CherryPython05

same user on ao3 - pfp: Maddel_art - she/they - 21

[cherrypython05]

updating my intro post! not super relevant to anyone but me but I felt the need to so 🤷🏻‍♀️

howdy y'all! you can call me Cherry ^^ I have this blog mainly as a way to have a social media account connected to my ao3, although it's been dead over there for a while now lol 😅 it's the chronic depression 🙃

I also yap about my interests on here (mainly gachiakuta but I'm in other fandoms too) and run a series liveblogging my reactions to the new chapters of the manga

my active fandom list at the moment includes: gachiakuta, pokemon (particularly legends Z-A 👀), apothecary diaries, stray kids, the Magnus Archives, transplanar and the smii7y+ crew/frog house (fandoms that I am technically in but am only on the edges of include TADC, A:TLA, and MHA)

please don't be shy to send me asks/dms, as long as you're respectful! although plz keep in mind that I do have anon asks turned off for anti-hater purposes, and probably won't be changing that policy anytime soon :)

[crueclown22]

everybody moved on but i stayed here btw.

[fragrantlycheemilk]

*sighs, bombarded by misty, water-colored memories* it was this exact look that made me realize that yes, yes i would peg a man.

[cherrypython05]

insane first thing to see from you on my dash but I respect it. you're so right.

[cherrypython05]

skz as tma fears bc I have free will and am overdue for a rewatch

chan: the Hunt. feel like this one is pretty obvious but like. c'mon. with all the vamp/wolf shit he does, it's by far the easiest answer (and also the one I want for personal reasons. bc bias + fav fear makes brain go 😵‍💫)

minho: the End. ok a lot of people might see the slaughter for him and I respect that, but all I could think of while making this post is how this man seems to fantasize about a peaceful death to a concerning degree 😅

changbin: the Flesh. simple enough answer in my opinion, the man is obsessed with working out and maintaining an optimal form at all times, so it's logical to twist that into something obsessive and deadly (plus wasn't there a tma episode about that very topic? I'm pretty sure there was)

hyunjin: the Corruption. a few of them could make sense for this but personally I see hyunjin specifically because of how much he values love and all that jazz. and I'm pretty sure of all the fears, the corruption is the one that deals most in themes of toxic love (and also sexuality; worm statement I will never forget about your particular horror 😓)

han: the Lonely. I was stumped about him for a second because at first I genuinely had no idea what to give him, and then I was hit full force with 5 star era flashbacks and Realized. so yeah. if you know you know, and I apologize for re-traumatizing anyone else 😅

felix: the Eye. lots of things could work for lixie but I'm specifically thinking of the times where the boys play Any Party Game Ever and felix will always find a way to cheat or bend the rules somehow. that's Eye behavior /loving

seungmin: the Spiral. look at the nonsense this man will say out of nowhere at any given opportunity, the constant teasing as a way to get under the others' skin, and just. the meaningless Things he will do without rhyme or reason just because he thinks it's funny. Spiral. Behavior. /SO loving

jeongin: the Stranger. tbh I was even more stumped here than with jisung, but the Stranger is the strongest contender here specifically because of the hallucination MV. like look at that song and try and tell me that isn't the most stranger coded thing you've ever seen 😌

obviously my answers are not the be all and end all of this discussion; I'd be happy to see what my fellow nerds think of this, and what y'all's angles are!!

[fragrantlycheemilk]

i have absolutely zero idea what you're on about. plz elaborate, i'm so so so very curious

[cherrypython05]

have... have you never listened to The Magnus Archives? am I about to introduce someone to the best horror podcast ever made???

the (very) short version is that tma's "fears" are that canon's way of categorizing the Spooks and Scares that happen throughout

idk if I can yap about what any of those fears represent beyond what was said in this post bc I value the experience of sending people into things I enjoy blind

so please! go forth into what I hope will be your new obsession 😌 /nf

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[cherrypython05]

skz as tma fears bc I have free will and am overdue for a rewatch

chan: the Hunt. feel like this one is pretty obvious but like. c'mon. with all the vamp/wolf shit he does, it's by far the easiest answer (and also the one I want for personal reasons. bc bias + fav fear makes brain go 😵‍💫)

minho: the End. ok a lot of people might see the slaughter for him and I respect that, but all I could think of while making this post is how this man seems to fantasize about a peaceful death to a concerning degree 😅

changbin: the Flesh. simple enough answer in my opinion, the man is obsessed with working out and maintaining an optimal form at all times, so it's logical to twist that into something obsessive and deadly (plus wasn't there a tma episode about that very topic? I'm pretty sure there was)

