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ninlilwinds · 2 years

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Genshin Characters With Stressed out Reader because of testing.

Before reading: So this is my first actual post. I'm pretty new to this please have a bit of patience for any typos or anything of the sort. Reason for writing this is because of all the finals I have going on. Just took a pretty important test today, so this is for myself more than anything.

Characters: from Monstadt- Diluc, Kaeya, Venti. From Liyue: Zhongli, Xiao. Inazuma: Arataki Itto, Thoma. Other: Childe

Diluc

Diluc knows what it's like to be under pressure. He constantly has to work for his wine industry and manages to keep everything under control

Which is why when you come to him stressing about an exam, he knows just the tricks to help maximize your potential.

He teaches you all the ways he's learned speeches and documents last minute and help you study

Keeps his calm when you start to panic about not being able to remember a concept

He pays very close attention to what seems to me working best for you and focuses on those methods

When your mind doesn't seem to retain any more information, he tries to reassure you that you did your best, and it was time for a break

During the break he'd have one of his maids bring u a drink (like hot chocolate, tea, or coffee) and sits down next to you on the sofa. There he'd hold your hand and caress it lightly as you rested your head on his shoulder.

Kaeya

Never fear, your amazing boyfriend is here.

Despite not looking like it, Kaeya is a master at retaining information. He's had years of practice from memorizing documents in the nights of Favonius offices to speeches when master Jean isn't present, to having to remember subordinates and other people.

So, he gives you the methods that work best for him

He would praise u as u studied and occasionally chime in with a silly trick to memorize a concept like a silly rhyme or something.

When/if you fall asleep from studying, he'll pick u up gently and carry you to bed.

The day of the exam he's ready with a strong breakfast he woke up extra early to get at the Good Hunters and an encouraging 'good luck' kiss

Venti

I'm gonna be honest, I see this troublemaker laughing at your panic

He just doesn't understand why your so stressed. He's never had the stress of having a test before.

Once he sees how serious you are about this, he decides to help you

He brings snacks for you so you can think better and makes sure your always comfortable.

The review material you aren't using he looks at and memorizes himself. After your done with the current thing you were studying and go to what he was looking at he shows you cool rhymes and small little songs you can sing to remember the material

Later in the night he brings out his lyre and plays a calming tune, which ultimately makes you fall asleep

Which was his mission, for he could see just how exhausted you were from all that studying

Tucks you in and kisses u goodnight

Zhongli

If its history, then your in luck. If it's not, he'll try his best

Zhongli is generally calm, so when your panicked he remains composed, much like Diluc

He makes you some calming tea to help you clear your mind and focus. He also makes sure the area is quite and is there to help you figure out any concept you don't really understand

After your done studying, he reassures you of how you'll do great. You did make it this far after all.

Helps you fall asleep that night because your too anxious by telling you a funny story and stroking your hair gently

Xiao

honestly, he doesn't understand why mortals would need such a thing like exams and tests. Haven't you been learning this material all year? Why do you need something to prove you know it? And why does it cost so much from your grade

Kinda holds a grudge against exams for having you so stressed

He doesn't know many of the subjects well, so he just watched you from afar as you study

He's mostly hiding in the Wangshu Inn's tree branches and observes your every movement. The tapping of your pencil, when you tie your hair up, your eyes fluttering closed

Once he sees you've fallen asleep, he makes his way over and picks you up gently placing you in bed where it is more comfortable

Before he leaves, he looks to see what exactly you were learning and scoffs. When are you going to use that in life? Are they really stressing you out over this?

He learned that day that he doesn't like exams, even though he's never taken them

Arataki Itto

He was about to ask you if you wanted to go beetle fighting with him when he saw you hunched over your desk, eyes closed and a paper stuck under your cheek

What in the world happened to you!?

After you stir and see his confused face, you explain how you have exams and have been studying so much it's completely exhausted you

Oh no no he can't have you so stressed out and tired

He won't help you study, he'd distract you

Please you've been studying enough. Time for some fun. Beetle fighting and exploring Inazuma

But to be honest, he also doesn't help you because he can't really understand what any of the papers are saying. What is a mitochondria??? Or a cell???

He helps you relax and mentally prepare

Thoma

He knew your exam schedule before you did, so he helped you prepare beforehand.

