hagiel no one can get into the rp and for example accuse Irina of being unfaithful and cause a scene. However you can send a message to me or Estelle asking if you can join as a secondary character to make a plan that you should specify; at that point Estelle and I would talk to see if it's appropriate for the stage or if it's unacceptable.

This is to make it more comfortable for everyone.

17. Do you lock a specific cp ship, whats the reason? (I dare you to tag them~!)

Honestly I like to read about all kinds of ships! And I couldn't choose favorites, but these are the ones I read the most:

@kindan-no-kanojo 's Rukilett (with @ruki--mukami) and Kinolett (with @kino--sama). Sorry I love disasters so much 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

@princesscrownprince 's Rukas (with @ruki--mukami bitch you have a ship with everyone in Tumblr) bc I love gay shit too and watch a sub Ruki suffering is fun 🤸🏼‍♀️

@cursed--requiem 's Viria (with @crimson-mayhem). There's no much content about it, but I see the potential here 👁👁

@retelling-of-ragnarok 's Ryuuwen... Gwuuto...? Idk but Gwen × Ryuuto had such a beautiful storie T_T (with @fruit-of-infidelity ofc).

@korisuu 's Kourisu. I WANT MORE OF THEM. GIMME RN 🔫

@mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat 's Koukuron (with @mukami-kou-dazzlingpinkidol). I love to watch Kou suffering, sorry not sorry 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️ AND THE EDITS MAN, THEIR EDITS.

@secretarykang 's Devyn×Saeclus (with @the-timeless-founder) I love to read your headcanons, edits and moodboards guys! Even if it hasn't been developed with a rp before, your ocs really make a very nice and wholesome couple 😔🤲💕.

There's mooooreee ships that I can tag, but i have the memory of a goldfish right now to remember them all 💧

18. What kind of behaviors do you suppose is pretentious to you?

Oooooh boy... Fine, I hate these:

- Godmodding. Obviously because I don't like my characters' feelings, actions or words being described as not only can it be very ooc but it's also disrespectful and can make me lose interest in interacting since if you are going to do everything by yourself, why do I have to participate then?

- Possessiveness, jealousy. This one is very obvious why, right?

- Mary Sues. Those characters who are so OP and don't have any weaknesses... God, it takes away all my interest.

- The "Hurry Up" person. This is what I mean by the impatient ones who think you don't have a life outside of Tumblr and call your attention to answer them or pay attention to them every 3 minutes.

I could say several things more honestly, but the post would be long.

19. What kind of comments do you dislike the most when it comes cp feedbacks of your oc(s)?

I don't pay much attention to negative comments, but I do dislike derogatory comments and/or destructive criticism by common logic.

You can give me suggestions, compliments, advice... But it's none of your business if I want to make my oc a Red Flag with legs or not, I don't care if you think that this character is a way better with this type of voice, job or eye color because that way you will like it better... That's just my work and my criteria.

20. Have you receive hates about your oc(s) before?

Geez... If I told you...

Zazu hasn't received any hate yet, perhaps because it's a relatively a recent oc, but unfortunately Irina has had poisoned bread to eat.

I will only say that I have received mmm... Almost at the beginning of my creation of this blog an anon hate saying that Irina is a Mary Sue (which I answered taking advantage of the moment to speak in a deeper analysis of Irina, since I still I had not published fight info about her); another anon hate saying it was "So boring" but that can also be taken as they talk about my content in general so idk, it's very old hate from last year. However, recently I got to see some…opinions for not saying shit because it was the only thing that was released about Irina again.

But those are just misunderstandings that people have for making movies and whole sagas in their heads and since that does not affect anything in my life, they can kiss the right cheek of my ass because I will keep making my content according to what I like or consider appropriate and cry me a river for all I care ☂️🌧

21. Do you have a complete love story of your cp?

My Rukina ship is not new, I have interacted with these two many years ago and with different people so yes, it is the most complete ship and the one I am most used to since it had its endings in the stories I created for them.

But currently with @ruki--mukami 's Ruki, the story of the ship is still in the progress and I highly doubt it will even have an ending.

22. Do you allow joint of alternate universe with the canon version of your cp story?

As I said before, with prior communication, yes you can.

23. Are you okay with people shipping their oc(s) with yours?

Of course! 😩

After all I created both Irina and Zazu interactable as a kind of diaboy. Both are canonically single also in case you want to create a ship and with that idea I always start all the threads of my rp's unless the other person wants to participate in some Au that I have ofc, but they should know that if they try to be like some kind of love rival in that Au obviously it will have its due consequences.

