Latest Posts by apricoteaa - Page 2
The official DQ twitter account posted a graffiti-style illustration to celebrate the opening of a new Square Enix Garden store in Shibuya!
https://x.com/SQEX_MD_GOODS/status/1902163117632622738
Friendly reminder that my ask box is always open, especially if you wanna talk headcanons or request some!
5/6/25 WIP list to hold myself accountable
Favorite food headcanons
DQXI x Homestuck Classpects
Modern/Mundane HC Series
Vocaloid characters with DQXI classes, skill trees, etc
Perhaps a blub about hetalia or yokai watch if I’m feeling. Daring
Posts about my self insert characters (as well as an explanation of how I discern OC from self insert)
They're wanting to change the definition of water to see which water would qualify under the Clean Water Act...I wish I was making this up.
What this means, in layman's terms, is that not all water or wetlands would be under environmental protections, so some could legally be dumped in, scraped out of, or otherwise harmed.
The comment period for this is pretty short (just a few days left!) so please submit comments asking for ALL water to be protected.
Not to sound like a fuckin hippie but please for the love of god start noticing and appreciating the natural world around you. You don’t have to go hike the entire Appalachian trail or anything and I get that not everyone has access to the outdoors for various reasons, but just fucking … look around you when you’re outside. Notice the sky and the sun and the birds and creatures. Start caring about them. I’m begging you.
Yknow in light of some Twitter discourse I’m seeing about AI in academia and the bleakness of education’s future— Something I’m really happy about regarding me coming back to tumblr as a social media platform is that, unlike a lot of other platforms, tumblr is very conducive to letting users think. There’s no text limit, imo there’s very little pressure to actually get notes/visibility. The fact that #long post is so commonly used is really cool to me because people get to engage with their thoughts, find the words to put those thoughts to paper, and share them. Tumblr to me has always been a place that encourages self-expression and sharing of information and meaningful collaboration between strangers’ ideas.
And honestly? In my own experience, I am forced to engage with media a lot differently than I would on Twitter. Doom scrolling on tumblr at least has me reading a 10k word post about niche entomology or a deep dive on how Prince Faris is a character foil to the Luminary (DQXI). You have the option to actually focus on the content you’re consuming instead of just mindlessly swiping through it.
TLDR; I think tumblr is uniquely geared towards creative thinking and that’s cool when so many other platforms are being enshittified
Once I "made" a custom emoji for my mum by crudely drawing a hijab on it and now whenever she wants me to buy a coffee for her I get a text like this
Remembering a dream I had last night about some OCs who I’d never thought would meaningfully interact and I think I was a part of the conversation and I think all four of us became closer because of it. Would yall wanna hear about my OCs one day?
Yeah you could say I’m doing numbers on tumblr. And that numbers? One
Hendrik, teaching Sylv Zwaardsrustian, holding up an apple: Appel. Sylv: Okay, that's easy. Hendrik, swapping the apple for a potato: Aardappel. Sylv:
I think about this constantly. Hendrik is only 36 years old and he’s endured so much trauma, both physical and psychological. He was alive for long enough that he has memories of his homeland and of his father teaching him how to dance. I imagine that he was only six or seven years old when Zwaardrust fell. Maybe not old enough to remember everything, but old enough to remember the darkness and the screams and the unyielding terror. At the same time, do you think he remembers waking up alone and scared? Do you think he remembers seeing the helmet of the Helidorian knight that dug his body out of the rubble? Do you think he remembers the shock in their voice when he coughed, when they realised he was still breathing, that he’s alive? Do you think he remembers his own birthday?
Hendrik’s service to Heliodor is simultaneously all he has to live for and a constant reminder of what he lost. If things were just a little different, he never would have been here. But what can he do about it now, y’know? He owes his life to King Carnelian, to Jasper as well frankly. According to the official character book (iirc), he was skin and bones, still crying for his family, and only fell asleep after Jasper shared some sweets with him and read him storybooks. What a privilege to grow up alongside such a patient, ambitious, utterly brilliant prodigy. What a fraud I am, standing next to this genius. Hendrik’s undying dedication to his oath is a fight for his life, for the right to feel as if he’s even worthy enough of a man to fight in the name of Heliodor, of a king who shaped the course of his life in ways he would never imagine.