hyunjin: the Corruption. a few of them could make sense for this but personally I see hyunjin specifically because of how much he values love and all that jazz. and I'm pretty sure of all the fears, the corruption is the one that deals most in themes of toxic love (and also sexuality; worm statement I will never forget about your particular horror 😓)

han: the Lonely. I was stumped about him for a second because at first I genuinely had no idea what to give him, and then I was hit full force with 5 star era flashbacks and Realized. so yeah. if you know you know, and I apologize for re-traumatizing anyone else 😅

felix: the Eye. lots of things could work for lixie but I'm specifically thinking of the times where the boys play Any Party Game Ever and felix will always find a way to cheat or bend the rules somehow. that's Eye behavior /loving

seungmin: the Spiral. look at the nonsense this man will say out of nowhere at any given opportunity, the constant teasing as a way to get under the others' skin, and just. the meaningless Things he will do without rhyme or reason just because he thinks it's funny. Spiral. Behavior. /SO loving

jeongin: the Stranger. tbh I was even more stumped here than with jisung, but the Stranger is the strongest contender here specifically because of the hallucination MV. like look at that song and try and tell me that isn't the most stranger coded thing you've ever seen 😌

obviously my answers are not the be all and end all of this discussion; I'd be happy to see what my fellow nerds think of this, and what y'all's angles are!!

[tepkunset]

I feel like simply calling JK Rowling a transphobe isn't strong enough anymore. Like. This is not your grandpa calling you by your deadname at a restaurant kind of transphobic. This is her wanting to eradicate all trans people (with an extra special hatred towards trans women specifically). This is her trying just that by personally funding transphobic hate groups with millions to push around laws in the UK. It is not hyperbolic to call her a dangerous, genocidal maniac.

It's not about cancelling a problematic writer. It's about literally trying to save lives by denying her as much money and power as possible.

[deutsch-auf-papier]

I have a legitimate question regarding Rowling and I want y'all's opinions.

Is it OK to partake in Harry Potter media if I bought it used, pirated it, was gifted it without asking, or have owned it for years at this point? By all means, treat each of those individually, because they are not all the same

Like, I have the DVDs from when I was a kid. My step-dad recently got me the soundtracks on vinyl for free from his work. I bought the Half Blood Prince at a used books store a few years ago, and I'm completely willing to pirate the ebooks when I want to use them to practice reading in a foreign language.

[cherrypython05]

in my opinion it's still a tad questionable, because the material itself is still chock full of harmful stereotypes about many minority groups, particularly black and asian people, as well as some incredibly obvious antisemitism in the way she depicts the goblins in particular.

obviously I'm not going to tell you how to live your life, bc we're strangers on the internet to each other and therefore shouldn't really be using each other's opinions as the final say. examine yourself and your attitudes, talk to the people around you (particularly anyone you know that is harmed by the things she say and does), and go from there.

as for practicing a new language; I get it. but there are so many books made by people that don't suck that you can pick out and practice with. sorry if I sound a little blunt but that's bc in my opinion that shouldn't be a very hard thing to do. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I grew up with those books too, and when the reality of the things she's done fully hit me, I was a wreck. but then I picked myself up, engaged with better media made by better people, and quit giving money to a woman who would see the death of many people that I love. you can do that too, I genuinely believe that.

(and if you want my slightly less serious opinion about what to do with all that junk: sell it by grifting transphobes within an inch of their lives. you get to get it off your hands AND make some loser's pockets hurt >:) /hj)

[cherrypython05]

genuinely so curious to know if you have any theories on what jabbers backstory is? i’ve seen everything under the sun being theorized about this dude so i rlly can’t say for myself. Most popular is that a family member who died gave him those rings 🤔 but im curious to know if you have any theories…

oh I could talk about jabs for days... I'll get specific with it; those rings came from his mama 1000%

I like to think that he had at least something resembling parental love in the form of his mother, but if she's still alive then I definitely think they're estranged in some manner thanks to the whole raider thing. I saw someone throw out the idea that his mom did sex work or something similarly underground, which I vibe with to some degree

idk whether or not I mentioned this before but I definitely am in the camp of viewers that believe his masochism was induced by trauma. now there 100% are people irl that exist who are just Like That, and I'm not saying he couldn't be, but if I know urana at all, there's going to be a bit deeper of a reason

not necessarily a theory but I'd love for the story to get more in depth about how jabber got mixed up with the raiders. we know zodyl is the new leader, so has jabber been confirmed to have been part of the group for longer, or was he loyal to zodyl and joined up at the same time? personally I think/hope it's the latter, but I guess we'll see

cheers for the ask! it's been a while since I've truly gotten the gears turning about gachi ^^

[cherrypython05]

getting work flashbacks and distracting myself with fanfiction

[cherrypython05]

ah the hyper specific issue of "can I listen to this song from three years ago that I associated with an ex-fandom or will I have flashbacks"

