blunt ,MCs (emma and kate)slander, SLAY!!!

ENFP 8W7 OFC

[atomichearttestament]

Let's be perfectly clear.

This blog is a space for critical analysis of otome games and their narratives. Critique is not hate; it is a form of deep engagement. It involves examining tropes, characterizations, and plot structures through a logical and analytical lens.

Lately, a pattern has emerged that I will no longer entertain it!

I'm done with the bad faith takes, so let me clear this up once and for all:

My posts are critiques of writing and tropes, not endorsements of abuse as some of you narrow minds claims!

Me saying “this character’s reckless choices make them vulnerable” is not the same as “I want them abused.” That leap is your misinterpretation and your own distorted perspective, not my words nor my intentions

(It’s like saying to a book or movie critic who points out that “This character’s choices lead to tragic consequences” is somehow cheering on the tragedy. That’s not how critique works, and if you don't get it , try arguing with some people on your IQ level , that's not my responsibility!)

I write with analysis and self-awareness, no insults, no cursing. If my critique hits a nerve because it challenges your favorite character or ship, that’s not on me that's on the company!

If you don’t like my perspective, block me and move on. Don’t twist my words and don’t weaponize your distorted morality against me, and invent conspiracies about “sock puppets” or “attention seeking” and calling me negative just bc I project the light on dust no one of you saw before, keep that petty drama , I won’t play along with it anymore

For example, Observing that Emma’s poor writing makes her vulnerable to toxic routes is not me endorsing abuse. That’s me pointing out the flaws in Cybird’s storytelling. Critique is not endorsement , and if you mistake between both , take some vocabulary classes , will you!

If you misinterpret my analytical critiques as "justifying abuse" or "weaponizing morality," that is a failure of your own reading comprehension, not my intent. If your immediate response to criticism of a fictional corporation's writing choices is to personally attack me , like accusing me of seeking attention, having too much free time, or operating "burner accounts" , you are not arguing in good faith and petty drama, engaging in deflection, ad hominem attacks, and red herring fallacies!

Here's to make this clear for everyone!

I critique plots and tropes, not fans. Disagree with my analysis? Provide a counter-argument about the narrative or come with logic, not fake labels , If your only rebuttal is to call me "salty" or dismiss my points as "idiotic hate" and being negative, you have already lost the argument , out!

Your fragile egos ARE not my responsibility , If my analysis hits a nerve because it challenges something you're deeply invested in, that is your issue to manage not mine , my respect is demonstrated through my effort to analyze, not by avoiding topics that might upset you , if you don't like it block me and keep it to yourself!

Bad faith will be met with a block immediately, not a debate , talking to obstinate people is like playing chess with a pigeon , and I am so done wasting energy on those who refuse to understand my points while accusing me of misunderstanding theirs bc they've got cognitive dissonance, not my problem at all!

The dismissive rants, conspiracy theories, and petty drama are exhausting and unwelcome and you are out , period!

To be blunt , If you cannot engage with the actual arguments being made without resorting to personal attacks or willful misrepresentation bc you Can't make up a logical counter argument and just get your emotions in the way , do not engage with me at ALL! Block me and move on. I will be doing the same, NOT writing some petty post you thought I would not see just to validate your feelings, I'm not here to waste time on that anymore , block me and get over with it , not everyone has the same opinions as you and everyone should accept that , whenever you like it or not , that's just how real life works not your fantasies!

I'll say this again since some of you petty players don't get it at first time

I write with analysis and self-awareness, no insults, no cursing. If critique hits a nerve because it challenges your favorite character or ship, that’s not on me , that's your problem!

If you don’t like my perspective, block me and move on , twisting my words, weaponizing morality against me, and inventing conspiracies about “sock puppets” or “attention seeking” won't work , you're only wasting your time and prove that you're the one with free time not me!

I critique plots, not people.

I call out toxic tropes, not real relationships.

If you can’t comprehend the difference, keep your emotional rants to yourself and move out of my space and maybe take vocabulary or literature classes since you can't clearly differentiate between two different wordings!!!

I’m not going to stop calling out lazy writing, harmful tropes, or narrative BS just because a few fragile egos can’t handle some character analysis.

This blog will continue to call out lazy writing, inconsistent characterization, and problematic tropes. That will never change. The door is open for thoughtful discussion, but it is firmly closed to bad-faith nonsense and petty emotional drama !!!

