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insanelyadd · 1 year

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OKAY SO THE FRESH ANALYSIS

ME DEARLY BELOVED FOLLOWERS, you probably started wondering why I like Fresh so much. Why I have been lovingly rotating him in my mind like a rotisserie chicken.

SO ANYWAYS I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST TO WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING I’VE READ ABOUT HIM. This is not complete simply because I haven’t read EVERYTHING on the old RP blog CQ ran for him. This is also mostly from the perspective of his character so other facts like Fresh using he/they pronouns and having furby bombs and canonically liking kissing (okay actually that does play into his character slightly) won’t be the primary focus of this analysis. This also, All, my own interpretation.

This analysis will be in three sections: His original characterization, his Monologue, and finally what could be inferred about how how his character changed due to the Event that gave us the Monologue.

His Original Characterization

The first thing you need to know about Fresh is that his goofy 90s persona was chosen specifically because they thought it would be non-threatening. This plays into a major part of his personality, which is that, baseline, everything he does is for survival. Once everything needed for that is met and taken care of the next major component is that he does whatever he wants to do to entertain himself.

He possesses people to live, but torments people on occasion (not too often, making enemies would go against the survival thing, unless he’s assessed that they would be a harmless enemy perhaps). All his weapons are innocuous at first glance to once again pass himself off as non threatening (oh hey the furby bombs come into play here, huh, he also uses a wiffle bat).

He doesn’t feel most emotions, but he can feel a few, (and at one point CQ said that the longer Fresh is in the same host the more he can feel? Not sure if that still applies, take that with a grain of salt) but those emotions are fear, anger, and amusement primarily (though affection and others are not off the table, it would just take A Lot of work for him to get to that point). Primarily his emotions that he portrays are all ones he’s imitating based on what he thinks are non threatening reactions. He easily pretends to be chipper or indignant but he doesn’t truly feel most of these emotions. According to posts written by CQ he is not genuinely flirty though him imitating “safe” emotions might put him in situations where he does that (most likely just to entertain himself, which is the primary reason he likes kissing. He doesn’t understand why kissing is meant to be important and does it because he’s amused by people’s reactions to it. Absolutely no thoughts [about kissing] behind those glasses.)

He is also very full of himself. He thinks he’s better than other people (but obviously he recognizes that as being a negative/”unsafe” thing to voice so he keeps it to himself and privately believes it). He thinks he’s better and deserves good things (this is directly stated in The Monologue), which is another reason he amuses himself by scaring people. IT’S IS ALSO A RESULT OF ANOTHER MAJOR COMPONENT OF HIS PERSONALITY: He has an ideology that people are primarily driven by selfishness. This is likely a direct result of him being a literal parasite who needs to harm others to live. He is really unable/unprepared to comprehend that people can care about others so much that they would put their loved ones before themselves. When this is challenged it typically makes him irrationally angry and ready to hurt people (even ones he “pretends” are his friends, and even though this contradicts his need to survive at any cost) to prove to them that they should never trust anyone. This is also why on occasion in a few comics CQ has done Fresh will offer up being possessed to desperate people with the lure that they won’t feel pain anymore (which is implied to be a lie because people who can read souls and Fresh himself say they can hear the host screaming, possibly in agony).

THE MONOLOGUE

Okay so I’m going to explain the events leading up to The Monologue, and then I’m going to share the whole monologue here, then I will analyze it (plus here is the link to the post with the monologue and a more in-depth recap of events from Fresh’s old RP blog)

There was a huge multi-blog RP event (these used to be very common, I don’t go to the RP scene anymore though so I’m not sure if they stopped or I just stopped seeing them, basically a whole bunch of blogs get together to RP through one big common event, typically a party that they are all attending) called the LoveBall that Fresh went to with the plan to infect as many people as possible with parasites he produced and from there infect the whole multiverse (which he claims is to “help” them all). Fresh directly states that he’s not a Sans here, even though this was before his redesign when he was still possessing one (STARES DIRECTLY AT EVERYONE CLAIMING I AM A SANS SIMP FOR LOVING FRESH).

Anyways he gets confronted by another Not Sans, who takes him to The Last Corridor (judgement hall) and Fresh is sure he’s going to die, though he still tries to act unbothered. They talk a bit and it is revealed to Fresh that he is a fictional character (he could see the whole multiverse was code too which is a fun detail), he’s clearly taken aback but still tries to play it off as it’s explained to him that him and the other Not-Sans and everyone they’ve ever known are Nothing, and that it would be for the best if he doesn’t try to get OUR attention.

SO NOW WE COME TO THE MONOLOGUE ITSELF WHICH IS SO GOOD THAT I WANT TO EAT IT. Anyways:

…….I’ve thought about a lot of stuff lately. Ya know. All these inner thoughts I ignore or avoid listenin to. And I realized. Ya know. Maybe I wasn’t lookin to ‘help everyone’. It was some excuse, ya know? I like messin with people. I like the concept that in some way, I’m more clever, or amusing, or hilarious, or-…. simply put, I’m BETTER then the rest of em. I’m better and I deserve to get what I want, and I wanna mess with people and I want to hurt people, and since, ey, I gotta possess people to survive, I might as well ENJOY the process as well, ya know dawg? I wanted to take over the multiverse because yeah, it extended far beyond somethin so noble as ‘helpin’ people, I wanted to take over because I COULD, and because it was FUN, and because I couldn’t be STOPPED. I wanted the power to enslave E͏̷͏V̨̀͜E̸͠͠R̡̢͠Y̸͢͟T҉̢͠H͏͜͞Ì̴̕N̡̨̕G͡. The power to enslave everything. But. I can’t do that. Can I?

B̷͠E͢͝͡C̕͠͝Ą҉̀́̀U̡̢S̀͏E҉́͢͟ ̷͜͞Ó̡̢F̢̧͝ ̶Ỳ̨́O̢̢̢Ù̶͡.̨̛ ̵͜͜R͏̷͢Ì́Ǵ͝͞H̡̡͟T́͞?̛͜͠ You’re the voices Error hears. Aren’tcha. The voices Error always talks about. Always chats with. You’re ONE OF THEM. BEYOND THE CODE. YOU’RE WHAT I WAS WARNED ABOUT. YOU’RE WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. BEYOND ALL OF MY KNOWN EXISTENCE. BEYOND ‘THE GAME’. You’re toying with Error. Askin him questions. We’re all your toys. Every single thing I’ve seen, every Universe, every single creature I’ve come across or possessed, every bit of data…. is something you are capable of manipulating, right? And now.I got your attention. Just like he warned me against.

….y-ya know. I won’t stop. Right. I’m gonna keep possessin peeps, and runnin around and having a radical time.

That’s what you WANT, right?? That’s what you’re lookin for, to be amused, and have a laugh! Well you’re in luck! THATS WHAT THE FRESH IS HERE TO DO! No worries, my good ol chums!!I’ll keep it up. Everything.

Right?? THATS WHY YOU’RE TALKING TO ME NOW. Right?? You are amused by me!!! Ah hahaha wicked brah! I’m glad! I’ll just- keep–

I-I…. I’ll just. Keep up my dated lingo. I’ll heelie right into every situation and make a joke of myself, and then when peeps drop their guard I’ll do somethin creepy or hilarious– OR BOTH! Ah hahahahahahaha. That’s what you want. THATS WHAT YOU WANT?

….don’t kill me. Don’t kill me. Or worse. Whatever you’re capable of….

I… I’ll do what you want!!

I PROMISE. just….just.

Don’t kill me. Please.

So one of my favorite details here in the monologue is the fact that it starts with him outright stating that he thinks he’s better than everyone else and it ends with him begging us not to kill him. His hubris hit an unmovable wall at 100 mph.

I really feel like the monologue speaks for itself, so onto the next part!

Post Event Characterization Implications

So one of the things that could probably be inferred by this is that all three of his major motivators, His Need to Survive, His Want To be Entertained/Amused, and His Ideology of Selfishness are basically shoved into a blender. I’m sure he still believes in inherent selfishness but his ego about it should be at least slightly bruised, knowing that he’s just as microscopic and inconsequential as anyone else in the multiverse. As for his need to survive and want to be entertained, they’ve both been subverted to different extents. His want to be entertained is completely subverted where instead of being the one being entertained by bothering people, he is now the one wanting to do the entertainment because they believe it is necessary for their survival.

I imagine he is being eaten alive every day by the worry that he’s not being interesting enough and will be abandoned and effectively killed for not entertaining us enough. Though he might be able to push that out of his mind most of the time to continue what he normally does, because he might be able to convince himself that we have to like him for who he is to some extent or he wouldn’t have gotten this far, which seems very plausible given how good he is at hiding his fear and anxiety during his confrontation with the other Not-Sans.

Anyways he’s a bastard and he’s great and I am unfortunately in love with him. He probably wouldn’t be down for it but I will still imagine holding his hand and then picking him up and slam dunking him into a trash can (lovingly).

#utmv #underfresh #fresh sans #even though he's not a sans #character analysis

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iouinotes · 4 months

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Good gone bad | Corionalus Snow (Part 2)

pairing: Coriolanus Snow x female!reader

movie: Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

genre: dark!character, smut

word count: k

summary: You awake from the illusion, Coryo has put you under. Can you escape him?

a/n: @user90288777 requested a part 2, so here you go :))

read part one here

His body feels so good against mine, rays of sunshine are falling through the window onto our bare skin. I smile dreamily as I feel the warmth on my skin.

My eyes try to look at my surroundings and I do my best to concentrate. With heavy eyelids I see the portraits of the former rulers, look at the high ceiling, the marble floor and the documents infront of me, that are laying on his office desk. But I am unable to read them, the letters blur infront of my eyes.

His fingers are lazily tracing my skin, his lips meet my shoulders and continue to place gentle kisses further towards my neck. I hold my breath, when he brushes some strays of my hair aside, wrapping his arms around my waist to hold me close.

I can't say exactly how long we've been in this position. Me leaning against his back, sitting on his lap, while he radiates with a power, that makes me feel uneasy.

It could be minutes, days, even weeks of being near him, touching him, always staying by bis side.

Every little thought makes my head ache, I cant even remember how long it has been since he visited me in my dorm. Since then, the days have merged into each other, it is impossible to keep track of the time that has passed.

The only thing I noticed, is the repetitive contact with something, that makes me feel like I was trapped in a blizzard at first and then I can suddenly only concentrate on needing Coryo by my side.

Only him and no one else.

When that happens, like a rhythm, I feel myself getting lost in my feelings. No thoughts bother my head, the time disappears again and again infront of my opened eyes, but I am still able to feel the presence of him.

And that is most important, he always reminds me of it. Only him, only me. Only us.

Although I'm not sure, I begin to notice changes in my surroundings. The imperfections on the ground, the bright yellow colour of the wall, the cursive letters on the documents and his pale fingers, with which he holds me in a firm grip against his body.

The warm feeling from earlier melts into a shivering cold, when my eyes finally focus and I am able to actually hold on onto one of my thoughts.

What am I doing here?

Warily I try to catch a glimpse of him, but I can only see blue bruises and red traces of nails on my skin, it makes my heartbeat race in my chest. Even though I try to keep my cool, he notices my unnerved movements.

