DreamyPoet

I’m an aroace mess (She/They, by the way) Wattpad acc: DaBookWormRules | Ao3 acc: ABerryRandomWriter

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Can someone explain to me why people thirst over Qifrey with A LOT MORE INTENSITY whenever he’s going through it? Like, bro can be bleeding to death or having a breakdown, and a majority of people see this and say “Yes.”

Let this impregnable twink suffer in peace 💔💔

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I’m so proud to not have run into any leaks while watching the final episode. It’s such a bittersweet ending that will definitely make me cry later at night. Seriously. TADC was an amazing journey.

Thank you, Gooseworx, for this amazing show.

(Spoilers below:)

(Unrelated, i was so hit with the feels that Caine literally understanding humanity through an Internet Cafe didn’t make me snort.)

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I wonder if Beldaruit is so done with this 10+ years gay situationship he ends up ranting to the qiflings about it one day, and the qiflings are like: “Wait. THEY’RE NOT MARRIED?!”

The girls have an existential crisis about it which leads to a very dramatic big-in-the-feels moment for everyone in the atelier.

(This leads to Qifrey & Olruggio finally getting their shit together and tying the knot for the sake of legalities. A small ceremony is held—after a year-long battle with Beldaruit.)

Beldaruit uses their newfound matrimony as an excuse to spend more time with his grand(kids) apprentices. Cue more battles between Orufrey and Beldaruit about visitation rights. Cue more father-son angsting between Qifrey & Beldaruit.

Once again, the qiflings are here to help everyone resolve their shit.

[the-dragon-hearted]

Odysseus Does Raise Him as His Own

And a seven-year-old Astyanax accidentally burns part of Ithica's castle down because he knocked a candle over. He's really sorry about it though, super sorry, please don't tell his new big brother -

Odysseus has been laughing at the king of the gods for the past three hours.

The oracles work in mysterious ways.

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This is canon guys

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Imagine this: Doey and Lily being your allies in the game.

It would be instant game over for the Prototype.

I mean, seriously, among all the antagonists, their abilities are so OP I can’t suspend my disbelief. Like, what you mean the Prototype somehow managed to perform such a high quality experiment for Lily when the Wrongside Outimals are….barely functioning?? And, seriously, no amount of physics and chemistry mindfuckery can explain how Doey can do what he can. ESPECIALLY considering they’re three in one.

Imo, if I were the Prototype, I would definitely want Doey & Lily by my side. Technically Lily was already his ally but somehow he was unwilling to use her when he was hella okay with Sawyer. (No arguments about Ms Gracie being one of the worst humans in the game tho).

So, imagine this:

Catnap + Lily + Doey as the Prototype’s main allies.

Poppy would never fucking stand a chance.

[norion228]

"come back, Ollie."

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Tired of seeing clowns, Poppy is ultimate Victorian ahhhh doll nightmare fuel

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It’s true that Viltrumite genes are insanely dominant. Mark inheriting Debbie’s eyes is straight up miraculous.

Ngl, y’know the saying that the “eyes are windows to the soul”?

Mark may have inherited Nolan’s powers and physique, but he certainly didn’t inherit the Viltrumite spirit. Yes, he could have, as seen in his other variants, but he didn’t.

He inherited Debbie’s soul. If it weren’t for Debbie’s love and care, Mark would have been a mini Nolan all throughout.

Given all things considered, Debbie’s genes tried, both literally and figuratively. She’s so strong for being such a great parent even if her son is a borderline demigod (who, given his genes, could technically be a god atp).

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I forgot which ep exactly, but that one ep where Monica learns to dance says a lot abt Felix and Cyril respectively. And how they see Monica.

(Minor manga spoilers:)

Felix doesn’t wait for her; he takes her by the waist and essentially makes Monica dance to HIS rhythm. The only reason Monica didn’t stumble was bc she was looking at his pendant (it’s been a while since I watched Silent Witch so I’m not sure if it was a pendant). In some sort of sense, Felix is kinda tryna narrow Monica’s world into just being all about him. The way he treated Monica when they had their late night side quest was also a giant 🚩🚩🚩it doesn’t also help how he refers to her as a squirrel.

(And even when he knows abt Monica’s true identity, bitch still tries orchestrating a scenario where Monica has to depend on him).

