Mr. Gardener, I Hope You'll Be The Endgame For Juana 🤞

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For this beautiful Griffian art I commissioned! Y'all she is an incredible artist, please commission her!!

I mean, just look at how gorgeous they are!! 😣❤❤❤

1: Who spends almost all their money on the other? - Arian

2: Who sleeps in the other’s lap? - Arian

3: Who walks around the house half-naked and who yells at them to put on some clothes? - Arian; Griffith

4: Which one tells the other not to stay up all night and which one stays up all night anyway? - Griffith; Arian

5: Which one tries to make food for the other but burns it all by accident and which one tells them that it’s okay and makes them both cookies? - Arian; Griffith

6: Which one reads OTP prompts and says “Oh that’s us!” and which one goes “Eh, not really”? - Arian; Griffith

7: Which one constantly wears the other’s clothes? - Arian

8: Which one spends all day running errands and which one says “You remembered [thing], right?” - Arian; Griffith

9: Which one drives the car and which one gives them directions? - Griffith will do both the driving and directions

10: Which one does the posing while the other one draws? - Arian; Griffith

11: If they were about to rob a museum, which one does backflips through lasers and which one is strolling behind with a bag of chips? - Neither would; they have (some) morals

12: Which one of your OTP overdoes it on the alcohol and which one makes the other stop drinking? - Arian; Griffith

13: Which one likes to surprise the other with a lot of small random gifts? - Arian

14: Which one keeps accidentally using the other’s last name instead of their own? - Arian

15: Which one screams about the spider and which one brings the spider outside? - Arian; Griffith

16: Which one gives the other their jacket? - Griffith

17: Who keeps getting threatened by the other’s overprotective older sibling? - Griffith

18: Who’s the first one to admit they have feelings for the other? - Arian

19: How good would your OTP be at parenting? - Even though Arian is a bit clumsy, she's gentle, caring, and nurturing; Griffith would teach the kid how to hunt and protect them

20: Which one types with perfect grammar and which one types using numbers as letters? - Griffith; Arian

21: Who gets attacked by a bully and who protects them? - They defend each other

22: Who makes the bad puns and who makes a pained smile every time the other makes a pun? - Arian; Griffith won't entertain bad puns with a "pity smile"

23: Who comes home from work to see that the other one bought a puppy? - Griffith

24: Which one gives the other a piggyback ride when they’re tired? - Griffith

25: Which one competes in some sort of activity and which one does the overzealous cheering? - Griffith; Arian

26: Who takes a selfie when the other one falls asleep on their shoulder? - Arian

27: Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked? - Griffith

28: Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of? - Arian

29: Which one holds the umbrella over both of them when it rains? - Griffith

30: If your OTP went on vacation, where would they go and what would they do? Who would take the pictures? - Probably both would go somewhere where there's a good mixture of cultural/social activities (Arian) and nature (Griffith)

I hc that Arian would be the clumsy, hot mess of a gf while Griffith is the no-nonsense bf who has his shit together

OTP Questions!

In honor of us hitting a thousand followers, here are some OTP questions!

1: Who spends almost all their money on the other?

2: Who sleeps in the other’s lap?

3: Who walks around the house half-naked and who yells at them to put on some clothes?

4: Which one tells the other not to stay up all night and which one stays up all night anyway?

5: Which one tries to make food for the other but burns it all by accident and which one tells them that it’s okay and makes them both cookies?

6: Which one reads OTP prompts and says “Oh that’s us!” and which one goes “Eh, not really”?

7: Which one constantly wears the other’s clothes?

8: Which one spends all day running errands and which one says “You remembered [thing], right?”

9: Which one drives the car and which one gives them directions?

10: Which one does the posing while the other one draws?

11: If they were about to rob a museum, which one does backflips through lasers and which one is strolling behind with a bag of chips?

12: Which one of your OTP overdoes it on the alcohol and which one makes the other stop drinking?

13: Which one likes to surprise the other with a lot of small random gifts?

14: Which one keeps accidentally using the other’s last name instead of their own?

15: Which one screams about the spider and which one brings the spider outside?

16: Which one gives the other their jacket?

17: Who keeps getting threatened by the other’s overprotective older sibling?

18: Who’s the first one to admit they have feelings for the other?

19: How good would your OTP be at parenting?

20: Which one types with perfect grammar and which one types using numbers as letters?

21: Who gets attacked by a bully and who protects them?

22: Who makes the bad puns and who makes a pained smile every time the other makes a pun?

23: Who comes home from work to see that the other one bought a puppy?

24: Which one gives the other a piggyback ride when they’re tired?

25: Which one competes in some sort of activity and which one does the overzealous cheering?

26: Who takes a selfie when the other one falls asleep on their shoulder?

27: Which one would give the other a makeover if they asked?

28: Which one owns a pet that the other is absolutely terrified of?

29: Which one holds the umbrella over both of them when it rains?

30: If your OTP went on vacation, where would they go and what would they do? Who would take the pictures?