,,Im trying to focus, sit still." His voice makes my blood run cold.

It takes every ounce of effort in me not to move. To not immediately get up from his lap, to hit his perfect face and then flee hundreds of kilometers - no, to another district to escape him.

His proximity to me is unsettling and his voice so stern, that I don't even dare to breathe out too loud. I am so terrified and have absolutely no idea how to escape from this situation.

He betrayed me. I hear these thoughts loud and clear in my head.

And I loved him.

A numb feeling, similar to the dark void of my childhood, wraps itself around my heart, the grip so tight that it feels like my personal death sentence.

I wanted nothing more in this world, then that my wish would be granted and my love for him would dissolve, like his poison on my skin back in the dorm.

I thought about killing him for a second, to feel the relief of his blood on my hands, that could help me too be free. Then, I knew I would never be that selfish. Because I could never kill him, only to make me feel better.

So, I wanted to focus.

First of all, I have to rely on what I do best. Structured and clear reasoning to develop a plan. So I breathe in with my nose and focus on the facts. With an unobtrusive glance, I look around and notice three things.

Firstly, I am in the president's office.

Secondly (and this makes me freeze for whole 10 minutes, I can see it on the clock on the wall), Coriolanus Snow, my traitorous best friend, is the President of Panem.

Third, I'm sitting on his lap in a gauzy purple dress, he's reviewing documents about the regulation of new laws and I exist silently, doll-like beside him.

I want to cry until the Pacific Ocean seems like a river compared to the amount of tears I've shed. My nerves are on edge and even if I'm trying, I can't concentrate anymore. The only thing I am aware of is what he has done to me.

The night he came to my apartment and begged me to trust him again - he poisoned me.

This cold, liquid happiness that he poured over my skin paralyzed me. The more dials on the clock move forward, the more I realize how much time must have passed in reality. Months, because he is the president of our country, I sit on him as if it were a matter of course and everything becomes progressively more absurd.

I no longer know who I am or how long I've been pretending to be someone else. All I know is that he is to blame and the way he sits here - relaxed - shows that he feels absolutely no remorse. I almost think I'm going to throw up.

And then he moves and I freeze. His hands move to my arms, stroking them and I close my eyes, trying to concentrate on something else. When his voice breaks the silence and I understand the true meaning of his words, I have to suppress tears.

"I wish you would talk to me again. I miss you so much."

And then he is quiet again and silence engulfs us again. I can't believe what I'm hearing from him. And then I want to scream and ask "Then why did you do this to me?", but I stay quiet and even if I wanted to, I probably couldn't say a word.

Because it was all a lie. An illusion, a fake honesty. A dishonest love. And I was stupid enough to believe it. I let him do this to me.

Waves of hatred and sorrow so strong that I would writhe, if his arms weren't wrapped tightly around my waist, embrace me. I have to get out of here, away, away, away, away…

But how? He will notice any inconspicuousness. I know he notices every little detail. For the moment, I have no choice, but to continue pretending to be under this spell, even though it's killing me.

❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Another hour passes and I become more and more exhausted from the strain of trying to stay calm. I struggle to keep my eyes open and don't notice how I'm gradually leaning more and more against him. Then I feel his lips on my cheek and goose bumps appear on my skin.

I'm suddenly wide awake.

"You're so good to me, if only you knew how happy it makes me that you're here with me." His words feel like ice splinters, that are stabbed into my heart and my muscles start to ache the more tense I get.

His fingers stroke my thighs, which is made possible by the slit of my dress. As he gets closer and closer to my core, I want to scream.

"I have to say, love. I admire your acting skills. I almost didn't notice that your calmness and submissiveness were faked."

When I try to jump off his lap, he holds me firmly in place in a tight grip.

"Do you know what your behavior over the last three hours has shown me?" He knew, I realize. He knew the whole time.

His fingers stroke my clothed core, sliding up and down, creating a delicious pressure that makes me twitch on his lap.

"It showed me that you can do exactly what I expect, without Dr. Gaul's concoction. I knew you would be perfect as my first lady of Panem." This statement makes me freeze. He quietly laughs.

"Really? So much time to think and you didn't realize that? You're everything I ever wanted. Of course you'll be by my side. No matter how."

To show me how much he already has me under control, he slowly pushes my panties to the side and drags one of his fingers through my wet folds. I'm unable to move, it's as if my body has gone rigid with fear.

"You are so pretty. Every moment I touch you is like the most precious treasure in the world." He is quiet for a moment.

"I had no choice, you would have never agreed willingly."

His words finally make me cry. Even his warmth and the arms he holds around me for support feel more and more like a prison.

"You're crazy - I loved you!" As I break down, my frustration, sadness and anger are clearly evident in my voice.

"I know, love." His fingers brush the tears from my cheeks, his lips leave loving kisses. But to me, everything just feels wrong. I don't want to be near him for another second.

"Then why? Why did you do this to me?" He won't let go of me, no matter how hard I try.

"Because we love each other in a different way. You were ready to let me go." His eyes are starring daggers in my back.

"I, on the other hand, could never let you leave."

Every word feels like a stab into my heart. I'm not sure I'll ever recover from these wounds. Or if he'll let me recover at all.

"And now what? You're going to keep poisoning me for the rest of my life?" I would rather die than live like this. When he shakes his head after a second, I have hope.

"Of course not. This time I want to give you an option. Either you will stay by my side voluntarily or, unfortunately, I will have to force you to. And we've seen how well that works, haven't we?"

I'm shaking, my head feels like it's going to explode any second. "Why won't you let me go? Please, I want to go home."

He turns me in his lap and for the first time I look at his face again. Notice his hair, grown back and neatly trimmed. The blue of his eyes, which doesn't look at me pitying at all. Then his lips, smiling as if he was giving me a present.

"My darling, you're home now. You'll be safe by my side forever. Your family is taken care of, your future is secure. You are now the most respected woman in the country, I have made sure of that. I'll do anything you want."

"You can't keep me here forever." My voice trembles. And when he starts to move his fingers inside me, my knees weaken. His hand holds my face tightly to keep my gaze fixed on him.

"Oh, but I already have." As he gets closer and hits the spot inside me, that makes me see stars, I can't help but moan uncontrollably.

The rustling of his pants resounds in the room and as he lifts me up for a moment and I gather all my strength to get off him, he lets me sink onto his cock. My warmth catches him, I almost fall onto him and feel a pain that quickly changes to pleasure. As he moves my hips up and down a few times, my eyes almost roll back.

"See how well I take care of you? I've already provided for everything. You won't remember, but we've done this so many times that you'll soon have two heartbeats inside you. Trust me."

I cant breathe.

"This world is cruel and covetous and I'm here to protect you from it." His hands grasp my waist.

If only he knew that it was really him, I needed to be saved from.

#coriolanus snow #coriolanus snow x reader #the hunger games #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #x reader

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waffelteufel · 1 year

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Unrelated random Thelyss family headcanons i put on twitter a long time ago that I still like:

Despite Verin's golden retriever attitude at first glance he is actually a genius strategist and leader type who is able to make excellent tough decisions. He also beats Essek at chess every single time and Essek hates it.

Essek always cheats in every game he plays with Verin during family reunions so Verin wouldn't be surprised to hear of the treason lmfao.

Deirta probably figured out Essek stole the beacons almost immediately, but he is still her son whom she does love, contrary to Essek's belief. She is aware she is far from being a perfect mother despite being deemed a perfect soul, especially with how distant she's been and how much pressure she's put on her sons. There's some heavy psychological stuff going on. One of the reasons Essek went unnoticed for 3+ years? Deirta noticed where he got sloppy and secretly covered for him. On one hand she can't have her den suffer such a scandal, on the other hand she doesn't want her stupid unconsecuted son to be executed. She might think herself a terrible mother but she would never admit it out of shame. Essek refused consecution so she feels like he doomed himself with no chance of recovering. He was a difficult child but she still sees herself when she looks at him and it's killing her.

She is basically committing treason every time she keeps HIS treason a secret and it feels like she dug herself a hole even though Essek's already lying in his. Their relationship is worsening with each passing year.

The Thelyss family is actually unusually tall and lanky for drow standards and Verin is the tallest out of all of them. Someone had to compensate for Essek stealing all of the brains.

Unusually and very out of character, Essek played matchmaker for Verin and a crush of Verin's once for the hell of it, and it worked and he honest to god believes he must have peaked socially in that moment because it all went downhill ever since lmao.

Essek's father had a beautiful singing voice and Essek's most treasured memory of him is his father singing him to sleep with hauntingly beautiful (and forbidden lolthian) lullabies when he couldn't trance yet. Essek still remembers the tunes too.

Essek and Verin have dozens of siblings that aren't related to them by blood, because they are their mother's children from past lifes. The family is so big that you lose track of everything, and neither Essek nor Verin are particularly close to those other siblings because of the disconnect that consecution causes within a family.

Deirta gave birth to her sons outside the range of a beacon on purpose, because she is tired of "losing" her kids after they start remembering their past lifes. After Essek found out he became enraged, because of all the pressure it had put on him and his brother during their entire youth once it was clear they weren't old souls. In the end, we are but selfish creatures.

Deirta and Essek would forgive each other in an instant, if they just gave each other the chance. Everybody in the family still cares for each other but they are all so fucking dysfunctional that nobody believes it to be true.

#essek thelyss #deirta thelyss #verin thelyss #critical role #i talk sometimes

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jamiegege · 10 months

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Similarities between Ranpo & Heizou

Okay so, i saw a lot of people that were associating Ranpo (Bungou stray dogs) and Shikanoin Heizou (Genshin impact) but also a lot of people thinking that they were asociated by the fandoms only bc they're both young and very intelligent detectives, however, they have more similarities than that and as i love (and kin) them both i wanted to dedicate to them a post :) !

I'm gonna use their "Fandom" page as a source, plus Heizou's character stories but mostly my own interpretation of the characters and it's only how I see them so if you have another pov you're free to give your opinion in the comments and i would gladly respond to it as long as everything is respectful and polite ;)

I'm gonna start by analyzing Heizou :

For a little description : Heizou is a young (i'd say that he's in his 20s) detective working for the Tenryou Commission at Inazuma. He's known to be a really clever and sly man but also someone who doesn't like to follow the rules and very stubborn, Thomas would define him as "not the easiest person to get along with" even if he looks really outgoing. A lot of people dislike him for the way he acts around others and how he behaves ab rules, strating by his own superior, Kujou Sara, who doesn't fired him as he always brings results. He also seems, at first glance, to be really confident about his abilities and knowledge, which can annoy people around him.

A bit ab his personality & story :

As i said he mostly appears as a rebelious and arrogant young man but he's in fact really insecure ab his abilities but he's also really scared that he would hurt people he likes (which he doesn't want at all), as he says in his hang out event : "my biggest worry is that Ryuuji would struggle to cope if he knew the truth. [...] haha, well, as you can see, i'm a little less confident than people might think."

He sees his deduction abilities as godlike which gives him that reputation of being a selfish and cocky person even he looks polite and well-behaved. His outgoing and cheerful personality can make ppl think that he's kinda childish but he's in fact really serious and solemn when the situation asks him to be.