Irina is very loyal and it disgusts her just to imagine an infidelity (due to past experiences) in addition to the fact that she does not like to share anything and is very possessive. Zazu, however, does not like to share either, but polyamory in his case can work (he has no problems if he has several partners at the same time, but they must be interested only and only in him). Yeah Zazu is very selfish.

24. Ever gone through a bad experience in the fandom?

Just a very little drama, but it's rather personal. At the moment I would say that everything is very nice. 👍👍

25. The ocs that you admire in this fandom are? (Tag them~)

@princesscrownprince, @the-timeless-founder, @secretarykang and @nutaella-kookie are some blogs that I think have one of the best world buildings here, plus their aesthetics and headcanons are so on point like you guys have such a wonderful creative mind 💕

@ruki--mukami, @reisakamaki, @sakamaki-manor, @mukami-kou-dazzlingpinkidol , @sugar-kuma, @kino--sama , @yui--komori and @ask--reiji--sakamaki are my fav canon blogs! It is sad that there are not many active blogs that you can interact with 😔 But the way you represent each diaboy is without a doubt admirable to see because the way you portray them is realistic, adjusted to the canon world.

@kindan-no-kanojo, @cursed--requiem, @mino-diabolik, @cyra-abbas, @kauzebridgerton, @korisuu, @solarstellarstar, @sunny-flower-spot, @veriahs-vengeance, @yourlocaltea, @crimson-mayhem , @sumire-bride , @mchallwrites, @starry-nocturne , @komori--shoma , @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat, @kirua9 And more blogs but I can't tag more bc Tumblr only lets me tag only... 50 people 👩‍🦯👩‍🦯👩‍🦯

26. What is the moment that caused you to feel most disappointed or excited?

Disappointed? Seeing some people who seemed to have good vibes how really they're + all the unnecessary hate that can easily be generated.

Excited? Seeing how both my blog and that of other extraordinarily creative and talented people grow more every day 💕💕💕

27. The scariest era that you have come across in the fandom?

I haven't had any yet ☕️

28. The most wonderful thing you have come across in this fandom?

Ooooo much has happened!

First, being able to create such an amazing friendship circle that I have right now. My dear besties 💕💕💕💕 In addition, I have also had the opportunity to interact and create a precious friendship with many wonderful people!

And on the other hand, I never imagined that I would receive so much support, love and longing when moving my content and characters from my old platform to Tumblr 💞💞 Thank u so much, I dearly think of all of you daily with a big smileee

29. Say something towards those that support and admire your cp~

I would wash your dirty dishes for you if I could because of how grateful I am for all the support you give my ships! It feels great that other people also love my characters interacting in other love relationships (or not so loving).

30. You've worked hard, keep up the goid work! ★★★

Thank u so much baboo *Soft smooches*

#admin's trashy shenanigans

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fourseasonsfigs · 1 year

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Piece of my Heart

This is another fig set where the name is too multi-layered and nuanced for me to understand. 悠悠我心 machine translates to Yoyo my Heart, which is pretty funny considering these two are on swings!

As far as I can tell, after some significant falling down rabbit holes, the name is part of a quote from a classic love poem (which is also referenced in another poem). 悠悠 seems to have connotations of 'leisurely' and 'over a long period of time', which when combined with 'my heart' seems very sweet.

I was very tempted to call this "Junzhe on Swings", like the literal American I am, but I found one reference to 悠悠我心 quite possibly, maybe, potentially meaning, 'piece of my heart', and my own heart went, awww. So here we are.

These figs certainly do have a piece of my heart. First, because I absolutely love the inspiration for Zhehan's fig. I'm not a fan of this crazy shirt by itself, but he looks AMAZING in this outfit. It's actually one of my favorites.

His waist. His hair. His forearms. His mile-long legs. His face. The whole look is very casual yet stylish. It highlights how strong and beautiful he is, while also making him look huggable, at the very same time. It's that perfect combination of strong and soft, which Zhehan himself said is a beautiful thing to be.

His smile. His jawline. His waist. I've always loved the cinched paper bag waist look, but I'm nowhere near tall enough to pull that look off. I really, really wish Tumblr let me have more than one video, since I absolutely love the video of him on the red carpet for this event. But, I have to keep single my video slot for a very special video.

After all, who can forget Zhehan telling this story:

Ahahaha! Incredible.