He's a busy man, helping the Kamisato clan and all, so he has to finish his duties as well

But he keeps a close eye on you since he knows you have tendency to overexert yourself and end up passed out

As he cleans, he estate he has you in his line of vision

He's pretty proud of you. Look at you go. Knows for sure you'll pass with all the time and effort you've put into this

Once he's done cleaning and settling his matters, he whips up some snacks/food, since he knows your probably hungry by now

Takes a break and eat with you too

Once you're done with your break, its back to studying, but it's he encourages you. He has full confidence that you can do it.

Childe

You have an exam? Oh no worries he's got you covered.

Need a tutor? Found. Review books? Got them. Can't contact your teacher? No worries.

He helps you in every way possible. He wants you to be the best you that you can be

But don't ask him any questions on the reviews, because he does not know

Don't get me wrong, he's very smart. But his harbinger duties have made him forget more of the scholar side and focus more on the strategic, undercover witty side

Any other way, though, he will help

The morning of the exam he's left a note since he had to leave early for some harbinger duties saying how you got this and to be confident in yourself since you worked hard.

Thanks for reading so far. Let me know how I did and any pointers you have!

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ranaitsan · 8 months

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i had to call him sensei!- chp16

His precious sample! Is this another of his experiences!!

a sample!

It's number 69 and it was the best I've had! Until that black day came and took everything from me! Anyway, I should welcome him! You are lucky today you saw my best achievements!

So he started jumping here and there, until the door opened and a group of people entered. They were…! It was Vanitas, Noe, and those hunters! Did they catch them! Do fishermen work with this lunatic! Are they encouraging the actions of this villain that I still haven't had the chance to see! But when he receives them with decorations and fireworks! Were they really caught! Which one is number 69?

Welcome number 69, I missed you!

Hello doctor! I miss you too! (Vanitas)

Nice to see you again! I was afraid I would never see you again, my precious experience! I see Rebekah with you! are they your friends!

Yes, doctor! I told them about your amazing achievements! They wanted to participate and offer a helping hand (Vanitai)

amazing! How affectionate you are, number 69! As usual, No. 69, you always support me in times of distress! You came back to help me complete my goal!

Yes, doctor! I am here to support your ambition until you achieve your mission! (Vanitas)

Is this the Vanitas I know!? Did you hypnotize them? Is he under their control? Noy too! Number 69 is Vanitas! Was Vanitas working with this psycho!? Wait!? Has Vanitas been with him all this time!? Was he pretending to be against the hunters to fool Noi! This means Noy is in danger! Vanitas tricked him! This explains why that hunter did not attack him then! And keep him away from danger! Also, he knows the labyrinths of this basement and memorizes them as if they were part of it! I have to save Noe! It's not just me anymore!

And so everyone sat at the table I was sitting at! He offered them tea as he had done to me before, and poured another cup for me again! Vanitas, Noe, and those fishermen were as shocked to see me as I was. I said:

I didn't know this person was helping you with your experiments, Doctor!

do you know him!? Have you met him before?

Yes!

How did you meet!?

By chance! (Vanitas) And I didn't know she was an acquaintance of yours, Doctor!

No it wasn't! I just met her! In fact, she's my guest now! When you mention it! What brought you to these basements?

How strange this idiot is! he didn't even ask me what my name was! Well he doesn't need my name since it dehumanizes me

I was at church this morning and lost my way!

And what about that equipment! When you were carrying it!

Well I always carry it with me just in case! Haha!

You must have suffered! I've been lost since morning! no! I think it was fate that led you here! We are meant to know each other!

What's wrong with him! subsidiary! If it was just lost, it would be good! But you tried to kill me by sending that monster to me!!!

So then! I envy you. You have gained the admiration of Dr!( Vanitas)

wonder! What a crush on this! I was right about you, you're crazy too! Why do you even envy me! This is not something I should brag about!

Thus, Vanitas exchanged a few conversations with that crazy doctor, and suddenly the smell of that Spider-Man appeared in the place! it's close! But I can't see it! Where is he hiding?

What's up with your achievements, Doctor? I didn't expect you to reopen your laboratory in the same place! Wasn't it difficult! How could you do that without attracting the attention of the church? (Vanitas)

Oh dear No. 69 I couldn't have done it alone! After that ill-fated day, all my research evaporated and my achievements were lost. I was distracted, alone and lost until His honor extended his hand to me and appreciated my research! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have gone back to work again.