Heizou is actually really good at martial arts (thanks to his dad who was a martial arts master), but he won't ever use it (or only in situations that obligates him to use it) 'cause he considers that, as a detective his intelligence is above others and that using strength instead of knowledge would put him at other's level.

We also know that Heizou didn't have a cool and happy childhood, as a classic rebellious child he didn't want to take up his dad's work and this opinion caused him a lot of argues with his parents. He had only one friend that lied to him saying that he was rich but who was in fact a criminal (a thief to be precise), so they stopped being friends. A year latter, that one old friend went to see Heizou and got killed because of his illegal activities, that's how Heizou decided to put his abilities and knowledge at the service of justice by becoming a detective.

Now i'm gonna analyze Ranpo :

For a little description : Ranpo is a 26yo detective working at the Armed Detectives Agency (we'll say ADA), he's most of the time considered as the "world's greatest detective" or at least "Japan's greatest detective". Despite working in an agency full of ability users, Ranpo does not have one even if he acts like he does, he's "just" really clever with a sharp sens of deduction (that's also why he called his fake ability "super deduction"). As he's really intelligent and as useful as anyone in the agency he's really respected and the other members allow him to act really childish or cocky sometimes (also because, even if he doesn't seem to be, he's, after the boss, the oldest member of the ADA), plus, thanks to the fact that he helps the police departements a lot, he's the one that brings the most money (and cases) to the agency. He's also known as really arrogant and cocky 'cause he can be very lazy and refuses to work on cases he finds boring or useless even if he respects and values a lot his work as a detective.

A bit ab his personality & story :

Ranpo's "ability" is really important for him especially because he makes him think that he's in fact "normal". When he met Fukuzawa (ADA's boss), he was lonely, his parents were dead and he was kicked out off everywhere because of his behavior; plus he used to see others people around him as monsters that he wasn't understanding because no one had the same mental abilities as him. To make him feel better, Fukuzawa told him that he had a special ability, a very strong one and he backed Ranpo up with this idea. So now Ranpo uses this "special ability" to put himself above others and to fill his lack of confidence in his knowledge (he basically uses an half-fake superiority complexe to hide his inferiority complex) even if he clearly knows that he doesn't have an ability.

Despite his really childish and cheerful side Ranpo can be really serious and solemn in important situations (i'm thinking particulary ab the cannibalism arc when Fukuzawa was injured). And he uses this side of him so rarely that even Yosano (they knows each other since their teenage years (i'd say around 15/16yo)) was shocked to see him acting like that. He mostly behaves like that when he has to protect people he loves, which is the most important to him : he would do anything to protect his close ones (i'm especially thinking ab this scene when he uses Fyodor's manipulation style to make Mushitaro admit his crime to protect the agency in the chapter n°56).

Even if a lot of people despise him, he has sort kind of charisma (thanks to the infallible confidence he has around others) that brings to him strong allies who admire him in some way (ex. Poe, Mushitaro).

Ranpo is kind of a physically weak man, he's 160cm tall (5'3'') and he's 57kg, i'm pretty sure he can't actually fight but i'm also sure that even if he could he wouldn't, 'cause knowledge is the only thing that actually matters to him and, from his pov, use physical strength would be admitting a lack of intelligence (same with using manipulation).

I'm now gonna do a few connections between both :

First they both had rough childhoods with not a lot/no friends and then became detectives to use their knowledge and abilities to protect ppl they love.

They also both seem really confident about their capabilities but it's in fact to protect their inner-selves and to fill a lack of confidence/insecurities/inferiority complex.

Protecting their close ones is one of the most important thing to them and they would do anything to success on this. Plus they use other ploy than their knowledge and abilities (ex. physicall strength, manipulation) only when they have to protect ppl around them.

They're mostly seen as arrogant and childish but both can be really serious in major and crucial situations, which can scare/shock even the ppl that know them the best.

But one of their main similarities is how they both considere their capablities as godlike : when people tells him that his abilities are godlike Heizou answers "I don't know, maybe this is something that even the gods can't do!"; and Ranpo has the habit of putting himself above everyone, shouting from the rooftops that he has the most powerfull ability in the world.

There are way more similarities between them but i think that i explained the biggest ones ! I really appreciate when ppl associate them, especially when they don't associate them just bc "they're childish detectives :D", because i have affectionate them with my whole heart <33.

I hope you guys enjoyed reading this, love you all, kiss kiss <33

#bungo stray dogs #ranpo headcanons #ranpo kin #ranpoedogawa #ranpo #analysis #ranpo fanart #heizou #shikanoin heizou #genshin impact #genshin shikanoin #detectives #power #neuroatypical #deduction #heizou ranpo #ranpo heizou #bsd

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willowedwisteria · 2 years

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⁂~Relationship Dynamics~⁂

Summary -> Relationship dynamics I think would apply to some of the characters.

Featuring -> Eula, Albedo, Ganyu

Note -> This is my view! I'll be creating multiple parts so you can send me who you want to see.

Genre -> Fluff

Albedo

"Popular Extrovert x Introvert who loves them more than anything"

Albedo probably keeps his relationship with you a secret. Private, peaceful, and just the way he likes it.

But everybody could pick up on those loving stares you share with each other, the way he's always the first one you're looking for in any setting, how he's been more social about his opinions of you.

He'll often receive many invitations from you to gatherings. Though he would prefer somewhere less chaotic and noisy, it's the perfect excuse to see you again.

Sometimes, he wishes to be alone with you instead of on such grand occasions, holding your hand, resting his head on your shoulder, and huddling up to you to experience that warmth and comfort again.

Due to most of his time being eaten up by work, he tries to send you gifts whenever you meet with each other.

You're always surrounded by so many people, so it gets kind of awkward waiting for the crowd to die down so he can pass you the gift.

During parties that you host, you'll find him standing alone on the sidelines, leaning against a pillar or wall. The first thing you do is smile in his direction and watch his cheeks flush up into a rosy pink.

Albedo finds it easy to maintain a relationship with you. It's a bit of a sad reality that the both of you are too busy for each other, yet it makes it all the more heartwarming once you both reunite.

"Come in!"

The door slowly creaks open, light blue eyes peeking in before entering your quarters.

"Albedo, did anything happen? Why the sudden visit?"

Albedo hesitates a bit, before quickly closing up the distance between you and him, leaving the bouquet of flowers in your hands.

You stare at it, taking a moment to appreciate the aromatic smell. Not wanting to ruin the picturesque order it was in right now, you hold it gently in your arms.

"You know, if you wanted to send a gift to me, you could have passed this to Zhongli or perhaps Jean." You were painfully aware of how busy he was, you never really got to see him.

Albedo nods, a hand on the back of his neck as he mentions how much he had missed you, "We... do not get to see each other often. I felt like this was a good opportunity to spend some time with you if you didn't mind.

Frankly, even during special gatherings that you've arranged, you are always surrounded by people. There aren't many chances for me to approach you."

A soft chuckle escapes your lips as you approach him, he retracts a few of his words so as to not sound rude and apologizes, realizing how selfish he might have sounded.

"Yeah, honestly, we really need to spend more time together since we're actually together." You concurred. Your fingers slid into his, softly caressing his hand.

Albedo stares at your hand enveloping his, he looks at you for a glance of reassurance before getting comfortable.

And just like that, you pull him along, asking about the bouquet of flowers he had given to you.

"Ooh, ooh, 'bedo! What's this flower?"

"That's a Cecelia."

"...and?"

"Your grace, with all due respect, I'm an alchemist, not a gardenist."

Eula

"Loves talking x Loves hearing them talk"

There are many things she'll teach you and chide you about.

You do A LOT and I mean A LOT of dumb things. I mean, what were you thinking when you decided to try drinking ketchup AND mustard at the same time?

She'll properly remind you of your manners, sugarcoating her words out of respect for you.

She'll try and stick out for you, but she can tell how those perturbed expressions on the citizens' faces make you uncomfortable.

You're generally very friendly, but adding her into the mix must be bad for you. Even so, you still thank her for her efforts.

To avoid such things, she'll stand by the sidelines and make sure you don't get hurt doing something you didn't think through.

She only wants to protect you :(

Plus, whenever she scolds you and reminds you lightly, you seem to always... blank out.

Though, that's just because you like hearing her talk. You're listening to every word. It's nice to know that she cares about your safety.

Her voice is actually quite comforting, especially when she laughs.

"Your grace, please, be more careful." She sighs, "With your recklessness, you're bound to get hurt."

You laugh, "I hope you'll be tending to my wounds when that time comes."

She pulls the chair farther from the table to allow you to sit down on it before seating herself next to you.

Dragging your seat closer to hers, the chatter in the tavern gets louder as time goes on, you lean your head on her shoulder. She tells you about her day and what she's been up to.

Her missions, her opinions, little complaints here and there, you absorb everything. Yet, not a single comment is left by you.

"Do you feel tired? I'll carry you back home if so."

You shake your head, "No, just keep talking, please. I want to hear more."

Ganyu

"Girlboss/stands up for them x is there"

Oftentimes, Ganyu fails to be selfish and thinks about her own needs. Criticism is something that rarely leaves her mouth.

Mostly in fear of hurting the other party's feelings or sounding rude, she would rather just quietly take it. Similarly to how she accepts work, she has trouble refusing any work offers despite having a lot on her plate already.

You're there to stand up for her and make sure that she isn't being mistreated. Yes, maybe things get a little out of hand because of the few punches you'll throw here and there, but you just don't want this nice nature of her to be her downfall

She's a nice person, someone who's too nice for their own good. Friendly, approachable, gorgeous, she's all of the above.

Of course, you don't outright make a scene. You would normally approach them in a more private location rather than embarrass them in front of such an audience.

I say normally because there are times when they take it too far.

Ganyu tries to avoid conflict, she feels like she's painting a bad image of you to the public.

She'll insist that it's okay, that there's nothing to be angry about, which usually calms you down.

Because of your status, people generally rush to serve the dishes you've specifically ordered first. Sometimes, they disregard the quality of the person you're sharing a table with because they're so focused on what you ordered.

You feel bad for her once she waits for her food to be served while many of your appetizers have arrived.

The sound of the front door swinging open alerts all of the high-end guests to it. The sounds of the descending rain hitting the ground entered as Ganyu stood at the front door, soaked head-to-toe.

"Ganyu!" You quickly approached her, draping a thick jacket on her, "Come on, you know I would have been okay if you were late."

"I apologize, your grace. I couldn't possibly make you wait for me."

You wave for one of the waiters, asking him politely for some towels or tissue. "Your grace, with all due respect, I would rather not serve a customer that just barges in so rudely."

Okay, that one comment already ticked you off. "With the utmost sincerity, she did not barge in, she is sharing a table with me. Please, may I have a towel and two menus?"

The waiter sneaks in a condescending glance at Ganyu before rushing off to complete your request.

Once he returns with what you had asked for, you both begin to order after a quick skim through the menu. "I'll have the Jade Parcels and crystal shrimp. Maybe with some rice pudding?"

Ganyu also adds in her orders, "May I have the vegetarian abalone too?"

"Please don't interrupt the divine one." The waiter snarkily whispers to Ganyu, causing her to pause what she wants to say. You could tell that Ganyu wasn't happy at all.

