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I had no clue so many people wanted to fuck Sebastian Lacroix's 5'2 ass
I'm gonna throw this theory out here and see how it lives through the upcoming crk updates
I already speculated that each of the Beasts are representing different type of dread: Mystic Flour, for instance, is as creepy as the wraith from the old abandoned castle (or temple) can be – she is someone you're afraid to meet alone in the dark, out of anyone's reach. Burning Spice, on the other hand, is terrifying as the foe on the battlefield can be – someone clearly too powerful for you to stand a chance against, and someone who can and will bring you the long and painful destruction. Now, two other Beasts we haven't met yet, but I imagine they can represent something similar. Since Eternal Sugar represents sloth, I think, their type of fear would be fear to once discover yourself in their situation – bored and tired of life, having nothing to amuse yourself with anymore and dragging everyone around you with yourself. Silent Salt might be similar, but not completely: I imagine, they would represent fear of becoming like them, isolated and completely devoid of any human interaction in one's life, possibly even viewing connections and friendships as lower and inferior to their grandiose self.
Finally, Shadow Milk, whom we've met first and who isn't particularly scary at the first sight – silly and goofy, rather, but not terrifying – I think can represent fear of being someone you're afraid your loved ones could turn into. Giving how he's already betrayed Elder Faerie and stuff akhem-
But that's just my take, I don't know if it turns out to be correct in the end.
There's something... deeply unserious in how we collectively view Sebastian LaCroix in contrast of how he might've actually been based on his actions
Because everyone agrees that this man just radiates The French Gay™ atmosphere 7 miles around his tower, right? Well, the only instances of him having sex in the lore were with women: Jeanette and (possibly) Ming Xiao (based on Malkavian PC lines to her, though it's questionable)
So it's possible that while the White Wolf intended to make him the generic straight European man, we, deciding as a fandom, that he can't be anything but a walking fruit salad, missed one crucial point about his character: it actually doesn't matter what he was, because first and foremost
LaCroix is just a slut. And that's beautiful ⚰️💥
Elder Faerie Cookie may not have Legendary status (which he should have, considering his lore), but he sure has the Legendary rarity, because I swear to god it's IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade this man
His soulstones in Town Square and Arena are so rare I had to wait for two months for just ONE, and it was possible to obtain him in gacha only when it was his specific banner. Even I, stuck in the whale hell in the Vanilla server, witness people having 5A Ancients, 5+ Woke Cacao and even 5A Beasts sometimes, but NEVER HIM. He's the definition of a rare Pokémon.
there is something so romantic about vampirism as a whole. like yes i can have your body but i crave something beyond your looks. i crave what's inside of you, what keeps you alive. i have to bathe my tongue in your most valuable essence, my fangs like blades have to know how your flesh tastes like
There's something I really needed to get out of my system for the long time, and I understand that many have probably said this before.
Look, I adore MTMTE. I respect Roberts as a writer and he made an absolute masterpiece that changed my life (literally, I've met my life-long friends over this comic) and I think that he did a fantastic job in terms of plot-twists and character development.
However, what he did specifically to Rodimus was... uh.
I know that the entire IDW universe is, essentially, a one big anthology of the works of various authors, who, let's be honest, didn't always read each other. That's how, I believe, we got an MTMTE Rodimus, who does things... that feel so unnatural to him that you can't help but wonder, what was really the reason for doing so.
When I started reading this series, I asked my friends, what do some of his actions mean – «why the hell did he even agree to take Overlord?»; «why would he allow Drift to take all the blame on himself?»; «HOW DID HE ACCEPT MEGATRON ON THE BOARD??» – and their answer was... nothing. Nothing essentially to explain here, because the only reason for these and many other of his actions I could think of, is:
Roberts needed the plot to happen. And for that, he sacrificed Rodimus's already established character integrity.
I don’t remember which comic it was in, but I vividly remember one scene from some other, not connected to MTMTE series: Optimus (as usual) refused to kill Megatron and Rodimus, his face twisted with rage, started torturing Megatron with electricity. You mean to tell me, this guy would listen to anyone and let him on the ship? You mean to tell me, he wouldn't kill him on sight the second they make the quantum leap from Cybertron, trial or not?
And, although I don't like Getaway and the way he left the entire crew with DJD, but Rodiums I got first familiar with would be just thrilled to hear all of his ideas on how to creatively get rid of Megatron, because- no, literally, what the hell was that?
Okay, I understand the fact that I'm biased. I live in a country that's currently under siege, and I share the internet space with people who, in the safety of their homes, sometimes are still choosing to humanize and sympathise with a crazy fascist dictator that would be glad to wipe them out like he does with us. I acknowledge that that's alters one's perspective a little bit. But the entire Cybertronian race (AND MANY OTHERS – let's not forget countless organic civilizations that endured genocides after genocides in Megatron's colonial expansion) had to deal with this guy for four million years.
And I get that it probably wasn't entirely Roberts' fault – IDW publishing had the universe ending planned beforehand and that's why the entire «Lost Light» sequel felt so rushed. But are you seriously implying that MEGATRON, of all people, could be reformed by one fun trip? And forgiven not just by the crew – but Rodimus and Ultra Magnus specifically??.. Mind you, they already made their mind on him before the sequel – and it absolutely wasn't the one that they would make if they weren't so heavily OOC'd.