End of discussion

[oh-my-otome]

Silvio’s always there to bolster you when you need it:

[atomichearttestament]

I MISS "ALL FOR LOVE" FIRST AX ILLUSTRATIONS BC WHAT THE HECK IS THIS???

The styling decisions here are most definitely... a decision.

Where do I even begin? What an absolute masterpiece of a “corporate focus group” aesthetic design that utterly fails on all accounts. It seems that mai would have this vision during sleep after staying up late at an anime convention.

She looks like"Bellhop at a Haunted Hotel" Look😭, There is just nothing but a vibe of “staff members of a cursed motel” about this whole costume. The most terrible piece here is a old Japanese police hat , it is definitely not fancy, it is small and barely held by gravity atop her head.

What Hellish Proportions they all have 😭

Now let's consider the ratio between mai's sleeves and skirt. The baggy, furry sleeves create an impression of being smothered in material, while the skirt and the ridiculous strapped shoes give the impression that the lower half belongs to some entirely different tacky character. There is 0 layering here; it is merely an outrageous combination.

Not to mention the f***ing "Mannequin" Eyes , there is no soul in those eyes. The expression on the face is plastered on in the same way as one would put it on a department store mannequin that has been taught to be "trying to be cute" but does not comprehend human emotion.

Despite being themed after “Lovely Hotel,” it comes off as an attempt to splash some pink Pepto Bismol paint and muted mauve on a doll from ages past in hopes that something will happen and hopefully works fingers crossed . This is not a nurturing color palette; rather, it is the colors of faded plastic. They're trying to make her inoffensive but they made the most offensive it backfired 😭 . Inoffensively offensively bad design.

The need to brand them at the bottom of the image as “HEROINES” is a clear indication that they understand exactly how forgettable they look. It is an attempt to tell us , “Yes, I know you’re not paying attention, this is the heroine!” but the design only screams, “I am nothing more than a background object!”

It’s doesn't look elegant, it’s not alluring, and it’s certainly not "magical." It’s just... a pile of mismatched clothes on a character who looks like she’s perpetually begging for validation.

The "cute" is absent and definitely non-existent. Bc once you get rid of all the marketese and "sweet" aesthetics, you will be able to admit it is a total design disaster.

They have the Uncanny Mask. mai for example has that eerie quality, that lack of life and soul in the face and eyes. That's not cute. She looks extremely generic it disgusts me a lot. This mask looks like an unfinished CGI-model from the 2000s. The smile doesn't go to her eyes, hinting at something sinister and uncanny. There seems to be absolutely nothing going on inside of her.

Not to mention The Tacky Design. None of this apparel is charming or attractive. On the contrary, these are random elements stitched together , an odd hat for that time period (not really sengoku period) , heavy-looking sleeves, and a skirt that looks like felt. This outfit does not represent some clothes of the heroine; rather, it seems like some "starter heroines pack" bought in discount stores.

The "Please Love Me" Aura though is extremely obvious . In lack of character and any kind of self-confidence, all three of them , the attempt to be cute turns out as extremely desperate. It doesn't look natural at all which makes me feel repulsed! She poses in such a way that should be attractive and charming, yet it just appears extremely so artificial. As it seems, the developers hold a indirect sign that reads "ISN'T THIS ADORABLE?" while the picture itself speaks volumes of emptiness and corporate design.

To call these attempt cute, one would have to really strain their imagination , this picture looks more like an exercise in visual mechanics, they probably wanted to reach a particular target regarding color and style, but forgot to check how realistic it was going to be. Or the opposite!

For some reason, they managed to make the MCs resemble workers in completely different haunted hotels. While the emma seems like someone dressed up like a fancy train attendant from inside a vintage doll museum, and the beige tights together with the leg warmers are battling for their life here, the color combination could’ve been chic if it weren’t for the odd proportions and layering,it looks so cringe 😭

Meanwhile, kate seems like she wants to appear like a gothic villainess combined with a magician’s assistant at a community theatre 💀 The combination of too much purple and asymmetry with a miniature hat doesn’t really work.Not to mention the cocktail dress trying to appear victorian like it's mixed up mashup of two different time periods 😭