"I'm sorry?" You sarcastically ask, "Ganyu, continue with what you want."

Even with the food ordered, the anger that you had been bottling up kept piling up with this waiter's attitude. You had planned to tell the staff at the back politely after your meal, but you don't think you'd be able to hold yourself back.

Raising your hand to signal another waitress, you question her, "My guest here hasn't received her Vegetarian Abalone. Could you please ask in the back what's taking so long?"

She nods and rushes to the back.

You really got pissed off when you were notified about how there was no order for Vegetarian Abalone told to the chefs.

"Ganyu, we're leaving," You tugged on her hand, the plates of food unfinished. With how awful Ganyu had been served, she had no objections and happily left by your side.

The waitress tried to inquire about why you had left so early, and you told her to expect a mountain of complaints from you the next morning.

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blametheeditor · 3 months

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Court's In Session

Prompt Roulette By Title

Character A's been dreading this day for a long time- the end of a committed relationship that Character A had tried desperately to make work. But what can they say, sometimes divorce is a better solution that couple's counseling. Issue is, Character B isn't content with JUST signing papers and leaving. No, Character B's far more interested in arguing the need for alimony, their number one citation being "-you're paying for my therapy sessions, asshole."

NOT MEANT FOR EVERYONE

Content Warnings: Cursing. Mentions of people being experimented on. Mentions of child custody. Messy divorces.

I promise to give Scott a break after this, he deserves it

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Scott had been praying that his boy’s would be brought to the meeting. He knew it wouldn’t happen, knew his soon to be ex-wife wouldn’t want to put them through that because it wouldn’t be fair to them. That there might be yelling, at the very least name calling, and she would be a good mother leaving them with her parents while they sorted this out.

But he’s selfish. He wanted to see them one last time despite how much it would hurt them. Yet another reason why he isn’t fit to raise his children.

Karen will always take care of the boys first, though, meaning she came to the house alone. A decision he respects and even appreciates because it was the right thing to do. Didn’t say anything as he passed the divorce papers over after she sat down at the dining table. The familiar furniture seeming almost alien now that the center piece and placemats had all been taken.

They sit in silence as she reads it over. The first time they’ve been alone in a room together. No lawyers this time. It goes against everything they were advised, and if changes want to be made it would’ve been easier to have the people who can do such a thing in the room, but they had wanted to go over what was submitted as a ‘final draft’ with just them.

Karen suggested it because she didn’t like how formal everything was, as if this they weren’t discussing a transaction instead of the end to a relationship. Scott had agreed because he loves her, and he always will.

“...I get the boys.”

Scott hangs his head, looking down at his coffee instead of meeting her gaze. “You do.”

She hesitates. “You’re not fighting me on visitation rights.”

“I’m not,” comes out in a whisper, clearing his throat in order to keep his tears at bay. “I, it’s not that I don’t want to. I’ve had a lot to think about and...and it seems like it’d be for the best.”

It had taken several months for him to see Karen’s request as something more than just her trying to be spiteful. She has the capacity to, and had displayed it a few times during their relationship, but it was never used as a weapon. Never to hurt someone. Because at her core, she does everything in her power to make sure the people she loves most are taken care of. Fights when she thinks she or someone else is being wronged.

He hadn’t remembered that when he heard the words ‘you will never see or speak to them again’. He had only seen red. Cursed her name every way he could as soon as he got home that day. Broke down sobbing when a week later, he realized she only wanted to protect their sons. It would only hurt them to keep Scott in the picture, even if it was just a phone call.

“Are you planning on selling the house?” she asks, glancing at the page where the house they bought together, the one they’re currently sitting in now, has Scott’s name laying claim over it.

He shakes his head. “I don’t think I ever will, to be honest.”

Karen takes a deep breath. Closes the small packet of papers before setting her hands on it. “I won’t sign it.”

“Any particular reason why?” Because the rest of the assets had been split 50/50 between them. The house falling under his name had actually been something she requested, not wanting their sons to be raised somewhere only bad memories were kept.

“I want alimony.”

Scott’s jaw drops. “E-Excuse me?”

“You heard me,” she murmurs. Not combative, just firm.

“Karen, I’m paying child support, as much as I can. With the rest of the mortgage, I-I can’t pay alimony.”

“I can’t live with my parents forever,” she begins. “I already have a few job interviews, but I don’t have enough to rent an apartment. I can’t even send the boys to daycare.”

“I know, I know,” Scott sighs. “But I can’t. You know Freddy’s doesn’t-”

His wife- soon to be ex-wife suddenly stands up as she glares at him. “You’re still working there!”

Even when that’s the reason why I left? That’s why you were never home? That’s why we continued to struggle financially? You love it more than you love your family?

He hears it even though she doesn’t say it. Because it’s a familiar topic they had discussed before. Fought over. Written on the message she left when she packed everything she could and left with their sons.

Scott almost breaks. Almost tells her everything. After years of holding it in, keeping it a secret because he didn’t want to burden her, he almost lets the damn break.

“...yes.”

Karen grows furious. “Then I’m getting alimony. Because you’re paying for my therapy sessions, asshole.”

“No.”

“For what you’ve put us through, it is the bare minimum that you could do!” she erupts, throwing her hands into the air. “You seriously don’t expect me to let that slide! You’re still at that hell hole despite losing your family! What makes that damn place so special that it deserves your everything!”

“I can’t leave!” he shouts, standing up in order to look her eye to eye. Pleading she understands. “I can’t explain! I want to, but I can’t! It’s not my choice!”

“It sure looks like it is, Scott!”

It looks like it is. But it’s not. Forced to stay alive every night made his world crumble beneath his feet. The small patches of discoloration on his arms and legs took away his freedom. Hearing the methodical voice repeating key words in the back of his mind every second of every day makes him question who he is.

And if he tries to leave? Tries to escape? It’s been proven too many times what would await him is worse than death.

How can anyone expect him to be a good husband and father when someone is literally pulling on his strings to make him dance?

“I, we can’t continue this discussion,” Scott says, backing away from the table, from the woman he loves, from his everything. “I’m so sorry. But y-you need to go.”

Before I damn you too.

She stares at him. He swears a look of remorse flashes across her face before it disappears, so quickly he might’ve just imagined it in his desperation. Then she turns on her heel and stalks furiously out the door, slamming it behind her.

Scott waits for the tears to come. Stares down at his now cold coffee. Feels nothing but resignation.

He wants to be angry. That she isn’t by his side when he needs her most. That she’s taking away his entire world as he’s reaching out for a hand to keep him from falling. That she’s nailing his coffin shut without remorse.

But that wouldn’t be fair. He brought this upon himself. At least Afton will be happy now that Scott has no reason to be anywhere but right next to him, ready to obey every command.

At least his sons will never see the hollow shell their father has become.

#it has been a hot minute since I added another story to Bingo #and Scott can't seem to catch a break #and look at me being writing productive!#I'd say it's a pretty good Monday #have a good rest of your week!#FNAF bois #Prompt Roulette By Title #A5 #BTE writing #cw #content warning

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endworldbroadcast · 26 days

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One thing I don't really see people tend to talk about with schizoid personality disorder is how much of it is staked on moral shame... It's a little different from how people usually conceptualise 'shame' but it's the closest feeling I can think of at the centre of it.

The 'splitting'/black-and-white thinking associated with ScPD is just so punitive, but it doesn't look punitive at first glance because schizoids are often non-confrontational and 'do' nothing (externally) with the emotions. But internally, it feels like being fixated on all the many ways of fucking up.

Nobody else is good enough and every single thing others do is scrutinised under the lens of obligation—these people that 'love' me, what do they want this time?—to the point where relationships feel like a frustrating power exchange and a court trial of endless litigation, and in the end it's really that yourself is not 'good enough'.

That even if you don't actually hate yourself or think of yourself as inferior in a straightforward manner, it's that because you're acutely aware of some 'obligatory' fucntion of love, it always comes to this overwhelming point where just existing around other people feels like you're failing some invisible demand made of you, and you have to run away if it means you don't have to face that failure.

I remember that case study from the ScPD handbook about this guy who would come to detest any woman who reciprocated his feelings, and it was borne from this feeling that if you view yourself and more importantly your own love and attachment for other people as worthless and unwanted, you can't get rid of the feeling that the love of anybody who could love you was worthless too.

It's a strange, paradoxical form of self-loathing where you might not really recognise yourself as 'incompetent' the way most anxious or insecure people do, but because your standards of what makes a person 'acceptable' enough to relate to are so impossible, you'll always be falling short just by virtue of being a human being.

If another person loves you, it's easier to think that either it's conditional and ulterior or the person has some flaw in their character that gives them such 'poor' taste—and maybe, in some cases, it's an arrogant envy. It's maddening to realise other people can truly 'love' the imperfect and inadequate when you yourself can't.

I'm helplessly cynical towards other people and I attribute it a lot to shame and envy. I feel that if a person doesn't 'love' me enough, they trigger some kind of childish desperation, the way children cry when their parents leave. And if a person 'loves' me too much, I feel like my own selfish nature is put at the forefront. I get embarrassed of wanting affection, of accepting grace, of being treated kindly in a way I can't return—it makes me feel selfish and immoral to think people can care for me in a way I can't reciprocate, especially when the neglect of other people hurts me just the same, so I get angry and envious of other people for having the ability to be so openly kind and I want them to get away from me.

I feel envious that others can care for the people around them so simply and straightforwardly, but more than that, I get envious that other people's love is seen as such a good, desirable thing when I feel like the reason I'm so alienated is because my own feelings of warmth towards others is seen as evil and unwanted. It's not merely that the act of being loved is selfish, but that the very act of loving another is. And it is just absolutely tiresome to feel like the one thing everybody considers as universally good and necessary is wrong when you do it.

#d #schizoid tag #schizoposting #I think when you're neglected for so long at such a young age #it's easier to believe that that happened because you aren't 'good enough'#The people around you can't love you because you're unloveable #so it becomes second nature to measure 'loveability' like it's an internal characteristic #to the point it becomes a veiled competition #and if someone loves you more authentically than you can love them #You lose! And losing makes you the same person as those people that neglected you in the past!!!#So much about 'being loved' feels like being exposed as a MORAL FAILURE!!!!#D:

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gralunaisland · 2 years

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Part 2 of "Why Gray is NOT a Tsundere"

(An Anti-gr///via Post)

[Links to Part 1 and Part 3 are linked here.]

Refuting the @f*ckyeahgr*via post:

Again, this is the post I read that tries to prove Gray is a tsundere which I will be analyzing and countering to prove that Gray is in fact not a tsundere.

Anyway, first, I will say I agree with the Anon that suggested this to me all those months ago. This post seems to be quite reasonable at first glance, at least compared to other Pro gr///vian arguments which tend not to be.

However, I gave it careful thought, and I believe I have a response to each of their points.

Also, remember, as I said in Part 1, I refer to the Pro gr///vian writer of this post as "Author", and their quotes are in orange. Lastly, this post is the longest of the 3 parts so be prepared.

Onto the Author's post:

"Yes, there is a difference [between being a tsundere and not returning someone's feelings]. But, it’s a shame when shipping preferences get in the way of people seeing obvious character traits for what they are."

This is what Author basically starts out by saying, and it's really a baffling thing for a Pro gr//vian to say.