[fragrantlycheemilk]

this AND the hyper specific issue of “can i listen to this song or will i be flooded with images of the media/character/idol i associate it with and be unable to school my misty expression”

[cherrypython05]

YES you get me

[cherrypython05]

ah the hyper specific issue of "can I listen to this song from three years ago that I associated with an ex-fandom or will I have flashbacks"

[cherrypython05]

I'm well aware this liveblog is a bit late but it's finally here!!! yippie!! (is terrified /pos)

spoilers for chapter 167 (part 1 I guess)

the parallels being made between enjin and rudo off rip AUGH they're so brother coded

CHIMAIRA HOLY SHIT WE IDK WHO BROUGHT THIS UP FIRST BUT AKSFHNENS

time magic lore... y'all don't know this about me but I eat that shit up

k so I'm looking at the panel showing how it works and I think my brain is a tad bit broken /vpos

like wtf is this

oh corvus knows about time walk bc of course he does, the man knows EVERYTHING at this rate

side note, mymo? still fucking terrifying, love it

a body of anima, huh? neat

still not entirely sure what's happening here but I love it for us and for enjin bc bro is finally having his moment and it's very deserved 😌

it's like 10pm where I am so I can't process this for shit, maybe I'll reread it tomorrow

kbai

[cherrypython05]

update: I have seen part 2, my manga app wouldn't load it for whatever reason, but I have seen it!

[wister1ap3tals]

4 unposted drafts and every one of them is frouse,, and im just too lazy to actually finish a single one HOLY FUCK guys I dont like tagging

[soyfished]

this but i have 10 💔 and it's all krii7y it's genuinely insane

yes, title is from siren - kailee morgue. yes this is supposed to be the first fic for siren john x lighthouse keeper smitty au .. then i became depressed /hj

[cherrypython05]

no way that I'm seeing this in the middle of considering writing my own for this au 😆 ig I have to now /silly

[cherrypython05]

I'm well aware this liveblog is a bit late but it's finally here!!! yippie!! (is terrified /pos)

spoilers for chapter 167 (part 1 I guess)

the parallels being made between enjin and rudo off rip AUGH they're so brother coded

CHIMAIRA HOLY SHIT WE IDK WHO BROUGHT THIS UP FIRST BUT AKSFHNENS

time magic lore... y'all don't know this about me but I eat that shit up

k so I'm looking at the panel showing how it works and I think my brain is a tad bit broken /vpos

like wtf is this

oh corvus knows about time walk bc of course he does, the man knows EVERYTHING at this rate

side note, mymo? still fucking terrifying, love it

a body of anima, huh? neat

still not entirely sure what's happening here but I love it for us and for enjin bc bro is finally having his moment and it's very deserved 😌

it's like 10pm where I am so I can't process this for shit, maybe I'll reread it tomorrow

kbai

[cherrypython05]

completely off topic but does anyone have any idea why the chapter came out a whole day early? bc I just got jumpscared by a spoiler lmao

spoilers for chapter 166 under the cut!

ohhhhh my god the way he holds umbreaker as he walks into the lot is so cool

HES SO BABY FACED AWWW ENJIN WTF YOU'RE ADORABLE

he lived at a lighthouse? also apparently he's been keeping watch for a whole year for... something (alto, maybe?)

aww yeah he's 13 here, so he's definitely waiting for alto 😭 excuse me while I cry

hi yes I'm obsessed with this panel

oh he doesn't even know alto's name 😭 probably for the best if he was framed like rudo was but damn that hurts

so he got recommended the cleaner job by one of his coworkers at the lighthouse... interesting

DID ALTO COME BACK!?

is alto the other angel bc if so that's fucking ironic lmao

brief flash of present day 🥲 rudo my son

oh alto looks ROUGH 😭 I'm scared

"before long, I'm going to break down and disappear" hey so what the FUCK does that mean

ENJIN HAS A WATCHMAN SERIES ITEM WE WERE RIGHT HOLY SHIT

IT'S A WATCH

alto gave enjin the watch just like regto gave rudo the gloves... they're brothers your honor

what is the price. alto. you're scaring me.

baby rudo 😭😭😭 I still have so many questions

ok this is pretty funny in a fucked up way

VITAL INSTRUMENT: TIME WALK

and we end it there holy fuck

I can't believe we were right about enjin having a time related vital instrument

this part of the arc has basically been heavy hitter after heavy hitter

once again I need to lie down. /pos

see y'all next week... i GUESS

[cherrypython05]

Ask game!! When you get this, list 5 songs u like to listen to, post it, then send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers :)

lmao of course my first ask is also my first time getting chain mail /j

bestie idk if I even have 10 followers but I'll pick someone out later ~~maybe~~

hm let's see

NOT in order of how much I like them:

1. Orchestrated, Wet Verboten by Sofia Isella

2. Diet by Mad Tsai

3. Child's Play by Calypso

4. P.A.C.E. by 3racha

5. GOLDWING by Billie Eilish

kbai

[cherrypython05]

it is once again time for Liveblogs™️

spoilers for chapter 165 of gachiakuta below the cut!