Junjun...well, the Damier Azur pattern is not one of my favorite Louis Vuitton patterns in general, but he looks great! Beautiful people are beautiful. They're obviously not going for "elegant yet huggable" for this look - they're going for full-out supermodel smolder.

Finally I can use one of my favorite photos of him! His face looks incredible. It's so sculptural. An absolute work of art. This photo also shows off his forearm here to excellent effect, AS you might have noticed, along with his elegant fingers. What a gorgeous pair they are.

Onto the figs! It'll be a bit of a mish-mash, photo wise. I actually got these figs a long, long time ago, and took various pictures in different points in time.

As you can see, they come with their swing bases, but no chains on the swings or a swing set, so I was waiting to post until I figured out how to display them.

The figs just push right into the pegs - they go in easily, but fit very securely and firmly. A+ fig engineering!

Here they are. And here they stayed, for a very long time. I searched around on Taobao, on Amazon, at Target - trying to find a plain swing that would match the figs. And by match I mean, not hot pink or a very baby version. Just something plain. I kept searching, getting distracted and then forgetting about it, and then remembering and searching some more, not finding anything and forgetting about it, etc etc. Until finally I found something that I thought would work:

I ended up with this little doll swing from Taobao after all. It came with a swinging bench, but of course, I didn't use that since my figs are the swings!

I wasn't sure what to use for the rope part of the swing, so I ended up using some embroidery floss I had around. I thought it matched nicely, and would be a good look.

And ta da! Not terrible, huh? Pretty cute! But wait. You might be asking, Lelanthe, why are the swings sitting on the ground instead of, say...swinging? It is a swing set, right?

Well that's a VERY GOOD QUESTION.

Let me illustrate. The figs, if suspended at all, even an inch, topple right over. The off-center weight of them pushes them right over. The number of times I tried to make this work, and a fig bonked right over and hit its precious little PVC head...why, it doesn't bear repeating. I certainly wouldn't want to hypothesize that there was any loud squawks of horror either, it just seems uncivilized.

So, dear figthusiast, I just took off the ropes and my figs are just standing by themselves on their boards on my display shelves, hanging out.

However, as I am sitting here tranquilly typing vs swearing sweating over these figs, I just now realize that the actual fix is to wire the ropes. If I have thick enough wire it'll hold the swings firmly in place, and the little platforms will not have to balance on their own.

Sheesh. Well, better late than never to figure that out. Alright, well, moving on to all the photos:

Very, very cute! I love the replacement of the LV logo on Junjun's outfit with the J&Z logo, and I love how they made the cinched waist look with Zhehan's belt.

Bring it in for a big ol' hug, you two!

Zhehan stands up just fine like this, which may surprise you because of all that ponytail he's got going on. You'd think the weight of that would topple him over, but it's actually Junjun that isn't very steady on his feet. I haven't wanted to stick these figs to standees of course, because I want them to go in their swings, so I've just used a bit of museum putty to hold him upright.

I picked a poor choice of background for these figs because of Zhehan's white outfit, but we'll just keep plugging away!

We can really see the fig forearms here! This is a well-matched pair indeed.

Zhehan's hair looks fantastic, as usual. You can see how the fig maker designed the whole top area to look pulled up, and the shorter hair below.

They're SO CUTE. Junjun looks a lot like his pictures here - the fig maker really got his hair. The detail on these figs is so good. You can see Zhehan's earrings well from this angle, as well as more of the details on their outfits and shoes. And of course, the blush in their faces.

This is actually one of my all-time favorite fig renditions of Zhehan that I have. Just a ton of personality.

More of their great hair styles. I am Team Long-Hair-Supremacy Zhehan, so of course this is my favorite look on him!

You've seen this angle on Junjun, but here's Zhehan too.

The box cards are super cute with the dog and cat, and match the artwork on the boxes:

Oh, I forgot, another reason I love these figs is that they can hold hands.

They can swing each other around in a circle!

Material: PVC

Fig Count: 330

Scene Count: 24 (I'm not counting this as a diorama)

Rating: These figs have my WHOLE heart!

[link back to Master Fig Index for more posts]

#junzhe #zhang zhehan #gong jun #word of honor cast #shl cast #figthusiast #junzhe on swings indeed

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Should Kurt have been with Karofsky, Adam, Sam Blaine, Sebastian or Chandler? Which is the most interesting relationship? Which is the healthiest?

Ooh, interesting.

See, Sebastian interests me because the impression I get is that if you watched Glee at the time, the Warblers just have a whole subculture? Sebastian feels like such a minor character to me, the equivalent of let's say an S6 newbie or Sunshine, and yet he has a huge presence that feels more down to fandom than, like, anything in the show.