I mean... in the nicest way possible... look at the pot calling the kettle black.

Pros are literally the ones whose shipping preferences get in the way of them seeing juvia's glaring, painfully obvious traits (flaws, they're flaws) for what they are (again, flaws).

The hypocrisy is pretty baffling to me, even if it's accidental.

Because Pros just ship Gray and juvia together with no real thought as to the healthiness of the relationship, they usually flat out ignore her toxic traits:

from the stalking ("she only did it a few timessss" or "it's not stalking, she's just watching the guy she likesss even if she's following him across the country without his knowledge"),

to the emotional manipulation ("noo she wasn't making Silver's death all about her and her selfish love of Gray, she was just apologizinggg", ignoring the fact that she never said sorry and ignoring the fact that she said she had no right to love him but she continues to “love” him afterward because she didn’t actually believe that, she just wanted Gray to make her feel better even though he’s heavily grieving right now etc.),

to the ignoring him whenever he is obviously uncomfortable or when he literally rejected her ("nahhh his clear rejection of her and her feelings was just a red herring, he obviously just adores her, no doesn’t mean no, and consent is all subjective anyway" etc.),

to ignoring all his boundaries ("awww isn't it so sweet that they lived together after FT disbanded?? let's just forget the fact that she trespassed, refused to leave, and then tried to sleep with him" etc.),

to creating creepy merchandise all with Gray's face on it and using it to get off ("heyyy, don't kink shame! it's perfectly healthy to do this even if the person she based all the merch off of doesn't know she's doing this and doesn't like her back" etc.)

etc. etc. etc!!!

I'm sorry, Author, but you are describing yourself when you're trying to call out Antis. Your adoration of the ship gr///via blinds you from seeing juvia's obvious traits as what they are, detestable, as well as from seeing that Gray is a victim here, not a willing participant and most certainly not the bad guy here.

But let's continue.

Author moves on by claiming Mashima proclaimed Gray's "tsundere-ness" himself by highlighting it on the manga cover with the words "You've never seen Gray make this face before!", as if that proves the face Gray was making was tsundere. I also found another translation of what I think Author was referring to on the gross title page of juvia for 413 Days, which says "This will be the first time Gray shows this side of himself", which would directly contradict certain things that this Author says that I will get to later on.

To be honest, the face he makes actually does look pretty tsundere, if we're just going to focus on looks. He's frowning with eyebrows furrowed, and he's got a slight blush on his face.

However, Gray was probably only making that expression because of a combination of being ashamed of his "harsh treatment" (aka rightful treatment) of juvia from that particular day (because he's a nice person and actually he wasn't even being harsh now that I went back to read the stupid chapter), being ashamed that he "treated her badly" when she was "just trying to be nice", being grateful for something cheerful on a dreary day, as well as being embarrassed again that it was juvia, the girl who's made it abundantly clear she desires him and pesters him who was cheering him up despite how much he's told her off.

I'm thinking it's mostly that last thing as the reason why he makes that particular expression. He's a big softie, and yet he's been setting hundreds of boundaries for juvia-- rightfully so-- so it definitely pains/embarrasses him to actually enjoy something she gives him.

In that case, it makes perfect sense why he 'hasn't made that face before' because this is the first time he actually appreciates something juvia does for him.

All that makes abundantly more sense than him “trying desperately not to let anyone know that he likes juvia", which is the whole point of the classic tsundere face where they pretend to hate the person they like in the first place by the way, especially when in the next panel, which Author shows, he's smiling, and especially since he's alone and has no one to prove it to, least of all juvia who isn't even there.

Then Author brings up Erza witnessing Gray smiling and wearing the scarf, saying she "passed by with a knowing smile on her face", as if that proves anything? I honestly don't know what they thought they were proving here, really, because yes, Erza saw Gray wearing the scarf, and she smiled with a blush on her face.

Uh... Like we care what she thinks??

I absolutely hate Erza when she's butting into Gray's personal "love life". On a different occasion, she berates Gray for not giving juvia a clear answer, even though he's made it clear to anyone who's not an imbecile that juvia's actions bother him, basically saying it's his fault that juvia keeps pestering him, actually victim blaming him even though he was just being a nice guy to juvia. She literally encourages juvia's insane and just plain inconsiderate behavior towards Gray and supports her through it all. She really shows that her true loyalties lie with helping juvia ruin his life rather than with the man whom she's been friends with since childhood. Erza is the one who tells juvia she has to give him a gift since it's "their anniversary". If Erza was really Gray's friend, then she should know that that day was the anniversary of Ur's death. But noooo she still puts juvia up to bothering Gray even though she knows how Gray reacts to juvia's antics and even though by then he'd already rejected her. And even if she didn't know that it was Ur's deathday, then after learning, she should've been supporting Gray, not juvia. Oh gosh, the words Erza spouted to juvia while she was crying for ruining Gray's day:

"Besides, I don't think Gray was bothered too much by your gesture. It's just one day. If lives were lost today, then today, lives were also born. How important each and every day is... depends on how important you feel it is to you."

This made me want to rip the red hair out of her head. Not only does she spur juvia on to bother Gray even though she knows Gray already rejected her, she tries to make juvia feel better (instead of comforting Gray) by basically saying, "don't feel bad for annoying Gray on the most important and saddest day for him. People die and are born everyday, so Gray should just get over it."

Onto the next point:

The next thing Author looked at was the panels where juvia made bread with Gray's face on them.

"Prior to that, we had people pointing out that Gray was completely contradicting his own rejection, by being obliging towards Juvia, with his very tsundere-ish line of “Well, since you went to all this trouble…” while BLUSHING and taking one of her breads (who blushes when they eat bread?)"

What's absolutely hilarious is that a total of five people had blushes on their face in the two panels Author showed. Blush does NOT equal romantic feelings every time it shows up in manga. If it did, then not only did Gray and juvia have romantic feelings in these panels, but so did Cana, Mira, and Elfman. Uh, "who blushes when they eat bread"?? Maybe ELFMAN who literally has blush on his face when he says, "This tastes really manly!" as he eats juvia's bread???

Need I say more on this point? No? Good.

Anyway, onto Author's point of pointing all this out, remember, Gray isn't a mean person.

He's actually never been mean to juvia; he's not mean to people in general. One example is when he was so apologetic and felt so bad that he'd accidentally hurt Mirajane's feelings when he thought a drawing was childish. The closest thing he's gotten to being mean is his rivalry with Natsu, but it's shown time and time again that that's just surface level rivalry and fooling around and that he actually cares about him. Baking bread takes time and effort, which he recognizes with his words (which accounts for the "very tsundere-ish line"), and it's among the marginally less creepy things she's tried to give him, so why wouldn't he accept them, especially since he's nice?

Accepting something she made is not akin to declaring that he actually likes her. He's probably only blushing because she's embarrassing him like usual in front of the whole guild. He's also sweating hard, which shows that it's probably stress from the public humiliation too. Gray's never liked juvia's over the top antics, especially how she's not subtle in public about it, and her baking him bread with their faces on it is definitely embarrassing.

Onto the next point:

"And then there was the 366 moment that he initiated (gripping her hand and intimately telling her he was with her) which again was completely contradictory towards his previous words of rejection towards Juvia, and obviously had romantic implications behind the moment. I mean, how do you go from this (and mind you, the official translation was even harsher than this, as he said refused/rejected, rather than “No thanks.")"

"To this?:"

I'm confused how Pros have the audacity to show Gray's rejection and then to pretend like it didn't matter at all. Notice how they even mention that the official translation was harsher? Gray was making it completely clear that he didn't reciprocate juvia's feelings, without any hint of the classic tsundere blush and stammering, without any of the unease and uncertainty. He was laying it all out in the open. He wasn't even being cold in the tsundere sense; he's not being cold by firmly setting boundaries and by making it clear he doesn't consent to being treated like this by juvia. Why can't they just understand that no means no?

As for the second scene, Gray has always been there for his friends emotionally and physically. Remember in the Phantom Lord arc where Erza was collapsing against his chest in defeat and he held onto her? Remember when Gray was physically supporting Lucy as she used the Book of End? He expresses concern for his friends through physical means many times over the anime, and this time with juvia would be no exception. Just because he lays his hand on juvia's hand, a girl who's a part of the guild he loves so dearly, a girl whom he still considers a friend even though juvia shows time and time again she's not willing to be friends with him, doesn't mean he loves her; he's merely supporting a worried, stressed comrade of his.

Him being kind to juvia and him loving juvia are not mutually inclusive. In other words, him doing the former doesn't necessitate the latter. He's just a kind person in general, as I've said many times, and if you can't see that he's a kind person in general, are you even a fan of Gray's? Honestly, I wouldn't think many Pros are fans of Gray because of how toxic this ship is for him, but I'd love to hear how they reconcile it in their mind.

Onto the next point:

"And Gray’s tsundereness does not just apply to Juvia. He has a HISTORY of being tsundere with people. The first arc he participated in within the series (the Lullaby arc) flat out established him as tsundere, when he acted as such with Natsu, by not wanting to directly tell him to not die (see the embarrassed blush):"

"And before you say, Natsu was acting similarly, no. Natsu has NO PROBLEM telling Gray in the Galuna Island arc to not die. That’s the difference between Gray and Natsu. Natsu has no problem directly showing how much he cares for people."

Well, honestly good for Author, they show that they realize being tsundere doesn't just apply to romantic interests.

Rather than him being tsundere here, though, I think this is literally just a case of "boys being boys". Guys just don't tend to be very emotionally vulnerable. It's not a secret that most of the time Gray and Natsu butt heads. The times where either of them tells the other that they actually care for each other are not often.

Here, Author, you state that you can't say Natsu was acting similarly here, however, I disagree, because while, yes, Natsu made it clear in a very dire moment when Gray was about to kill himself through Iced Shell that he didn't want him to die, in this moment, Natsu acted the same exact way that Gray did, flushing and then quickly turning away, breaking eye contact. I don't think either of them are being tsunderes, they're just not used to showing how much they care for the other on a regular basis, and for guys, it can be especially embarrassing to show it.

You say that's the difference between these guys, that "Natsu has no problem directly showing how much he cares for people", but I mean, think back to the Phantom Lord arc where Gray fights your precious juvia, where Gray declares loudly and proudly that he'd die to save Lucy from them. I'd say that's plenty direct, especially since juvia (though she's an idiot so I wouldn't put much purport to this) mistook his passion for romantic love for Lucy. Also think to how viscerally and visibly angry Natsu, Erza, AND Gray were when Sabertooth's Minerva was brutalizing Lucy in the GMG, and how both Gray and Natsu ran out onto the field in front of everyone to catch her. These are only a couple of examples, but Gray has no issue showing how much he cares for people, even publicly.

It's just more awkward for him to tell these things to his dude friend, especially with a dude friend he bickers with jokingly for the most part, especially when the situation isn't exactly dire yet.

Onto the next point:

"Another example of Gray’s tsundereness was when he first met Erza. He acted tsundere with her too, being antagonist towards her, while obviously caring about her feelings, but trying his best to hide it:"

I feel like here, Author is just misreading it, which I don't blame them since they're only looking at these panels, but to get the full picture, they need to look beyond these panels and at the entire chapter/episode. If you do, you'll see that Gray doesn't "care for Erza's feelings" as soon as he meets her. He's actually annoyed by her and fights with her and picks on her from the get-go because of how standoffish she acts.