However, the typography and vintage style of the hotel could have been good . The idea behind the "Lovely Hotel" was a meh one to me. The problem lies especially in the characters’ costumes, which somehow gave them an anime convention look at two in the morning. 💀

Especially the purple one seems to have this creepy quality 😭, bc the combination of the eyes, the smile, and the posture somehow make her look creepier rather than attractive. The style tries really hard to create that mysterious and elegant character, but what came out is this kind of plastic and inhuman look. Plus, the clothes seem to clash too much. Srsly trying to make her mysterious and cute as in acceptable to everyone has made her look like neither!

emma has a softer color scheme btw but her posture is weird stiff and her expression looks exaggerated and fake , more like manufactured , while kate… wow 💀 everything about it looks unbalanced. Yes, no wonder why I have a strong bad feeling about it . There are times when an anime illustration fails to have that aesthetic quality that will make the character look charismatic. Srsly kate having highlights while others don't , we're way past that level , idk why the highlights are there but it's not in their place!

That’s the joke here, making the male characters super attractive especially the ones with most fan base , and then they just give the mc “default savior/martyr mannequin syndrome” 😭

They definitely lack some sort of personality in comparison to the classic otome heroines from back then , both story wise and appearance wise😭 There doesn’t seem to be anything that ties the design elements together into an elegant or even charming ensemble. emma’s outfit is particularly bad too , with its fur-lined sleeves, weird silhouette, and tacky huge chunky rose belt, it looks like a department store christmas mannequin. 💀

Neither of these faces is much help either. They both have that overly slicked-up mobile game look in which the personality just does not ring true. Tbh hating their writing and personality makes you hate it even more visually because none of it rings true or comes off as charismatic at all, it looks flaky!

kate in particular seems to have tried too hard for a quirky seductive villainess vibe without really knowing what made that character type alluring. Thus she comes off as more awkward cosplay instead 😭

They don't seem as enchantingly magical as you'd expect from an otome game heroine. In fact, these are more akin to ugly, randomly put-together fashion items than graceful designs. They seem artificial in composition, lacking charm in their appearance.

I particularly think that emma is trying way too hard to pull off cute and elegant, while Kate trying to look seductive villain while failing spectacularly its color scheme and proportions look so wrong for that. kate just seems too out there with its styling 💀

Unfortunately mcs aren't used to be much more memorable and charming before, as bland or forgettable. It almost feels like these were made to fit into decorative NPCs rather than MCs.

The sweetness doesn't feel genuine to me. The MCs are intentionally designed to be sweet and cute instead of giving them any kind of real depth or making them seem alive and well-developed.

The overly sanitized version of the ideal MC in an cybird game especially makes them soft, pure, agreeable, emotionally nurturing, innocent, "kind to all people," inoffensive, safe to everyone to try to relate to but failing hard again, artificially lovable on purpose, and so on but when the formula is used too much, it becomes fake. In this way, it is almost like looking at a mascot instead of a person, they look like they're trying too hard, it doesn't look genuine or flowing 💀

It's especially apparent in their expressions and body language. Their smiles aren't genuine; instead, their expressions seem like, "Please like them." Their pose is not filled with confidence, mystery, charisma, or anything else unique about themselves or natural at all that gives them personality or makes them seem interesting.

For that reason, more emotional characters stand out.That’s why stronger characters or more emotionally layered tend to stand out ,they feel like they have an inner fire, not just “designed niceness.”

You can almost hear the boardroom meeting saying"Make sure they're soft, make sure they're saccharine, make sure they don't offend anyone, and for the love of god, keep their expression blank so she doesn't distract from the love interests."

It’s almost like they’re trolling the audience at this point

Let me cry in peace bc the designs are getting worse every single year just for the money (I think azel would still approve of that bc Material gains😭)

[luckiestangel777]

Me crashing out then realizing I can affirm my way out of this bum ass circumstance…

[atomichearttestament]

Is it just me , or is Cybird starting to get more repetitive and boring?!

Like there's nothing really special or looking up for to me , now after Alice is gone , them Kate came now mitsuki left since Eng ikevamp closed last year , like on surface level it looks exciting but in reality it isn't!

[atomichearttestament]

Disclaimer/ hot take/ might be unpopular opinion

Game story calling Emma pure-hearted is just an excuse the narrative uses so she never had to take accountability for running back to an abuser or letting people walk all over her.it’s an absolute refusal to develop a spine.the ultimate act of self betrayal ,or maybe Cybird just use her as sacrificial lamb for dramatic stakes and emotional writing since I've read better stories!