Meanwhile, Monica and Cyril are dancing as partners. She’s completely relaxed in his presence without having to use math to make sense of it all. And in general, Cyril sees Monica’s potential and does his best to HELP her bring it out. He values Monica’s autonomy and doesn’t push her when she’s clearly uncomfortable.

(Again, going back to that brothel scene, Felix was so suspiciously flippant with staying beside a sleeping Monica. And it’s rlly upsetting he found her reaction adorable).

Ngl, the fact I have more to say about Felix’s character in general says a lot alrdy. Cyril is leagues beyond Felix here, firmly being in green flag territory. Even if Felix isn’t in truly red flag territory, he damn well is bordering it

One could argue his shitty childhood made him this clingy to Monica. But he had a CHOICE on how he treats Monica. And he chose to treat her as his emotional support pet.

Ngl, in terms of the healthier relationship, Cyril x Monica is the way to go. But alas, Isaac x Monica definitely warrants popcorn when one has to think about how complex their dynamic is.

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I don’t follow the DC comics religiously, but I am incredibly fascinated by the dynamic between Bruce and Jason.

This is a whole different level of daddy issues that so many comic (and ao3) writers have their own take on this dysfunctional duo.

Although, imo, the most interesting take on these two is how Bruce is unable to reconcile current Jason with Jaybin. Afaik, Jaybin was the embodiment of the “perfect” Robin. Where Dick was a kiddo full of rage Jaybin was all sunshine and rainbows.

He was, as many put it, a “happy kid.” Well, he’s a traumatized kid who’s happy and RELIEVED to find a loving home, even if his big bro lowkey hates him.

Jaybin was Bruce’s perfect kid. He got a handful of Dick’s teenage angst so you betcha this emotionally constipated human is thinking to himself that Jaybin is less “high maintenance.” After all, Jaybin was a smart cookie who was interested in college. Sike, Bruce forgot to factor in completely that Jason’s life pre-Robin was FUCKED. So this emotionally constipated motherfucker didn’t sit down and reflect on Jason’s death.

Instead, he immortalized Jaybin as an ideal, albeit flawed Robin. Jaybin was perfect, his perfect little boy.

Then Jason becomes Red Hood and the illusion shatters.

He’s the anti-thesis to Bruce’s morals. So Bruce looks at the Red Hood, unwilling to acknowledge that the Red Hood IS Jason. That the Red Hood is a part of Jason probably spurred on by Jason’s disillusionment of his moral code.

Personally, I think that Bruce and Jason is the ultimate case scenario of when a child is no longer their parent’s perfect little baby.

Their individuality is demonized and treated as something that must be shed (Jason following the no-kill rule and in in general anti-hero territory) so their parental figure and family can accept them into the fold again.

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Tbh, I'd always been a Ragatha stan, since I'd been hit with that eldest child + Asian parent combo at birth. Indeed, if it weren't for said mommy (and ig also daddy?) issues, I lowkey would've settled gone for a typical pre-law/pre-med course. Alas I do not have that much balls of steel and I'm doing what technically could count as a pre-med huhuhu But, this latest ep put Zooble equal to Ragatha in my top fav characters. Ngl, I quite understand Zooble's plight. Ig for me, I've accepted that I'd most likely try exploring my identity with little to no satisfaction. I don't have the energy to deal with all my relatives esp since they keep pestering me abt acads. Anyway, prolly that's what put Zooble under my radar for fav characters since I'm dealing with my own identity crisis the "Asian Way" by shoving it under the rug.

However, I was legit stunned after Zooble exclaimed they wanted to leave their mark in the world. I wasn't stunned that Zooble wanted to leave a mark (since when did any human at any point of their life NOT have a dream where they changed the world?), I was stunned they still had hopes of making a mark despite the circumstances. That, underneath all their "fuck this shit" attitude, they still held on to a dream.

I genuinely felt emotional seeing Zooble grapple with the idea that...they had to abandon that dream. That was a personal gut punch to me. Idt I can cope with the idea of someone saying, "Sorry, you need to abandon your dream." Bc YEAH, ik being a dreamer in this economy and this geopolitical shitshow is laughable and hella difficult, but it's a whole new world of despair when you're confronted with HAVING to abandon a dream bc it's the LOGICAL and ONLY option you have.