He's not acting tsundere here; he's genuinely surprised to see her cry for the first time. He's totally thrown off guard since he's used to her just putting 'em up and fighting him back. He definitely wasn't prepared for her to show her vulnerable side. I don't think the trembles and the nervous sweats show him desperately trying to hide any semblance of sympathy, I think he's just seriously surprised by this turn of events and is woefully unprepared and nervous to deal with a pretty girl crying, and then of course he has to deal with expressing his sympathy, but I definitely don't think hiding the sympathy was the first thing on his mind or even the first instinctual thing he did. The first thing he did was ask her why she's always on her own. He immediately dives right into the deep questions, showing his natural kind side.

Author segues from that into:

"In fact, Gray makes a speech during the TOH arc about how Erza has to be in FT so she wont cry. Do you think Gray EVER told Erza any of this? Not likely."

Sigh.

I'm sorry, but a guy not telling a girl that he doesn't want her to cry doesn't mean he's a tsundere. You see, being a tsundere means you normally act cold and harsh to someone. Gray doesn't with Erza, he just jokes around with her and is usually scared of her, but he's showed plenty that he actually cares for her. Just because he doesn't tell her all his heartfelt emotions about how much he (platonically) loves her doesn't mean he's being a tsundere. I think people forget how guys are in general, not that they act as a monolith, of course, but it's a definite theme amongst men to be more closed off with your emotions, which doesn't necessarily mean you're actively hiding them and covering them up by acting mean and cold like tsunderes do.

In addition, I've already said in Part 1 that you can't take "not talking about your feelings" as equaling tsundere because again, that would mean most everyone in the Fairy Tail universe is a tsundere because no one talks about their feelings all the time except in dire straits like what is depicted in the picture above.

Another segue:

"But again, in comparison, Natsu has no problem saying things directly to Erza in the very same arc, and crying in front of her. Natsu can be immature sometimes, but he’s no tsundere. Gray, however, IS."

IIII just don't get it.

Without even trying to attack them, I honestly feel like Author hasn't read or watched most of Fairy Tail. At the very least, they’ve forgotten most of it. Gray cried for Ur right in front of Natsu, Happy, and Lucy in the Galuna Arc before Natsu ever did. He cries again in front of them when he sees Ultear's sacrifice. And of course, Pros would never forget Gray breaking down crying at his father's grave. And he has very plainly shown how much he cares for his friends on a regular basis, literally in every arc. His anger and his passion to protect them is honestly on full display every fight.

I've already addressed this earlier in this post anyway, but anyway one last thing before I move on, I just have to say that Gray is such expressive character that I am quite actually baffled that viewers could see him and immediately think he's a closed off, harsh, cold-acting tsundere. In my next watch through, I'll be sure to pay more attention to those moments where Gray is being super expressive so I can list them all off, but seriously, that's what these Pros need to be doing, to actually take some time to analyze Gray's behavior and his responses to juvia's actions. Maybe then they'll realize how off-putting and toxic she is, and that maybe before Gray was brainwashed by Mashima, he reacted in a way that made sense and was honest considering those facts.

Onto the next point:

"And of course, he acted like a little brat with Ur, and lashed out at her, even though she was like a second mother to him, and took care of him. But, of course he cared for her, even before her sacrifice. He was just hurt. As Ur said, there was darkness in his heart because of what happened with Deliora, and she sealed that away for him, but his tsundere quality remained lol. ^-^"

Oh goodness... This point actually made me sad...

Now Pros are trying to say that “the only reason why Gray would possibly reject juvia's disturbing advances is because of how Deliora traumatically scarred him by taking away everyone he loved, which made him into a tsundere”?...

I am almost at a loss for words...

This is beyond delusional. How could they just completely ignore juvia's glaring, toxic, abusive faults and go right to "Oh, well trauma is the only reason Gray wouldn't wanna shack up with someone as wonderful as juvia-sama despite the fact that she ignores consent, she ignores privacy, she ignores Gray's desires and goals, she hates everything he loves, and she just wants herself to be happy"??? This is legit juvia-level delusion, and it's a bit frightening.

I also hate that Author reduced the immensely and deeply and irrevocably traumatized Gray to just “acting like a brat” as well. It’s awful. It just goes to show you how lots of Pros aren’t Gray fans at all, just juvia fans.

To be honest, though, despite all that, this is the closest we've gotten to Gray acting like a tsundere. Here, he does act harsh and temperamental, and he took out his anger and his anguish and his hurt that he got from losing his family on Ur, despite him clearly caring for her at the end and being heartbroken that she sacrificed herself for him.

However, I still don’t think this is an example of Gray being a tsundere.

If I were to split hairs, one could argue that it was this moment where Gray started to care for her, or at least realized it, after seeing what lengths she was willing to go for him, and therefore, he wasn't just acting cold to hide his familial feelings towards her, though I will admit that's probably a reach.

To go a different route, though, this just isn't a case where, quoting one of the definitions of tsundere, "They will occasionally let slip their warm and loving feelings hidden inside. They hide their feelings due to being shy, nervous, insecure." All 3 definitions say it's a gradual process of showing warmer feelings, but right up until the very end, Gray was completely hostile towards Ur. There was nothing gradual about the abrupt wake-up call that was Gray realizing that his mistake would cost this woman, whom he should've felt gratitude towards, her life.

And clearly, Gray was only acting harsh and cold and temperamental because he was just misdirecting his negative feelings at Deliora towards Ur. As a little kid, he didn’t have great control of his emotions, as little kids don’t, and with the great loss he had, he needed an outlet, a scapegoat, and he settled on making Ur his emotional punching bag. He hated Deliora, he hated life for taking away everything he loved, so he projected that hate onto the only person he could express that hate towards: Ur. Acting harsh and cold and temperamental doesn’t mean you’re a tsundere: it could just mean you’re a traumatized individual who desperately needs an outlet to express your grief and anguish. Gray wasn’t “being a tsundere” because “that’s his character trait where he’s just socially awkward and therefore can’t express his feelings”, he was just lashing out at the world that wronged him so badly.

[[And remember at the very beginning of this post, where I said I'd get back to something? Well, it was the translation of the 413 days quote where it said "This will be the first time Gray shows this side of himself" with the picture of Gray making a "tsundere" face. If we're going to take Mashima's word for it, wouldn't it not make sense that Gray has always been a tsundere since he was a kid, as Author suggests here and in the chapter where kid Gray confronts kid Erza, and yet he only acts apparently like a tsundere for the first time in the 413 days chapter?

Something isn't consistent with the facts, and I believe it's Author's assertions. How could Gray “be acting like a tsundere, being a tsundere,” throughout his life, and yet he only starts to act like it in 413 Days?? Either way, it doesn't matter to me because I don't think Gray is acting like a tsundere in 413 days either, nor here with Ur nor with Erza, but it just goes to show how even the text itself disagrees with Author, and it shows that Author’s conclusions are not actually coming from canon material.]]

I'd definitely have to rewatch it and get more insight on it because it's already been a year since my last rewatch, but these are my thoughts on it for now. Please do give me your thoughts on this, or on anything, dear readers!

Anyway, even if Gray was acting a mite tsundere here, and that's a huge if, that doesn't necessitate that Gray would stay that way his whole life, especially considering the impact Ur had on sealing the darkness for him.

To wrap this portion up, I find it rather nutty that Author decided to take Deliora's trauma as the reason for Gray's supposed tsundere-ness, and that they even acknowledged that Ur was sealing away the darkness, and yet they decided to cherry pick what the trauma affected and what part of the trauma stayed and to claim that Gray's now a tsundere in his romantic and platonic pursuits (despite him showing he's definitely not at the very least in the latter case). I wish I knew a psychologist who could analyze Gray (though I've heard from a friend that they showed juvia's profile to a psychology professor and they came to the conclusion that she's actually insane which is fun.)

Onto the next point:

"He even acts tsundere with Lyon. He insults him and is antagonistic towards him all the time, and sees him as a rival, but he clearly loves him like a brother (and in fact, Lyon is the same way, as we saw how broken up he was when Gray died)."

Again, Author doesn't understand the bond of bros. I'm like this with my own brothers: insults are the norm even though we love each other. I think this is how most young guys are too actually. Maybe Author hasn't been around enough guys to understand that.

I suppose that's focusing too much on "personal experiences", but I don't know how to mention it besides saying that that's just the culture of many young men... I don't know what Author expected, that all the guys who aren't tsunderes would have heart-to-hearts on the daily about their feelings and how much they love each other?

But anyway, about what they said. I think Author's words here even agree with my stance on this subject. "He insults him and is antagonistic towards him all the time, and sees him as a rival, but he clearly loves him like a brother". You see... Isn't a tsundere supposed to be warming up to their person of interest? Immediately after their fight on Galuna Island, they showed they did still care for each other. There wasn't really anything gradual, they just had to settle this "disagreement" and to settle the long-standing resentments.

What's more, you have to stay logically consistent, Author.

You said before "But again, in comparison, Natsu has no problem saying things directly to Erza in the very same arc, and crying in front of her. Natsu can be immature sometimes, but he’s no tsundere" and yet you say here that Lyon is the same way (i.e. is a tsundere) like Gray.

Thing is, Natsu has the same exact dynamic with Gray that Gray and Lyon have; they insult, they bicker, they brawl, and they have each other's backs. And yet you acknowledge that Natsu is definitely NOT a tsundere, so why the heck is this proof that both Gray and Lyon are tsunderes? They both make their own feelings clear when it counts, just like Natsu. It's not like Natsu, whom as you mentioned is totally fine with declaring his feelings for his friends, says all those heartfelt things in regular day-to-day life, just out of the blue, like "Erza, you mean the world to me", or "Lucy, I would die for you a million times over," or "Happy, I'd give my left nut to be your friend forever" etc. etc. Gray, and even Lyon for that matter, will say those heartfelt things when the moment is right, just like Natsu does.

AGAIN, by this faulty definition, everyone is a tsundere. Because Erza knocks Gray's and Natsu's heads together on a regular basis, but she loves them, and generally does it for their own good. Lucy will tell the boys to put a sock in it if they're getting out of hand or will send them flying with a Lucy kick for intruding in her house, but she also loves them dearly. And Happy will say the most out of pocket stuff, especially to Lucy, and yet this is all in good fun. They're not purposefully acting harsh or cold, especially not to hide the fact that they actually love each other, and especially not because of a character trait that makes it particularly hard to express their true feelings, they're just acting as friends do in light-hearted times. For the most part, they just hang and chill and laugh as friends should, and what's more, they really do build each other up, even if it's through insults that get Gray and Natsu fired up to compete with their magic.

(No one better bring up juvia and say "oh well juvia also jokes around and doesn't actually hate other girls" because she's never joking in the slightest and she actively tries to drive other women away through her glares and her muttering and tries to demean them for daring to be in the same vicinity as Gray. Nothing about what she does is uplifting, the only feelings she's feeling in these moments are misplaced and manic jealousy, prejudiced hostility, and severe insecurity, and she literally shows that she legit would wish harm on others just so she could get near Gray, and has actually tried to kill women who get too close to Gray as well as Gray himself, so this is NOT the same thing. That's no friend.)