I hate the fact that the plot just wouldn't happen the way it did without this forced character dumbing. I hate it, because I love MTMTE story, and its crew, and its captain. And its lessons. But the way of teaching these lessons sometimes makes me want to throw in a towel, because no. I refuse to believe that someone who's entire life was defined by the want to be the leader his friends wanted, could do this many mistakes that lead to their hurt (and both allowing Overlord AND Megatron, were such mistakes). So, I choose to continue to be delulu and pretend that none of this happened – and they never returned to Cybertron as well, and they achieved something more. Don't blame me, I know you all are doing the same.
the only way id accept jazz frequently going undercover as a decepticon in fanon is if how he does it is just by being nice and funny. like i bet any decepticon would spill massive intel if they met this guy who made funny jokes and offered to clean their guns sometimes. sure they'd like to punch the rookie around but they mellow out pretty quickly and soon enough they're telling the new guy every detail they know about high command over a few drinks and letting him through restricted areas
I remember once saying that Mystic Flour cookie is eerily creepy: that she has this mysterious (pun intended) vibe around her that makes me shiver a little bit (plus her colourless design in contrast with her mostly red-brown lobby that makes her almost ghost-like)
Now, with the Burning Spice update, that can't be applied to him: he's literally scary
I'm not even saying anything about his design, but just the aura he possesses: he'd literally meant to be a Great Destroyer, which is something that you can almost viscerally feel by listening to his theme and just by his voice. That's someone you're supposed to be fearing, because he could and will hurt you. Adding to that our expectations: devsis already dropped the map of Beast-Yeast with the Faerie Kingdom update, and that made me wondering back then: who is this Great Destroyer, the literal God of Destruction. What were they like? How will they be introduced?
And I've got exactly what I was hoping for. No more Mystic Flour's subtlety, just pure terror. Now that's some incredible character- and worldbuilding
I literally only now learned that Hasbro confirmed rooting for MegaStar for a year now 💀⚰️💥 Jesus Christ, never been a MegOp fan, but now I think I will be just to spite them (I understand why megastar makes sense for a lot of people but damn they're so unnecessary abusive)
So like, I noticed Pre!Corrupted Shadow Milk and Shadow Milk Cookie, his hair changed, and I found this out:
Thing is, I thought the reason why Shadow Milk's hair is short was because he was bored in the tree and decided to cut his bangs out of boredom lol
I want to talk to you about some details in my artworks that, at first glance, seem to make no sense, but they actually do.
Warning: please treat my artworks and lore as something like an original or AU, because they are only loosely connected to canon.
I’m really happy that someone asked why Light Milk had long hair, while Shadow Milk ended up with short hair. I’ll repeat myself, Milk is rejecting his past, he is rejecting "Light Milk." And he’s starting a new chapter in his life as "Shadow Milk." And it’s not as cheerful as you might think, but I’ll talk about that another time.
The second detail, which doesn’t really stand out, is the clothing of the characters throughout the comic. Light Milk was in a completely white nightgown, while Shadow Milk wore a dark dress with blue accents. Is there a hidden meaning here too? Yes! It’s fairly obvious — Milk moved from the light side to the dark, blah, blah, blah…
But wait… Elder Faerie was in dark clothing, and at the end, in light…
Something doesn’t add up, right? Or do you think I just decided to highlight them with contrast so they wouldn’t blend into the same picture?
No, the meaning here is that Light Milk, being in a white nightgown, eventually shifts to the dark side. And when he's in black, he's already on the side of good. And the blue contrast is just a small reference to his eye with the mark.
At the beginning, Elder is in black, and from the start, he was for the light and goodness. But at the end, he’s in white. That’s because Elder Faerie brought back his beloved, and while in canon, he fought until the end for peace, for the kingdom, and gave his life, remaining a hero… Here, Elder Faerie sacrifices the ENTIRE world to save the person he loves. Elder Faerie becomes a villain.
I think you’ve heard the words: "A hero will sacrifice one to save the world. A villain will sacrifice the whole world to save one."
By the way, I mentioned Milk's eyes… But I’ll talk about that some other time. I’ll just say one thing.
Light Milk’s eyes both glow. Shadow Milk can only have one eye glowing.