So with my usual 'I am weird and engage with Glee incorrectly' disclaimer noted, let's go! Overanalysis!

Karofsky - Romantically, no, honestly. I love the idea of them having a more solid friendship, especially with their past, but honestly I find that friendship stronger than a romance? Like, they definitely feel like they have different wants in a romantic relationship, so I don't know if they'd necessarily be compatible, but I like their dynamic.

Adam - Okay yes the rights issues with the song are gross, but also. look, guy sees a cute twink, invites him to watch his show choir, and attempts to seduce him via acoustic "I like big butts." It's a crime he's not more recognised that is just pure Glee right there. I do have a soft spot for his arc tbh, so much of S4 definitely felt rushed and like it didn't have the time it needed, but that vibe of the NYADA equivalent of Glee Club being something Rachel was paranoid of, there's some fun stuff there. Navigating adult life was always one of the interesting things to see, and I can see the draw. (Then again I also like Brody so I might just be wrong about S4 relationships)

Sam - Huh, I never really thought about them, outside of the very start? If what I heard about Sam originally being intended to be gay is right, I could see something interesting developing way back then. Maybe being more open at his last school, and needing to find new friends at McKinley. That angle I like, but I don’t necessarily know that I see Kurt with Sam after he got more fleshing out. Unless we go poly with Blam anyway.

Blaine - Who’d ship Kurt and Blaine? Weird. Okay, seriously. I answered an ask on Blaine a while back, but the short version is, yeah, they have great chemistry and help push one another which is kinda what you want from a relationship. Blaine presenting himself as more put-together than he is, Kurt getting to know him, and them figuring everything out. Obviously, great stuff.

Sebastian - As above, I wouldn't have called Sebastian as, like, in the running? I could see it, but that's with the caveat that part of what I like with Sebastian is his development, the "It's funny until it's real," which is. so much of Glee in a nutshell. I think pairing Kurt with someone who's more of a cynic could make for something interesting.

Chandler - ...unironically thought they were cute that episode whoops. Like, clearly just Kurt unused to meeting other queer people, but was sweet, if. Kurt baby no.

So, all in all:

Healthiest - are people going to be made if I say Adam? Like, no slight on any of the other ships, but it was generally a pretty healthy, comforting relationship. Adam wanted Kurt to find something he liked, Kurt seemed to find him fun, and it gave Kurt something solid in New York to lean on. Compare to say, Klaine, they have way more friction because Blaine can be a bit of a hopeless romantic and sometimes sees things differently to Kurt, while Adam and Kurt seemed to generally be on the same page. Which, Klaine is just how relationships can be, it’s something people have to work through. But as far as Kurt and Adam go, it’s... simpler, and sweet. I’d liken them to Sam and Rachel (...which feels like another controversial opinion but hey), they’re cosy, if maybe not the stuff of epic love stories.

Most interesting - huh. I'm tempted to say Kurt/Sebastian despite barely thinking about them before making this post. They definitely seem like they'd play off each other well. Plus, realistically, non-canon ships are always going to be more interesting than canon ones because there’s so much more ‘What if?’ Kurt seems to be someone that has a paranoid streak himself, so pairing him with someone that can be as cutting as Sebastian would make for a new angle. (Plus Kurt/Warbler means you get the scene of the Warbler having abysmal fashion sense because they’re used to only ever wearing blazers)

Should have been with - Chandler I mean, gotta say Klaine. Maybe they have friction sometimes, but that’s just what happens in good stories, and where development comes from. The fact they don’t stay the same, the fact they’re comfortable enough to be completely open with each other in order to find the points where they clash, and they have the willingness to try and grow. They complement one another so damn well, even if they never quite seem to be what the other expected. Like, comparing to the above - Adam is cosy, but the storyline with him has nothing to do with the romance. And Sebastian, post-development sees him turn into Blaine anyway, and pre-development needs to go through a heck of a lot before I can see him and Kurt being in the same room without attempted murder. As far as ships that feel like they have a shot of being endgame - ones where, if a show ended on them together, I wouldn’t be sat around with the feeling that it wasn’t enough of a journey, or it didn’t feel like it would last - Klaine win out.

Thank you! I, er, hope overanalysis is what you want because if not boy did you choose the wrong blog.

#Glee #Kurt Hummel #Blaine Anderson #Sebastian Smythe #Sam Evans #Dave Karofsky #Adam Crawford

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