Almost done:

"Again, he is HARSH and TSUNDERE towards those he cares the most about. He has insulted Natsu, Lyon, Ur, Erza (calls her a monster) and JUVIA. And, he also is embarrassed when his true feelings come to the surface, and tries hard to keep them private. He doesn’t want people to know HOW MUCH he cares, and because of that, he rarely talks about his feelings to anyone, let alone directly to the person he’s having those feelings for. This is classic tsundere behavior. "

This is the same quote that I'd shown in the very beginning (in Part 1).

Something I'm just noticing now is that Author specifically doesn't include Lucy in the list of people he cares most about. This could be one of a few things or even all of them, but a common trend I've seen among Pros is that they're threatened by Lucy's healthy and solid relationship with Gray so they try to pretend they're not the best of friends.

Another reason for not including her might just be that Gray's relationship with Lucy just doesn't support their narrative. He's definitely not mean to her, though he does keep her vanity in check sometimes, but he shows that he cares for her even from the beginning, from being willing to stake his life to rescue her, to making sure she got home safe since there was a stalker following her around, to, again, since I love this scene so much, the GMG scene where he runs out in front of everyone to catch her and save her from more injury, to his and Lucy's heartfelt conversation after the Avatar arc, to how much time they spend together talking and hanging out. Nothing about his actions towards her is tsundere, so Author can't include her in the list of people Gray loves most because it doesn't coincide with their argument, like so many other things.

Anyway, moving past best girl Lucy reluctantly, I'd love to learn the reasons why Author thinks Gray's cared about juvia "the most" since the beginning. Remember, this Author has been trying to prove Gray's had this tsundere-ness since he was kid in order to prove that all of Gray's rejections of juvia are simply him being too uwu shy uwu to admit he actually loves her and that he's actually liked her this whole time. I've been talking about this in some wonderful recent asks I've gotten, how juvia is quite decidedly not Gray's type considering all the women he's cared about in his life, and I'd genuinely want to hear what reasons Pros could think up that would explain what made Gray fall for the crazy, selfish weirdo who doesn't care about friends like he does, and who certainly doesn't care for Gray's emotional and psychological well-being.

As for the rest of this paragraph, I've already talked about how not talking about your innermost feelings with people on a daily basis doesn't make you a tsundere. I've repeated myself enough.

The last pertinent bit and Conclusion:

"That’s why I also think that anyone at this point who sees Gray’s actions as someone who simply does not return Juvia’s feelings, is someone who is letting their bias cloud their judgement. The evidence for Gray’s feelings towards Juvia has been mounting since at least the Tenroujima arc. To not see where things are clearly headed between them, is just to be in denial. By all means, ship what you like, but don’t deny a blatant character trait, because you don’t like what it implies for something you don’t ship."

I hope my readers could tell me if I'm letting my bias control how I look at all these scenarios. At one point, I was struggling to put my thoughts to paper so to speak, so this post could definitely use some polishing and outside critiques.

In all honesty, though, I don't think I'm letting my bias cloud my judgment. I did my best to look at each instance objectively and to try to stay consistent with my reasoning.

I personally think this Pro as well as Pros like them are letting bias cloud their judgment in terms of how Gray is literally being emotionally, psychologically, and physically abused by juvia and by their contrived, unhealthy, toxic relationship.

Their last words are kind of aggravating, to be perfectly transparent. They are definitely entitled to their opinion. I for one can't complain because I have similar feelings about certain Pros myself. However, it's just insane the amount of hypocrisy in this last paragraph. I've already mentioned the hypocrisy once in this post, but man, cast the first stone, will you? So many Pros continue to be in denial of just how damaging this relationship is for both characters, really, and some Pros would just rather point fingers at everyone else who has even the slightest issue or who points out the slightest discrepancy or criticism and claim we're the crazy ones.

We always knew where the ship was going to be headed (cough headed to hell) because of the might of the Pro fandom. Obviously, Pros wouldn't accept anything less than marriage with 55 babies between the two of them. (Yes, hyperbole, you get my point.) I for one am not in denial that they're an item now in 100yq. My argument is simply that Gray hasn't loved juvia all this time, that he hasn't been a consenting and willing participant in juvia's madness that she calls romancing, and that the only reason he's with juvia now is because of the infinite manipulating and peer pressuring and gaslighting that happened up until this point. That, and Mashima's awful writing and similar peer-pressured self when it comes to this forsaken ship.

All I have to say is, in the words of this Pro Author, don’t deny a blatant character trait. Don't deny juvia's toxicity and abuse. Don't deny the harm she's inflicted upon Gray's psyche. And then we can finally really have a talk on why you support her.

Here's the link for Part 3 of this post!

(Feedback on anything in this post is appreciated!)

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moriartyluver · 9 months

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The only thing keeping me sane abt the baby is the fact that they can always make another pen and he wasn’t even that formed yet😭

The bouquets of lilies being fresh is going to ruin him even more because it means she was still mourning until then

Honestly fl has every right to be salty for a little, girlie lost and had to deal with sm

Imagine William trying to get her attention and constantly glancing at her during the dinner because he hasn’t seen her in so long and just can’t get enough of her but he’s also scared to keep looking at her for a long time because he doesn’t wanna bother her🤭

Bro definitely had a little shrine, it was like a Lana Del Rey shrine expect for fl instead

Louis is such a therapist, mostly a couples one but he could definitely be a good children’s therapist

YES EVERY ROOM.

Okay not every room but most rooms, and they had done it in a bathtub, end of story

Almost everyone in the gang had heard them😞 they are traumatized but fl and liam couldn’t care less

Honestly almost all the mtp characters are probably virgins and haven’t had their first kiss or a crush

Actually I take that back I feel like liam would’ve had these small crushes (that mainly formed from admiration) when he was a teen for a few people but they weren’t like big ‘I wanna marry you’ crushes but just small short ‘wow you’re so cool, kind and smart I’m gonna crush on you for a few days and then move on’ type of crushes

HELP FL MAKING IT A COMPETITION

PAUSE

WDYM BY THAT

So is the something part of fl or something different😟

🎀.

I think the saddest part abt losing the baby for fl would be losing the last thing she had of liam. It was mostly because the baby was an extension of her dead lover that had her so distraught

Fl would still be wearing traditional black mourning clothes when William sees her again and all the people who didn’t know abt William coming back would ever so confused when she suddenly starts wearing other colours again

Thing is with fl is that she’s actually really understanding but she doesn’t show it if that makes sense. Like she lets William back in really easily because she knows that even tho he was selfish for not finding her as soon as he could, she knows he was suffering a lot in her absence and physically too. She doesn’t think what he said to her before he jumped into the Thames was right but she sympathises with him bc she realises soon after that he was trying to push her away for a reason

Honestly fl and Liam are giving that one lyric in flawless by the neighbourhood “So, she put his heart in a bag, he wouldn't ask for it back He didn't want her to cry, she didn't want to be sad She said, you better not leave me This shit'll be fucked for days and weeks and months”

He keeps trying to sneak little looks at her because he thinks she got even prettier although tired, in his absence and he can’t take his eyes off her aww. The moment their relationship goes back to normal, they can actually love each other freely without having to worry about anything. Fl breaks off her engagement to liam wannabe and lives with him happily ever after and they have a bunch of kids who are little hybrids of them

I swear liam is on the very thin line between normal love & infatuation and then just insane obsession and low-key yandere type of love for fl. the shrine is such a funny concept tho like imagine one of his brothers sees his little collection of photos that he has of fl and him together. Gets worse after they get married 😭

Louis is og Charlie’s and og Lottie’s therapist u can’t tell me otherwise. He had to do couples counselling for fl and Liam except that wasn’t very hard tbh.

NAH THE BATHTUB 😭 THEYRE SO DOWN BAD. Only the other members of the gang’s bedrooms are safe. Every damn room is crazy 😭 they didn’t have much time. Had to make it count. Arguably Moran has had it the worst out of all of them. We make fun of him for being a cockblock but for him all of a sudden he’s walking in on some kid he’s known since said kid was a teenager getting pinned to a desk by his not actually wife

The only mtp characters I can imagine getting any sort of action would be Moran, James, possibly Albert?? John but that’s because he’s married. Patterson low-key a dilf like bros 40 and still looking fine. Most of the others have never even spoken to a woman let alone kissed one

I relate to liams crush situation. It’s usually platonic but the admiration makes it feel romantic if that makes sense. I’ve never had a proper proper crush on a guy before bc British dudes are NASTY unless they’re from mtp.

Liam is just such a hoe and it’s so funny to kind of mischaracterise his nerdy ass that way man 😭

#—a’s anons 💄#—false lovers 💋

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cbs-scorpion-coffee-shop · 2 years

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Lets change things up a bit and talk about what makes this show good and what makes it bad.

What makes it good is it's characters. They are unique and interesting. First episode it seems like your clichè "Nerds are weird and different" show, but it isn't. They say that they are the way they are because of their IQ or low EQ, but when you actually watch further than the first episode, you see that there are very logical reasons for them being the way they are.

Walter isn't the way he is because of his IQ, it's because he's autistic and had an abusive family. At first glance, he seems like your regular "Sherlock Holmes/Sheldon Cooper" kind of character that is uncaring and learns to care, but then you actually watch the show and see that he does care. When he breaks up with his gf in the pilot, he tries to be considerate in his own way, but he fails. Then when he goes back to the garage and meets with his team you see that he cares about them and listens to them and tolerates their flaws and mistakes. Then later you find out that he was Happy's first friend and first employer that didn't fire her, the first person to care about her as a person and not a girl. You find out he saved Toby from his gambling. You find out that he found Sly as a kid and practically raised him. He cares. No. He loves, and loves deeply. Everyone around him leans on him, but doesn't feel like a Mary sue, but feels like a real person.

Sly isn't the way he is because of his IQ, it's because of his abusive military father. The way he goes from someone who fears death more than anything to someone who accepts death because of Megan is interesting, and his selfishness (I covered it in another post) makes his potential very interesting.

Happy isn't the way she is because of her IQ, it's because her father left her at 3 years old and she grew up moving from orphanage to orphanage. She is a 3-dimensional, strong female character who isn't used for a male character's development, and isn't trying to be boyish or overly feminist. She's just a strong, likeable female character. How she goes from always putting up her guard to letting Toby in, to marrying him and wanting a child is entertaining to watch.

Toby isn't the way he is because of his IQ, it's because his father was a gambler too, he was raised in that enviroment and because of that and his failure at helping his bipolar mother, he became a gambler too. His past made him a ruined man and he covers that with his joking attitude. He gives good advice, but sucks at following it (Like most real people do). His narcissism is realistically portrayed by his questionable actions in the show. And how despite being a narcissist, he puts Happy above him is also interesting to watch.

Ralph isn't the way he is because of his IQ, it's because his dad left him at 2 years old, and he grew up poor with his mother.

