Blyric FL

Cyric Is my God and Blink is my religion

[lyrasteponme]

good morning Kyra nation

[kaybekaybenot]

I can't believe this is the first post I see for this fandom.

Some people refuse the superior ship in favor of gay ships everytime. It's time to admit that sometimes the straight ship is better

[lyrasteponme]

well yeah, you said it. Kayla is BI. bi. meaning she also likes women. and she canonically has a situationship with Lyra??? i don't think shipping them is negating her relationship (later on) with Valas

and hot take: Lyra as endgame would have been so much healthier for Kayla... even if in-canon her being with Valas makes sense, their being together necessitates the destruction of everybody else, including those people that Kayla DID care about

TLDR let people cope and interact with canon in multiple different ways & let people have gay (or straight) ships with bi characters

[kaybekaybenot]

Have we read the same thing?

Can you ship Kyra, especially pre Valas? Sure.

But can you be SO blind that you forger why it didn't work out in the first place? No.

Some of you will romanticize lesbian relationships SO MUCH that you forget that post relationship and at the start of TAaS they HATED each other.

Are we forgetting abt the class differences? Are we forgetting abt they're clashing attachment styles and traumas?

How they're relationship was an escape from both of they're lives and they were treating each other as a fantasy? Are we forgetting WHY AND HOW THEY BROKE UP?

Can you like it? Sure

Can you SERIOUSLY BELIEVE that it would be HEALTHIER than Kaylas? I can't believe that.

Also the destruction of people she cared abt? All her close friends are dead and the only ppl around her facilitate her misery by encouraging her to stay as the GOB.

You can't seriously see her liberation and newfound freedom as a bad thing. Sure she kills a lot of people and we both know my view on her as a character (see pinned post) but to view that as TOXIC is beyond me

[lyrasteponme]

This is from the POV of pre-war/all her friends being dead/achieving goddess status - obviously Kaylas/dryrag makes perfect sense as the story progresses, and their relationship is undeniably one of extremely strong love REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ITS GAY OR STRAIGHT, but that's also because all they have is each other. In every universe.

Considering Kayla in the first part of TAaS, and in the backstory that's revealed (man I really wish we'd get a webcomic focused on that too...), it's clear that she doesn't only lose everyone that's dear for her, but also loses her marbles (it's okay I forgive bbygirl/bbygoddess). So yeah if things had gone differently in that first arc of the story, I could definitely see Kyra happen.

Lyra and Kayla go way back, and as different as they are and every way that they clash, they are also in a way parallels/foils to one another, they've gone through things together, and they've had their ups and downs - but in the end they reestablish a friendship and camaradie, and I'm sorry but I don't think that Lyra is over Kayla, they definitely have their heated and flirtatious moments.

But Kaylas?? Healthy?? Perfect for one another as they are (fave problematic villain protags), I don't think that dooming the entire world in favor of the other and their own goals/whims is HEALTHY. Am I arguing that Kyra is HEALTHIER at all times in the story? NO. I also think that that makes for a more interesting dynamic and potential for their relationship to grow. I meannnn... childhood enemies to childhood friends to kinda lovers to enemies to reluctant companions to friends to maybe better lovers...? That's so many compelling tropes come on you know fandom.

I swear one day I'll write a fic and link you to it.

[chaosgodfl]

I want to throw my hat into this ring... Kyra did not care for it. Honestly just felt like a first relationship which was bound to fail both Lyra and Kayla had their own responsibilities and backgrounds. They were not meant to be. They started as a fling and they should have stayed a fling........ Where as Kaylas I feel like the emotional connection was much deeper but still not healthy. I mean Kayla basically had a choice between continuing the godhood which he never wanted or going off with this new exciting necromancer. I think their relationship was bound to also fail as some point causing them to split or only stick together due to circumstances.

What truly brought their relationship to a healthy position, in my opinion, was the appearance of Timber and Gilly!!!!

Gilly provided an outlet for frustration to both Valas and Kyla whereas Timber provided solace as he was always willing to listen and support!

Hence it is redundant to ship Kyra or Kaylas cause the SUPERIOR RELATIONSHIP IS THE ONE BETWEEN KAYLA, VALAS, TIMBER AND GILLY!!!!!!

[chaosgodfl]

Cyric did not affect Blink as much as people think

I don't think that Cyric affect Blink as much as people think! Blink always had knowledge hungry characteristics and I feel that due to his past of mistreatment he would have walked a dubious path anyway.

"Villains are made not born"

Hence I think that Cyric expedited the process but Blink would have always ended up like this. You can tell in their dynamic Blink chooses to do what Cyric wants because it brings him close to his goals. But ofc Cyric defooooo had Blink conflicted between dating and achieving his goal.

[kaybekaybenot]

Ok so although I DO think it's more complicated than some ppl make it out to be , I DONT THINK Blink would've ended up a villain regardless.

Yes, he had some traits and goals that could've led that way, but before Cyric he had FRIENDS, he had SUPPORT, and he was learning the importance of connection, thus MOVING AWAY from villainy.

Which is why I think that ended the way it did, yk?

[chaosgodfl]

OK LETS BE REAL HERE... FRIENDS?!?!?!? Blink met a socially awkward magical twink who didn't trust anyone or tell them their true feelings/backstory AND a cat who was basically a burden to Blink and the party... Ithilrian came later when he was already well on the path of villainy.

And thinking about these "friends" that Blink has I dont think he would have been satisfied with a life like that when his aspirations are much greater than that. He gave up his family for his goals!!!

And the ending was bad writing if Blink felt lonely he should have spent his time with Cyric <3

[chaosgodfl]

Cyric did not affect Blink as much as people think

I don't think that Cyric affect Blink as much as people think! Blink always had knowledge hungry characteristics and I feel that due to his past of mistreatment he would have walked a dubious path anyway.

"Villains are made not born"

Hence I think that Cyric expedited the process but Blink would have always ended up like this. You can tell in their dynamic Blink chooses to do what Cyric wants because it brings him close to his goals. But ofc Cyric defooooo had Blink conflicted between dating and achieving his goal.