His honor? Who is he? (Vanitas)

I can not say! It's a secret! Anyway look hey number 69 I just collected these fresh models! They are such high quality models that I can look around for the eyes of a blue moon vampire!

Oh, my God! What is this!? They are real eyes! Are they vampire eyes? As my sense of smell told me! This man's actions are so heinous! This is what causes that musty smell!! Everyone sitting at the table was surprised except Vanitas!!! Have those fishermen never seen his work before? Is this their first time! How do they work with him without knowing about him? But Vanitas seems used to it! Are these the experiences he wants me to help him with? He wants to turn me into scattered parts as well and put me in bottles!! Nooy jumped after he was shocked by what he saw:

What is your goal, doctor?

my goal! Well to be honest! I want to be a vampire too!(What's wrong with these features of shyness on him? This is disgusting. If he really felt it. Wasn't he ashamed of his actions before or had his conscience reprimanded him?) I am fascinated by them! They are amazing immortal creatures that never age! And I, Number 69, will help me achieve this, right!? No. 69? Your eyes are getting bluer! It's gorgeous! Can I have one!

The madman's hand approached Vanitas's eye, but Noé stopped him, grabbing his arm and saying:

Sorry, Vanitas! I can't hold on any longer! Also, do not call people by numbers! People have lives and names!

Thus, Noé picked up the doctor and hit him on the table. Those people, who were almost dead, jumped to stop Noé, but those hunters confronted them. As for Vanitas, he tied up the doctor and threatened him with a knife to tell him who the person helping him was! what is happening!? Was I wrong!? Did Vanitas not sign Benoy? Do the hunters agree with Vanitas and Noe!? Was this all a charade!? And so that Spider-Man appeared out of nowhere to attack Vanitas and Noe and save that doctor! Is the person who helped the Doctor Spider-Man or is it…Lord Ruthven!? Is Lord Ruthven complicit in this!? I tried to catch that Spider-Man since I have a debt with him! But those half-dead people got in the way of me! He ran away from me carrying the doctor in his arms and said:

That's enough, doctor! You should give up on the place!

truly! But I love this place!

The doctor pressed the keyboard at the top and many doors opened and strange shapes and other monsters appeared! These are the results of his research! Monsters? He's messing with people's lives?

Those monsters started attacking us, and I couldn't chase Spider-Man as he and the doctor escaped from an escalator! Until they disappeared, a large monster with an evil aura appeared, emerging from a giant door!!! this is unbelievable! Is that doctor even a human! What's wrong with him messing with people and doing something like this?

These things, is this what Vanitas and Noe wanted to check out? Is this one of the missing vampires?! or he is a human!?

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revchainsaw · 3 years

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The Crow (1994)

Alright Cult of Cult. Do I really need to introduce this one? Let's get all 90s and gothy and maybe brace ourselves for a bit of cringe, but like in a fun way. It's the Holy Grail of Hot Topic, 1994's the Crow Starring Brandon Lee.

Sermon

Apparently before the auto industry totally crashed Detroit was already a total fucked to death pile of burning shit, or at least that's what the crow would have you believe. Sorry Bruce Campbell, and other people from Detroit, but mostly Bruce Campbell. According to the Crow the city of Detroit is the kind of place where gangs of warlock anarchist arsonists will bomb buildings, and murder and rape whoever they feel like and then walk around bragging about it the next day with absolutely zero consequences. Funny then that if Detroit was so bad they had to go to film this movie in Wilmington North Carolina which is definitely a fucked to death pile of burning shit. I can say that, I'm from there and I got the fuck out. My brother is going to kill me if he ever reads this. (It's okay, these are all jokes people). Did you know they also filmed the Super Mario Bros movie there ... also cuz they needed a really shitty looking distopia. Moving on ...

The ludicrous criminality of the Crow's Detroit is particularly on display on Halloween. In Detroit (apparently) Halloween is known as Devils Night and it's legitimately just a night of pure lawlessness and chaos and kids aren't even safe to get candy, except later when we do see trick or treaters. Eric Draven, hunky goth rocker who sort of looks like he could be Bruce Lee's Kid and his fiance are murdered by a gang of vicious criminals. One year hence, Eric is resurrected by a mystical crow (that is actually a Raven), to exact his revenge on the gang that murdered him.