Illustration by Tatsuya Endo

I feel this way with both my writing and art lol only when I compare it to any previous writing or artwork I did do I appreciate where I'm currently at

it has been years and this still remains the most meaningful advice i have ever read. every time i'm editing my own writing and getting really fed up with it, i stop bashing my face in and just think about this. "You hate the most valuable thing about your art." my writing is supposed to read like i wrote it! because i did! i should be happy to have my own voice and style! ugh thank you forever to this tweet fr

If Arian ended up staying in Rome with Effidel, I know he would've eventually started spoiling her just like his mother did

I am currently at both 8 and 9 with Crystal Dragon and Griffian lol

The 9 levels of rarepair hell

1) The rarepair has some potential shippers and off-hand discussions mentioning it, but zero actual content.

2) The rarepair has some lovely shippers and a decent amount of content. It's all in a language you can't read.

3) The fandom looks to have been friendly and receptive to all kinds of ships, but it is now inactive and you are stuck reading the same dozen rarepair fics, wishing you had been born ten years earlier.

4) Several cool shippers have created content for the rarepair, but all of it unfortunately contains stuff that really squicks you out.

5) One or two talented shippers create stellar content: you oh-so-slowly savour each new creation they post, all the while fearing that it might be the last if they move on to different interests.

6) The fandom is dead. Not a single fic or mention of the rarepair ever existed.

7) The fandom is active, but tiny and very close-knit. None of the fans look to be at all open to even considering the rarepair.

8) The fandom is non-existant. The original content itself is obscure. The rarepair is but an unobtainable dream.

9) The rarepair has content. It is all made by yourself.

Twiyor Parallelism #3.1 ~· Father figures

This contains spoilers for the manga. In my previous post do a couple of analysis of Twilight and Yor individually, detailing individual aspects of their personality and the conflict that raises each character in their background. Now, I want to develop an analysis that will be divided into several parts, about these characters at the point where they are similar and opposite to each other, and how their dynamics develop. I clarify, that this is based on the manga and my own point of view, being my own theories of what it means - but this can change, depending on the course that follows the manga that is in issue. That being said, let's get started!

Continuing another aspect of Twiyor's childhood.

The relationship we have with our parents is a fundamental aspect of our development. Even if this happens unconsciously, and we do not realize how our parents affect us

Twilight:

At the beginning of the manga, Twilight's family is a topic which is not touched on directly. They only give us to understand that Twilight lost everything at a young age. Twilight clearly suffers from irritation when he sees a crying child (Anya), as it is an irritable and pointless act. We know that part of Twilight's sternness about Anya's studies occurs because of the Strix mission. He needs her to be a good student to be able to enter and that this allows him to access the meetings of parents, of imperial academics.

Then, it is revealed to us that the real reason for the infant crying is an annoyance. It's because Twilight is projected onto Anya. It reminds him that he was once a child, and that he too was vulnerable and no one was there for him.

But, when we know Twilight's childhood. We can learn more about this complex:

Twilight's father

When Twilight mentions his father to his friends. His first adjective about him is that he is very "strict", with a face that reflects nerves. This is most noticeable when the first action of (Deleted) is to hide the toy gun so that his father does not see it. Interestingly, his father is perceptive and immediately deduces that he was "playing soldier"

Here, it is revealed to us that this man not only rejects the idea that "his son" admires and has fantasies about war and soldiers. But also, it requires he to focus more on studies and think about the future.

Here, something very curious happens. Twilight's father refers to him as a "coward". Which immediately produces a reaction in (Deleted). The little boy not only reaffirms wanting to be a soldier, he wants to show that he can fight, therefore, he wants to prove to his father that he is not the coward he claims.

[Precisely, in the same arc. Twilight's friends refer to him as "crybaby]

It is here, when we see that the father, wanting to reaffirm his rejection and displeasure, ends up slapping his son. He reaffirms that "he is just ignorant", that he knows nothing about Ostania. Since he has never seen the supposed monsters.

Now: I think we can say that Twilight's relationship with her father is difficult and contentious.

For starters... Why does Twilight like the idea of ​​being a soldier?

Beyond being a child. The atmosphere surrounding Twilight was one filled with "war paranoia." Although we are children, from an early age we are able to absorb what is happening around us, even if we do not understand the implications. Fashions, trends, and everything that is in the lives of young people and adults, affects children. The media and the topics of conversation of adults are generating patterns in children. Due to the paranoia of war, Twilight and his friends most likely heard about war and soldiers many times. Whether they were defined as heroes or not.

This is very similar to how Anya likes spies. At a time when spies are wanted in Ostania. Appearing both on children's television shows (Bondman), or on the news by the SSS who capture anyone suspected of being spies.

Twilight and his friends like the idea of ​​being soldiers and going to war because they absorb the events around them but from the perspective of an innocent child. I think it's obvious to say that none of them wanted war or tragedies. Because they didn't "understand" what it meant

The real problem lay in the poor communication he had with his father and the violent and unnecessary methods that Twilight's father had with him.