I also think it’s not unrealistic that his trauma, the consequences of it, and how he’s processed it inadvertently contributed to his rivalry and fallout with Jasper. Obviously that doesn’t make it his fault, but things tend to affect other things like that.
The fall of Dundrasil was probably so horrific for Hendrik. Being knighted as a general afterwards probably felt entirely undeserved. Growing up, training at Puerto Valor, putting his soul into becoming a valiant knight, all for what? To let a kingdom die? He was forced to confront a question he never asked and always feared the answer to.
“If I were stronger, could I have stopped it?” No. No, you couldn’t.
Also I’m sure it wasn’t fun finding out that king carnelian was possessed for at least 16 years and exploited Hendrik’s ignorance of the fact while also exploiting his fractured relationship with his childhood best friend
Do you guys ever think about how Hendrik survived the fall of both Zwaardsrust and Dundrasil? The fact that they both fell due to monster attacks must have been horrible for him.
Thinking again on some Dave Lore: In the book "Dave: A Legend", he's mentioned as becoming a "pink-masked privateer". A privateer was sponsored by the state, so to speak - which got me wondering.
A privateer was often issued commissions, or letters of marque, allowing them to attack other ships without fear of it being labelled as piracy, and being allowed to claim those ships as prizes under law. Dave only became a privateer after his beloved King fell - which I've always assumed to have been King Arnout of Zwaardsrust, the last King. After Arnout fell, so too did Zwaardsrust, leaving Dave without a home kingdom.
Twenty years or so later he met Sylv - a noble by birth - and together they painted all the masts and sails in the inland sea pink. Ergo, Sylv, as Dave's newfound sovereign, commissioned Dave and allowed him to go after those ships without fear of reprisal - and even helped him in that task, as the book mentions.
haven't done my work but i did draw myself not doing my work. and the specter. not sure how this helps
DQXI Characters and Nausea
“That’s such an oddly specific thing to write about why are you—” My stomach hurts and I’m sad about it
Erik
The sight of unappealing food can actually make his stomach turn quite a bit, surprisingly. There’s just not too much he won’t eat.
Veronica
Gets motion sickness and horrid seasickness. The Salty Stallion is not kind to her.
Serena
Overwhelming smells make her nauseous, and give her a migraine. She loves the aesthetic of scented candles but it’s so hard to find ones that don’t unsettle her
Sylvando
Whenever he gets a little stage fright (or pre show anxiety?) he can feel his stomach get a little bit jumpy, but that’s almost never
He will get nauseous whenever he experiences bouts of depression or uninspired times
Jade
The sight of blood makes her nauseous, most injuries do
Rab
Gets indigestion pretty regularly due to his age and having a sensitive stomach
He also feels stomach pains if he overexerts himself physically
Hendrik
Bugs make his stomach uneasy. Their legs and their slime and their eyes and their…ourgh.
Jasper
Getting too worked up over anything can lead to him feeling queasy. Too much excitement, too much anger, too much anxiety. He’s very sensitive.
5/6/25 WIP list to hold myself accountable
Favorite food headcanons
DQXI x Homestuck Classpects
Modern/Mundane HC Series
Vocaloid characters with DQXI classes, skill trees, etc
Perhaps a blub about hetalia or yokai watch if I’m feeling. Daring
Posts about my self insert characters (as well as an explanation of how I discern OC from self insert)
in times like these at least i have the character
a writing competition i was going to participate in again this year has announced that they now allow AI generated content to be submitted
their reasoning being that "we couldn't ban it even if we wanted to, every writer already uses it anyway"
"Every writer"?
come on
Where I’d Take DQXI Characters on a Date
Not quite a set of headcanons as much as just self indulgent nonsense -w-
Erik
I feel like he’s an activity guy. Part of me wants to think that the pressure of conversation would make him feel a little shy and second guess himself more than usual.