He paints his face like sad Alice Cooper and refuses to listen to Joy Division, just covers. He murders Tin Tin (a knife guy) just for his long gothy duster, he murders Fun Boy and forcibly ejects heroine from her arms and tells her "Go be a good mom now" which actually works. (have I told you about our Lord and Savior Sting? He gave me the strength to get off drugs), he blows T Bird up dick first, and then comes for Skab? Scraap? Scooby? in a meeting of all of Detroits villains and just about kills them all.

He is supported by the most 90s little girl to have ever graced the screen, and I am here for it, and Officer Albrecht, who's played by Ernie Hudson but I like to call him Zeddemore: The Most Underrated Ghostbuster. The leader of the bad guys, who I cannot beleive wasn't played by Brad Dourif or Tom Waits, is pretty interested in the occult. He keeps his witchy girlfriend around and she makes him fun dishes like smoked eyeballs, and her main use is that she knows that the Crow is the Crows weakness. They set Tony Fucking Todd on the bird, and I guess you just have to hurt the bird and not kill it, and Eric loses his healing factor and other macabre undead powers.

The Crow, Jimmy the Raven, pecks out Dr. Girlfriends eyeballs, I honestly forget how Tony Todd gets offed, and Top Dollar gets Gargoyled (that is impaled on a gargoyle). Funnily enough that is more Gargoyle related impaling on screen then in the actual movie Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness where a Gargoyle is supposed to have impaled a guy.

The Benediction

Best Feature: Injustice League

In the Crow we have not only a set of super memorable villains but they are played by the bad guy all stars. John Polito as the most lowly of the bad guys as a kind of sleazy pawn shop owner who buys ill gotten gains. Tony Todd, who's size is really on display here, the freaking Candy Man is in this movie. T Bird is the head of Top Dollars goons and is played by David Patrick Kelly, you might know as the "Warriors Come Out and Play!!" bottle guy from the Warriors, or as Jimmy Horne from Twin Peaks, and of course Top Dollar himself is played by Michael Wincott. Wincott is not a particularly celebrated actor but has played villains effectively in Robin Hood, the Three Musketeers, and Dead Man.

Best Set Piece: Detroit Style Hot Dogs

The Set design of the Crow is perhaps one of it's most fantastic features. It's very moody and ethereal. It's just real enough to not take you out of the film, but fantastic enough to set mood and theme above realism. From Eric Draven's apartment, to the church where the final battle occurs they are all fantastic. I think that's why I really wanted to shine the spot light on a very minor set piece that would get nary a mention but just as effectively represents the qualities I was just talking about and that is the Maxi Doggs Hot Dog Stand, where a lot of the films exposition for audience surrogates takes place.

Worst Effect: Freeze Frame

At a few points in the movie the film makers made a strange decision to do these freeze frame transitions. I only noticed it twice in the movie where it was particularly stupid. I'm sure the film makers at the time thought it was a moody and atmospheric choice that highlighted the suffering that Eric Draven was going through, but it didn't age well. If you don't have the sensibilities of a goth girl from 1994 then it's very very hard not to laugh at just how self involved the movie is about it's super sadness.

Worst Feature: Tragic Accident

Solely based on the film itself, it is that very gothic and dated sensibility that hurts the Crow. The little sarcastic dance he does when he flees the police, quoting Edgar Allen Poe, and bowing to Albrecht. These affected behaviors that I'm sure seemed snarky and right on to the target audience only serve to make Eric Draven seem like an unbearable neck beard edgelord and not the troubled dark soul he's supposed to be. I'm sure at the time it seemed unique and gothy but that shit went out of style for good reason, people could see through it. It's a shame that the Crow himself was some of the cringiest parts of this movie now that I'm seeing it as an adult and not a 13 year old middle class boy with no real problems.

This however is not the low point of the movie. It's not news now and if you're reading some dudes review of The Crow on Tumblr then you probably already know the story. The worst thing about The Crow is that Brandon Lee was horrifically killed on set while filming this movie due to some negligible prop malfunctions. A series of unfortunate events that lead to the actor spending 6 hours in surgery fighting for his life before eventually passing. It was not a quick or painless death and it's really impossible to watch the movie without an appreciation for the fact that this kind of fun dark adventure was going to be a vehicle for Brandon Lee's career wound up taking his life. He was 28. I really wish I could have just bitched about the goofy goth stuff and moved on, but that's not the world we live in.