It's sad how Twilight, when going to lock himself in his room. Sad, angry and frustrated. Twilight mentions how "hypocritical" his father becomes, since he speaks of peace but argues with his mother— Longing for peace in the world but not peace at home

But... really Twilight's father was bad?

Really, I don't think he was someone really evil. But his parenting methods were perhaps... the worst. When Twilight lies about going to buy a book. His father seems genuinely happy. Triggering a huge guilt. At that point, he showed genuine signs of joy and wanting to spend more time with him.

I get the impression that this man's lessons are good, and his intentions are genuine. But he did not know how to understand, or understand his son, much less make his lessons understand.

It is wrong to yearn for war. Especially if this is a whim, ideology, or ambition. This is a lesson that Twilight, being a soldier and a spy, understands. But, the father could not understand that Twilight only did this because it was the game of the time. In addition, he was only infatuated with being a soldier to see the way his father made him feel inferior

Twilight suffered from an emotional ambivalence. Obviously, Twilight doesn't know how to explain himself, because he was just a kid and didn't know how to express his needs. His goal was not to be a soldier, but to have his father's love and support. To feel that he could be the same with him, and be accepted.

His friends were an escape. A place where he can be himself and unfold his own repressed potential— Notice how good he is at acting with his games?

I think Twilight's father thought that if he made his child feel inferior, calling him a coward. He would give up being a soldier. -For some parents, this is a supposed strategy so that their children do not do something that could be dangerous. But they don't realize the psychological and emotional damage it causes to their children's self-esteem

The cause is good, but the method is very bad.

Here, there are two things that seem ironic and curious to me:

Twilight ended up becoming a soldier. Obviously, this was because of events that we already know. But it's ironic, how we end up, sometimes, in what they ask us never to be. Twilight ended up experiencing the tragedy caused by the Ostanians if he ended up becoming that hate-filled, pain-blind soldier who vows to destroy all of Ostania. Obviously, this happened because of the attack on the place where he lived. But it wasn't until many years later, when Twilight had to understand how terrible war was and that peace should be longed for. He ended up learning the same lesson as his father, but in the worst way

The second. It strikes me how emphatic his father was in the Twilight studios. The current Twilight, the spy, is a complete genius. Not only is he a born actor, but he also has an impressive deductive capacity, and an eidetic memory. It makes me believe that the difficult relationship between Twilight and his father was something that clouded the intelligence of this child. That man had no idea of ​​the genius he had, and the potential. But being so harsh with him only held Twilight back. And it was WISE that ended up taking advantage of this value.

Now in the present

You know what is ironic? As Twilight he is inadvertently learning from his father's mistakes. And try not to repeat it. He corrects many of these errors, on his own initiative, and another part is the influence that Yor has on him.

Twilight is much more severe compared to Yor. But himself, he begins to discern the limits of how much he can or cannot demand of Anya. Yes, yes, it's for the mission. But if you think about it... Twilight could be a much more cruel and strict father with Anya. After all, he needs it for the mission, for world peace. And the fact that Anya has won more tonitrus that stellas

Twilight, from the beginning, could only abandon Anya seeing that she really is not that applied to studies. Or he could resort to crueler methods - They remember Fiona and her fantasies of turning Anya into a star-making machine?

It's true, he doesn't want Anya to give up her studies because of the mission, but he also cares about her happiness. Many biological parents show no interest in their children's achievements, even if they are really merits of their own. They can only say "That is your duty", or "it is the least you could do" - Damian and Desmond relationship... remember?

Knowing that we can see Twilight's thoughts. We see that he is genuinely proud of Anya, when she passed the entrance exam, or when she won her first stella. When she affirms how wonderful he is as a father, and that he wants to be by his side forever... When was he about to explode when they made her cry?

The way Twilight talks with Desmond... That, although sometimes it's not easy... parents should find a way to understand each other with their children no matter how different they are. Anya wants to be a spy. Perhaps this is more fantasy than reality, considering how dangerous it is. But Twilight usually lets her be, and doesn't try to harass her for her fantasies.

Very surely, this is something unconscious in him. But his desire to be a good father is something that is born from him and it is not only because of the mission.

[This post has already become very long, so I will talk about the mother figure in another post. And about Yoru in others]

Haven't read Vampire Knight in a hot minute, but I do agree....AiTaro is a cute ship 😍

How am I supposed to not ship AiTaro when they spit Shakespeare to each other like "You are my night dew" and "you smell like the sun"?

Domi would have CLEARED the Met Gala this year..."Gilded Glamour" has our girl written all over it

Y’ALL. . . Totosai asks Sesshomaru to think about what changed in his beggared soul and he immediately thinks of Kagura. I’m w e e p i n g.

And if that's not enough of an emotional sock to the gut. . .

. . .

The wind flows up around him like Kagura's spirit is trying to comfort him or something, don't touch me—