Rollerblading, ice skating, or even something like axe throwing would be a great idea! Something physical that lets him feel confidently in his element (agility, deftness, sleight of hand)
Veronica
I don’t know if I can call it a date but I’d take her to build a bear just to fuck with her LMAO
Afterwards I think it’d be fun to walk around the rest of the mall and laugh at silly stores, do some window shopping. Maybe get a giant pretzel.
I also think she’d like going to a gachapon arcade :)
Serena
Bookstore…Barnes and Noble…showing each other our favourite literature, poetry books, maybe even exploring some graphic novels…picking out books that make us think about each other…buying over priced Starbucks drinks…
A paint and sip or cooking class together would also be fun!! An activity, but something cooperative and cozy
Sylvando
Oh man I’d be nervous about this one
Immediately I want to start the night with a super fancy seafood dinner. Something we could both get super dressed up for. Seeing a theatre show or opera afterwards might be nice too!
Jade
I know in my heart she’d love a gym date but I’m far too out of shape for that and I would cry. We’re going for a nature hike together.
Rab
Honestly? I also think a nice little nature walk or visit to a public park would be nice. We could feed birds :)
I think he’d also lowkey love a board game cafe. Vibes. Fun drinks and possibly snacks. Learning experiences.
Hendrik
It is canon that this 6’6” man is afraid of bugs and if I ever met him personally I’d never let him live that down. I would take him on a date and surprise him with tickets to visit the museum. We would see the butterfly vivarium and then go touch giant cockroaches. I would buy him a giant, hyper-realistic stuffed isopod plush in the gift shop.
There would not be a second date.
Jasper
I would be terrified, first of all. If I don’t impress him I’d never be able to show my face on this earth again.
Honestly? I think I’d gamble and take him to a museum. Not for the same reason as Hendrik. Definitely an art museum. Is it a little quiet and boring? Maybe. But it would give him a chance to monologue and show off his thinking and analytic skills, and I think that would make him feel appreciated.
Then I would propose to him
DQXI Characters and Calling vs Texting
Erik
Bad at both. Has hundreds of unread messages and missed calls he never actually plans to get back to
The only person he’ll answer semi-regularly (like once a week) is Lumi, and they barely even text because they’re always right next to each other
Veronica
Prefers texting, uses lots of fun punctuation and emojis like (● ˃̶͈̀ロ˂̶͈́)੭ꠥ⁾⁾
Low-key a meme queen. Finds the most obscure reaction images.
Doesn’t mind phone calls, absolutely does mind when they take longer than 15 minutes.
Serena
Loves calling to check up on you and very much keeps you on the phone for longer than 1 hour
Texts you as if she’s writing a letter to her lover overseas. Perfect grammar, very long winded, occasionally writes “from Serena” at the end
Sylvando
Calls AND texts like a 90s girl kicking her feet in bed, painting her nails, hair up in curlers, modelling on a motorola razr advertisement
Jade
Texts, but like, not very expressively. Uses an emoji every now and then. Her manner of speaking does not translate into written word at all. It always sounds like she’s mad at you.
Rab
Texts like your grandfather does next question
Hendrik
Prefers calling. Writes his text messages like he’s writing an email.
“Good morning, Luminary. I am reaching out to inquire if we will still be visiting the library with our companions this afternoon. Sincerely, Hendrik.”
Jasper
Texts like your mother does. The way he phrases things gives you anxiety. Incredibly offended if you do not respond immediately. Uses ellipses (“…”) excessively.
Really simple but fun meetcute idea I just had based on realtime events
Starts at a coffee shop with Character A being nosy and glancing over at Character B’s phone, expecting to see maybe social media or fanfic or something else
Character B is squinting at the menu of the restaurant next door
Character A
Wonders whether or not character B is new in town? Just indecisive? Are you getting a coffee and then going next door?
Can’t stop themselves from laughing out loud at just how mundane that is
Tries to spark up a conversation with a “Hey, I love that place!” (they’re never been there)
most likely in that order