What makes it bad is the plot. Especially Walter's plot. Copying the plot of Sherlock or Sheldon (Uncaring characters learns to care through events) and pasting it onto an already loving character like Walter sucks hard. It doesn't fit at all and the later seasons become a chore to watch because of it. It turns into mental abuse for Walter and if that's what the writers were planning, if they were planning to make Walter's safe place into his abusive relationship and have him learn to stand up for himself, them fuck you CBS because i would've paid to watch that. Then the actual missions. I'd be willing to bet that the show makes spent a minute researching for each seasons, making 4 minutes in total. And don't even get me started on Paige fucking Dineen. She is THE most annoying and uninteresting character in the show, which his bad for the protagonist's love interest. She is moody, reactive, and completely unqualified to play shrink. She teaches empathy but she isn't empathatic. She never takes responsibility for her actions, and acts as if she is better than the team (And they Walter has a big ego). And on top of all that, she stomps all over Walter's heart in S3 and then jumps into his arms without apologizing. She says she loves Walter, but i have watched all the 4 seasons and i have yet to see a single gesture of hers that screams love. All we see from her is narcissism, pettiness, jealousy and downright cruelty. What are her fans even fans of? There's nothing to her character.

Overall, it has it's good and bad, but with proper development it would become something amazing. And i think it was on it's way towards that if it wasn't so cruelly canceled. It's one of these shows that deserved to live long.

#cbs scorpion #i know i rant a lot lol

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angelizs · 2 years

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Everytime I see someone say Idia wouldn’t know what a period is I always wonder whether they know he has to do stuff at his parents company which is literally about health /nm

hi anon!! I've actually never seen anyone saying this, but that might be because I'm very new to the fandom and haven't seen much Idia content so far. I agree with you, tho, I think him (and most of the boys at NRC too) would definetly know what it is!

wait I'll put this under the cut it's time for my (not so in depth) Idia analysis!!

ok so first things first, fair warning: this is my own personal interpretation and it might not be a 100% correct, anyone is allowed to disagree!

another fair warning: I've only caught up with the english server so far so I haven't read the Ignihyde chapter yet, which means I still have a lot to see about Idia, but I don't wanna get spoilers so I'll be going with the knowledge I have from the main story, events and vignettes.

the thing with Idia is that, at a surface level, he's just another Gamer Nerd TM stereotype that's a shut-in with no friends nor social skill and yada yada, and that's what some people might take him for, especially at first glance. I've seen people saying he'd be those misogynistic gamers that have never seen a girl in his life or the ones that think you absolutely have to prove you know everything about a game to be a fan of it. and I know that's all in good fun of course but! I don't agree with it at all!

in my point of view, yes Idia is very introverted and reclusive and he's socially awkward, but that doesn't mean he's that stereotypical gamer, which is what makes him so interesting in the first place! he breaks those expectations you have for his character and shows a lot more depth than this label! I'm not saying he doesn't play into the role at all, but I think he's very well written to break some common patterns.

like! he's such a sweet older brother! he might love his games and his alone time and his room, but he loves Ortho more than those things and would go out of his comfort zone for him (like in the recent Wish Upon a Star event which is one of my favorites btw). he gets very talkative and almost sassy when speaking about something he likes! (like in Azul's school uniform vignette). and yes he can be selfish and headstrong and rude (like in the Ghost Bride event), as is expected for a student of NRC, but that doesn't eliminates his positive traits.

where am I going with this and how does it even ties into the question? it's because in those gamer stereotypes, you'd expect him to not know anything about afab people that isn't in one of his games and have no friends to tell him otherwise. but I think he (and most at NRC) is very educated and would know, you know, basic biology. plus I actually wasn't aware his family's company is about health (I thought it had smth to do with technology, since as I mentioned I haven't read the chapter yet), but since that's the case it's even one extra motive for him to know about it.

like, it's definetly not on top of his mind and he probably never has given it any thought but he does know, it's just not something he has do deal with on a daily basis.

TL;DR: I agree with you anon, Idia is very interesting and there's more than what meets the eye to him, so he doesn't fall into a clear cut stereotype that people often take him for!

#tea time #don't lose your head #I'm sorry anon you probably were expecting a yes or no answer but. I like to talk so. you gave me the chance and I ran with it #also thanks for the tone tag I appreciate it!!#I love to talk about your thoughts on the characters so I really liked this ask #I could talk more about him (or any other character really) but I don't wanna bore you or stray too far from the original topic #also one hc that I like is that he isn't misogynistic at all. in fact it's the contrary. he'd comment stuff like 'common redditor F'#in those types of posts or make fun of people that treat girls weirdly on online games #common Idia W #NOT F IT'S L. IDK WHY I PUT F #F of failure ig??

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[ JODIE COMER ] – have you heard about [ SASHA NEMITZ ]? [ SHE/THEY ] lives at the qz. I think they’ve lived there for [ NINETEEN YEARS ]. they’re [ TWENTY-NINE ] yrs old and seem very [ PLAYFUL ]. i’ve also heard they can be very [ ERRATIC ] as well. they’ve been assigned as a [ FIREFLY SPY / TRAINER ]. they often daydream about [ WITNESSING CITIES DROWN IN FLAMES ]. i’m curious to know more.

General Information

▒ ― faceclaim: jodie comer ▒ ― full name: sasha nemitz ▒ ― pronouns: she/they ▒ ― age: twenty-nine ▒ ― date of birth: july 15th, 1994 ▒ ― the big three: 🌣 leo ☾ aquarius ↑ scorpio ▒ ― place of birth: munich, germany ▒ ― sexuality: queer ▒ ― gender: cis female ▒ ― gender identity: nonbinary ▒ ―current location: pittsburgh qz ▒ ― occupation: trainer / firefly spy ▒ ― height: 5′8 foot (1,73 cm)

Family

▒ father ― jan nemitz ✝ ▒ mother ― julia nemitz ✝ ▒ significant other ― (tba)

Positive Character Traits

✓ ― playful ✓ ― charming ✓ ― humorous ✓ ― empathetic (when they want to be) ✓ ― intelligent ✓ ― honest ✓ ― flexible ✓ ― persistent ✓ ― resourceful ✓ ― spontaneous

Negative Character Traits

✓ ― self-centered ✓ ― impatient ✓ ― reckless (at times) ✓ ― unpredictable ✓ ― obsessive ✓ ― manipulative ✓ ― sarcastic ✓ ― impulsive ✓ ― sneaky ✓ ― perfectionist

Wanted connections:

✓ ― Fellow fireflies (for intel exchange, plotting ect.) ✓ ― Potential students that need training (weaponry, self defense, combat) ✓ ― Residents to be corrupted / turned against fedra ✓ ― Rivals (Sasha is a sucker for a good competition) ✓ ― Enemies ✓ ― Mentor (someone Sasha looks up to and usually sticks around for) ✓ ― Bonds that don’t necessarily involve into friendships, but develop due to mutual respect ✓ ― Partners in crime (esp. those that like to get each other in trouble) ✓ ― Unrequited love (from your characters side as Sasha might not get the hint that there might actually be serious feelings there) ✓ ― On-and-off flings ✓ ― One that is not yet official relationship, but something is definitely going on as feelings are or have already developed to a particular extent

Personality

At first glance, Sasha appears to be very well balanced, knowing when to take their job seriously and when to let loose in other occasions. They take pride in their position as trainer since they have spent numerous years studying in fedra school to become one. When off duty, they can be seen lurking around the quarantine zone, either annoying some citizens for the fun of it, or perhaps, according to others, making some very questionable decisions. From the outside it may seem like they are pretty flaky and all over the place, but that might not be the reality of the situation. Sasha is very adaptable which makes them able to blend into almost any and every crowd, setting and match anyone’s vibe. Most of the time, they are calculated and analytical. If they made a move towards someone, that is with a certain goal in mind.

In their default state, Sasha is selfish and seeks to gain. If there is anything they need, they will get it by any means necessary. They may appear very friendly, open, and even charming to lure others in, otherwise they are difficult to read. They tend to deflect from uncomfortable feelings with humor. All in all, it is quite a challenge to get to know them fully since they almost never reveal their inner motivations. However, it is not impossible if you pay close attention.

Backstory

During the outbreak

Sasha was born in Munich, Germany. They lived there until the age of 6. It was September 2000 when Sasha and their family went on vacation to Pennsylvania United States, to visit Jan’s relatives. The family was supposed to stay in the states for only a couple of weeks, then return home. Sadly, they did not get to properly enjoy their vacation as news of some dangerous infection started spreading across the world. It only took 24 hours from that point for everything to go up in flames. Major cities were destroyed first due to high population and risks that it posed.

Having been residing in the suburbs at the time of the bombing, the family of three along with Jan’s brother and his pregnant wife fled deeper into the country in hopes to put some distance between themselves and any type of infected. It worked for them for a little while, but eventually they ran out of gas and had to travel on foot. The family was lucky to have an old-fashioned radio that they found in the trunk of the car, which gave them hope by providing the coordinates of a list of several quarantine zones in the states. So they decided to head to the closest one ― Pittsburgh.

‘The journey there was no the easiest, as they had to face infected and even raiders at some point. But they did manage to find other people too. Decent ones, at that. Sasha did not remember most of the things that happened during their journey, but what they did remember was their parents brutal deaths. That day they were very low on water and the high temperatures outside did not help. The main wall of the entrance of the quarantine zone was already in their sights as the group slowly approached. Jan was injured due to the last encounter with the infected and therefore now had a limp. He was the first one to approach the qz, but did not manage to get inside. The ones on the look-out posts deemed him as infected and as a result shot him multiple times to rid themselves the risk of infection. Upon witnessing that, Julia abandoned the group and ran to her husband in hopes of saving him. Little did she know, Jan had already bled out and she was next. Both of Sasha’s parents were shot in front of them, leaving a 6-year-old child an orphan. All they had now was a group of people they were previously travelling with. One of them was named Marlene. She took Sasha under her wing after passing of their parents. The group decided not to try their luck trying to get into the quarantine zone, but ended up taking shelter elsewhere.

Life in Pittsburgh QZ

Two years later Sasha was taken in the quarantine zone as they were found outside the walls. It was a mystery how they got there and how they managed to survive. The child did not comment upon those aspects, only that they were starving and cold. Next thing you know, they were put in fedra school with the rest of orphans. From then on out they had one goal in mind ― finish that school and get a proper job to survive. Another twelve years had passed as Sasha had just finished fedra school and had a career path to take. There was a possibility to become a fedra officer, however given the responsibilities and the rest of the baggage, Sasha ended up choosing to be a trainer. They had a knack for weapons from a very early age and were constantly finding resources in the qz to come up with many unique styles and designs of weapons. Of course those “weapons” they constructed did not pose any threat since they were made out of wood and what not. But that mind full of wild ideas persisted into Sasha’s young adulthood giving them a chance to experiment with different knives, pistols, rifles and the rest of the firearms that fedra allowed them to get their hands on. These days Sasha spends half of their time training fedra students, making sure they are able to protect themselves and others. While off duty, they are unofficially training some citizens as well for a small fee. Everyone deserved a right to protect themselves, especially in a world like this. It was crucial to be able to defend others in time of need. Sasha was not able to protect their parents given how young they were all those years ago but knowing that they will make a difference by allowing others to have that opportunity, gave them strong motivation to keep at it.

#( sasha nemitz ) ― intro #pitts;intro

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