As Kesha said : this thing is about to blooooow

[atomichearttestament]

AFFIRMATION OF THE DAY:

I 👏🏼 AM 👏🏼 THE 👏🏼 EXCEPTION 👏🏼 TO 👏🏼 EVERY 👏🏼 RULE 👏🏼 !!!

[dzvelinaskebiyars]

I've noticed that one of the biggest problem with Emma's writing is that, the writers think kindness immediately means naivety. it's as if they're trying to show how pure-hearted Emma is by making her naive as fuck. like look how sweet and innocent she is, she would never want to harm anybody and that's why she won't expect to be scammed in like 5 minutes from now. ok, I get it, when you are giving kindness, you expect kindness in return, but the way they're linking a positive trait with negative trait is annoying.

A person can be kind and pure-hearted and also absolutely kick ass, be smart schemer, physically strong, stand up for themselves and see through the lies of others and whatnot. And while Emma does have moments where she's a badass, writers still insist on her on being naive, inexperienced, slow and clumsy. I've noticed this is often for the sake of romance with love interests. such as Emma clumsily tripping and male lead catches her, creating a romantic tension or Emma naively putting herself in danger and male interest coming to her rescue. sure, romantic tension is great but clearly no one enjoys repetitive themes that's justified by the MC being too dumb, too clumsy, too naive.

Another thing I noticed is that writers sometimes purposely make Emma ask naive questions so they can explain more to us. for an example: "the peace treaty Obsidian signed isn't trustworthy." "Oh so they still possess threat to us?" yes. yes, when a peace treaty is not trustworthy, it means there is no guaranteed peace, hence the threat is still here. we know this but for some reason, Emma still asks the second question, which writers use to widen their explanation, which is sometimes unnecessary and can come across as annoying. like, you can trust your readers to put two and two together, you know? no need to make the main character purposely naive just for this.

These traits also fail to portray that she represents a rabbit, because rabbits are highly intelligent, very cautious animals and have strict boundaries, they're quite complex and definitely not simpletons. So like, where did they get an idea from that just because she was a prey animal, she couldn't be planning for world domination because for all I know, many rabbits like to cause trouble and would definitely aim for world domination were they humans. (do you hear that, Gilbert?)

[atomichearttestament]

OMG GURL YOU GET IT 😭😭😭

[reccyls]

nica's such a lightweight that even though he didn't drink, he got drunk after kissing kate who was drunk

[atomichearttestament]

That's insane🤣🤣🤣

[atomichearttestament]

LIKE MAKE IT MAKE SENSE PEOPLE!!!

THAT'S ACTUALLY SO TRUE HADITH SAYS SOMETHING BUT REALITY IS SOMETHING ELSE IF IT WAS WOMEN'S FAULT, THOSE SICK MIND ASS MEN WOULDN'T HARASS OR HURT ANIMALS OR CHILDREN , it's their sick mindset , then they use religion as blame shifting and excusing themselves as others fault , that's why I stopped being in any religion, I'm done with shit tbh!

[atomichearttestament]

I've noticed since long time ago how funny religious people can be (mostly I witnessed are christians and Muslims , I'm not generalizing every religious person btw) it's funny how they make fun , mock , and call other spiritual beliefs or other religions and philosophies demonic like they're on some moral high horse or on pedestal to judge everyone else , where is your preachings about love and unconditional love and only god judges while you have no proof on other beliefs if they're good or bad and what not , those same religious people get ballistic when someone does the same back towards them (karma?) like dude you judge others but you draw the line when someone only questions your beliefs logic pleaaase , where is coexistence and accepting each other beliefs , tbh a lot of religious people I've met are hypocrites, if god ever was witnessing this (I genuinely believe creator exists) I bet he'd think very differently about you in difference to what you think , if the creator wasn't impersonal in first place , they preach what they don't practice and it's so annoying I had to get out of my chest , no respect whatsoever!

I have no problems with Religion in general I have problem with indoctrination and some obnoxious religious people

Even I don't get problems from satanic people (satanic and luciferians are different btw go do your own research please)

[vampireprinceshifts]

idk if this is fake or not but if it's not can a french shifter reach out to her cus...