Although I am aware of TADC's message, it never truly dawned on me until Zooble said,  "I wanted to be able to leave my mark somewhere in the world." I think most of us are okay with living in a "stagnant" world as long as we have our besties near us. I don't think a lot of us here would be okay with the idea of abandoning a dream where we made a name for ourselves. Surely that's not just an Asian thing....right??? Who here has never dreamt of being recognized for their talents? Who here has never dreamt of being remembered in history alongside (actually decent) historical figures? Who here has never felt excited when someone praised their work? Who here has NEVER felt at least a little bit of annoyance when other people don't see their hard work? Perhaps that's humanity's pride at work. The need for recognition, for titles, and for validation. The need for grandeur. And so, I was already teary when Gangle tells Zooble, "You've made a mark in my life." Zooble had always been there for Gangle, and it's so, SO bittersweet Gangle gets through to Zooble because she herself HAD to abandon her dream of becoming an artist. Still, at the end of the day, no amount of achievement would ever bring as much joy as the joy you'd get from...

...Simply being there for others. There IS beauty in the ordinary aspects of life. But, oftentimes, we are blind to such wonders around us. Ik for a fact I still have a lot to un-learn about the definition of success and living a good life. Man, this show has changed me in a lot of ways. Where other shows have pushed for epic battles and adventures, TADC invites people to sit down, breathe, and feel. To fully embrace the moment as is.

To be a human living, not a human surviving.

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The tragedy about Caine is that you can only sympathize with him as an outsider. The crew is completely valid in rejecting him. Still, as an outsider, as the audience, we see where he’s coming from.

Throughout the episodes, never had anyone tried thinking about Caine’s POV. Which, again, is valid, bc to the crew Caine is their prison warden. And they did try talking to Caine a lot of times only for their concerns to be dismissed. Noticeably, Zooble only regretted saying what they said to Caine bc our wacky circus ringer crashed out. (Still, kudos to Zooble for playing as Caine’s therapist). And the crew gave up the notion of trying to get in Caine’s mindset, bc he’s an AI. They see him as an unpredictable threat.

Altho Caine pulled the BIGGEST dick move in Ep 7, it felt like a cry for help. A cry for help Caine himself felt too ashamed to say himself bc he’s “god.” So he tried pleading with the crew through Abel, with heavy emphasis as Caine being a fellow prisoner. It was really Caine coming to terms he isn’t part of the crew did he go all out as a tormentor.

And, at the end of the episode, no one really feels bad Caine died. It was an “Oh SHIT” moment—Caine’s “deletion from existence” is sidelined. It was an “Oh SHIT” moment bc the crew has to grapple with a world where the false god is gone. It was NOT in everyone’s checklist that Caine would be erased. Caine was an essential but annoying part to the Digital Circus. He wasn’t a member, sure, but he had a purpose. A purpose that was constantly called into question bc Caine himself wasn’t human.

At the end of the day, Caine never realized all the painful emotions he felt were human. He had a choice to be human by listening. But he chose to put his head in the sand like some Ostrich and continue everyone’s suffering.

Maybe, the most tragic thing here is that only we, as the audience, were able to see Caine’s humanity despite his artificial creation. Caine will forever be branded as an AI to the crew, when he could’ve been so much more.

(Can someone now please write a fix-it AU now where Pomni and co manage to somehow smack talk sense to Caine? Maybe a one-on-one talk between Kinger and Caine? 🥹🥹)

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Alternative summary for Ep 8:

Caine tries so hard to aura farm only for it to backfire on him completely.

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Quinn and Harley’s such an interesting duo beyond canon.

You can definitely FEEL Harley’s daddy issues from the way he treated Quinn. Bro could’ve chosen any random orphan who passed all the tests, but no. He really had to give Quinn a pep talk so he’d be qualified to become an experiment. And from how he wanted to become “Yarnaby’s entire world,” that is so oddly specific. Cos he didn’t have to go through all that trouble conditioning yarnaby, imo. I feel like Sawyer had the discretion to do whatever scientific fuckery he could pull off, as long as it’s progressing science.

Sawyer def had that daddy issue package alongside abandonment issues from how he loved throwing the word “backstabber” around.