Best Effect: The Gargoyling

Maybe I should have called this best kill. But I'm not sure which it is. The slaying of Top Dollar at the Climax of the film was just super effective. The pointed wings impaling his chest and that horn coming out of his mouth, it was morbid and excellent and just fit the tone of the movie perfectly. I mean how many other movies can you say Cause of Death: Impaled on a Gargoyle.

Best Bird: The Raven

I tried very hard to look up the name of the bird that primarily performed in this movie and could not find anything. There was a Raven once upon a time called Jimmy the Raven, but that was in the 50s and I don't think birds live that long. There was a team of Ravens performing as the crow, they were chosen over crows for their larger size, and more imposing silhouettes. I just think it's so wonderful to see these often maligned birds get a chance to show off their talents. Corvids of all kinds are incredibly intelligent creatures. Im a sucker for animals, if you haven't already figured that out. I really liked seeing the ravens hit their marks, particularly the one whos job it was to drop the wedding ring into Sarah's hand at the end of the film. You can see that greedy little bastard do his trick and then look of camera at his trainer like "treat please!". It's very cute.

Best Actor: Top Dollar Performance

I'd love to take this opportunity to just put praise upon Brandon Lee, he truly gave everything for this role, but unfortunately with what was put to film we actually have very few character moments with Eric Draven. Stuff happens to him, and he does killings and fights. There's definitely some personality, but I felt like I walked away knowing almost nothing about who Eric Draven was. He was clearly a good dude but that and a few hobbies and a relationship and you don't really have a character yet. He's unfortunately not given a lot of acting to do, instead just relegated to stunts and action sequences. That were notably cool.

The bad guys in the Crow have a lot more character and among this who's who of character actors, Michael Wincott takes the cake. Hell he was standing next to Candyman himself, Tony Todd and still stealing the scenes.

Best Character: A Few Good Apples

Is the best character in The Crow really going to be the cop? The commissioner Gordon stand in? yeah, it is. Not to be political, but I don't like cops, but I guess in a world with magical birds and eyeball smoking I can suspend my disbelief and let Ernie Hudson be #1 cop dad. His character is really the heart of the film, since all Eric can do is brood and fight, we have to care about someone in this movie.

Best Sequence: Halloween Party

The best sequence of the movie is of course the scene where Eric Draven busts in on the Devil's Night party planning commission. I think Top Dollar brought Scrappy Doo there just so he could lure out the crow, knowing the baddest assholes in all of Detroit would be gathered it was likely that somebody was going to kill the beast, or if they couldn't at least Top Dollar could get a feel for his enemy. It's a bullet flying action sequence with a ton of weight. I can't put my finger on this all to common weightless third act problem that big budget super hero and action flicks have nowadays, but whatever that issue is, the Crow does not have that issue. From this point on the Climax feels earned and I am invested. For that reason, The Crow is honestly better in spite of its awkwardness, than many of the super hero movies out today.

Worst Sequence: My Guitar Gently Weeps

Speaking of brooding or fighting. The best sequence was fighting, the worst is brooding. I get that Eric was in a band or something, but didn't he have shit to do. It seemed like it was a cool idea for a shot, but for like a whole seen, watching somebody play an 80s guitar solo, that stood out so brazenly from the choices of music in the rest of the movie was extra corny. It felt like someone's( dad trying to relate to their kid. Oh you like Music. The Dresden Dolls eh? Oh man, then you're going to love Slash's Snake Pit!

Summary

The Crow is dated. It is iconic but I wonder how many of the people that hang that poster on the wall have watched that movie since they were kids. It's interesting how what i've liked and disliked about this film have changed so much sense I was a kid. It's a cheeseball fiesta. If you have matured at all beyond thinking that being sad is the same as being deep then you're going to like it a little less than you did when you were younger, but it is still solid. There's not much to hate on. I'd watch it over and over again. I was really afraid it would not hold up at all, but returning to The Crow was a completely positive experience.

Overall Grade: B

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