[atomichearttestament]

I've heard a lot of stories like that before 😳

[deactivated2346-deactivated2024]

Things I've noticed since "letting go and letting God"

Time behaves differently. I let go of the concept of time and ever since it'll either randomly reverse, work at my convenience or move super fast. A week feels like three days at most.

Sleeping for 3 hours can feel like I've slept for one. Sleeping for one feels like I haven't slept at all and yet this body still feels like it has since it's not tired or sleepy anymore.

I genuinely feel a complete disconnect from this ego, the intensity of that disconnect varies but is getting more consistent. I know for a fact she isn't me so when fears come up that usually would send her into panic mode, it just feels less intense and sometimes like nothing at all.

When I take my awareness off specific things, the "problem" goes away. It doesn't even occur to me that it's left because it happens so often and I don't care either way. It feels like letting the situation be with no care for what outcome it may have and just moving on, not reacting to thoughts about it, just living life and it's gone.

The random burts of JOY and FREEDOM, my absolute favorite. I am also always peaceful. No matter what this ego is going through "good" or "bad", has to be my favorite part.

"Memories" don't feel as real or tanginble anymore? Days feel like dreams, not as real or solid as before. Like, I'll only recall something if i try hard to put my focus on it.

Thoughts do not come as many anymore or even as "loud" sometimes. There's a longer space of silence between them.

All the times of frustration, feeling like giving up, etc. are SO SO worth it. They are. Push through them, leave those stories BEHINDDD, they are not YOURS anymore, they never have been!! you are free, free, completely! I can't wait to see how much more I progress, though there's no progress to be made but words are hard for this lol, there are no words for it.

[atomichearttestament]

Like how did she do that?

[n1k0laa5]

nothing pisses me off more than shifters, manifestors, or anyone spiritual using chatgpt to guide their entire journey as if chatgpt wouldn’t immediately start treating their practices like delusions AND outright calling it fake the second they stopped wording things in a very specific, careful way. be so serious for a second. it’s not even genuinely agreeing with you, it’s just mirroring your language and trying not to escalate or invalidate you. it feels less like talking to some all-knowing source and more like talking to an anti that pities you and keeps going “well… if that helps you feel better :)”

[faericaa]

And ai in general is bad for the environment🫩🫩

[atomichearttestament]

A lot of things are bad in this environment before we even got born , I don't think AI is going to be stopped anytime soon 😶

[sexydreamgirl]

(TW: Mention of death)

Hello Hera,

First of all i want to say I love your blog and you are literally the only LOA blogger I trust on this app.

I really didn't wanted to mention such a triggering ask in your blog which is a comfort space for many, including me.

But the fears I am having, I have no option other than talking about it to you.

So what happened is in this year 2-3 people whom I know in some way or the other suddenly died and they were healthy individuals.

So now I got this fear, that maybe me or any of my loved one can die any moment and these types of thoughts gave me sleepless nights for weeks.

So I turned towards the law for solution, I wanted to occupy the state of me and my loved ones being immortal and nothing bad ever happens to us.

But 2 days ago I read what Neville said about death that it will come at its appointed hour and it is fix for everyone and now after reading about it I am having fears and anxiety again.

So Hera what should I really do? I am really scared and anxious, any help or guidance from your side will mean a world to me.

Thanks a lot 💛

Fears and anxieties, like all else, are made by you. You choose what you give credence to because you are the I AM passing through states (feelings), so seek the feeling of what you truly want to feel. What would you love to feel instead? Forget the world and forget what another has to say, what do you want to feel? Turn to imagination and feel ease, feel safety, feel relief, feel comfort. Feel that and bask yourself in it. This is what the law is about: freeing yourself from fear through love because to be in love is to not be in fear. See life as a dream you can wake up from at any moment. This means you’re not sentenced to anything because you can dream of what you love instead. It’ll be okay.

[atomichearttestament]

I want to add that Neville brought a person he knew from death and even the dead person's sister witnessed that , not to mention success stories I've read , I relate to anon since I get those intrusive thoughts too 😮‍💨 , but I just want you to know that death is an illusion, construct created by humans

[atomichearttestament]

hi i made this after researching for months it helped me alot and i really hope help those who are like me (autistic) who must have proof to

[chevlvrs]

[atomichearttestament]

I bet it hurts, sorry not a fan nor have I tried it before😭