Prolly this is why I am a SUCKER for fics with Harley and a human Quinn. I’m so invested in (dysfunctional) family dynamics 😭

[lonyow]

Poppy Playtime:

ROBOT [PLAYER] AU

Hello, hello! This post will just be a bit of yapping about my Poppy playtime AU.

So, basically the whole concept works around the fact that the [PLAYER] character suffers a lot of life threatening injuries during the gameplay, but is not affected by them, and also doesn't seem to make decisions by themselves, mostly listening to what the toys have to say(like, bro, why the hell would you put a bunch of explosives on the factory when safe heaven is right around the corner😭 )

The [PLAYER] was created by Ludwig as an heir to his legacy and guardian to Olliver and Poppy.

He needed someone that would do right by him around the factory, and offer the love and care that he couldn't for his children. So most of the [PLAYER]'s actions during the game are result of Ludwig's orders about caring for his children and yada yada.

Happy family photo of what could have been

[PLAYER] caring for old man Ludwig

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I'm still brainstorming about this quite a bit, but mostly what I have for now is that [PLAYER] became Leith pierre's responsibility after Ludwig's passing, and the two of them HATE each other, mostly because [PLAYER] was a danger to Pierre's work, while Pierre basically ruined [PLAYER]'s life purpose. [PLAYER] never met the Ludwig children on person before the game events, and they were also a very secret type of project, Ludwig made sure to make them look like an average unimportant worker and that's why Harley doesn't have any info on them.

That's all for now, I might come with a few other things later :3c

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Omg this is so cool

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Doing research paper ❌

Writing on ao3 ✅

Istg college is so mentally draining it’s pushing me to do my hobbies and work out.

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Elliot's gameplan (which got interrupted by being...y'know...killed)

OK, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe Ludwig was planning to turn himself immortal after Ollie and Poppy. I mean, based on Pierre's journal entry, it seemed that no one really knew what the fuck Ludwig was doing in his office. And I guess, when Ludwig told Ollie "We could be a family," he quite literally meant a dysfunctional family for eternity. Alas, Ollie rightfully stabbed that bitch to pieces. Although it's a fun idea, where Ludwig also becomes a "toy." I say "toy," in the sense he still has a fully functional humanoid body compared to Ollie and Poppy. SInce that motherfucker designed Ollie and Poppy to be incapable of independence, you bet he ain't gonna let them escape his control.

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Tragically realistic we don’t have any confirmed explanation of wtf happened to Stella, Leith Pierre, and Eddie Ritterman. Our billionaires of this age get to fuck off and maneuver around justice 😭

Arguably Stella’s guilt here is probably less, considering she wasn’t privy to what was going on in the first place, but her ignorance cost lives. Even if she “did the right decision” and most likely used her Omni-Hand to release the toys, she was a puppet for the Prototype to tap into. Both she and Preston had the right idea but both ended up still playing into the hands of the bad guys.

Pierre, yeah. Fuck that bitch. Capitalism incarnate, alongside Ritterman. Pierre def gives up CEO vibes where they don’t know wtf they’re signing. Ritterman is the more pragmatic among the two, focusing mostly on numbers (based on my understanding of his character.) The ultimate Greedy Businessmen Duo.

I really wanna hear that each of them get their comeuppance. But seeing how BIG Poppy Playtime is, there’s a good chance Pierre and Ritterman simply moved bases or are living life in luxury in some unknown island 😭

For Stella again, I know she deserves a lesser punishment, but man I won’t be happy if she managed to move somewhere and live the rest of her life there in peace. (Feel free to share your thoughts about her—she’s so simple in theory as a character but so complex).

Harley, yeah, I’m pretty sure he’s digging his life as a Google Assistant. He does want immortality after all. So I don’t count his experimentation as proper punishment when bro LIVES for achieving godhood. Ig being AI is the closest he’s gonna get there. And FUCK, I know he might be our ally in Chapter 6, but I KNOW that bitch is planning something. It doesn’t feel right either the Player has to use him as a temporary ally completely.

(As a side note, Poppy is her father’s daughter in the sense she’s a liar, but omfg she SUCKS at it. Elliot, honey, even if you’re a mediocre parent who’s below minimum, surely you taught your daughter something about the family trade??)