WAIT WAIT ARE WE GETTING ENJIN BACKSTORY CRUMBS FINALLY???

bc this has to be a younger enjin, idk who else it would be

oh? did umbreaker belong to someone else before it awakened? (possibly a much older cleaner?? I have no idea)

CHAPTER 165: A NAME

theory at the moment: umbreaker belonged to someone else before enjin bonded with it, and that someone else also gave enjin his name

oh younger enjin you are everything to me... he thinks he's being trafficked, poor lad

no way I was gonna try typing that all out but !!!! NAME!!! I can sorta see how they got "enjin" from that but damn... I kinda don't know what to do now

I bet y'all his fangirls (/gender neutral) are losing their minds rn

I KNEW THE TATTOOED ARM WAS HIM WE ALL FUCKING CALLED IT

oh enjin... talk about a tragic backstory rip

WAIT. GLOVES. THAT'S 3R.

WHO THE FUCK IS THIS!?

the beard kinda looks like retgo but it could be someone else

OH MOTHERFUCKER IT IS RETGO

I'm going absolutely feral with theories in my head rn

how is retgo able to go up and down from the sphere? didn't the fandom already establish that he couldn't have been the second angel? unless we missed a detail or something and urana is gonna explain it later

kinda in shock rn I'm not gonna lie

AND HE ALSO KNOWS GRANNY!? my head hurts I can't deal with this rn

"you hold the umbrella" oh OUCH

and then he never came back for it... I'm gonna be sick /pos

IT WAS HIM THAT SHOT MYMO!? good day for enjin believers holy shit

chat I need to lie down. I need a 45 minute nap to process what just happened. haven't been in shock like this since 161 (which was forever ago)

I'll reblog later if/when I feel like subjecting y'all to my theories but until then I'll sign off and go lie down or have a shower or SOMETHING to clear my insanity

[cherrypython05]

gachiakuta chapter 165 spoiler

two things: one, I completely forgot that rudo's dad was named alto and that's who this is lmao my bad, and two, does that make alto (rudo's bio father) the second angel? who fucking knows man

also I saw someone else point out that they might look similar thanks to the book, which means retgo made himself look similar to alto via the book... oof that hurts /lh

my bad for fucking that up, see y'all next week!

[cherrypython05]

it is once again time for Liveblogs™️

spoilers for chapter 165 of gachiakuta below the cut!

WAIT WAIT ARE WE GETTING ENJIN BACKSTORY CRUMBS FINALLY???

bc this has to be a younger enjin, idk who else it would be

oh? did umbreaker belong to someone else before it awakened? (possibly a much older cleaner?? I have no idea)

CHAPTER 165: A NAME

theory at the moment: umbreaker belonged to someone else before enjin bonded with it, and that someone else also gave enjin his name

oh younger enjin you are everything to me... he thinks he's being trafficked, poor lad

no way I was gonna try typing that all out but !!!! NAME!!! I can sorta see how they got "enjin" from that but damn... I kinda don't know what to do now

I bet y'all his fangirls (/gender neutral) are losing their minds rn

I KNEW THE TATTOOED ARM WAS HIM WE ALL FUCKING CALLED IT

oh enjin... talk about a tragic backstory rip

WAIT. GLOVES. THAT'S 3R.

WHO THE FUCK IS THIS!?

the beard kinda looks like retgo but it could be someone else

OH MOTHERFUCKER IT IS RETGO

I'm going absolutely feral with theories in my head rn

how is retgo able to go up and down from the sphere? didn't the fandom already establish that he couldn't have been the second angel? unless we missed a detail or something and urana is gonna explain it later

kinda in shock rn I'm not gonna lie

AND HE ALSO KNOWS GRANNY!? my head hurts I can't deal with this rn

"you hold the umbrella" oh OUCH

and then he never came back for it... I'm gonna be sick /pos

IT WAS HIM THAT SHOT MYMO!? good day for enjin believers holy shit

chat I need to lie down. I need a 45 minute nap to process what just happened. haven't been in shock like this since 161 (which was forever ago)

I'll reblog later if/when I feel like subjecting y'all to my theories but until then I'll sign off and go lie down or have a shower or SOMETHING to clear my insanity