I strongly recommend looking for details in my artworks, even if they seem absent at first glance)
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he is so strange. why does he do this. what is his problem. im going to beat him with sticks.
i cannot explain it but these all have the same vibes
realest shit
this sucks so bad i need to (remembers suicide jokes only make my mental health worse) recover the Ankaran sarcophagus
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1. Sophocles, Philoctetes || 2. Masao Yamamoto || 3. Boardwalk Empire “Pilot” 1x1 || 4. James Tate || 5. Boardwalk Empire “Pilot” 1x1 || 6. Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journal || 7. Boardwalk Empire “21″ 2x1|| 8. Trench knives, unknown source || 9. Olivia Gatwood, Life of the Party || 10. Boardwalk Empire “Family Limitation” 1x6 || 11. Michael Frazier, Irrational Fear of Home || 12. Boardwalk Empire “Two Boats and a Lifeguard” 2x8 || 13. Miguel Hernández, My Heart Can’t Go On Any Longer || 14. Boardwalk Empire “Two Boats and a Lifeguard” 2x8 || 15. Vincent Van Gogh || 16. Boardwalk Empire “Georgia Peaches” 2x10 || 17. Hera Lindsey Bird, Mirror Traps || 18. Boardwalk Empire “The Age of Reason” 2x6 || 19. Ocean Vuong, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous || 20. Boardwalk Empire “Paris Green” 1x11|| 21. Sophocles, Oedipus Rex || 22. Boardwalk Empire “Under God’s Power She Flourishes” 2x11 || 23. Rosario Castellanos, Memorandum on Tlatelolco || 24. “Scarborough Sea Breeze“ by David Larkins || 25. Boardwalk Empire “Georgia Peaches” 2x10 || 26. Leila Chatti, Deluge; Questions Directed Toward the Idea of Mary || 27. Boardwalk Empire “Under God’s Power She Flourishes” 2x11 || 28. Sophocles, Oedipus Rex || 29. Boardwalk Empire “Under God’s Power She Flourishes” 2x11 || 30. Marie Howe, Magdalene - The Addict || 31. Boardwalk Empire “To The Lost” 2x12 || 32. “Battlefield” by Kathe Kollwitz, 1907 || 33. Henry Williamson, Love and the Loveless || 34. Boardwalk Empire “To The Lost” 2x12 || 35. Arms and the Boy, Wilfred Owen || 36. Boardwalk Empire “To The Lost” 2x12
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My white moonlight
I just so love it when people try to call trans people «transformers🤪» as an insult as if the transformers fandom wasn't one of the most diverse and inclusive and had the entire lore built on LGBTQ rep (I can't even think of any continuity that didn't have it implied that gender- and sexuality diversity is canon, like they're alien robots why would they even identify with our «traditional» definitions in the first place, that doesn't even make sense-)
I've been saying this for years
toreador haters are simply unable to see the potential in beautiful sickos
is that a gun in your pants or is the back of your leg naturally rifle-shaped
I just want to put it out there: even though I'm a die-hard Shadowfaerie fan (the 40+ pages fanfiction about them must be a hint to this but idk), I am in full support of other Elder Faerie pairings*, for instance – ElderCacao. I think one day I'm absolutely going to write something about them too, because, well, I appreciate the rarity – it takes guts to ship something so rare, I also appreciate the aesthetic (the entire Elder Faerie's and his Kingdom vibe is Silmarillion/LOTR coded, but this particular pairing – especially, for some reason), and also old man yuri supremacy. I have nothing against that as well, but honestly I'm fed up with DC being shipped exclusively with fragile little meow-meows, give him someone Tolkienishly knightly already 🍃✨🧝♀️
*aside from, perhaps, ElderLily, but not because I actively dislike them or sm, I'm just not particularly interested in them 🙌
sorry pal but no teenagers are clammering to play this dinosaur-age obscure game. the people posting about lacroix being a studmuffin have careers and are 40
I feel so seen
In case you wake up one night and decide to chose violence! Have some blinkies for all of your passive aggressive vampire political needs.
So...
I wrote a 41 page fanfiction about ShadowFaerie (which was originally intended to be a 3-4 mini 💀), how they started being together, how they... uh, let's say, «parted ways» and how did Elder Faerie spend his entire life after Shadow Milk's imprisonment. Very emotional, sometimes disturbing (that's why it's rated R, because of violence) and absolutely incomprehensible to read.
I just didn't post it on AO3 because I'm not sure about it at all and I need to have some time to translate it to English. I'm just not sure if it will add another proof of this ship being toxic. Just needed to get it out of my system, nwm.
kids these days have it so easy. not only do all actors ship the gay ships they’re part of, some of them ship them even harder than the fans do. back in my day we got hatecrimed by jensen ackles at fan conventions.
Do not interrupt my vibes, young Cainite.
vtmb is incredible because its not not misogynistic in a super 2004 way, but somehow you still get the vibe that the devs fuckin love women. 80% of all the best lines are said by extremely interesting and varied women who all have massive bouncing honkers you can cover the walls of your in-game apartment with pictures of. its serving "of course i like bitches! my best friend has tits!" vibes
can you imagine being a priest like oh put on this collar to show that you’re god’s special little boy. slut
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dude thats sick. thats rad
Ngl that's how I always imagined him in my head and I always get surprised whenever I see his canon design
This took a while but
I made sprite edits on how I draw Elder Faerie, yes I moved his eyes and eyebrows a bit BC they looked off. And yes I gave him slutty gloves. Also those black dots at the left one is supposed to be his hands, I like to think he has long ass sleeves. I also gave him boots BC ain't no way am I letting him run around without shoes 💀 I changed some minor stuff and didn't make him unrecognizable I just gave him some elf ears and a more prominent hairline. Also I changed how his front hair swoops BC I tend to draw the hair more luxurious :3
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